Novac

Novac is a location in the Mojave Wasteland .
==Background==
Established alongside Highway 95, the "town" was once just a small stopover point for travelers looking for a restroom, a motel, or a coolant refill on the way to the REPCONN test site.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition pp. 410-412: "[5.18] NovacBefore the war, this community was a small hamlet built as a refueling and restroom break along Highway 95, with extra tourists coaxed in to gaze at the settlement's main attraction: Dinky, a huge metal dinosaur biting "The World's (2nd) Largest Thermometer!" Some of the locals are friendly folk, though most are distrusting of outsiders. They appreciate the protection of the NCR, but are afraid of what's going on at the REPCONN Test Site to the west. The local law, Ranger Andy, is unable to investigate due to an injury, and periodic intrusions by Ghouls and the odd Viper from the hideout down the road."(Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition Tour of the Mojave Wasteland) Dinky the Dinosaur and the "World's 2nd Largest Thermometer" served as a novelty roadside attraction.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide faction profiles, p. 43: "Watching over them is the landmark of the area: a giant fabricated tyrannosaurus rex biting off the top of "The World's 2nd Largest Thermometer". The interior of "Dinky" also serves as the city center (a converted gift shop from pre-war times, with a sniper's nest in Dinky's mouth). Dinky is the "attraction" that drew in tourists." 
After the Great War, the motel and surrounding area was resettled and Novac was founded, taking its name from the broken sign by the entrance.Cass: "Named this place after the hotel. NoVac's the hotel, not the lizard."(Cass' dialogue)Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p. 410, Dino Dee-lite front desk: "Jeannie May Crawford heads up the front of house in the Motel, the broken sign of which is where the town takes its name. There are actually "Vacs" and for 100 Caps, you can lease a room right here, in the attached block, for as long as you like." By 2281, the town is protected by two First Recon veteran sharpshooters, Craig Boone and Manny Vargas; working in shifts day and night, they utilize the Dinky the T-Rex statue, specifically a balcony situated inside its mouth as a sniper's nest to eliminate any threats at long range.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p. 410, Dinky the Dinosaur's Mouth: "Depending on the time of day, you’ll encounter Manny Vargas (days) or Boone (nights) at this location." Andy, a former member of the New California Republic Rangers has stationed himself in the town to aid in its protection, following injuries he sustained that have forced his early retirement.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p. 410, Ranger Andy's bungalow: "Andy was an exceptional Ranger, but after two nasty attacks that all but crippled him, he's stationed himself here to keep Novac protected."
In terms of commerce, Novac's proximity to the REPCONN test site and the sizable supply of salvage found there allows the town to maintain a stable trading outfit. Recent developments in 2281, such as the growing threat of Caesar's Legion from Nelson to the east as well as the arrival of the Bright Brotherhood and increased activity from feral ghouls that block the road to REPCONN, have caused concern that this might threaten the town's livelihood.Courier: "What do you need?"Manny Vargas: ", it's home for me now. I want that to be for good. I like it here, and I've left too many homes behind. But the only resource we got here is junk. Without that, people wouldn't have anything to trade. They'd all have to leave. We get most of it up the road from the old rocket test site. But a bunch of ghouls showed up one day and took it over. We can't get in there now."(Manny Vargas' dialogue)Fallout: New Vegas endings, Novac: "While the destruction of the REPCONN rockets appeared to be a boon to the salvagers of Novac, the benefit would never be realized. Radioactive fuel from the wrecked ships seeped out and contaminated the area. Salvagers were forced to move on, and the town was abandoned." 
On the other hand, due to the recent shut down of the parallel-running Interstate 15, caravan traffic on Highway 95 has increased and subsequently provided the town with additional traffic, including traders, threats, and allies alike.Courier: "I just wanted to meet you."Alice McBride: "Oh! Well I'm Alice and that handsome stranger yonder is my husband Dusty. Going on fifty years, now. I keep waiting for him to leave me for some young thing with platinum blonde hair and hoop earrings, but he still sticks around. Says it's my cooking. I think it's because I know which Brahmin udder you can milk without getting kicked in the noggin. We set up this ranch years back when Novac was just getting settled. But now with all the danger on I-15, folks are starting to come through here from all over. Novac might just be the next Nevada boom town."(Alice McBride's dialogue) In terms of allies, the residents of Novac, though appreciative of the extra protection afforded by the New California Republic moving into the region, remain distrusting of outsiders.
==Layout==
Situated south of the Gibson scrap yard and north of the Viper's encampment along Highway 95, Novac consists of a residential area with several houses, including Jeannie May Crawford's house, the McBride house, No-Bark Noonen's shack, and a generic house where Novac settlers reside. There are three bungalows inside the motel compound as well, with the middle one belonging to Ranger Andy and the southernmmost one to Cliff Briscoe, while the third is inaccessible. The landmark that Novac is famous for, Dinky the T-Rex, contains the Dino Bite gift shop and sits to the south of the bungalows.
The main fixture of Novac is the Dino Dee-lite Motel, consisting of seven accessible motel rooms and the front desk, where the proprietor, Jeannie May Crawford typically resides. One can rent one of the motel rooms from her for 100 caps; alternatively, if one has an Accepted or higher reputation with Novac, she will give it to them for free. If Jeannie May is killed (either independently or as part of One for My Baby), then Cliff Briscoe will give them the room key.
The motel room given to the player character is located up the stairs on the immediate left after entering the motel compound. The room selection consists of two inaccessible rooms as well as Manny Vargas' room, Boone's room, Daisy Whitman's room, and Bruce Isaac's room.
Across the street from the motel is a gas station with a workbench and a reloading bench, one of two places where Dr. Ada Straus serves as a merchant, the other being down the road near the McBride's. In and around the gas station are several REPCONN rockets, including the V29-321G, R77-293A, and Z43-521P models.
The closest campfire to the town is located to the northwest, in a cave past a water tower and radio tower. There are two graves accessible with a shovel beside one of the residences that run parallel to the motel's main building, as well as a kitchen tent that traveling merchants rest in front of. As with all graves, walking near them will trigger faint, ghostly whispering. Near the gravesite is a shanty that contains a usable workbench and some crafting materials on a shelf.
==Buildings==
==Inhabitants==
==Notable loot==
* D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine - Can be stolen from the bed in Ranger Andy's bungalow.
* That Gun - Inside the Dino Bite gift shop, within a locked closet behind the rocket souvenirs on a metal shelf. The closet key can also be bought from Cliff Briscoe.
* Two Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle caps - One in the kitchen of a house northeast of Jeannie May Crawford's house. The bottle cap is in the kitchen, on the table to the left of the entrance. The second can be stolen from Daisy Whitman's room, on the table with the television set.
* Bill of sale - In the Easy-locked safe behind the Dino Dee-lite front desk. Can be picked or opened with a key held by Jeannie May Crawford.
* 1st Recon beret - Given by Boone after completing One for My Baby by finding the correct culprit.
* A bottlecap mine - Inside of the crafting shanty.
* Paciencia - Sold by Cliff Briscoe.
* MF Hyperbreeder Alpha - Sold by Cliff Briscoe.
==Related quests==
==Endings==
==Notes==
* There is a poster for the Museum of Technology in Bruce Isaac's room.
* The crafting supplies at the gas station are marked as "owned" and will incur Karma loss.
* If one heads east of Novac, an unnamed raider can be found dead near a destroyed car by the toxic dump site. This is a random spawn and may not always occur. This is the only character simply named "raider" in-game. A pair of dead recruit legionaires may also be found in the vicinity.
* If brought to the town, Cass states that when she first saw Novac from a distance, she thought Dinky the T-Rex was a giant gecko.Cass: "Can see Dinky for miles, good landmark."(Cass' dialogue)Cass: "First saw this place, thought the giant gecko was real. Read a book that giant lizards walked the earth like this one - might be a gecko this size."(Cass' dialogue)
* The body of whoever is chosen to be killed by Boone during One for My Baby will take several days to disappear.
* The soundtrack played while on the premises is "What Remains" by Inon Zur.
==Appearances==
Novac appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
* The thermometer included as part of the Dinky the T-Rex statue in-game is similar in appearance to the "World's Tallest Thermometer" in Baker, California, marking the real-world record for the hottest recorded temperature of 134 F (57 C) measured there in 1913. The in-game thermometer is described as "World's 2nd Largest Thermometer" in comparison.Baker, California's World's Tallest Thermometer
* The in-game Dinky the T-Rex closely resembles the real-world Tex the T-Rex, located at the Shan-Gri-La Prehistoric Park and Museum in Henderson, Nevada.Henderson, Nevada's Shan-Gri-La Prehistoric Park and Museum 
** It also closely resembles the real-world Mr. Rex, one of two large biomorphic buildings designed and constructed by sculptor Claude K. Bell in Cabazon, California. The name Dinky refers to Mr. Rex's counterpart "Dinny," although the real-world Dinny (pronounced Diney) is a Brontosaurus as opposed to a Tyrannosaurus rex.
* According to Joshua Sawyer, Novac was the first location that the team developed for the game, believing it was better to build tutorials around areas that were not able to be destroyed in-game.JE Sawyer on FormspringJ.E. Sawyer on YouTube
==Bugs==
* If you push Manny Vargas or Boone onto the teeth of the dinosaur and then do a Ranger Takedown on him, he will fall off of the dinosaur, and then fly back up.
* After the 1.6 patch, sections of the motel will not load properly, leaving working doors hanging in empty space.Motel load section bug
* Items stored in the player character's hotel room, in the wardrobe and footlocker, etc., can be lost with the original junk contents replacing them.
* The road to the REPCONN test site (if traveling from Novac) seems to have poor textures. Only on a small amount of the road, and there appears to be no way to fix this. 
==Gallery==
===Fallout: New Vegas===
Dino Dee lite Motel.jpg|Dino Dee-lite Motel
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Jeanny May Crawfords house.jpg|Jeannie May Crawford's house
McBride house.jpg|McBride house
No-barks shack.jpg|No-bark's shack
Ranger Andy bungalow.jpg|Ranger Andy's bungalow
DB gift shop view.jpg|Dinky the T-Rex
Novacancy at night.jpg|NO VACancy
FNV Road into Novac.jpg|Road heading into Novac from the west
FNV Novac courtyard overview.jpg|Courtyard overview
FNV Novac Dinky T Rex side view.jpg|Side view of Dinky
FNV Novac Dinky therm front view.jpg|The World's (2nd) Largest Thermometer!
FNV Novac workbench shack in use.png|Workbench shack to the north
FNV Novac workbench shack.jpg|Have to wait our turn
FNV Novac rocket 6.jpg|A REPCONN V29-321G rocket at the gas station
FNV Novac rocket 2.jpg|A Z43-521P rocket model at the gas station
FNV Novac sign close up.jpg|Front sign close up
FNV Novac Searchlight sign.jpg|Roadsign above NV-164
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NovacReputation.png|Reputation image from Fallout: New Vegas
Novac sign.png|Sign texture files|Sign texture file
===Magic: The Gathering===
Fallout magic Temple of Abandon.png|Magic: The Gathering card
Fallout magic Temple of Abandon Extended Art.png|Extended Art
==References==
Non-game
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