X-8 splicing facility terminal

The X-8 splicing facility terminal allows the Courier to create 4 different creatures by splicing them. Each one completes a challenge rewarding the player's character variable XP; they are challenges in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
==Walkthrough==
Three holotapes are required in order to 'learn' all the splicing experiments.
* Dog and lobotomite splicing experiment holotape
* Dog and robot splicing experiment holotape
* Robot and nightstalker splicing experiment holotape
All three can be found in the X-8 research center and the player character needs the key to the kennel to obtain the final holotape.
The terminal itself is located inside the X-8 splicing facility, which is found down the hall to the left after entering the X-8 research center.
==Splicing rules==
There are a few "rules" for splicing:
* Only three experiment creatures can be made per day.
* You can do only one dog and robot splicing experiment (Roxie) at a time.
* You need to clear the area before starting new experiments.
* Experiments are not allowed outside of the X-8 facility.
* Security must be disabled before experiments can be run.
==Splicing results==
The X-8 slicing terminal displays the results of what the Courier spliced:
* Splice dog and lobotomite - results in a "dismal failure", leaving behind the severely mutilated bodies of a dog and a lobotomite. The lobotomite can be looted for a weapon and minor loot.
* Splice dog and robot - creates a friendly, temporary companion, Roxie.
* Splice robot and unusual specimen - creates a robobrain that is friendly but starts shooting randomly before exploding. (Completes the Automaton challenge rewarding variable XP). 
* Lobotomite and robot - creates a friendly robobrain which excitedly muses about the exciting new world it's presented with and what opportunities it offers to "a dreamer like itself"... before exploding.
==Behind the scenes==
The exploding robobrains' few words are a reference to the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where a whale is spontaneously spawned into life.
==Bugs==
 Sometimes there is a bug which doesn't recognize the completion of the Automaton challenge. 
==Gallery==
Robot_and_lobotomite_experiment.jpg|The lobotomite and robot experiment
Robot_and_lobotomite_result.jpg|Result of that experiment, an exploding robobrain
Category:Old World Blues world objects