Honest Hearts

Honest Hearts is the second add-on for Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks.
==Narration==
==Synopsis==
After the First Battle of Hoover Dam, and during preparation for the Second, Caesar reached out to the Great Salt Lake and the White Legs tribe to rally them into destroying New Canaan and its people. Through the guidance of one of his frumentarii, the White Legs acquired powerful weapons and razed the religious community to the ground, killing many. But they failed to end the life of Caesar's true target, the former Malpais Legate, now the infamous "Burned Man," Joshua Graham.
Joshua along with a missionary, Daniel sought refuge in the wilds and natural beauty of Zion Canyon, followed by members of the Dead Horses tribe who revere Joshua as their war-chief, whereas Daniel hopes to spread the word of his faith to another tribe living in Zion, the Sorrows. However, the White Legs, led by their war-chief Salt-Upon-Wounds invaded Zion, intending to eradicate the tribes there and cement a place for themselves among the ranks of Caesar's Legion. While Joshua hopes to rally the two tribes and strike back against the invaders, Daniel pushes for a bloodless resolution and evacuating Zion even if it means giving up a bastion of beauty to savages.
Outside the cliffs of Zion, the Happy Trails Caravan Company is riding on the edge of financial collapse with the loss of New Canaan and most other routes disrupted by raiders and other tribulations. Jed Masterson sent out an all-channels recruiting message hoping to acquire the services of anyone with a reliable means of map-reading like a Pip-Boy. This is where the Courier enters the story of Honest Hearts.
==Crafting==
The Honest Hearts add-on adds new crafting recipes to the game that make use of the Survival skill. Unlike recipes added by the previous add-on Dead Money, most recipes added by Honest Hearts do not require add-on-specific items or perks. Most recipes are available from the start of the game, provided the player has the necessary skill level and ingredients.
Notable new recipes include a method of turning one fission battery and 5 drained energy cells into 25 energy cells, as well as being able to make homebrewed Nuka-Cola and homebrewed Sunset Sarsaparilla at a campfire using the appropriate ingredients (Nevada agave fruit and barrel cactus fruit for the Nuka-Cola, and Nevada agave fruit together with a xander root for the Sunset Sarsaparilla).
There are four new gecko-based armor types that may be crafted. They require tanned green gecko hides. Green gecko hides are only available in Zion. Honest Hearts also adds the most effective poison resistance chem in the game with Blood Shield, which may be crafted with components available in the Mojave Wasteland and very commonly available in Zion Canyon.
The add-on also introduces two new ways of crafting scrap metal. 1 scrap metal can be created at a workbench by either combining a metal cooking pan, metal cooking pot, and pot, or by combining a butter knife, metal spoon, fork, and tin plate. The recipes are listed in the crafting menu as "Cookery-to-metal" and "Meals-to-metal", respectively.
==Characters==
==Creatures==
==Factions==
==Items==
===Ammunition===
* .45 Auto
===Armor and clothing===
===Consumables===
===Weapons===
===Weapon mods===
===Other items===
===World objects===
==Locations==
==Quests==
The XP that is rewarded for quests will vary depending upon the player character's level when the quests are completed. The total XP split between the main storyline quests is approximately 3000 XP at levels 1-4 and 22000 XP at levels 45-50, the secondary quest XP ranges from 75 XP per quest to 550 XP per quest.
==Perks==
==Achievements/Trophies==
==Notes==
* Honest Hearts is the only add-on that does not have a warning screen before visiting the new area. The only warnings you receive are through dialogue with Jed.
* Installing Honest Hearts will remove the ability to use the campfire during combat. This is due to the implementation of the Home on the Range perk.
* Skill books are only found as random loot in Honest Hearts. See Fallout: New Vegas skill books for details.
* Like Dead Money, you are not allowed to take companions with you into Zion. However, unlike Dead Money, Honest Hearts does not force them out of your party; you must do this yourself if you wish to proceed.
* Honest Hearts, like all add-ons, raises the level cap by 5.
* Equipment is not taken from the player at the beginning of the add-on; however, the maximum weight limit is decreased due to the length of the journey. 100 pounds of equipment can be taken if you have the Strong Back or Pack Rat perks, or have a minimal Survival skill of 50, or pass the Speech check when talking to Jed Masterson, or pass the Speech check of 50 when talking to Ricky. Without these perks/skill levels, you will have a weight limit of 75.
* The player is able to return to Zion after completing the add-on; however, followers still cannot accompany you. They also cannot be left waiting at the northern passage, and instead will return to their home (ED-E back to Primm, etc.). This is due to the 14-day length of the trip to Zion.
* Honest Hearts features weather, adding rain and overcast skies to the game.
* When the add-on is completed, you can purchase the new weapons from the add-on, such as the tomahawk, the fire bomb, the war club, the yao guai gauntlet, the .45 Auto pistol, the .45 Auto submachine gun and their respective mods, and the ammunition, from shops around the Mojave Wasteland.
* It's important to note that after completion of the add-on, most unique non-player characters will have left Zion.
* If you choose to defeat the White Legs and allow the Dead Horses and Sorrows tribes to remain in Zion, after the main quest is finished, Dead Horses and Sorrows tribe members will still be at their respective camps and will be peaceful to the Courier.
* After the main quest is finished, Dead Horses and Sorrows tribe members can be killed for loot without receiving negative Karma. If the player character is seen attacking a Dead Horse, the entire tribe becomes permanently hostile.
* As with Dead Money, there are no noticeable repercussions in the Mojave for actions in Zion.
* The only major merchant in Honest Hearts is Joshua Graham; passing a speech check will allow one to purchase medical supplies from Daniel, but his caps and items are limited.
* Many tribals are well-equipped and carry some weapons that are rare in the Mojave Wasteland.
* The Animal Friend perk can be taken to face fewer hostile creatures.
* None of the vehicles in Zion will explode.
* It is possible to pickpocket any main character, such as Joshua Graham, Daniel, or Follows-Chalk, while they are asleep. However, their unique weapons and apparel cannot be pickpocketed.
* Loading Honest Hearts does not change the spore plants or spore carriers in Vault 22; they are still "empty" when searched.
* Tribal apparel brought back to the Mojave from Zion is not considered 'faction' by followers. That is, they will carry/wear it.
* After completing Honest Hearts main story, the player will be unable to start or finish any remaining side quests for the add-on, as most of the main characters will have left Zion.
* There are many skeletal remains strewn about Zion, most likely campers killed by the fallout referenced in Randall Clark's terminal entries.
* The Vault Boy/Girl is mirrored when selecting apparel from this DLC — they look to the right instead of the left.
==Behind the scenes==
* Honest Hearts was first hinted at via in-game graffiti,The in-game graffiti in question can be found in the game's "nvdlcgraffiti" folder, sharing the filename "nvgraffitihonesthearts". They read:
: "Where's New Canaan, anyway?"
: "The Burned Man Walks!"
: "Joshua Graham Lives!" sparking speculation that it would be the next add-on. This speculation was confirmed when ZeniMax Media registered "Honest Hearts" as a trademark.Honest Hearts - trademark by ZeniMax Media Inc. Rockville, MD - Serial Number: 85198870 The graffiti hinting at Honest Hearts refers to Joshua Graham and New Canaan, which were originally to appear in Van Buren, Black Isle's canceled Fallout 3 project.Burham Springs design documentNew Canaan design document
* Honest Hearts was again hinted at in the game files of the Dead Money add-on, with the inclusion of an unused snow globe for Zion National Park, and further suggesting it would be the next DLC in line for release after Dead Money.Unused snow globe model found in the Dead Money game file under the folder named "FNVDLC02"
* Joshua Sawyer has indicated that the title of this add-on is a reference to Brigham Young's aphorism "Honest hearts produce honest actions."I heard you went to Zion National Park? Did you find any Honest Hearts there? @ Formspring
* J.E. Sawyer also revealed that the story of Honest Hearts drew inspiration from the Utah War and Mountain Meadows Massacre.J.E. Sawyer on Formspring
===Developer quotes===
==Bugs==
==Gallery==
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Honest-Heartsburing1.jpg|Joshua Graham
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Honestheartsscreen 03B.jpg|A giant spore plant
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Honestheartsscreen 04B.jpg|Some tribal paintings on a canyon wall
Honestheartsscreen 01B.jpg|Zion National Park
Rockdraw.png|A painting of the Burned Man in Zion
Honest Hearts Steam banner.jpg|Steam banner
==Videos==
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