Lonesome Road (add-on)

Lonesome Road is the fourth and final add-on for Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. Originally scheduled for release in July 2011,Fallout: Welcome to the Official Site (dead links) Lonesome Road was delayed and subsequently announced for an August release.soo, When is Lonesome Roads release date? - Bethesda Softworks Forums - Page 3 (dead links) It was later announced that the add-on had been delayed a second time.Update on Lonesome Road release date - Bethesda Softworks Forums (dead link) It was finally released simultaneously on all platforms on September 20, 2011. This concludes the story arc beginning with Dead Money chronologically, finally answering the foreboding clues given in add-ons past.Lonesome Road Coming September 20, Courier's Stash and Gun Runners Arsenal One Week Later -bethblog.com (dead link)
==Synopsis==
Lonesome Road brings the Courier's story full circle when they are contacted by the original "Courier Six," a man by the name of Ulysses, a former frumentarius of Caesar who refused to deliver the platinum chip at the start of the main storyline in Fallout: New Vegas. In his transmission, Ulysses promises the answer as to why, but only if the Courier takes one last job; a job that leads them into the great depths of the Divide, a landscape torn apart by frequent earthquakes and violent storms. This is the fabled location of the battle between the Courier and Ulysses.After completion of the Dead Money add-on The road to the Divide is a long and treacherous one, and of the few brave enough to walk it, none have ever returned. The first quest in this expansion begins with The Reunion.
==Characters==
===Mentioned-only===
==Creatures==
==Robots and computers==
* Medical eyebot
* Repair eyebot
* ED-E
*Sentry bot
==Locations==
==Items==
===Ammunition===
* Nails
* Rocket
===Armor and clothing===
===Consumables===
===Schematics & Recipes===
* Bitter drink recipe
* Snakebite tourniquet
===Weapons===
===Weapon mods===
===World objects===
===Miscellaneous items===
==Achievements/Trophies==
==Challenges==
==Quests==
==Perks==
==Notes==
* The recommended level to participate in this add-on for all platforms is 25+.
* Like all major Fallout: New Vegas add-ons, Lonesome Road raises the level cap by 5.Honest Hearts screenshot, dlc out may 17 - Bethesda Softworks Forums (dead link)
* The player character's equipment is not stripped at the beginning of the add-on, and the gameplay has a linear structure. See exception below.Is there anyone that DOES like having their gear taken away? - Bethesda Softworks Forums - Page 3 (dead link)
* The player character can leave the Divide at any time during the add-on without having completed it and can return afterward if needed, except when they are about to face Ulysses. (The game will ask to proceed or not before they enter) 
* The player character may also return to the Divide upon completion of the add-on.
* Lonesome Road does not extend gameplay past the game's original ending.Fallout: New Vegas has a definitive end- Destructoid
* Lonesome Road can affect part of the Mojave Wasteland after completing the main quest.Unmasking the Gamers: Jason Bergman – Bethesda game producer, father, and Superman fan
* Companions are not allowed into the add-on, as with all the other add-ons in Fallout: New Vegas.
* As with each of the quest extending New Vegas add-ons, Lonesome Road features a unique snow globe. This is also the last one in the set. It is cracked open and matches the setting of the divide.
* Unlike the rest of the add-ons, Lonesome Road does not feature an opening narration. Instead, ED-E's recorded messages serve as the opening to the add-on's story.
* It is implied through the Old World Blues ending that the events of Lonesome Road canonically take place after the three previous add-ons, as Blind Diode Jefferson remarks that the Courier will be "hitting that old lonesome road" and the final line spoken is "Only one road yet remained, and it was one the Courier had to walk alone," as the image onscreen is the Old World flag, a symbol often referring to Ulysses, the main focus of Lonesome Road. However, the add-ons can be completed in any order.
* Lonesome Road is the only add-on in which one may listen to both Mojave Music Radio and Radio New Vegas while visiting. As with all other add-ons, the mysterious broadcast may also be heard if Old World Blues is installed.
* The graffiti outside the canyon wreckage was there since the game's launch, showing that the add-on was planned well ahead of release.
==Behind the scenes==
* "The Lonesome Road" is the name of a 1927 song by Nathaniel Shilkret and Gene Austin, which has been covered by several musicians who should be familiar to fans of the Fallout series, including the Andrews Sisters, Louis Armstrong, Eddy Arnold, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Sid Phillips, Stan Kenton, Frank Sinatra and Kay Kyser.
* Three holotapes that can be found in Lonesome Road were first released on Bethesda's official website prior to the add-on's release.Bethesda holotape 1 (dead link)Bethesda holotape 2 (dead link)
* Ulysses makes frequent mention of "the Bull and the Bear" when referring to Caesar's Legion and NCR, respectively, in reference to the symbols on their flags.
==Gallery==
Lonesome Road DLC cover art.jpg‎
FNVLR High Road promo.jpg|High Road entrance promotional image
FNVLR Red Glare promo.jpg|Red Glare promotional image
FNVLR Arc Welder promo.jpg|Arc welder promotional image
FNVLR Tunneler promo.jpg|Tunneler promotional image
FNLR Ulysses Temple ICBM.jpg|Ulysses' Temple
==Videos==
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==References==
 
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