Warren Woodhouse: 05/24/26

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24 May 2026

Timeline - Fallout Franchise Guide

Guide by Warren Woodhouse

1697

17th May 1697 at 11 pm: Andrew Endicott was abducted by the Zetans (alien race) from his home in Salem Village, Danvers, MA. (mentioned only in Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta DLC)

1786

DATE: The Constitution of the United States was drafted and adopted a year later by the Constitutional Convention of Philadelphia.

1823

DATE: President James Monroe presented a document that warns the European powers to not interfere in the affairs of the Western hemisphere, citing the examples of colonisation and puppet governments as possible intolerances.

1863

19th November 1863: President Abraham Lincoln gives his famous speech at Gettysburg.

1941

11th December 1941: Invasion of Japanese forces who attacked and destroyed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
12th December 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a war on the Empire of Japan after the destruction of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii by Japanese invaders.

2041

16th August 2041 at 10 pm: Dr. Morrison Rand, professor of anthropological archaeology, was abducted by the Zetans (alien race) from the parking lot at Banfield College, Humboldt, OR. (mentioned only in Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta DLC)

2052

DATE: The beginning of The Resource Wars. Vault-Tec Corporation. begins construction of underground nuclear shelters for use on civilian and military scales. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2062

3rd May 2062 at 7 pm: The United States Air Force detected an unidentified alien aircraft entering the airspace just north of Hagerstown, Maryland, where it crash landed into a heavily wooded, non-residential area. Attempts to retrieve the craft have proven unsuccessful, it simply could not be located. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2066

DATE: Invasion of Alaska by the Red Chinese Army. The Declaration of War on China was drafted and adopted not long after. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
DATE: Red Chinese Army surrenders at Anchorage, Alaska. (Fallout 3: Operation: Anchorage DLC)

2072

3rd June 2072: United States of America announces its annexation of Canada in the north. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2076

DATE: Project Brainstorm was set up by the United States Military Cultural Center. It involved their flagship project, the Induced Patriotism Initiative, which was met with resounding success. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2077

10th October 2077: Roger Maxson, Captain of the United States Army at Mariposa Military Base, discovers that the Colonel has locked himself in his office and is having some sort of breakdown. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
12th October 2077: Roger Maxson explains in his diary about a mutiny that will happen at the Mariposa Military Base. He stopped one of his men from killing a scientist and ordered his men to stand down while Roger interrogates the scientists to find out what their orders were. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
13th October 2077: Roger Maxson killed a scientist that he was interrogating. Chief Scientist Anderson was ordered to do inhuman experiments, the orders came from the government. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
15th October 2077: The Colonel completely lost it and decided to shoot himself in the head. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
18th October 2077: Roger Maxson is established as leader among the men, he ordered the interrogation and then the execution of Scientist Shellman in regards to their orders. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
20th October 2077: Roger Maxson announced to the outside world over the radio. He declares that his squad is now seceded from the union. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
22nd October 2077: Roger Maxson has a bad feeling about what is happening in the world. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
23rd October 2077 at 7:00 am: The day the bombs dropped. On the same day is when 62 students from Early Dawn Elementary went on a field trip to Lamplight Caverns, they spent many hours there and when they were packing up to leave, the ground started shaking and a mushroom cloud was forming in the distance from their location, they found Vault 87 deeper in the caverns. (mentioned only in Fallout 3). On the same day, Roger Maxson leds a team of base personnel at the Mariposa Military Base into the main facility, sparing their lives from the mushroom clouds outside. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
25th October 2077: Sergeant Platner is ordered by Roger Maxson to check on the radiation readings on the outside and finds that the radiation levels are safe. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
26th October 2077: Roger Maxson orders his men to bury the scientists. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
27th October 2077: Roger Maxson leds survivors in their Exodus to the Lost Hills bunker. Maxson’s wife was killed on the journey. At Lost Hills bunker, Maxson forms The Brotherhood of Steel (now known as: The Brotherhood of Steel West Coast Chapter) and branded as the organisation’s first High Elder. He formed the orders of Paladins, Knights and Scribes. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2097

DATE: John Maxson (son of Roger Maxson II and grandson of Roger Maxson I) was born. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2135

DATE: John Maxson was promoted to Paladin at age 38. Soon after, he was promoted once more to Head Paladin. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
DATE: Roger Maxson died of cancer. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2155

DATE: While hunting down a group of Raiders known as the Vipers, Roger Maxson II (who was unhelmeted at the time) was struck in the head with a poisonous arrow and died a few hours later. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
DATE: John Maxson was promoted to High Elder when his father Roger Maxson II was killed by Vipers, a vicious Raider gang. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2162

DATE: John Maxson, aged 65, had some dealings with a mysterious figure identifying themselves as the Vault Dweller. (Fallout 2)

2241

10th February 2241: Vault 101 sends out a scouting party to assess the situation of the outside world. Radiation levels are above safe levels and the water is irradiated. They found a human settlement called Megaton and the ruins of Springvale nearby. Two of the expedition team members remained in Megaton: Lewis Taylor and Agnes Taylor (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
DATE: In California, The Brotherhood of Steel West Coast Chapter encounter enemy forces calling themselves The Enclave. President Richardson presides control over The Enclave. (Fallout 2)

2256

DATE: The only known copy of the Constitution of the United States was retrieved from the ruins of The National Archives. The Constitution is now on display at The Capital Preservation Society on board the aircraft carrier known as Rivet City. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2267

DATE: Arthur Maxson is born. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
DATE: John Maxson dies. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)
DATE: Jessica Maxson dies. (mentioned only in Fallout 3)

2277

DATE: The First Battle of Hoover Dam. Boulder City was blown up by the NCR New California Republic as they were fighting to protect the area, they decided to lure the enemy faction, Caesar’s Legion, into the town, which subsequently became the kill zone. (mentioned only in Fallout: New Vegas)

2281

1st November 2281: The Courier is shot dead for the Platinum Chip, buried and turns out to be alive, sets out to find and collect the Platinum Chip from Benny in New Vegas. (Fallout: New Vegas)
22nd November 2281: The Second Battle of Hoover Dam occurs. (Fallout: New Vegas)

Independent Vegas Victory Ending - Endings - Fallout: New Vegas Guide

Guide by Warren Woodhouse

Related Trophies/Achievements: No Gods, No Masters

My fourth and final playthrough for Fallout: New Vegas, this is the same ending as the one featured in Season Two of Fallout, the live-action drama action series by Microsoft Bethesda Television Studios, Amazon MGM Television Studios and Amazon Television Studios, interestingly I never knew that this ending was the one from the series. I’ve only learned about this yesterday during my search online.

Right, listen up as this will require some effort if you want to win.

Assume everything else in the game is done so far for the NCR before attempting to attack the Legion at the Dam, this also means saving President Kimball during the quest “You’ll Know It When It Happens”. After that, everything else will be to ensure that NCR are ok with us and not against us, until we commence the final assault against the Legion.

Once you’ve completed all the quests for the NCR and securing a treaty with Elder McNamara at the Brotherhood of Steel Base in Hidden Valley, making sure that the Great Khans leave the Mojave and securing allies with the Nightkin in Jacobstown, allies with the Boomers at Nellis and allies with residents of Novac as well. All the other stuff needs doing before the next section below.

You’ll need a Legion Centurion Helmet, Legion Centurion Armor, weapons of your choosing, Stimpaks, Super Stimpaks, RadAway, Rad-X, Hydra (which fixes limbs), etc., also make sure you have a Speech Skill of 100.

Now, head to the El Dorado Substation when requested by Yes Man to install an override module in the terminal there, to get inside without alerting the NCR, use a StealthBoy before entering into the substation. After that, report back to Yes Man.

Assuming you’ve killed the enemies at Cottonwood Cove beforehand, head to Cottonwood Cove and wear the Centurion disguise, you’ll need it to enter The Fort at Fortification Hill, so we’re going to use the barge by the docks at Cottonwood Cove (you’ll need to look at the base of the barge and select “The Fort” prompt). Once you reach the area, avoid the guards that have dogs and the guards who are walking around as these will trigger every enemy in the area to become hostile towards you. Utilise the tents to jump between areas and navigate the eastern flank to reach the Weather Monitoring Station.

Once you arrive at the monitoring station, head inside the building and kill all of the enemies, then loot them for additional supplies. Insert the Platinum Chip into the console next to the door to access the vault below.

Head into the Securitron Vault and install the Mark II Upgrade for the Securitrons, this will help you with defeating the Legion later. Head back outside and Fast Travel back to Cottonwood Cove, here switch out your gear to the one that allows you to have a Neutral reputation with the NCR. The next part is the final assault against the Legion at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.

That’s it, everything else is you and your army against the Legion. Once the Legion are defeated, speak to Legate Lanius and use the Speech Checks in order to get him to surrender. Now speak to General Oliver and pass the different dialogues until you reach the dialogue about showing your army of Securitrons and then request Oliver to step down, he’ll outright refuse and so you now show no quarter against him and the remaining NCR in the camp.

Once they are all defeated, the trophy/achievement for “No Gods, No Masters” unlocks upon victory!

Good luck! ;)