Ruin
South Vegas Ruins West Entrance
The western way into the South Vegas ruins, the Fiends' home turf. Cook-Cook's camp sits just north of the entrance.
- Region
- New Vegas
- Faction
- Fiends
- Danger
- High
- Map position
- 9 × 7
This marker is one of three entrances to the South Vegas ruins, the heart of Fiend territory. The Fiends are a gang of violent chem addicts who prey on anyone around the southern edge of the city. The entrance leads into the central block through a blown-out building near the fenced yard of Zapp's Neon Signs, with the wrecked warehouse that hides the entrance to Vault 3, the stronghold of the Fiend leader Motor-Runner, to the south.
Just north of the entrance is the camp of Cook-Cook, one of the three Fiend leaders on Major Dhatri's list in Three-Card Bounty, guarded by his gang and his pet brahmin, Queenie. His Fiend stew recipe sits on a shelf in the camp along with most of the ingredients. Expect heavy resistance everywhere in the ruins, and do not come here at low level without good armor, a reliable weapon and plenty of stimpaks.
How to get there
From the Poseidon gas station near the start of Nevada State Route 160, walk a short way northeast into the ruins.
Notable loot
- Cook-Cook's head (proof for Three-Card Bounty)
- Cook-Cook's Fiend stew recipe (shelf in his camp)
Related quests
- Three-Card Bounty
Notable characters
- Cook-Cook
Tips
- Take Three-Card Bounty from Major Dhatri at Camp McCarran before killing Cook-Cook so the kill pays.
- Vault 3 and Motor-Runner are close by, so be ready for a long fight if you push deeper.
- Clear Cook-Cook's camp before exploring further into the ruins.
Collectibles and items here
- Easter egg Scott Evert's sign orderOn the Easy-locked terminal on the desk in the foreman's office of Zapp's Neon Signs, at the bottom of the building: a neon sign order from a Scott Evert.
- Character Cook-CookIn a Fiend camp in a ruined building just north of the South Vegas ruins west entrance; his brahmin Queenie grazes behind it.
- Character QueenieBehind the building where Cook-Cook stays, with two other Fiend brahmin.
- Character DukeAt the top of the booby-trapped stairs to the foreman's office in Zapp's Neon Signs; he shoots the extinguishers below to set off the mines.
- Schematic Recipes - Cook-Cook's Fiend stewIn Cook-Cook's Fiend camp in the ruined buildings north of the South Vegas ruins west entrance (just north of the Poseidon gas station), on a shelf with most of the stew ingredients.
- Skill magazine Fixin' Things (Repair)Zapp's Neon Signs, on the table next to a couch, together with a ¡La Fantoma!.
- Skill magazine ¡La Fantoma! (Sneak)Next to a couch inside Zapp's Neon Signs.
- Skill magazine Boxing Times (Unarmed)Upstairs office, on a shelf next to a Nuka-Cola Quartz, beside a Lad's Life.
- Skill magazine Lad's Life (Survival)Upstairs office, on a shelf next to a Nuka-Cola Quartz, beside a Boxing Times.