How to Get an Idolized Reputation at Goodsprings in Fallout: New Vegas

Last Updated: September 15, 2021

If there's one thing you may have noticed that's unique about Fallout: New Vegas, it is probably the reputations you can earn with individual settlements. Goodsprings, the quaint town you start the game in, is only one of many, but this article will teach you how to effectively reach the highest stage of respect: "Idolized".

Steps

1
Accept the training offer from Sunny Smiles after leaving Doc Mitchell's house (she can be found in the saloon). She will take you out to check the water pumps and kill some geckos. Complete the entire exercise. Near the end, a Goodsprings settler will come under attack by geckos. Execute them before she can be killed (yes, you have to do this to earn the highest "good" reputation; there are only so many jobs in Goodsprings).
2
Fix Trudy's radio. At the Goodsprings bar, fixing the radio will slightly raise your reputation. You may have to come back and do this, unless you tagged Repair as one of your beginning skills.

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3
Come to Ringo's aid. He is sheltering from local Powder Gangers, and you can enlist your services to fend them off.
4
Recruit the townsfolk. Before the upcoming Ghost Town Gunfight quest battle, talk to Easy Pete, Doc Mitchell, Trudy, Sunny Smiles, and Chet about protecting the town. Doing so will earn their trust, and effectively increase your reputation once the quest is done.
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Finish the quest. The Powder Gangers will be dead, and Ringo a free man. If everything is done right, you will be "Idolized" at Goodsprings.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I get Idolized if I couldn't recruit all the townsfolk?

Community Answer

You don’t necessarily recruit all of them to increase reputation. Even just getting a couple of townsfolk and completing the quest will raise your reputation enough (assuming the other quests have been done already).

Warnings

Don't wear Legion or Powder Ganger armor in Goodsprings. Boasting enemy faction armor will get you driven out, and you will lose your reputation.

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Don't be evil. Pickpocketing, stealing, hacking, and lockpicking will make you lose Karma, even if nobody sees you.

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