Fallout New Vegas - Player Homes Tier List

[@empire_tw570]

Because they were mentioned so much I now unironically want a loading screen art tier list.

[@DFENZ993]

Lucky 38 and Rita’s cafe one’s gotta be S tier

[@coffee0093]

I feel like the Novac house is perfect; nice central location, lots of storage, one loading screen, you're near vendors, and I guess you're no longer renting it if you show Jeannie something in front of the dinosaur

[@tylersimpson7022]

Agreed. Up until I bought the dlc I always used the novac house. Now I've been using the sink in old world blues. I enjoy going directly to my house when I teleport.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Why Alice? She is an innocent brahmin rancher.

[@strongfat625]

@@CliffSedge-nu5fv yeah, she’s just a rancher, if you count slaves as cattle.

[@unreasonable-man.bsky.social]

@@strongfat625 Alice McCafferty /= Jeannie May Crawford

[@Ranzoe813]

​@@unreasonable-man.bsky.sociali mean after what Alice does to rose of Sharon Cassidy..she can share Jeanie's fate😂

[@mattc7420]

I'm gonna be honest, I never used the mail boxes.

[@darthsnarf]

I use them but not that often, I drop high value things I pick up that I want to fix up later with either jury rigging or repair kits

[@englandderogatory9224]

this is my first time hearing about them tbh

[@Asgero]

Me either

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Only on Hardcore and to transport Energy Cells to the Strip

[@cash_man4473]

only ever do with the dead money gold

[@eugeneeremin6657]

I also use the abandoned BoS bunker from Dead Money, pretty sweet house

[@nathanlowry9421]

I remember when I found this location a long time ago when the game first came out and the DLCs were not available yet. It was juts called the Abandoned Bunker if I recall correctly and the layout is similar but there was no radio and the hallway that leads into Elijah’s room was actually just a collapsed tunnel. I remember when I got the Dead Money DLC and went to my trusty base location in a new playthrough, I blacked out and the DLC started and I had no idea what was happening bc I never set the quest as active lol I was actually pretty upset until I finished the DLC and realized I could still use it as my main base lol

[@ReallyKeepingFictional]

I thought so too, until I realized. Fully-coded vending machine, all the Cloud residue I can get, but no hot plate or campfire to cook up anything. Kind of a letdown.

[@eugeneeremin6657]

@@ReallyKeepingFictional there is a hot plate in there as far as I remember. may be wrong though

[@cyovu]

@@ReallyKeepingFictional there’s a hot plate in Elijah’s room

[@ReallyKeepingFictional]

@@cyovu Maybe I overlooked it, but I could swear I never saw it when I was looking for it after coming back to the bunker.

[@freddymedina-ui7mm]

An unofficial one, which I always use: Wolfhorn Ranch, which used to be Ulysses's. You can safely store your items inside (I always use the stove), it has loot outside, some crops with tobacco and other stuff and water if you run hardcore.

[@garlicbread529]

I used to make that as my safe house. Pretty good spot with lots of food and storage areas. I only stopped when I realized Ceasar's Assassins have a nearby spawn area there. Got spawn camped multiple times.

[@kaktus4134]

Assassins spawn? More like a free caps

[@commiecomrade2644]

My unofficial one was the goodsprings gas station. That crate there. Its terrible and has no benefits but I just got used to it. That was my first play-through though and I use others now.

[@danielsurvivor1372]

​@@kaktus4134 🗿

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Wolfhorn ranch has water? Is it radiated?

[@SirKingWest]

Lucky 38's only crutch is the number of loading screens.

[@chrishiggins1934]

And that on console/unpatched versions of the game some containers (I believe the chests adjacent to the workbenches) aren’t safe to store items in - or so it’s been reported

[@zacharysilver911]

@@Knight-SgtReyesIt’s not the actual loading screens that matter. I play on console and all loading screens are nearly instant. It’s a hassle walking from outside the strip into the lucky 38 and up to the penthouse compared to fast traveling to Novak, or teleporting to the Sink.

[@PowerfulRift]

But you technically own the whole tower 😅

[@long_pensil]

Knight-SgtReyes what if my game crashes every like 10 mins , is there a mod for that

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

@@long_pensil usually the 2gb mod, honestly lol

[@lukekrebs363]

The bunker from the dead money DLC Basically my bank where I store my gold

[@MEISMUDKIPS]

Only thing i don't like about that bunker is that it's missing a campfire, which i personally use more than reloading bemch and workbench in most playthroughs

[@Mark-cc9qi]

Everything in the bunker is fine for me except the dead body with its head blown off staring me down from the corner.

[@coletrain218]

@@Mark-cc9qiI decorated the body with garden gnomes to spice it up a bit 👍 really changes the atmosphere.

[@maestrofeli4259]

@@coletrain218 just put the evil gnome right beside it with a melee weapon

[@TimmyBobinson]

The 38 has a wall console in the suite that allows you to buy furniture and work benches etc. If my memory serves me correct.

[@Sharvictus]

Correct

[@ryanhelm1813]

You can buy a workbench, but not a reloading bench (not an issue if u have ede) and you can buy a sasparilla vending machine but not a nuka cola one, missed opportunity

[@pccwakurs]

Wait what I never knew this haha

[@sabschatz]

@@ryanhelm1813 sunset sass is just nuka cola: vegas style

[@ryanhelm1813]

@user-xe7ki3bz5n yeah but it's fallout, nuka cola machines are everywhere still in new vegas except not in the lucky 38

[@quasar9099]

Surprised no one has talked about the abandoned shack right next to the memorial in good springs, its early game, has a fast travel, reloading bench & a bed with good amount of storages to organize. I use it pretty much all game, looks nice if you clean it out & set up some weapons or armor!

[@apbraloga]

Do items de-spawn inside the abandoned shack?

[@j.athanasius9832]

@@apbraloga no

[@maestrofeli4259]

victor's shack?

[@apbraloga]

@@maestrofeli4259 it’s near the yangtze memorial (or however its spelled) im pretty sure

[@jasonreed7522]

Honestly i just use the dumpsters next to Chet in goodsprings, its right next to a fast travel point, doesn't delete your items, outside so you can instantly fast travel away, and i personally only need 2 inventories for sorting. (One for important items, and 1 for junk to be sold, the dumpsters have tabs so you don't need to sort by weapon/apparel/aid/misc) I also normally have the perk to fast travel while over encumbered so i highly value proximity of my storage to the fast travel point.

[@silverjohn6037]

If you are skipping the Novac quest line for any reason you can rent the room from Jeannie Mae for 100 cap. 100 caps isn't a lot and she never asks for any extra payments. Edited for spelling.

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

Can just do boone's quest. Kill jeannie, then later cliff will give you the room for free

[@Boone69]

​@@gemstonegynoid7475 He only gives it to you if your status is accepted in NoVac

[@silverjohn6037]

@@gemstonegynoid7475 As I said. If you aren't interested in doing the quests.

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

@PauloHernandezXD hey at the very beginning of the game that's a lot. But after a while you'd be making 1000s just off of legion assassins loot

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

Just talk to Dusty McBride, take down the nightkin and then ask Jeannie for the room. She’ll give it to you for free. Make sure to also ask her about supplies so she gives you the discount from Cliff Briscoe. It’s a good one. After that, she no longer serves any purpose.

[@cat-meowhood]

I agree with all. Sink is HQ feel, lucky38 is a gamblers life, novac home rental is coziness. Best safehouses for me is the followers and BOS for what they provide and design structure since they are more themey.

[@cosmicbro1973]

Novac room is goated

[@Brando216]

Novac room is amazing on its central location alone

[@timothywatkins4989]

I really love the abandoned BOS bunker after running Dead Money. Workbench, recoding bench, the cloud machine, but most importantly the Sierra Madre machine and the chips that flow in after finishing it

[@ZacharyH20]

Goodsprings gas station after you kill ringo for the exploit or just for the lulz with the powder gangers. It has plenty of space to store items, and it is really helpful until you get to the motel at Novac. Plus, once you kill Ringo, you have a nice corpse to talk to and i feel like it really brings out the whole deranged mailman vibe. 9/10 😊

[@thornescapes7707]

The dumpsters by the Goodspring Express box never reset. I just store things in there. Work benches around the corner, bed in Easy Pete's house if you need it. No loading screens (other than the bed).

[@jonskillings1258]

@@thornescapes7707 Easy Pete's house is my favorite, there's plenty of different containers for hoarding. If I was on console it's what I'd use, but on PC I just tele to lucky38suitefloor22 or whatever it is

[@shadowcween7890]

@@thornescapes7707 The boxes are nice because you can drag them to the quicktravel spot and then you don't even need to walk

[@jcbehnke]

That gas station was my first home until novac

[@michaelstopher1471]

Harper's shack is Numero uno for me. Work bench, reloading bench, campfire just outside and fast travel puts you right at the front door. Bonus points for respawning raider fodder and deathclaws just for fun.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

If you have the Animal Friend perk, eventually 2-3 golden geckos will show up and periodically kill the raiders that show up there. Both the geckos and raiders respawn regularly, and the geckos usually win the fight. Once every 3-8 days, you can go down, pat the gecko friends on the head and clean up all the raiders' equipment to sell later.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

@@CliffSedge-nu5fvoh snap that’s kinda cool. I now see a potential use for that perk outside of OWB and Honest Hearts.

[@georgejackson4426]

I don't always use the mail boxes but when I do I forget about them 10 seconds later. While the coolest player house IMO is the Tops High Roller Suite the one I use most is the Novac hotel room. Forget about doing Come Fly With Me just pay Jeanie May 100 bucks before you have Boone dome shot her and the room is yours forever. I've had Cazadores spawn in The Followers Safehouse and deathclaws are known to enter the BOS safehouse.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

"safe" house.

[@snit22]

Do not forget about come fly with me. Aside from novac room, it is a good quest. Fun. Good loot early on.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

@@snit22 RIP harland. sorry, it's just easier.

[@BrandonP8176]

I think the Lone Wolf Radio located across from the Goodsprings Source is the most convenient safehouse in the game. It has a bed and some containers for storage and when you fast travel there you can walk straight inside. I only use it in the early game because I don't really like its appearance so I go for either the Novac room or the Lucky 38 room once I've reached those points.

[@colonel1003]

Same

[@maturin1919]

Lone Wolf Radio was my first Mojave home. Good memories.

[@bobbyjohnson1086]

I use it the whole game babyyyy. No loading screens is just..... perfect 👌

[@FoxtrotSierra951]

The Sink is the GOAT, but it almost feels too posh for FNV, so I don’t usually wind up using it. I feel like I'm cheating when I make it my home base. I usually go for Novac. It’s accessible almost immediately, has most of the amenities I want (healing, storage, vendor, workbench) and is the most centrally located housing, which is nice for no-fast-travel runs.

[@jaysbooshcraft3889]

I agree sbout the sink feeling too posh. once the dlc is done, i get my stuff and it's back to novac, return rarely for parts- drowning boomer Jack in scrap metal is too easy using the sinks various appliances.

[@logancarlile8895]

The sink feels like a modded home

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

@@logancarlile8895 one of the cheaty ones, too lol.

[@happilyham6769]

I think the BOS safehouse is the best. However I have on more than one occasion had a deathclaw randomly spawn in their when entering, so there is that.

[@radesc7677]

Ahh yes the hole in the ground with the with its own guard dogs truly the greatest home comfort.

[@JOSHUAPT100]

Deathclaw: Why, Hello there.

[@RaptorNX01]

same. 50/50 chance of getting violated from behind every time i go there. and it follows you INTO the bunker. worse still, i go there cause i'm overencumbered and need to unload crap. i still like it best so far, tho.

[@TheMissinLink]

Novac is definitely my favorite for that low profile cleaner type of playthrough. It seems to be fairly equidistant to all different sections of the map which is nice if i’m trying not to fast travel as much. It has the reloading and workbench in the garage outside which has just always been a nice little detail for me. Its the most personal player home/safe house for me.

[@Neognostic-pk5wu]

It's also the only one I'm aware of with an actual safe in it for keeping all your most valued item. I like the touch of a safehouse with an actual safe.

[@TheMissinLink]

@@Neognostic-pk5wu 100 percent

[@gigachad9016]

I always use Victor’s Shack in Goodsprings. It’s got clean water, storage, a bed, a nifty little radio right next to the bed tuned to Mojave Music Radio, some weapon repair kits, and it’s in Goodsprings! The most peaceful place in the whole game

[@slyllamademon2652]

This is just me but I think that the sink is the best one here. It has very many amenities including but not limited to, a vendor, a place to fill water bottles and drink, a place to heal yourself, a place to grow plants, all 3 kinds of crafting benches, and some shelves to display trophies such as weapons, items, and other nice things.

[@maturin1919]

Comes complete with its own set of companions too.

[@stephenwillis6937]

I always use The Bootleggers Brewing Shack as my home. Lots of safe storage and a Campfire when you walk in.

[@mashedpotatogin236]

Isn't there lots of cazadores at your doorstep?

[@Smasho8000]

​@mashedpotatogin236 yup

[@danielsurvivor1372]

​@@mashedpotatogin236 Free stingers to craft turbo! 🤤

[@stephenwillis6937]

@@mashedpotatogin236 Natural defenses to determine Thieves 😁

[@colonel1003]

Make sure to save before going in the first time, one of the few places you can get a Gauss rifle from

[@JR-wd5oh]

I always use the dumpsters in goodsprings 🤣🤘

[@jasonreed7522]

Same, its right next to the fast travel point and you only need 2 inventories for storage. (Technically just 1 but its nice to have a "junk" and "favorites" so you don't have to look through such a long list for your best weapons, or crafting components)

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

And there is a free bed in a trailer behind the saloon. Easy Pete's house is good too.

[@ItzSav7]

I always use Novac, using The Sink is a bit annoying for me to travel because of companions but if I’m running alone the I’d see use of it

[@sekitoangel7878]

Lucky 38 is my usual go to mainly because I like a place to keep all the compainions, it also has plenty of storage. The Sink is my second favorite because of it's utilities. Also the Novac House you actually don't need rep, you can get it it for like 100 caps from either Jeanie or Cliff (if Jeanie is killed by Boone in his starter quest)

[@concord3230]

There's a location called Harper's Shack that I used as a personal safehouse during one playthrough. Normally you run the risk of deathclaws since it's quite close to Dead Wind Cavern and Primm Pass. But when I used it as housing, I guess I just lucked out with deathclaw spawns and they never bothered me lol If you don't mind what neighbors you have, I'd say it can definitely work as player housing. Has a campfire outside, a workbench and reloading bench indoors, a bed, and a lot of storage containers.

[@Keleigh3000]

You left out a couple vendors near the Wrangler room. Julie at the Fort will sell a limited amount of meds and magazines once your rep is high enough, and Mick and Ralph's is right around the corner. And there's plenty of places to gamble nearby. Novac has easy access to No-Bark for unlimited Caravan. I usually use the Wrangler if I'm roleplaying a Follower, or the Novac room otherwise, until I get the Sink sorted out. You really should have made an S-tier just for it, it's in a class by itself.

[@deleted8594]

i always use a grave at the good springs cemetery lol

[@ReapeeRon]

Home Sweet Home. lol

[@fredrik3880]

Vampire!

[@Justanotherconsumer]

Clever.

[@steeledickmann1672]

I use Harper's Shack. It has plenty of storage, ammo bench, work bench, bed, and a camp fire outside. An added bonus is the respawning of viper gang members and golden geckos near by for grenade rifles and meat. It is also reasonably centrally located on the map.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Get the Animal Friend perk, and the geckos will kill the raiders for you.

[@tonysoprano4587]

Nothing beats Goodsprings as a "house". You have the dumpsters to store stuff. You have Doc up the hill. Chet for selling stuff. The work benches around the corner. Hard to top imo.

[@dannyhernandez265]

Yup. And best of all, sunny smiles lives there too. 😏

[@Talz622]

The Sink is the comfiest home I’ve ever had in a video game. Big fan of being able to just teleport to it and instantly unload hauls with the Transportalponder.

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah it is an awesome home, it has everything you could ever need.

[@Treasure_hunter_21]

Yes. In novac, you have both working and reloading benches in a nearby abandoned gas station. Plus, there are a bunch of free crafting materials that you can or sell.

[@cleanerben9636]

followers safe house with the glitched fridges is really really good if you have high survival. You can use them to farm pinyon nuts, barrel cactus and brahmin steaks to make a huge amount of desert salads, which are a really good healing item and reduce both H20 and FOD counters.

[@andreasloving8930]

No player-home can hold a candle to the “Underground Hideout”-mod. The depth to that mod is so massive, it completely revolutionizes the way you play the game. Tons of display-capability, huge sections for all kinds of items. A huge armory with display-shelves for all types of ammo and weapons, kitchen with display-capability for all kinds of food and drinks, a garden-area letting you plant whatever you want, a medicine-area with display-shelves for all medicine etc etc. I have played with this mod for a decade, and the game feels lack luster without it. It’s hand down my favorite Fallout-mod on the Nexus. Tucked away a stone-throw away from the Great Khan Armorer. I like to go grab Chance’s Knife after Goodsprings, and after that I keep moving towards the hideout. It also has a teleportation-area with a teleportation-gun, which you pick up. You can teleport to base from wherever you are in the world, so unloading a full bag of items is super fast and easy.

[@mashedpotatogin236]

Y'all sleeping on the coyote mine house, that pad although has the occasional feral ghoul infestation, it has a spacious two floors, an old timey radio just at the entrance, bunk beds, lot of storage and complete with a fully decked out kitchen.

[@arya8165]

I turned Vault 19 into my home since it has a working vault door that and be opened and closed. I used console commands to delete most of the powder gangers in the vault and clean it up to use it for myself. The ones I left I gave them different armor and weapons and made them look like brotherhood of steel and used more console commands to spawn in shelves and storage boxes and all kinds of other objects to really make it look cool. I deleted all the objects in one of the bedrooms and turned it into a armory and so on. Looking sick af. On the surface the square fenced in area around the tiny building with the cover that leads you down to the vault door I covered with guards and turrets and a vertibird.

[@Jackpot-7]

Novac is usually my budget "The sink HQ". You don't need to be accepted or liked by Novak. You can just straight up go there and just buy it for 100 caps and it does have a reloading and workbench across in the gas station. Plus there's the merchants in the dinosaur and caravans come through the town allowing you to trade with them occasionally which is nice and kind of cool for role-play value. There's old lady Gibson for crafting materials and the doctor if you need extra chems meds etc and she's usually in the town with her two mercenaries following her around. And on top of being nearby, two companions Boone and Veronica granted Veronica's a little further down. But she's also near useful vendors for ammo and other supplies so I never mind. Lastly, it's an NCR territory so you can use it to resupply from the radio. The only problem that I find with the Novak has is there's no immediate campfire but there is one one behind Lady Gibson's house in AKA Elijah shack so only a little bit off but I love Novac house. Its got that Wild West feel and livelihood to it. Plus it's in the middle of the map convenient for all journeys and DLCs I like to think.

[@thornescapes7707]

As a hoarder, I LOVE the Mohave Express boxes, especially at low levels. That affects my favourite home. If you're by a box you can ship things home easily. * Best Starting Home: Goodsprings. Seriously. I store all my things in the two dumpsters right beside the Express box. Fast travel there, no loading screens. Two work benches right around the corner. Usable bed in Easy Pete's house. Fast, convenient, and again, I LOVE that Express Box (and no loading screens). * Best Late Solo House: The Sink. Except that your companions unfollow, which is annoying. (I admit that I sometimes use a mod that allows companions to come with me, which reduces annoyance.) I was pleased that you included both of mine, although you downplayed Goodsprings as if wasn't far better than anything other than the Sink.

[@kagekun1198]

The best safehouse comes from the Willow companion mod. It's the Deluxe Bungalow in Novac. Naturally, it has the minimal loading screens to get in and out, easy to access, has all the amenities like sinks for water, workbench and reloading bench, and categorised lockers for all the gear you pick up in the wasteland. However, the best part of the safehouse is the warmth. (Emotional, not thermal) Whenever the Courier goes to Zion, Big MT, the Sierra Madre or the Divide, it was always reassuring that Willow was there waiting for the Courier to return. She made the difference between a safehouse and a home.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Willow is the best companion mod I've seen yet. Next best might be Molerat, but I just installed that one recently and haven't got to far with it. Willow has the bungalow (automatic item sorting!) multistage companion quest, adds at least 6 other characters to the game, voice acting is all good, .. top-quality mod all around.

[@mappingshaman5280]

Auto doc isnt automatic for old world blues. You have to find his personality chip in Y 17.

[@Godfadda]

I'm a big fan of the schoolhouse conversion mod that lets me turn the goodsprings schoolhouse into a player home.

[@hahaureadmyname]

My favorite is actually goodsprings. You can empty, drag, re-organize, and re-use the Sunset Sarsaparilla crates scattered throughout the town. There is a mailbox and Trudy, Chet, Doc Mitchell can all serve as vendors, as well as the all-important crafting and reloading benches nearby

[@ReapeeRon]

That's usually what I use for the first bit of the game.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

I heard something about the crates eventually spawning back to the original spot, but I don’t know if there’s anything to that.

[@chriskroll2279]

Goodsprings alley between the general store and saloon. Both benches, 4 crates, No loading screens and an abandoned trailer with a mattress

[@CarlosCaceres-fh6ki]

Thanks man, going through 2 playthroughs right now and its good to see my choices before cutting off factions

[@telekinetic13]

I've always just kept my stuff in goodsprings. Technically not a player home, but ammo and work benches, store my stuff in the Sunset Sas. boxes near the benches. Trade with Chet, Fast travel to GS source for campfire, and you can drink from the hose like a good 80's kid.

[@courier8365]

Harper's Shack is my favorite because it has safe storage, beds, a reloading bench and workbench. Plus it has a campfire and some prickly pear cacti for harvest outside. Place is ideal for Hardcore mode, which I always play on. Doesn't have a water source, but that isn't an issue for me, as I always have purified water on me. Even if I ran out, I could just fast travel to Goodsprings source. There's also deathclaws nearby, but they ve never been a problem for me, since they don't ever detect me.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

For hardcore and crafting, Harper's is perfect. For water, I store a couple glass pitchers and some surgical tubing in one of the outside boxes, and then I can mass purify all the dirty water I've collected at the campfire. I highly recommend the Animal Friend perk if you stay there too: golden gecko friends will show up and kill all the raiders down the hill.

[@courier8365]

@@CliffSedge-nu5fv That’s smart, I never thought of that. Next time I play

[@TheUnknownRush]

Hello! Big shoutout to the house tier list! :D And yes I did talked in earlier livestream how the fridges in Follower's Safehouse kept respawning with new food/drinks not just every few days, it's every time they are opened (the follower's doctor Laura keeps stocking the fridge after all). Ofc they are not considered safe containers, anything you put there will be lost forever- nice way to throw away trash items as alternative. It's probably the best safehouse for hardcore mode since the item spawns are unlimited. ^

[@Dragonite_Supremacy]

Since I usually go Legion, I usually use the Legion Safehouse as my player home, Atticus will even give you free stealth boys from time to time too, if not, I usually go with Abandoned Shack (since it’s on the way to Nellis) or the Brotherhood Safehouse (since I always go for PA training, so might as well, even if I turn on the BoS).

[@billyjoejimbob9573]

All the various faction safe houses have a "care taker" that can give and/or sell but have very limited stock. The lucky 38 you can use the terminal on the wall when you first enter the president suite to add storage, workbenches, and so on. Doesn't change much, but I noticed it wasn't mentioned and anyone coming here for info would prolly like to know. Great vid and I think your tier list is on point this go round.

[@ReapeeRon]

That is true, those are pretty nice.

[@Pixal_Dragon]

Fun fact: if you do the Brahmin killer unmarked quest or Ranger Andy’s unmarked quest you can get the Novac house for free, because Jeannie May (or Cliff Brisco if Jeannie is dead) will give you the house for free if you’re accepted by Novac

[@Epicness560]

The sink just has so much utility with a single trigger press. Awesome home base

[@mattiasxxxx7096]

I always move in with Doc Mitchel, he ocasionily snacks some food items, but is nice to visit him every time i store something in my Stash

[@mattiasxxxx7096]

*occasionally

[@ReapeeRon]

That's a great idea!

[@mythrail]

Harper's Shack has all the workbenches plus all the porch deathclaws you can handle

[@onionknight777]

Eldorado Gas station. Gets lots of traffic from merchants, has beds to pass time and get rested, campfire for cooking and plenty of storage inside. Favorite unofficial house for sure

[@ReapeeRon]

Awesome!

[@skagslayer7313]

Harper's shack is the best. It's got a workbench and a reloading bench, a campfire right outside, a bed, and plenty of containers to let you organize, plus it's own map marker, and it's easy to get to early on. Only issue are occasional deathclaws that stray from the nearby cave, and the blind deathclaw out back. It's easy enough to avoid aggroing them tho so it's not too bad

[@ghillieguy52]

I always use the sink, but until it's unlocked I use the house across from the prospector saloon. The workbench and reloader in the alley are really useful.

[@vananavas]

I use victors shack to store stuff early game, then transition to the Novac hotel room, then lucky 38. I like seeing the full snow globe collection.

[@redrocketrider]

Small caveat- the High-Roller Suite and the Presidental Suite are two different player houses you can get at the Tops. The one you covered is the Presidential Suite. The High-Roller Suite is a gambling reward and is located on the 13th floor.

[@Megabidoof83]

No mention of the abandoned Shack? There is a helpful mod call mojave experess expanded or something, that adds mailboxes to more locations that might make a place a more convenient home

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Another honorable mention is Raul's Shack: bed, workbench, several containers, working radio, and if Raul is there, skill-100 repairs. There is a campfire at the nearby Fields Shack, and you can collect some free weapons and armor from the Legion assassins down the hill along the way.

[@GuyNamedGray]

I also use Victor's Shack in Goodsprings, not like he needs a bed or storage

[@toxickandy9669]

My player house before the sink, was the sunset sarsparilla crates between chets and the bar. You have a couple crafting spots right there. Not a house, but a place to stash

[@SeabraPaulo]

Hey, I suggested this one!... Personally, I always go for the Novac house. Aside from being the fastest to load I also love how cozy it feels. Plus it doesn't have that creepy Lucky 38 music.

[@Crystar500]

I use a random house in Nipton. The scenery is great!

[@johndaleoutdoors7659]

Lots of good loot in the area also! And pet bark scorpions in one house haha

[@johndaleoutdoors7659]

Call me crazy but I typically use victors shack in goodsprings until I get the Novac room lol it’s always my hometown in my backstory. It has plenty of early storage. The cool bunker by the Yangtze memorial can be fun also.

[@dannyhernandez265]

Victors shack is the goated base imo. The only downside is that when you fast travel you have to walk a little bit, but it’s perfect. Safe location, clean water source…

[@loomers4232]

I always used Victor's Shack as a house in my playthroughs since I thought it was cozy, plus he's a robot so he doesn't need to use the bed.

[@AlxanderVII]

ive started using the abandoned bos bunker after dead money as a secondary more faster alternative to the primary sink, which takes a bit to get to and you have to dismiss your companions, also the bos bunker has the sierra vending machine where i can get all the stimpacks, weapon repair kits etc i want

[@bigiron1182]

The only disadvantage to the sink is that you have to dismiss your companions every time you want to use the teleporter.

[@mintberrycrunch3630]

Am I the only sicko who uses the Mesquite Mountains Campsite? I just think it‘s neat, as well as it’s mostly secluded, aside from the odd Radscorpion attack, it’s got a campfire, close by to harvestable plants, pretty equidistant from all the useful places in the Southwestern part of the map (Mojave Outpost, Goodsprings, Canyon Wreckage (if I feel up for a change of scenery or a chat with Ulysses)) and it has a designated footlocker, which helps top the place off as a real good home for those looking for something with a very survivalist feel

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

If you have the Rad Child and Atomic! perks, that place is amazing.

[@dannyhernandez265]

Eh, it’s alright, but I prefer an actual shack or home that has a loading screen, because it makes it feel like you’re “exposed” in the wasteland if that makes sense

[@Dreamweaver94]

The Follower's safehouse also has the All-purpose Science Suit, with has 13DT and weighs only 2. One day though I had a Legion hit squad just bust inside and attacked, which honestly freaked me out a little, so that place is ruined for me.

[@ReapeeRon]

I can understand that, and that would be pretty scary.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Yeah, as soon as you step outside, you need to fast travel away. The assassins show up just down the hill.

[@joshuakim5240]

When the safehouse turns out to not be safe in the slightest.

[@KimFareseed]

I must say, the Lucky Shades do give some crazy bonus perception with Four-Eyes.

[@Hirochicken]

Anyone else use the mod that gives a sweet player house just north of Goodsprings gas station? It had a short quest (collect a key and dynamite) and the place is a bunker with spots that auto sort and decorate your items. Such a handy spot!

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

That came with the Interior Lighting Overhaul mod, but it would bug out and crash my game, so I had to abandon it.

[@MrPasta98]

Got set up at Wolfhorn Ranch. Really good spot imo for hardcore.

[@thethumbisafinger]

the Vertibird Player Home mod is amazing. it has a workbench, a reloading bench, a fourth wall break Wild Wasteland dialogue, a repair NPC, storage out the wazoo, a cool map thing like in the Hidden Valley bunker, a hot plate, a fridge that generates 5 Purified Water every so often, a bed, fast travel to even slightly major locations, it’s summonable *anywhere*, there’s a manual piloting option with 6 (I believe) weapons, and you can call it in to drop missiles or mini nukes (which you can already do manually). it’s obviously not balanced if you use the latter two, but 1. you need to do a tedious fetch quest 2. you have to give it ammo yourself (btw you can use some cheese with the ammo box to convert ammo variants to their normal version) 3. it can be shot down

[@gugadelunardo4737]

The Sink is by far the best one.

[@Grand.Presidento]

Honestly Victors shack is a really good player home. I’ve been using it every game

[@Wylyth-nr3hq]

Small correction, the last one you showed is The Tops' Presidential Suite. The High Roller Suite is gained from winning all you can from The Tops' casino games. It is pretty much the same as the Bon Vivant Suite in the Ultra Luxe.

[@brantnuttall]

and there was 3. I totally agree with your top two. the lucky 38 just has far too many loading screens.

[@jgalla5549]

Novac motel room is most cozy. I put my storage there and then use the Sink teleport for all its various uses.

[@MrAskmannen]

I always use the camper behind the goodsprings general store. And i store all my stuff in the dumpsters next to the store lol

[@komanakko]

The Monte Carlo Suites are severely underrated

[@Dustyholes]

One thing Fallout 3 did that I loved was allow you to give your rooms a theme. Vault themed, pre war themed, raider themed etc. stuff like that made me wanting to go back to my player home and role play.

[@MrPhantomPC]

Sadly I don’t think I’ve ever used any house other than the sink or lucky 38 if I’m skipping that DLC, the lack of customizations make every “house” just feel like any other building.

[@Chronicler177]

I’ve always hated the Lucky 38 home. It’s so cold and dark and unwelcoming. I wish it was as nice as the Sink.

[@snowy-g9p]

nah best house is the hub in old world blues. You can teleport there anytime you want, 2 loading screens but they have all the work benches, a whole set of characters that give bonuses, respawning crops which can be turned into green for stems.

[@Minibuh]

i recently discovered the room on the left on the top floor of the El Rey Motel just west of camp mcCarran being a really nice player home for me. i discover it really early on as i usually make my way straight to the strip at the beginning through camp mccarran, it looks clean from the inside (just gotta deal with a junkie) it has a nice shelf to display unique items i like to collect, has a drawer and foodlocker for storage and ofc a bed. i dont use workbenches all that much so not having any of those doesnt bother me too much, definitely recommend it

[@mashedpotatogin236]

Not to mention the little festive light draped across the ceiling, just mwah.

[@Minibuh]

@@mashedpotatogin236 that was the first thing i noticed before the junky came out of the bathroom, he now sleeps in the bathtub

[@DirtyDev]

It’s absolutely god tier in terms of overall comfort and unique feel, I had a hard time forcing myself to use s different spot as my home for other playthroughs

[@DirtyDev]

Also if you ever want a work bench for you while living at El Rey motel then you can always pick up ED-E or Veronica and have them live with you

[@Minibuh]

@@DirtyDev ed-e is the goat. Unless the character iam roleplaying wouldnt use him he is always by my side

[@Ben_diez]

My favorite home is Dead Wind cavern

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Good security team there.

[@dsmonington]

i just use the dumpsters next to Chet in Goodsprings; easy to fast travel to and benches nearby

[@rodrickwells2746]

The sink hands down the best player home/hub. You can't beat a store in the living room most of the electronics have memorable lines and personalities. Also looks the most like a future tech living space should be. Bonus points for being able to look at my missing parts on display. IMO the location starts out cold just a player home, the more you invest in upgrading the appliances it feels like a family home or I'm just in need of actual human interaction nah i stand on my nuclear powered toaster wanting to burn down the world 😂😂😆

[@LenKusov]

The Sink is the ultimate tier of house, biggest reason on top of what you've mentioned for why: if you pass some speech/barter checks at the beginning of the DLC you can get the commissary on the central intelligence unit to have ABSURD AMOUNTS OF CAPS, like, between the cap amount and the ability to get there while overencumbered, you NEED to do Old World Blues before Dead Money so you got some way of converting the 1,200lbs of gold bars in your backpack into legal tender - few other vendors have that kinda cash and none let you get there without the Long Haul perk.

[@danielsurvivor1372]

My pet peeve with most of the player houses(except maybe Sink and Novac one) is that they feel like the one thing Obsidian refused to make convenient and simplified for players. What I mean is that it feels like sometimes the game is way simpler than it could be, like how DM was made simpler in some aspects(especially if you aren't using hardcore mode) or how some stuff(DLC mostly) gives you so much useful loot or how easy it is to extract lead from either bullets or book shute. But they couldn't even give us more than 2 convenient player housing 😅. Like I even forgoe that Novac is semi decent place because of how forgettable the layout of location is so I just used goodsprings map marker. It spawns you near Chet's shop and near it you have two crafting tables for bullets and other stuff and you have two containers that never reset their loot so you can use it to contain stuff, literally all I needed was campfire nearby and I'd be perfect home cuz sleep takes so long to get eaten in NV 😂

[@Zerospacedude]

Only problem with Old World Blues one is that followers can’t come with you; which can be annoying.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Most of them can if you glitch Veronica's dialogue. Boone and ED-E never get to go, and sometimes it still makes you dismiss one other companion, but I've had 4 or 5 companions come with me to all the DLCs, except Lonesome Road. (On XBox, of course. On PC, you can use mods to bring 8-10 companions with you to any DLC area.)

[@FEDERALDREAMS]

I always use the empty shack next to the boomers, right next to the guy who tries to sell you the boomer map. It's got its own fast travel and has room to decorate.

[@ReapeeRon]

That is an interesting place to have a home too.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Campfire right outside and Dr. Usanagi and GunRunners are close by.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Lonesome Road has a good player home too: the Crow's Nest: good place to sleep, store items, and it has a campfire.

[@thecomedygamingnetwork261]

I used the novac house for an entire playthrough one time. Most of the time I used the lucky 38 when growing up. In recent playthroughs, as an adult, I start in the lucky 38 then switch to the sink

[@jcbehnke]

Still working through my first play through. Recognized the Novac room early on as a great spot. Nice to see my decision reaffirmed.

[@Neognostic-pk5wu]

Only downside with the random sites people improvise as unintentional safehouses is their beds do not provide the well rested perk. Sleeping in them doesn't heal you/fix limb damage or earn you the 10% xp bonus

[@Phantom.187]

Unironically my favorite “player home” if you can call it that is the trashcan outside of the Gun Runners kiosk. It’s a pretty convenient location with the Crimson Caravan also being nearby.

[@tacticaldoodle9083]

My very first play through I didn’t really know how the game worked, but I set up shop in one of the metal campers/trailers in good springs, and dragged the Sunset Sarsaparilla crates inside of it to use as storage and absolutely loved it for a while, dropped a bunch of weapons around, had em leaning on crates and whatever I could drag into it, and then found out things reset and things started disappearing… but for a while it was great because the only loading screen was the fast travel there 😂