Doublecrossing Playthrough

[ZengarZonvolt]

So i just made a new game using alternate start and i somehow ended up near the fort and with my skills in scaling the mountains, i happen to get inside the fort without getting to the guards but i was set on playing an NCR soldier so i just wonder, would it be possible to do a legion doublecrosser playstyle? what i mean was do 2~3 quest for the legion then turn around them joining the NCR instead. because i dont know if any of the legion quest would get me a villified status in NCR. i kinda want to take the hit on my legion reputation than my NCR reputation but i kinda wanna see how Legion playthrough works. can anyone tell me what quest should i start betraying the Legion for the NCR? for the record, i havent done any legion or ncr quest just yet.

[charwo]

There are a few quests you can do for the legion which overlap with NCR, but I think all of those come after going into the Securitron Bunker, which you need the Platinum chip. There is a mod that removes the autofail late in the questline, and through that I was able to do House's questline first all the way to the beginning of All or Nothing, then do the Legion quests under Veni vidi vici, though this in practice doesn't complete the Legion questlines in Ceasar's favor, although he's only really mad at you failing to assassinate Kimball.

Honestly, it's the House/NCR/Independent quests that align best for a double cross that no one sees coming.

[WeissYohji]

If you're going to do some Legion quests and then cuck them by siding with the NCR, put on a NCR disguise and do the quest One For My Baby if you haven't already. Then recruit Boone, go to Cottonwood Cove, and kill all the Legionaries there. Then go to the Fort and kill all the combatants, including the big man himself (and Vulpes Inculta, if you kept him alive back in Nipton). That'll net you five trust points toward unlocking I Forgot to Remember to Forget. Saving the hostages at Nelson will get you a couple more trust points; be sure to speak with Manny Vargas or Bitter-Root about their history with the Khans and NCR if you haven't already so you get all the necessary dialogue options. Then go do the quest; whether you make Boone regretful or vengeful over Bitter Springs is up to you.

 

EDIT: As it is possible to do multiple main quests, you can do quests with both the NCR and Legion. Start with NCR (role-playing as a frumentarius/a) to build some fame with them and avoid becoming an immediate enemy. Then do Legion quests after that. Killing Benny in the arena, killing all the slaves in the arena, teaching Decanus Severus to disarm mines, and doing The Finger of Suspicion all give Legion fame. Ditto turning in Render Unto Caesar (killing Mr. House and then reporting back to Caesar). Just don't progress far enough along to enlist the aid of the Boomers or you'll trigger Don't Tread on the Bear! and/or Beware the Wrath of Caesar! and thus break your little bet-hedge. But if you're looking to cuck the Legion anyway, then report to Col. Moore after reporting to Caesar so you fail Beware.

Edited August 11, 2018 by WeissYohji