Forum:Trouble with 'Boulder City Showdown' quest

Hi, | am having a problem with the boulder city showdown quest. When I approach Lt. Monroe I am given the option of either sneaking in to rescue the hostages or to negotiate with the Khans. When I enter the ruins, the Khan guards outside are already red, and attack immediately if I approach them. This ruins the chances for the negotiation option. If I try to sneak up, well, the khan guards spot the ncr troops after about 20 seconds of being in the area, and I have to resort to killing them.

I don't necessarily want to gain acceptance from the khans, but I would at least like the option to do the quest without attacking. If I do attack them and release the hostages, Lt. Monroe is nowhere to be found afterwards.

Also, I don't have any positive or negative rep with the khans yet, so I don't get why they are hostile. Perhaps this is just a bug, but if anyone has any ideas - I'd love to hear them!

Thanks

JB

I also had this exact problem. I was able to complete this quest diplomatically by wearing Powder Ganger faction armor. While wearing the Powder Ganger armor, the Great Khans turned non-hostile and allowed me to approach to negotiate. I didn't have any Great Khan armor, but I would assume that would work also.

I have not tried to confirm this, but I assume that your rep with the Great Khans is linked in some way to the Powder Gangers. I defended the town of Goodsprings against them and earned a Vilified reputation with the Powder Gangers, but had no visible reputation with the Great Khans. This quest was my first direct interaction with the faction, as far as I know. After completing the Boulder City Showdown diplomatically and bargaining with the NCR to let the Khans leave safely, I was Accepted with the Great Khans (and still Vilified by the Powder Gangers). At that point, I could approach the Khans in non-faction armor without hostility.

Hope that helps KF