Forum:Getting your room at the Lucky 38 early in the game

After playing the whole game through, I decided when I started over, I wanted to get to the Lucky 38 earlier in the game. The reason for this is, I wanted all my companions to be in one place where I can go and pick them up when I need them for their unique skill or quest. So to get there early, I finished the Goodsprings quest without having the Powder Gangers becoming hostile (so I can finish the 3 quests) then I walked North in Powder Gangers clothes until I reached Sloan (then changed to Leather). I talked to the guy at the barricade, then turned east up a path that leads into the hills. Theres a small path halfway up the hill that keeps you above the Bark Scorpions. It was easy to snipe them even with a varmit rifle. You will jump down and cross a road. Neils shack will be in sight, but every time I approached it, the game froze and I had to restart, so I stayed west of it and went up the hill to the Plateau. i crossed the plateau till I came to a rock shelf over looking the valley and tracks. follow it around until you cant go any further. Activate a stealth, jump down and run along the bottom of the ditch keeping an eye out to your right. There are two deathclaws patrolling there. Stay crouched and move when they are turned away from you. When you get to the flat area before the edge of the city, you are safe. Its about the time your stealth wears off. Now Im going to get the Arcade Gannon, then head South so I can Pick up Boone, take him to free the Powder Gangers (getting reputation with them).