Talk:High Plains Drifter

Uh, is this really an unmarked quest? It's just a unique character to kill. There's no progression of events, no real interaction, just a guy to kill for no reason other than he tries to kill you. On taking his gun... well, nine times out of ten you can get his body easily, and if you're too dumb to reload a save, toss a grenade up there or shoot him until he falls off then you don't deserve to get the gun in the first place. If you really, really have to dedicate a page to "getting the Reservist's Rifle" then it should be the weapon's page itself. A waste of an article and completely unnecessary; calling this an "unmarked quest" is ridiculous.
 * This primarily has its own unmarked quest article because it's listed as such in the official game guide. -- Porter21 (talk) 20:27, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, mabey it's time we (big leap!) DON'T follow the guide to the letter and make decisions based on OUR common sense... No offence by the way, I'm talking to everyone, including myself. --Bloodscar 14:05, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I've had merging some of the very minor quests into relevant articles on my agenda for a while now. I just seem never to get round to it, there's always a lot of other stuff to do. If you want to do it, feel free to. I'd just ask that you make a list with respective articles first so we can see whether there is a consensus for merging them (just put it on Talk:Fallout 3 quests). This article (with Drifter) and Biwwy's Wazer Wifle (with Wazer Wifle) are sure-fire candidates in my eyes; others would be Ticking Timebomb, Light-Fingers Hargrave and possibly The Runaways from the top of my head. -- Porter21 (talk) 14:56, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Such a thing exists, and has for a month and a half. I recently went to make a couple minor changes as suggested by my 2-man consensus, by the edits were reverted by you. Were you waiting to get a larger consensus or to get a more complete list of changes? --Bloodscar 22:18, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Primarily I didn't see the sense in removing the entries from the Fallout 3 quests page while not merging the content of the article and leaving it in place. -- Porter21 (talk) 22:23, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Discussion continued at Talk:Fallout 3 quests. -- Porter21 (talk) 23:52, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Found dead
I found him dead outside the entrance to the church. I assumed he was killed by the nearby Deathclaw. Should it be mentioned that this can happen? Fat Man Spoon 22:42, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It's already been discussed that he can get killed by raiders and now Deathclaws too so I'm going to change it to hostile NPCs. ThePog 21:11, February 8, 2010 (UTC)

Getting up to the Corpse

 * In the rear of the church is a soap box containing two Stimpacks and a box of laundry detergent; simply move this box directly underneath the platform. From this point, you should be able to stand on the box and jump just high enough to loot Drifter's corpse.
 * In the PC version, it is possible to reach the ledge by turning off collision and simply floating/flying to his location. (Use the console and type tcl to toggle collisions on and off).
 * It is possible, with some difficulty, to jump on the lectern below the platform and then on the diagonal planking which covers one of the windows, then turn to the left and walk slowly forwards, gaining height until the player is close enough to loot the corpse.
 * If the drifter doesn't fall to the ground you can use the upturned bench to run and jump off to reach the distance to get his gun.
 * It is possible to reach his corpse jumping from the ground just underneath it (tested on PC and Xbox 360 Version).

Bringing it down to you

 * The Gauss Rifle obtained at the end of Operation: Anchorage, as well as any explosive weapons (i.e. Missile Launcher) will easily knock him out the window.
 * Another easy method is to wait and watch him from a distance until he moves to stand in front of the window, then snipe him in the back so he falls through it.
 * Shooting at his body to dismember it after he is dead so it falls down to the ground is an option if you can't get him to fall down while killing him. Also, making his body explode, scattering pieces all around the area can help, as any body part of a corpse can be searched (e.g. eyes, legs, brain tissue, etc.).
 * If the Drifter is stuck on the upper floor of the Chapel, and you can't reach him to loot, fast-traveling to a remote location and returning may result in him miraculously falling down to loot.
 * One more way to make the Drifter's corpse accessible is by blowing up the two cars in front of the chapel. This will occasionally knock the corpse off the ledge.
 * Another option, if you have obtained the Victory Rifle, is shooting him from afar, probably resulting in a critical which will cause him to land on the ground floor.
 * The Railway Rifle is a surprisingly effective weapon to use against The Drifter. Whatever is not pinned to the wall by the spike when he is killed will most likely fall through the gaps in the boards he stands on because of the impact of the Railway Spike.
 * Another very easy way is, use a Fat Man or a Missile Launcher and shoot him. He will, 90% of the time, fall down the chapel of course, though a Fat Man seems a little gratuitous for the task.
 * Simply blow off a limb of the Drifter and search the limb.
 * shoot him with any plasma weapon, and if you kill him with a critical strike, he will transform into goo and leak through the gaps in the floor, making the goo pile lootable.
 * It is possible to manually arc a grenade onto his platform, thereby blowing up/launching his body, possibly into a lootable location.
 * easy way shot his body with a rocket launcher or throw a granade and just find one of the body parts

Obtaining the rifle without killing Drifter

 * You can obtain this unique Rifle repeatedly by shooting it out his hands picking it up and running off with it. When you visit him 72 hours later, he'll be equipped with another Reservist's Rifle.(Though this is easier than many other strategies, you have to get the weapon repaired after this, as it will be damaged or broken.)
 * One successful method is targeting the Drifter's right arm, then left arm, then right arm again in V.A.T.S. Target when Drifter is reloading and rifle is held solely by right hand. The Rifle was dropped with no damage caused by player (condition &gt;50%). Weapon used was .32 Pistol. Drifter was not killed, but after doing this several times injuries will kill Drifter. However, since the rifle isn't damaged, you won't need to do this but once or twice.

--Kingclyde 23:04, October 5, 2009 (UTC)