Talk:Heist of the Centuries

New Sneak Strategy
I don't know if anyone else realized this but when you're trying to sneak around Elijah instead of trying to get in the room protected by the forcefields before he spots you you could just go back through the room with all the hologram guards and just backtrack to the elevator. I did this and wasn't spotted by Elija so he got locked in the vault and I got the achievement. I had a stealthboy on, but I don't think it would be too necessary since I'm going through a different room than he's in so he'd be less likely to spot me. Has anyone else tried this? I thought of this because I kept getting spotted by Elija before I got in the room with the forcefields. Berkbelts 22:39, January 21, 2011 (UTC)

- I was wanting to ask about this. I have been planning to use an exploit (unless it's been patched) or a Mod to get gear into the Dead Money Campaign. The thing is, I want to get the Father Elijah Hologram ending, but somehow still get his rifle (and maybe his robes). Can you pickpocket him and still lock him up alive? Or for that matter, can you use bean bag rounds to knock him out w/o killing him and still take his stuff? :?

How long the game gives you to get past the force fields to go the long way around depends on the replies you give. If you reply Science or Sneak, he seems to show up fast, Barter is medium, passive 'not going anywhere because the collar' was the longest IIRC. I was about 15 seconds short of making it to the elevator with all the gold the long way around with the longest wait reply. With all the gold it is possible to go directly at him fall through the field during the few millisecond he turns it off to pass through, but that means no BoS robe or rifle. Search Youtube for ["Dead Money" gold] for a video how to. GRPeng 05:43, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

Christine?
Can you find and talk to Christine in the casino after Heist of the centuries? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.27.35.32 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !

I cant find any of the NPCs after this quest, I searched everywhere in the casino but couldnt find them (except Veras room, damn holograms). Does anyone know where they go? Ouroboros Omega 19:43, February 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Spoiler Alert! If you saved everyone, the end game cinematic tells what happened to them. They were at the fountain, but do not wait for you much longer, going separate ways. Brfritos 01:48, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

Ah, so they cant be found at the end and you have to leave without them... pity but oh well. Ouroboros Omega 13:54, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

You can get a mod to re-hire them later.

ps3 bug?
ok so i beat dead money and got stuck in the BoS bunker and had to un/reinstall the game in order to get out. anyways i went to a previous save right at the vault and wanted the moneys and the weapon repair kit code. so anyway again, i jump inside and grab some gold and convince elijah to come down. once he's down and i've gone through the maze i get an update saying elijah is dead and i've successfully avoided detection (he's still alive..) and updates again to say go through and escape the vault..so i go to the elevator and i end up back in veras room instead of completing the game and being taken to the villa..i can go through the casino to the front door but it says i need a key. i think it's bugged because it needs the update or something to complete it. (im playing off the original install (no updates (they were deleted))).

tl;dr deleted updates. cant go through the elevator and go to cut scene and get ported back to the villa. elijah's alive even though it says he's dead and i've "sneaked past him". (which is both trap and kill achievements at the same time)

Cant trap elijah
ok, so evrytime elijah is going to open the door and im quite well hidden the alarm starts sounding and all the sentry guns are shooting at me and elijah wont get in the fucking vault. Is this because I talked to christine about killing elijah? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.90.45.144 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !

It seems to me that Elijah never enters the vault, but he goes to the exterior terminal and tries to access the vault from there. And when he does he trips the trap, the security turns on permanently and barriers go up, sealing him in the room but not literally the vault itself. Even if you're hidden, if you are still within the barriers as well, you're locked in and must fight Elijah. But if you're on the outside of the 4 barriers (maze section of that floor), then he realizes he's been tricked and triggers your collar, you must run for your life, etc. HunterOrionSix 00:40, August 14, 2011 (UTC)

Vault Security Terminal Glitch
okay, so i got to the hologram room, disabled everything, grabbed the vault turret terminal password went to the terminal and it only gave me the options to read the Vault Security Protocols Information or read the Vault Security Protocols Warning. There is no way to disable the other force fields or turrets. I've reloaded a dozen times and it never works. Someone please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.189.238.146 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !

Easy click the "Vault Security Protocols" when after you do this you get the option to disable the security system. It then warns you that if someone does this then activates the Terminal in the Vault the elevator will be sealed.

~Thanks for posting this-- we were going crazy trying to figure out where to go with this! It did a poor job of explaining it in the main article. Kerriskea 13:06, September 28, 2011 (UTC) 28092011, Kerriskea

Keeping the gold...
Since someone decided to remove some of the listed methods of getting the gold out, I'll put the main one here.

Get inside the vault and get the gold bars. Drop them beside the vault door, and make sure you aren't overburdened. Now, turn off the security and talk to Father Elijah, convincing him to come down. Immediately afterward, run over and grab the bars, open the door, and as quickly as you can, make your way to the foot of the stairs to the far right. Drop the gold bars about 4 feet away (any closer triggers the force fields)and hide behind the nearby sparking machine, and use a stealth boy. Watch as Father Elijah approaches the vault. After he turns to face it, he hesitates twice. After the second one, grab the gold bars and run up the stairs (don't forget to stand up). You should have a couple of seconds buffer, so don't worry if you hesitate a moment. Make your way through the maintenance doors and leave.

It's easier than it sounds. I did it on my first try, and since there is a couple of seconds extra time before he comes down the stairs, you could also get out the armour and such if those overburden you too. LucidDreams 04:23, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

This Works ! Took a couple of tries but got there in the end. I also used the 1 Turbo i found somewhere in Sierra Madre. Could have done that without Turbo too. Thanks for this instruction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.108.9.207 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !

This really works for those that want to keep the gold you don't need to drop the gold at the second part before running out, just hide behind the sparking machine and move around it slowly to keep father Elijah on the opposite side from you. as long as you have 100 stealth (90 with assassin suit) you don't need a stealth boy. After he gets to the terminal by the vault door you can unsneak and make for the door before the force shield comes up. If done right the force shield will come up right as you make it through the door and you make make your exit completing the quest and getting the ACH. 184.97.23.39 17:50, September 3, 2011 (UTC)heero
 * This worked great. Cleaned up, this would fit well into the article; none of the other methods worked for me. 50.113.107.91 07:15, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

elevator bug?
When i run to the elevator it does not take me to the villa but it take me to Vera Keyes's suite anyone here got the same bug? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.207.180.86 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !

Quote : When i run to the elevator it does not take me to the villa but it take me to Vera Keyes's suite anyone here got the same bug? END Quote.

Yes, I find the same glitch. I Killed Elijah & ened up in Vera Keyes's suite. If I try to go back down my collar explodes & if I try to leave the cassino my collar explodes.

I just want OUT of this quest.. Please ~ Is there a console command to get back to Vegas ?

Keep your Dead Money I just want OUT of this worthless DLC.

That was broke afore I got here ; p 06:30, May 3, 2011 (UTC)

After killing Elijah, the elevator might take you to Vera's suite instead of the Villa's Fountain. If this happens this quest will not advance as it should & If you try to go back down to the vault your collor will explode, also if you try to leave the Cassino, your collor will explode. However, if you use the console commands &  on the Cassino's doors you will survive & be taken to the fountain. Head to the locked gate to the wastlands. Drop all the gear you can then change the point of veiw so you see your character's body. Again open console commands Highlight the player's name & type the command  Find the code for your player's collor & use the command   { X=item code #= how many } This should remove the collor. Then pick up your gear & go to the Waistland gate & command code just as you did to leave the cassino. This will allow the slide show to play & you will be taken back to The BHS bunker. There, beyond the radio stand you can now access the footlockers under the cots for ammo & other items. Now go into Elijah's lab & use the command on the desk computer to gain Elijah's Ramblings also  The BHS foot locker for Elijah's robes & finnaly, go to the bunker's exit & use the Command  on the footlocker just right of the ladder to regain all the equipment you entered the bunker with. So even though the Quest will not offically end, you will at least be abel to contenue & still gain nearly all the perks & items you normally would have if the game had not Bugged.
 * HOW TO FIX MOST OF THIS GLITCH !

SaintPain's Sig line : That was broke afore I got here ; p 06:30, May 4, 2011 (UTC)

Yup, this is offically the worst thing that has ever happened to fallout, EVER —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.214.86 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !

Is it possible to leave without doing this quest like i have the quest on but im trying to leave for the villa and it says i need a key wheres the key? i just wanna give up on it i dont need the money. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.3.205.25 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~ !


 * Please read the post just above ? It details how to exit the last Dead Money quest & still get most all of the rewards & bypass the glitch.

SaintPain's Sig line : 01:26, May 5, 2011 (UTC)

TU4?
I've been looking around trying to figure out what this even is, and as far as I can tell it's an independent xbox hack, the kind of thing that will get your xbox banned from 'live. so my question is this: assuming my research is correct, why is this in the wiki? we don't support help for independent mods or anything similar to it, only official stuff, so if you have a bug related to a mod, it shouldn't be here, so can someone tell me I'm wrong before I remove it? I'm going to give it another three days or so--Katikar 14:16, May 19, 2011 (UTC)

->Title Update 4. It's M$speak for patch 1.3.0.444. Dig down into System Setting > Memory > primary storage device > Games > Fallout New Vegas and you'll see the patch is called Title Update # where # is the version of the patch. 142.167.248.127 21:26, May 24, 2011 (UTC)

well there are two things wrong with that: 1. it shouldn't be called "TU4" it should be called "patch 1.3.0.444" because no one knows what "TU4" is. also, I have said patch, but I experienced no troubles in the completion of honest hearts (except that I have no idea how you are supposed to lock father elijah in, since killing him seems to be the only way to leave)--Katikar 6:58, May 25, 2011 (UTC)

Exploring
The explosive collar will have been automatically removed upon arrival in the Villa, which makes navigating the outlying areas much, much easier and allows exploration of previously unavailable locations.

Where are the previously unavailable locations? Using Christine's perk, I was able to explore every location before entering the casino. I did miss the Automatic rifle upgrade code, I wanted to use it on Elijah. GRPeng 04:20, October 29, 2011 (UTC)