Main factions
lone star republic
brotherhood of steel
NME (new mexican empire)
Enclave
The Lone Star Republic
Before the great war the leaders of texas and people of texas thought that they should secede from the union, they knew that the nuclear war was coming so they asked the texas based company vault tec to build safe vaults for the whole texan population, sadly the nukes fell before the vaults could all be constructed only one vault was made under the austin state building it contained the government of texas engineers, and others. you can find a vault in mid construction because of this. 70 years after the war they came out with their population of 4,000, they made a new government with a colonization minister, saluaging minister, defence minister, farming minister, governor and farming minister. The defence minister and the military moved to fort austin and the engineers began fixing up some of the building. After 30 years a water/food crisis began, there were too many people and not enough water or food, so the governor at the time sent out scouts to look for water they found a river with a broken down water plant. The governor sent their top engineers along with multiple solar panels from the fort and the irrigation technology from the vault in a heavily armed caravan. When they got there they set up the water filter so it filtered out the radiation and set up the solar panels so it got power. They brought in many locals which boosted the population up to 7,000, many of which were farmers which they sent to the water plant to begin creating farms soon they built a town called farmville to live in. They also increased the military so they could protect the water plant and the long route to it. They built guard towers on the path there and a military base called, farmville military base. After time a city called Midway which was built midway between austin and Farmville, it soon became part of the Lone Star Republic. Soon after, they began running out of power so they had to go to the nuclear power plant to fix it and send power back to the lone star republic, they also found the FDR citadel, an old military base they sent soldiers to arm the citadel and engineers to run the reactor. The workers and soldiers families started the city of Boom Town in between the citadel and the reactor. 20 years after the governor sent scouts to San Antonio, after finding out it was an irradiated ghoul infested wasteland they built a memorial for it. Many people went to live next to the memorial beginning the city of new san antonio, with influx of people going to New San Antonio The lone star Republic built a fort there to protect it. A few years after The NME was having a power crisis and needed the power causing a conflict between them and the Lone Star republic which is still going on. The conflict led to the construction of the Long 15 military base.
Lone Star cities
New San Antonio
Farmville
Boom Town
Midway
Austin
Lone Star military bases
Fort Austin
FDR Citadel
Long 15 military base
New San Antonio military base
Farmville Military base
The Brotherhood Of Steel
The Brotherhood of steel sent 35 paladins consisting of 25 women and 10 men to explore Fort Hood one of the largest military bases in the world. On the way down they kidnapped 20 young kids to bolster their ranks. When they got there they set up shop in Fort Hood. The elder at the time enacted a 4 child policy to bolster their ranks, and also ordered the kidnapping of more children to be indoctrinated. Soon after they fixed the communications tower which they used to try and unite the southern chapters of the brotherhood of steel. The Arkansas, chicago, New mexico, oklahoma, louisiana, texas, mississippi and Arizona chapters have all joined the the coalition. Once the population of the texas brotherhood reached 480 they enacted a 2 child policy so they could keep a stable population. 50 years after coming, the texas brotherhood was fully up and running. Shortly after, they find a power armor construction facility just before the patrols enter they found somebody else patrolling the facility they later found it was the enclave. They immediately call for paladins and knights from the coalition to help take the facility. The enclave notices the build up of brotherhood troops so they attack them at night completely wiping the forces out. The paladins that were going to support the attack turn around and go to Fort Hood to support the now neutered texas brotherhood of steel. When the game begins the brotherhood is prepared for another attack to take the facility.
New Mexican Empire
The New Mexican Empire or NME is a powerful nazi like society that ranks whites below hispanics, though they aren't slaves or killed in the empire. They have these nazi like ideals because the founder wanted to recreate the old mexican empire which he believed was destroyed by white americans. The NME’s capital is Mexico City, it conquered most of mexico but know is suffering a major power crisis this why there’s a conflict between the NME and the Lone Star Republic. The official reason for the war is because if white americans become powerful again they will destroy the mexican empire, though you find out it's for control of nuclear reactor. The current emperor is, Emperor Samuel, in the final battle between the NME and the Lone Star republic he leads the NME army. If you kill him in battle you get the Emperors battle armor and the Emperors rifle. You can also kill him out of battle or pick pocket the key to get into a hidden cabinet in his room to get the armor and gun. Just before the battle you must do questline for him, once you complete it he makes you the Head Imperialas of the army and asks you to join him in the battle, if you disagree it will postpone the battle.
MNE cities
Puebla
Leon
Zapopan
Monterrey
Mexico City
NME military bases
Camp Imperial
Camp Invasion
Fort Cortes
Fort Pizarro
The Enclave
The enclave is what remains of the US government, they hid away in many places such as oil rigs. The Texas based Enclave soon became one of the most powerful due to it controlling a power armor construction facility. There base is in an old depleted uranium mine, it was one of the first enclave hideouts built, you can see this because it's much more built up than any of the other ones seen in prior games. If you go down and into the mines you find and enclave trooper saying “once step closer mutie and i'll blow your head of. 30 years after the bombs fell Vault 67 ,a control vault, population came out they were immediately greeted by a band of enclave soldiers who told them they were the American government and that they could make them an amazing city. Which they did, the city which is now known as The Capital is a pro enclave monarchy installed by the enclave. You must submit to a radiation test before entering, you must have below 30 rads to get in. When the game begins the new king wants to split off from the enclave, you can support him or inform the enclave about this and support them, you can also get The Capital to join the Lone Star Republic if you have enough reputation with them. During this time the enclave found an old power armor construction facility they quickly brought in many enclave troops to protect it, and many engineers to make sure it was running and keep it that way. Soon after they set up shop they noticed a buildup of Brotherhood troops. Fearing an attack they began a preemptive strike that wiped out the attacking forces. To keep the Construction Facility working they needed metal, they sent out many scouts to find a mine with lots of ore still in it, and they found one. They began hiring slaves and sending out patrols to do some enslaving themselves, to work in the mines. If you go to it you must pass a speech check of 50 to enter the mining camp, but you must be accepted by the enclave to go into the mines themselves. While within the gates of the camp you can occasionally see slaves get hit with electro whips by enclave soldiers if they're not working fast enough.
Main Bases
The Capital
Slaves Mine
Power Armor Construction Facility
Depleted uranium Mine
In the game you must choose one of the main factions from the 2 major power struggles to win the game, the two major power struggles are Enclave vs Brotherhood of Steel and The New Mexican empire vs The Lone Star Republic.
If you choose to aid the NME the battle starts in Camp Invasion, you and the emperor lead the army on an attack on FDR Citadel, just before you get there you see 2 artillery shells hit the side of the citadel and some defending troops. Once you get close to the entrance of the Citadel, the Emperor will come to you and tell you to lead a some Imperials into the Citadel to try to get through while he leads the rest of the force to destroy the defences around the citadel. Just before you get out of the citadel you here an artillery shell smash into the building caving in many flowers. When you get out you here another one it hit and if you turn around you see the citadel fall apart. When you get out you meet with a group of Imperials the leader says “the emperor told them to go ahead to help you”, you can either tell them “Good, come with me” “half of you come with me and the others help the rest of the force.” “All of you help the rest of the army, I can take it from here” after all responses he will say “Thank you Head Imperialas for your wisdom”. once you pass a checkpoint the Emperor and the rest of the army meet up with you, immediately you hear the emperor shout “Gas em” after this you see a group of Imperials fire chemical grenades into a Lone Star fortification. You automatically equip a gas mask, After a few minutes of fighting through the gas, and running for a few more, you see napalm shells fired from artillery set the city of Boom town Ablaze. You fight the city garrison in the smoldering remains of the city, after this you make the final trek to the edge of bowl where the reactor is located. Once you reach there any minor factions you got to help you will spawn in and support you in your final attack. During the final attack you'll see allies being blown up by high explosive shots fired by snipers by the reactor, you’ll never be directly hit with one because it would one shot you. Just before you reach the reactor a very large group of Lone Star Assault Commandos, luckily a barrage of artillery shells destroy a lot of them but there still a lot left to fight. After you've killed them the emperor tells you that they won the battle.
If you choose to help the lone Star Republic, you start out in the reactor where group of lone star snipers tell you that the NME is attacking is attacking you can ask them to help you, they respond “of course if any NME troops blew up it’ll be because of us”. After you leave the reactor you join a large group of Assault Commandos that have just been bombed by the NME. Any minor factions you got too help will spawn around the reactor. Once you battle through the attacking forces and just reach the remains of Boom Town, you see a group of deserters from the garrison in the city after they see you they began shouting “It's the desert ranger” and “He’s come to save us” after this they come and help you retake the city. Then you fight a deadly battle in the FDR Citadel ruins then you storm Camp Invasion and wipe out the rest of the NME army. After the battle Boom town and FDR Cidetal get updated on your pipboy to Boom town ruins and FDR Citadel ruins. 30 days after the battle Boom town and the FDR Citadel gets rebuilt, 30 days after that a new town called Citadel begins forming outside the FDR Citadel.
If you choose to help the brotherhood you start in an outpost outside of Power Armor Construction facility. When you get there you hear a brotherhood paladin say “the final chapters from Chicago came” after that you hear a head paladin say it's time to attack. You join a group of charging brotherhood and attack the enclave around the facility. After you kill the guards you storm the facility and take control of it, you then go and take the vertibirds before the remaining enclave take it away. If you fail this you will have to restart the battle once you take the vertibirds the head paladin will tell say “quick men get on the vertibirds we have to attack the fortress” then he will turn to you and say “We will distract the enclave forces, find an air vent once you get there use these to blow throw the filtration system then place this on the pipe, it’ll kill everybody in there.” if you have at least a speech of 80 you can ask him to give you some paladins to protect you. You take a fly to the Depleted Uranium mine in a verti bird, when you get there you already see brotherhood fighting the enclave. You travel around the mine until you find an air filtration vent you blow up the filters then place the bio bomb on the vent. After you do this you have to kill the rest of the enclave. After you finish the battle The Elder will tell “we got a lot of supplies from the mine and the construction facility, we’re already sending paladins in armed vertibirds to help our mojave chapter and to wipe out the rogue east coast chapter”.
If you choose to help the Enclave you start the battle inside the Construction Facility. You off the brotherhood forces and take over there outpost by the facility. A enclave trooper then tells you to get onto one of the verti birds and attack Fort Hood the brotherhood stronghold. The enclave soldier also gives you a dirty bomb. You have to pierce the defences and place the dirty bomb in the center of the base.
Minor Factions
Texas Ranger
Redneck
Super Mutants
Summerdale
The Capitol
Juliuses Legion
Brotherhood Outcasts
Boy Town
Vault 69
Vault 68
Vault 68 Refugees
Slavers
The Houston ghouls
Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers are a group of heavily trained defenders. The Founder of the Texas Rangers was an NCR soldier who just failed the ranger test due to a broken leg at the last minute. In shame he left the NCR and began exploring the wastes. He eventually settled in the town of Falldale soon after raiders attacked the town. After some teens in the village saw him fight off the raiders they wanted him to train them. Fast forward 45 years and many towns across texas are under the defence of the texas rangers, the texas rangers are rewarded by the people by giving them free food water and a bed to sleep in. They are currently fighting Juliuses Legion, the dominant legion group after the legion civil war. If your liked by the Texas Rangers you can ask them to help you retake the town of Summerdale after it was taken over by the legion. You can also help them attack the legion stronghold.
Rednecks
The Rednecks are shotgun wielding crazies that believe that they are on a mission from god to exterminate all ghouls and mutants. They live right next the super mutant camp, in the hills. You must gain their trust by bringing them 30 ghoul heads. If you do this you can the the companion Reddest Neck who is the leader of the rednecks. After you're accepted by the Rednecks they will ask you to help them attack the super mutants camp, you can also ask the enclave to help you with this. When you ask the enclave to help you can ask them to wipe out the super mutants and the rednecks if you pass a speech check of 55. If you do this Reddest neck will attempt to kill you and will no longer be your companion.
The Super Mutants
The super mutant live in a camp in the hills, next to the Rednecks camp. You can do a series of quests including rescuing a captured mutant called Johnny. Once you rescued him he becomes a companion, he has the highest the highest strength of any companions. If your liked by the mutants they will ask you to help them attack the Rednecks.
Summerdale
Summerdale is the town where the game begins, there's a bunch of quests that you can do around the town. The town is also the tutorial for the game. After you complete the main quest of the town, that brings to the brotherhood, You may return and see the town taken over by Juliuses legion. Once you see the town it activates the quest “not in my town” which leads you the Texas Rangers.
The Capital
The capital though part of the enclave for most of the game, has its own reputation system. The capital is built around vault 67 which was a normal control vault. It doors opened 30 years after the war in 2107, when they come out they were met by a of enclave soldiers. They offered to make them the capital of the wasteland the overseer obviously agreed. The vault became a monarchy and began building a city outside of the vault, with the enclaves help it became a glowing city on the wasteland. All the kings before the one in the game were loyal to the Enclave. To begin the battle between the capital and the enclave you must be liked by the capital to join the battle on the capitals side. If you have a high enough speech you can get the Lone Star Republic and the Brotherhood of steel to help. I you win the battle for the Capital you can pass a speech check and get the Capital to become part of the Lone Star Republic, if you don't do this it becomes the Capital Empire.