What is the Currency? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:32 pm

Sorry if this has already been asked, but what is the currency going to be? Is it still bottle caps or is it going to be something different? Being in Vegas, Poker Chips would be pretty cool.

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:06 pm

its bottlecap, Ceasers cons, and NCR dollars

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:30 pm

its bottlecap, Ceasers cons, and NCR dollars

....and used condems.

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:38 pm

....and used condems.

please tell me youre not serius XD

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:27 pm

NCR - Money (NCR Dollar)

Caesar's Legion - Legion Money

New Vegas - Caps

We can apparently change one type of currency for another, no idea whether we will take an exchange rate hit or not, but I'd guess yes.

» Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:06 am

IIRC certain vendors have a prefered currency. Prices may fluctuate depending on the currency offered.

» Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:32 am

I'm very pleased they included this feature with more currency. It is something I always wanted to see.

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:57 pm

Don't forget that chips can exchange for caps anywhere on the Vegas Strip. I may end up converting much of my riches to chips to force myself to rough it out in the desert.

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:15 pm

Im glad there's more than one currency. If I remember correctly, in Fallout 2 it was gold though. :blink:

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:06 pm

I'm surprised it isn't straight chips for money.

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:58 pm

Im glad there's more than one currency. If I remember correctly, in Fallout 2 it was gold though. :blink:

I thought it was dollars?

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:03 pm

I'm pretty sure that you can effect the exchange rate between the currencies...

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 4:38 pm

Caps
NCR Dollars- appear in seperate bills, ex. 20, 50, 100
Legion Money
And Chips for the casinos.

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:53 pm

I thought it was dollars?

and I thought it was poker chips

» Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:26 am

NCR dollars in Fallout 2 were backed by a gold reserve. Unfortunately, this reserve was destroyed by the Brotherhood of Steel. As such, NCR money is backed by water in New Vegas.

» Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:43 pm

The way I understand it is as follows:

1) The NCR has it's own issued currency, NCR Dollars. This is pretty much what it says on the tin.

2) Caeser's Legion has minted their own form of currency in the form of gold and silver coins.

3) Bottlecaps have been traded in the wasteland for a long time now, and as such they are still present and used as currency.

-The casinos all have their own unique chips which can be freely traded (in said casinos) for all three main currencies and vice versa.

-Traders will accept all three forms of currency, not sure whether they will favor one type over another but that would be interesting.