War Event

The Black Cross Outpost (35:27) is your only way in if you're looking to participate in a War Event.

War Event (WE) is a regularly scheduled large-scale PvP battle where participants, split into two competing teams, fight for control of the Wasteland on behalf of their assigned NPC factions.

War Event outcomes can shift the allegiance of the sites of these battles, impacting their economy and patrol encounters in their surrounding areas.

War Events take place every weekend, with an occasional one during the week. They offer a more streamlined, arcade-style experience compared to the main game: there's no grind required, you get your free gear and jump right into the fray, and when you die, you respawn nearly instantly with all of your items still in your inventory.

For a list of past and upcoming War Events, see the #warevents channel on FO3's official discord server.

All WE participants are guaranteed to receive a War Event stat; winners also gain reputation with the faction they fought for, while losers lose reputation with theirs.

To join a War Event, you must travel to the Black Cross Outpost (35:27), a mercenary base east of NCR. Do not bring any items; everything you need will be provided to you.

Once you've made it to the outpost, walk to the gate in the north‑western portion of the map and interact with it to enter the event lobby (available whenever there's a timer at the top of the screen counting down time before an upcoming War Event) or configure your event gear. You can make adjustments to your event gear presets at any time by pressing Escape, going to the third page of the settings menu, and clicking buttons on the "EVENT" panel.

WE rules

• Trolling (rule 5B), team killing (rule 5C), looting (rule 5D), AFKing (rule 5E; enforced automatically with a 24-hour ban after 7 warnings), and teaming up with opposing teams (rule 5F) are all explicitly forbidden during War Events.
• See #rules on FO3 discord for a full and up-to-date list of game/event rules.

Team balancing

Teams are balanced automatically at the start of the event based on the class perks of the participants.

Each class is assigned to a specific pool and the pools are then balanced separately:

• Pool 1: Bounty Hunter, Sniper, Scout, Assassin, Cyborg (with Aggressive Modules)
• Pool 2: Super Mutant, Chosen One, Priest, Infantry, Cyborg (without Aggressive Modules)
• Pool 3: Soldier, Killer, Alien, Clone, Raider, Random Boy, Regulator (without Heavy Handed)
• Pool 4: Deathclaw, Combat Master, Regulator (with Heavy Handed)
• Pool 5: Wrecker
• Pool 6: Leader, Paramedic, Hubologist

Currency gain and NPC gear scaling

• Your currency gains are multiplied by your KDA/2.
• Friendly fire kills instantly transfer 25% of any currency in your inventory to the teammate you killed.
• Currency gain rate goes up as the event draws to a close, allowing players to acquire better gear; NPC gear is similarly adjusted.

Time remaining (in minutes)	Currency multiplier	NPC gear tier
60:00 - 50:00	10%	Tier 1
50:00 - 40:00	20%	Tier 2
40:00 - 30:00	30%	Tier 3
30:00 - 20:00	50%	Tier 3
20:00 - 10:00	100%	Tier 4
10:00 - 05:00	300%	Tier 5
05:00 - 00:00	400%	Tier 6

Flags

War Event gameplay is centered around capturing and defending control points, represented by flags.

You left-click a flag to begin securing the control point. You must remain within the flag's range (shown when you mouse over it) for the entire duration of that process to contribute to it and earn capture points.

Your contribution towards the progress of an ongoing flag capture depends on your role.

Flag capture effectiveness (% progress per second)

Role	Base	901+ rep
Tanks	0.4%	0.2%
Semi-tanks	0.6%	0.3%
Utility	1.0%	0.5%
DPS	1.5%	0.7%
Snipers	2.0%	1.0%
Sneakers	2.5%	1.2%

• Red/purple marker appears under a flag when your/enemy team starts contesting it.
• Each tick of flag capturing progress (while you are in its radius) grants +500 gear XP to your currently equipped weapon and armor.
• Successfully capturing a flag ranks up one random (slot 1, 2, or 3) gear perk of your currently equipped weapon/armor.
• The respawn vendor ("event officer") allows you to pick which flag you want to spawn on. You can normally choose any flag currently under your team's control but be aware that a flag that is actively being contested won't be available as a spawn point if the enemy team is more than 25% into their takeover.
• Entering the battlefield grants you temporary immunity unless you enter via a flag currently being contested in which case no immunity is given.
• The Mysterious Stranger perk synergy spawns two soldiers to fight alongside you whenever you re-enter the battlefield, if you have it. The effect has a 30-second cooldown.

Capture points

• For every 1% of flag capture progress, or for every tick towards that 1%, every player in range gains 0.01 capture points.
• Players who picked a free capture point as their extra start 1 capture point ahead of everyone else.
• The losing team gains 0.01 capture points every 5 seconds.
• Capture points can be used to purchase powerful, game-changing gear upgrades; use them wisely.
• By default, only three "premium options" are available but you can unlock more using reputation earned from participating in New Reno Wars.

Premium options

Premium option	Capture point cost (after unlocking)	Unlocking cost (in NRW reputation)
Upgrade weapon tier (must be level 4+)	1.00	–
Upgrade armor tier (must be level 4+)	1.00	–
Tier IV ammo refill	0.25	–
25 x weapon XP	1.00	10 Wrights reputation
25 x armor XP	1.00	10 Mordinos reputation
Install an additional weapon perk	1.00	25 Salvatores reputation
Install an additional armor perk	1.00	25 Bishops reputation
Reroll weapon perks	1.00	10 Salvatores reputation
Reroll armor perks	1.00	10 Bishops reputation
Upgrade your weapon's item luck (+1)	1.00	25 Mordinos reputation
Upgrade your armor's item luck (+1)	1.00	25 Wrights reputation

Scoring system

During the event, you can earn points for yourself and your team. The team with the most points wins the event and reaps the rewards. The player with the most points wins the prestige of being the player with the most points. Individual score is capped at 250,000 plus 5% (12,500 points) for every flag captured by the player.

You can increase your and your team's score by killing your opponents and completing objectives; see the table below for details.

Kill-based score		Objective/teamplay-based score
Victim's KDA Player score Team score 0.01 - 0.25 25 20% 0.25 - 0.50 35 30% 0.51 - 1.00 50 60% 1.01 - 1.50 75 75% 1.51 - 2.00 100 100% 2.01 - 2.50 125 110% 2.51 - 3.00 150 120% 3.01 - 3.50 175 130% 3.51 - 4.50 200 140% 4.51 - 7.50 250 150% 7.51 - 10.00 500 175% above 10.00 1000 200%	When you kill an enemy player, the score earned from that kill is determined by the victim's KDA. The higher their KDA, the more points they provide, see the table to the left. Normally, a player's KDA ratio is simply KDA = (Kills + Assists) / Deaths. However, two edge cases require special handling: a player who has zero deaths meaning their KDA cannot be calculated by division, and a player with no kills/assists, whose KDA would always equal 0, which might not accurately represent their impact on the match, especially early on in the event when everyone is at 0/0/0. Custom KDA values for edge case handling  Deaths 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KDA values for victims with no kills/assists KDA 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.6 1.0 0.75 0.50 0.25 KDA values for victims with no deaths Kills/Assists 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 KDA 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.3 7.2 8.2 9.3 10.5 As you can see from the table to the left, the team score is a multiplier. That multiplier is used in the following formula: Team Score = (Number of Team-Controlled Flags x 10) x Team score multiplier from victim's KDA Team-controlled flags include every single flag on the map (excluding only Leader flags) that bears your team's colors.	Team score: Capturing a neutral flag grants 300 team points Capturing an enemy flag also captures 10% of their total points Personal score: +33% for winning the event (this multiplies your final personal score) -5% for each AFK warning received during the event +750 for reviving a teammate (Paramedic only) +500 for initiating flag capture +200 for killing an NPC (or -50 if the NPC was on your team) +50 for every Super Stimpak used on a teammate +1 for every point of radiation applied to enemies +30 for each tick of flag capture progress +20 for each friendly target shot with healing ammo

At the conclusion of the event, everyone's personal score is modified using their class-specific multiplier (see the table below) and the final results are displayed via the message box.

Score multiplier	Classes
60%	Assassin, Scout
70%	Bounty Hunter, Combat Master, Clone, Cyborg, Hubologist, Killer, Raider, Random Boy, Soldier, Wrecker
90%	Alien, Deathclaw, Sniper
100%	Chosen One, Regulator, Super Mutant
150%	Infantry, Leader, Paramedic, Priest

Comeback stats

If your team is behind, you gain temporary bonus stats at the rate of 1 stat for every 250 points the winning team is ahead of you.

These bonuses persist until the event ends. You can choose to start the event with 5 of them already active, see the Extras section below.

War Event stats

WE stats might be uniform in their look, but they each provide a unique bonus.

War Event stats are itemized account-bound stat bonuses, similar to implants except they cannot be traded between players. They come in two tiers.

• T1 stats are given to all War Event participants.
• T2 stats have a 1% chance of dropping after a War Event but only if you have 10 T1 stats installed.
• Participating in New Reno Wars boosts your chance of receiving a T2 stat by 15% for 30 hours.
• If you already have a T2 stat installed, you cannot receive another one.
• A maximum of 10 T1 stats can be installed. You cannot install multiple copies of the same stat.
• Characters with Charisma ≥ 20 are allowed to exceed the limit and install one additional T1 stat.
• You can install one T2 stat, at the cost of three T1 stat slots.
• If your installed WE stats exceed the maximum, you can't attack and can be killed by a single hit. A dialog window will open allowing you to rectify the situation whenever you enter a new location.

War Event Stats

T1 Stat	Effects	T2 Stat	Effects
ST	+1 Strength	Melee Mastery (S.HTH)	+1 Strength +10 melee damage +15% melee critical power -5% attack delay PvE: Killing NPCs boosts melee damage (stacking) Event: Full invisibility upon reentering the battlefield
MD	+10 melee damage +15% melee critical power
AS	-5% attack delay
PE	+1 Perception	Precision Marksman (S.RNG)	+1 Perception +10 Sight +25 Sneak detection +2 ranged weapon range PvE: 100% NPC sneak detection Event: 3x weapon XP purchase rate
FOV	+10 Sight +4 Sneak detection
RNG	+2 ranged weapon range
EN	+1 Endurance	Versatile Support (S.ULT)	+1 Endurance +100 carry weight capacity +25% radiation resistance +25% poison resistance 15% more event currency +5% XP gained +10% gear XP gained PvE: More gear XP from your kills Event: 3 x armor XP purchase rate
ULT	+100 carry weight capacity +25% radiation resistance +25% poison resistance 15% more event currency
EXP	+5% XP gained +10% gear XP gained
CH	+1 Charisma	Cybernetic Enhancements (S.IMP)	+1 Charisma +5 Charisma for combat implant limit calculation +1 to SPECIAL implants limit PvE: Each implant grants +0.5% damage protection Event: +50% flag capturing effectiveness
IMP	+5 Charisma for combat implant   limit calculation
SPE	+1 SPECIAL implant limit
INT	+1 Intelligence	Combat Medic (S.MED)	+1 Intelligence +25% healing from First Aid +10% healing received +10 min normal drug duration (2 for Cannibal) -10 sec respawn time PvE: Killing NPCs may reset First Aid/Doctor cooldown Event: +1 drug refill tier, start with T3 drugs
MED	+25% healing from First Aid +10% healing received
DRG	+10 min normal drug duration +2 min Cannibal drug duration -10 sec respawn time
AG	+1 Agility	Agile Sprinter (S.MOV)	+1 Agility +5% movement speed +2 TB movement-only APs +1 AP +30 AC PvE: Killing NPCs boosts Movement Speed (stacking) Event: Armor starts with +1 XP reset
ATB	+5% movement speed +2 TB movement-only APs
AP	+1 AP +30 AC
LK	+1 Luck	Lethal Precision (S.LET)	+1 Luck +5 lethal damage +1% Lethality PvE: Killing NPCs boosts Lethality (stacking) Event: Install an extra weapon perk for free
LD	+5 lethal damage
LET	+1% Lethality
ACC	+1 damage per bullet +40 accuracy +4% max chance to hit	Enhanced Firepower (S.DMG)	+1 damage per bullet +40 accuracy +4% max chance to hit Penetrate 2% of target's DR +5% damage multiplier PvE: Killing NPCs boosts damage (stacking) Event: Start with a T3 weapon
DRP	Penetrate 2% of target's DR
DMG	+5% damage multiplier
CC	+5 critical chance	Critical Mastery (S.CRT)	+5% critical chance +8% critical power +8 critical roll PvE: Killing NPCs boosts critical damage (stacking) Event: Weapon starts with +1 XP reset
CE	+8% critical power
CP	+8 critical roll
HR	+20 Healing Rate +8% critical power resistance	Fortified Shield (S.SHD)	+20 Healing Rate +8% critical power resistance +5% critical chance resistance -20% incoming melee damage +1 to defensive rolls PvE: Taking hits boosts critical resistance (stacking) Event: Install an extra armor perk for free
CR	+5% critical chance resistance
SHD	-20% incoming melee damage +1 to defensive rolls
DT	+1 to all DTs	Resilient Guardian (S.DEF)	+1 to all DTs +3 to all DRs +15 HP PvE: Killing NPCs boosts Damage Protection (stacking) Event: Start with T3 armor
DR	+3 to all DRs
HP	+15 HP
SQ	+25 Sequence +4 Stealth	Regenerative Boost (S.REG)	+25 Sequence +25 Stealth +12 AP Regen -3 AP lost from knockouts +25% AP restored on kill +5% HP restored on kill PvE: Killing NPCs boosts AP Regen (stacking) Event: +50% flag defense effectiveness
APR	+12 AP Regen -3 AP lost from Knockouts
KS	+25% AP restored on kill +5% HP restored on kill

Armor progression

When you configure your event loadout, your choice of armor determines not only the armor and helmet you initially receive but also your entire armor upgrade path in all future events. You can only purchase up to two additional suits of body armor from the respawn vendor but you can reroll your helmet as many times as you want.

As you earn/buy gear XP during a War Event, your current armor levels up and once it reaches level 4, "give me a higher tier of my armor" dialog option appears when you initiate dialog with the respawn vendor that, at the cost of one capture point, allows you to advance to the next stage along your armor's upgrade path (see the table below).

For information on the amount of gear XP required to level up specific armor types, see Armor perks#Armor experience.

The tier of your armor determines the tier of drugs that you receive from refills so it's generally a good idea to get your first upgrade as soon as possible.

Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Leather Jacket Tier I	Combat Leather Jacket Tier III Vault Jumpsuit Tier III	Navy Armor Tier IV	Stealth Armor Tier V	Stealth Armor MKII Tier VI
		Deathclaw Leather Armor Tier IV	Medic Armor Tier V	Speed Power Armor Tier VI
		Sniper Leather Armor Tier IV	Sniper Armor Tier V	Light Power Armor Tier VI
Leather Armor Tier I	Leather Armor MKII Tier III Leather Coat Tier III	Navy Armor Tier IV	Stealth Armor Tier V	Stealth Armor MKII Tier VI
		Deathclaw Leather Armor Tier IV	Medic Armor Tier V	Speed Power Armor Tier VI
		Sniper Leather Armor Tier IV	Sniper Armor Tier V	Light Power Armor Tier VI
Robe Tier I	Firegecko Leather Armor Tier III Radscorpion Leather Armor Tier III	Navy Armor Tier IV	Stealth Armor Tier V	Stealth Armor MKII Tier VI
		Deathclaw Leather Armor Tier IV	Medic Armor Tier V	Speed Power Armor Tier VI
		Sniper Leather Armor Tier IV	Sniper Armor Tier V	Light Power Armor Tier VI
Combat Robe Tier II	Unity Robe Tier III Hubologist Robe Tier III Bridgekeeper's Robe Tier III Cyber Robe Tier III Medic Robe Tier III	Black Cross Robe Tier IV Elder Robe Tier IV	Power Robe Tier V	Power Robe MKII Tier VI
Metal Armor Tier II	Metal Armor Mark II Tier III Hardened Metal Armor Tier III Inferno Armor Tier III Heavy Armor Tier III Tesla Armor Tier III Brotherhood Metal Armor Tier III Enclave Metal Armor Tier III NCR Metal Armor Tier III TMA Metal Armor Tier III VC Metal Armor Tier III	Paladin Armor Tier IV Rusty Power Armor Tier IV	Power Armor Tier V	Hardened Power Armor Tier VI
Combat Armor Tier II	Combat Armor MKII Tier III Brotherhood Armor Tier III Vault City Armor Tier III NCR Armor Tier III Enclave Armor Tier III Desert Armor Tier III Conscript Armor Tier III Raider Armor Tier III	Military Armor Tier IV Gun Runners Combat Armor Tier IV	Adv. Power Armor Tier V	Adv. Power Armor MKII Tier VI

Weapon progression

When you choose your starting weapon, you commit to its weapon type for the duration of the event so choose wisely. Like armor, weapons gain gear XP through combat, contesting flags, and direct gear XP purchases from the respawn vendor. You can purchase up to two additional weapons from the respawn vendor.

When your weapon reaches level 4, you're able to upgrade it to a higher tier at the cost of 1 capture point via the respawn vendor.

For information on the amount of gear XP required to level up specific weapon types, see Weapon perks#Weapon experience.

The tables below show every available starting weapon (except stackable throwing items that come in backpacks) and their upgrade paths.

Small Guns

Weapon type	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Fast Pistols	.44 Magnum Revolver Tier II	Needler Pistol Tier III	.357 Colt Tier IV	Anaconda Tier V	Death's Pistol Tier VI
Damage Pistols	10mm Colt Tier II	14mm Pistol Tier III	14mm Colt Tier IV	Defender Tier V	Death's Pistol Tier VI
Range Pistols	Desert Eagle Tier II Desert Eagle EM Tier II	.223 Pistol Tier III	Sniper Pistol Tier IV	Gauss Pistol Tier V	Death's Pistol Tier VI
Sniper Rifles	Hunting Rifle Tier II Scoped Hunting Rifle Tier II	Sniper Rifle Tier III	SVD Rifle Tier IV	SVD Rifle MKII Tier V	Gauss Rifle Tier VI
Shotguns	Sawed-Off Shotgun Tier II	Combat Shotgun Tier III	H&K CAWS Tier IV	Pancor Jackhammer Tier V	Saiga-12 Tier VI
Assault Rifles	Assault Rifle Tier II Assault Rifle EM Tier II	XL70E3 Tier III	Military Rifle Tier IV	AK-47 Tier V	H&K G36c Tier VI
Explosive Small Guns	M79 Grenade Launcher Tier II	MGL M32 Tier III	MGL M32s Tier IV	Automatic Grenade Launcher Tier V	C4 Launcher Tier VI
Support Rifles	FN FAL Tier II	M16 Tier III	M16 MKII Tier IV	Steyr Tier V	Gauss Support Weapon Tier VI
SMGs	10mm SMG Tier II	H&K P90c Tier III	H&K MP5 Tier IV	H&K G11 Tier V	H&K G11E Tier VI

Big Guns

Weapon type	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Machine Guns	Lewis MKII Tier II	M60 Tier III	M240 Tier IV	Browning Auto Rifle Tier V
Flamers	Flamer Tier II	Improved Flamer Tier III	Incinerator Tier IV	Napalm Blaster Tier V
Miniguns	Minigun Tier II	Avenger Minigun Tier III	Vindicator Minigun Tier IV	Gauss Minigun Tier V
Rocket Launchers	Rocket Launcher Tier II	BigBazooka Tier III	Adv. Rocket Launcher Tier IV	Flash Launcher Tier V
Heavy Sniper Rifles	Heavy Rifle Tier II	LSW Tier III	DSR Tier IV	Bozar Tier V

Energy Weapons

Weapon type	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Laser Weapons	Laser Pistol Tier I	Magneto-Laser Pistol Tier II	Laser Rifle Tier III	Gatling Laser Tier IV	Commissar's Pistol Tier V	Turbolaser Tier VI
Plasma Weapons	Plasma Pistol Tier I	Plasma Pistol MKII Tier II	Plasma SMG Tier III	Plasma Rifle Tier IV	Turbo Plasma Rifle Tier V	Plasma Gatling Tier VI
Fire Weapons	Signal Pistol Tier I	Solar Scorcher Tier II	Fire Rifle Tier III	Alien Blaster Tier IV	Pyro Rifle Tier V	Heat Machine Tier VI
Electric Weapons	Electric Zip Gun Tier I	Pulse Pistol Tier II	ELECTRO Launcher Tier III	Prototype 14 Tier IV	Electro Cannon Tier V	Pulse Rifle Tier VI

Melee Weapons

Weapon type	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Clubs	Cattle Prod Tier II	Super Cattle Prod Tier III	Plasma Torch Tier IV	Bass Rape Tier VI
Fast Knives	Shiv Tier II	"Little Jesus" Tier III	Machete Tier IV	Bass Rape Tier VI
Damage Knives	Combat Knife Tier II	Wakizashi Blade Tier III	Ripper Tier IV	Bass Rape Tier VI
Punch Weapons	Power Fist Tier II Boxing Gloves Tier II	Mega Power Fist Tier III	Punch Gun Tier IV	Bass Rape Tier VI
Hammers	Sledgehammer Tier II	Super Sledge Tier III Louisville Slugger Tier III	Mega Sledge Tier IV	Bass Rape Tier VI

Alien-exclusive weapons

Weapon type	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
Alien Sniper Rifles	HP DKS-501 Tier II	SSR3 Tier III	SSR10 Tier IV
Alien Flamers	PyO61 Tier II	PyO62 Tier III	IPF210 Tier IV
Alien Support Rifles	LAR42 Tier II	LAR52 Tier III	LAR62 Tier IV
Alien Miniguns	ETG1000 Tier II	ETG2000 Tier III	ETG3000 Tier IV
Alien Electric Weapons	XSR Tier II	ESR01 Tier III	ESR02 Tier IV

Extras

In addition to weapons and armor, event participants can select one of the following "extras:"

• Wattz Motion Sensor added to your starting inventory
• RobCo Motion Sensor added to your starting inventory
• Stealth tools added to your inventory every time you respawn/refill your ammo and drugs
• One free capture point
• A bundle of five random "comeback stats" from the following list added to your character's base stats for the duration of the event right at the start:
  • +15 hit points or +5% critical damage (if you're below 150 HP)
  • +1% DR
  • +1 action point
  • +1 SPECIAL point
  • +6% more currency gained

Notes

• Participating in three War Events within 48 hours grants an additional reward (the timer resets after each event).
• Latecomers are able to join the event 5 to 20 minutes after it starts. They will always be placed on the losing team.
• Item dropping/trading is disabled on all WE maps, including the lobby.
• Your carry weight capacity will be multiplied by 100 for the duration of the event.
• You can use the ~showteam command to toggle the display of a persistent list of all of your teammates and their stats at the top of your screen.
• Turret Mechanics receive 10 Good Metal Parts with every ammo/drug refill.
• New Reno family items (Bishop MG, Mordino Taser, etc.) are not available during War Events.