Failure Means Death is the second Quest of the Enclave Squad Leonidas Arc in Fallout: New California.
Quick Walkthrough[]
| Gather your allies and resources and head to the Main Door. | ||||||||||||||
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| Reach the cave exit and escape. | ||||||||||||||
Detailed Walkthrough[]
The quest is given to you by Colonel Bragg directly after the quest Hell to Pay. He will tell you that the vault is about to self destruct and that you should leave, taking whoever you can with you.
Unlike in the quest Live Free or Die, you do not have many options of companions to take with you out of the vault because most of them will be hostile (like Jamie Campbell and Eric Campbell) towards you, since you support the Patriots. If you helped Jenn Hail but did not use her to pick the Overseer's door lock, she will accompany you. Johnny Matheson may join you now too if you remove the Patriot Uniform before talk to him (also, don't try to recruit him during or before Hell To Pay, or Hell To Pay will fail when he attack Chevy Bragg and make John Bragg hostile). Ben Kurtz will be waiting for you after coming out of the elevator to the entrance. Stop by and pick up B-6-RK if you completed Domo Arigato.
When you reach the entrance, you will see the rest of the vault evacuating, they will not be hostile. The members of the vault will be shot by Enclave soldiers in power armor however they will not shoot at you. The turrets by the very exit will not be hostile towards you either. Once you have reached the exit, the quest and the first installment will end.