Fallout: New Vegas
75 Achievements
1655 XP
60-80h
Wild Card
Complete Wild Card.
30 XP
2.0%
How to unlock the Wild Card achievement in Fallout: New Vegas - Definitive Guide
You get the first three of these quests by talking to Yes Man, a securitron robot who you first meet in Benny's suite during the story quest 'Ring-a-Ding-Ding Baby.' These are those three quests.
Wild Card: Side Bets.
To complete this quest you have to make contact with the five tribes (Brotherhood of Steel, White Glove Society, Omertas, Great Khans, Boomers). From there you can then either ignore them by simply telling Yes Man you want to ignore them, eliminate them as a 'threat' by killing them, or with several you can sign them on to help you out in the upcoming battle.
You'll come accross most of these tribes even if you do other questlines anyway, so even if you don't want to do the Yes Man questline, it's worth just taking to him for this easy quest and xp.
Wild Card: Change in Management
This quest involves getting rid of Mr. House. Again, something all of the questlines, (bar Mr. Houses of course) want you to do. If you already killed Benny and got the Platinum Chip off him then this will be a very easy quest as well. You'll just need to follow the quest marker. If you are on very freindly terms with him, you won't even need to fight the Securitrons (well I didn't have to, not sure if it was a bug though). Just either choose to kill or disable him when prompted.
Wild Card: You and What Army?
This is the hardest of the Wild Card quests, especially if you are hated by Caesars Legion. You have to go to the Bunker located under the Fort, Caesars main base, and fight your way through all of the Protectrons there and then upgrade his Securitrons with a software update, or something to that affect. If you are at least Neutral with Caesars Legion then this will be a whole lot easier as you wont have to slog it out with the Legion before you even get to the bunker.
Finally, you've done those quests Yes Man will give you a final quest.
Wild Card: Finishing Touches
For this, the only thing you HAVE to do is activate the El Dorado Substation. Just east of Black Mountain. Yes Man will however also give you the option of saving President Kimball (this will grab you the 'You'll Know it When it Happens' achievement) and to try and convince the Followers of the Apocalypse to help try and contain any riots and such in the Strip and Freeside. You don't have to do those things to get the achievement. Just head to the Substation. If you're idolised by the NCR then they'll let you in no problem, if not just dress in NCR gear or simply kill them all. There's only 5-6 troopers there, not much of a challenge for a mid-level character. Once you turn it on and report back to Yes Man the achievement pops.
Since its an optional mission
The Wild Card story-line is given to you by Benny's personal robot, Yes Man. After dealing with Benny within The Tops Casino, you can find Yes Man in Benny's suite. Talk to him, to start the missions. He'll require you to complete a variety of different tasks. Check here for a detailed walkthrough.
Main quest mission leading up to the Yes Man ending in "No Gods, No Masters". The "Wild Card" missions will be available unless you start the Battle for Hoover Dam supporting any other faction, after which they cannot be completed.
The four "Wild Card" missions are almost identical to the path from "The House Always Wins". In fact you can complete all of the Mr. House missions, and kill him right before the Battle for Hoover Dam, and most of the "Wild Card" objectives will already be completed.
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Start by going to Benny's room on the 13th floor of The Tops Casino, and finding Yes Man in the hidden room.
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"Wild Card: Change in Management" Kill Mr. House and then return to Yes Man. Meet him back at the Lucky 38 and he'll take over the mainframe.
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"Wild Card: You and What Army?" Upgrade the Securitrons at The Fort
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"Wild Card: Side Bets" Secure support from the Boomers, the Khans, the Omertas, and the White Glove Society, or advise Yes Man to ignore them.
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"Wild Card: Finishing Touches" Complete mission "You'll Know It When It Happens", then activate El Dorado substation.
This will activate the mission "No Gods, No Masters", and give you the trophy.