Fallout: New Vegas
75 Achievements
112-136h
Love the Bomb
Cause 10,000 damage with Explosives.
13.2%
How to unlock the Love the Bomb achievement in Fallout: New Vegas - Definitive Guide
I went to Black Mountain (there are some supermutants and nightkin there) to get the companion Raul. I got a Missile Launcher from a nightkin on the tower there called Anabelle. Its fairly good and cheaper than buying one.
Save your game and turn hardcore mode off, this while allow you to carry a ton of missiles. I bought like 100 of them from the Gun Runners (50 high velocity and 50 other ones with a bunch of normal ones).
Now go kill EVERYTHING. I suggest hittin up Jacobstown, and any other place you know with super mutants and nightkin. They have alot more HP so you can rack up tons of points toward your 10000 dmg. after wipin out the Legion Camp i got about 2500/10000 and that was for killing like...50 guys. After killing jacobstown i was up to like 6200, and theres only about 12 supermutant/nightkin there. So there you have it. wipe out vegas if you have to as well, robots are good too.
GOOD LUCK....with this game...grrr
hidden valley bunker
camp mcarran - forlorn hope
mojave outpost
cottonwood cove
when you get in the hidden bunker the turrets down the first set of stairs can take a hell of a pounding
Ammo, certain weapons, and grenades can be stolen from the Boomers in the mess hall/munitions storage hangar (no negative rep as long as you are hidden when you hit the "steal" button, click RS to drag items into hiding with no penalty). More munitions and ammo can be purchased from Mick in Mick & Ralph's or from Vendortron at Gun Runners. Next, you must acquire your target.
I would suggest going to Gomorrah with a missile launcher and grenades and slaughtering everyone, especially in the lower lobby (as all the gamblers funnel out and can be killed with one rocket). I think that murdering people on the Strip is the funnest (and possibly easiest) way to earn this achievement. If everyone on the strip is dead, yet you do not have your achievement, try some other densely populated places, like The Fort, Nellis Air Force Base, Jacobstown, or any of the NCR camps.
I would NOT recommend using the Fat Man, due to the fact that the ammo and the gun itself are very expensive, and in the tight spaces, a missile launcher can actually get the job done better, due to the straight, fast flight path and pretty good damage.
Good luck with this achievement. It took me all of 15 minutes to get, and I enjoyed every bit of it.
These links are to help you out to find the weapon and to also learn a bit more about each one
(Annabelle)
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Annabelle
(Thump-Thump)
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Thump-Thump
UPDATE: Frags and plasma grenades also a good thing to use
(thank u TragiK x SlayeR)
I had problems using Thump-Thump or any grenade-launching guns, mainly that after the first shot the explosion nor direct hit did ANY damage to the enemies, just to me, so I had to find an alternative. Then I realized I had some C4 stored back in my Novac house and decided to do this.
First off, you will need to have finished Red Lucy's "Bleed Me Dry" quest where you collect eggs for her and you get to fight the monster whose egg you collect. Once you collect the Deathclaw egg, turn it in, get some loving, then it's time to start.
Go to where Red Lucy is and fall off the top-left corner into the battlefield. Go straight to the portion where the enemies spawn and drop TWO C4 at the edge, right next to the sliding door. You would probably only need one if you had 100 Explosive or were on Easy/Very Easy.
Now, just go to the middle-right gate, open it and go up the stairs to Red Lucy and choose these options:
I want to know more about the Thorn --> I want to fight --> I want greater challenges --> I want to fight Deathclaws --> Bring them all on(Or whatever the first option is called). Then it's as simple as turning on Sneak and Sneaking into the arena. Once you see THREE Deathclaws(There will only be one but then they'll separate like clones once you get far enough into the arena) just detonate the C4. If you placed the C4 right next to the sliding door and are sneaking it should instantly kill all the Deathclaws.
You get about 700 - 900 Explosive damage each time you do this, but the downside is that it costs about 2500 - 3200 Caps EACH TIME you do this because of the C4 you throw. If you're starting from 0 this will take at the very least 26. At the very least.
Additional information:
I was level 30, had 20 Explosive(18 with a buff) and 100 Sneak when I was doing this. Only took me about 18 C4 with around 2000 damage gained from messing around with Thump Thump previously. Took about 20 minutes total to get the achievement.
*i had about 4000 points damage when i went to the bommers so i got aroung 6000 points then my achivment came so if you have less then you should be prepared to go to the casinos but i don't know how much damage this will give you* lastly i also done the quest ant misbehavin i think you get about 500- 1000 damage depending how many you kill. hope you enjoy the achivment.
Make sure you have a Fatman and a mini-nuke (1 is enough) that does a lot of spread damage. You can buy this at the Gun Runners store (sold by that robot). It normally sells 3 types of mini-nukes, one of those does a lot of spread damage and that's the one you should be buying.
Go to the Hidden Valley and enter the BoS bunker. Go to the shooting range and go as far as you can down the shooting lane right in front of you, so you are positioned directly towards the open door you just came through.
Wait for the patrolling guard to come near you and kill him (rifle, plasma gun,.. whatever. Just make sure he dies in 1 or 2 shots). Everyone will be on alert and will stand near the opening of the door. Wait a few seconds until a group of guards will be standing there, equip your Fatman with the special mini-nuke, and fire away.
Everyone (/thing) will be destroyed in the blast range, you should normally be barely alive (I had 2 bars left, with NO armor equiped).
The achievement instantly popped up, meaning I did more than 9800 damage (I had around 200 when I started this).
This trophy will come naturally over time as you make use of explosives, but will likely be earned later in the game as they become more readily available. Playing on Very Easy difficulty you will do 200% normal damage to enemies, making it much easier to accumulate points. To maximize their damage potential make sure you have a high Explosives skill. You can also consider the Demolition Expert perk available at level 6, or Splash Damage at level 13. You can keep track of your progress by looking at the "Love the Bomb" challenge in your Pip-Boy. Damage inflicted by your companions does not count towards this trophy.
So this achievement is most likely the easiest of the group if you have the caps to pay for it. Grenades and mines will be your bread and butter, as missiles and fat men are in short supply. For an early game explosive stockpile, loot the NCRCF Powder Gangers for dynamite. Raider groups usually have 1-3 grenades on them, so they'll be a constant influx as well. Most traveling merchants will also have a few frag grenades on hand. If you're struggling to find targets, head to the nearest robot infested building. This is because robots move slow (so they're easy grenade targets) and have lots of health.