The Big Circle is a caravan route in California.
Background[]
The route loops through several settlements including Broken Hills, New Reno, Redding, the Den, Gecko, Modoc and Vault City.[1][2] Cass is familiar with the route, and caravan merchants such as Ed state that the route is dangerous.[3][1] Brahmin drives are present and caravan families cause conflict on the route, creating tension.[4][5]
Locations[]
| Year | Settlements |
|---|---|
| 2241 | Broken Hills — New Reno — Redding — The Den — Modoc — Vault City — Gecko |
| 2281 | New Reno — Redding — The Den — Modoc — Vault City — Arroyo |
Appearances[]
The Big Circle appears in Fallout 2 and is mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed (Fallout 2):"{130}{}{When I was a lot younger, I used to drive brahmin through the 'Big Circle'... Broken Hills, New Reno, Redding, the Den, Modoc, then back here. It just got too dangerous after a while, so I settled here.}"
(VCED.MSG) - ↑ WORLDMAP.TXT
- ↑ Courier: "There's other places to go."
Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "Where? Like Vegas? Chewed and spit enough friends out. East? Get put in one of Caesar's little "camps?" No thanks. Head back West? I already know the Big Circle and everyone in it - 'cept now I go back there, ruined. Never really realized how small the Mojave's getting nowadays, hard to find a place to go to that's worthwhile."
(Rose of Sharon Cassidy's dialogue) - ↑ Courier: "Why would I have brought it here?"
Ulysses: "I've walked the East. You've walked the West, more than I have. Circle Junction. Reno. Vault City. Word of you at Fort Aradesh... Fort Abandon. Even further West than that, Brahmin drives on the Big Circle. Whatever you saw out there, wasn't enough to make you stay. Maybe the markings on the package reminded you of the road home."
(Ulysses' dialogue) - ↑ Courier: "Hear any news from the West?"
Ghost: "Kimball's Kimball, not sure which end is his ass or his head. Caravan families are causing trouble, Big Circle getting tense - the usual. Look, you want gossip, go to the bar downstairs and listen to a whole lot of nothing. Me, I got to keep watch, then fill out the daily log."
(VMORangerGhost.txt)