Challenge

Challenges are a form of secondary objectives in Fallout: New Vegas that tests the players skill in various ways. They can be likened to achievements and a number of the challenges in the game does indeed award achievements upon completion.

Screenshot of the dialog for challenge creation.

Challenge DialogEdit

  • ID: The label used to identify this object type. It must be unique among all IDs, forms and references.
  • Name: The display name for the challenge.
  • Reward Script: The script that runs upon completion of the challenge.
  • Type: The type of challenge.
  • Threshold: The number of times an action must be performed for the challenge to complete.
  • Interval: The challenge will show progress notifications at the interval specified here.
  • Challenge Text: Description of the challenge as shown in the Pip-Boy.
  • PipBoy Image:
  • Message Icon:
  • Start Disabled: The challenge will not be visible and will not progress until enabled by script.
  • Recurring: The challenge will start over upon completion.
  • Show Zero Progress: The challenge will appear in the Pip-Boy despite having no progress.

Challenge TypesEdit

  • Acquire an Item: Challenge progresses by acquiring a specific item.
  • Acquire an Item from a List: Challenge progresses by acquiring one of several items from a Form List.
  • Craft using an Item: Presumably, challenge progresses by crafting using a specific item. Oddly, you're only allowed to choose casino chips.
  • Discover a Map Marker: Challenge progresses by discovering a specific map marker or one of several from a list.
  • Do Damage: Each point of damage dealt progresses the challenge.
  • Hit an Enemy: Hitting an enemy progresses the challenge.
  • Kill a Specific Form ID: A specific NPC or creature must be killed to progress the challenge.
  • Kill any in a Category: Creatures from a specific category must be killed to progress the challenge.
  • Kill from a Form List: Challenge progresses by killing creatures or NPCs from a list.
  • Miscellaneous Stat: Challenge progresses as the value of a misc. statistic increases.
  • Scripted Challenge: The challenge must be progressed by script using IncrementScriptedChallenge.
  • Use a Skill:
  • Use an Item: Challenge progresses by consuming a specific Ingestible item.
  • Use an Item from a List: Challenge progresses by consuming one of several Ingestible items from a list.

Challenge Script FunctionsEdit