The Wastelander Refugees, or the Refugees, are a faction in Wasteland 3.
Background[ | ]
Desperate, hardscrabble people from the periphery of the Patriarch's nation. As gangs and other dangers encroach from outside, many refugees have fled to Colorado Springs and other fortified towns.
One group of refugees led by Del Hackett settled into Peterson Air Force Base several months before the Desert Rangers arrived in Colorado to aid the Patriarch.
Interactions[ | ]
Reputation[ | ]
Reputation is a new game mechanic introduced in Wasteland 3. Whereas previous games largely relied on scripted interactions to determine how other factions viewed you, Wasteland 3 instead tracks your reputation on a sliding scale, reflecting how other factions view you. The Rangers' standing with them is graded on a five step scale: Hated, Disliked, Neutral, Liked, and Loved, and the reputation has a direct impact on the story, quest resolutions, and even random encounters.
- Reputation effects
| Hated | No effect |
|---|---|
| Disliked | No effect |
| Neutral | No effect |
| Liked | No effect |
| Loved | No effect |
- Gaining reputation
- Peterson Air Force Base: Allowing the refugees to stay in your barracks (+5).
- Downtown Colorado Springs: Saving Austin Pease from the pillory (+5).
- Downtown Colorado Springs: Using the Hard Ass 3 option when speaking with the armored marshal enforcer at the gates of Downtown Colorado Springs if you had saved the Arapaho Caravan during Heads or Tails (+1).
- Peterson Air Force Base: Sticking to your exact deal with the refugees during the disagreement between them and the rangers if you had allowed them to stay in your barracks (+10).
- The Bizarre: Securing passage for the refugees before leaving the area during Unwelcome Guests (+5).
- Downtown Colorado Springs: Telling Mama Cotter you've secured passage for the refugees at the Bizarre during Unwelcome Guests (+5).
- Downtown Colorado Springs: Telling Mama Cotter she can continue to help the refugees during Unwelcome Guests (+15).
- Downtown Colorado Springs: Informing Hallie of her pursuers during Slaver's Bounty (+10).
- Ghost Town: Fighting with Moss Cogan to rescue Kym Hie and Yoon Hie from slavery, paying the debt, or negotiating a reduced payment or payment schedule during Sister's Keeper (+5).
- World map: Using the Kiss Ass 3 option when speaking with the O'Leary Family (+1).
- Steeltown gatesBoS: Reuniting Hallie with her mother Deirdre. (+10)
- Losing reputation
- Peterson Air Force Base: Refusing to allow the refugees to stay in your barracks (-5).
- Downtown Colorado Springs: Arresting Mama Cotter for the refugee smuggling during Unwelcome Guests (-15).
- Downtown Colorado Springs: Attempting to hand Mama Cotter over to the Marshals after her arrest during Unwelcome Guests (starts a fight, with this reputation adjustment given in addition to the separate -15 adjustment for her initial arrest) (-15).
- Peterson Air Force Base: Luring Hallie into slavery during Slaver's Bounty (-10).
- Ghost Town: Siding with Moss Cogan during Sister's Keeper (-5).
- Steeltown factory levelBoS: Siding against Salene Crow (-5).