I couldn't believe it, helped the town, took out the badguys and my rep is ruined--that is just complete BS! :banghead:

Go in...dynamite works well...wait until two or three are close together then toss explosive. Just watch out for the "Sheriff" (weaing black cowboy hat). The gaurd towers in the prison yard arent much of a problem as long as you "sneak". After taking out most in the yard, you can sneak up the stairs on the guard towers and take out the guards. Some items to collect in them. You will take some damage but most enemies come in singles until you get to the Admin Building. There are two or three in each cell building (A & B) but the most are in Admin Building. Easiest way I found was to go into the Admin Building...get their attention...then run back outside. They all appear coming out the door, grouped tightly together, at one time. A well placed dynamite or frag gernade takes them out.

Again... The Reputation system is highly bugged and broken. This is very prominent when you are trying to go through the NCRCF gate with the guard watching the door. Despite the fact you bribed him, the developers goofed and didn't think to override the guard's detection settings after bribing him. More signs of the very little testing they did. Developer ineptitude strikes again.

Um, your rep WITH the bad guys, you mean? I think that makes a lot of sense. You can't be loved by everybody, and the Powder Gangers don't seem like the kind of people who would just drop if if you stood against them.

I have wiped out the prison and yet I lose karma for stealing from my enemies, I do not get it. (Annoying sheriff sitting with the bad guys, what do you expect when I he gets shot. :shocking: )

yeah first playthrough i blew him away because i just went into vats and started shooting it up........
he was the first one i shot lol

I went in, killed everybody (except the sheriff) and when I killed one of the guys in the admin building, It says I failed a quest. WTF did I just miss out on?

A powder gang quest. You can't do every quest on a single character, so choose wisely.

They did this to me aswell attacked me for no reason and my rep was tarnished