I Forgot to Remember to Forget Side Quest Walkthrough

This is a walkthrough of the I Forgot to Remember to Forget side quest in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on to learn how to unlock I Forgot to Remember to Forget, where to find Craig Boone, the quest rewards, and the best dialogue choices for completing the I Forgot to Remember to Forget side quest.

How to Unlock I Forgot to Remember to Forget

Progress Your Relationship With Boone to 5 Points

If you asked either Manny Vargas in Novac or Sergeat Bitter-Root in Camp McCarran about the Bitter Springs incident, you will be able to ask Boone about his experience in Bitter Springs as well. However, he will not answer your questions until you complete Legion-related quests worth a total of 5 points while he is equipped as your follower.

Refer to the table below to check which quests will progress your relationship with Boone. Take note that as these quests involve fighting the Legion, you will inevitably accumulate infamy with Caesar's Legion if you pursue unlocking the I Forgot to Remember to Forget side quest.

Quests to Progress Relationship with Boone
Location	Associated Quest	Event	Points
Camp McCarran	Silus Treatment	Kill Silus	+1
Camp McCarran	I Put a Spell on You	Kill Captain Curtis	+1
The Fort	Render Unto Caesar	Kill Caesar	+2
Nipton	Booted	Save and release the Powder Ganger hostages	+2
Nipton	None	Kill Vulpes Inculta	+1
Nelson	Back in Your Own Backyard	Save all the crucified NCR hostages	+2
Nelson	Back in Your Own Backyard	Kill all the crucified NCR hostages	+1
Camp Cottonwood	Eye for an Eye	Wipe out the Legion here completely	+2

Talk To Boone About Bitter Springs

Once you have obtained at least 5 points from accomplishing enough Legion-related side quests, you will be able to talk to Boone about his experience in Bitter Springs. You can suggest that you and Boone go there together to settle past regrets, which Boone will initially decline.

However, after travelling for a bit longer or taking out a single group of wandering enemies, Boone will speak to you and change his mind, asking that you accompany him to Bitter Springs.

Interactive Map

I Forgot to Remember to Forget Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Talk to Boone about Bitter Springs
2	Head to Bitter Springs and Speak with Boone
3	Head to Coyote Tail Ridge and Speak with Boone
4	Agree with Boone to Kill Attacking Legionnaires
5	Speak to Boone in the End
	Option A	Option B
	Tell Boone He Can Change Reward: 500 XP, NCR Fame, 1st Recon Survival Armor for Boone	Tell Boone Get Over It Reward: 500 XP, NCR Fame, 1st Recon Assault Armor for Boone

Talk to Boone about Bitter Springs

If you have fulfilled the prerequisite conditions, talk to Boone about what happened in Bitter Springs, then suggest you two go back together. Boone will initially decline, but after time passes in game and you continue wandering with him as a companion, he will be the one to request that you two go to Bitter Springs, marking the official start of the quest.

Head to Bitter Springs and Speak with Boone

Once you and Boone get to Bitter Springs, Boone will speak up about his memories there, recalling that he was posted on Coyote Tail Ridge to take out the target Great Khans. You will then be prompted to head towards Coyote Tail Ridge.

Head to Coyote Tail Ridge and Speak with Boone

Head towards Coyote Tail Ridge and continue speaking with Boone about his past. The dialogue options here will not affect the ending of the side quest, but they will offer insights to Boone's character. Boone will then ask that you two camp out on Coyote Tail Ridge for the night.

Agree with Boone to Kill Attacking Legionnaires

After spending the night on Coyote Tail Ridge, Boone will inform you that there are incoming Legionnaires coming to raid Bitter Springs. He tells you he plans to stay and fight against them, to which you can offer to help fight with him. There is an option demanding you both flee, but the quest won't reach its conclusion unless you stay and fight.

The Legion will spawn in and come from three different areas, which you may have to take note of in order to kill any stragglers. There are instances when the Legionnaires will, for some reason, not advance towards Bitter Springs, so you may have to take the fight to them.

Speak to Boone in the End

After taking out all the Legionnaires, Boone will approach you and start lingering on his past. You have two dialogue options that each reward a different set of armor for Boone. Take note that there is no difference in stats between the two, only aesthetics, and aside from that, +500 XP and NCR fame are rewarded regardless of dialogue choice.

Tell Boone He Can Change

Telling Boone that he can still change thanks to his regret will grant him the khaki short-sleeved 1st Recon Survival Armor.

Tell Boone to Get Over It

Telling Boone to get over his regret and that death is natural in war will grant him the black long-sleeved 1st Recon Assault Armor.

Best Choice for I Forgot to Remember to Forget

Telling Boone He Can Change or To Get Over It Give the Same Result

Since the rewards for the quest are the same regardless of dialogue choice and the armor you can obtain for Boone share the same stats, you can choose whether to tell Boone he can change or that he should get over his past based solely on which color and style of armor you prefer on Boone between the khaki 1st Recon Survival Armor and the black 1st Recon Assault Armor.

I Forgot to Remember to Forget Rewards

List of Rewards

Rewards for Completing I Forgot to Remember to Forget
・500 XP ・1st Recon Survival Armor ・1st Recon Assault Armor for Boone ・NCR Fame

I Forgot to Remember to Forget Information

Basic Information and Overview

Basic Information
Location	Quest Giver	Coordinates
Bitter Springs	Craig Boone	3.08
Difficulty	Follower	Reputation
★★☆☆☆	Boone	Fame: NCR

Fallout New Vegas Related Guides

List of All Side Quests

List of Side Quests

NCR Side Quests

Anywhere I Wander	Back in Your Own Backyard	Bitter Springs Infirmary Blues
Boulder City Showdown	Can You Find It in Your Heart?	Climb Ev’ry Mountain
Eye for an Eye	Flags of Our Foul-Ups	Hard Luck Blues
I Don’t Hurt Anymore	I Put a Spell on You	Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Left My Heart	Medical Mystery	No, Not Much
Pressing Matters	Restoring Hope	Return to Sender
That Lucky Old Sun	There Stands the Grass	Three-Card Bounty
You Can Depend on Me

Legion Side Quests

Cold, Cold Heart	I Hear You Knocking	The Finger of Suspicion
We Are Legion

Freeside and The Strip Side Quests

Beyond the Beef	Birds of a Feather	Bye Bye Love
Classic Inspiration	Debt Collector	G.I. Blues
How Little We Know	Talent Pool	Wang Dang Atomic Tango

Other Faction-Related Side Quests

Ant Misbehavin’ (Boomers)	Sunshine Boogie (Boomers)	Volare! (Boomers)
Young Hearts (Boomers)	Eyesight to the Blind (Brotherhood of Steel)	Still in the Dark (Brotherhood of Steel)
Tend to Your Business (Brotherhood of Steel)	Ghost Town Gunfight (Goodsprings)	Run Goodsprings Run (Goodsprings)
Aba Daba Honeymoon (Great Khans)	Don’t Make a Beggar of Me (Great Khans)	Oh My Papa (Great Khans)
Come Fly With Me (Novac)	Booted (Powder Ganger)	I Fought the Law (Powder Ganger)
Why Can’t We Be Friends? (Powder Ganger)

Companion Unlock Side Quests

ED-E My Love (ED-E)	For Auld Lang Syne (Arcade Gannon)	Heartache by the Number (Cass)
I Could Make You Care (Veronica)	I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Boone)	Nothin’ But a Hound Dog (Rex)
One For My Baby (Boone)

Neutral Side Quests

A Valuable Lesson	Bleed Me Dry	Crazy, Crazy, Crazy
Guess Who I Saw Today	My Kind of Town	Pheeble Will
Someone To Watch Over Me	The Coyotes	The Legend of the Star
The White Wash	Unfriendly Persuasion	We Will All Go Together
Wheel of Fortune