Slow internet is slow.....

Found out the hard way the Powder Ganger at the front door (Dawes) could see through disguises. I made my way all the way to Nipton to get a quest to boost my fame with the Powder Gangers, did that quest, then made my way back afterwards only to find out that A): Faction 'Fame' and 'Infamy' are SEPARATE stats and B): Infamy takes priority over Fame when it comes to faction relations.

I'm playing on Very Hard Hardcore Mode with two mods that add extra punishment for death (one takes money, the other adds a death screen like the classic Fallout games AND boots me to the main menu) so I learned very quickly to be prepared. Thankfully I still had my disguise in my backpack...

I did all that work just to end up having to dome Dawes anyway. Thankfully the guys inside the door ARE fooled by disguises, plus Meyers was right there, too. I at least had a compromise close enough to my original to satisfy me.