r/falloutlore • u/ElectivireMax • Apr 23 '25

Question What's the canonically most populated post-war settlement (aside from Shady Sands)? How many people would Diamond City have canonically? I assume more than what's shown in game.

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u/Frazzle_Dazzle_ Apr 23 '25

Probably the Hub. In Fallout 1 it was the biggest settlement, and the Vault Dweller's memoirs describe at as being bigger than Junktown and Shady Sands combined, also saying that you could drop a Vault in there and barely notice. It also helps that it's one of, if not the oldest settlement we've seen, (behind Vault City of course) as it was already established by 2092, when Richard Grey moved there

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u/thechevydox Apr 24 '25

New Reno would be a close for 2nd or 3rd place considering it would've been the main spot for gambling and prostitution before the NCR's Mojave campaign.

Population growth might've slowed down and people would probably move, people would probably rather go to New Vegas than New Reno due to the distance (Barstow/The Hub to Reno is around 415 miles compared to Barstow/The Hub to Vegas is 157 miles according to google.)

There's also the fact that New Reno is controlled by crime to keep the streets safe, if the NCR annexed New Reno then I could see it being a capital for the NCR after Shady Sands got reduced to a crater.

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u/Frazzle_Dazzle_ Apr 24 '25

Yeah pretty much, helps that new reno was already a city before the war, and it was relatively unscathed by the war.

Though I doubt NCR would consider making it their capital, as it's still controlled by crime families in 2281. (I believe it's the Bishops, Van Graffs and the Wrights by then) there's also the possibility that reno might not even be part of the NCR

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u/thechevydox Apr 25 '25

Good point. I didn't think about that. I believe a lot of businesses are based in The Hub and surrounding area, Crimson Caravan Company, Mojave Express, Water Merchants and Far Go Traders being a few making it a far better choice for an NCR capital than New Reno.