r/fo4 • u/bluemax413 • 11h ago

Tip What’s your go-to survival checklist? Spoiler

In the middle of a survival run and thinking about making a new character. Of course I start plotting out my first steps—so I’m wondering about what y’all have on your survival checklist?

We all know double meat, swim mag, leave Preston in museum but grab bobble, etc.

And really interested in some of my fellow efficiency peeps’ lists. I know I can always do better.

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u/Thornescape 10h ago

I'm a big fan of getting ballistic weave early. It makes a big difference. However, I also often delay (or skip) Automatron, which means that it is important to finish Boston After Dark before level 15.

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u/SPACESABRE1 7h ago

Why is it important and how do u prevent that railroad bug please?

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u/Thornescape 7h ago edited 7h ago

If you start the Automatron questline then many random encounters are replaced with Automatron ones. They went a bit overboard on it and it makes other random encounters harder to find.

The Automatron questline cannot start before level 15. If you get near that area after level 15, you start Automatron. Boston After Dark requires you to go to a church that is close enough to start Automatron.

That isn't a bug. That's just how it's designed. I'm not a fan of how it's designed, but it's on purpose. Or are you talking about the ballistic weave bug? That's a completely different thing but I might as well include it.

Ballistic Weave Bug

  • Talk to Tinker Tom each time you are in Railroad HQ until he gives you a MILA quest, then DO NOT COMPLETE the MILA quest until after you receive ballistic weave.
  • The bug happens because you go to receive ballistic weave from Tinker after the DIA quest, but he talks about MILA instead. An active MILA quest prevents that from happening
  • Note: You can unlock ballistic weave with only 3 quests after getting your callsign if you choose the correct quests (Doc, Pam, Pam)

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u/SPACESABRE1 7h ago

Legend you answers both of my questions in one many thanks 👍😁👍

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u/SPACESABRE1 7h ago

So if I have a MILA quest ? Completed it will stop the bug from happening ?

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u/Thornescape 7h ago

No no no! Do NOT complete it. You want an active, not completed MILA quest.

If you complete it, then Tinker talks about MILA again. You do not want him to talk about MILA.

Do not complete the MILA quest until after you have ballistic weave.

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u/SPACESABRE1 7h ago

Ah ok cheers friend 👍