MacCready's son Duncan

[lazloarcadia]

In the FO4 storyline of MacCready we learn that he has a son (Duncan) who plays a very significant role in MacCready's life. However you never get the chance to meet the kid, nor even see him. I would like a mod that adds a new NPC (Duncan) to the game (and perhaps his mother). They should have a few lines of lore friendly dialog and possibly the option to send them to one of your settlements where they will be safe. After all if you traveling with MacCready, the assumption is at some point you become good friends and as such you would not want the child & spouse of your buddy living in poverty.

It would have course be nice if MacCready would actually speak to them some way, and if MacCready could be assigned to the same living quarters where he and his family would sandbox. I'm thinking something along the lines of assigning them to some form of production near the home, and assigned items around the home such as the beds. I'm thinking something similar to what you see with Piper and Nat in the base game.

 

Stretch Goals: Really ambitious versions of this idea might be a blue print style home in one (or more) of the settlements which becomes the MacCready family home complete with decorations and toys for the kido (kids?).

 

2nd really ambitious stretch goal might be to add more dialog to either Duncan or MacCready's wife (whose name I don't recall ever being mentioned in the game). I don't envision them becoming combat companions (these are MacCready's loved ones that he wants to keep safe after all) however if you spoke to them they might have a few lines to say about story line progression, or something that was fitting about whatever is going on. Maybe Duncan comments that he hates having to go to school (if your in diamond city, or have a mod that adds school house options, etc) or that he is glad to be feeling better, etc. Maybe the wife speaks of how she is glad to be at the settlement, glad Duncan has recovered, glad MacCready is working for you b/c he would have gotten killed if he stayed with the gunners...etc etc.

 

NOTE: just found it. MacCready's wife was Lucy who was killed by ferals according to lore. But maybe not, depending on if a talented mod author can come with a convincing counter-story? Maybe she is pissed that he left her for dead? Maybe part of the expanded story is you have to go with MacCready to rescue her & / or Duncan? etc etc

 

Anyway, there is my idea. What do you guys think?

[Richwizard]

Lucy died and I'm sure MacCready buried her. Having Duncan arrive in the Commonwealth would be a nice touch. I've noticed that there are very few children and any of the settlements (I can only think of one settlement off the top of my head where they are already there). None arrive with settler recruits. Expanding on this idea to include other children would make settlements more realistic.

[jkruse05]

For now you can use Orphans of the Commonwealth and Rename Anything to get a child settler and name him Duncan. You can also use the console command 'recycleactor' on a settler to shuffle their appearance and inventory until you get the look you want. There isn't much for kids to do for sand-boxing though, so maybe a mod with school desks and some child animation rugs as well.

Edited October 20, 2018 by jkruse05

[lazloarcadia]

Lucy died and I'm sure MacCready buried her. Having Duncan arrive in the Commonwealth would be a nice touch. I've noticed that there are very few children and any of the settlements (I can only think of one settlement off the top of my head where they are already there). None arrive with settler recruits. Expanding on this idea to include other children would make settlements more realistic.

 

I don't recall the reference to McCready burying her. What I recall was they went into a subway tunnel and had basically just started to settle in with the ferals came out and swarmed them, so McCready grabs their son (Duncan) and hauls ass while the ferals were distracted with eating his wife.

 

Worse still with this scenario, it never gives a suggestion of where Duncan is after that. At first you would assume he was still with his mother...but considering her current status with the ferals I sorta doubt that. It also seems to suggest that Duncan was left in the Capital Wasteland, but that too doesn't make much sense with how far away the Commonwealth would place McCready from a very sick child (more than 430 miles!) A child that he is still trying to find a cure for at that.

 

 

For now you can use Orphans of the Commonwealth and Rename Anything to get a child settler and name him Duncan. You can also use the console command 'recycleactor' on a settler to shuffle their appearance and inventory until you get the look you want. There isn't much for kids to do for sand-boxing though, so maybe a mod with school desks and some child animation rugs as well.

 

 

These are excellent mods and are a great suggestion. Too bad there is no way to actually get McCready to speak with or acknowledge the child in some way however.

Edited November 6, 2018 by lazloarcadia