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"Tradecraft" quest won't start, can't talk to Deacon after completing "Road to Freedom"


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Good evening everybody!

 

I just completed the quest "Road to Freedom", but Deacon won't talk to me.

If I try to talk to him, he says nothing.

The quest "Tradecraft" won't start!

 

I tried to use setstage, but that doesn't do anything.

 

I checked for conflicts with xEdit, and there is no mod that touches the "Tradecraft" quest.

 

So, what should I do?

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  • 7 months later...

I didn't really solve it, but I found something out:

 

There is a point in the conversation with Desdemona when she asks Deacon about the PlayerCharacter.

If the player is low level and hasn't done any quests yet (so if the player is not the minutemen guy yet, not a brotherhood of steel member, ...), Deacon will say something like "well he/she is either smart or tough to have made it here".

 

If I get that response in that conversation, the tradecraft quests starts properly.

 

 

If I am higher level and maybe did some quests and then try to join the railroad, the tradecraft quest won't start.

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On 8/16/2021 at 5:14 PM, BrotherShamus said:

Ahh... that explains it. I waited to go to the church until I was at a pretty high level. Wound up 'fixing' it with console commands but I hate having to do that. Anyway, thanks for responding.

Console commands cant help with it... ;(

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Never saw this issue - in 9 years of playing this game (both stock and modded).

Note:   Been through that particular part at least 100 times or more.

Deacon's response changes based on your character progress.

a)  "He's got to be somebody....."  

b)  "Newsflash boss...."  

In either instance - Desdemona "caves" and takes Deacon's response.

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3 hours ago, fraquar said:

Never saw this issue - in 9 years of playing this game (both stock and modded).

Note:   Been through that particular part at least 100 times or more.

Deacon's response changes based on your character progress.

a)  "He's got to be somebody....."  

b)  "Newsflash boss...."  

In either instance - Desdemona "caves" and takes Deacon's response.

The dialogue between Desdemona and the Deacon ends perfectly, as does the next quest. The problem begins after completing the quest, when Des asks to talk to the Deacon - the quest simply does not start. Console commands don't help. Early saves and progress on other quests (including the RR help by decrypting the hunter's chip) do not affect. Starting a new game is simply unbearable due a bug... T_T

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