gaining arcade gannon's trust

[criticalpixel]

is there any way of knowing whether you've done enough to gain his trust so that when it comes time for auld lang syne quest that it would trigger? i' haven't reached the halfway point in the game yet but was wondering if there is dialogue to indicate that trust has been established. or maybe how many trust points are needed? i'd like to move on to a different comapnion but not before i know i've done enough to trigger his quest.

[vinetalon]

You have to gain around 5 trust points from Arcade. Usually by flattering him, doing smart things, doing good things for the Followers, and triggering good memories of the Enclave.

Take him inside of the Silver Rush. The energy weapons will trigger one point.

Taking him to the Fort when Caesar first sends for you can trigger two points. As long as you choose "let's just listen to him and get out". And if you have an intelligence of 8, after you're done talking to Caesar, you can say "I don't think either of us really understands what happened to the tribes".This also gains two points.

After talking to Hildern, Arcade will go to you and talk of his motives. Say "Good thing there's still people like you around", this'll gain two points.

There's a few other ways, but if you do some of the above, it should trigger For Auld Lang Syne.

[criticalpixel]

@xheroicsx thanks so much for your detailed answer! i've taken gannon to the silver rush, repconn hq, and the crashed plane site. he did say something after fgoing to those locations.. also talked to hildern as well as doing the white wash and lucky old sun quest. i guess that fufills the 5 oiubts,

[vinetalon]

Of course! Arcade should be openning up any time now.

[criticalpixel]

@xheroicsx by "opening up" does that mean later on in the game when auld lang syne is supposed to be available, or will he say something randomly as you do other quests? i just gave him the boot, meaning to pick him up again around the time i choose whch faction to go with.

[VolumeCheese]

@criticalpixel did you ever figure out how to get Gannon to open up?