Danse - Highest Affinity.

[Atom.Little]

I've been traveling with Danse as my companion for quite a while and have gone through the first three affinity conversations, but the final conversation where you get his perk just doesn't happen.

So I looked up some articles and videos about his affinity and how to get it and basically came up with this answer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Mceue5P80
I've played through more than half of the game once before (I had to delete and reinstall due to corrupted files that caused a game breaking bug) and the way I remember it I did manage to achieve highest affinity with Danse and got his perk. During that play through I never got around to do the 'Blind Betryal' quest although I did get into the Institute as an undercover agent pretending to go along with their ideology.

Do I remember it wrong? Would it not have been possible for me to get his perk prior to Blind Betrayal?

If anybody else have reached highest affinity with Danse and got his perk before completing the 'Blind Betrayal' quest and before reaching the point in the main story line where Danse's secret idendity is revealed, it would be awesome if you'll leave a short line saying you too got his perk before all of this...

Thanks in advance. :)

[Andromalius]

I do believe you have to complete Blind Betrayal, unfortunately. It's a shame you don't get to keep him as a useful follower if you ally with the Brotherhood. The reason I say useful is because you literally can't take him ANYWHERE in the Commonwealth without a Vertibird full of douches showing up.

[ronr42]

Sorry, you must complete Blind Betrayal to get max affinity.

[Honor Guard]

You will lose danse if you do any other but BOS or MM (BOS must be alive)

You can do Blind betrayal and then not do the rest of BOS quest line (even if danse dies or hates you ,you'll keep it)


After Blind Betrayal (and he is still alive for the matter) he is a enemy and attacked on sight by ALL BOS troops (which is entirely not all bad) ,just advoiding major BOS hot spots is good enough to keep him in use (and if he is brought to Nuka world OR Far harbor). Add he is best with laser rifles and tactics (he tends to take cover, and provide accurate suppressive fire (so decent DPS and a great tank)).

The perk itself makes you rather more effective against 2 comman threats and a uncomman threat

[Atom.Little]

Thanks everybody for your replies.
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Andromalius,
I can imagine vertibirds will be quite a pain in the but considering the fact that they already show up a lot everywhere in the Commonwealth even prior to Blind Betrayal, and that's whether or not I am traveling with Danse. I've had them show up and "help" me when I travel with synths (Valentine, Ada, and soon also the little French lady from Vault 81), a super mutant (Strong), and with a ghoul (Hancock).

For the time being I'm not complaining, lol. They can be somewhat helpful, making fighting super mutants, raiders and gunners everywhere I go less of a grind.
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Ronr42,
Yeah, I realize now that there's no way around it. And it isn't so bad, it was not knowing about it that had me beginning to drag my feet after hours and hours where no new dialogs came up and I didn't know why.
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Honor Guard,
Thanks for a lot of good info.

When I realized I wouldn't be able to get Danse's perk until later in the main quest line, I dismissed him and let him return to the Prydwin. I assume that when I return after completing Blind Betrayal he will no longer be at the Prydwin and I will have to find his hideout and try to make the right decisions in order for him to survive once I find him and we both are confronted by Maxson. It is after that event that I will need to take him with me again as my companion.

Maybe when that time comes it will be a good idea to leave for Far Harbor or Nukaworld (although it'll be difficult to gain any affinity when questing there unless I simply refuse to cooperate about any of the plans that any of the Nukaworld groups suggest. - So, either Far Harbor (if there are any quests left there), or simply stay in the Commonwealth and play it out there, I reckon it could actually be quite fun and different from how the gameplay usually goes.
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Thanks again, guys.

I now look forward to continuing the Danse companionship along with completing related quests and assignments.

[ronr42]

You're welcome.

[Honor Guard]

Nuka world XP gain 101 for heroes

1. Shoot everyone minus slaves and give your self the perk for each leader's head

[Magic Gonads]

set Danse_AffinityCondition_PlayerCompletedQuest to 1