Paladin Danse Storyline Bug

[Dwight Hut Pizza]

So when I went to the police station and killed all the ghouls attacking I talk to Paladin Danse and he keeps saying "check your fire we got hostiles" though i've killed them all. I really want to go on with the storyline but this is annoying me so much.

[OutsidR]

This is the state I am now in also.. I believe because I started MM questing. I don't know for sure. Danse says exactly the same to me. So **** him...........

[troy_cummings]

I've heard this happens every now and then. Never experienced it myself, but check and make sure everything is dead. Maybe even use the console and 'tcl' to see if maybe something glitched under/into the ground. Maybe try kill/resurrect on Danse.

Also, try fast travelling somewhere else and back. Reload the cell.

[Windzor]

This happens a lot. Sometimes it's because a ghoul glitched into the ground, or inside a building, or onto a rooftop, and other times the quest progression just doesn't trigger for some reason.

If you can't find another ghoul by flying around with tcl on, try using the command:

setstage 0005ddab 40

Which will skip you to the next stage of the quest, and Danse should correctly respond to you talking to him.

[Dwight Hut Pizza]

Thanks

[Borrolan]

Originally posted by OutsidR:

I believe because I started MM questing.

In one play through, I did the BoS quest early on. Went without a hitch. Subsequent quest to Arcjet with Danse went fine too.

In my current play through I was allied with the MM long before trying the first BoS quest. Had secured a few settlements for the MM too.

In addition, I had already entered the Institute using the Railroad.

Tried to do the first BoS quest but hit the bug where Danse blabs on about "hostiles". Made a new save then reluctantly advanced it by console.

Then I followed Danse to Arcjet Systems for the next BoS quest. He got to Arcject...then ran off towards Graygarden. This is a known issue btw.

Reloaded the game and the same thing happened 3-4 times. Danse briefed me outside Arcject then he did a runner. I might have been able to console it forward but I avoid using the console as far as possible.

I thought, stuff this for a game of soldiers, deleted the saves where I had interacted with Danse, and ignored the BoS completely.

This is the only bug I've experienced with FO4. Everything else has worked fine, even assembling the dreaded Reflector Platform and the buggy Emogene quest.

[troy_cummings]

I ♥♥♥♥ you not, the only quest bug I've ever had is the damned Emogene quest. But I think it is impossible for that one to work correctly.

It sucks that BoS quest is a bit buggy, because it is the start of a really nice faction. Oh well, at least there is the console.

[danconnors]

Dansce is FAR more trouble than he's worth. A potato peeler has more personality than he does.

[Jo]

Originally posted by danconnors:

Dansce is FAR more trouble than he's worth. A potato peeler has more personality than he does.

Yeah but he's hot, so he can get away with it. :)

[troy_cummings]

Originally posted by danconnors:

Dansce is FAR more trouble than he's worth. A potato peeler has more personality than he does.

Factually incorrect. Wrong. He has more personality than most of the fake-deep companions in this game IMO.

Honestly, I think Danse was the one companion they really nailed. Him and Deacon. But mostly Danse, because they were able to truly hit the nail on the head with his quest and personality. I can't stress how they really nailed the idea of "big tough guy but actually vulnerable once you see his true side". Not only with his quest, but how he cares for the soldiers under him and the like. Just my opinion :)

[Windzor]

Originally posted by Borrolan:

Then I followed Danse to Arcjet Systems for the next BoS quest. He got to Arcject...then ran off towards Graygarden. This is a known issue btw.

Reloaded the game and the same thing happened 3-4 times. Danse briefed me outside Arcject then he did a runner. I might have been able to console it forward but I avoid using the console as far as possible.

That bug is annoying, I've also experienced it. You can fix it without the console, but it takes a bit of running around. You need to follow Danse back to the police department, and once he stops moving, talk to him there and he'll re-embark toward ArcJet. RUN back to ArcJet, yes run not fast travel, be sure to get there before Danse, go inside and find a chair to wait in, and then wait for 3 to 4 hours and Danse should catch up and correctly follow the quest movements instead of running back.

Between the neverending ghoul attack, Danse running his marathon, the non-interactive Vertibird during Show No Mercy, and the numerous bugs with Duty or Dishonour, they clearly didn't playtest this questline that much.

[Borrolan]

Originally posted by Windzor:

Originally posted by Borrolan:

Then I followed Danse to Arcjet Systems for the next BoS quest. He got to Arcject...then ran off towards Graygarden. This is a known issue btw.

Reloaded the game and the same thing happened 3-4 times. Danse briefed me outside Arcject then he did a runner. I might have been able to console it forward but I avoid using the console as far as possible.

That bug is annoying, I've also experienced it. You can fix it without the console, but it takes a bit of running around. You need to follow Danse back to the police department, and once he stops moving, talk to him there and he'll re-embark toward ArcJet. RUN back to ArcJet, yes run not fast travel, be sure to get there before Danse, go inside and find a chair to wait in, and then wait for 3 to 4 hours and Danse should catch up and correctly follow the quest movements instead of running back.

Between the neverending ghoul attack, Danse running his marathon, the non-interactive Vertibird during Show No Mercy, and the numerous bugs with Duty or Dishonour, they clearly didn't playtest this questline that much.

I might try this out thanks.

Every time I pass College Square, I hear Danse et al blasting away at the ferals and I feel guilty. I should go and help them.

Maybe I'll reload an early save and go to the end of Arc two of the MQ, just to play the BoS faction for a while.

Thanks for the detailed brief btw - much appreciated.

[Big Moustache]

And than there is that vertibird not showing on the prydwen when elder gives you his first mission. You can hear it but it's not there. Quicksave before using door to deck and reload a few times untill it spawned.

[OutsidR]

Big help guys.. thx

[spared_life]

I had that police station glitch as well. I didn't worry too much about it just kept checking back every now and then. For some reason it completed many levels later while I was down in the subway by the police station.

[Rajakin]

Originally posted by Dwight Hut Pizza:

So when I went to the police station and killed all the ghouls attacking I talk to Paladin Danse and he keeps saying "check your fire we got hostiles" though i've killed them all. I really want to go on with the storyline but this is annoying me so much.

Enter this in Console command text box (hit ~ key) Setstage BoS100Fight 1 when you get to Danse saying "check your fire..." This instantly continues this Quest ! Yaaa!