Get mel out of jail. Mel gets out on his own bug.

[J]

So i was doing that quest for bobbi to get mel out of diamond city jail. he told there was a protectron in the back so i got nick to hack the terminal. I read the terminal and it said the protectron will attack civilians if let loose so i decided to stop. I ran outside to send nick back to the settlement when the quest suddenly finished and mel ran outside lol.

[Rip Van Winkle X]

Yea I had issues with it as well because the guard to bribe didn't spawn. But a guard opened the gate when fighting the protectron. That was funny :)

[Iron Knights]

Guessing the only quest requirement was hacking the terminal, don't remember how mine went.

[J]

Originally posted by Iron Knights:

Guessing the only quest requirement was hacking the terminal, don't remember how mine went.

that wasnt even a requirement though. ive read there was different ways to get him out. I assume one was to let the robot out to kill all the guards which i didnt do but mel got out anyways lol.

[Iron Knights]

No Jail can keep Mel !!! ;-p

[Grendalcat]

Originally posted by Jo:

Originally posted by Iron Knights:

Guessing the only quest requirement was hacking the terminal, don't remember how mine went.

that wasnt even a requirement though. ive read there was different ways to get him out. I assume one was to let the robot out to kill all the guards which i didnt do but mel got out anyways lol.

Yes. From the wiki:

There are several ways to free Mel: pickpocket a key, steal a key from the nearby office, hack the nearby protectron to kill the guards, bribe the guard nearest him or convince the guard to let Mel go by passing a medium or hard persuasion check. The guard that can be bribed or persuaded is the one that moves around between Mel and the office nearest to the jail.

Crimes will of course result in security turning hostile (and possibly one's active companion), however, using dialogue will not turn them hostile (even if the threaten check fails). To the left of the cell is the office, inside the Survivor can steal the key from the desk, then sneak to the right side of the cell. When the guards are not looking unlock the cell with the key and meet Mel outside. Tell Mel about the job and meet him at the Dig.

[Iron Knights]

I think I bribed them can't remember.

[Solomon Hawk]

Did anyone catch what the guard said if you happen to convince him to let Mel out?
Something like, "his time was up anyway".
So it wouldn't surprise me if Mel just walks out anyway if you leave. (I haven't tried that yet).

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

most quests are bugged in one way or another. Mine are all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DLC quests get stuck on loop / repeat and never advance. I had to use console commands to push the quest towards the next stage especially in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mechanic's lair and the vault 88 vault workshop.

[J]

This is something unrelated but probably a bug as well. Just the other day I was looking at clothes to put balistic weave on when i came across a gunners face bandana so I thought cool let me see what it looks on my character before i use up my balistic weave. At first i didnt like it because it glitches out the back of your head. Then i went back into the workbench to put it on when the bandana disseapered. I looked it up and found you cant put weave on the bandanas.

[kharille]

I think in my first playthrough I used the robot. 2nd time round, after a few attempts I just persuaded the guard.

[Iron Knights]

There are lots of items that are not modifiable on the workbench. Scripted AI costumes, Flight Helmets, Suits of Armor & Hard Hats as well.