Defend the Castle... Again?

[AnAngryYeti]

Well this is weird. I was going around the game fixing up settlements and I killed a bunch of synths along the path near bunker hill (where liberty prime goes if you finish the game with the BoS). The synths are always there, even after finishing the game. Anyway, after flying back to the castle I get the quest started notification for defending the castle. Thing is that this isn't a normal "defend X settlement" quest, this is the actual quest for the minuteman questline! I completed the game on this save a LONG time ago with the BoS and the institute is a smoking crater at this point. Is this supposed to happen or is this a bug?

[Zxzxx]

Defend the Castle is a Minutemen radiant quest so yes it can happen but only after you beat the main quest. The castle can be attacked by the Institute,Raiders,Super Mutants, and Gunners even the BOS if you become hostile to them. The quest "With Our Powers Combined" includes a BOS attack on the Castle.

[ChemicalBacon]

It reoccours on a very rarely

[Aries the Grinning]

Originally posted by Chemicalbacon:

It reoccours on a very rarely

Hehe, did you just come back from a vodka binge at the pub?

[AnAngryYeti]

Originally posted by Chemicalbacon:

It reoccours on a very rarely

Does it? huh didn't know that.

Originally posted by United States of America:

Defend the Castle is a Minutemen radiant quest so yes it can happen but only after you beat the main quest. The castle can be attacked by the Institute,Raiders,Super Mutants, and Gunners even the BOS if you become hostile to them. The quest "With Our Powers Combined" includes a BOS attack on the Castle.

This wasn't a normal "defend the settlement from a handful if raiders" quest though. I actually went and talked to Ronnie and was told to build defences, then as the attack started it gave me updates (10%, 20%, etc.). It was the exact same quest as the one you do if you side with the minutemen in the main story.

[Zxzxx]

Originally posted by YetiGamer:

This wasn't a normal "defend the settlement from a handful if raiders" quest though. I actually went and talked to Ronnie and was told to build defences, then as the attack started it gave me updates (10%, 20%, etc.). It was the exact same quest as the one you do if you side with the minutemen in the main story.

Yes this is what i was talking about the same thing happens when the others attack aswell this is unique to the Castle.

[ChemicalBacon]

Originally posted by Aries the Everdying:

Originally posted by Chemicalbacon:

It reoccours on a very rarely

Hehe, did you just come back from a vodka binge at the pub?

Hail Putin comrade

[ChemicalBacon]

Originally posted by YetiGamer:

Originally posted by Chemicalbacon:

It reoccours on a very rarely

Does it? huh didn't know that.

Originally posted by United States of America:

Defend the Castle is a Minutemen radiant quest so yes it can happen but only after you beat the main quest. The castle can be attacked by the Institute,Raiders,Super Mutants, and Gunners even the BOS if you become hostile to them. The quest "With Our Powers Combined" includes a BOS attack on the Castle.

This wasn't a normal "defend the settlement from a handful if raiders" quest though. I actually went and talked to Ronnie and was told to build defences, then as the attack started it gave me updates (10%, 20%, etc.). It was the exact same quest as the one you do if you side with the minutemen in the main story.

Its VERY rare.
I tested it a bit and the ratio of Castle defends to generic settlement quests was on adverage 1:10

[AnAngryYeti]

Originally posted by United States of America:

Originally posted by YetiGamer:

This wasn't a normal "defend the settlement from a handful if raiders" quest though. I actually went and talked to Ronnie and was told to build defences, then as the attack started it gave me updates (10%, 20%, etc.). It was the exact same quest as the one you do if you side with the minutemen in the main story.

Yes this is what i was talking about the same thing happens when the others attack aswell this is unique to the Castle.

Oh ok. Thanks! I thought I'd managed to restart the main quest somehow. Also every settlement I fly to is always under attack. I've had like 4 in a row be attacked as I arrived. Is that supposed to happen or do I just have extremely bad luck?

[ChemicalBacon]

Originally posted by YetiGamer:

Originally posted by United States of America:

Yes this is what i was talking about the same thing happens when the others attack aswell this is unique to the Castle.

Oh ok. Thanks! I thought I'd managed to restart the main quest somehow. Also every settlement I fly to is always under attack. I've had like 4 in a row be attacked as I arrived. Is that supposed to happen or do I just have extremely bad luck?

Depends how you have fortified them

Statisticallt speaking, the more settlements you have, the more will come under attack.
Late game when you ahve every settlement you can expect to have an attack every day at least once, even if you have everything fortified.

Sounds to me like a mixture of bad luck and not enough defense?

[Alucard †]

for ♥♥♥♥♥ sake i just have that quest again
and i freshly rebuilt my farmbots after last attack :(

[AnAngryYeti]

Man, I posted this in April... It's been long dead since...

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by YetiGamer:

Man, I posted this in April... It's been long dead since...

and i just now found out that this is a radiant quest and not part of main storyline

[Its ya boi sammy]

is there any way to trigger a raider attack on the castle? i have fought the raiders and institute while defending the castle. liked it so much i guess i want more lol

[Chef]

I don't think that "Defend The Castle" is a radiant quest. On one specific playthrough I had this quest repeat 4 times. No other bugs of note with that playthrough. I have never had it repeat with any other playthrough I have done.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Originally posted by Lemonhaug:

is there any way to trigger a raider attack on the castle? i have fought the raiders and institute while defending the castle. liked it so much i guess i want more lol

Use the Cages acquired from Wasteland Workshop, Put Gunner, Raider and Super Mutant cages down.

Be warned, it may trigger extremely often in this case.

Originally posted by Chef:

I don't think that "Defend The Castle" is a radiant quest. On one specific playthrough I had this quest repeat 4 times. No other bugs of note with that playthrough. I have never had it repeat with any other playthrough I have done.

There are two types of this quest. One is story, and another Radiant. The Radiant version only happens after you beat the game.