USS Constitution, stealing the chip safely?

[Thrair]

So, I'm doing the USS Constitution quest. Last time I just 86'd the scavs when they had the gall to tell me I was "lucky" they didn't gun me down.

This time, I actually payed attention when Ironsides said to try and avoid killing 'em. So I'm trying to steal the chip. But no matter what I do, taking it seems to make 'em go hostile. 8/9 Cov Ops manuals, 3 pieces of cunning armor, deathclaw steak buff... even a stealth boy.

Is this a bug, or am I missing something? I normally don't steal, so I'm foggy on the mechanics. But if I'm hidden when I go to take it, and am hidden AFTER taking it, they're not supposed to go hostile, right? The wiki says they go hostile IF you're spotted.

Hell, I even tried reloading a few times. At this point, I'm close to just saying "♥♥♥♥ it" and either swiping it and just legging it or gunning them down again.

Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_9tMxOS368#t=14m10s
This guy managed to do it. So it's possible, right?

[Lisa1162]

You lie to them, saying you will help them, take the chip, but still help iron side

[loverevolutionary]

Disable the mines out back first, then grab the chip and run out the back. Run to the boat lift at the back of the ship and go up. It doesn't matter that they go aggro, you can out run them.

[Crimsomrider]

Yes, it is possible. If you have a high sneak perk and shadowed armor pieces, you can steal it right infront of them and they'll never notice you.

You can steal the chip and run away if they become hostile. That also counts as "without killing" anyone.

But ultimately the outcome it the same. They all die.

[cassiels]

I scouted out the area round the back first. Then ran in, took the chip, out the back and left the area. I did not go back to the ship immediately because then the Guard would kill the raiders.

It does not matter though. About 100 hours later in the game I was on the east coast near Libertalia and there were three raiders blocking the road: "You think you can mess with our claim on the USS Constitution and get away with it?"

And you still have to kill them.

[Teratus]

Necroing this because I found a funny solution to it.

Even if I stole the chip undetected the NPC's still turned hostile after detecting me anyway so it made getting out of there with the chip a bit difficult.
Game recognised them as "hostile" after grabbing the chip too so I couldn't grab and fast travel.

So what I did was I grabbed the nearby fan in the room, I picked it up and held it not put it in my inventory.
Turns out if you walk into NPC's while holding an item you can "push" them around, something I was not aware of.
So I used the fan to push the NPC in the room through the doorway and behind the wall so he couldn't see me.

Stole the chip and then sneaked out of the chained back door real carefully so they didn't detect me.

They still turned hostile after grabbing the chip, nothing I could do about that but at least this way I was able to avoid killing any of them.
I would never have thought a desk fan of all things would end up being the key to success in a stealth mission hahaha

[Ommamar]

Originally posted by Teratus:

Necroing this because I found a funny solution to it.

Even if I stole the chip undetected the NPC's still turned hostile after detecting me anyway so it made getting out of there with the chip a bit difficult.
Game recognised them as "hostile" after grabbing the chip too so I couldn't grab and fast travel.

So what I did was I grabbed the nearby fan in the room, I picked it up and held it not put it in my inventory.
Turns out if you walk into NPC's while holding an item you can "push" them around, something I was not aware of.
So I used the fan to push the NPC in the room through the doorway and behind the wall so he couldn't see me.

Stole the chip and then sneaked out of the chained back door real carefully so they didn't detect me.

They still turned hostile after grabbing the chip, nothing I could do about that but at least this way I was able to avoid killing any of them.
I would never have thought a desk fan of all things would end up being the key to success in a stealth mission hahaha

This reminded me of the videos of people putting buckets over NPCs heads in Skyrim. I have no idea if that is possible in FO4, you do have some buckets so potentially it could be possible.

[Teratus]

Originally posted by Ommamar:

This reminded me of the videos of people putting buckets over NPCs heads in Skyrim. I have no idea if that is possible in FO4, you do have some buckets so potentially it could be possible.

Worth a try ^^

Haven't done that myself though.