Fallout 4: The Definitive Minutemen Ending Guide | Approval of Three Factions
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An updated version of my Best Minutemen Ending video. After helping people with their questions and concerns by going back to my older saves, I discovered that it’s possible to complete nearly every main quest from each faction and reach a peaceful ending with the Minutemen. Timestamps and additional notes below. Leave annotations on, and click the icon on top right corner for links to related videos.
Notes:
- To progress further in the BOS questline, Outside the Wire and From Within must be completed. To receive these quests, I spoke with Maxson after first entering the Institute with the help of the Minutemen. After receiving these two quests, I then went to Sturges to ask for the holotape that I had given to him after completing the Molecular Level and Inside Job. This holotape was then given to Proctor Ingram. Conversely, if you completed Outside the Wire before Inside Job (such as by setting up the signal interceptor with BOS), you can retrieve the holotape from Proctor Ingram and give it to Sturges.
- I spoke with Captain Kells after giving the serum to Virgil. I needed to pass a speech check to convince him that the serum worked.
- Requirement #1: Avoid completing Tactical Thinking (BOS), Underground Undercover (Railroad), and Mass Fusion (Institute). Each quest represents a turning point for its respective questline. This is also the furthest that you can progress while on good terms with all factions. That means you can make a save before being banished, go back, and decide to join a different faction if you'd like by progressing beyond one of those quests.
- Requirement #2: Complete Defend the Castle and The Nuclear Option with the Minutemen.
- A notification (9:08) will appear when the player is about to perform an action that will make them enemies with another faction.
- If signal interceptor was built with another faction, speak with Preston after being banished from the Institute to receive Inside Job, which allows you to retrieve the Institute holotape through dialogue.
- Complete Covenant quest before completing story.
- After completing the main storyline, I was able to instantly get Bunker Hill as a settlement by speaking with Kessler.
- I can confirm that completing A Clean Equation won't result in becoming enemies with the BOS. However, if you haven't yet gone back to PAM to complete it and wait 24 hours, approaching the Brotherhood will cause them to turn hostile. As such, ensure that you go back to PAM to complete the quest, and wait 24 hours, before interacting with members of the BOS.
0:07 - Intro
0:28 - List of quests
1:50 - Spoiler warning
2:01 - Some benefits of a peaceful ending
2:21 - Visiting Captain Kells and Proctor Ingram on the Prydwen
4:11 - Example of a BOS side quest
4:41 - Visiting the Railroad
6:04 - Example of Railroad side quest - Refer to Ballistic Weave video
6:34 - Before leaving the Institute
8:06 - Getting banished from the Institute
8:21 - Complex Method of getting banished
Main Quests Completed/Failed (Beginning with Most Recent):
The Nuclear Option - Minutemen
Defend the Castle - Minutemen
Tactical Thinking - BOS - Failed (Don't speak to Kells)
Burning Cover - Railroad (Received after failing Underground Undercover and being banished from the Institute. Not necessary.)
Blind Betrayal - BOS - Don't complete until after Spoils of War, or you may be unable to speak with Ingram and inform the Brotherhood
Banished from the Institute
Spoils of War - BOS (8:22)
Underground Undercover - Railroad - Failed (Not necessary to receive)
Jackpot: Hub 360 - Railroad - Side quest - Recommended - Refer to Ballistic Weave video
Mercer Safehouse - Railroad - Side quest - Recommended - Refer to Ballistic Weave video
Mass Fusion - Institute - Informed the Brotherhood of Steel
Liberty Reprimed - BOS
Mankind - Redefined - Institute
The Battle of Bunker Hill - Institute - Refer to Battle of Bunker Hill video
From Within - BOS
Outside the Wire - BOS
Boston After Dark - Railroad - Side quest - Recommended - Refer to Ballistic Weave video
Synth Retention - Institute
Inside Job - Minutemen
Institutionalized - Institute
The Molecular Level - Minutemen (Refer to "Tradecraft" note)
Tradecraft - Railroad (ACCEPT or COMPLETE at any point before entering Institute at The Molecular Level)
Old Guns - Minutemen
Taking Independence - Minutemen
Hunter/Hunted
The Glowing Sea
Dangerous Minds
Show No Mercy - BOS
Tour of Duty - BOS
Shadow of Steel - BOS
Reunions
Getting a Clue
Unlikely Valentine
Road to Freedom - Railroad
The Lost Patrol - BOS - Side quest - Recommended
Semper Invicta - BOS - Failed (Not necessary to fail. I chose out of personal reasons not to help Rhys.)
Call to Arms - BOS
Fire Support - BOS
Sanctuary - Minutemen
The First Step - Minutemen
Jewel of the Commonwealth
When Freedom Calls - Minutemen
Out of Time - Hry
0:07 - Intro
0:28 - List of quests
1:50 - Spoiler warning
2:01 - Some benefits of a peaceful ending
2:21 - Visiting Captain Kells and Proctor Ingram on the Prydwen
4:11 - Example of a BOS side quest
4:41 - Visiting the Railroad
6:04 - Example of Railroad side quest - Refer to Ballistic Weave video
6:34 - Before leaving the Institute
8:06 - Getting banished from the Institute
8:21 - Complex Method of getting banished
This isn't quite right.
You can go a lot further than Show No Mercy. The problem was asking Proctor Teagan for a side job. Avoid that. All other side jobs are okay. You can go see Captain Kells for an interesting side quest. Then he sends you to go "deal with" Brian Virgil. Personally, I like the guy, so I chose not to do it. You can go all the way until Tactical thinking (Don't start that quest - avoid Kells like the plague). You can use console commands to get past this without triggering hostility, but for those that don't/can't, this isn't an option.
You can go until the Powering Up for the Institute. Don't start End Of The Line.
This turns the Railroad hostile. The Brotherhood will be hostile as soon as you start Mass Fusion by entering the Relay, even if you insist that Allie Filmore stays behind. If you go to the Brotherhood to Proctor Ingram to warn her, she'll insist that she should go with you to Mass Fusion. Decline. Go get it yourself (!!). You can get past this impasse with console commands , otherwise you're going to have to pick a side when you get it. I don't believe the Institute gets angry if you give it to the Brotherhood. Maybe I have to be corrected on that.
The Railroad will be, unfortunately, in a state of being at the whim of others. You can't complete Underground Undercover until the Institute starts End Of The Line, which, as soon as you warn Desdemona, has you in the middle of a firefight at Railroad HQ. Paladin Brandis may be among the intruders. You don't really want to finish Underground Undercover anyway, as the next move after this firefight is to destroy the Prydwen, being instant enemies.
And of course, you just have to not get banished from the Institute for the Minutemen if you want to have peace between all (there is however, a tricky situation near Graygarden that, if you don't do the right thing, then Preston will be mad at you... and walk off... Wait... That's a GOOD thing, right?).
For Modders: Project Valkyrie fixes up all the loose ends. I won't go into details, but it's absolutely worth it.
Am I still able to save danse if I please? I dont really want to lose the option of romancing metal boi.
@@b3nt079 Yes you can. Just do Blind Betrayal (and return back to talk to Maxson). It's Tactical thinking directly following that, that turns you hostile against the Railroad. So See Maxson, then avoid Kells, then go directly to Danse's bunker, and max out his affinity. Best thing to do is to do some Diamond City quests, so that you won't be bombarded by random Brotherhood fire, and he won't complain about you helping out the Railroad/Institute.
There is the other option, of course, where you can help him become leader of the Brotherhood...
See "The Danse Dilemma".
DerrickCGaming you know when you are doing the minutemen main quest and you fail some quests from the railroad and the brotherhood,for example,tradecraft,semper invitca and no mercy,is that a good sign,does that mean you're are enemy's with the railroad and the brotherhood or doe sit have to say you are enemies with them or no,I'm confused
Do u still get all companions @DerrickCGaming
*Preston:* “Now why would you want to attack the institute?”
*Player:* “Son”
*Preston:* “TO WAR!!”
Preston he like: my sole survivor can only have one person he cares for!
Kinda nice that that is all it takes for him to be helping you. He is a good guy.
@@Megalaglag Yeah,and that person is Curie =)
@@tragossoboy6700 Just little annoying after third playthrough hearing him asking you to help another settlement =)
He asks multiple times throughout the game and I keep thinking are you kidding me Preston I listened to your dumbass about the settlements and you didn’t pay attention to a question you asked
So after this ending, I would be the general of the minuteman, an high ranked Paladin of the brotherhood and an agent of the railroad, and to all of them, a hero. Nice
U love that this allows you to negotiate peace essentially
Well, not a high ranked paladín, but sentinel, still, its the same thing so i think this is the Best outcome
@@stefanoidez3867 if you don’t do the brotherhood ending you don’t become sentinel
@@oxnato4360 theres a command in pc what Maxsons true feelings are after the peaceful ending and will promote you to Sentinel
Nice
9:42
"Banished from the institute"
Objective: Return to the institute
Modern problems require modern solutions
This has real
"Objective: Blow up mars" vibes
Banished from the institute auto completes without even going to the institute as soon as you return with the core thingy to Ingram.
"If you work, you eat, it's as simple as that"
*USSR ANTHEM INTENSIFIES*
OllieMakesVideos nah, Its more like "if you work,YOU STARVE."
*GULAG FOR YOU*
OllieMakesVideos
Ever settler ever: *FaRmINg iS AS honEST aS HOneSt wOrk GeTS*
It's our caps
@@VetaPhoenix at least it’s not raining.
Should've saw this before destroying Railroad and Institute. Would have saved me lots of heartbreak. ;-;
Richard me too :'D
The railroad are just a bunch of liberals scum
I managed to keep danse alive and still be cool with Maxson
Honestly feel like the fact that my deacon was already half dead when I found him was sad. Literally in the middle of nowhere near the Plaza thing with all the raiders, half dead.
Not me I don't like any of the factions I'd make my own faction of tech thieves, and tactical stealth soldiers to kill the institute, and use it as a safety shelter, and use liberty primes power core to power all of Boston, and rebuild Boston with the institute technology use the minutemen as a police force, and nick will be the head of the p.i. brotherhood will be the military railroad will be in charge of turning synths into humans I would eliminate Maxon, and put danse in charge, and make Cait her own mma arena for raiders we capture so she can do what she does best. The circumstances for raiders are either join use go to jail, or become part of the mma program I would help virgil with super mutant cures have ferals wiped out, and ghouls used as teachers to teach people about prewar times animals genetically modified to not be radiated anymore use decontamination showers on everyone who enters the city then slowly start putting American back together then start ,moving to other continents
I just want to say how incredibly professional this video is everything is right here and it looks like it must of took a lot of time explaining everything plus the description. Subbed
Megatime really, because his voice is putting me to sleep
The video isn't exactly for entertainment purposes. It's a how to video on HOW TO do something VERY COMPLICATED in Fallout 4. It would be assumed that if you are here watching this video, it is because you have COMPELLING INTEREST in getting this done. Dude makes the video very detailed yet, EVEN ADDS TIME STAMPS GALORE just so you don't have to be bored by over explanation or even hypnotized by his voice. Video starts with what you NEED to know, WHAT NOT TO DO, then makes every resource available for you to find EXACTLY what information you are looking for to complete the task for yourself.
*Must have
I'm up to blind betrayal and battle of bunker hill, so you guys know what I should do next
James Theus yes, I do. I've just gotten word of another settlement..here, I'll just mark that on your map..
Maxon visibly and obviously not busy doing anything just standing there
Maxon: “I am too busy to speak right now”
Just finished beating the game for about the 4th or 5th time now. I followed this guide the whole way through. So much happier with the outcome and how things are in the Commonwealth post-institute.
+Shane Delara I'm glad that I was able to help! Thank you for leaving a comment.
lol I've beat the game with the institute, the BOS (twice), about to beat it with the minutemen to get this ending, then will go for RR
@@DerrickCGaming
Minutemen path to the end only opens up after you become enemies with the Institute, iirc you fail some other faction quests after completing Defend the Castle.
Railroad: You can do Underground Undercover up until the "Continue working with Father" objective", this questline depends on how far you progress in the Institute. The cutoff point is after completing Powering Up for the Institute, but you're already enemies with the Brotherhood at that point because of Mass Fusion.
Brotherhood of Steel: You can complete up to Blind Betrayal, and have Tactical Thinking started, but don't complete any objective for Tactical Thinking.
Institute: You have to choose between the Brotherhood and the Institute at Mass Fusion.
Faction balance point which will be your setup then do minuteman chain to get kicked from institute
@@darunealbaneit’s dumb legendary railway rifles are locked behind underground undercover. Like cmon I can do without but I’d like the option to get one. Oh well three sources of radiant quests are better than two or even one.
@@sleepyproduction7166 you finish that quest to get those pewers
I just beat the game with the BOS and am not at all happy with the ending and losing the railroad quests. Definitely following this on this go around.
+Shane Delara Agreed, I wiped out the Rail Road because I thought I had no choice, but after discovering that I could keep all three factions alive, I restarted my game, (Plus I wasn't happy with my neglect of the settlements)
same story here. felt pretty bad siding with them
epicman 56768 felt bad by siding with the railroad you are forced to kill the bos too
Just cheese their quest and then murder them all.
I killed maxon for his coat and beat the game with the Minutemen which meant that i could have deacon as a companion and I know you might think that I missed out on power armor but I have the quantum x01 power armor and idc about a jetpack that much
Boy this was a big check list, but I’m happy to confirm that this guide is 100% accurate this truly is the best guide and very professionally presented thank you DerrickCGaming I really appreciated the help throughout the process 👍
If you did miccelaneous does it still work
Yeah you're going to go big on youtube.
Your voice is perfect, your guides are quick, accurate, and thorough.
Why you have 1.2k subs now is beyond me.
+Nasty Pete Thank you! That means a lot!
+BreakfastLunchGaming too be honest, I agree, you deserve to be one of those 1 mil youtubers. like Fudgemuppet etc. ;3 Good luck and you've earned yourself a subscriber :D
+Some Delicious Crisp Perfectly Aged Potatoes. Thank you for your support! That means a lot!
Definitiely gotta third what these guys said your videos are terrific. Keep it up.
Exactly.His narrating is as good as others like Oxhorn and Thatpumagaming guy
I'm currently debating on whether I should create a simplified version of this video that goes over just the main requirements and my recommended method of getting banished from the Institute (as seen in the video starting at 6:34 or so). I want to know your thoughts.
UPDATE (July 25th, 2016): The new video can be found here: czcams.com/video/dKpxViy-OzY/video.html
Thank you for your incredible support!
Yes please!
That would be awesome
Hells to the yeah dude!
***** I put the requirements in the description above, but I'll reiterate them here. Ensure that you don't complete Underground Undercover, Mass Fusion, or Tactical Thinking. Ensure that you complete Tradecraft before entering the Institute for the first time. In addition, ensure that you issue the evacuation order during the Nuclear Option. That will help you to stay on good terms with the Railroad. I hope that helps.
+BreakfastLunchGaming it's probably not all that important but I did sanuctuary before I did jewel of the commonwealth and the first step will this mess anything up or am I fine
This is essential in survival for me personally. Having the additional support perks plus the additional safe places/restocks is fantastic. I love the institute personally
Thats what a synth would say.
so I basically complete all missions from 3 factions till I end up with them wanting to kill each other and then do the nuclear option?
+Papa Lord Yes, that's essentially it. Complete missions for each faction up until those points (Mass Fusion, Underground Undercover, and Tactical Thinking are the missions that you shouldn't complete).
DerrickCGaming thanks
Hi so do But no finishing he missions , do I just not the up to the location ??? How to I progress past not going to mass fusion etc
DerrickCGaming Thanks for this well explained guide
zac_ajentertainment Defend The Castle
Good stuff -- it's pretty impressive that you can do so much with all three factions, and STILL manage an ending where you don't blow the Prywden out of the sky or decimate the Railroad. I like :)
as soon as I heard this ending is in the game, I thought to myself "this better be the cannon ending."
Tbh, I hope it isn't. The B.O.S. in this game are militant raiders. Who force farms to offer food. The Railroad's goals are dimensionally opposed to the B.O.S.
They aren't at peace, if the B.O.S. could find the railroad, they'd destroy them.
The Minutemen under you might be at peace with the B.O.S. but the Commonwealth would have to deal with the flying airship seeking tribute.
In Fallout 4, the Brotherhood a authoritarian militant force. Who would likely attempt to do what they did in the capitol wasteland. Consolidate resources and create another order-state. The Brotherhood of Steel are crusaders. And not the type to make peace treaties. The best ending for the Commonwealth and wider world be for the B.O.S. airship to fall. With Elder Maxson dead maybe a new elder would be less, fanatic
@@squidlytv In FO4 the BOS is a militant raiders with tactical thinking and technology, much like the Gunners which are organized militant raiders with tactical thinking and less techs, and as we know from Mac Cready's affinity mission killing 2 known Gunners members and clearing up their camp he'll say "For the Gunners, it's always about the bottom lines, they just lost this entire waystation and that cost them big"
Now let's see what the Minutemen have :
- Resourceful
- Strength in number
- Organized
What the BOS have :
- Organized
- Tremendous firepower
- Technologies
- Knowledge and tactical thinking
And see the difference between the two B.O.S seems to have the upperhand but despite all that pros let's see the ending between the two :
- Minutemen can wipe out the most dangerous faction with the resources they have
- B.O.S will need all the techs and Liberty Prime to wipe out the most dangerous faction in Commonwealth
What the Minutemen can do :
- Defending the people against all odds (MM settlement needs your help side quests)
- Able to wipe the most notorious and dangerous faction in the Commonwealth with only the resources they have which aren't much and way less techs needed
Now what the Minutemen will do :
- Protect the people at the minute's notice
If you do the ending like in this video or just side with MM all the way to Institute's destruction, the B.O.S will know what the Minutemen can do, and much like the Gunners, the B.O.S will have tactical thinking they're not all brawn, they will see them as a force to be reckoned with and a threat, they will think if they ever attack or if the Minutemen ever sees them acts like common raiders or gunners to the people of the Commonwealth (demanding ransom, stealing food, extortion for being in their territories) is just like poking a wasps nest, they lays hands on one settlement, almost the entirity of the Commonwealth will be down on them, and that will cost them big, just like the Institute for messing around with the General's son, BOS mess around with the people, the Minutemen will see this as a mission to protect the people at a minute's notice, and then there'll be explosions, and remains of an airship on the beach, and both have missions for the greater good of the people/mankind and the Minutemen already proved that, the B.O.S ever do any terrorizing act against the people many members might'll see this as a mission to secure all technologies and use it to terrorize mankind further and those who thinks so will detach from the ranks.
And you know there's actually a cut content where Maxson can actually be replaced by Danse, sad that it's out, with it's in i think the peace ending among all factions except Institute might actually be the canon
Absolutely sorry for pitching in this necro, lmao
@@acevace you're fine lol.
See, I think that cut content was done for a good reason, the developers wanted the B.O.S. to be what we see. With very little wiggle room and only the beginning of a Young Maxsons crusade.
There is no option other then Maxson's crusade or a destroyed airship. Which makes the ending more interesting and the future more uncertain. An Uncertain Future makes Fallout more... Interesting in my opinion.
@@squidlytv I've been struggling with which ending I prefer for a long time. On one hand, I think the BOS is evil and it would most likely be the safest for the commonwealth for them to be eliminated, at least short term.
My only hangup with that is that I'm almost certain that the Brotherhood would realistically absolutely retaliate eventually, since they're not known to back down to anything. (At least this current era/chapter). I'm thinking that waging an all-out war with the BOS would juat lead to unnecessary death on both sides, and the thought of an even bigger, madder invasion force coming later makes me uneasy.
On the other hand, I like saving the most lives, and this ending does that, not to mention it keeps the most content available. At the same time, though, the BOS could realistically invade Goodneighbor or roll up to the Slog one day, murder people and spark a retaliation from the minutemen. I'm not sure they would actually do that with the threat of artillery strikes getting dropped into their laps, but the threat is always there.
Definitely a necro topic, but I started a fresh minutemen playthrough and I'm having a surprisingly tough time grappling with the morality of these endings lmao
I stumbled upon a method of doing this on my first ever playthrough, I'm amazed I managed to do that with no prior knowledge.
+Sajirou Plays GG =)
I did it too, kinda, i messed up danses storyline and i am unable to get balistic weave so now i am trying to do it right, while also playing the hardcore beta..
Sebastian Chantre The game still treats Glory the same though, she's fine, but (spoilers)
In Every Single Timeline, she ends up Dead. She's t he one constant in the entire g ame, she'll always die ... unless you do it the way this is. But even then, everyone will consider her "dead" and she won't talk to you again.
Sajirou Plays samee i just played the game
As did I. Obtaining this ending isn't that hard. Essentially all you have to do is be as "neutral" towards all three factions as possible. Join them all but advance slowly in each faction with some favoritism shown to the minutemen until the institute attacks the castle.
Thanks for making this. It's exactly what I want to do, keep piece with the BH, RR and MM but allow me to get the most possible content.
Dude thank you SO much! I've come back to this video over and over again, checking in on the quest line sequence etc. Finally, I have finished the main story questline in survival and have achieved this ending. So good!
6 years later and this method is still accurate. Thanks for the video
Just wanted to say thank you, a huge thank you. I've always looked for a way to keep sides with the Minutemen, Railroad and Brotherhood but was never able to figure out a way. I finally got the ending I have been trying to achieve for so many years. Thank you, for such an in depth and clear video on how to make it happen. You have earned my deepest gratitude and respect. 🤙
Man, those are a lot of settlements that needed your help.
But not enough because theres another one that needs your help. I'll mark it on your map.
And when he's done with marking your map, I'll follow suit and continue to mark your map for you.
Thank you so much! Very clear, detailed and professional. I've completed the Brotherhood ending before, and founded myself with twisted morals. I find this ending much more rewarding.
Pretty neat. I’m going for a BoS faction playthrough, but I’ll keep this in mind for future playthroughs. Awesome work man!👍
Thanks for making a video like this. Currently on my 2nd playthrough with a Neutral approach on everything, so this helped me understand how some of my Good characters will be with the factions. It'll be interesting though during Defend The Castle because of how I setup turrets and 3 settlers have legendary miniguns.
Im so confused
One of the best walkthroughs. Especially with the notes in the description
Thank you! That means a lot! I'm glad that I was able to help.
Very informative, detailed guide. Best guide on CZcams! Thank you. You deserve tons of subs. 🙃👍
If the signal interceptor was built with another faction, speak with Preston after being banished from the Institute to receive Inside Job, which allows you to retrieve the Institute holotape through dialogue.
After being banished from the Institute, you can speak with Preston and tell him that you've become enemies with the Institute. He'll then give you Inside Job, which will allow you to speak with Proctor Ingram to retrieve the holotape with the Institute data on it. Give this holotape to Sturges to complete Inside Job. From there, you'll need to complete Form Ranks and set up enough settlements for the Minutemen. After you speak with Preston to complete Form Ranks, he'll tell you to respond to a situation at the Castle. Upon arriving there, you'll begin Defend the Castle. Do note that if you have already set up enough settlements, you can simply head on over to the Castle to begin Defend the Castle. Otherwise, you'll receive Form Ranks after being banished from the Institute. After Defend the Castle, you'll receive The Nuclear Option.
+BreakfastLunchGaming Can we do Misc. Quest for the Institute and still get this ending?
Noel The Last Dovah Duck Yes. However, completing Plugging a Leak (Institute) will make Tradecraft (Railroad) unavailable. I recommend completing Tradecraft, which will allow you to obtain the Deliverer pistol.
Thx man,helps a lot
+mr.pigman 27 I'm glad to hear it! You can also unlock Bunker Hill as a settlement by speaking with Kessler. I did so after completing the main storyline, and was able to unlock it instantly after speaking with her at Bunker Hill.
+BreakfastLunchGaming in the list when you say "Accept and/or complete before entering the Institute" on Tradecraft do you mean that I can complete it right after The Glowing Sea(off the top of my head random quest) just as long as I complete it before I teleport to the Institute/ or right before I teleport I need to run to Deacon and complete it then go to the Institute?
This is golden, best one I've seen yet
+Dankasaurus Rex Thank you!
About time I try this, my first ever ending was BoS and I never bothered working with the Railroad. My second ending was betraying both the Railroad and BoS and joining the Institute. Now years later I've been actively working with the Railroad and find myself really liking them, but I also like the BoS. This will really help with my "peacemaker" playthrough
This is just what I have been looking for. I only bought FO 4 this spring so am 2 years behind most players! I want to “major” with the railroad and the Minutemen but still wanted to play as many other quests as the story allows, because I like to experience as much of the game as possible. This is incredibly helpful and I will study it very carefully. I have subscribed.
video was incredibly helpful, professional, and sufficiently spoiler-free
While I had watched fallout 4 playthroughs before I got the game myself, I never followed any guides or read any walkthroughs and didn't even know you could do this, and this is the ending I walked myself into after my first play through.
Ive had to subscribe just due to how beautifully you've organised this
This is an updated version of my Best Minutemen Ending video. After helping people with their questions and concerns by going back to my older saves, I discovered that it’s possible to complete nearly every main quest from each faction and reach a peaceful ending with the Minutemen. Timestamps, additional notes, links to related videos, and a list of all the main quests can be found in the description. Thank you for your support!
Nice video man😎
+JUSTIN TIME Thank you!
If I remember correctly, it has to do with speaking with Maxson after entering the Institute. He'll know that you've entered the Institute and will ask you to help. In my case, I can then retrieve the holotape from Sturges through a dialogue option and give it to the Brotherhood.
Sturges will make a copy for himself.
+mr.pigman 27 I made a note regarding how to progress further in the Brotherhood of Steel questline, specifically from Outside the Wire and beyond. I'll make a video about how to "jump" from one faction to another sometime in the future. For now, I hope that I made my note clear enough to understand.
Much appreciated, this is the ending I'm going for on my next playthrough when survival mode hits
Cheers to you! I am going to do this on my next playthrough since right now I'm doing the railroad questline.
Nice to hear Tim Russ' voice as Captain Kells! Thanks for the video, I just recently started a new playthrough and needed a refresher!
So basically don't do Mass Fusion and get rejected by the Institute via the Brotherhood, lead them on, but don't do Tactical Thinking, skype the Institute data after Liberty Prime is complete but not activated, then take the data to Sturges and do the nuclear option after Defend the Castle. I actually got this ending by mistake (but I killed the railroad). I wanted to build Liberty Prime, but I gave the data to Sturges by accident. I found the MM ending to be the best arc for my experience. I may do the mod to keep the Institute or rebuild it. Not sure yet. I will save the Danse story to initiate war against the Brotherhood and send the Prydwin to the ground in ashes. The path forward in the Commonweath, will be productive and peaceful, until, I start the invasion of the Raiders from Nuka World, in which case I will play Fallout 4 for the rest of my life defending settlements and repairing damage, while grinding my way to level 2000.
I think I need a flow chart to follow this. It's a lot to keep track of when you don't have all the quest lines memorized. Even if you have a wiki page opened.
I made a simplified version for those who requested it. In the video, I go over only the most important parts of my playthrough. You can find it here: czcams.com/video/dKpxViy-OzY/video.html
I hope it helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
This is one of the first videos I’ve found that breaks it down as well as you. I haven’t tried it yet, but I imagine it’s gonna work. (I’m late I know)
Thank you! Every single guide on this said not to do blind betrayal and I really want that perk
I did exactly what you said, and got the ending. Great tutorial man!
Hey man, I just finished it using your guide on a new play through. Thanks for outlining it! Very cool. I'm glad I found yours, those triple s guys who made a guide leave so many quest out for no reason, and they have so many views, so many players forfeited a lot of quest. Anyways thanks again, you were very helpful. I have another institute character at level 134 I am still going to try and max out but this new character I am going to save for the new survival as I am only at level 32 w her. Still a lot to discover and do w this character so it will be perfect for the new survival and thanks to you I will have a large arsenal of radiant quests! Thanks!!
+Stephen Lapp You're very welcome. I'm glad that I was able to help! Thank you for being so active in the comments section! I usually dedicate some time out of every morning and night toward replying to comments. However, I've been working on assignments for the past week or two, and now I'm busy with final exams.
Thank you for this clear, concise and complete guide. :)
This is, in my personal humble opinion, the best suitable video guide to the peaceful end of the story line. Accept my gratitude!
Some may say that there are plenty of other - "better" videos and even mention IGN's detailed version of it, but I personally like this one way better as it is simple, short and concrete. Deserves a like, subscribe and a god damn ring bell. Keep up
Thank you so much for your kind words and incredible support! Welcome to the channel!
To add more drama and become more empathetic towards Fallout 4's story, I usually go for my personal sad (maybe even worst) ending the game can offer starting off with the Railroad, then joining the Brotherhood as a Railroad spy, turn on the Railroad believing more in the cause of the Brotherhood, turn on the Brotherhood once Maxson kills dance, destroy the Institute with the Minutemen and finally the Brotherhoods blimp, leaving the Minutemen the only faction left in the Commonwealth. Just felt like the most tragic ending possible in the game but really makes you feel closer to the difficulties the Sole Survivor has to go through in the new world she/he finds himself in.
Finally im not the only one!
I watch these even though I'll never destroy the Brotherhood of Steel
Danse means too much to me
What a detailed summary. I really appreciate it. Thanks
Dude your method worked like a charm. Thanks man!
For anyone who is wondering about how to receive Defend the Castle after being banished from the Institute, and how it leads to The Nuclear Option, I have a new video for it here: czcams.com/video/vHLRV0C0zCM/video.html
A link has also been placed in the related videos section of the description above.
Can I still get this ending if I have received (not completed) the quest Defend the Castle before entering the Institute?
(I haven't even been to the Glowing Sea yet) :)
TheDanishCatLover That is likely a different "Defend the Castle" that is simply a radiant quest similar to those that require the player to defend a certain settlement.
BreakfastLunchGaming Whoopsie, the quest I'm talking about must be Taking Independence - sorry about that! I haven't even been to the castle yet. :) Phew!
DerrickCGaming can you beat the game and then rebuild liberty prime? Without asking sturges for a second holotape.i can't do it but I wondered if there is a way. I've only beat the first bos mission where I become a member
Thank you, this really helped :D
Used your guide many play thoughts. Love it
OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO SO DETAILED!!!!!! SO I WON'T SCREW UP WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO!!!!!! THIS IS THE PERFECT ENDING FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!! I'M NOW A SUBSCRIBER, THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN!!!!!!
Institute/Minutemen ending best ending
Youre character looks really nice!!! 😍
I realize that this video has been up for a few years but just in case someone is still watching... First of all thank you for all of your hard work and time to make and post.
I have been following your guide (with DLC's, I have received radiant quests outside of the Commonwealth. One example is that my first BOS recon quest sent me deep into Far Harbor) I also mixed into a few other DLC quests along the way before entering the Institution.
My problem is that due to a glitch of Kobayashi Maru proportion I was able to receive the Mass Fusion quest but I informed Ingram and started Spoils of War. I was able to get the card and continue with the BOS quest line. However, not only did it not make me an enemy of the Institute the game has continued the Institute quest line.
The Minutemen "Defend the Castle" was an attack by Super Mutants instead of the Institute. So no Nuclear Option has been triggered.
The Railroad wants me to ditch the Minutemen but are not hostile. I still get radiant requests but nothing in the main quest line although I agree to work with them fully then I probably could advance.
So, as it stands, I could advance the main story with essentially any faction except the Minutemen or just have every faction coexist and Shaun stays alive. I also have access to all companions.
This is certainly not a designed ending (well technically it is not an ending at all) However, it is working out well so far without mass murder.
Video worked. I finished the main game and friends with all three remaining factions. Thanks so much!! It's great having access to all their quests
You're very welcome! Glad to hear it!
Thanks so much for this! I was hoping there was a way to destroy The Institute while staying on good terms with all the other factions. I'll definitely use this!
+Joey Redfeather You're very welcome.
thanks, this is just the information I need for my second playthrough, after the first one Left such sour taste in my mouth.
Did u get the BOS ending? So did I. Not only it sucked, it made me kill Danse and kill the railroad and when I got that ending, I talked to Preston and he was mad at me. What I'm trying to say is the BOS are pieces of CRAP
DoritoBros. actually I got all the ending except the minutemen ending in 1 playthrough using different saves, and they all pretty much sucked in their own aspect. BOS killed everyone I liked, Railroad Killed a bunch of kids, Institute just bat shit crazy.
Just keep what you are doing. I search for videos to help with the game that I am playing at the time. Yours are good, so be proud of what you have done.
Thank you for making this guide! I was successful in making every faction other than Institute happy with me
+Du N You're very welcome. I'm glad that I was able to help!
I'm a little late to this series my brother said I should try the Fallout games. Thes is the first Fallout game I've ever played. he told me I should either play Fallout New Vegas or Fallout 4. I went for this game because I couldn't find a copy of New Vegas. but this information was really helpful because I'm at a conclusion where I can't figure out. this gave me the answer thank you.
Your brother sounds biased,you should try fallout 3 AND New Vegas
One of the funniest things is that I got this ending without even trying. And there were Railroad missions to rescue synths that were scattered all over the Commonwealth after the Institute were destroyed. And as I never advanced the Railroad quest line very far, Glory was still alive and walking around HQ.
And multiple times Carrington and Des would comment "I wish Glory was still with us", literally as she was standing or walking right behind them.
Thanks for this helpful and informative video. I look forward to trying this out.
You're very welcome. I also have a more simplified version that I made upon request: czcams.com/video/dKpxViy-OzY/video.html
Excellent guide, worked a charm. Thanks.
+UncleCal You're very welcome. I'm glad that I was able to help!
I usually like to let chaos reign in Fallout games. Tried this for a change.
Also, when asking Preston for help fighting the Institute, I feel like choosing to cite Nora's assassination instead of Shaun' kidnaping as a motivation for the destruction of the Institute would fit the character much better at that moment, but that's just me. Thanks for the guide by the way.
I'm a bit late but I've done the first quest for the brotherhood and repaired sanctuary for the minute men. I'm up to the part in the main story where I'm in Kellogg's memories and I can't talk to the leader of the the minute men help! Also have a merry Christmas.
Legendary gaming but, YOU ARE the leading the minutemen. so you can not talk to yourself?
Legendary Gaming,
It's a bug. I have it too. There is a fix you can use via console commands - it didn't wok for me, but from what I understand it does work for everybody else.
Check out Fallout 4 Wiki, or type 'Preston Garvey bug' into the CZcams search engine and videos will come up with the solution.
Just picked up the Game of the Year Edition with all of the DLC and this guide really helps. Unfortunately I didn't see this until I completed the main quest siding with the Minutemen, keeping in good with the BOS (and getting the cool helmet), and sparing the RR while destroying the institute. Not sure where I went wrong since I did all of the RR missions, probably too many, but got stuck on a BOS mission which made the RR an enemy, even though I never attacked them. Subscribed.
Oh Man! The level of detail of your information makes me think that you are a coder or electronic engineer; Thanks for share
I found the minutemen ending the most satisfying one.
I am happy to report we won the war! thanks for your help these all made it possible! time to help runaway synths and help the squires and field scribes! thanks again!
This video helped me a ton and I was so nervous I would mess something up
I can’t imagine i found this only now, and had no idea about this ending before now, even after all those years...
I manage to get the ending, thanks!
This is the ending i ended up with just by playing through on my own. I was actually disappointed that I couldn't see Liberty Prime in action after all the work I did to rebuild and equip him with nukes.
There should of been an option to build an alliance between the BOS and Minutemen.
Thanks for this guide! It worked for me. :)
I’m going to point this out and before anybody gives this comment hate, this video is extremely well done and shows a really fun way to go through the story of fo4.
This ending can be obtained at a MUCH simpler and quicker way.
-get help from the minutemen in molecular level quest
-help the institute until you get the quest battle at bunker hill
-side with the railroad and help them at battle at bunker hill
-give Father the reason why you failed the battle didn’t go into the institute’s hands (preferably choose the option “I let them go free”)
-the railroad quest line will then fail and you’ll have to side with the minutemen
-finish minutemen quest line to obtain the peaceful ending.
Hope this helped!
I've done several playthroughs this way. Easily my favorite ending.
Did you do the more complicated ending or just shoot someone in the institute during mass fusion mission?
@@goblinfood9786 The more complicated one. Unless you are a fan of the Brotherhood probably not worth it. It's nice to have vertibirds late game in survival mode though.
@@dragonscoils8149 I want to go the minuteman ending this time around. Thanks for the response btw :) I’ll keep that in mind whenever I do survival mode. I haven’t done that yet
When I was defending the castle for the Minutemen/Railroad from the Institute it said I failed the liberty prime quest. I'm not sure why? What happens with the BOS then?
You should still be on good terms with them. It's not necessary to complete all these quests. I'm simply showing that it's possible to complete nearly every main quest from each faction and still reach a peaceful ending.
Thanks so much for this I didn't really want to choose a side this helped me alot, good walkthroughs too good job kudos to you good sir. :)
Thank you so much for your kind words! You're very welcome!
These videos are so helpful and BAD ASS
One more question, is their any order you have to complete these quests to correctly do this ending. Like railroad then brotherhood. If so can you name the major ones I should look out for? THX again.
+The AmazingShark I can't account for every variation in the game, but I don't think the order will matter. However, ensure that you complete some quests with both the Brotherhood of Steel and Railroad before discovering the Institute. I received reports about the Railroad not trusting the player if he or she works with the Institute before having discovered the Railroad. I can't confirm this at the moment, but it seems to make sense.
+BreakfastLunchGaming Thx once again and now I will get out of your hair. Bye and have a good one.
+The AmazingShark The one area where the order might matter the most is the second method that I used to get banished from the Institute. As I said, Blind Betrayal must not be completed at that point.
+BreakfastLunchGaming It seems complicated for that part so I think I will just shoot named scientists. Appreciate all this advice! bye.
Ah I completed blind betrayal. Am I screwed
No, you're good. If I remember correctly, you just won't be able to inform Ingram during Mass Fusion, meaning you can't access a mission called Spoils of War, which is a fun alternate way of getting banished from the Institute.
@@DerrickCGamingAh I really don't want to kill anyone in cold blood. Was hoping to squeeze as much as I can out of my play through.
i also had this issue, not sure if youre on pc but got around it by using console commands and was able to do the alternate way of getting banished
What command?@@pnkthetrapper6177
this is a really well thought out video so thank you for good guidance in this most awesome of games,damn will have to do a new playthrough oh that is so bad it's good for me.
+toxic fiend You're very welcome. There are additional notes and links to supporting videos in the description above. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to let me know.
dang, you really went all out to help us, subbed
Thank you! I try my best!
Okay some helpful knowledge. You can join every faction actually join and also when the railroad des ask you to join her instead do so. The min men will still be yours. But will allow the play to complete missions for the railroad. Like Randolph safe house and start underground undercover. Do everything for that mission up to talking with father who tells you to talk with Allie Fillmore for mass fusion. You will the be given the option to inform the BOS , if Liberty reprimed is started that's okay, after mass fusion with Ingram you can talk to her again and fin that quest. Doing mass fusion and Liberty re before joining the railroad and starting underground undercover you won't be able to get the quest burning cover and you will miss going to Cambridge polymer labs for the RR , and won't get A house Divided an Inst quest. I was able to back track and do this right. If you want this ending then going this route also works. I didn't know prior if I could side with the RR and if I.....
Would lose the Min men , but that's not the case. Just some helpful tips. If you ran into the same issue. I'm on Xbox one,so everyone knows. And since it doesn't hurt I'll have a similar video showing what I did and quest and info. Since there's so many ways to get to so many points but want the same outcome. Thank you for this video and tips. Always working together to help others.
+NastyJ Thank you. I've also added annotations (0:00 and 8:09) and additional notes for clarification. Essentially, the way in which I completed the main quests allowed me to reach the furthest possible point at which I could still be on good terms with each faction. I recommend making a save before being banished from the Institute, which you can later go back to and join a different faction if you'd like by progressing beyond Tactical Thinking (BOS), Underground Undercover (Railroad), or Mass Fusion (Institute).
***** No. You'll get it only if you perform an action that causes you to become permanent enemies with the Brotherhood of Steel.
***** The simplest way, in my opinion, is to kill Maxson.
***** You can then speak with Preston and begin With Our Powers Combined.
The minutemen look dangerous af after using a nuke 😳
Thanks for the video. Really helpful. Thought I'd have to destroy the brotherhood of steel after accidentally siding with the railroad and was put off going back on fallout, because it's my second attempt at the whole game (forgot to get that scientist for the brotherhood the first time, so couldn't unlock liberty prime, so was stuck with nothin to do). So thanks for this video. Really helpful
Watching this video to know where to make a perfect save to get platinum in one playthrough
Thank you comrade
How did you do such good character design?!
Having learned this I will have to start another playthrough.
Thank God for this guide, first playthrough all things there were happening was making me feel like a fucking dream I have no control about
Does anyone know if you are able to receive this ending if you kill Kellogg before talking to Paladin Danse?
Jordan Kaltenbach yes.
Oxhorn approved
Should have said this a year ago but thank you this was a perfect video last year I started Fallout 4 through to june to August I love this game I never played any of the Fallout games but this one I loved my dad even got all the DLCs for me and I got all the Peaceful ending for all of them currently playing nuke world because I stop playing it last year when I play the normal game I wanted to get this ending and it was perfect the bit with the Institute saying what to get before you get banished and the good explanation is perfect thank you and what is your favourite DLC mine was Far Harbour
I am just getting into Fallout 4. I just got the Game of the Year edition (the version without the PipBoy and what not) for PS4. I thank you for this!