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OneFaraday

Frustrating glitch in Far Harbour, please help

Question

In my current playthrough I've decided to try and get the island into a state of peace. After going on a side-quest I returned to Far Harbour to discover Allen Lee, Captain Avery, and a few others standing around a Child of Atom on her knees, at the gates of the city. Lee is pointing his gun at her. They're all just standing there quietly. Nothing happens.

Apparently others have encountered this glitch (discussion on Steam) but none of their solutions worked for me, and I've tried them all in different combinations. After a while Lee just starts shooting her while everyone stands around, then she dies, then suddenly they can all move again, and the townsfolk seem to be rallied to go to war with the Children of Atom.

I'm frustrated because it's kind of breaking my game and I can't get the encounter go any other way. I can't talk to anyone ("This individual is busy") or interact with them until the Child of Atom is dead.

I've tried everything in the Steam forum post: sleeping, saving and reloading, pick-pocketing Avery (but not taking anything), quick travelling and returning, talking to other townsfolk, waiting in a chair, shooting the Child of Atom (but not killing them). Nothing works. Please help!

Posted Apr 4, 2022, 10:55 PM UTC

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LordOfWar1775•

That’s about all you can do…

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Wild234•

If they are not talking at all that would be a bug, but there is no way to stop him from shooting the Child of Atom. It's a scripted event that ends with the execution.

Only way to stop him would be to kill him, and that isn't a good way to remain on good terms with Far Harbor.

And yes, the townsfolk are on the verge of war, that's why you have to work towards restoring peace on the island or give them that final little push that they need to attack.

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OneFaradayOP•

Well damn. I guess at least I know there's nothing I can do to change the outcome, even if I'm completely clueless as to what's going on. I guess I'll just play on from there.

FWIW I did try to kill Lee, and Avery, just to see what would happen. They're unkillable, and unless you really shoot the place up they just sit there a minute and go about their business.

Could someone give me a synopsis of what the missing dialogue says? I'm so lost.

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Wild234•

Basically he is arguing with Avery about killing the Child of Atom. Avery says that killing them will lead to war, he says they are a saboteur breaking the condensers and must be killed. In the end Avery concedes and allows Allen to proceed. If you really want to read what they say, the wiki has all the dialogue exported:

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/DLC03AllenLee.txt#DLC03ConvFarHarborChildrenExecution

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/DLC03CaptainAvery.txt#DLC03ConvFarHarborChildrenExecution

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OneFaradayOP•

Thank you so much, now I can go on with my life. lol

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