re: **Official Fallout 4 Thread** (Links and videos in OP)

The mission is pretty short, but the end is super intense.
The robots are cool, looking forward to building an army

Have they set release dates for all the DLCs? I go back to work at the beginning of May and I literally won't have time to play until late November, so I want to beat these mofos while I still have free time.

Picked it back up after months of collecting dust. I like the game, but I can't even talk to an npc in a quest without getting grenades thrown at me. They went overboard with the molotov/grenade spamming.

I can't find Smiling Larry or the Scribe at ANY of the random encounter spots (and I've tried for days plus all of the requirements are met). I know Scribe isn't an essential and is mortal, but... shite balls. I've never even seen him. I go back to work on May 2nd and I literally won't have time to play this game until late November. The panic is kicking in. I gotta have the full experience while the opportunity is present.

One reason I want to play this again is because there is so much you can miss

Thanks, man...

I did figure out the problem as I went back on a previous save (prior to completing the Mechanist quest). Basically the Automatron expansion totally F's up all of the "random encounter" locations as nine times out of ten that stupid new Rust Devil gang spawns in almost every location once you've started the quest. So FYI to anyone looking to experience all of the random encounters, wait before starting the Mechanist quest until you absolutely have to.

There are so many awesome random encounters that even after putting a zillion hours on the game, I still never experienced. Plus they fixed the level 4 trader merchant bug, so you can recruit Smiling Larry, the Scribe, Trader Rylee and Doc Anderson problem free now.

If anyone's interested, I'll list all of the hotspots in case anyone would like to jump on it.

I'm playing on the Xbox one, but I don't believe it truly makes a difference

Here are all the random encounter hotspots I bounce around to.

-South of the Drumlin Diner, there's a house with a yellow car out front (follow the "South marker" on your compass). Often times, you get raiders and Super Mutants but occasionally you do get one of the more unique encounters.

-West of the Relay Tower 1DL-109. There's a bridge with a cooking station, bed, etc. You can see it looking west from the tower.

-Arc Jet Systems... as soon as you fast travel in, turn around and you'll see an airplane statue. Around the statue is where the random encounters usually spawn.

-Mass Pike Interchange... as soon as you fast travel in, look to the road directly in front of you.

-After fast traveling to Starlight Drive in, turn around and move past the bus. You'll see a railroad bridge and underneath the railroad bridge is where a lot of random encounters take place.

-When fast traveling to Lake Quannapowit (sp?), turn around and you'll see two beat up cars and a dead scavenger. Inbetween those cars, follow that little path up the hill and usually someone will meet you around the boulders.

-At the Radio Tower 3SM-U81, travel directly east to the hidden bunker in the bushes just past the two picnic tables beside the river (if you've done the unmarked Greenbriar Radio Signal quest, you'll know where this bunker is). What I usually do is run to the bunker door, turn around and run back to the road and someone meets me there (but only on occasion here).

-The block between Greentech Genetics and Cambridge Crater you can run into someone. Usually I find them around the crater, but stay around both locations and don't venture off. BTW, Cambridge Crater has an awesome but F'd up backstory to it and it's linked to Arlen Glass at The Slog.

-As pointed out, fast travel to Med-Tek research and turn left traveling toward Slocum's Joe and someone/something usually meets you around the right corner.

-Fast travel to Cambridge Police Station, turn left and travel down the road. You'll reach an old van. Turn left and up the steps where the Nuka Cola machine is. I want to note I've always encountered raiders, dead raiders and dead postman with letters here (but it could be different for you).

-In front of the Dartmouth Professional Building.

-Fast traveling to Fallon's Department Store, turn left (looking SW on your map) and something always spawns inside of that building.

*Facing that very building, turn left and travel SE through the thicket of trees and you'll see a little shack suddenly explode. Inside, is where you'll find the "Moonshiner (this is also technically a "random encounter"*

-Facing the Museum of Freedom, go to the space on the left side of the building then go Eastward. You'll see a cooking station beside a few cars.

-Fast travel to the Mass Fusion Containment Shed, follow the outside of the gate to your right all the way behind the building and you'll see an old truck, fire barrel and two beds.

That's all of the locations I have luck at. I normally bounce around and try to wait at least 24 in game hours before revisiting a location. But by the time you you've traveled to each one, you can start over in the same pattern.

Here are other locations other peeps have luck at (but not me unfortunately).

-The road along the river beside Cambridge Polymer Labs and the fallen Red Rocket billboard. I've never had any luck here, but several others have. It could be a bug for me

-The train bridge beside the Boston Police Rationing Site. I've only had two encounters here.

-The front of Hester's Consumer Robotics. Never had any luck here.

Be sure to search the surrounding areas if you don't see anything. I believe both the Scribe and Smiling Larry are not essential and can die without you knowing.

If you've already started the Mechanist quest, you may want to go back back on a previous save prior to starting the quest because the DLC ruined all of the random encounter spots. All that usually spawned for me were the rust devils, unfortunately.

I am sad that the DLC hasn't added much in the way of missions or new areas it's been fluff.

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Same thing I did with Inquisition and Witcher 3.

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I did the Inquisition DLC after it was all out and enjoyed it. I lost my completionist play in W3 and had to start over, still haven't gotten to the DLC yet, but the next one hits in June.