Fallout 4 quests

This page lists all quests in Fallout 4.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles.
For quests in other Fallout games, please see "Quest."
For an overview of Fallout 4 content, please refer to "Portal:Fallout 4."

Quest system overview[]

Fallout 4 features an expanded quest system, compared to that of previous Fallout games. In addition to the usual main quest line, side and miscellaneous quests have been added. The game also includes a "radiant quest system". These radiant quests use randomized characters, locations and other elements and often can be repeated infinitely. The add-ons include their own selection of main, side, miscellaneous and radiant quests which can be completed at almost any point during or after the main storyline, and which can even interact with the main quests in some ways.

The game does not end after the finale of act three. Instead, it continues with new post-story content, while the outcomes of the main quests have a visible impact on the world. This, combined with the endless number of radiant quests and the lack of any level cap, significantly extends the potential length of playing the game.

As listed below, there are 191 quests in the base game, with a total of 272 with all add-ons installed.

Main quests[]

Prologue[]

The main story begins on October 23, 2077 within the Sole Survivor's pre-War home in Sanctuary Hills, just minutes before the Great War.

Completed?	Icon	Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Form ID	Editor ID
		War Never Changes	Sanctuary Hills (pre-War) Vault 111 (pre-War)		Vault 111 jumpsuit	0001ED86	MQ101

Act One[]

Act one begins when the Sole Survivor awakens in the year 2287, approximately 210 years after entering their cryo pod in Vault 111.

Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Form ID	Editor ID
Out of Time	Vault 111 Sanctuary Hills Concord		200+ XP Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV Codsworth as a companion	0001CC2A	MQ102
Jewel of the Commonwealth	Diamond City	Mama Murphy, Irma, or Trashcan Carla	150+ XP	000229E5	MQ103
Unlikely Valentine	Park Street station Vault 114	Ellie Perkins, or, you can go straight from Vault 111 to Park Street station, this is the farthest you can skip ahead in the main questline.	200+ XP 100 bottlecaps Worn fedora Faded trench coat	0001F25E	MQ104
Getting a Clue	Diamond City	Nick Valentine	200+ XP Nick Valentine as a companion	000229E6	MQ105
Reunions	Fort Hagen	Nick Valentine	250+ XP Kellogg's pistol Kellogg's outfit	000229E7	MQ106

Act Two[]

The beginning of act two is heralded by the arrival of the Prydwen, opening up the majority of the Brotherhood of Steel quests.

Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Form ID	Editor ID
Dangerous Minds	Memory Den Kellogg's memories	Nick Valentine	300+ XP Piper as a companion (if not already recruited)	000229E9	MQ202
The Glowing Sea	Crater of Atom Edge of the Glowing Sea Rocky cave	Doctor Amari	350+ XP	0006B500	MQ204
Hunter/Hunted	C.I.T. ruins Greenetech Genetics Rocky cave	Virgil	350+ XP	000229EB	MQ205
The Molecular Level	Place selected by the player to build The Teleporter Railroad HQ Rocky cave		400+ XP	000B1752	MQ206
Institutionalized	The Institute	Father	400+ XP Synths throughout the Commonwealth become friendly (optional)	000229EC	MQ207

Act Three[]

Act three begins when the Sole Survivor acquires the ability to fast-travel to and from the Institute at the end of Institutionalized. At this point, the main quest's structure splits into four different branches, one for each of the four main factions. Certain events in those factions' quests can make other factions hostile to the Sole Survivor, thus locking them from those branches and failing all of that faction's ongoing quests. In some situations, this can be delayed (or even accelerated) with certain actions or certain dialogue choices.

Should the player character decide to oppose the Institute by supporting any of the other three factions, the main quest ends with The Nuclear Option quest (there are actually three variants of the same quest, one for each faction opposing the Institute). However, should the Sole Survivor join and support the Institute, the main quest ends with the Nuclear Family quest.

The following quests become available after completing Institutionalized:

Synth Retention (the Institute branch) - Starts automatically.
From Within (Brotherhood of Steel branch) - Given by Elder Maxson if the player character completed Show No Mercy, or was already given if they used the Brotherhood of Steel to advance in the Molecular Level.
Inside Job (the Minutemen branch) - Given by Sturges if the player character completed Old Guns, or was already given if they used the Minutemen to advance in the Molecular Level.
Underground Undercover (the Railroad branch) - Given by Desdemona if the player character joined the Railroad by completing the Tradecraft quest, or was already given if they used the Railroad to advance in the Molecular Level.

Faction quests[]

The Minutemen[]

The Minutemen quest line begins when the Sole Survivor meets Preston Garvey in Concord, and interacts closely with the settlement building system throughout.

Main quests[]

Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Form ID	Editor ID
When Freedom Calls	Concord Museum of Freedom Sanctuary Hills	Preston Garvey	300+ XP 100 caps 50 fusion cells Minigun T-45 power armor	001A001C	Min00
The First Step	Radiant locations	Preston Garvey	300+ XP ~100 caps Preston Garvey as a companion Rank of General of the Minutemen Flare gun Minutemen paint for T-45 power armor	0011B36E	MinRecruit00
Taking Independence	The Castle	Preston Garvey	350+ XP The Castle as a settlement	0003A457	Min02
Old Guns	The Castle	Preston Garvey	300+ XP Artillery schematic Artillery smoke grenade Ronnie Shaw as a merchant	000AA778	Min03
Inside Job	Sanctuary Hills The Prydwen The Institute	Sturges	200+ XP	00136329	Min207
Form Ranks		Preston Garvey	350+ XP	000DDFDB	Min301
Defend the Castle	The Castle	Preston Garvey	300+ XP	000BDB04	MinDefendCastle
The Nuclear Option (Minutemen)	The Institute	Preston Garvey	1500+ XP Automatic Laser musket	0010C64A	MQ302Min
With Our Powers Combined	The Castle	Preston Garvey	350+ XP	000DFB3C	MinDestBoS

Side quests[]

Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Form ID	Editor ID
Out of the Fire	Finch farm Saugus Ironworks	Preston Garvey or Radio Freedom or Abraham Finch or Jake Finch or Jake's holotape	300+ XP ~250 or ~350 caps Finch Farm as a settlement Shishkebab	00026340	DN121
Returning the Favor	Abernathy farm USAF Satellite Station Olivia	Blake Abernathy	300+ XP ~100 caps Abernathy farm as a settlement	00106F05	MinRecruit03
Sanctuary	Sanctuary Hills	Sturges	150+ XP	0005DEE4	Min01
Troubled Waters	Graygarden Weston water treatment plant	Preston Garvey or Radio Freedom or Supervisor White	200+ XP ~100 caps Graygarden as a settlement Discount with Supervisor Greene	000482CD	DN151

Miscellaneous quests[]

Completed?	Icon	Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Form ID	Editor ID
		The Sight	Sanctuary Hills	Mama Murphy	Revelations on the Sole Survivor's future.	000EBE71	MQ00MamaMurphy

Radiant quests[]

Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Form ID	Editor ID
(Resource Name) for (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	A local settler	60+ XP ~100 caps	00161D1D	MinRadiantOwned06ChangeLocOnly
Clearing the Way for (Location Name)	Radiant settlements	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	100+ XP ~100 caps 1 or 2 new settlements	0015F03F	MinRecruit05
Defend (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	75+ XP ~100 caps	000A1412 00160409 00186A08 001533A9	MinRadiantOwned01 MinRadiantOwned05 MinRadiantOwned08 MinRadiantOwned11
Defend (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	A local settler	75+ XP ~100 caps	0005E51F	MinRadiantOwned09ChangeLocOnly
Defend the Artillery at (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	75+ XP ~100 caps	000E477F	MinRadiantOwned04_BOS
Ghoul Problem at (Location Name)	Radiant settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	200+ XP ~100 caps A new settlement	00186642	MinRecruit07
(Location Name): Greenskins	Radiant settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	300+ XP ~100 caps A new settlement	00157CA5	MinRecruit04
Kidnapped Trader at (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	A local settler	200+ XP ~100 caps	0003E0C1	MinRadiantOwned03ChangeLocOnly
Kidnapping at (Location Name)	Radiant settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	200+ XP ~100 caps A new settlement	00099848	MinRecruit02
Power for (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	A local settler	75+ XP ~100 caps	00161D1D	MinRadiantOwned07ChangeLocOnly
Raider Troubles at (Location Name)	Radiant settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	200+ XP ~100 caps A new settlement	00098136	MinRecruit01
Resettle Refugees at (Location Name)	Radiant settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom	100+ XP ~100 caps A new settlement	00164167	MinRecruit09
Rogue Courser at (Location Name)	Radiant location	Preston Garvey	300+ XP ~100 caps	00157577	MinRecruit08
Stop the Raiding at (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	Preston Garvey Radio Freedom A local settler	200+ XP ~100 caps	0003DF95	MinRadiantOwned02
Suspected Synth at (Location Name)	Radiant owned settlement	A local settler	75+ XP	00109D73	MinRadiantOwned10ChangeLocOnly
Taking Point: (Location Name)	Radiant settlement	Preston Garvey	100+ XP ~100 caps A new settlement	0015F040	MinRecruit06