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Tradecraft
Fallout 4

Tradecraft

Follow our Fallout 4 Tradecraft guide to navigate the sewers, defeat Synths, find the Deliverer pistol, and join the Railroad faction. Includes all objectives and rewards.

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Follow our Fallout 4 Tradecraft guide to navigate the sewers, defeat Synths, find the Deliverer pistol, and join the Railroad faction. Includes all objectives and rewards.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Follow Deacon through the sewer. Hack a Master Terminal to open a locked door.
  2. 2
    Continue through the sewer, destroying Synths and looting bodies like Roger, Sly Nicholas, and Francis O’Dell.
  3. 3
    Use a terminal to activate a turret as a diversion, then destroy more Synths.
  4. 4
    Enter a pipe and travel through it to another chamber. Hack a Novice Terminal to open the next door.
  5. 5
    Clear the room of Synths.
  6. 6
    Go through blue double doors to find a room with a Fusion Core and a bed.
  7. 7
    In the lower room, find a terminal with notes about the war. In the center room, on a middle desk, find the U.S. Covert Operations Manual to improve sneakiness.
  8. 8
    Hack two Expert Terminals. One has flavor text, the other can turn off Laser Tripwires. Choose whether to disarm them for XP and components or leave them on.
  9. 9
    Proceed down the hallway, taking the south-eastern path to defeat two Synths.
  10. 10
    Explore the north-western path to find bathrooms, a Synth, and an Advanced door leading to a Duffle Bag and Toolbox.
  11. 11
    Take the south-eastern path again, defeat a Synth in the hallway, and enter a room with three Synths (including a Leader). Loot a Steamer Trunk.
  12. 12
    Enter a caged-off area to find a Bottlecap Mine and two Hazmat Suits. Deacon will open a security door.
  13. 13
    Loot the next room for a dead Railroad member, the Deliverer pistol (Improved VATS hit chance, 25% less Action Point cost), a Mini Nuke, and two Stealth Boys.
  14. 14
    Head back to the hallway and disarm three Cryo Mines.
  15. 15
    Enter a room to the south-west to find a “Research Terminal” and hack a Novice Terminal to open a north-western door containing a Bobby Pin Box and chems.
  16. 16
    Return north-east to the hallway and go up stairs. Defeat two Synths near the entrance room.
  17. 17
    Pick the Advanced locked door near the stairs to find a Fusion Core and a Toolbox.
  18. 18
    Interact with a Terminal to power up an elevator and ride it up.
  19. 19
    Move a bookcase and head up stairs to surface in an abandoned shop.
  20. 20
    In the shop, defeat three Synths and two turrets in the main dining area. Destroy the turret upstairs.
  21. 21
    Disarm and collect mines in front of the store.
  22. 22
    Return to the Railroad HQ at the Old North Church.
  23. 23
    Talk to Dez. Pass a moderate speech check to impress her and accept her offer to join the Railroad.
  24. 24
    Choose a codename.
Tips
  • Deacon will hack the first Master Terminal if you wait too long.
  • The turret can be used as a diversion.
  • Laser Tripwires can be disarmed for XP and components, or left on to potentially surprise enemies.
  • The Deliverer is a suppressed pistol with useful combat bonuses.
  • Save your game after exiting the elevator and before engaging the Synths and turrets in the abandoned shop.
  • Joining the Railroad: 354 XP

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