Fallout 4: Should You Side With Ironsides Or Scavengers In USS Constitution

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is packed full of fun side quests and places to explore, with one of the oddest that can be stumbled on being the beached USS Constitution. In one of the weirdest but wonderfully amusing quests, the Sole Survivor is tasked with helping a group of stranded tourist attraction robots or scrapping them for parts. However, there is a clear benefit to one choice over the other, both in terms of rewards and morality.

The weird side quest will begin once the Sole Survivor gets close enough to the ship and is approached by a Mr. Handy named Lookout. The USS Constitution can be found almost directly east of Bunker Hill and is wedged on top of two buildings. Lookout will tell the Sole Survivor to meet with Captain Ironsides, the sentry bot leader of a group of robots who ran the ship when it was a tourist attraction and have gained some level of self-awareness.

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After repelling a scavenger attack, the robot crew will ask for the Sole Survivor's help in repairing their ship and, to begin with, this side quest is straightforward. Ironsides plans to launch the ship off of her perch and into the ocean to become defenders of the Atlantic. Despite his old-fashioned language choices and hat, Ironsides seems very aware that the US and its military are gone, but simplybelieves that that makes him the highest-ranking officer still around. Once in the ocean, Ironsides plans to launch an attack on China, who were enemies of the US during the Resource Wars.

When fighting the scavengers during the initial attack, hitting any of the robots will cause the whole crew to become hostile. The best option is to use VATS or the ship’s cannons, which do not affect the crew.

However, after repairing the Constitution's power cables and relay coils, the Bosun will ask for the ship's guidance chip to be returned. The Mr. Handy will explain that it was