Underground Undercover - Can't warn Desdemona

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I'm trying to liberate as many synths from the Institute as possible before I burn it to the ground. That means completing the 'Underground Undercover' quest, which basically goes into hibernation and requires you to fight on behalf of the Institute through several missions, one of which forces you to become enemies with the Brotherhood of Steel.

When that happened, the first thing I did after completing the related mission was to fast-travel to the Prydwen to see if I could take out an entire airship full of guys in power-armor (and because how dare they turn hostile on me in the first place?). That operation went well enough, and eventually the 'Underground Undercover' quest resumed. It wants me to warn Desdemona of an imminent Brotherhood attack.

The problem is, it won't let me. Attempting to speak with her just gives a generic chit-chat response, and doesn't advance the quest. There's some further documentation of the issue here. So what I've got in my game is:

  1. Glory is alive.
  2. Most BoS members on the airship are dead.
  3. Most BoS members on the ground at the airport are alive (I sniped a few from the airship).
  4. Paladin Danse is dead (he attacked me when I went back to Sanctuary to drop off some crafting supplies).
  5. The 'Underground Undercover' quest wants me to warn Desdemona.
  6. I haven't progressed the 'End of the Line' quest past the point where it wants me to talk to Father (though I tried that, and it doesn't help anyways).

...and it's basically stuck there. Does anyone know of a way to get the 'Underground Undercover' quest to progress? I don't want to pick a fight with the Institute until I've rescued the synths (so workarounds along the lines of 'just go kill some Institute people' won't quite work).

Or failing that, does anyone have the console commands that will resurrect all of the BoS members on the airship (I'm hoping that maybe putting them all back will unbreak the game)?






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What happens if you warn Desdemona?

Warn Desdemona. This keeps the Railroad friendly and allows you to progress through their quests, up through Rockets Red Glare. At this point, you'll receive the quest The Nuclear Option from the Railroad, where they ask you to attack the Institute.

How do I inform the railroad of Bunker Hill?

Travel to the Railroad and speak to Desdemona. Her task for you will be to kill the Courser that escorts you to Bunker Hill, in order to free the Synths. Head to the Prydwen and speak with Elder Maxson. His task for you is to kill the Synths, in order to send the Institute a message.

How do you continue underground undercover?

Fallout 4: Underground Undercover - A Step By Step Quest Guide
  • 11 Obtain And Upload The Encrypted Message.
  • 10 Meet Patriot.
  • 9 Meet Z1-14.
  • 8 Report Back To The Railroad.
  • 7 Get The Password From Cambridge Polymer Labs.
  • 6 Give The Password To Liam Binet.
  • 5 Meet Z1-14 Once Again.
  • 4 Kill The Tunnel Guards.


  • How do you get the underground undercover mission?

    This mission begins after completing The Molecular Level. This quest is part of the Railroad missions. If you chose to do The Molecular Level with the Railroad you will have automatically obtained this mission from Desdemona as you are teleporting to the Institute.



    Fallout 4: Underground Undercover - Quest Walkthrough (Trophy/Achievement)




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