Closed Preston abandons settlement during Molecular Level quest

[baneofcows]

I have Preston leading The Slog to glory. It's at level 3, I just haven't taken him back as a companion yet.

Get the option in the Molecular Level quest to choose a faction to help me build the teleportation device. Decide to go talk to Preston, who is set with a quest marker.

A second or two after I get to the settlement, I get the "Preston is now the leader of The Slog" pop-up. Then I get the following pop-up asking if I'm ready to scrap the settlement and build level 0.

Using moveto to get Preston to come to me and handle the dialogue doesn't change that. Moveto and reclaiming him as a companion results in The Slog losing its status as a RotC settlement whenever I next go there, sometimes even losing wireless power.

Only recovery option was to go ahead and reset the settlement to level 0 and start over under Preston's leadership again. Not a huge issue, because it's at max population and will therefore upgrade fast, but I figure it's worth mentioning. For now, I plan to sub him out for a new leader until I'm for sure done with all Minuteman plot quests, because I forget how many more times I have to go back and talk to him.

Thanks!

 

[damanding]

Not sure about why you had to start the settlement over from scratch, especially since it was already at level 3. That may possibly be a bug. But a companion leaving the leadership role when a quest calls them away is definitely expected behavior.

 

[thefirebirdman]

This thread is being Closed as it is too old to be useful. If you have a similar issue please check the forums for a report that is newer. If you cannot find one please create a new thread and mark it with the Bug tag.

Thank you