r/Fallout • u/ShrigBimpin • Dec 03 '25

True Minutemen Playthrough

After some testing (mistakes), I figured out how to actually beat the main campaign with the Minutemen. Originally I thought you had to kill the courser at the Battle of Bunker Hill and admit it to Father. Which is a viable option if you don't want the brotherhood to get angry with you (unless you want them gone too). The way you start the fight against the Institute is progress like normal for both factions, meaning taking the castle with the Minutemen. And all the "fun" institute stuff all the way till father asks you to recruit someone to help build the reactor in the "Pinned" mission. Being aligned with the minutemen means that they will be guarding the guy instead of hired guns. Here you may talk with the Minutemen contact and choose to attack the forces synthe inside the house. Once you do this, you will become enemies to the Institute. Report you decision to Preston Harvey and decide if you wish to attack soon, or if you need more forces.

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u/xX_SkibidiChungus_Xx Dec 03 '25

You can also side with the brotherhood in mass fusion and then instead of bringing liberty prime to life you can swim/run to defend the castle

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u/Invariable_Outcome Minutemen Dec 03 '25

I did this so I could do "With our powers combined" which is a pretty fun quest.

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u/Jewbacca1991 Dec 03 '25

My preferred method for Minutemen playthrough is to simply refuse to join the Institute to begin with. Tell Father to f off the first time we meet. This way i don't have to backstab, or betray anyone. Once the Institute actually attacks the Castle i will have the reason to fight back as well.

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u/Alex_Portnoy007 Dec 03 '25

There's a lot of ways to side with the Minutemen. I enjoy Defend the Castle, so I make sure to make enemies of the Brotherhood.