Sturges



Sturges is a settler traveling with Preston Garvey's group in the Commonwealth in 2287.

Background
Sturges is a third generation synth and was one of many residents of Quincy, where he had converted the town's pre-War church into a workshop for his own use as the town's handyman. Sturges fled alongside Preston Garvey and the other survivors following the Quincy Massacre. He is the voice of reason of the group and has proven his ability to defuse disputes, as seen when Preston makes the decision to continue on to Sanctuary Hills, which Marcy Long initially objects to.

The Sole Survivor first meets Sturges at the Museum of Freedom in Concord where he is one of the people taking refuge from raiders besieging the building. After the Survivor liberates the group from the raiders, they find refuge in the ruins of Sanctuary Hills. Sturges will then re-assume the role of handyman and give the Sole Survivor a few miscellaneous quests to help get Sanctuary on its feet.

During his time in Quincy Sturges became familiar with power armor after obtaining multiple suits from the nearby Atom Cats. These are likely the power armors worn by Clint and Tessa in Quincy as the terminal entry in his garage suggests one may have been gifted to Tessa in order to "convince her to cool it."

Quests

 * Sanctuary: Sturges tasks the Sole Survivor with building the basic needs for the new settlement to survive.
 * The Molecular Level: If the Survivor decides to build the Relay Interceptor with the help of the Minutemen, Sturges will aid in the construction and operation of the machine.
 * Inside Job: The Sole Survivor is tasked by Sturges to upload a special holotape into an Institute computer, so he can download information from their mainframe. This quest is only given if the Minutemen are chosen to help build the teleporter in The Molecular Level.
 * The Nuclear Option: Sturges accompanies the Sole Survivor, Preston and the Minutemen during the attack on the Institute.

Appearances
Sturges appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes

 * Sturges (along with Preston Garvey) is possibly named after and bears a strong resemblance to the famous American playwright, screenwriter, and film director Preston Sturges.
 * His background as a mechanic is possibly inspired by the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, held annually in the South Dakota town of the same name.

Bugs

 * Sturges, as well as other Sanctuary settlers will sometimes teleport onto the roof of the house with the workbenches, and the only way to reach him is by making a staircase. The cause seems to be from the game spawning two characters in the same location (one will stand on the other's head) upon fast-traveling to Sanctuary, then one character trying to climb in place, which teleports one of them straight up and they land on the roof.
 * Fast travelling can sometimes fix this issue.
 * Leaving a stairway to the roof, then a 2nd 2-step stairs from roof to eve will allow him and others that get teleported up there to climb down.
 * Any character who gets stuck on a roof can be pushed down without being attacked by going into build mode, picking up a turret, and using it to push the character off the edge of the roof.
 * Sturges sometimes spawns by the player character when the player character is adventuring in wasteland, he'll just appear to be standing and doing nothing. He will be seen by the player character when the player character is transitioning through elevators. What causes this bug is unknown.
 * After the The Molecular Level is complete, Sturges will be non-assignable, and if the teleporter is built in another place, he will automatically teleport to Sanctuary Hills.
 * This may be fixed on PC by opening the console and type in:, while on the desired settlement,  and fast travel as far away as possible from the settlement and fast travel back to it.
 * Sturges may relocate to the Castle after destroying the Institute with the help of the Minutemen and will stand in the courtyard near the radio tower. He will not move or sleep and cannot be assigned to any jobs, but will count as 1 settler in your population.
 * After the quest Sanctuary has been completed, Sturges will no longer be counted as a settler and will not move or sleep,  cannot be assigned to any jobs, or be traded with.  He will also not count as a settler to your population.

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