Hi there

I've got a question regarding main quest and factions.

Yesterday I arrived in Diamond City (currently Lv. 18) and did some smaller quests. My current task is to meet the Detective or something like that. I'm unsure how to proceed next. I met the Brotherhood of Steel but haven't done a quest for them since. I've done some for the Minutemen and I'm currently running with Preston to the Castle to claim it back or so...

So my questions are:

- Does it matter what I do first: Main quest or factions?

- How long can I do tasks for each faction without disturbing others? Do you get warnings or are there some points of no return?

- Can I close myself out or miss some vital characters / quests?

Thank you guys!

- unlike TES, in FO4 the factions are related to the MQ and after a certain point, you will need to choose one and destroy two others (well, with Minutemen one and another one if you want to). Additionally, faction quests get unlocked as you progress through the Main questline. I suggest to do faction questline until you are only left with randomized quests after, do an MQ and check if you get some new quests

- there is a point of no return as the MQ progresses

- since you have to choose a side later on, you won't be able to do other questlines

Do as many faction quests as yoi can before you get the point of no return. That way you can make a logical decision