I'm confused... is there any part BEFORE the chevy chase/frienship heights area that I might have run into them? up until like my 9th try ( i previously posted about this) I couldn't get them to even show up for dialogue... and then this last time they started attacking me like crazy... all I can think of is that I somehow killed one of them when entering the city? but I don't kill anyone unless they're hostile... so I don't know what's going on... and I still can't figure out where to go after friendship heights... I've been in this same spot four days now...and no walkthroughs can help me.

Are we talking about getting to GNR radio?

You must've ticked them off somehow. Vegas has bugs were factions attack you for no reason but not Fallout 3.

I just saw your other post...

Here's out it works for me:

1. I follow the quest marker
2. As I'm nearing the bombed out building with the bathtub on the main floor, on my right, will be two Super Mutants. I usually nade them and let the exploding cars finish them off.
3. Right after the mutants, Sarah starts to talk to me. Perhaps, instead of hosing down the area, you VATS the mutants, reducing any risk of a stray bullet whacking one of the BOS losers.... did I say that out loud?
4. Follow her and her patrol, around the corner, dead knight on a mattress, get some power armor. You follow them across an opening towards a school, where super mutants of many varieties (depending on your level) appear and try to kill you. I am careful with my shots, so I don't accidentally hit someone.
5. Get inside the school, mop up.... search everywhere, good loot to be had in there, especially if you are lower level.
6. Go out the opposite side of the school, see a plaza, with GNR in the background.
7. See a knight draqed over the middle of the plaza stone fence. Search him. Grab weapon and ammo. Prepare yourself. At this point in the game, the game doesn't penalize you for friendly fire. I have accidentally killed 4 different knights with the weapon, and no one was pissed.

Reload a save. Or... Leave the game cell, and wait three to four days, then come back. By game cell, I mean fast travel to Megaton or something. Wait the three to four days, then come back.

You don't have to kill one directly for them to turn hostile. Even if one of them catches a stray bullet that you fired they will turn hostile on you.



Well if you're trying to get to GNR like your other post mentions, that's not the way. Friendships Heights is no where's near the GNR building or Chevy Chase. It's in the Wasteland right on the edge of the DC ruins and doesn't connect to any other area in the city. You need to take the other exit at Farragut Metro.

problem resolved.