So im at the point where Z1-14 is making weapons and recruiting more synths and i'm supposed to keep working w father for the meantime but i cant get father to give me the quest i need to advance..any work arounds?? Ive been doing radiant quests for all factions while i wait and checking back w father here and there but he never gives me the "powering up" quest.. I'm on X1 too so no console fix. . .

Have you done Mass Fusion and Pinned yet?