Fallout 4: Long Time Coming Quest Guide

Throughout the world of Fallout 4, players will encounter a wide variety of quests and characters, including those of special NPCs who can serve as companions. Each companion has their own unique quests for the player, as well as an overall affinity rating that can be improved by performing actions these characters will view positively.

When a certain affinity score with a given companion has been reached, players will typically unlock a special quest, which (upon completion) grants a special companion perk unique to that particular character. For Nick Valentine, the synth robot detective of Diamond City, his quest is “Long Time Coming.” The quest will become available to players once they have both killed Conrad Kellog and achieved an affinity rating of at least 750 with Nick as a companion. The quest involves tracking down an old nemesis of Valentine’s who was responsible for killing the detective’s pre-war lover, Jennifer Lands.

Where To Find The Eddie Winter Holotapes

There are 10 total Holotapes to find for Nick in this quest. Their locations are detailed below.

Eddie Winter Holotape 0 Location

Located in Charlestown and just to the north of Bunker Hill, this holotape can be found inside the BADTFL Regional Office. The building is filled with Raiders and contains lots of valuable loot, including a Fat Man and Mini Nuke. The holotape can be found in the basement of the building on top of a filing cabinet near the locked terminal.

Eddie Winter Holotape 1 Location

This holotape is granted to players by Nick Valentine at the start of the quest. This can only happen when the player has reached a high enough affinity with Nick and after the completion of the quest “Dangerous Minds,” in which players hunt down and kill Kellogg as part of the main story.

Eddie Winter Holotape 2 Location

The next holotape can be found in the Malden Center. The location can be found just to the southwest of Vault 75, near the Medford Memorial Hospital. On the second floor of the police station, the holotape is on top of a desk in the corner, next to a terminal.

Eddie Winter Holotape 3 Location

To find the next holotape, head to Quincy Police Station in the wetlands to the southeast end of the map. The location is close to Quincy Ruins and the Poseidon Energy power plant. The tape itself is stored in a locker in a prison cell on the lower level.

Eddie Winter Holotape 4 Location

This holotape is found in the partially collapsed and submerged Natick Police Department on the edge of Lake Cochituate in the east. The tape is hidden in one of the prison cells in the sunken lower levels of the building.

Eddie Winter Holotape 5 Location

The next holotape is located at Nahant Sherriff’s department on the Nahant peninsula to the west of Revere Beach Station. Inside, players will find the tape on top of a small filing cabinet on the second floor, next to a caps stash and 10mm pistol.

Eddie Winter Holotape 6 Location

Holotape number 6 can be found in the collapsed and submerged East Boston Police Station near the Robco Sales & Service Center. The building itself is abandoned, and the tape can be found on the second floor on a desk in the southeastern corner of the building.

Eddie Winter Holotape 7 Location

This holotape is located at South Boston Police Department, close to Gwinnet Brewery and Andrew Station in the southeastern district of the city. Players are likely to encounter either Raiders or Gunners in the area, though the building itself is uninhabited. The holotape can be found in the office on the second floor.

Eddie Winter Holotape 8 Location

The next holotape can be found in Police Precinct 8, close to the Boston Public Library and Trinity Plaza. The tape is inside a prison cell on top of a small table next to some Stimpak and Buffout medications.

Eddie Winter Holotape 9 Location

The final holotape is located at the Coast Guard Pier in the central area of the map, close to Westing Estate and Vault 81. The area is likely to be inhabited with Super Mutants, and the tape can be found on the second floor on top of an expert level safe.

How To Access Eddie Winter’s Bunker

Once all the holotapes have been recovered and handed to Nick Valentine, he will immediately proceed to Eddie Winter’s location in Andrew Station. The area is heavily guarded by Raiders and turrets but will eventually lead to a cave with a door to Eddie’s bunker. Using the passcode assembled from the holotapes, players will be able to hack the terminal and unlock the door, leading to a confrontation with Winter.

Players can choose to kill Eddie or allow Nick to do so, but either way, he will become hostile at the conclusion of the dialogue and attack both the player and Valentine. Once Eddie is eliminated, players can retrieve the unique pistol, Eddie’s Peace, from his body — before following Valentine out of the bunker via an underground speakeasy populated with more Raiders and an Institute Courser.

Once this is complete, players are free to follow Nick out onto the street where he shows the spot his former lover was executed. This will complete the quest and grant players maximum affinity with Nick Valentine, as well as granting his companion perk: Close To Metal.