Can you convince Virgil to come back to the Institute?

You can't truly "convince" Virgil to return to the Institute in Fallout 4; he fled due to guilt over their FEV experiments and, even after you cure him and he becomes human, there's no dialogue option to recruit him back as a scientist, though you can offer resources or he'll offer his lab for use. The main obstacle is his disillusionment, and if you destroy the Institute, he'll be upset about the loss of life, not necessarily the Institute's end, preventing any return.
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What happens if you don't give Virgil the serum?

If you don't give Virgil the serum in Fallout 4, he gets increasingly desperate, potentially turning hostile and failing the quest, or he might beg you to end his life, fearing worsening mutation; depending on your choices and timing, he could turn into a hostile Super Mutant or a hostile Synth if the Brotherhood of Steel finds him, or you can convince him to commit suicide, but giving the serum leads to him eventually returning to human form and using his lab. 
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How to make Virgil not hostile?

this worked for me: in console click on him and type kill, fast travel to sanctuary sleep for like 4 hours and go back to virgil and he should be nice again:)
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What happens to Virgil after you give him the serum?

In Fallout 4, giving Virgil the Mysterious Serum cures his FEV infection, turning him back into a human after three days, allowing you to use his cave as a base and loot his valuable gear, though it offers minimal XP and he becomes uncooperative or hostile, especially if you oppose the Railroad. 
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Can you avoid killing Virgil?

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They will then have the choice to either kill Virgil or spare him and lie to Captain Kells. Alternatively, Kells can be convinced with a Charisma check that Virgil has been cured and is no longer a threat; this option may be taken while receiving the quest or after going to meet with Virgil.
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10 Institute Revelations You May Have Missed

Can Virgil go back to the Institute?

The third entry on Virgil's terminal suggests that he is losing his memory, and as a result, his sanity, due to being a mutant. Even if the player character becomes director of the Institute and subsequently gives Virgil the serum, there is no option via dialogue to have the now-human Virgil return to the Institute.
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Who should I blame for killing Nelson in Fallout 4?

Shifting the blame requires a Charisma check to succeed. If it fails, a Charisma check to apologize can be used to avoid Malcolm's hitsquad. If it succeeds, the player character can optionally implicate Marowski or Paul Pembroke as Nelson's killer.
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How to get peaceful ending in Fallout 4?

To get the peaceful Minutemen ending in Fallout 4, you must destroy the Institute while keeping the Brotherhood of Steel (BoS) and Railroad (RR) friendly by carefully navigating quests, focusing on Minutemen missions to gain access, then getting yourself banished from the Institute, and completing the endgame "Nuclear Option" for the Minutemen with an evacuation order, while avoiding "Mass Fusion," "Underground Undercover," and "Tactical Thinking". 
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Should I tell Dr. Li that Virgil is alive?

Even if the player character tells Dr. Li that Virgil is still alive and that they have met him, she still will not believe the Sole Survivor and accuse them of trying to get out of having to do any work. It is not possible to present Virgil's holotape to Dr.
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Is it better to return or deliver the Deathclaw egg in Fallout 4?

Putting the helmet on after completing the quest by returning the egg will immediately turn the deathclaw hostile. Berry Mentats will also trigger a hostile status. If one delivers the egg for the reduced reward having stolen it back from the nest a pristine deathclaw egg may remain in the player's inventory.
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What happens if you take Tinker Tom's serum?

If deciding to take Tinker Tom's serum, the Sole Survivor's health will significantly drop. If one accepts the shot, Deacon will like it while Piper, MacCready, Cait, Curie and Strong will dislike it.
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How to fix a glitched mission in Fallout 4?

What do I do if I am stuck on a quest in Fallout 4?
  1. Review Your Quest Log. Investigate any available Quest Markers on your map. ...
  2. Explore Other Areas. Often, going to other areas of the map and returning after awhile can reset an area. ...
  3. Reload an Earlier Save.
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What happens if I tell the Institute about the synth refuge?

Upon the discovery of Acadia and while allied with the Institute, the Sole Survivor has the option to inform the Institute of the existence of the escaped synths in this location. The Institute will then send a team to Acadia to subdue and capture the escaped synths.
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How to get Virgil's cure?

To get Virgil's Cure in Fallout 4, you must enter the Institute's FEV Lab, fight through security (turrets, Assaultrons), find the "Experimental Serum" in the final Super Mutant testing room, and return it to Virgil in the Glowing Sea for him to test, eventually turning him back human after a few days. You can access the FEV Lab by joining the Institute or during the main questline's invasion, using hacking or an alternative path through storage rooms if needed.
 
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Do I take Nick to the Glowing Sea?

Yes, you can take Nick Valentine to the Glowing Sea, and it's a good choice because he's a Synth and handles radiation better than most human companions, plus he offers unique commentary during the main quests there; just make sure he has a good weapon and maybe some Power Armor if you want extra protection, but he's generally resilient for the trip.
 
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Is DiMA a good guy?

Based on the player character's actions, DiMA can become an ally or an enemy. If the player character opts to keep DiMA's secret, he will assist in replacing High Confessor Tektus with an obedient synth, in order to secure a peace between the Children of Atom and Far Harbor.
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Is there a secret ending in Fallout 4?

Fallout 4 doesn't have one single "secret" ending, but rather a famously difficult "Peaceful Ending" where the Minutemen, Brotherhood, and Railroad coexist, achieved by complex, specific quest ordering to avoid conflicts. There are also secret resolutions in DLCs, like the Automatron DLC's alternate Mechanist confrontation, and cut content hinting at other possibilities, but the main game's "secret" lies in unifying the factions for a truly good, less violent Commonwealth.
 
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Can Minutemen and Railroad work together?

Yes, the Railroad and Minutemen can work together and even remain allies through most of Fallout 4's story, as they don't have directly conflicting goals, but you must carefully manage questlines to avoid alienating them, especially the Railroad, which dislikes the Brotherhood and Institute, while the Minutemen are generally flexible but will turn on you if you betray them. A specific sequence of quests allows for a "good ending" where all three factions (excluding the Institute) survive, but it requires meticulous timing and avoiding certain triggers, like the Minutemen's "Nuclear Option" or the Railroad's evacuation signal, at the wrong time.
 
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Do I actually have to pay Hancock 1000 caps?

Hancock is unhappy with the Survivor killing his friend and bodyguard Fahrenheit, and demands 1,000 caps compensation, which can be reduced to 750, 500 and 200 caps successively with increasingly harder Speech checks, and tasks the Sole Survivor with confronting and killing Bobbi to retrieve those caps.
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Who is the real villain in Fallout 4?

The main villain in Fallout 4 is Shaun, also known as Father, the leader of the technologically advanced Institute and the adult son of the player character (Sole Survivor). Other significant antagonists include Conrad Kellogg, the mercenary who kidnapped the Sole Survivor and their family, and the shadowy Institute itself, with its goals of replacing humanity with Synths.
 
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Which faction is best to side with in Fallout 4?

There's no single "best" faction in Fallout 4; it depends on your playstyle and morals, but generally, the Railroad (for stealth/espionage rewards like Ballistic Weave) and Brotherhood of Steel (BoS) (for Power Armor/heavy weapons) offer great perks, while the Minutemen (for a true "good guy" feel and settlement focus) are morally sound but less rewarding, and the Institute is often seen as the villainous, technologically advanced, but morally corrupt choice.
 
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What does Virgil want from the Institute?

To help Virgil in Fallout 4, you need to find the Experimental Serum for him in the Institute's FEV Lab, located in the Bioscience wing, by navigating past turrets and hazards to a specific room with test chambers where it's on a table. This quest is part of the main storyline, starting after meeting Virgil in the Glowing Sea.
 
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Can I leave the institute and come back?

Regardless of whether combat was initiated, or whether one leaves peacefully, the player character will be automatically teleported to the C.I.T. ruins upon entering the relay room, completing Institutionalized, and will never be able to return to the Institute.
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How to tell if settler is a synth?

There is a 50/50 chance that the accused is actually a synth, but the only ways for the Sole Survivor to know for sure are to interrogate them (a hard dialogue check), see if they have increased Energy Resistance (Awareness required), or kill them and check their corpse for a synth component.
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