Fallout 4
84 Achievements
1,600
108-139h
Taking Independence
Complete "Taking Independence"
10
20.18%
How to unlock the Taking Independence achievement in Fallout 4 - Definitive Guide
You start by meeting Preston and several other Minutemen at The Castle and after a brief discussion, You'll need to clear out some mirelurk eggs, after which a giant Mirelurk Queen will attack you and the other Minutemen. I've found the best way is with a Fatman and a couple of mini nukes. After the queen is dead, take out the leftover eggs.
Once the eggs and queen are dealt with, you'll need to set up a radio transmitter and one large or two medium generators to power it, which require that you have the Science Perk.
Once the radio tower is built and hooked up to the generators, just talk to Preston, the quest will complete and the achievement is yours.
Quest Giver: Preston
Location: Sanctuary
After completing all three of Preston's settlement alliance quests, his next favor is for you to help the Minutemen retake the old Castle in the Commonwealth. It's a pretty short quest, but bring along your best companion and some heavy weaponry (Missile Launcher, Fat Man, etc.) in order to take out the Mirelurk Queen "boss" at the end.
Faction: Minutemen
Quest Giver: Preston Garvey
Location: Sanctuary
This quest takes place at the Castle. You need to clear out the Castle of all the Mirelurks here, there are quite a few so come prepared. Once they are all dead, a Mirelurk Queen will spawn in and is one of the toughest enemies in the game but luckily there is a Missile Launcher nearby that you can use on it. Once it's dead, build a Recruitment Radio Beacon and the quest will complete.