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[PC] Jake vanished after Well Well Well!, Watchful Eye never started

Schism

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Hey all, before I get into the issue I want to clarify some (potentially) important info:
  • Checked Solutions for the most common problems, none apply (except for maybe one below).
  • Checked mod conflicts:
    • The only settlement mod I have is This Is Trash which from what I understand is unrelated to my issue and doesn't alter the vanilla settlement.
    • I am using Start Me Up on the "this is only a dream" option, meaning my character isn't regarded in-game as pre-war.
  • I have not moved forward with the vanilla main quest. I rescued Valentine, but I have not started Reunions nor completed any quests related to BoS or Raidroad.
  • After a few IRL days of having this issue I used MCM to give myself all plot types so I could proceed with settlement building.
SS2 Main Quest Spoilers Ahead!
Jake showed up while I was building in a settlement after I cleared Concord of the raiders so he could go back to his shop. I figured this was part of the quest until we started talking. After watching this video it's clear the conversation was supposed to be initiated in his shop. I fast traveled to Concord when he asked if I wanted to see the comm hub and the conversation played out like normal (completed Well Well Well!).

However I did not get Watchful Eye and since then I've completed most of the SS2 side quests as they've been coming up. I do have a miscellaneous task to listen to Jake's Private Frequency but it's silent and Jake is nowhere to be found. I ran the command "player.placeatme (Jake's ID)" but I've since realized this spawns a duplicate NPC with no AI. I loaded an earlier save a few IRL days later, got the unique ID for Jake, then loaded my current save and ran "player.moveto (Jake's unique ID)"; it brought me to Charles View Amphitheater but there was no Jake in sight.

Then I ran (Jake's unique ID).moveto player and he showed up, sparked a conversation about the cult at the amphitheater and started Hub of the Problem. Cool, one problem solved. Then I immediately went to Revere Satellite Array and interacted with the intercom related to Watchful Eye, the ghoul talks but nothing else happens. I spawned the password for the terminal and it only says "LOCKDOWN ENGAGED" with no options.

It's also worth mentioning that my recruitment beacons aren't working properly. I get the initial handful of settlers per Workshop Framework settings but, after several in-game days with all settlers assigned and happy, no new settlers show up. I'm happy to install a mod that instantly recruits settlers if this can't be fixed.

So I have a few questions:
Is Watchful Eye dependent on the completion of a base-game quest?
At this stage (after Well Well Well! but before Hub of the Problem) should Jake's Private Frequency be silent?
Where was Jake supposed to be prior to the start of Hub of the Problem?
Are the two mods I mentioned known to conflict with the SS2 main quest?
Is anyone else having these issues?
 
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