This page is part of the Fever Dreams guide.
Spoiler warning: this page lists every dialogue choice that is tracked during Fever Dreams, and exactly how much each one counts. If you'd rather discover the story for yourself, turn back now.
Fever Dreams quietly keeps track of two things while the player talks their way through Camp Jefferson:
The two are tracked separately. Being kind to Pike doesn't change the player's outlook, and vice versa.
In the tables below, Prompt is the short option shown in the in-game dialogue menu, and Player Line is what the player character actually says. Players using a dialogue mod that shows full lines will see the Player Line instead. Where a line has more than one variant (for example, for Nate or Nora, or a particular companion), the variants are separated with a "/".
Pike's affinity is a hidden score that starts at 0. Certain dialogue choices raise or lower it, and by the end of the quest it decides which of three endings the player gets with Pike. Everything else the player says to Pike leaves it untouched.
The player's first conversations with Pike take place over the intercom in the Lower Level Labs.
| Prompt | Player Line | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| We can work together | "We don't have to be enemies, Pike. We stand a better chance working together." | +4 |
| I'll find the codes | "Sounds fair. I'll look around and see what I can find." | +2 |
| Please help me | "I think you're right, I'm infected. I need that second dose." | +2 |
| All your fault | "First I'm trapped, now I'm infected? This is all your fault." | -2 |
| No deal | "No, I'm not working with you. I'll find my own way." | -2 |
| Survival of the fittest | "I understand. 'To the victor go the spoils'." | -4 |
The player meets Pike in person for the first time in The Pump Rooms.
| Prompt | Player Line | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| Was a soldier | "I'm no stranger to combat, I served in the U.S. Army. 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry. The wasteland taught me the rest." (Nate) | +6 |
| My husband | "My husband, Nate, he served in the army. 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry. He showed me a thing or two. Rest of it, I learned in the wastes." (Nora) | +6 |
| We walk away | "I'm just gonna keep walking, Pike. You should too." | +4 |
| Wasteland taught me | "The wastes are unforgiving. You adapt, or die." | +2 |
| You decide | "You know what, why don't you decide? What do you think we should do?" | -2 |
| You tried to kill me! | "Compliments, really? After you tried to get me torn apart?" | -4 |
| Take you down | "You set me up, tried to get me killed. I'm not letting that slide." | -4 |
In the Operating Theatre, the player wakes up with Pike standing over them with a gun.
| Prompt | Player Line | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| You're scared, not a killer | "I don't think you're a murderer, Pike. You're just afraid." | +4 |
| Not thinking straight | "Come on, Pike. This isn't a choice you'd make if you were clear-headed. It's the FEV, it's messing with your brain." | +2 |
| You coward | "So that's it? Use me to save your sorry ass, then stab me in the back? You coward." | -4 |
| Affinity | Ending |
|---|---|
| 16 or higher | Positive |
| -10 to 15 | Neutral |
| Below -10 | Negative |
Pike also starts to soften once the player's affinity reaches 10. From that point he'll apologize at a few key moments, and the player gets an extra option during the final confrontation: "I don't want to kill you. But I will. If you make me..."
The ending decides how the final fight in the Operating Theatre plays out:
Every time the player sees their spouse, the way they respond is tracked as one of three outlooks: Positive, Neutral or Negative. Each outlook has its own hidden tally that starts at 0, and each tracked line adds 1 or 2 points to one or two of them. Nothing is ever subtracted.
When the player takes the final Antiviral dose in the Medical Research Lab, the three tallies are compared to decide which Mutation Perk the player receives:
| Outlook | Mutation Perk |
|---|---|
| Positive is higher than both Neutral and Negative | Evolved Harmony |
| Negative is higher than both Positive and Neutral | Evolved Rage |
| Anything else, including any tie | Evolved Resilience |
Because a tie always counts as Neutral, players aiming for Evolved Harmony or Evolved Rage need a clear lead in that outlook.
The player first meets their spouse in a pre-war vision of the park in Makeshift Boston.
| Prompt | Player Line | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| You believe me? | "Alright, that's fair... But, shouldn't you be a bit more skeptical? I'm not exactly acting, y'know, normal right now." | Positive +1, Neutral +1 |
| Changes nothing | "That doesn't change the fact that I have to do this alone." / "That doesn't change the fact I have to do this alone." | Neutral +1 |
| Knew that already | "You're telling me nothing I didn't already know." | Negative +1 |
| Good advice | "Huh. You know... that's actually pretty good advice. Thanks." | Positive +1 |
| Figure it out myself | "Thanks, but... you can't help me on this one. This is something I've got to figure out myself." / "Thanks, but... you can't help me with this one. This is something I've got to figure out myself." | Neutral +1 |
| This is pointless | "Talking's not going to solve anything. I'm wasting time here... I need to get that second dose..." | Negative +1 |
| The truth | "Alright, here's the truth. You died, and the world ended. I was stuck in some sort of lab, and... I've been infected with FEV." | Positive +1 |
| I was at an army base | "Listen to me, I shouldn't be here! I was in an army base, and now... sigh This doesn't make any sense..." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| I'll humor you | "Okay... I'll humor you. Let's pretend this is all real, what's the point of it? Why am I here?" | Neutral +1 |
| I'm not playing | "I'm not playing along with this. If there's some purpose to this... fantasy, then just tell me already." | Negative +1 |
| This place feels real | "I know this can't be real, but... all my senses are saying it is. Maybe that's just wishful thinking..." | Positive +1 |
| You don't understand | "You don't understand, this can't be happening. It... can't be real..." | Positive +1, Neutral +1 |
| Whatever you say | "Tsk, you know what? Sure, fireworks, whatever you say. It's not as if you're really listening..." / "You know what? Sure. Fireworks. Whatever you say. It's not as if you're really listening..." | Neutral +1 |
| The world ended! | "Don't you get it?! The world ended. None of this should be here!" | Negative +1 |
| This feels familiar | "Wait, fireworks? That seems familiar... And this park, isn't this where we...?" / "Wait, wait... fireworks? That seems familiar... And this park, isn't this where we...?" | Positive +1 |
| What's happening? | "How-- how are you here...? What's happened? Please, just... tell me what's going on." / "How are you here...? What's happened? Please, just... just tell me what's going on." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| This a practical joke? | "What is this? Some sort of... practical joke? Because if it is, I don't find it the least bit funny." | Neutral +1 |
| You're not my wife / You're not my husband | "No. I'm not playing along with... whatever this is. You're not my wife." | Negative +1 |
| Nora, it's you... / Nate, it's you... | "Nora... I--... I can't believe it. I thought I'd lost you forever. I... I don't even know what to say." / "Nate... I-- I can't believe it. I thought I'd lost you forever. I... I don't even know what to say." | Positive +1 |
The pharmacy flashback at the start of the Super Duper Mart.
| Prompt | Player Line | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Don't trust you | "I'm reluctant to take life lessons from something pretending to be my dead wife..." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| Tough to be unbiased | "I'll remember that. Though, I doubt I'm the best person to judge my own actions." | Neutral +1 |
| Results matter, not feelings | "I choose to measure myself by what I achieve. Not by some self-indulgent nonsense." | Negative +1 |
| Self-reflection is good | "Huh. Maybe I don't question myself enough. ...A little more self-reflection surely couldn't hurt." | Positive +1 |
| I'm not sure | "That's... a lot to unpack. ...I don't think I can give any clear answers. At least, not right now." | Neutral +1 |
| Nothing to prove | "I've got nothing to prove to you. I don't have to justify a thing." | Negative +1 |
| I'll find Shaun / Stand by my choices | "Wow, I... didn't expect any of that. All I can say is... I'll do whatever it takes to find Shaun." / "Wow, I... didn't expect any of that. ...But I'll do whatever it takes to find Shaun. And I don't care where it's from, I'll take any help that's offered." / "Wow, I... didn't expect any of that. ...All I can say is... My choices are my own, and I stand by them." | Positive +1 |
| Refuse to play along | "No. This is all... fake, and I'm not going to pretend it isn't. You hear me? I'm done playing. I'm not going to indulge... whatever this is." | Negative +1 |
| Ready for parenthood | "sigh Even knowing how things turn out, nothing's changed... I'd still give the same answer. Yeah, I'm ready." | Positive +1 |
| Here we go again | "Huh. Guess we're doing this now. But why? There's gotta be a reason for all this..." | Neutral +1 |
| Not in the mood | "Oh, God... not this again. Now is really not the time." | Negative +1 |
| I remember this... | "Pregnant...? Of course! This is how we found out. So... is this a memory?" | Positive +1 |
The spouse joins the player in the hedge maze and the streets of Concord in the Concord Diorama.
| Prompt | Player Line | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Not a good sign | "When a figment of my imagination starts to feel pain, that can't be a good sign." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| That's weird | "Weird... Sounds like the same thing that keeps happening to me." | Neutral +1 |
| Suck it up | "Suck it up. You're not even real." | Negative +1 |
| You'll be okay | "Yeah, I know the feeling... If it happens again, just do your best to bear it, alright? It usually doesn't last too long." | Positive +1 |
| Stuck with you | "I'd rather you weren't here, but probably not much I can do about that. Just... try not to get in the way." | Negative +1 |
| Let's get going | "Well, as long as you're here, you might as well give me a hand. C'mon, let's see if we can figure this place out." | Positive +1 |
| Result of Antiviral dose | "That Antiviral shot I took... Maybe this is how it works? It gives me a way to... push back using my own thoughts and memories?" | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| Private Gutsy! | "That Private Gutsy! Damn thing cracked me over the head, knocked me out cold! What if it gave me brain damage, and that's why I'm seeing all this?" | Neutral +1 |
| FEV's to blame | "It must be the FEV. It's changing me, messing with my head." | Negative +1 |
| Coping mechanism | "I think you might be a... coping mechanism. A way that my mind can deal with everything that's happening to me." | Positive +1 |
| Who are you then? | "No, you're not Nora... So who-- just who are you, then? And why do I keep seeing you?" / "No, you're not Nate... So just who are you then? And why do I keep seeing you?" | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| You're a ghost! | "Or, bear with me... You are my wife, but you're also a ghost!" / "Or, bear with me... You are my husband, but you're also a ghost!" | Neutral +1 |
| I'm cracking up | "No. You're just a symptom -- of a mental breakdown I'm going through..." | Negative +1 |
| You're a delusion | "No, of course you're not. ...Because you're a delusion." | Positive +1 |
| How are you here? | "I-- I don't understand. What are you doing here?" | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| This feels different | "Something's changed. This feels... different. Not like before..." | Neutral +1 |
| Tell me what's going on | "You'd better tell me what's going on, right now." | Negative +1 |
| I didn't pass out | "I don't recall passing out... So why am I seeing you here?" | Positive +1 |
The longest conversation, inside the vision of a Vault 111 that never fell, in the Deep Labs. Some questions only appear depending on the player's companions, romances and progress in the main quest.
| Prompt | Player Line | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| You think so? | "Is that what you think? Or what I think...? Can't even tell anymore..." | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| Hardly Matters | "Forget it. Doesn't matter anymore..." | Neutral +1 |
| You're right | "You're right... that son of a bitch should be the one dying, not me." | Negative +1 |
| Not His Fault | "No, don't blame him. He was just desperate...." | Positive +1 |
| Am I Dying? | "Is this it? Am I dying...?" | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| It Hurts | "I... I don't know what's happening! It hurts..." | Neutral +1 |
| Stop It, you're not Nora! / Stop It, you're not Nate! | "Will you just... stop it! Stop acting like her! You're not Nora. You never were..." / "Will you just... stop it! Stop acting like him! You're not Nate. You never were..." | Negative +1 |
| Appreciate You | "Even if you're just my mind playing tricks, it means something, you being here with me. Thank you..." | Positive +1 |
| About the same | "I'm not sure what I expected... but, I feel about the same." | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| Waste of time | "Frankly, I think it was pointless. None of it changes what's happened, or what's coming..." | Neutral +2 |
| No, feel worse | "No. If anything, dragging all that up just made me feel worse." | Negative +2 |
| I do feel better | "Huh... actually, yeah. It's subtle, but... I feel better! It was good to clear the air. Say what I really think." | Positive +2 |
| Tempting, but no | "No, but... there are certain things I miss. Still, I wouldn't trade now for then." | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| In a heartbeat | "In a heartbeat. The wasteland can't hold a candle to what we lost." | Neutral +2 |
| Pointless dreaming | "I don't waste time dreaming for the impossible. There's no going back, only forward." | Negative +2 |
| This is my life now | "No. I won't cling to the past. For better or worse, my place is here, in the present." | Positive +2 |
| Not really Nora / Not really Nate | "Well, you're not really Nora, so... I like you as a friend?" / "Well, you're not really Nate, so... I like you as a friend?" | Positive +1, Neutral +1 |
| I've moved on | "I carry your memory, but... life moved on. And so did I." | Neutral +2 |
| Sham marriage | "We had a child, that's why I stayed. It wasn't love, just... commitment." | Negative +2 |
| Still love you | "Nothing's erased what I felt for you. I loved you then, and I love you now." | Positive +2 |
| They're my soulmate | "I think I finally found my soulmates. That might sound harsh, but... it's how I really feel." / "I think I finally found my soulmate. That might sound harsh, but... It's how I really feel." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| Care deeply for | "It's too early for "true" love, but I do care deeply for them. In time, it could've been something more." | Neutral +2 |
| No love, just intimacy | "I... don't really love them. Really, they're just... company. A comfort, to keep loneliness away." | Negative +2 |
| I love them, sorry | "I can't lie, I do love them. They bring something beautiful into my life. I'm sorry if it hurts to hear that..." | Positive +2 |
| She's my soulmate | "I think I finally found my soulmate. That might sound harsh, but... It's how I really feel." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| Care deeply for | "It's too early for "true" love, but I do care for her, deeply. In time, it could've been something more." / "It's too early for "true" love, but I do care deeply for her. In time, it could've become something more." | Neutral +2 |
| No love, just intimacy | "I... don't really love her. Really, she's just... company. A comfort, to keep loneliness away." | Negative +2 |
| I love Cait / I love Curie / I love Piper | "Cait... I'd never met someone so raw and unrestrained. She still needs me, and... I need her. I just hope she'll keep strong without me..." / "Curie... the first thing she chose to do with real emotions was to love me. She's the smartest person I know. I wish she was here..." / "I do love Piper... If we had more people like her before the bombs, maybe things would've been different. I hope she'll forgive me for not coming home..." | Positive +2 |
| He's my soulmate | "I think I finally found my soulmate. That might sound harsh, but... It's how I really feel." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| Care deeply for | "It's too early for "true" love, but I do care for him, deeply. In time, it could've become something more." | Neutral +2 |
| No love, just intimacy | "I... don't really love him. Really, he's just... company. A comfort, to keep loneliness away." | Negative +2 |
| I love Danse / I love Gage / I love Hancock / I love MacCready / I love Preston | "Danse... I do love him. Even with his world turned upside down, he still had faith in me. If he knew I'd been infected with FEV, was about to die..." / "What I have with Gage is... unique. No one else really gets it. Hell, not even sure I do. But I love him, you know?" / "Didn't expect to fall in love with Hancock. If I... die... I hope he remembers everything he said. Stops running, stays the good man I know he is..." (and 2 more variants) | Positive +2 |
| Can change them | "I don't really buy their ideals, and they have their flaws. But with guidance, they could become something better." | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| Temporary alliance | "An alliance of convenience, little more. They're one step on a long road. And I'll move on when I need to." | Neutral +2 |
| Means to an end | "They're leverage. Allies, as long as they stay useful. I use them. They use me. That's the deal." | Negative +2 |
| Believe in them | "I believe in what they stand for. And I truly think they can change the world for the better." | Positive +2 |
| Won't answer that | "Some questions are better left unanswered. That's one of them." | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| Not sure... | "I don't know how to feel. My heart says one thing, my head another. It's... complicated." | Neutral +2 |
| Institute stole him | "The Institute took him, and raised him in their image. The child I knew... is long gone." | Negative +2 |
| Still my son | "No. Even if time made him a stranger, he'll always be my boy." | Positive +2 |
| Guilt | "Guilt. I wasn't strong enough to keep him safe. I failed as a parent..." | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| Nothing else to do | "Truth is, I just needed a reason to keep going. I latched onto Shaun because... there was nothing else left." | Neutral +2 |
| Vengeance | "It's the principle. Someone took him from me, and they'll pay. It's vengeance that keeps me going." / "It was the principle. Someone took him from me, and they needed to pay. It was vengeance that kept me going." | Negative +2 |
| Love for him | "Love. Pure and simple. He's my flesh and blood, my child. Nothing else matters but getting him back." / "Love. Pure and simple. He was my flesh and blood, my child. Nothing else mattered but getting him back." | Positive +2 |
| No questions | "That's ridiculous. If I'm going to die soon, then what's the point? Forget it. I'm not answering anything." | Negative +1 |
| Okay, I'll answer | "I suppose there's no harm in tying up loose ends. Okay, ask whatever you want. I'll do my best to answer." | Positive +1 |
| How can you know? | "How can you possibly know that?" | Neutral +1, Negative +1 |
| You're wrong | "You're wrong. You have to be... There's got to be a way out!" | Neutral +1 |
| Refuse to die | "No. I won't just roll over and die! I refuse!" | Negative +1 |
| Accepting | "So this is it, huh? Not exactly how I thought it would go down." | Positive +1 |
| I feel fine | "You sure about this? I don't... feel like I'm dying..." / "Are you sure about this? I don't feel like I'm dying." | Positive +1, Negative +1 |
| Great... | "Huh. Okay... not the best news I've heard today..." | Neutral +1 |
| Bullshit | "Bullshit. You're lying... or wrong." | Negative +1 |
| Keep going | "Please, keep going. I can take it..." | Positive +1 |
| Make it short | "Go ahead, just keep it short." | Neutral +1 |
| Not interested | "Save it, I'm not interested." | Negative +1 |
| Let's hear it | "Sure. You've got my attention. Let's hear this theory of yours." | Positive +1 |
| It's not fascinating | "Glad you're amused by all this, because I'm not. None of this is "fascinating", it's exhausting." | Negative +1 |
| Glad to see you | "Glad you're here to help make sense of all this. After our last meeting, I wasn't sure I'd see you again." / "Ahh, glad you're here to help make sense of all this. After our last meeting, I wasn't sure I'd see you again." | Positive +1 |
| Wish fulfillment | "As it should've been? Are you saying this is some sort of... wish fulfillment?" | Positive +1, Neutral +1 |
| It's "perfect" | "Hah. Sure. Real picture-perfect paradise." / "Hah. Sure. Yeah. Real picture-perfect paradise." | Neutral +1 |
| It's creepy | "Creepy. That's what this is. Feels... staged." | Negative +1 |
| Feels comforting | "I'll admit... there is something oddly... comforting about it." / "I'll admit... there's something oddly... comforting about it." | Positive +1 |
| Not my home | "Yeah, this isn't my home. Never was, and never will be." | Negative +1 |
| A Nice Vault | "I wonder if the real 111 could have ever been like this...?" | Positive +1 |
| Leave | "Well, I'm obviously hallucinating again... Which means you are not real, and not worth talking to. So, if you'll excuse me, I need to go find someone." | Negative +1 |
| Play along | "The surface? Trust me, you really don't want to know what it's like." | Positive +1 |
| Not my home | "Yeah, right. "Home". Whatever you say..." | Negative +1 |
| A Nice Vault | "So, this is what 111 could've been like, huh? Shame it didn't turn out this way..." | Positive +1 |
| Leave | "sigh And I'm hallucinating again. Great... Not to be rude, but there's no point talking to you. ...So, if you'll excuse me, I need to go find someone." | Negative +1 |
| Play along | "Hah. "What's going on up there?" Believe me, you really don't want to know." | Positive +1 |
The last conversation with the spouse, outside Vault 111, in the Medical Research Lab.
| Prompt | Player Line | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Get to say goodbye / Thank you | "At least I get to say goodbye this time. I'll carry you with me, always." / "exhale Alright. I'm ready. And... thanks for sticking this out." / "Alright. I'm ready. And... thanks for sticking this out." | Positive +1, Neutral +1 |
| Guess I'm ready / Brace myself? | "I'm ready. ...Probably. Maybe... sigh Let's do this." / "Ready as I'll ever be. So, should I... hold on to something?" / "Ready as I'll ever be. Should I... hold on to something?" | Neutral +1 |
| Don't drag it out / No fuss, let's go | "Don't drag this out. If it has to happen, just... do it." / "No fuss, no drawn-out endings. Let's do this." | Negative +1 |
| Can't lose you / You saved me | "Please... I don't want to say goodbye. Not to you. Not again." / "I know I'm just talking to myself, but... thanks. I wouldn't have made it without you." | Positive +1 |
| You helped a lot / If that's what it takes | "I'm not sure I could have made it this far without you." / "You don't have to carry me the whole way, just as far as you can. I'll handle the rest." | Neutral +1 |
| If it means I live / Expected no less | "If this means I make it out alive, then do what you have to." / "Self sacrifice, huh? I wouldn't expect any less from myself." | Negative +1 |
| Don't go / Won't really be gone | "Do you really have to go...? Is there no other option?" / "You can't really... "go", can you? I mean, you're me." | Positive +1 |