Just started Nuka World
I was playing around with the thirst zapper and accidentally aggroed Gage (guy really takes water pistols seriously)
Went inside and took a nap, figuring it'd blow over
Came back out and he's fucking dead
But inexplicably that didn't turn Nuka World hostile and I've still got the quest to talk to the three gang leaders
Not using any mods because I know that's the universal excuse for everything, the game just up and chose to do this of its own free will