A good test would be to: 1) Disable all mods, load your save, see if it persists. 2) If it does, start a new game and see if it persists.
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What is a settlement recruitment Beacon?
These beacons consist of a large radio antenna, which, once built and supplied with the necessary power, will transmit a radio station listed as settlement recruitment beacon, attracting randomized settlers.
What is a recruitment Beacon Fallout 4?
Recruitment radio beacons are constructible settlement objects featured in Fallout 4, which can be built through a workshop . These beacons consist of a large radio antenna, which, once built and supplied with the necessary power, will transmit a radio station listed as settlement recruitment beacon, attracting randomized settlers.
How do I add settlements to my salvage Beacon?
So long as the settlement appears on the "Move Settler" menu, it will appear as an option for your Salvage Beacon. * Settlements in custom worldspaces should work, though the distance calculations may not work correctly.
How do beacons work in Minecraft?
Using basic radio technology, you set up Communications Stations in your settlements and assign Settlers to monitor for your beacons. When you're out adventuring and need to clear your inventory, you just drop a beacon into a container and write a note on it so your settlers know which of your Settlements to deliver the goods to.
Can you leave a settlement?
If you've tried the above, you can always leave that "cell" the settlement is in, let it reset, then go back and set it up again. Leaving & returning can often correct oddness like that, such as missing settlers or settlers stuck on roofs or inside floors.
Can mod order affect things?
Mods/mod order can also affect things, but you didn't mention using any.
How to use beacons in a settlement?
This is where Salvage Beacons come in to play. Using basic radio technology, you set up Communications Stations in your settlements and assign Settlers to monitor for your beacons. When you're out adventuring and need to clear your inventory, you just drop a beacon into a container and write a note on it so your settlers know which of your Settlements to deliver the goods to. Then anything else you put in that container will be picked up and dropped off at the Settlement workbench you wrote down.
Why do you put your settlers to work carrying all your loot back to your settlements?
Put your settlers to work carrying all your loot back to your settlements so you can focus on saving the Commonwealth.
What does it mean to put beacons in a container?
TLDR: Placing one of these beacons in a container sends a team of settlers to come pick up everything you put in that container and lug it all back to a workbench for you.
Why do NPCs wait 2 hours?
A: There are 2 major reasons for this, 1)the calculation may not be perfect (see Q1 answer), 2) If you use ever use the Wait function, traveling NPCs are skipped WAY ahead of where they should be on their path. This seems to be a game engine "bug". So if you "Wait" for 2 hours, the NPCs will pretty much finish their entire travel path, even if the actual in game travel time should have taken the NPCs 20 in game hours.
What to do if playback doesn't begin?
If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Can you cheat in beacons?
Removed Local Leader perk requirement from Comm Stations. This way people can console cheat in the beacons themselves if they want to avoid the perk.
Do NPCs travel to the nearest settlement?
A: Yes and no. Yes, NPCs will actually wander from the nearest settlement with a Communications Station to the container. No, they don't actually carry them, this is because AI travel is sketchy and unreliable, so I didn't want to risk your items being lost in the abyss - instead the time needed for the NPCs is calculated and the items are transported after that amount of time has passed.
How many unassigned settlers are there in a beacon?
The beacon will not function if there are more than four unassigned settlers in a location.
What happens when you build a recruitment beacon?
Sometimes, when trying to build a recruitment beacon, the inventory shown with the required materials is listed incorrectly. It may show the player character the requirements are all present, while in fact, some may be missing (most of the times steel). [verified]
What is a recruitment beacon?
Recruitment radio beacons are constructible settlement objects featured in Fallout 4, which can be built through a workshop .