It seems that if you don't go to help a settlement under attack, the settlers can't really defend it no matter how well fortified. It is scripted that they automatically lose and everything is damaged. I mean, the battle isn't played out by the AI, simply the settlement loses.
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Is Fallout 4 really that bad?
Fallout 4 is a good game. The shooting is fun, the world is beautiful, and exploring the commonwealth is a blast. That being said, most of the characters and writing is shallow and one dimensional, and it’s hardly a RPG. Meaningful skills, perks, and choices are pretty much nonexistent.
Is there a point of no return in Fallout 4?
The point of no return comes when you reach the institute and find out what happened to your son. After this you will have to make choices and those choices will require you to take sides and destroy some of the major factions in the Commonwealth....
Which settlement would you join in Fallout 4?
The nearest point is Warwick Homestead, which is another settlement and a good potential trading partner. They would be our buffer, allowing us to benefit from trading with them but them being responsible for trading with the rest of the world.
Could Fallout 4 happen in real life?
The story of Fallout 4 takes place in a world similar to ours, but one that has noticeable differences in its history. This alternate timeline diverged from ours sometime after 1945, but even with all the technological and political changes, there are some things that are true to real life. Take Boston for example.
How do you prevent settlement attacks?
You don't need food + water for defense, if you had a balanced settlement (food = water = settlers), then make defense >= (settlers/2). But you want (food = water = settlers = defense), as a defense lower than your number of settlers will lower your happines.
How do you protect your settlements in Fallout 4?
Don't build a settlement that fills an area larger than it needs to be, and build a wall around it with a few set entrances and turrets with good vantage points. The taller of the two guard posts are sufficiently tall to see over walls but you'll need to remember to assign settlers to actually use the guard posts.
Do settlements ever get attacked in Fallout 4?
Even as difficulty increases with mods and difficulty settings, settlements in the light blue areas get the wakest attacks, always. Unless spawned in for fun yourself. Sanctuary will get attacked.
What happens if you don't defend a settlement Fallout 4?
If a settlement fails to defend itself, then you'll lose a % of the items in the workbench. The amount lost depends on how tough the attackers were. Note that this is THAT settlement's "local" workbench, not all of them (if you've connected your settlements via the Local Leader perk).
How much defense does a settlement need?
If you've been building up tons of turrets and posts and have no idea why your settlers still aren't satisfied, here's why: your defense needs to be equal to the sum of your food and water.
How do you defend a settlement?
8:4411:00Defense Chance Solved - Fallout 4 Settlement Tips - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipNumber two to decrease attack chance remove food and water from your workshops. Since the attackMoreNumber two to decrease attack chance remove food and water from your workshops. Since the attack chance is based on food plus water the best way to reduce.
Do settlements with no settlers get attacked?
Every settlement has a chance to be attacked each day. 2% is the base percentage if I remember correctly. Then as food+water exceeds defense the chance increases.
How do you not get raided in Fallout 4?
7:5412:13How Settlement Attacks Work - Fallout 4 - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipChance that you get attacked never goes below two percent. Every single settlement in your game isMoreChance that you get attacked never goes below two percent. Every single settlement in your game is going to have at least a two percent chance of being attacked.
How long do you have to defend a settlement Fallout 4?
If the Sole Survivor does not talk to the leader of the settlement within 14 days, the enemy attack will trigger. If the Sole Survivor does not build up the settlement's defenses within one hour of talking to the settler, the enemy attack will trigger.
Do settlers fix houses Fallout 4?
Fallout 4. [SOLVED] Can settlers repair a whole ruined house? No, they cant repair anything.
Does happiness matter Fallout 4?
Happiness is a metric of how content settlers are with a settlement in Fallout 4. Reaching 100% happiness in any settlement will reward the Benevolent Leader achievement/trophy.
Do Settlements matter in Fallout 4?
Settlements aren:t required at all for the main quest unless you choose the minutmen but once you take a certain number of settlements you can take the castle which will provide you with some artillery.
Do raiders steal from settlements?
No but settlers will take power armor. I repeat Raiders, and Settlers will not take from your item stashes. They both loot corpses though.
What happens when a settlement is attacked Fallout 4?
1:4912:13How Settlement Attacks Work - Fallout 4 - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipYou get an alert somewhere in the world that your settlement is under attack you go okay i gottaMoreYou get an alert somewhere in the world that your settlement is under attack you go okay i gotta take care of this you drop everything and you fast travel to your settlement.
What is the largest settlement in Fallout 4?
Spectacle Island Pier Spectacle Island comes with the game's largest building area and, apparently, its highest built limit, meaning it's one of the most versatile locations going.
Can Spectacle Island be attacked?
Enemies spawn on location, so yes. But your own settlers have real trouble with the water. In my Spectacle settlement all of my supply lines going out of there bugged out badly.
What happens when a settlement is attacked?
When a settlement is attacked, you'll receive a notification regardless of where you are and what you're doing. If you go to the settlement and help them defend you'll see that each settlement only has a few set approaches that enemies will take.
Why don't I get attacked in Survival?
You don't get attacked very often because of the difficulty you're playing the game on, with difficulty set to Survival you get attacked far more frequently. The same rules apply whether you turn up or not but I have had some instances where I haven't turned up an unexplainable levels of damage have been caused to my structures (entire groups of turrets broken etc) so it might be that not turning up results in something different but since I wasn't there I don't know how things played out (it might have been a group of deathclaws or something... for example)
How much defense do you need for a raid?
Combined total. That is, if you have 5 food and 8 water, you want 13+ defense. Though my understanding is that this affects the chance of a raid, so having a fair bit over can't hurt.
Why do you need a siren to build a guard post?
Building a guard post with a siren next to it will mean that the rest of your settlement are aware of the attack sooner and coordinate their efforts better.
Where do the enemies approach in Red Rocket Gas Station?
As another example, at Red Rocket Gas Station, the enemies will approach from Concord, from over the hill behind the station and from over the hill across the road, or up the hill from the west of Concord.
Should you arm settlers?
Fourth, you can, and probably should, arm your settlers. What else are you gonna do with the literally hundreds of pipe guns and suits of raider or leather armor you'll come across in the wasteland? "Trading" them to a settler is a good way to have a well armed population to repel anything that manages to limp through your automated defenses. (If you give them a gun, they will have unlimited ammo for it, so long as they also have at least one bullet for it in their inventory as well.)
How to get income from settlements?
To get income from settlements you need to have shops. They'll generate caps based on the number of settlers. Im not sure right now if that's per settlement or total population across all of them. You then need to periodically check and take the caps from the Workshop.
Is the Defense count higher than the food and water combined?
Defense count is higher than the food and water combined, and they wont be raided often.
Can we build up our defenses?
We can build up our defenses as much as we want, some settlements will be attacked and when we don't go to "help", they will be ... well, destroyed, in a strange way.
Can you fill a settlement to the brim with turrets?
all you need is good defenses and they can take care of themselves. Sadly, no. You can fill your settlement to the brim with turrets, arm residents to the teeth and place traps all over, they'll still get attacked nevertheless, and lose the fight unless you get there yourself.
Can a raider kill a settlers?
Well, settlements really only give you access to some shops if you build them and also generate a small amount of money (again from the shops). Raiders can kill settlers (which affects happiness) and destroy buildings/equipment you built (which means you'd have wasted materials and would have to repair those things).
Do settlements give you access to shops?
Well, settlements really only give you access to some shops if you build them and also generate a small amount of money (again from the shops).
Is settlement pointless?
Everything about settlements seems completely pointless and I'm leaning towards never engaging with anything. I'm stretched for time and unless my settlement is going to start outputting caps or bullets or something I care about I probably won't touch it again.
Can you scavenge for settlements?
Settlers can be assigned to scavenge for you. If you have enough settlements doing it, you basically end up sitting on a pile of hundreds of all item types. If you are the home building type this stuff will go to building more homes/decorations, but if not, you can use it to mod all your weapons/armor for basically nothing. Setting up a recruitment beacon and maybe a turret or two at all the locations you get sent to help by the Minutemen/Railroad takes like a second total, so it's not like it's super taxing.
Do you get to kill raiders?
You get to kill raiders. Killing raiders never ceases to be fun.
Do you have to have a base operational to use artillery?
I think you have to have a base operational in order to use any artillery you placed there, so I usually just defend based on where I built cannons.
Why is vault 88 an exception?
The reason Vault 88 is an exception is that they seem to work differently at that location. I didn't clearly understand how they work, so I decided not to touch it and screw something else up. That being said, something that was important to me was to touch as little as possible with this.
Can you use assets without permission?
Asset use permission You are allowed to use the assets in this file without permission as long as you credit me. Asset use permission in mods/files that are being sold You are not allowed to use assets from this file in any mods/files that are being sold, for money, on Steam Workshop or other platforms.
Do you need to install mods before you put the new game button?
That being said this mod MUST BE INSTALLED BEFORE YOU PUSH THE "NEW GAME" BUTTON IN THE MAIN MENU!!! . This will not work with an existing save, it absolutely requires a new game. There are ways to change this in an existing game, but I do not yet have the scripting ability to do that. This may happen in the future, but not at this moment.
Do you have to enable modding in Fallout 4?
First you must enable modding for Fallout 4. I would suggest watching Gophers video on Enabling Modding in Fallout 4