Settlement FAQs

can you retake raider settlements

by Royce Lindgren Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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You can make every settlement in the Commonwealth either a raider base or vassal (with a few exceptions) and then betray the raiders, kill them all, and retake the settlements back for the MM. Retaking the bases is just a matter of clearing/killing the raiders. Reclaiming the vassal farms requires doing a quest nuch like the initial MM claiming #6

For the completionists out there who intend to reclaim the raider settlements, be careful as the retake can glitch. After killing all the raiders the game still thinks there are survivors and won't let u retake the settlement.Sep 17, 2016

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How do I turn a Raider settlement back into a normal one?

Removing those turrets, you can turn a raider Settlement back into a normal one! Assign one of your raiders to a Tribute Chest. Now you'll periodically have an extra place to pick up money and items during gameplay.

What is the difference between Raider settlements and outposts?

Raider Settlements are called Outposts, to distinguish them from the peaceful towns of law-abiding citizenry. Settlements directed to supply food and materials to your raiders are termed vassals. This Guide will teach you some of the things that differ from the Settlements system, some of which you likely already know.

How do I get more food for my Raider settlements?

Building up your Settlements before turning them into vassals, you can feed more raiders with fewer vassals. This allows you to make more raider settlements and get much more food from the daily tribute.

How do I get Raiders to work with Me?

You can select to work with one of the three raider gangs when you attack a settlement. As noted above the difficulty depends on whether you've built there. If you had a Settlement with residents set up with great gear and heavy turrets, it's going to be much harder. You only get 3-4 raiders to work with you.

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Can you take back raider settlements?

You CAN Take Settlements back from Raiders So before you ever do Open Season, go to those Settlements and scrap all turrets. The turrets keep the raiders in control, they get stuck at 1 health as when you are subduing settlers and cannot kill them.

How do you stop Raider settlements from growing?

The raider radio beacon doesn't attract new raiders to your settlements, it only transmits the radio signal to nearby settlements. It seems that the only way to stop raiders from coming is lowering the happiness far enough by making them farm their own food.

How do I make my Raider settlements happy?

You can place a million pick-me-up (drug) stations to get happiness up... or slot machines. But yeah, each food your raider settlement produces is -3 happiness.

What's the biggest settlement in Fallout 4?

Since vault 88 would require mods to utilize it's larger space, Spectacle Island takes the cake for Largest Settlement in Fallout 4. Spectacle island is another extremely dangerous settlement and only higher level players should attempt to settle here.

Can you get rid of the Raiders in Nuka-World?

Open Season So you don't want to be a raider? No worries. At any point in Fallout 4: Nuka-World's story quests, you can change your mind and opt to murder all the raiders instead, freeing the traders to run the park. Simply visit Mackenzie, the doctor in the Nuka-Town Market, and accept the Open Season quest.

Can Nuka-World be a settlement?

Appearances. The Nuka-World Red Rocket is a location and possible settlement in the exterior of Nuka-World in 2287.

Can Raiders take over the castle?

It is impossible to "take" the Castle before or after Taking Independence for the Nuka-World raiders, or to turn it into a vassal settlement.

Can you turn the castle into a Raider outpost?

So if you can access the workshop at the castle, you can send a single settler there (or build a recruitment beacon). Once there's a settler there, you should be able to select it for conversion to a raider outpost via Shank.

How do you stop raiders from spawning in Fallout 4?

2:5211:10How to STOP Raiders from Coming to Your Outposts - Nuka World Fallout 4YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipIf your happiness is less than thirty then you will get no more Raiders. This is the minimumMoreIf your happiness is less than thirty then you will get no more Raiders. This is the minimum happiness for Raider population increase which means that if it's less than this happiness.

Can you turn Nuka-World into a settlement?

After Open Season is completed and power is restored to Nuka-World, activating the workbench will allow the player character to build a regular settlement. Restoring power is not required if that objective has not been given.

How many settlers can you have at Sanctuary?

Sanctuary is a really large settlement. Also you only get 10 settlers and an additional 10 more if you have 10 charisma (my cap is 19 with charisma gear).

Can you lose settlements in Fallout 4?

So as you can see the possibility of losing a settlement because it is unhappy is nothing but a complete myth. Morale of the settlement. Influenced by meeting basic needs and providing trading posts. High happiness increases the productivity of settlers.

arcana75

For the completionists out there who intend to reclaim the raider settlements, be careful as the retake can glitch. After killing all the raiders the game still thinks there are survivors and won't let u retake the settlement.

Terminator

I've been reading about this and the reclamation process is very broken so only attempt Nuka-World once you have the else you will have to start over .

arcana75

Another odd thing about reclaiming settlements, during the Shanks questline, u have to extort a settlement into providing food for raiders. To reclaim this extorted settlement back, there's no peaceful way, which was possible when converting settlements over to Raider by talking them out, which is ridiculous.

Terminator

That and the Minutemen related trophies because if they hate your guts, then you can't make any progress (to my knowledge) towards their trophies .

arcana75

That and the Minutemen related trophies because if they hate your guts, then you can't make any progress (to my knowledge) towards their trophies .

Terminator

Preston hates my guts and has done ever since I converted my first settlement, even though I went down the peaceful route .

dz06lt

Preston hates my guts and has done ever since I converted my first settlement, even though I went down the peaceful route .

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