
Should I keep a human companion in my settlement?
So keeping a human companion in a settlement that you're trying to reach a 100 happiness is not a good idea unless it's Preston. He seems to patrol any settlement he is apart of, and he doesn't negatively affect happiness unless he's with you on your travels.
What is a happy settlement in Fallout 4?
Happiness (Fallout 4) Happiness is a gameplay mechanic in Fallout 4 which shows how satisfied settlers are in a settlement. Reaching 100% happiness in any settlement will reward the Benevolent Leader achievement/trophy.
Does having a companion affect happiness?
If a companion is considered part of the population and you take him/her on your travels, the game sees this as a settler without a job, which in turn, brings down happiness. Not once has a companion stayed at the job I assigned them, which eventually brought down happiness.
Do mechanical companions count as new settlers?
6.Mechanical companions don't count toward your population, so they neither increase or decrease happiness. Sometimes the game will count them as a new settler but as soon as you arrive to the settlement they were assigned, it takes them off the population count. 7.Some settlements with existing npc's are bugged.

What raises happiness in a settlement?
To increase happiness, everyone in your settlement needs food, water, a bed, a job, and defense to ward off raiders. Plant plenty of food. Grab plants you find in the wasteland and plant them together in your settlement. Build a water purifier and hook it up to a general as soon as you can.
Does Codsworth affect settlement happiness?
Their happiness will never go lower or higher. Their happiness is included in the settlement's average happiness calculation. As a result, having them around lowers the average happiness of a settlement. Most robot companions (such as Codsworth) do not have this effect, although Ada does.
Do companions count towards settlement population?
Yep, they do.
Why won't my settlement happiness go up?
The trick is to move them all to a central hub location (Mechanist lair if you've got it, Starlight Drivein if you don't) and have them connect from there to each settlement. Build cat and dog traps, they both raise happiness (dogs raise defense, too).
How do I get 100% happiness in sanctuary Fallout 4?
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Do robot settlers need beds?
The Automatron DLC added the ability to create your own robots using the robot workbench. These robots do add to a settlement's population count. They do require a bed to avoid an exclamation mark next to "Beds" in the Pipboy UI, even though they'll never use a bed.
Does dogmeat count as a settler?
Dogmeat does not count as a settler when in a settlement and will not respond to the "Settler Rally" bell. He will stay wherever he is at the time, likely near the closest doghouse.
What's the max number of settlers in Fallout 4?
Each settlement has a default max population of 10 settlers plus each point of Charisma the character has, which has a base max of 22 (10 from leveling and +1 from bobblehead and You're SPECIAL! magazine respectively ) before factoring in extra charisma from armor and consumables.
Can you romance Ada in Fallout 4?
You can't romance any robots in the game.
Do robots count as settlers Fallout 4?
They count as population, they can be assigned as farmers and providers, and they need a bed, although they don't use it.
What can Codsworth do in a settlement?
Codsworth can't/won't do most of the jobs, It lets you assign them then removes them shortly after. Same with the robots at Greygardens, you can assign the Mr Handies to trade routes but the three supervisors can only do gardening, if you reassign them they just walk back to the plants and start gardening again.
What do scavenging stations do?
Scavenging stations are a cheap method for reducing unemployment in any settlement, which is necessary for the recruitment radio beacon to continue to function. No new settlers will join a settlement in which more than four settlers are unemployed.
Does Codsworth count as a settler?
Dogmeat and Codsworth are the ONLY exception IF you select NO settlement when dismissing. They will return to their settlement and NOT count towards the population.
How can you tell if a settler is a synth?
How do you know if a settler is a synth. Save your game and then kill them. If they have a synth chip, they were a synth. Re load the save and send them to some terrible settlement with nobody else.
Is Codsworth considered a companion?
Codsworth is a domestic-model Mister Handy purchased by the Sole Survivor, in service to them and their family before the Great War in Sanctuary Hills, as a butler from 2077 to 2287. He can be recruited as a companion upon reaching a trigger point in Concord during the quest Out of Time and returning to him.
Does Codsworth need bed?
The bed count went red when I assigned Codsworth to Greygarden, and it went green when I added one bed there. The default robots probably not, but if you ever build a recruitment beacon or assign settlers there, then yes, you'll need beds.
How to get 100 happiness?
Fresh recap: Easiest way to 100- Take a fresh or empty settlement. 3 food 3 water 5 defense 3 settlers 3 beds. Make two level 3 doctor's clinics. Assign 1 settler to food and the other two to the clinics. Enjoy 100 Happiness within 3 hours while you do other quests. Much success super happy fun great time for all.
What is the previous proven effective?
The previous is proven effective because it is an undeniabke fact that the more settlers you have, the less happyness your merchants will rise. Example: a settlement with 4 settlers, one of them being a trader on a level 3 restaurant, caps happyness at 92%. But if you add a 5th settler, happyness will go down to 88%. So the less settlers the better for the trophy.
What does it mean to be a settler without a job?
5.Every settler must be assigned a job, a settler without a job will bring down happiness, this includes companions. If a companion is considered part of the population and you take him/her on your travels, the game sees this as a settler without a job, which in turn, brings down happiness.
How to increase happiness past 80?
The ONLY way to increase happiness past 80 is to build shops or complete allied settlement missions (settlement missions sometimes provide a temporary boost to happiness). Yes, I achieved 100 happiness level at one of my settlements (Sanctuary), with 14 level 3 shops, 18 settlers. and a settlement size bar still in the green.
Do mechanical companions count toward your population?
6.Mechanical companions don't count toward your population, so they neither increase or decrease happiness. Sometimes the game will count them as a new settler but as soon as you arrive to the settlement they were assigned, it takes them off the population count. 7.Some settlements with existing npc's are bugged.
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Is it a good idea to keep a human companion in a settlement?
So keeping a human companion in a settlement that you're trying to reach a 100 happiness is not a good idea unless it's Preston. He seems to patrol any settlement he is apart of, and he doesn't negatively affect happiness unless he's with you on your travels.
How many happiness points can a human settler get?
Each human settler can provide up to 80 happiness points by meeting their basic needs, which are: A bed in which to sleep, which counts for 10 points. For their bed to be covered from rainfall, which counts for 10 points. One unit of food production per settler, which counts for 20 points.
What is the capped happiness of a settlers?
Settler happiness can be capped, ensuring that happiness loss caused by failing to meet basic settler needs can't be countered with bonus happiness. If a settlement has a lower defense rating than its population, all its settlers' happiness is capped at 60.
What is happiness in 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.
How does happiness relate to the needs of the settlers?
Happiness primarily correlates with providing for the needs of the settlers. Keeping settlers happy is as simple as keeping all the other settlement resources ( food and water, beds, and defense) at sufficient levels.
How much happiness does the recruitment beacon give?
The game leaves it up to the player to decide how important happiness is, although there is an achievement for getting a settlement up to 100 Happiness. Happiness primarily correlates with providing for the needs of the settlers.
What is the temporary modifier for happiness?
Happiness is also affected by a temporary modifier at each settlement, that ranges from -50 to +20. Each 24 hour "update," this temporary modifier is multiplied by 0.8, with fractions dropped. Most commonly this is a -20 adjustment, caused by a settler's death.
How does the settlement system work?
Each settlement object provides some certain happiness bonus. The system sums all bonuses and divides the sum by the number of settlers in one's settlement. The result is added to the base 80% happiness.
What does settlement happiness mean?
A Settlement's Happiness is a good indicator of how things are going in that town. Many players will only care because it may impact the amount of caps available at their stores and Settler productivity when it comes to scavenging crafting materials, while also earning the Benevolent Leader Achievement.
Why do you need more than one clinic in a charitable settlement?
Having more than one of the Clinic and Bar are best, because they provide the most happiness. Just be sure to assign Settlers to them.
How to increase happiness in Supermutants?
Adequate Defense - Add up your food, water, and population and double that and you can probably see Happiness rise by reaching that number with turrets. Guard posts are not nearly as efficient later on as well-placed turrets. You're unlikely to get attacked once you hit a high level of defense, anyway. All my low-defense Settlements are the ones that get attacked. Supermutants aren't suicidal, they're just dumb.
What achievement did you get with Finch Farm?
Got the achievement with Finch Farm. Basically set one person farming and the rest working shops. Also built a dog cage, a pommel horse, and a weight bench. If you're concerned about the resources, save before the building spree and all the waiting. Restore after getting Benevolent Leader.
Does electricity affect happiness?
Electricity in general has 0 effect on the town's happiness, other than using it to provide water through purifiers (they'll happily drink it from pumps) or power advanced defensive systems like the Missile Turret, which are space-efficient. I haven't seen decorations or items in town help raise Happiness, either.
Do the settler have to have a bed?
A Bed for each Settler - I have found they don't mind large bunkhouses, so making one big structure for them to all sleep in is not a bad idea. Twenty mattressses on the floor do not really take up that much room.
