Dukman

whiskers54
 
 
 Also how do you tell if mods are or are not affected by updates from Bethesda?

When they don't work anymore.  
 
You basically have to take into account what the mod does or does not affect in the game world.   Most are not affected by updates or bug fixes.   Mods like Homemaker (a truly epic mod) will continue to function after and update, but will not affect or add more items until it's been updated to reflect the new content.   So the majority of the mods will continue to work just fine even though they are no longer being supported or updated by the mod author.
 
And to answer your first question, Locksmith is not affected by the version updates because it affects things that are already in the game.  It's possible that if new lockable objects are added it won't affect them.  But I don't think it works on and item by item basis.   I think it affects the lock/unlock situation that all lockable objects address.  

 
 
Don't quit your day or night time job. LOL
 
Homemaker? I'll have to look that up. Thanks.
 
Thanks for the info regarding the mods. Now I can look for more. 

stalinx20

whiskers54

stalinx20

"Issues", eh? I guess I'll have to see for myself.

What did you find out? I read the messages posted at the bottom and they weren't very positive. 

Nothing, I haven't bothered with it yet.

 
X-mas is just around the corner. 

Zuhl3156
I think that Spectacle Island is a good spot. Plenty of land and room for building anything you want especially canons and Laser turrets for killing Vertibirds. I have plenty going on at the Drive-In but I seem to have a sentimental attachment to Sanctuary Hills even though I have reached my building cap. I just can't seem to tear myself away from that place although if Cait and I want some privacy so we can have some 'quality time' I hole up inside Home Plate.
 
Oh yeah, here is that video. It's called "The Good Ending" or something but it does tell you what you're going to lose out on if you decide to be the 'Good Guy'. I even subscribed to his channel I was so impressed.
 

 
 

 
 
Spectacle Island will be a great spot as well as a challenge.
 
To do any of the settlements right you need to run that mod that lifts the cap on them. That opens a whole new ball game. For me, I am contemplating starting over but with the mod installed. That's just a thought though.
 
What was that weapon that she was using in the video? That looks like one butt kicking piece of hardware.
 
I don't know what to think about my settlements when under Raider control. I've placed too much time building them to allow Raider control over them. This will be a tough decision.

Dukman
I too seem to be overly fond of Sanctuary.   But there really isn't enough room there to build a large centralized Fortress of Duk like Im envisioning.   So either Spectacle or Vault 88.  
 
@Whiskery - If you haven't looked into it yet, Homemaker adds a metric tonne of craftable items.  Many of the nifty things that the DLC's added?   Had them long before the DLC's came about.  

 
I'll look into that one as I am curious as to what the items are and more so what they look like. Is "Homemaker" what it's called?  

I'll be looking into a mod today called "Settlement Management" for assiging settlers to tasks or unassigning them. I've been making sure that all of my settlers were keeping busy and assigned them all a task. Apparently you need to have unassigned settlers to scrounge around and earn you some caps. No wonder I haven't been getting any caps lately. I see a lot of caps in the workbenches of my settlements. Should I take them or leave them there for my settlers to use for buying and selling to Traders? Is there a cap limit? If I don't start taking some caps from the workbench does the settlement reach a cap limit and no more will be generated until I deplete their stash or will they keep piling up? Has anyone else even noticed these caps before?

Dukman
I thought the Vault-Tec DLC gave us the ability to do that already?    At least I read somewhere that it does.  I have yet to look into it yet.
 
Also, might want to take a look at this one as well.  Combine that mod with this mod.

According to "Oxhorn", once you assign a task to one of your settlers, that settler will remain assigned to whatever task you assigned him/her to do even if you remove the asset in the assignment. Such as assigning a settler to guard duty and then scrapping the canon or guard post. Even though the canon and/or guard tower is gone, the settler is still assigned that task and won't do anything else like roaming around and generating income in the form of caps for you. According to good old Oxhorn, this mod allows you to remove a settler's assignment. Since he needs that mod for this I take it that it isn't available in the game's regular menu.
 
Here is a nice buildup of Spectacle Island that I had stored in my bookmarks. As far as I remember there is no foul language in it and I don't think he needed a mod to unlock the size cap.
 

 
 

Dukman
I thought the Vault-Tec DLC gave us the ability to do that already?    At least I read somewhere that it does.  I have yet to look into it yet.
 
Also, might want to take a look at this one as well.  Combine that mod with this mod.

 
 
Bethesda did make that possible but I haven't used it yet. I was thinking about it however as sometimes it is very difficult to find any unassigned settlers as they appear to be missing. The pop count doesn't match the observed pop count.

whiskers54
 
 
I just went through this and that is incorrect. I ditched all of my stores for the newer design as well as a new location in the settlement and I had to go through reassigning them.

It's a very old video. I just had it saved in my FO4 Walkthrough folder.

Anyone figure out how to increase settlement population without using chems and clothing? My charisma is maxed and I believe I have the +1 Charisma Bobble Head. I still have a couple of those missing from the stand. There was a video (which I can't find) that showed settlement population that was way above in game numbers. I have a lot of empty beds to fill. LOL
 
I did run into a video where he was sending settlers from different settlement locations to a settlement but he didn't verify that they showed up at the destination settlement so I don't know if that works.

whiskers54
Anyone figure out how to increase settlement population without using chems and clothing? My charisma is maxed and I believe I have the +1 Charisma Bobble Head. I still have a couple of those missing from the stand. There was a video (which I can't find) that showed settlement population that was way above in game numbers. I have a lot of empty beds to fill. LOL
 
I did run into a video where he was sending settlers from different settlement locations to a settlement but he didn't verify that they showed up at the destination settlement so I don't know if that works.

I thought my settler limit was set at 20 but when Coastal Cottage was repopulated after I wiped them out I ended up with 32 new settlers whose very first words to me were complaints about the bed situation. Bunch of ingrates!

Zuhl3156

whiskers54
Anyone figure out how to increase settlement population without using chems and clothing? My charisma is maxed and I believe I have the +1 Charisma Bobble Head. I still have a couple of those missing from the stand. There was a video (which I can't find) that showed settlement population that was way above in game numbers. I have a lot of empty beds to fill. LOL
 
I did run into a video where he was sending settlers from different settlement locations to a settlement but he didn't verify that they showed up at the destination settlement so I don't know if that works.

I thought my settler limit was set at 20 but when Coastal Cottage was repopulated after I wiped them out I ended up with 32 new settlers whose very first words to me were complaints about the bed situation. Bunch of ingrates!

 
What did you do to get that many? There has to be something more than just wiping them out.

whiskers54
Are you wearing any clothing or taking any chems that increases your charisma? 
 

No chems but I am wearing the "Assault Marine Armor" I got from Dima. I don't even know if it has any Legendary effects to it. I haven't played in a week or so. I might play again around 10:00 am. First thing I have to do is scrap Cait and send her packing back to Sanctuary so I can get the perk from Porter Gage.

whiskers54
 
 
Based on what I just read about that armor, it does not have any charisma stats that go with it.

Maybe it's Cait? She does seem to be a real charmer at times.

Anyone know anything about God mode? I stumbled across this while I was looking for ideas to increase settlement population. Watching the videos they showed the Specials having astronomically high stat numbers. Considering that charisma is used to increase population I was thinking that this could be used in my quest. Can this mod be turned on and off or by removing it ("God Ring") from the equipped/installed status? 

Last playthrough I had multiple settlements  with 30+ whiners... I mean settlers.    Keep in mind, Im modded and it was one of my mods making that possible.   If I recall correctly, the typical settlement max should be your charisma +10.  So max would be 21.    Not sure if that's changed due to the DLC's.
 
God mode?   That's no fun.   
 
I like dying over and over and over and over and over and over and over because I stumbled across a bunch of supermutant Overlords packing 20mm cannons.
 
Zuhl, I envision something a bit less... imposing and more sprawling for my Spectacle Island Fortress of Duk.     Im still working on Vault 88.  The main part, whiner quarters and what not are done.  Just adding the rest of the infrastructure.