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Best place to build large/complex settlement?

rhn

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Back for another playthrough of Fallout 4, and I thought I would try and avoid my usual problem this time. I usually end up expanding Sanctuary a LOT and build a huge settlement on Spectacle. Both often end up causing a world of problems. Sanctuary due to the triangle of CTD, spectacle because it being multiple cells(and too much room for me to go nuts).
So what is the best place in the game to build my large "main" settlement for performance and reduction of issues? Should have space for several IR plots.
 
Back for another playthrough of Fallout 4, and I thought I would try and avoid my usual problem this time. I usually end up expanding Sanctuary a LOT and build a huge settlement on Spectacle. Both often end up causing a world of problems. Sanctuary due to the triangle of CTD, spectacle because it being multiple cells(and too much room for me to go nuts).
So what is the best place in the game to build my large "main" settlement for performance and reduction of issues? Should have space for several IR plots.

hahahahahaha, I am laughing hysterically....

Unbelievably I say for the first time ever, Hangman's Ally! You are not going to believe me!

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35719/?tab=description

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Pick up HAIA with it. Right now it is my best performing settlement Freakishly Awesome FPS!

hahaha in the Fens!

Ally 1.jpg

Uituit - this one is for you! I rebuilt this polt like 4x just to get the ass-end of that boat right :moil and I love it!

Ally 2.jpg

Lots of interior space with HAIA!

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This MOD is Bo - Approved!

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Wow, that was unexpected. But... The idea actually sound really nice. Can just imagine something like an institute or BoS style base build in/on top of the existing city, with trading etc. down below in the old streets and building interiors. Landing pads on the rooftops for vertibirds. Checkpoints on the roads.
How well does it work with NPC pathfinding? Will they make their way up above the buildings?
 
Wow, that was unexpected. But... The idea actually sound really nice. Can just imagine something like an institute style base build in/on top of the existing city, with trading etc. down below in the old streets and building interiors.
How well does it work with NPC pathfinding? Will they make their way up above the buildings?

Oh, yes! In fact I will pop back into the game and get some more screenshots later as I am at Diamond City right now playing with this one:

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35157

I am being more careful with it though. I'll get more pictures later -

But yes below is from earlier when I was checking just that. Even better they are using all the internal spaces / plots too..hahahah and can find their beds!



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Uituit - this one is for you! I rebuilt this polt like 4x just to get the ass-end of that boat right :moil and I love it!
hehe u may have to move that boat again ;) it gets some nets and a little fishy hanging of the back ;)
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hehe u may have to move that boat again ;) it gets some nets and a little fishy hanging of the back ;)
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:ok

hahahaha x5 :lol need to make room for "Fish Sticks!"

Going to use rename anything hahaha may be name it "Charlie"

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Wow, that was unexpected. But... The idea actually sound really nice. Can just imagine something like an institute or BoS style base build in/on top of the existing city, with trading etc. down below in the old streets and building interiors. Landing pads on the rooftops for vertibirds. Checkpoints on the roads.
How well does it work with NPC pathfinding? Will they make their way up above the buildings?

Sorry, it started to rain so a little hard to see!

In my game pathing is excellent!

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Gave the mods a go and it looks very promising. Lot more interior space than I thought. Will definitely make this my main settlement this playthrough. Thanks guys.
 
Played around in Hangman's Alley today. That really is an amazing amount of space to play with. I've gotta come up with something clever to do in the flooded underpass.
 
Played around in Hangman's Alley today. That really is an amazing amount of space to play with. I've gotta come up with something clever to do in the flooded underpass.

yeah, this playthrough I am so impressed with some of the mods I am using I am less trying to build well but seeing and really enjoying what the mods can do.

Right now I am a little infatuated with:

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/36356
Colorful Commonwealth - Six Little Mid-Century Modern Prefab Houses

I really like the ROTC internal plots and darn-it these things are cute. Plus, there is still enough room in them for the user to add there own complementary touches without having to go crazy. The rear facing window in them is sooooo cool!

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There are two plots from the add-ons right now that I absolutely love:

The hobbit hole from WV2
and Uituit's

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Right now I am a little infatuated with:

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/36356
Colorful Commonwealth - Six Little Mid-Century Modern Prefab Houses

I really like the ROTC internal plots and darn-it these things are cute. Plus, there is still enough room in them for the user to add there own complementary touches without having to go crazy. The rear facing window in them is sooooo cool!

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THEY'LL HOLD INTERNAL PLOTS?!?!?!?!?!?

Holy cats. We need to get Esmeralda into this community.
 
THEY'LL HOLD INTERNAL PLOTS?!?!?!?!?!?

Holy cats. We need to get Esmeralda into this community.

hahahaha, yes!!

I plan on just posting a few user pictures on the nexus mod page. With just how nice her little homes look with SS-int plots inside. She uses them too.. so maybe it is already a thought for her?
 
Just built three adorable little deco houses along the waterfront.

Placing the plot, then dropping the house on top seems to work the best.
 
Just built three adorable little deco houses along the waterfront.

Placing the plot, then dropping the house on top seems to work the best.

I thought the same thing.
Sometimes you can't do internal plots that way.
But when you can I kind of prefer it.
 
hehe it gets taller ;):crazy

hahhahahaha, Awwww - Asia (aka - Nora) thinks its just a Witcher training device!

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hahhahahaha, Awwww - Asia (aka - Nora) thinks its just a Witcher training device!

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Two questions:

What settlement is this?

What happened to Piper?
 
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