How Do I Obtain Scrap for HQ?

[RamblinRick]

I cannot build Living Quarters because I don't have Scrap. I have Logistical Scrap. I have a Caravan setup in Sanctuary. I have a Supply Agreement setup with Sanctuary. At HQ, when I click the V-key, the upper-right resource icon shows nothing...NOTHING. Everything is 0. Neither the Tutorials nor wiki web-pages indicate that I'm doing something wrong. I've posted the heck out of this. I posted in the Nexus forums. No help there.
How do I obtain scrap for HQ so I can build?

 

[Slb1]

Darn a second Oops! Must be my age - memory loss In a recent video by KG, he mentioned that for virtual Category resources, they are used alphabetically. For steel, use 000731a4 and wood use 000731a3. These may be better choices than aluminum.

 

[manta]

Manta, it's been like this for days. What do you expect to see in a screenshot?
Slb1: I'll try your ideas

Just to take a look at your hud to see the bars etc

 

[RamblinRick]

Just to take a look at your hud to see the bars etc

My HUD bars shows ZERO, as I've said all along.

 

[Cessori]

So the Sanctuary Resouces at upper-right shows:
Caps 32317
Hammer/Wrench: 10200/10200
Wheelbarrow: 10155
Organic: 45
Gears: 0
Nuclear: 0
So, does this show excess?

Was just reading through this thread again...
Looks like your virtual storage is filled up with Building Materials. You've very little Organics materials, and no Machine Parts or Rare Materials.
So you have, by the look of things, a surplus of building materials, but nothing else. You could try going into the City Manager Holotape, to run the Options Wizard to set resources to Automated.

• Options > Gameplay > Options Wizard
• That will set your Resources to "Simple"

It will also change several of the Headquarters settings to easy mode. Give that maybe about 5 mins to reset things before you try building anything and I suggest hanging out in Sanctuary while the scripts run to do that.

What staff do you have at HQ? Give us a screenshot of you in Command mode.
Your plugins.txt would be good to see also.

To see what your settlement is doing with resources, you can access the City Planner's Desk, go to Reports > Needs
The Reports will show you what they need for food, water, power, happiness, recruitment - and if they are exporting anything.

 

[RamblinRick]

When I'm in Sanctuary, my game consistently CTD. I have another thread discussing this, where I mentioned I hav SS2 assets in Sanctuary and Abernathy. I was warned against that, so I immediately removed all SS2 from Abernathy. I can move anywhere else in the Commonwealth, including other settlements with SS2 assets without crashing. Sanctuary has the most SS2/SS2C2 assets. Regardless, still crashing in Sanctuary.
Meanwhile, I'll try using the Easy/Simple mode.
This image shows 0 Supply Agreements. That's incorrect. I have Supply Agreements with Sanctuary

 

[Cessori]

When I'm in Sanctuary, my game consistently CTD. I have another thread discussing this, where I mentioned I hav SS2 assets in Sanctuary and Abernathy. I was warned against that, so I immediately removed all SS2 from Abernathy. I can move anywhere else in the Commonwealth, including other settlements with SS2 assets without crashing. Sanctuary has the most SS2/SS2C2 assets. Regardless, still crashing in Sanctuary.
Meanwhile, I'll try using the Easy/Simple mode.
This image shows 0 Supply Agreements. That's incorrect. I have Supply Agreements with Sanctuary

Your Logistics Department shows 1 Supply Agreement. With 2 Logistics Staff, you can have 4. Your Supply Agreements is showing that no resources are being sent.
Try making 2 more Supply Agreements with Settlements that have surplus supplies.
Once you've set up the new Supply Agreements, check out the Reports in those Settlements.

 

[RamblinRick]

Here's my resource reports from Sanctuary and Sunshine Tidings (the locations of my Supply Agreements). There are Caravan buildings in both locations. What is my take-away from these? What should I be learning?

 

[Cessori]

Here's my resource reports from Sanctuary and Sunshine Tidings (the locations of my Supply Agreements). There are Caravan buildings in both locations. What is my take-away from these? What should I be learning?

You have 2 settlements with resources. They aren't connected to any other caravans at other settlements

Did you:
1. Try using Reports at the City Planner's Desk to see how your settlements are using the resources? Do they show that they are exporting any?
2. Create 2 more Supply Agreements with other Settlements? Check the reports in those settlements also.
Your settlements cannot send supplies to HQ if all of their resources are being used.

Can you also provide your plugins.txt as previously requested? That will show us your load order, to see if there are problems there.
If you cannot attach a file to your post, then you can copy paste the text into your reply. (Put that text into a spoiler tag by selecting the text in your post and then using the icon that looks like an eye with a slash through it.)

 

[RamblinRick]

1. Try using Reports at the City Planner's Desk to see how your settlements are using the resources? Do they show that they are exporting any?

How do I do that? I didn't see the option using the holotape. Meanwhile, I'll try to create two more Caravans and Supply Agreements. Here's my mods list:

 

[Cessori]

How do I do that? I didn't see the option using the holotape. Meanwhile, I'll try to create two more Caravans and Supply Agreements. Here's my mods list:

Reports are on the City Planner's Desk.
You'll want Reports > Needs - check through all of the reports.

We ask for the Plugins.txt please (not the mod list) - to show your load order.

 

[RamblinRick]

Here's what I see when I hover over "City Planner's Desk". I can craft things and transfer stuff to/from Workshop. When I hover over the other options at the desk, there are no Report options.
I have no Plugins.txt in C:\Users\----\AppData\Local\Fallout4 (I replaced my username with ---- here)

 

[manta]

User the terminal on the desk, then Reports -> Needs

 

[RamblinRick]

User the terminal one the desk, then Reports -> Needs

Here's what I see when I use the terminal on the desk. There is no Reports under any option.
BTW, under Crafting, there are three holotape options:
a. -City Manager 2078 Holotape
b. [Settings] City Manager 2078 Holotape
c. City Manager 2078 Holotape
Are they all the same?

 

[Cessori]

Here's what I see when I use the terminal on thedesk. There are no Reports under any option.

What version of Sim Settlements 2, Sim Settlements 2 - Chapter 2, and Workshop Framework are you using?
Reports were implemented with Version 2.2.4
Current versions:
Workshop Framework - 2.3.5
Sim Settlements 2 - 2.2.5b
Sim Settlements 2 - Chapter 2 - 2.2.5


Are you using a Mod Manager? If so, which one?

 

[RamblinRick]

My files:
Workshop Framework - 2.3.5
Sim Settlements 2 - downloaded 11 Sep 2022. So, I need to update
Sim Settlements 2 - Chapter 2 - downloaded 30 Sep 2022. So, I need to update

Using MO2 mod manager

 

[manta]

You are running a 7 month old SS2 version?
Why are you complaining about so many problems instead of updating SS2?

 

[RamblinRick]

Because I didn't know there were updates. And I'm not complaining, just seeking assistance.

 

[RamblinRick]

OK, now that I've updated SS2 and SS2C2, the HQ shows a solid red line for Power. How do I fix that?
In the Reports->Needs, what am I looking to find?
The Needs show these categories. All, apparently, are deficient. Which category produces Scrap when there is a suplus:

• Food
• Water
• Power
• Defense
• Happiness
• Population

 

[RamblinRick]

I now have four caravans and Supply Agreements setup:
1. Sanctuary
2. Sunshine Tidings
3. Warwick
4. Murkwater Construction
So, what do I need to do now?
First screenshot is from Sunshine Tidings; 2562 Scrap in the Network
Second screenshot is at HQ: shows 0/0 Scrap in Network
You can also see Logistics has 20 Energy assigned
Why is none of the Scrap from the four locations showing up in the HQ Resource window?

 

[Cessori]

I now have four caravans and Supply Agreements setup:
1. Sanctuary
2. Sunshine Tidings
3. Warwick
4. Murkwater Construction
So, what do I need to do now?
First screenshot is from Sunshine Tidings; 2562 Scrap in the Network
Second sccreenshot is at HQ: shows 0/0 Scrap in Network
You can also see Logistics has 20 Energy assigned
Why is none of the Scrap from the four locations showing up in the HQ Resource window?

Now go check your settlement Reports, see what's happening with your resources.

If you are using MO2, checking for mod updates and getting the plugins.txt is easy.
Next to the Profile Name, there is an icon *Wrench & Screw Driver". Click on it, then selelct "Check for Upeates"
Next to that is a Folder Icon. For your plugins.txt, click on the Folder Icon and select "Open Profile Folder". In that folder, you'll see "plugins.txt"

I'm going to point you at the Wiki also. It has all kinds of information there:
Sim Settlements 2 Wiki