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"If i had a hammer" quest stuck on 4/5 House and Agriculture/Factory Plots

Freak_Moth

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As the title says I'm stuck on the "If i had a hammer" quest where it doesn't wanna register the last house or agriculture/factory plots.

I have tried using only the Sim Settlements 2 mod (with Workshop Framework and HUDFramework 1.0f) but the problem is still there even if i loaded a previous save.

It says i have 5 Settler but i can only find/see 4 settlers, is this potentially Lily that is already registered as a settler but doesn't wanna appear??

If i try to track which settler that is occupying my Agriculture plot(s) it only shows the tracker for the plot and NOT a settler (possibly Lily again?).

Does Lily have a ID that I can just teleport to me if she's stuck somewhere?
 
Yes, Lily is the phantom fifth settler, or at least that's what happened in my game. Try building a town meeting gavel at the city planner's desk* and then gathering everyone with it. Lily should appear as one of your settlers. Assign her to that agricultural plot, and the quest should move on to the next stage.

*Alternatively, you can use console commands on PC to get a gavel. Open the console and type help gavel 4 alch, then press enter. You should see the ID number for the gavel. Then type player.additem ID where ID is that number, and press enter.
 
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Yes, Lily is the phantom fifth settler, or at least that's what happened in my game. Try building a town meeting gavel at the city planner's desk* and then gathering everyone with it. Lily should appear as one of your settlers. Assign her to that agricultural plot, and the quest should move on to the next stage.

*Alternatively, you can use console commands on PC to get a gavel. Open the console and type help gavel 4 alch, then press enter. You should see the ID number for the gavel. Then type player.additem ID where ID is that number, and press enter.
I'm sorry if this sounds stupid but where is the Gavel in my inventory?? I can't find it anywhere and when I use the City Manager 2078 Holotape the Gavel option doesn't appear either...
I have both crafted like 4 at this point I cant craft them in the Chemistry station, it simply doesn't appear as an option) and spawned in 1 through console.
 
I'm sorry if this sounds stupid but where is the Gavel in my inventory??
It should be in your aid inventory. Use it like you would an aid item and a menu should pop up with different options.
I cant craft them in the Chemistry station
They're not craftable at the chem station, only at the city planner's desk (which you can find in your workshop menu under Sim Settlements 2 --> Furniture
 
It should be in your aid inventory. Use it like you would an aid item and a menu should pop up with different options.

They're not craftable at the chem station, only at the city planner's desk (which you can find in your workshop menu under Sim Settlements 2 --> Furniture
Found it and yes Lily was the phantom settler and as soon as I set her to the Agriculture Plot the quest advanced.
Thank you so much!!
 
You're welcome!
I've seen a few people post about this issue and I've experienced it myself as well. If anyone on the team is reading this, perhaps it could be addressed in a future patch? (Unless it's something particular to our load orders - I'm not sure. It might not be happening to everyone).
 
As the title says I'm stuck on the "If i had a hammer" quest where it doesn't wanna register the last house or agriculture/factory plots.

I have tried using only the Sim Settlements 2 mod (with Workshop Framework and HUDFramework 1.0f) but the problem is still there even if i loaded a previous save.

It says i have 5 Settler but i can only find/see 4 settlers, is this potentially Lily that is already registered as a settler but doesn't wanna appear??

If i try to track which settler that is occupying my Agriculture plot(s) it only shows the tracker for the plot and NOT a settler (possibly Lily again?).

Does Lily have a ID that I can just teleport to me if she's stuck somewhere?
Yes the Phantom Settler is first Jack and then Lily.Had the same.Hud show me 2 Settlers but i was able to find only 1.So i call all my settlers to me and 1 Settler and Jack come to me.After he left the Settlement for a short time the Settler count go from 3-2 as with the Quest you get the old man so it was right 2 Settlers.But then again i see 3 Settlers in the Hud so i call again all Settlers to me but with the Town Meeting gavel this time and even Lily come to me.At that point she was not part of my settlement as i never see her or talk to her until then but she was in the Hud count and act as normal Settler that i Recruit.so i give her a Home and Work and go on.after something like 10 Minutes where i was Building my Settlement better her quest start then and i have to great the new comers :) so Lily and her friends. Dont think its right that she join the Settlement before her Quest start or you talk to her.
The quest if i had a hammer i finish with assign only 1 Settler to different Plots.No need to have for every Plot a Settler as you have only to assign a Settler and let him Build the Plot after you send him to the next plot
 
You're welcome!
I've seen a few people post about this issue and I've experienced it myself as well. If anyone on the team is reading this, perhaps it could be addressed in a future patch? (Unless it's something particular to our load orders - I'm not sure. It might not be happening to everyone).
It happens to a lot of people and apparently even with a load order of nothing but SS2 and 2 frameworks. But I feel like every new thread brings us closer to actually figuring this issue out.
 
I started another new game and all my playthroughs have had the same problem only 4/5 built when I had all 5 built. This time however, I just left it alone & moved on going to other quests. This time, after an in game day, I got the quest completed message. I went back & continued the quest & it updated now telling me to build 8/8, & again the same problem, it would only show 7/8 & the 8th settler suddenly disappeared & the quest would not complete. This time it took another two to three in game days, & while doing other missions, I got the quest completed message. I went back & was able to move on with the SS2 storyline. I guess something is slowing it down & it is registering it or fixing it some time later.
 
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