Solved "Regular" settlements along side Conquer in the same game?

[PC LOAD LETTER]

It's been months since the last time I played, not sure if it was intentional or not but are you still able to have some settlements just be standard vanilla and some outposts / vassals?

For example if I add Starlight Drive to the do NOT to pre-build when the game first loads. I then go and take over a few pre-built settlements etc, can I later go back and just build a vanilla settlement there? I believe I recall doing that same scenario before.

I do like to have a "free city" with regular settlers while my army takes over the rest.

 

[NDCowdy]

Yes, it also leaves you somewhere to stash dismissed companions that you haven't made leaders.

 

[PC LOAD LETTER]

Yes, it also leaves you somewhere to stash dismissed companions that you haven't made leaders.

Thank you for replying and confirming that for me!