Question Setting Build limit to default maxes it out.

[William_Brooms]

So I tried this with fresh new save. Walked out into sanctuary and tried to increase build limit by 100. It worked. Tried to do it again and build limit did not increase. Selected set to default option and the build limit was maxed out. I only use Workshop Framework and Salvage beacons. I do have mods that add items into the workshop, Ocdecorator, Homemaker etc.

 

[SailorM24]

Your post is not clear. Did you scrap stuff in the settlement first and then increase it by 100%? Then start building to max and then tried to increase it again with no results? There are other ways around build limits. Might be the MA has changed the way this works and put limits in it's use, but I have not seen any references nor discussions. Going over 200% is a bad idea anyway unless you have a powerhouse machine. If you did not scrap anything, and then started building and used one of the high poly items from OCD it is possible you made a jump so high it exceeded the next limit, although unlikely at Sanctuary, it could happen easily in some small limit sites.
I have never had much success using multiple changes unless I reset to default in between, but I never go over 200%. 25% reset then go to 50%, another reset and on to 75%, and last reset and add 100%, but that is it.
If you really insist on going over 200% you can use the gun glitch. Drop weapons on the ground and store or scrap them in the workbench. The yellow bar decreases by the poly count in that item, use at your own risk. Knowing which items in OCD are high poly (you see the bar move when built) and not using them will help you by not increasing the build size as much. I only remember one that I tested with, but the prewar blast radius game only took 10 instances being built in one settlement exceeded the build limit. Years ago I forget which settlement, maybe Oberland.

 

[William_Brooms]

I did not scrap anything or place anything. I just increased the limit and decreased it.

 

[SailorM24]

Did you try increasing it again? Try increase once. Build one item to change the build size and then try increasing it again. It is possible there is some bug when you try increasing twice with no change in the settlement. Although I did try a double increase and it worked fine. I have not updated to the newest release and I am on a different platform.

 

[Skywise001]

Which mod/etc did you use to increase and decrease it?
Ive had a bug like that before. I use the tools to let a settlement go free and then click on the bench to claim it. It seemed to recalculate things.

 

[Skywise001]

Check this out - the first is what the workbench tells me I have and the 2nd is what the SS2 contest assistant says. <.<

 

[Skywise001]

I went to a clean save and once the build mar was completely maxed I used the 2078 holotape to increase the limit. It said it was doubling the build limit. All of my builds should be lower than that limit. The limit didnt move. I went to check what the workbench said.

So their both saying I increased the limit and neither of them want me to be able to build :P

After upping it to 1000% of normal I finally got some build room...and after I left the build mode and came back it was full again.

 

[SailorM24]

Try putting the holotape in a terminal connected to that electrical circuit and see if it says anything different. What version of WSFW are you using?

 

[Skywise001]

Public Beta 3.0.4b, workshop plus, workshop is built in for now.

Loading it into a terminal lets me select the doubling but nothing changes. Looking at the Workbench it says Im at 200%. I scanned with the contest assistant and it game me a number of 217%. So I added 25% ..and I suddenly have a clear bit of bar to work with. I dont have any idea why this worked but - Yay!