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 2BlackJack1 wrote:
Are all companions trigger happy, or is it just some? Like, I was clearing out a subway filled with ghouls, found one with ghouls sleeping everywhere, and one walking around, and I was hiding in a corner, waiting for a headshot opportunity on the walker.

Then Piper has the most brilliant idea I've ever seen. Let's shoot the ghoul with my pea shooter, while it's behind cover, so all I'm doing is making noise! Brilliant, innit?

Nick seemed a bit smarter, and I managed to sneak away from a death claw we having him with me, but it could've been luck.

Yeah, they seem to be rather trigger happy... I was doing the whole "let's blow up the Institute for Garvey cuz he's useless" thing, and McCready was trying to (unsuccessfully) shoot a scientist with his sniper rifle from like, 20 feet away... Most amazing shot in the Commonweath?? pfft,

 Dr H wrote:

Conrad Turner wrote:...Pop in the head, wait for it to stop looking and my status to return to "Hidden" from "Caution", pop it in the head again, rinse and repeat. No power armour necessary.

That describes 90% of my encounters.

As for mirelurks, I've found that my automatic pipe gun kills them quicker than anything else I have (excluding rifles from long range and miniguns and fat mans etc...). Uses a lot of ammo, but kills them quickly. Sometimes that is more important.

Also, useful thing I've found; If there is a piece of junk outside of your settlement zone, but you can pick it up to move it (but not put in your inventory), you can carry it into your settlement and junk it for parts.

Again, Mirelurks are no problem. Long Recon Scope makes sure I tag them from outside of their perception range, wait outside of V.A.T.S. for a decent look at their head, Pftt, head explodes [Not using exploding legendary equipment, just a bog standard 50 Cal I built from a standard rifle, 105 damage, doubled for hitting from hidden, and +40% for perks.]

Another couple of levels and I might take Garvey back to the castle and try and liberate that as my secondary base. I have enough room currently at Sanctuary for 40 settlers, enough expansion room in the one building I have made to probably triple that, and enough old house bases to triple that again before I run out of room. I'll probably run out of room to farm before I run out of room to put beds. Currently have 40 water, over 40 food, and over 120 defence thanks to 8 missile turrets on the ring around the 4th floor of my home. I really need to plant more mutfruit though, I keep running out whilst making adhesives.

My evil plan is to make Sanctuary a bigger town in the wasteland than Diamond City, then make the Castle a bigger fortress of military might than the BoS.

Finally got Malone's hat and stored his suit in my dresser in the Institute. Also, can confirm that companions are ridiculous. I was sneaking through Malone's vault, almost made it to the exit, and then Piper started shooting some random Triggerman. Had to use a few more Stimpaks.

Hopefully completing the Institute story doesn't piss her off.

 Verviedi wrote:

Hopefully completing the Institute story doesn't piss her off.

given her job and all that before you meet her, I think it'll piss her off

Isn't there some sort of quest you can do to make it impossible for a companion to abandon you? I know that with Curie there's the synth thingy.

Well...Deacon is not amused if you decide to massacre the Railroad. Ditto for Danse and the Brotherhood. And the courser Synth X6-88 and the Institute.

Theres no quest to destroy the Minutemen, but I suppose if you kill enough settlers and Minutemen then he may just lose his gak.

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
Well...Deacon is not amused if you decide to massacre the Railroad. Ditto for Danse and the Brotherhood. And the courser Synth X6-88 and the Institute.

Theres no quest to destroy the Minutemen, but I suppose if you kill enough settlers and Minutemen then he may just lose his gak.

Yeah, if you attack too many settlers Preston gets pissed off.

If Preston gets pissed off, will be stop giving me quests whenever I enter Sanctuary?

I'd like to say yes but...

I took on the Mirelurk Queen at about level 9 and I died so many times. I only had a Lazer rifle and a freezing machine gun. I took a few Psychos and Buffouts on my final try and was able to do it. I lost 2 Minutemen though. One of them just always seemed a bit suicidal and charged the Mirelurks and got delimbed :(

I am thinking about restarting as I wasn't entirely sure about levelling up and stuff and have put a fair few extra points in the SPECIAL stats rather than any actual perks.

I've been doing side quests rather than the main one so I think that's where i've been going wrong.

Other than my mistakes i've really enjoyed the game, but i've even enjoyed the errors as i've picked up a lot of stuff on the way.

Actually, the game rewards you for doing side quests before the main quest, and having higher SPECIAL stats unlocks better perks. I started with INT 10, and Robotics Expert is great. So it Idiot Savant, for luck.

I guess, but I think tackling the Mirelurk Queen at the level I was at, I think it was 9, with the equipment I had and with no perks was probably the wrong thing to do

I feel like a deserve a gold star for doing though so go me!

 Pilau Rice wrote:
I am thinking about restarting as I wasn't entirely sure about levelling up and stuff and have put a fair few extra points in the SPECIAL stats rather than any actual perks.

That will pay off later, in my experience. You'll need high SPECIAL stats for the higher end skills, so getting it out of the way early might be beneficial.

I'm level 13 and actually encountered a Mirelurk Queen in the wild, near where you get Reba II. Just happened to have 20ish molotovs so just kited it around the ruins where it spawned. Took all of my molotovs and half my assault gun ammo and stims, but got it down. Didn't know that they spawned outside of the castle, so it was a bit of a surprise. Wasn't worth it. Should've ran and conserved my ammo/stims, as I took the lighthouse from the Children of the Atom. Annoying bastards.

Yes. I started as a max/min character. 10 Per, 10 Int, and every other point in luck. That way as soon as I get to the Minutemen in Concord, the Per Bobblehead gets me up to Per 11 so I can spot things on the compass way earlier, Int 10 to get me the max experience.

I'm actually amazed at how often people are saying Idiot Savant procs even with max intelligence, so getting that may also boost your levels per hour.

Other than that I've been concentrating on Gun Nut, Science, Armourer, Lockpick, Hacker, and a few combat skills - non-automatic rifles being my favourite.

Another few levels and I'll be able to max mod my X-01, but am a bit confused that to apply a paint job I have to remove my lead shielding. Surely the lead goes on the inside of the armour, the paint on the outside? [you know, given that lead is soft and will wear away quicker to damage, but you can't see the colour scheme if it's inside the armour with you!]

 Conrad Turner wrote:


Another few levels and I'll be able to max mod my X-01, but am a bit confused that to apply a paint job I have to remove my lead shielding. Surely the lead goes on the inside of the armour, the paint on the outside? [you know, given that lead is soft and will wear away quicker to damage, but you can't see the colour scheme if it's inside the armour with you!]

It's basically because that single slot is treated as a "coating" so, your lead shielding really is an exterior coat. I'm guessing it was melted and poured over the armor?? Which is actually kind of funny to think about.

I do kind of wish that the paint schemes, and things like the lead shielding, prismatic whatever were two different slots. Because things like Railroad/MM/BoS paint schemes add to a stat, while things like the lead lining and others add things like reduced damage or improved something to do with the armor.

 Dark Apostle 666 wrote:
So, my list of "enemies I hate in fallout 4" now includes Assaultrons, Mirelurks of all types, laser turrets on ceilings, feral ghouls (especially the high-level ones) and gunners/raiders with Fat Man launchers.
But mostly its mirelurks.

I really love the vertibird summoning thing, I've only used it once, to take out a behemoth - just kept changing destination to stay "on station", and filled it full of minigun rounds. great fun!

Incidentally, I've been using Piper as my companion (ie pack mule), but I was wondering, does anyone know if dogmeat can carry more than Piper can? Frankly, they're both pretty useless to me in a fight, except as a distraction, but I don't want to waste a perk on the lone wanderer perk.

If you are using a companion pack mule, make sure every single piece of armor they wear is upgraded with either the Pocketed or Deep Pockets upgrade.
I personally use Cait, every armor piece is Deep Pocket, any Legendary armor I have that is +1 S&E. and she is in PA. She can haul nearly double what I can. I am going to guess its around 350-400

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

 Conrad Turner wrote:


Another few levels and I'll be able to max mod my X-01, but am a bit confused that to apply a paint job I have to remove my lead shielding. Surely the lead goes on the inside of the armour, the paint on the outside? [you know, given that lead is soft and will wear away quicker to damage, but you can't see the colour scheme if it's inside the armour with you!]

It's basically because that single slot is treated as a "coating" so, your lead shielding really is an exterior coat. I'm guessing it was melted and poured over the armor?? Which is actually kind of funny to think about.

I do kind of wish that the paint schemes, and things like the lead shielding, prismatic whatever were two different slots. Because things like Railroad/MM/BoS paint schemes add to a stat, while things like the lead lining and others add things like reduced damage or improved something to do with the armor.

There are a couple mods out already that separate Power Armor paint from the protective coatings, allowing you to get the protection you want AND be stylish at the same time.

Aaaaand goodbye Prydwen. Time to get Piper back up to full affinity!
Again.
I love how it makes two mushroom clouds when it explodes. So pretty. I loved the fight between the Brotherhood and Institute. It was like Star Wars!

 Tannhauser42 wrote:


There are a couple mods out already that separate Power Armor paint from the protective coatings, allowing you to get the protection you want AND be stylish at the same time.

Thanks Tannhaser. I have just begun looking into mods, mainly re-textures and stuff. Was a little sad that "Scrap Scrap" [a highly recommended mod that allows you to remove things like leaf clutter from your settlements] has a large warning that it can cause major disruption to your game as it seems that it can corrupt things like power armour status. so I'm going to have to look for something else. Also sad that "True Storms" seems to make the glowing sea a much more hazardous place so will wait until I have been there at least once before I install that one.

Spent most of last night re-arranging Twopenny Tower so it was more to my liking, but have wasted a lot of resources as I have now discovered that searchlights don't take changes of elevation into account and are not illuminating the ground from their previous 4th floor positions. So tonight I scrap them and try and put up "Sanctuary" in light boxes instead to signal that I want more settlers. [Or should that be "Vacancies"?]

Twopenny Tower is now configured with an empty ground floor. Floor 1 is the recreation area with carpeted conversation corner consisting of several sofas and coffee tables, and a pool table (Unfortunately only one cue, the cue ball, two ball, and eight ball are available at the moment, I'm scouring the wasteland for the missing items). 2nd floor is the dorm with around 50 beds, each with footlocker for the settlers. 3rd floor is defence central with the ring of exterior flooring on which 8 missile turrets are mounted. Inside are 3 large generators which power the building and my collection of Power armours. The top floor is my penthouse. All the crafting stations I have - the basic ones as I don't have Local Leader yet - beds for myself and Garvey, containers for my armour, weapons, chems, etc, TV, small meeting area.

(And on a related note, anyone know where Steam is hiding my screenshots? I can't find them.)

I have enough concrete pads from destroyed houses to put up another 3 similar towers, but those will have extra settler accommodation in them rather than the power armour stores and my penthouse. So I should be able to get the population of Sanctuary up to a maximum of 500 or so, providing I have the space to grow the food they require. (It's only 13 out of 50 at the moment, and I can't seem to be able to send any more settlers from other settlements there, anyone know why that is?)

 Conrad Turner wrote:
I have just begun looking into mods, mainly re-textures and stuff. Was a little sad that "Scrap Scrap" [a highly recommended mod that allows you to remove things like leaf clutter from your settlements] has a large warning that it can cause major disruption to your game as it seems that it can corrupt things like power armour status.

have you ever tried the "disable" console command? I know that it can be used to remove certain things like skeletons and certain terrain features etc. it may do what you want also"

 Conrad Turner wrote:

I have enough concrete pads from destroyed houses to put up another 3 similar towers, but those will have extra settler accommodation in them rather than the power armour stores and my penthouse. So I should be able to get the population of Sanctuary up to a maximum of 500 or so, providing I have the space to grow the food they require. (It's only 13 out of 50 at the moment, and I can't seem to be able to send any more settlers from other settlements there, anyone know why that is?)

Well, unless you cheat, you can have a maximum of 10+charisma settlers at any one settlement. So, usually 20 is the maximum (though you can cheat with chems and charisma-boosting gear, get up to maybe 30, 35, maybe even slightly more (not sure how much grape mentats boost charisma...<.< )
Of course, you could probably use a console command to raise the limit.

 Conrad Turner wrote:
(And on a related note, anyone know where Steam is hiding my screenshots? I can't find them.)

Steam - Library - Fallout 4 - right click - View Screenshots - Show on disk

 Conrad Turner wrote:
(And on a related note, anyone know where Steam is hiding my screenshots? I can't find them.)

You have to upload them for them to be available to post in here.
To do that, open steam > Library and go scroll down (in any game) to screenshots (usually at the bottom).
Click on "View screenshot library", that will open a new window called "screenshot uploader"
There's a drop-down menu to select the game, that will show you all the screenshots from that game.
Pick the one you want and below the larger preview on the right you can add a comment and at the very bottom is a button to "upload"

Once you've done that,
Click on the button (in the screenshot uploader) that says "View online library", that will take you back to the main steam window and your uploaded screenshots.
What I did from there was to right-click on a picture there and select "copy page url"
Then open you internet browser of choice and paste into the address bar, that will take you to your library in stream
Clicking on a picture a couple of times will open a new tab/window with the full picture to use with the (image) (/image) tags here.

There is probably a quicker way (like logging in to steam through your browser to start with), but you will still need to upload the pictures first.

Anyone else found the tower with a siren to call deathclaws yet. Always fun to watch raiders fighting a loosing battle.

Also, I found "the forged". Turns out they are just raiders by another name.
Cleared out the building and area as usual and then entered the last room:

 Pilau Rice wrote:
I guess, but I think tackling the Mirelurk Queen at the level I was at, I think it was 9, with the equipment I had and with no perks was probably the wrong thing to do

I feel like a deserve a gold star for doing though so go me!

Guess you didn't find the rocket launcher in the Castle walls

You can actually upload your screenshots to the Steam Cloud, then copy&paste the IMG url to Dakka. Its a lot more convenient than using photobucket and other image hosting sites.

Thanks for the advice all. Not particularly worried about uploading them to the cloud, wanted copies to make up a screensaver at work and to show a couple of friends.

Thanks for letting me know about the settler limit, Tyr. Although I consider it bad news in what was supposed to be a sandbox game, at least I know now and can re-plan accordingly with my next character. So instead of 4 tower blocks with hundreds in each, I can build 4 blocks of 5 apartments and make them the most Des-Res places in the Wasteland.

It will also make the defence of each a lot easier too, now I know I only need around 40-50 defence value per settlement to stop them being attacked.


Edit: Non-cheat maximum will therefore be 21 plus yourself at any settlement. As long as you get a stat to 10 before you find the related bobblehead, the bobblehead will take it to 11. Pick up the bobblehead before getting to 10 and 10 is your maximum.

 Conrad Turner wrote:


Edit: Non-cheat maximum will therefore be 21 plus yourself at any settlement. As long as you get a stat to 10 before you find the related bobblehead, the bobblehead will take it to 11. Pick up the bobblehead before getting to 10 and 10 is your maximum.

Actually it is higher than that. It also calculates off of items worn. If you have any Sharp Legendaries (+Charisma and Int), Also some clothes items increase Charisma, and the VaultTec Paint on your power armor also increase Charisma, it can further increase your settlement pop limit. Not sure how it works if you end up switching out that piece of equipment and thus lowering your Charisma, but I know my current limit is 23 (my stat is 8 I think) and I am not using any population mods/cheats.

 keltikhoa wrote:

 Conrad Turner wrote:


Edit: Non-cheat maximum will therefore be 21 plus yourself at any settlement. As long as you get a stat to 10 before you find the related bobblehead, the bobblehead will take it to 11. Pick up the bobblehead before getting to 10 and 10 is your maximum.

Actually it is higher than that. It also calculates off of items worn. If you have any Sharp Legendaries (+Charisma and Int), Also some clothes items increase Charisma, and the VaultTec Paint on your power armor also increase Charisma, it can further increase your settlement pop limit. Not sure how it works if you end up switching out that piece of equipment and thus lowering your Charisma, but I know my current limit is 23 (my stat is 8 I think) and I am not using any population mods/cheats.

If you switch back out of the +CHA equipment then the settlement will stay at its current population, even if it is over the new unadjusted cap.

So, you can stick on a load of +CHA equipment, switch on all your recruitment beacons and get more people then just take off all the clothes with no real downside.

You can also take grape mentats, and send people from other settlements to the settlement you want to make bigger. Probably better to use that option: Have some small settlements with beacons and send everyone from those to your main base(s).

(also, checked grape emntats: You get a +5 bonus. Probably stacks with alcohol, so +6. Daytripper and X-Cell another +5. Lets say youve found gear for every slot to buff your charisma, thats +6 for your torso, +2 for hat and glasses (I dont think theres a charisma bonus for any bandanas?). Means you get a +19 bonus, +10 base charisma, +10 base settlers. Leaving you with 39 settlers maximum if you dont use mods/cheats.

And just because I can: Summer shorts or green shirt with combat boots seem like the best options for the underclothes. Green shirt allows you to wear armour on all slots, but only gives a +1 bonus. Shorts give a +2, but dont have a chest slot. So just a matter of which one you prefer.

For those of you wanting to pretty-up Sanctuary hills, I found this video today (it's a month old).
It shows how to fill in the gaps in the broken houses.




and yes, the rug thing does work on the pc (hold "E" to select a construction).