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For a list of settlement improvements and items available in the game, see Fallout 4 settlement improvements and items.

Fallout 4 already has many opportunities to craft, but it goes one step further and allows the player to establish new settlements or take control and manage existing ones, effectively recolonizing and civilizing the Commonwealth, one settlement at a time.

Overview[]

Most available locations contain at least some form of scrap materials that do not serve a practical purpose; these can be taken, broken down and recycled at workshops to improve the site. Still, this is only the beginning: other scrapped materials from all over the Commonwealth can be used to create structures and settlement infrastructures, like farms, water pumps, power lines, and defenses. While all crafting stations can be built by the player with the second rank of Local Leader, some settlements come with crafting stations by default.

The only settlements that survive in the wasteland are ones that are secure, but it is a bonus to have a comfortable settlement as well. The state of settlements in determined by the states of several resources, including: people, food and water, beds, power, defense, and overall happiness.

All of these factors can be viewed at the workshop, and any resource that dips below the expectations of the settlement's inhabitants will be displayed in red, alerting that it should be attended to. Furthermore, there is a Workshop tab on the Pip-Boy 3000 Mk IV that lists all settlements and can also alert the player if there are sub-optimal resources for a particular settlement.

Available locations[]

The following list has all 31 locations available to the player for building their own settlement. Only two are available as-is, the others have to be unlocked through a variety of means. Six more settlements can be unlocked via add-ons.
Location Unlock conditions Overview Default crafting stations
Weapons workbench Armor workbench Cooking station Chemistry station Power armor station Robot workbench
Red Rocket truck stop Available by default Excellent service station, but a small area Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sanctuary Hills Available by default A huge area to build within, open water (for water purifiers), easy to defend Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Coastal cottage Clear the area. The wreck of a small beach front property No No No No No No
Croup Manor Clear the area. A large mansion built on a cliff Yes No No No No No
Hangman's Alley Clear the area. A small settlement in an easily defensible alley Yes No Yes No No No
Jamaica Plain Clear the area. A two-story building, garage and a sizable parking lot No No Yes No Yes No
Kingsport Lighthouse Clear the area. Includes multiple large structures, open water, and uneven terrain Yes No No No No No
Murkwater construction site Clear the area. A partially waterlogged settlement built on a forested swampland No No No No No No
Outpost Zimonja Clear the area. A small settlement with some basic fortifications and an established power grid No No Yes No No No
Spectacle Island Clear the area. A huge settlement encompassing an entire island, with multiple structures and an established power grid No No Yes Yes Yes No
Starlight Drive-in Clear the area. A very large abandoned drive-in movie theater with an irradiated pool in the center No No Yes No No No
Sunshine Tidings Co-op Clear the area. A large area with several structures, lot of arable land, and a unique robot resident No No Yes Yes No No
Taffington Boathouse Clear the area. A small locale with two established structures on the open water No No Yes Yes No No
The Castle Clear the area. The Commonwealth Minutemen's old headquaters; a large area with open water, a radio transmitter, and a variety of useful items Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Abernathy farm Complete Returning the Favor A large area with lots of arable land and a central farmhouse No No Yes Yes No No
Boston Airport Complete Shadow of Steel An empty airport terminal that cannot support crops, water or artillery No No No No No No
Bunker Hill Complete The Battle of Bunker Hill, then talk to Kessler and complete her raider quest. A walled-up trading hub in the middle of everywhere, with several established structures and a variety of vendors. No No No No No No
Covenant Complete Human Error or wipe out the settlers. A small but well-established and easily defensible settlement that includes some vendors No Yes No Yes No No
County Crossing Complete a radiant quest in the area. A large and vulnerable settlement in the middle of nowhere No No Yes No No No
Finch Farm Complete Out of the Fire A small farm by the river No No Yes No No No
Graygarden Complete Troubled Waters An expansive agricultural center with high food production and a vendor, tended by a robot population No No No Yes No No
Greentop Nursery Complete a radiant quest in the area. A moderately sized settlement with a house, a greenhouse, and well-established crops No No Yes Yes No No
Nordhagen Beach Complete a radiant quest in the area. A simple settlement on the beach with plenty of arable land and access to open water No No Yes Yes No No
Oberland Station Complete a radiant quest in the area. A simple settlement with a small shack and a garden No No Yes No No No
Somerville Place Complete a radiant quest in the area. A large homestead on the edge of the Glowing Sea with lots of space, but uneven terrain No No No No No No
Tenpines Bluff Complete The First Step. A small settlement at the top of a hill No No Yes No No No
The Mechanist's Lair AutomatronGametitle-fo4am Complete Restoring Order The command center of The Mechanist No No No No No Yes
The Slog Complete a radiant quest in the area. A tarberry bog run by ghouls with a large area and other crops No Yes Yes No No No
Vault 88 Vault-Tec WorkshopGametitle-fo4vw Complete Better Living Underground An unfinished vault with massive amounts of space to expand No No No No No No
Warwick Homestead Complete Building a Better Crop or a radiant quest in the area. A large reclaimed sewage treatment plant that offers multiple structures and a variety of crops No No Yes No No No
Egret Tours Marina Deal with Phyllis Daily. A marina on the Charles River with multiple buildings, a large body of water, and numerous booby traps. Yes No Yes No No No
Home Plate Purchase from Geneva for 2000 Caps. A house in Diamond City with plenty of room and a pre-built power grid, but cannot support crops, water, or settlers. No No No No Yes No

Map[]

Far Harbor workshop settlements[]

Location Unlock conditions Overview Default crafting stations
Weapons workbench Armor workbench Cooking station Chemistry station Power armor station
Longfellow's cabin Complete Walk in the Park A fairly robust island to build on, but with a very varied, uneven terrain. Yes No Yes No Yes
National Park visitors center Complete The Hold Out A very large, well-defended area with plenty of buildings. Can be easily expanded. Yes No Yes No No
Dalton farm Complete Blood Tide's second objective A sizable farm on the northern edge of the Island. Yes No Yes No Yes
Echo Lake Lumber Complete Turn Back the Fog A large lumber yard in the western part of the Island, near the Nucleus. Yes No Yes No Yes

Nuka-World workshop settlements[]

Location Unlock conditions Overview Default crafting stations
Weapons workbench Armor workbench Cooking station Chemistry station Power armor station
Nuka-World Red Rocket Turn on Nuka-World's power at the Nuka-World power plant An abandoned gas station with a large area and plenty of scrap No Yes No No Yes

Improvements and items[]

In order to build a settlement, there are dozens of components that can be used to provide various resources, workshops, and even merchants.

Expert merchants[]

Think that all there is to stores is finding the appropriate merchant? Think again. Fallout 4 includes several characters who can be recruited to work at the settlements you control, manning the appropriate stores and unlocking special, unique items!

Behind the scenes[]

  • Every location has a build limit imposed on it. It can be modified by console:[1]
Enter console and select the settlement workbench, then use the following commands:

getav 348 - Gets the current number of triangles used by player.
getav 34A - Gets the current number of draw calls used by player.

setav 349 <value> - Set the maximum triangle budget for the settlement.
setav 34B <value> - Set the maximum draw budget for the settlement.
  • Or by exploiting game mechanics. To do so, the player first needs to place weapons into the workbench inventory, then take them, drop them to the ground, and collect them in workshop mode. Repeating using the same weapons allows to make the game think the number of triangle and draw calls was reduced, increasing the build limit.

References

Settlement management in Fallout 4
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