Transfer Settlements - Boston Airport Institute Research Station 1.0.1

A Transfer Settlements blueprint that aims to make the Boston Airport a viable settlement while working within its confines. This build makes use of Institute and glass build elements from the Settlement Objects Expansion Pack. From the sky, this build looks surprisingly like a modern aircraft terminal annex.
 

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Father demands to be entertained.

The end result is a sealed-in environment that provides high defences and food production while making use of both levels of the terminal itself. This blueprint integrates nicely with mods like Just Business, Human Resources, and Hookers of the Commonwealth - Settlement Edition, but these elements are contained within this blueprint.

Details on this build:

• One level dedicated to medical, shops, restaurant, and entertainment facilities. The latter serves as a cabaret.
• One level dedicated to living and office spaces.
• One level serving as a greenhouse, gym, and conference room.
• The entire outer perimeter uses glass walls to create a sealed and defensible environment.
• The entire perimeter is lined with turrets.

Settlement Features

• 32 bunks.
• 130+ food.
• 800+ defence.
• 360 power.
• 120 water.
• Tier 3 Medical, Restaurant, Clothing, and General Store.
• Dedicated gym area.
• Vault-Tec drink dispenser and slot machines.
• Working sinks and showers.
• Power mostly runs through conduits to minimise visible power lines.
• The player can move freely, but settlers show minimal inclination to move around.
• Cat and dog included in the build.
• No visual glitches observed from this build.
• Creates an interesting result when the player sides against the Brotherhood of Steel as the settlement itself will engage them once the player nears the site. This also happens for the Railroad in Rockets' Red Glare as the vertibird approaches the Prydwen.

Requirements

Downloadable Content

• Contraptions Workshop
• Vault-Tec Workshop
• Wasteland Workshop
• Far Harbour
• Enclave Remnants

Hard Requirements

• Transfer Settlements. To import this blueprint.
• Scrap Everything or an equivalent. To clear out the area as per Setup Instructions.
• Settlement Objects Expansion Pack. Primary build components for most of the settlement. Fusion generators, railings, pools, foundation liners, cooking station, and water pumps.
• Homemaker. Mostly used for decorations, furniture, and miscellaneous objects.

Soft Requirements

• Craftable Working Sinks and Showers Redux. Working sinks and showers.
• Erotic Art. Frames and pictures used throughout.
• Working Fridges. Simple mod that adds working fridges, ice machines, and vending machines.
• Working Washer and Dryer (Immersive Laundry). Player functional laundry machines and dryers with sound effects.
• Singing Settler. Used for some of the flooring.
• Stripper Pole. Adds assignable stripper poles.

Nice to Have

• Armour and Weapon Keywords Community Resource. Additional types of workshops, namely power armour.
• Videos of the Wasteland. Working televisions and projectors.
• Crazy Sex Animations. Invisible mats that make settlers happy through masturbation, done without using the Advanced Animation Framework, and additionally places assignable gurneys that increase happiness.
• Sex Toys of the Commonwealth. Adds the random placement of sex toys throughout.
• Bad Dragon Dildos. Adds more extreme dildos throughout.

Unrelated But Useful

• Place Everywhere. Allows you to make minor adjustments if necessary.
• Armour Rack Female Mannequin Fix. Fixes the armour rack to support alternate bodies like Fusion Girl.
• Glass Roofs Stop Rain and Snow - Various Mods Patches. Stops rain and snow from going through glass roofs.

Setup

Clearing the area is relatively straightforward.

• Remove all clutter with exception of the floor and walls. This includes pictures, furniture, plants near the perimeter on both the main floor and the second level.
• Remove the two damaged support columns on both sides of the workshop.

Build a Transfer Settlements console from Power > Miscellaneous in front of the door to the left when facing the workshop.
 

Tasks After Import

Confirm that all power has been restored as expected. Most lamps will not be light, simply select them in workshop mode to light them up.

Notes on Imports

Transfer Settlements recommends leaving the area after import and to not return for 1-2 game days. However, I found that saving on site always crashes the game.

The easiest way to get away and save is to coc Vault111Ext from the console. Wait a couple of minutes before heading into the vault. Once you arrive at the bottom it is safe to save.

I recommend you import/export Blueprints using Stable defaults. Using other methods has caused ladders, walls, and flooring to appear without collision. In many cases the collision effects are found elsewhere leading to interesting behaviours among the NPC population, and leading to a snap back effect as you push through an area and are forced back by the invisible wall.
 

Lastly Import wired power connections should always be selected as part of the import process. It will reliably re-connect all wired connections. This saves you the trouble of linking up floors, turrets, and in some cases re-establish connections for hidden or buried runs.

Notes on Power and Performance

These blueprints utilize ambient fill lighting to provide a pervasive glow. I use Naked Bulbs to create a lived-in atmosphere for statues, fountains, and roof voids.

Warning for Dynamic Lighting Users

If you use mods that turn all lights into dynamic, shadow-casting sources, the sheer number of these bulbs will severely cripple your framerate. I strongly recommend using the Transfer Settlements Blueprint Editor to strip out all instances of 306F1 before importing.

Optimization for Complex Builds:
Because of the heavy use of conduits to reduce visible power lines, these settlements have high object counts. To steps below may improve performance.

• Enable Faux Power in the Workshop Framework's workbench settings.
• Use the Transfer Settlements Blueprint Editor to strip all conduits from the .json file.

This can reduce build complexity by up to 40% without losing the overall aesthetic of the settlement.
 

A Special Thanks To

Thank you to Caladon for creating the template that makes blueprints installable.

Thank you to PiCSeL for the magazine and painting retextures seen in the screenshots.

Updates

Version 1.0.1

• Switched to Immersive Laundry.
• Removed requirements for Erotic Art Expanded.
• Adjusted positions of the merchants.
• Minor power changes.
• Made changes arrangements within the laundry room.