Transfer Settlements - The Castle - Minutemen Rest and Recreation Centre 1.1.0

A Transfer Settlements blueprint that not only repairs the walls of the Castle, but adds a three-storey annex, along with bars and entertainment for the Minutemen. Not only is the end result armed to the teeth, the recreational facilities encourage settler interaction.

 

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.

 

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Improve a Minuteman's morale through cuddles and commendations.

 

 

Details on this build:

 

Settlement Features

 

Requirements

 

Downloadable Content

 

Hard Requirements

 

Note. Transfer Settlements will not add items if the mods are missing. Mods listed below are not required but will remove associated elements.

 

Soft Requirements

 

Nice to Have

 

Unrelated But Useful

 

Setup

 

There are two ways the setup can occur:

 

Minutemen Takeover Setup

 

In this scenario, the Minutemen have taken the Castle and cleaned it up for you. For this to happen, you need to leave the area and return.

 

Clearing the area is relatively straightforward. Remove brush, garbage, rubble within the build area. I also typically remove the railings at the top and those outside the main gates.

 

Take your time when removing the walls and roof of the radio shack. You may inadvertently remove key equipment to run Minutemen Radio, such as the antenna.

 

Within the armoury, maintain the tables containing artillery scape and plans, the shelves with turrets, and smaller shelf on the left side when facing the door. Additionally, keep the table in place. The rest can be scraped and will be replaced on import.

 

Note. If you have Companion Ivy installed, remove the antenna as Ivy's radio tower will replace it.

 

Clearing the area can be done quickly. Still, save often just in case you accidentally scrap something important like a wall.

 

Build a Transfer Settlements console from Power > Miscellaneous in front of the workshop.

 

Non-Minutemen Playthrough

 

In this scenario, the Minutemen do not yet exist or you cleared the area yourself and do not want to bring Preston in. In additional to what is listed above, this leaves you with the mirelurk mess to deal with, which cannot be scrapped normally.

 

Fortunately, there is a way to remove the elements and make the Castle a viable settlement. It simply takes time and patience to do so, but the process is straightforward.

 

The steps below work for mirelurk eggs, seaweed, dirt, mud, lichen, and anything else the Minutemen would normally clear out.

 

A few elements cannot be scrapped normally, in this case you will need to do the following:

 

Note. Disable first in case you selected the wrong object. In that case Enable will recover the object without consequence.

 

It is highly recommended that you adjust the .ini or get a mod which highlights objects selected in the console.

 

Note. Import should be done with Workshop Mode enabled.

 

Tasks After Import

 

No additional requirements other than confirming that all power has been restored as expected.

 

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 that 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.

 

Note. This blueprint was tested with Transfer Settlements working under Stable.

 

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.

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

 

Note. I cannot guarantee the above will work.

 

A Special Thanks To

 

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

 

Updates

 

Version 1.1.0

 

Version 1.0.1