I was able to freely place it on top of the storage room roof as long as it wasn't too close to the screen wall or pushed too far forward over the edge of the storage room. I've had a few viewers ask about the placement of the first floor - so I think I will make a quick video this week to show how to do that.

Thank you! Glad you like it!

Thank you and welcome!!

Awesome! Thanks for the sub! Thanks too for the feedback on the apartments! I like your approach to slowly upgrading as time passes in game - that is more realistic than building it up all at once. Glad you are liking the videos - hope you get an idea or two for your Starlight Estates!

@@cryingcube2 LOL! Yeah, I already have... And your Coastal Cottage build was a god send... I did a short video tour of Starlight as it is right now for a mate last night... Not used to making stuff like that so its very amateur!! And will make some better clips up as I get more done...

Good to hear the Coastal Cottage video was helpful too! I hear what you are saying about making videos - it isn't easy to do but it does get easier with time. But it is nice to document your progress and see how your settlements change over time.

@@cryingcube2 Yeah, a bit harder for me as I Play on console... Thankfully there is screen recording... The its just getting confidence to add audio... :) Start small I think and then maybe I will have enough confidence to do my "The Thing" Video... LOL! I have a Theory, A FILM THEORY... Ahem... and think I can prove why the 2011 Prequel is actually kind of good!

I completely understand getting confidence to add audio - it takes a while to get used to hearing yourself talk. It took me a long time to have the courage to add audio to my videos but it does get easier. So you are right - start small and you will gain confidence. (BTW - interesting topic - I think I saw the original movie but haven't seen the 2011 prequel).

Danke! Ich bin froh ☺️

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback! Hope this helps you to fix up your Coastal Cottage.

Thank you! I have a lot of hours in FO4 (almost 4500 now - yikes!!). A majority of the time was spent building- so I’ve have lots of practice. I’d be afraid to look at what I built in my early days of the game - I know it was pretty bad. So if it is something that interests you, I hope that you will give it a try again. Start small and build your confidence 😊

Before you try to recruit her, make sure that you have already built a trading emporium in a settlement that has at least 10 settlers. After that, go to Longneck Lukowski Cannery. Trader Rylee can be found just inside arguing with the guy inside. After she finishes, she will go outside. Follow her outside and start a dialog with her. I don't remember which dialog choices that I made - but eventually you will get the option to ask her if she wants to work for you (I think I avoided the choices to trade with her but I don't know if that matters or not). I think if you don't recruit her at this encounter, she will only appear at random encounter locations (not 100% sure about that though). I haven't had problems recruiting her - but I have read that she can be buggy. You might want to save after you set up your trading emporium but before you go to Longneck Lukowski's just in case.

Lol! I’m sure you’re not giving yourself enough credit! Hope the videos are helpful to you though.

Thank you and thanks for your suggestion. You read my mind - I was considering that for my next video and glad to hear that there is interest in seeing how to build it.

Thanks!

Thank you - I really had fun putting this settlement together!!

Understood....I wish there were better options without mods.

Hope the build goes well 😊!

Wow thanks! Welcome - glad they are helpful to you!

@@cryingcube2 , you give the impression of a teacher or instructor. You are not leaving out steps nor are you talking about unesesary stuff. Everythink is there. On point and in order.

Thank you - I really appreciate the feedback! It helps me to gauge what viewers are looking for in the videos.

Thank you!

LOL! There is always something to rebuild in this game! Hope the rebuild goes well.

@@cryingcube2 🙂🤞We'll see in about 30 mins...

Thank you! The house takes up so much of the space in Taffington and a lot of the rest is water. It is a difficult settlement to configure for sure!

@@MrDmd74 Are you using the warehouse walls? The metal wall from the shack section is shorter.

@@cryingcube2 That explains a lot 😊Thank you! I’m on the vanilla version without any DLC’s.

@@MrDmd74 You’re welcome! I tried to build this with the shorter shack walls but I ran into collision issues that I didn’t have with the taller walls.

@@user-zw8yp3kk9v Thank you! Interesting thought - I usually build simple designs because of the tiles that the are available without mods. What kind of structures do you have in mind?

@@cryingcube2 open floor Scandinavian modern minimalist? The concrete building set would fit nicely.

Somewhere with a beach front view; norhagan or maybe lighthouse?

Thanks for the suggestions! Yes the concrete set would work for that build. You got me thinking - I think I will put it on my list!

Thank you! I’ll be honest - it took a few tries. If it was too crooked or too far from either the corner or if it pushed into the corner too far - the ceiling either wouldn’t snap all the way around or it had big gaps between the wall and floor pieces. However since there aren’t too many pieces on either side, it wasn’t too problematic to take it down and reposition the wall. I hope that you will give it a try!

Thanks again! I'm probably handier in FO4 than in real life. I really do enjoy trying to convert the destroyed houses and settlements into something useful that also looks nice without using mods. It's not everyone's style - but it works for me.

Wow - thank you! Ranger Dave - that is quite a compliment! I've been a fan of Ranger Dave's builds for a long time.

Just checked out your full channel. Looks like you beat me too it. Great job on coastal cottage.

Thank you and welcome! I've had a few requests for decorated tours of Starlight. I'm currently finishing it with my no mods character and plan to do a decorated tour soon. Thanks for the suggestions on the tour too - it is helpful to gauge what viewers want to see.

Thank you! If you didn't see both - there is a build tutorial and tour for Costal Cottage.

LOL - Thank you! I take full responsibility ☺️

Thank you! I won't spoil anything for you but the good news is that you can keep playing this game long after it technically ends (even if you never install the DLCs)! It is also fun to re-play the game and join a different faction on the next playthrough. None of the DLCs interfere or change the main storyline or will interfere with the decision that you need to make - so you really could install them anytime. All of them add building items to your workshop but you generally have to complete the questline to unlock them. Three of the DSCs also unlock new settlements (6 in total). You also can play the DLCs and then come back to the main storyline if you want (my no mods character has played all of the DLCs but hasn't found her son yet). If you already own the DLCs , Wasteland Workshop and Contraptions Workshop add a lot of workshop items to your building menus. So if you like to build, these two could be added right away to allow you to use the items in your builds (no unlocks needed). Far Harbor is my favorite and has a great questline. If you take Nick Valentine as a companion for this questline, there are unique story related dialog options. The Far Harbor storyline is quite long and complex (and you have lots of choices to make too). It also unlocks 4 really nice settlements and new workshop items like the barn tile set (that I like to use 😊). I think that Far Harbor triggers fairly early in the game so you could play that anytime. Automatron triggers at level 15. It unlocks the ability to make robots in the game. It also unlocks 1 new settlement. You also get a new companion robot. The questline story is pretty interesting too. Vault-Tech Workshop has a quest associated with it and provides workshop items that can be used to build a vault as well as other items that can be used to decorate in settlements. It also gives you items that you can assign to settlers that can increase your settlement's happiness (depending on the choices that you make doing the questline). I don't remember this questline being difficult - it just forces you to make decisions that cannot be changed later. This DLC will trigger at level 20. Nuka World is a totally different concept from the rest of the game and allows you (if you choose) to partner with the Raiders. Nuka World triggers at level 30 and it can be rather difficult (some suggest waiting until you are level 50 to start it). It unlocks 1 settlement and a lot of theme park and arcade building items. There are also a big lot of decisions that you need to make in this DLC.

@@cryingcube2 Thankyou for your informative reply. I downloaded the DLC'S today while I was outside doing chores. There seemed to quite a bit of negative response on steam not sure if that was because of the price at one time or something but I got them all for 15.00 dollars or a little less. Took a peek at what's in the game now and can't wait to play a few hours in the morning. 😁

Great! I'm glad that you got them installed. You should have a lot of new building items already unlocked and will get more when you finish different parts of the DLC. Enjoy the DLCs and your new workshop items!!

Welcome! Someone else commented that they built something similar as apartments too. I really like that idea! That would be a nice option to save space and add a lot of housing. The single cabins also work nicely at Sommerville Place and Longfellow's Cabin.

@@cryingcube2 I’m going to use the cabins in some settlements like Nordhagen Beach and Spectacle Island. I loved your apartments at Starlight Drive-in.

Thank you! I'sm glad that you liked the Starlight apartments! Yes - the video was at Nordhagen Beach and I forgot about Spectacle Island - both great locations.

Thank you and welcome!

Thank you! Glad to hear it!

Thank you and Welcome! Glad this is helpful for you! Hope the rebuild goes well.

Thank you! I later added a missel turret to see if it would spot any of the mutants across the river but so far, no luck. I didn't test the build limit for Taffington but it is interesting that you can build so high above the water. It does open up building possibilities since the house takes up so much of the build space. As for the pink paste - (LOL) - I agree! I had it in my inventory and used it as a prop (it does add a bit of color to the space!).

Thank you! I'm glad this helps! And I agree with you on the glitches. It would have been nice if some of these mechanics were already part of the building system so that workarounds weren't needed. For this series, I've been trying to find ways to make building easier so that glitches aren't needed.

@@cryingcube2 Well, I am going to be looking more :) I am a big fan of Skooled Zone - Given I was late to Fallout 4 and Skyrim (When I first played Fallout 4, Skyrim just had its THIRD re-release!!!), His glitches and tips have been a GOD SEND!!! And I am always looking for ANYTHING that helps me make better looking homes! I have really got hooked on Settlement builds! Now, If only we can also work around the pathing issues in Vault 88 and Hangman's Alley... LOL! (Oh Lord a GOOD Hangman's Build ... That would be heaven! I have three tiers now, but NO ONE SLEEPS!!! The pathing is THAT broken!!!!)

I'm a big fan of the Skooled Zone too. I have generally always built with mods but recently, I decided to try with no mods. It is definitely challenging! Skooled zone does a fantastic job of explaining how to do glitches and has unique decorating ideas too. As for Hangman's alley and Vault 88, I was hoping that the NexGen update would fix the pathing issues that are very well know. In my modded game, the unofficial patch fixed Hangman's (not sure about Vault 88) but yikes - I haven't figured out how to deal with that without mods. I really need to think about that...

Thank you - glad this helps!

Thank you and welcome! Hope this helps with your castle renovation! I also appreciate your feedback on the videos!

Thank you! I never liked Taffington until I figured out a way to fix the house. The house takes up so much of the settlement space - it seemed a waste to not be able to use it. Hope you give it a try in your game.

That one comes from the Vault-Tec DLC. I think it unlocks after you finish the Vault 88 questline. (Probably an oversight on my part - but I didn't list the tour DLCs that I used in build portion of the video because I decided to add the tour later).

@@cryingcube2 thank u , I’ve been playing it over again and forgot how to get most of the stuff

You're welcome. I understand - I couldn't remember which DLC it came from either, I had to look it up!

Thank you! Thanks also for letting me know about the happiness requirements. I haven't noticed a happiness drop in settlements where I use the wood floors as roofs - but the happiness calculation is complicated and I might be compensating for it elsewhere without realizing it. I am definitely going to look into this further.

I went back into the game and checked to see if the beds are uncovered using the wood floors. If you are on PC, you can open the console, click on the bed to select and then type getav 334. If a bed is uncovered, it will return a 0 and if it is covered, it will return a 1. Fortunately, all of the beds returned a 1 (yay!) so settlers will have to find different reason to be unhappy (and I'm sure they will!).

@@cryingcube2 Glad to be wrong in this case. I play on Xbox so I was just going on what others had said in their vids from when the game was new(ish). Perhaps the recent update took that requirement out? I started after the TV series came out and there was a deal on the game I couldn't pass up. I've only got two characters built, and with the game already beaten I'm just playing to create stuff now, so it is always great to get ideas from talented people like yourself.

@@bradyf9168 It complicated - Essentially, As long as there is a "Covering" - It can be a Normal Floor or a Upper Floor... Then it counts! I only know as I often use Wooden Floors from the Shack Builds as roofs when I want a cleaner look... (PS by the way!) It always been a bit iffy... The Mesh Floors I think are not supposed to count... I know they did not pre update... I had to re-Roof so many settlements as I like those mesh floors... LOL! But they are MESH - Rain gets through! That caused a bit of an issue with the Concrete Rooves though as they are supposed to be leak proof but one has a mesh to allow light in... Lets just say "It's Bethesda, Dont expect it to make sense! Just LOVE IT!"

The whole happiness thing is complicated. When I made City Plans for Sim Settlements 2, our Masters contest required that all four levels of our build would reach 100 happiness. I remember doing a lot of checking to make sure that the beds were always considered covered. I never tried the mesh floors (although it would make sense that they leak lol) but now I'm curious! Thanks for the tip on the wooded shack floors. I generally don't use them because I am mostly in the barn or warehouse section and it's faster to not switch back and forth (but I will check it out). And as far as Bethesda goes - I totally agree!

Thank you! Good to hear!

Thank you! Glad you liked it. Thanks too for the feedback on the tour - some viewers like the tours and others don't. I'm trying to decide if this is something that I should include or not.

​@cryingcube2 I always enjoy a tour at the end. I think it ties the video together and gives people an idea as to what is possible when decorating

Thanks I appreciate the feedback! I feel the same way about including a tour ☺️

@cryingcube2 looking forward to seeing the next one ✌️

No worries - I think you fixed it ☺️ Thank you for your support - I really appreciate it!

@@cryingcube2 absolutely! Sorry if I made you think you got some bad news for like a half-second there! I can’t wait til I get home now, I’m def gunna try this out at Taffington!

Very kind of you but no apology is necessary - all is well. Let me know how it goes at Taffington!

Thank you! I'm glad that the video was helpful to you!

So true! I was hoping they would improve the building with the NG update but unfortunately that didn't happen!

I like the idea of wrapping it around the screen! That sounds very practical! For the size of Starlight it does have a very small build limit. I think the Skooled Zone has a good video on how to increase the build limit-but use with caution-if you extend it too much it can crash the game.

Thank you! I understand - the game should be fun and not frustrating. Hope this is helpful for you!

Glitches or exploits work pretty damn good once you get the hang of it. It just comes down to getting the correct view when picking things up and placing them. Also, you can move things vertically and horizontally with walking around, which comes really handy, and a lot of people don't even realize you can do it. Really allows you to do so much more, and without mods...

Thanks - you bring up good points! There are definitely some pretty creative things that you can do with glitches and exploits but they do take practice to get them to work. For this video series, I'm hoping to present simple ways to build if you don't want to use glitches or have a simpler building style.

Thank you! Glad that this helped you!

Thank you! I really appreciate your comment!!

Thank you! It is a great way to cover the broken windows that can't be fixed without mods.

Thank you! Hope that it helps you with your build!

This looks easier than the glitching I did for my roof. I’m going to revisit and install stairs like you did, but I’m curious if the roof could be patched to return the house to its original state.

I wasn't able to find a way to patch the roof without using mods or glitches (or even with glitches - I tried as many things as I could!). The remaining portion of the roof does not like contact with the build items. The angle of the roof is also difficult to work with. In my modded game, I was able to use Place Everywhere to change the angle of the barn roof tiles and overlay them on the existing roof. This worked pretty well but is impossible without using Place Everywhere. Without mods, you could potentially change the mesh tiles to wood and build a structure on top of roof - I haven't checked the build height for Taffington but that is the only option that I can think of.

​@@cryingcube2 no worries about mods, I gave up and installed USO and Place Everywhere a month ago.

Another good mod for building is Workshop Plus (by Kinggath). Among other things, it allows you to fly around while you are building. No need to build stairs and scaffolding for building. It is one of the mods that I miss most while building without mods. Here is a link to the Nexus page for Workshop Plus if you are interested: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35005 Note that is also requires Mod Configuration Menu -www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/21497 and Workshop Framework - www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35004 Check to make sure these will play nice with the other mods that you have installed if you want to try it out.

Thank you! I hope that you will give it a try!