Fallout 4 Let's Build #7 - The Castle Gatehouse

Second video on The Castle - this time it's the gatehouse. I'm pleased to note that this version actually looks better and more secure that my original build.
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[@mvdrap]

**builds what he shows** **clicks on unpause** **destroys what he built** fml.

[@Sean-ei8wg]

Real😂

[@DJ-rf9yq]

I used the rugs glitches on my builds but you showed me how much they can save your life, thankyou for that.

[@DuckInGameStop]

This looks awesome, much better than other people who just fill the whole thing with those ugly concrete foundations! I fixed my castle wall using those concrete wall pieces to make a part that pops out (the roof is like a balcony with turrets and guard posts) and then I used the space inside the wall to have a couple of little rooms for people to live in. Then there's a platform on top of that area where I'm gonna add more living space, and there's ramps going up to connect it to the existing walls. Someday (probably once I finish the rest of the castle) I'll make a video tour of it on my channel.

[@DuckInGameStop]

I looked it up and the concrete walls I used were from the Wasteland Workshop DLC

[@M4teo.]

Agreed. It gets tiring to see absolutely everyone do the same method like if It Is a new ideam

[@penisvongrabbinstein]

I've been subscribed to you now for about 2 and a half weeks and I gotta say i really enjoy your videos and find them very useful, there are alotnof times I'm building my settlements with my laptop going and just looking back at your videos for ideas! doin a hell of a job man keep it up!

[@norespawns]

+penisvongrabbinstein Cheers buddy!

[@dragonslayerornstien5254]

@@norespawns I have done everything step by step but I'm stuck on the stairs part I place 4 shack floors remove the third one but the second one won't clip ( the one that clips into the terrain

[@potemadunne1350]

This was great! I especially loved the part where he built all that stuff.

[@freddyirizarry8153]

Took me about an hour to completely recreate this and your rebuilt walls. Very please with the result! You are great at what you do. Thank you sir keep it up

[@TYinNH]

THANK YOU for that trick with moving the rug to one side for uneven ground! That was really pissing me off!

[@PunkieMonkeyPoo]

I wish I could show you my settlements and you could see how much your videos inspired my builds, thank you for the struggles you go through to show us all how to make pieces work.

[@melissasowell9008]

This is brilliant. I could never figure out how to fix the sanctuary houses but now their all fixed thanks to these videos and I was stuck on how to fix the castle but now I have ideas for that to. Keep up the good work :)

[@macksii]

Just amazing how fast your channel is growing, it feels like it was only a few days ago you were at 5k subs, then all of a sudden you're at 15k! It won't be long until you get to 50k I'm sure of it, and good to see that you have a schedule going, now i know when i get my mind blown from insane builds.

[@stupidzatt]

Been really enjoying your content, man. Hope to see more of you in the future.

[@norespawns]

So I have my schedule! Seriously this has been annoying me all month - Fallout 4 videos on Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday - gameplay or general non-Fallout videos on Tuesday and Thursday (and randomly in-between). That's much more manageable with work - plus you still get 3 Fallout vids a week. Grand.

[@jamesmh2632]

I've only recently found you on KZbin while looking for fallout videos, especially building ones, personally I think you're a lot better than all the other fallout youtubers I've seen

[@jacksonofrobert]

+norespawns I concur, your tips are great and informative, my settlements are looking more realistic with each build. I appreciate your work.

[@thegenicus7654]

That looks very very grand

[@sedna16]

+norespawns use stairwells on the side to stack things vertically, its easier that way.

[@sFde46]

+norespawns you do know you could just build a foundation and use it for your flat ground to use the rug glitch. At least, that's what i'm doing on PC.

[@samanthawolden291]

Just discovering your vids and these are so nice! I've never fully understood the rug glitch until seeing you use it. Thank you!

[@joelgaston6946]

this channels growing so fast I was one of the first 100 I think and I love this stuff

[@InfiniteSarcazm]

I just have to say. I am utterly happy to have found you on youtube. Your a settlement building genius. Me and a buddy are constantly watching all of your content. I now cannot repeat the same old walls and railings because of you. They truly do like quite daft when done in repeating fashion. So my new settlements all thank you very much. I have recently accomplished two builds that I am very thrilled with. Tenpines Bluff and Greygardern. I hated Tenpines bluff a lot. Well until now. Thanks for the inspiration to build better. Keep up the good work. You truly are the poor mans Daniel Radcliffe. Lol

[@norespawns]

+Michael King Late reply I know - but thanks, glad you guys are finding them helpful :)

[@waters.of.oblivion]

I am now inspired to cut out a chunk of my castle walls to put rooms similar to what you had at the start. It looks brilliant, mate.

[@the-chillian]

Fat, thick, _penetrating_ fences! And derp! I never thought to use the rug glitch to place guard towers. The way they don't sit right on uneven ground pisses me off NO END. Now I can fix them.

[@call_me_day]

You have given me so many ideas about how to build this damn castle. I have made a little city in the middle and plan to raise the height of it in the future.

[@xJorDaanXVincent]

Haha! that pointless placing and lining up of those shack foundations got me to! Love using your creations as inspiration (Stealing them)

[@BattlefieldBCompany2]

I've been fiddling around with the terminals, and I've been able to clip them into desks using the rug glitch.

[@chasemcneil9061]

Am I not doing it right or is the rug glitch patched?

[@laserlogo2653]

Chase McNeil Think it's patched dude, I can't get it to work either

[@thegenicus7654]

Wait till console mods come out, he is going to have so many building options. Shits going to be insane. From solar power panels to brand new walls!

[@norespawns]

+The Genicus I am so freaking excited you have no idea.

[@thegenicus7654]

+norespawns I keep looking at mods videos and seeing people making these weird settlements like boxes, can't wait to see someone who's good at building get mods.

[@pulsespear9914]

+The Genicus Consoles are getting mods?

[@pulsespear9914]

***** Well Minecraft was also supposed to get mods on Xbox One and PS4 but that didn't happen. So i'm skeptical. Even if they do add them, there's a good chance they'll cost money.

[@thegenicus7654]

+spartan206 you should research it. They aren't gonna cost money and will be here kinda soon.

[@Madmommy101]

I absolutely love your videos. Great Job!

[@AutumnThe_Toaster]

I personally used a train car as the gate area and then used junk fences to make it look more scrappy and then placed a desk and a chair that acts like a guard post as the check in area

[@reapy_s0ul26]

Do you know how to line up two or more floors of foundations with the bottom one? you use the shack stairwell and snap the floor of the stairwell on the edge of the foundation so the upper floor of the stairwell is above the bottom foundation, then snap the upper foundation on the side of the stairwell that is facing the bottom foundation, then you have the foundations aligned perfectly and you can delete the stairwell.

[@norespawns]

+Zachary Brooks Da fuq didn't I do that? Seriously I've done that before. It's one of those things that I keep forgetting you can do, because it's so situational. Thanks for the reminder :)

[@anthonylongoria2638]

+norespawns the only problem with that is the wooden foundations will hover a littler bit when you do that. you can fix this but it takes a little bit more work. i just started putting a wall on the lower level and then i clip the wooden foundation to that instead of using stairs :/

[@Jognt]

"I could edit that stuff out, but I didn't" - lol xD Seriously though, watching that stuff helps me/us learn too :p

[@gorbashgrot8546]

Best fallout creations ever

[@jamesbell4653]

I just did all of this on the first try. Thank you so much man! (Even though this is 4 months later)

[@worsiedog]

Hi Davey, thanks for the update. You make it look so effortless. But my build skill is improving thanks to your tutorials. Had to delete my old post as I realised I was logged into my non public account. LOL Looking forward to next update.

[@worsiedog]

On a side note, I saw a comment about rather getting a pc. I like your channel specifically because you use a console, and you have shown us that awesome, believable builds are possible without mods. :)

[@norespawns]

+worsiedog thank you! - My aim is to play on console and PC equally; I'm quite an all-inclusive gamer and do enjoy both platforms. I am pleased I did this on console however, as it allows everyone to benefit from the guides - rather than just those on PC.

[@hrarddragonheart8144]

Looking grand.

[@hotcereal]

To do the rug glitch on uneven ground you can just put the first rug at the highest point of the ground facing towards the decline, and place the other two rugs further out towards the decline and they should be floating by quite a bit, it makes placing objects on the larger rug alot easier and isn't as annoying as finding flat ground every time.

[@rb_1576]

why does it looks so GOOD though

[@Draco.Invictus]

Been sub'd with my other account "TheDarmeen". You are doing incredible work, and have inspired me to start doing my own videos. When I first started getting into the settlements, I wanted them to look more like a Bethesda built shack, and I was searching for ideas, which brought me to your channel, so I wanted to thank you for all the great work you are doing. I don't have my first vid posted yet, (with short record times on the Xbone, I have to piecemeal segments, and it uploads so slow) but it will be something different for sure.

[@norespawns]

+Draco Invictus Thank you for the support - glad I've inspired you to make your own videos. Good luck with the channel :)

[@AXLplosion]

Awesome! Your Fallout builds are so much better than anything else on youtube.

[@noelhansford7645]

I know this is pretty old now, but try using the scaffolding to snap the shack stairwell to the sire of the shack foundations offset by half a block - worked a treat.

[@nonayurbusiness6544]

In the game, set down a concrete foundation, then use one of the premade stairs with landings, and connect another concrete or wooden foundation on the top part, it will line them both up perfectly.

[@chrisbailey426]

great work on the vids and explanations. just discovered your work tonight. well done

[@kelvinedsts4352]

+norespawns You're genious really nice vid. realistic but still defenceble, tour videos are taking Me to almost 500 hours of gamelpays lol. feeling like back in Skyrim time (lost a GF back there but it's fine, I found other girls and drinks as well.) i'm moving to England maybe, would be nice to met You man LOL.

[@chasemcneil9061]

Am I not doing it right or is the rug glitch patched?

[@lloydedens1553]

Once you line up your first row of concrete wall, you can use the interior stairs under 'floors' to auto line up the next row.

[@jjwulf2976]

Love your videos brother! I definitely took some of your advice, added my own tweaks and went to town. Keep up the awesome work. Definitely a thumbs up from me!

[@AGShinyWooloo]

when you can't find a flat surface for the rug glitch try to use a foundation. It only work when you don't have to hold A but the it is perfect for other objects like fences

[@dr_knots]

if you use the rug glich but place several rugs in a line for a long reach you can get the gate to sit a bit lower. that will get rid of the big gap you have on it

[@takenosht2846]

The gate house area in the wall, is like the hardest part of the damn castle, I swear. I'm doing mine, only not completely like yours, mines different, but not too much different. I took your steps, but I set up towers on each side. I got to tell you, it's not as easy you would think, people. 😂😢

[@takenosht2846]

especially trying to align the steps with the damn boards at the top of the hill near the gate. Worst time ever.

[@TregamerX]

thank god i found this 8 years later

[@donaldbell2554]

Replying fallout 4 again and I forgot how boss you are at builds....thanks Davy

[@MrKrystal64]

I don't know if it's you but I love your mods and hope to see more

[@LoadedDragon]

Great build 👍👍👍

[@flubbynubby3236]

If you do the mat glitch you can then put 2 guard posts in as well instead of having them of to the side

[@archerrussell3022]

Thx respawns this was amazing so I copied it if that's ok👍🏻

[@lolmomz]

You raise me up so I can stand on mountains

[@danchurch3453]

I just found your channel and I fucking love you keep up the dope work also I woke up to see Preston Garvey standing next to my bed telling me about a settlement what should I do?

[@faceisking]

very nice

[@mikebu7974]

I uses a few building mods on the pc to make a clean look for the front of the castle, and yours still looks better. And I can't get my guards to walk across the top of my gate area. Might have to model the setup like yours.

[@wiyebonrostro6507]

Great build bro better than just concrete foundation because it doesn’t reall align well with just foundations also this video is 23 minutes but 14 of those minutes was 5 real time hours for me as i followed the video 😂😂

[@CloudburnGaming]

Oh man you are a mastermind :D

[@MaeglinTaralom]

Thanks for making such inspiring vids......you are an excellent macguyver in Terms of fallout building......i learnt a lot and my settlements stopped looking crappy :-) thanks again

[@antonnery6847]

can i do this in vanilla

[@norespawns]

this video is pre-dlc and pre mods.

[@antonnery6847]

norespawns thanks!

[@Creamcheese550]

Spent 30 minutes on where you put the fences on the top thanks so much

[@MediumRareOpinions]

I havent tried a castle build with it yet, but based on my sanctuary build while using the spring cleaning mod, I have a suspicion that it would make it extremely easy since most if not all the rubble can be scrapped

[@vietnamgamer5558]

the vault tec workshop are here

[@nyxpsycho1021]

This video is 8 years old so I doubt I'm going to get a response but I figured I'd give it a shot. I cannot get the stair placement in the entrance way (near 6 minutes) no matter where I put the original shack foundation. I don't know if I'm leveling it wrong or what, but the shack floor at the back refuses to snap in. I don't know what to do

[@Murtagh653]

I fixed the walls damn near perfectly without mods, it only took me 3 hours.. I love your builds because they look so fitting for the landscape and they are interesting, but I can never build like you. I like to build my stuff ordered, neat, clean and symmetrical if possible, symmetrical is never usually an option though.

[@jaxmagicman528]

When you did the sanctuary rebuild you were using a single rug, but starting with your barracks you started using two with one on top and a big rug. Is that a new technique or is that something that works for certain things?

[@Yue117]

Can't put the fondations inside the walls like you do at the beginning :/

[@Dave_1232]

6 years later...

[@Luke-wc5fp]

⁠​⁠@@Dave_12326 years and 1 day later…

[@Dave_1232]

@@Luke-wc5fp 6 years, 1 day and 8 mins

[@machinegunblows4870]

@@Dave_1232idk something 7 years later

[@goblin9193]

It’s probably a mod

[@CarpathianWasteGroup]

didnt know about the mat glitch thanks! you can put anything down using that as long as the mat is green?

[@cursedmonkey1033]

I've watched a few of your videos, and I was wondering if you have a background in this kind of thing, such as other games where you build things or are you into modelling? Also, can the turrets actually fire over the railing when placed in the turret emplacements, if they're raised about the ground like that? Cheers David.

[@norespawns]

+CursedMonkey I love any game with some kind of building function - were my PC not shite, I'd likely be making more videos on PC games like Rust (unfortunately my PC's framerate plummets when I try and record those games). I'm also artsy unique snowflake too - obv :)

[@norespawns]

+CursedMonkey oh and yeah they have a decent field of fire.

[@luisnito9546]

Use concrete pillar to sink your fences down some so turrets won’t be covered

[@adrianmendoza2642]

The sentry turret post👌👌

[@devbeeb6237]

I am trying to add in the stairs into the main gate and when you figure out how to do it for the final time and u finally snap it in. i am at that part and i believe i have done everything right. it doesn't let me snap it. it doesn't even show an option to. it is like when you are filling in the corners and you say you have to accept that not everything will be perfect. i need help please

[@luc9450]

Hey , I have an idea what you could do next ! You could show us how you did the Water Pump thingy you did in Sanctuary ... Would be awseome .

[@luc9450]

Sorry I was rude : Please?

[@norespawns]

+Luc Marguerat That's definitely be a future video - after we've done the Castle ofc/

[@garrettg7962]

I'v been trying to stick with windmills to power my settlements so its not so loud some places it works great but I wonder would there be a way to use the windmills to power the Castle and its turrets/resources and still make sense?

[@norespawns]

+Garrett G You'd have to use a lot of them; as they only provide 3 power. I'm going to be making a defended and out of the way power supply at some point soon; so hopefully that will give you some ideas.

[@garrettg7962]

+norespawns Yeah thats the problem I found some places and ideas on how to incorporate them into buildings and such but its the fact I need so many but looking forward to your power supply and thanks for the response

[@letters_from_paradise]

Nice South Park reference... VERY sneaky...

[@silentsleeper374]

SICK

[@tannerhacker69]

hey, ive got a question. ive noticed that when your getting rid of a wall of roof or anything else you store it in the workshop instead of scrapping it. does this give you the full amount of resources back unlike scrapping.

[@victorramos1691]

this is nice build, but my only question is, why don't you use two layers of concrete foundation instead of just one?

[@ScottSnowden]

Grand.

[@Malumbrus]

When you're doing the rug trick, you're not holding the button to highlight them all but simply lifting the other carpets and the object just by grabbing the rug closest to you?

[@norespawns]

+Malumbrus yup - there are two glitches; the one for holding down the grabbing button (which selects everything) and then the one i'm using here

[@SgtDreTecKeGamer]

I just finished watching you video and it must have taken ya a few hours to that, nice work fer sure, but I did want to ask, is that the main entrance to the castle? I just repaired the wall's and it's completely closed off. leaving only the small door.

[@norespawns]

+SgtDreTecKeGamer that's my main entrance - I believe the small door is technically the main entrance though

[@SgtDreTecKeGamer]

Thank you very much I do appreciate your reply, I have been watching your videos and ya have given me ideas and helped me out a lot, Kudos and thanks taking the time to share ya videos with us all.

[@exploringwithcaelan]

Question here how do you activate the rug and pillar glitch? Just so you know am on the Xbox one

[@AJTupman]

That's a stunning gatehouse for the castle +norespawns. I have a problem using the rug glitch you may be be able to help me with. Now I appreciate you're not on PC but, on PC when using this glitch if I place the wall and realise It's in the wrong location when I go to reselect it, I press the rug again and it selects not only the wall I have the rug attached to but every other wall/gate/ tower I have placed before it. I don't see this happening with you, do you know if this is a PC specific problem or am I doing something wrong? Any way, love your vids, have a big thumbs up and a sub from me...

[@norespawns]

+AJ Tupman I've had that happen occasionally - only when I've placed two fences together and then moved one of the items. I think that would be a PC specific problem unfortunately.

[@Draco.Invictus]

+AJ Tupman +AJ Tupman Are you holding down the select key or just tapping it? It's "E" I think (I'm on Xbone, so not 100% sure). Anyway, it sounds like you are holding the key down to select the rug (like if you wanted to select a group of objects). Don't do that! LOL With the rug glitch, you only want to select that single rug, everything stacked on top should move with it. It's why you see +norespawns move walls around on the rug to get it to work right. If he was holding down the key, it wouldn't matter where on the rug the wall was, because it was in close proximity, it would be "grouped". If you are just tapping it, and having this issue, then ignore everything I just said, and I don't know what to tell you. Hope this helps!

[@ShacolateClown]

spend 2 weeks collecting mods. played around 300-400 hours on the pc after coming from the PS4 version. i really like the building aspect of this game. ( yes some things can be improved but hey its new ) after trying to kill the damn queen for a few hours. ( ''survival mode'' ) ye more hp / armor is not really ''immursive'' i managed to kill her. did alot of sidequest in the meantime while waiting for the castle to get cleaned up. collect alot of supplies for building. since multiple playthroughs this was the one where i wanted the castle to be the main settlement. took me a couple of weeks building and completing it. just to find out there are ''static patrols'' ffs. back to skyrim it is then. that patrol shit ruined it for me. they either sink through the floor or glitch out on walls. cant find a way to remove them aswell.

[@dwyabam]

Have you noticed any lags when building on ps4? My sanctuary is pretty big now and it's starting to lag, I've done the settlement size glitch a few times. How many people is it possible to have at each place? I have 17 so far?

[@MagmaSTORM208]

Apparently if you fill the size bar three times your game might start to crash. I have 21 people in my Sanctuary but you could get more from charisma boosting attire and chems.

[@PoulMavinger]

do you have problems with vaurds patrolling and taking a gaurd post position, but they warp up into the air or clip an object I built.

[@norespawns]

+PoulMavinger Not really - occasionally they sink into the ground a little; but generally they patrol this area quite nicely.

[@joshbrooks5557]

You really gotta get a PC man. I could see you going wih with all the mods available

[@charlienewman6777]

Good video took me a few days to get it right😂

[@Chase_1734]

Using the concrete tile set, I made perfect walls using pillar glitch

[@jesusperez6667]

how did he lowered the building size and the beginning it was almost full and mns after is 3/4s max

[@kylevanderwolf4446]

I've been thinking about turning my castle into a huge tower.

[@sniper321fire]

I know this I a really old video but I wish they had it to put in a new wall in vanilla for idk maybe around 1 2k concrete

[@dimasadit2850]

I can't really make the front stairs entrance but I use the medium short stairs instead of steps,drop the like for the video and my entrance looks better than my old ones,thanks.

[@JustCallMeKoko]

So I recreated your build here. I am curious if there was something I messed up with the stairs or the placement of the gate. I assigned two settlers to the Castle and when they went to go into the castle, they walked all the way around the castle and went in the the default castle gate instead of walking up the set of stairs and going through the newly built gate that was right in front of them. When my companion is following me, she is able to follow me up the stairs and through the gate but if I tell her to go away and go to the castle, she will go around like the settlers did and will not use the new gate. Is it possible the way I put the stairs and/or gate in is preventing NPCs from using it properly? If so, what are some general rules I need to follow to ensure they use it without issue?

[@chrisrossignoll4687]

Have you thought about using the no build limit mod

[@ZinTyPhoon]

Big boned?! Look at that spare tire! XD

[@Warrior_Woodworking]

After this video I swear I despise stairs so much now

[@HahnGFX]

when i try and store the rugs on the gate, the gate sinks automatically and cant be lifted, how do i fix this?

[@norespawns]

+HahnGFX just don't remove the rug for a while; I don't what you exactly need to do - but if you go questing, sleep, fast travel etc and then remove the rugs later, the don't sink

[@tylerbaron4909]

Just gave you a follow on Twitter love your videos

[@CapedKiller]

i built the gatehouse, yes i copied and the settlers act like its cancer walking up the stairs front and back of the gate and guards won't go near the posts and when i command em move by move til they are inches from the post and assign em they can't get up, so does this happen to you or? if so how did u fix it?

[@JustCallMeKoko]

same thing happens for me (havent tried to fix it yet). When I assign settlers to the castle, they all walk all the way around and go through the small gate on the opposite side to get into the castle. They wont go up the stairs and go through the new homemade gate.

[@bigdogpound1253]

How did you reset the settlement bar back to zero percent?????

[@chasicleso4963]

if your on ps4 or pc get a mod that is called no build limit so you can build unlimited things

[@SmellsLikeTheRain]

You are a living tutorial.

[@ax1o1o1daboss5]

can u please make this castle build so i can download it bc its egzactly what i want in my one