Fallout 4 - Starlight Drive In Settlement Build Tour

This is a settlement build tour at Starlight Drive In from my most recent lightly modded Fallout 4 playthrough, using only vanilla and DLC objects (with a little help from Place Everywhere).
This is a large trading and farming settlement allied with the Minutemen, and also acts as the main hub for provisioners supplying the Commonwealths northern settlements.
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[@FiddleflapsVids]

The blueprint for this settlement is now available on Nexusmods: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/60165

[@tonymax13]

BP ? not a mod or simply a save ? i wanted to visit it in VR in my game wich has no f4se T_T so do we need the Picket Fences magazines ?

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Sorry, the builds are only available as blueprints created using the Transfer Settlements mod, which is required to import them into your game (no resources or magazines required). I don’t currently have any plans to release them as save files or as a standalone mod.

[@Mr-Steak]

It looks nice like it was another place like diamond city or goodneighboor I made a fortress here and at another place : kzbin.info/aero/PLWrGfxRReWBUGjvJYMR4GQkqG-yN39Gbu

[@rubenverheij4770]

Great job u did there. It's totally perfect!😃

[@FiddleflapsVids]

@@rubenverheij4770 Glad you liked it, thanks! 👍😊

[@1990hondacivic]

Sick build I always felt that starlight drive in was one of the larger settlements that should be kind of like diamond out

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! I have always wanted to build a large town here, but until now have never really been able to pull it off. Really happy with how this turned out and great to hear you liked it! 😁

[@cubbie9499]

Here I am using prefab houses

[@feitopuns]

and have scarce water source like africa

[@TheJim1991]

​@@feitopuns what?

[@htxanthony]

@@feitopunswhat?

[@duanecase704]

I used to believe that I was really good at settlement builds, but after seeing this, I feel ashamed for even trying... absolutely perfect. Your imagination and patience are next level.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! Must admit this one was a real test of patience and getting it all decorated seemed at times like a never ending task… each time I thought I was finally done I find another room or building I’d had forgot! Still, feel it was all worth it in the end and really pleased (and if I am honest a little surprised) with how it ended up 😁👍

[@richarddeaton5337]

Same 😮

[@Ben-ft2vo]

Wow, if I’d never played before you could tell me this was a pre-existing area in the game and I’d totally believe you. Incredible design

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@cloudyinpa777]

I usually slap together a little shack by the water with a handful of tiny beds in it and that's about it. Congrats on blowing my mind.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

lol, thanks!

[@romaingraphiste]

The bar part with benchs, fences and machines is so beautiful. It gave me inspiration

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it and that it might be able to provide some ideas for your own builds, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@famousgigachadgeorgewashin659]

I’ve never seen a build here look this good. Absolutely beautiful. You are an inspiration to settlement builders everywhere.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 👍😁

[@brandoncook6190]

@@FiddleflapsVids came back here just to view it again do you plan on doing far harbor and Nuka world way on down the line?

[@FiddleflapsVids]

@@brandoncook6190 I do hope to cover both DLC’s at some point and love Far Harbor’s setting 👍😁

[@mikeburgess1688]

I like your deco. It's enough to give it life and purpose, without over crowding. I can learn from this. Thank you for sharing.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it and that the vid might be of some use for your own builds, thanks! 👍😁

[@thegrizzledgamer7697]

Wow. This is hands down one of the most astounding builds I've ever seen.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@bumminyx8811]

I'm currently working on a build here at Starlight. I feel that having it be a small city makes sense all around and I really like the idea of the drive-in serving as a sort of go-to rest stop on the way to Diamond City. Seeing this is giving me inspiration to carry out my ideas as well. Thank you!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked the build! Hopefully it can provide some ideas and your own build goes well 👍 😀

[@edmartin875]

Making.it.a.Provisioner.Hub.will.ensure.there.will.be.traffic.thru.the.settlement.

[@claudetherrien]

I imagine the time it took you to build this gigantic construction I will always be impressed with the work you do with the vanilla system thank you for sharing

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! Seemed like this build took forever to get done, but really pleased with how it turned out and great to hear you also enjoyed it 🙏😁

[@jacksonreasoner1408]

It’s not vanilla, he uses several mods to get stuff exactly how he wants it, it’s just vanilla-adjacent

[@claudetherrien]

@@jacksonreasoner1408 haha thank you for the info i didn't know that

[@allent.g560]

@@jacksonreasoner1408 Nah. He only uses Place Everywhere mod and you can pretty much do this with just consoles command but it would be a lot more time consuming.

[@debbiebaker1085]

But he’s on a pc, l’m playing on ps4,I built as he did from watching his video, but I had to use place anywhere tool and it wasn’t easy. Not to mention that he also reduced the size of the S.D market sign to fit on top of the building. Which can’t be done on a ps4.

[@jodiepalmer2404]

I forgot to mention this is definitely the best Starlight Drive-in design I have ever seen. What I love about it? is the fact that it clean and easy to navigate around. The design and layout is functional. So overall, 20 out of 10 for going beyond what other people have made about Starlight just using vanilla assets. What is the fps like?

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! I try to build my settlements with the settlers poor AI in mind, but even then I am still surprised at times at certain simple structures than seem to completely stump them 😕. As long as I turn down the shadow distance the settlement mostly runs at 60 FPS on my PC. The build is just over 6 size bars (and that does not include the junk decoration) so there are unfortunately a few spots where it drops to the mid 50’s.

[@Invad3rDiz]

@@FiddleflapsVids 🙁i don't like how the shadow distancing works in this game it bothers me so much to be honest.. i haven't played in 2 days now.. because all my ini files for some freaking reason reset... and i had everything on such sweet spot🤕😄 and when i copied What i thought was a back up... turned out to be even worse 🥲 I know i shouldn't mess with ini files but Documents\My Games\Fallout4. Fallout4Pref.Ini Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Fallout4. Fallout4Pref.Ini (i find for me is sweet spot on my Gtx 1060 6gb) fShadowDistance=14000.0000 (20000.0000) is also fine I've noticed with no difference fDirShadowDistance=4440.0000 iMaxFocusShadows=2 or 3 depending what frames u get.. i use 3 when recording. iDirShadowSplits=2 (this one makes a BIG difference) 3 for recording I use your Reshade. Settings. i will send you my setting on Nexus

[@FiddleflapsVids]

@@Invad3rDiz As much as I love the game sometimes you have just got to admit that technically it’s a bit of a mess, and that its never going to run as well as maybe it should 😔 I have never liked messing with the games INI files and prefer to just adjust settings from the games launcher, and typically only use tweaks that can be applied (and so easily removed if needed) through the Fallout4Custom INI file. If you feel an INI change might have messed up your game you could always delete the ones in your My Documents folder as the game will generate fresh clean ones next time it starts. I thought you were not meant to edit Fallout4Prefs.ini in the actual game folder, but deleting it (make a backup first) and then verifying the games files in Steam hopefully should generate a fresh copy of it. Your game was looking great in your latest vid so would be interested to see what tweaks you made via ReShade 👍

[@Invad3rDiz]

@@FiddleflapsVids Hehehe The pain of being Todd Howard Left behind😅🤣 I'm just kidding.. as much as the game has its flaws. there aren't many like it.. that keeps you coming back and tests your imagination.. When it comes to ini files, I know you told me before not to mess with it😔 but my OCD is bad. I think what I'll do is delete all evidence of Fallout 4. like a husband hiding his stash from his wife... then do fresh install.,( including GPU drivers) do backup, Verify etc... Plus This time Try my best not best with ini files in Program Files 😆 Earlier i tried to send you My settings of Reshade.. But i have no idea how to share it on nexus, should i perhaps send you my Discord name on Nexus

[@FiddleflapsVids]

@@Invad3rDiz Lol, in Todd we trust… 🤣 Hopefully resetting your INI files should clear up the performance issues without having to reinstall everything from scratch, but if not I guess a clean install certainly would! I have never used Discord before, but you should still be able to share your ReShade settings via nexus. Insert a code box into a DM (I used these to share those form ID’s and batch files with you) and then copy and paste everything from your preset’s INI file into it. This will allow me to see what settings and shaders you used 😁

[@rybread3981]

Love your builds, really nailed that small city vibe. And I don't know why, but that garage was my favourite spot

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks! I was really pleased with how the garage and little industrial corner of the settlement turned out. Great to hear you enjoyed it! 😁👍

[@SapphireHaze]

I’m currently in the process of trying to build up Starlight Drive-In and I looked up other videos for inspiration but yours is the best one I’ve seen so far. This place looks great

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! Great to hear you liked the build an hopefully it can provide some ideas for your own 👍😊

[@BloomsIZG]

Wow, this is incredibly lore and area friendly to the point where I could imagine going there to take on a quest or buy guns and chems or even buy a playerhome near by. This would also make a fantastic mod if it had those features one I’d happily put in my mod load order. Excellent work!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 👍😁

[@刘亦錡]

OMG, i just can't imagine how much work you put on this, this is really good and i love it so much !

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Awesome to hear to love the build, many thanks! 👍

[@TheRealChacorta]

Yet another human with creativity that I desire for myself (in addition to, not instead of). Excellent use of space and mix of build pieces. This game has an occult following of builders 💪🏻

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Glad you like it! Thanks! 👍😁

[@grandreefer]

Very nice. Always loved building here. I actually have one on my channel but it’s basically a big building showing off armors and clothing throughout the game and it’s dlc. Nothing that looks so cool, realistic and lived in. You have a really creative mind to put this all together in that way.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

It's perfect! This could've been a pre-programmed settlement honestly, it's that convincing. The detail work makes a difference, making it feel like something people would plausibly build only using scavenged material, but still in a way that makes sense for every day use. Hell, I'd live here in the post apocalypse

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks for the very kind words, and great to hear that you liked it! 🙏😄

[@daniellxnder]

I was about to say this! It looks like it came with the game itself or perhaps even better!

[@misterthemad994]

The functioning Bar clipped through the wall of the original building is a really nice touch 👌.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! 👍

[@kroganbaby6163]

I'm amazed by how the game still runs well considering how big this is. Well done, sir.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! I did have to lower some of the games settings to get it to run as well as it does, but felt it was worth it to get able to get a somewhat smooth video for the tour 😉

[@Kidthekid90]

So I’m on my 111th playthrough and came here for inspiration. I’ve seen almost all your videos at this point and you are the greatest fallout 4 settlement builder of all time. No one else hits realism quite like you do

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you for the far too kind words, glad you are enjoying the builds! 🙏😀

[@teletraantv2249]

this is such an organic and cohesive settlement build, I am in awe! Great work!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Glad you like it, many thanks! 👍😁

[@pearmannnn]

The settlers: “my feet hurt, my back hurts, everything hurts.”

[@FiddleflapsVids]

"I hope you ain't one of those synths here to spy on me..." 😉

[@Chaos_Gargoyle]

I think it's really neat that you used wooden walkways as well...walkways! My silly little lizard brain wouldn't have thought to use them like that ever! Definitely inspired for my nect build!!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to you liked that build and that it might be able to provide some ideas for your own, thanks!

[@Meg4n]

Nice build! I've always loved to build at Starlight Drive In, lots of flat ground and creative freedom. I love the little details you added, nice work 🥰

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 👍😀

[@creature363]

That’s a fantastic camp I’m working on building all my settlements right now and watching guys like you always helps me with being more creative

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! Great to hear you liked it, and hope your own builds go well! 👍😁

[@IamJigle]

Another awesome build fiddleflap - I'm always in awe of your builds! This is what I imagine taking the Commonwealth back would actually look like in lore - compared with my first Sunset Drive in build which was just a bunch of metal huts scattered around... Love your work.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Really appreciate the kind words, and great to hear you are enjoying the builds! 🙏😁

[@InquisitorSorynn]

That was amazing Fiddle! I love how someone is working on a fusion flea behind the gunshop, the idea of seeing one of those little guys dart around the post-apocalypse cracks me up 😂 seriously though your attention to detail is as impressive as ever. “He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer f*cking will” -Abram Tarasov

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks! You have now made me picture the settler AI trying to cope with driving a vehicle 😱. I can imagine that poor little flea taking a hard right out of the settlement gates, speeding down the road knocking over several provisioners before ploughing into the railway bridge 🤣

[@InquisitorSorynn]

@@FiddleflapsVids lol i just remembered deathclaws can yeet cars as well, that poor driver 😂

[@headthfc]

What a build, bravo! The vision and thought into the spacing, placement and level of detail is faultless.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you for the very kind words, great to hear you enjoyed it! 👍😁

[@lordpolish2727]

You are so talented to be able to make these, definitely gonna take some of these ideas and integrate them into my own starlight

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you are enjoying the builds and that they might be able to provide some ideas for you own, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@docteurhenrycastafolte6007]

C'est trop beau ♡ et dire que j'étais fière de mes propres colonies LOL Le soucis du détail, j'adore 👌 tu as dû y passer des heures ! Bravo à toi

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you enjoyed the build, thanks! This settlement was built up over a period of around 2 months, and trying to get the place finished and decorated seemed like a task that would never end! 😅🤣

[@swordsinger1061]

Well this has given me major inspiration for a sim settlements 2 build.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! 👍😁

[@kildat2346]

bruh i gotta say, its really amazing how there are people who can build settlement this beautiful. while me, I'm just lazy, and continue exploring the game. this is beautiful, and amazing.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, thanks! 👍😀

[@hiromiyata56]

"I really like your work. At first glance, it may not seem particularly special, but it matches the world view very well and has a great sense of style."

[@FiddleflapsVids]

I try to build my settlements so that they blend in and hopefully don’t feel out of place with the games existing world, so that’s great to hear - thanks! 👍😁

[@BoingBB]

There are some great builds on KZbin now and I have to say yours are among the very best. I like watching you doing the actual building too as I get some good ideas from them that I can use in my own (much more modest) builds!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Glad you are enjoying the tour and building vids, and great to hear that they can provide some ideas for your own builds, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@godcow6211]

I find it cool that I thought of building starlight into a little shanty town,and you have exactly that,you’re the best

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! Always felt this location was perfect for a small town, it took a few failed attempts but really pleased with how this finally turned out 😊.

[@S.o.13]

Great built ❤ very inspiring I had a similar approach with the gate before watching your video. Also i made the water puddle as my fresh water source and now i am building the market around that. The left side is appartement the right side animals and farms I might as well include a small ammo factory with elevator on the projector wall. So i can make a walk way up high with 2 elevators that give me 3 points to access the sky factory

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, thanks! 👍😁

[@DenverNinjaGaming]

As everyone else has said, amazing settlement man. This is my first video I have seen of yours nd this is exactly what I wanted to starlight to look like. Then once I started it it just become more modern styled so I just ended up abandoning that idea. I love how you were able to make it look like it a little town great job man. Definitely got a few good ideas I may steal from you.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

I have always wanted to build a small town here, and after more than a few failed attempts really pleased with how it turned out (although it’s still not quite what I pictured in my head). Really great to hear you liked it and that it may ben able to provide some ideas for your own build, many thanks! 👍😁

[@M4DGremlin]

Hands down the best settlement build I have seen.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! Great to hear you liked it! 🙏😁

[@M4DGremlin]

@@FiddleflapsVids Any chance you know which mod/DLC used to get the blue staircase near the entrance of the area? I've been looking for exactly that for awhile. Keep up the great work!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

@@M4DGremlin I believe they are the scaffolding stairs that come with the Contraptions Workshop DLC - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHirh4iBpLBsn9ksi=Xp9jN3fmeHsAAxzn&t=330

[@egg494]

Such an awesome settlement. I started on a settlement at Starlight awhile ago and it's strange because I built a restaurant in the exact same spot, even down to where I placed the booths with a halfwall. Such a weird coincidence lol

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks, great to hear you enjoyed the build! 👍😁

[@vache7]

Things like this are what inspire me to rebuild the Commonwealth

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it and that the build will hopefully be able to provide some ideas for you own, thanks! 👍😁

[@vache7]

​@@FiddleflapsVidsit honestly feels like diamond City, and it's hard to believe it's player made, excellent job probably the best settlement I've seen

[@OctumLXV]

Sweet finale of some hard work. Nicely done. The most rewarding part for me is finally seeing the NPCs navigate and interact with what I've built. From the simplest to the most complex, putting life to it all makes it worth it. Again, nicely done here.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks, feels really good to finally get this done and great to hear you enjoyed it 👍😁

[@ayrtonsenna1768]

After watched your settlement videos I really like your build, its very realistic and just like I imagine how the settlement looks like in post nuclear world. Good job!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@ayrtonsenna1768]

@@FiddleflapsVids Yourwel, usually how many settler in 1 settlement? Sorry because thats the only I think lack from a settlement, not only yours but also all settlement video I found in yt.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

@@ayrtonsenna1768 I normally have around 12-14 settlers in each settlement, basically enough to fill all the jobs the settlement provides without anyone being unassigned. I aim for my builds to be usable in game and maintain a decent framerate and find having too many settlers can be a performance drain. Plus, the more settlers you have the more opportunities the game has to show off its wonky pathing AI, with settlers trying to walk through solid walls or being utterly baffled by simple things like stairs 😉🤣.

[@generaldong-dong5635]

This settlement would be viewed as a pretty successful city tbh lorewise.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks, was hoping to achieve the look of a large successful town with this one 👍😁

[@MassiveMaleMonkey]

​@@FiddleflapsVids then the settlers all go "Need to get back to diamond city one of these days. Biggest town I ever saw."

[@anakmaganggaming]

unreal... the time and effort spent on this is remarkable

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! Have to confess getting this place decorated felt like a never-ending task at times, kept finding little corners or rooms I had forgot I had built! 😅🤣

[@keyboardcowgirl69]

this reminds me of some of my fave locations in 3 and new vegas , where the pre war shell of the world is being fixed up , like how you incorporated the bus in to the fort design, badass

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@mouseblackcat5263]

This is Awesome Opossum! :D I love the little Bus-Kiosk and Row Houses and how Scrappy everything is :D

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@adhx7506]

Damn dude, like this is a 10/10 job for me right here. So detailed and cozy. Would love to build something like that but it`d probably never be as good. Encouraged me to play again, thanks!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you for the very kind words, and great to hear its encouraged you to return to the game! 🙏😁

[@minussoup9183]

Really love those lived-in settlement builds.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it! Thanks! 😁👍

[@Piecemaker1623]

Another great build. You have a great eye for design and placement, as well as a great interior decorator.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😊

[@Radi_vvanker]

I like how u made the flooring! I was always annoyed i couldn’t get any prebuilt structure to look right on the ground

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, thanks! 👍😁

[@levih008]

Great job on this settlement! the attention to detail is crazy!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

It took quite a while to complete but really pleased with how it turned out, awesome to hear you liked it - many thanks! 👍😁

[@Duchess-of-Camelot]

When there is a drought on your builds (I get it), I revisit your older ones. This build is brilliant!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! I have slightly mixed feelings on this build, on the one hand I am extremely pleased with how it turned out… however, I am still haunted by the effort it took to get the place decorated! Every time I thought I was finally finished I’d find another room or little area I had completely forgot about! 😱🤣

[@Duchess-of-Camelot]

@@FiddleflapsVids Well I found no mistakes to share. 😂😂😂😂 I'm glad now that I didn't make up any.

[@Eleian-]

Love this build. I'm going to definitely take some inspiration from your builds. You definitely know what you're doing.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! Great to hear you like the build and that hopefully it will be able to provide some ideas for your own 👍😁

[@krawlerteena7035]

U Fr inspire me a lot with ur builds, nice job my guy 👍🏽

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you enjoy the builds and that they hopefully can provide some ideas for your own - thanks! 👍😁

[@mmadd7]

Wow! Such amazing attention to detail! Very creative, I love it!

[@mmadd7]

I had to reply, because I commented too soon! This settlement is beyond amazing! I can't even imagine the amount of time you have in this!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks for the very kind words, great to hear you enjoyed the build 😁

[@lafros1766]

amazing build, literally one of the best settlement i've ever seen

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Really awesome to hear you enjoyed it, many thanks!

[@Nine4Eternal]

This is so good it pisses me off.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

lol, sorry 😉🤣

[@niclyx7970]

Your settlement tour videos are like ASMR for the eyes

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! 🙏

[@Rabid_Tardigrade]

Fantastic showcase of your extensive work. One small suggestion, maybe do a night time portion of the video. I’ve always been partial to the nights of fallout vs day. I bet the ambiance is very pleasing.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks! I also love how settlements look at night (and spend quite a bit of time on lighting them), but due to my lacking editing skills never had a clean way to switch between the day and night tour so just stuck with the day version. I have since found a method and used it in my Graygarden tour and hope to include this in future tours 👍.

[@Chefkejr]

You never fail to entertain, absolutely stunning once again

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you enjoyed it - many thanks! 😁

[@dageraisy]

ooh very nicely done! it looks lived in, believable and immersive

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Many thanks! 🙏😁

[@twat1]

This is so dope. Might have to boot up Fallout 4 for a 3rd playthrough

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, and hope you enjoy your new playthrough 😀👍

[@MyBrainGlows]

love the radioactive pond in the middle of your town. there are a lot of tourists vom the children of atom there probably. Take a dip of faith and than lie down on a chair to relax.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks great to hear you liked it. I imagine the Children of Atom never have any problems with people stealing their sun loungers or chairs next to pools, well not unless they wanted to get a nuclear glowing sun tan 😉🤣

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

Wow, so cool and immersive, I love it! Its almost bigger than diamond city damn never realised how big that settlement can be lol

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! Must admit I did build slightly outside the normal borders in a few spots but there’s still a lot of space to work with here.

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

@@FiddleflapsVids yeah, on the other side of the big screen for example right?

[@konstantinosrope-maker1228]

@@s8theninjawarrior916 Correct, maybe on top of the rocks and at the front gate as well I think?

[@makai013]

I love Fallout 4. I haven't been playing for long & just discovered how to play with mods. I think I should treat myself & get the DLCs just so I can create some beautiful settlements just like you

[@FiddleflapsVids]

I feel the season pass is well worth getting if you are enjoying the game, especially so if you can pick it up when on sale. It adds a lot of settlement objects that I could simply not live without now, along with Nuka World being a fun welcome break from the Commonwealth. Far Harbor is by far my favourite though, such an atmospheric location and feel it has some of the best quests in the game. Hope you enjoy! 👍😀

[@makai013]

@@FiddleflapsVids I'll definitely do that, thanks for the tip! ♥️

[@thestutteringspartan5155]

I always thought Starlight was one of the weaker settlements visually, you’ve given me hella inspiration here

[@FiddleflapsVids]

I agree Starlight can be a little uninspiringat first, and did find it a bit of a challenge to come up with stuff to fill all that flat empty space. Still really pleased with how this turned out, and great to hear the build might be able to provide some ideas for your own 👍😁.

[@cevr1292]

You built this like how it was supposed to look in the game haha, well done!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! 👍😀

[@TheCheezusCrust]

it just keeps going, i wish this was in my game as a place to visit

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! I have to confess at times this felt like the build that would just never end… especially when it came time to get it all decorated 😅🤣

[@Serp1841]

Im also trying to make a good looking starlight drive settlement so this inspired me with some new ideas

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear the build could be of some use, thanks! 🙏😁

[@Strange9952]

looks great! never understood why Bethesda thought it would be a good idea to have metal shacks with holes though

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! Totally agree the dubious design choices for some of the settlement objects, no idea how these settlers are supposed to survive the winter with all the holes in their homes 🥶😅

[@jongwonshin6277]

I started this game again after 5 years. It's because of the construction videos you uploaded. At first, it took more than 5 hours to watch and follow the video, but after I found out there was a Nexusmods, I'm applying it very easily. These works are fantastic. There are nearly 100 settlements in this game. Are you going to finish them all? I'll keep up with you. Thank you, Fiddelflaps.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear the vids got you to return to the game and hope they will be of some use for your own builds 😁👍. I have always wanted a save file where every location had been built up, so plan to build at each of the locations from the base game and its DLC’s so 37 in total.

[@minussoup9183]

‘How many hours did it take?’ Your response: Yes.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Lol, I don’t really keep track of how long my builds take (probably for the best 🤣) but I do remember working on this over a 2 month period. Admittedly that does also include recording the videos for the building series, but would imagine I easily spent over 100 hours on this if not more 😳.

[@konstantinosrope-maker1228]

Nailed this build mate, I had a similar idea to you of using all the space but I want mine to be more built up with cargo brought into the settlement from the train (if they made it operational) as well as a large military barracks and power armour workshop. Maybe a hotel and some other things as it's a central hub in the northwest. I'm sure this would cook my ps4 haha

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! In my head I did have this built up more than how it turned out, but as I want these to be usable in game and somewhat maintain a high FPS I needed to tone down my ambitions a little. Love your ideas for the town and hope you can pull it off on your PS4, maybe have a fire extinguisher on standby just in case! 🔥🧯🤣

[@konstantinosrope-maker1228]

@@FiddleflapsVids HAHAHAHAAHA thanks my guy! You're right about that. I remembered something else about your build in that its entrance has such a welcoming feeling going to the garage past the front entrance to the street and building designs. Reminds me of the Hagar Settlement from RAGE 1 if you know that game and I have a feeling it would go well with a Fallout 4 Desert mod installed for the map.

[@rowantheelfgmail]

You are so amazing at what you do. I wish I was this talented!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you for the very kind words, glad you liked the build! 🙏😁

[@agiotadabrunoiada]

Nice one Flaps! Along with Sunshine Tidings, Starlight was the one I was looking forward to the most, and it looks great. Seems like this one has a significant performance hit though (more FPS drops than usual - maybe it's just me?) By the way, I'm really glad you did that furnishing/decorating video. That's what I always had the most trouble with and I was actually gonna ask you if you could do that, but you delivered before I even said anything haha so thank you very much! (that said, I must admit I haven't watched the entire furnishing/decorating video yet - was waiting for the full tour because I feel like I learn better when I visualize the whole thing first). ...I was actually gonna ask you about something else based on a comment of mine you replied to a while ago, but can't for the life of me remember what it was. Welp, if I remember I'll make sure to come back here. Thanks again for the video and for helping breathe new life into this game for me.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you enjoying the vids and hope they can help with your own builds. The settlement is pretty much at the limit to what my PC can comfortably run (whilst mostly hitting 60 FPS), so along with trying to record at the same time does unfortunately result if a few stutters during the tour.

[@diandradeeke]

it looks absolutely astonishing, now you only need more residents

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, thanks! 👍😁

[@denny5208]

SO DAMN GOOD!! I really hope you get picked up by Bethesda for FO5 settlements lol keep up the awesome work

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you enjoyed it, thanks! 😁🙏

[@Homelander1234]

I'm jealous of how quiet this guys settlement is all my settlements are about as noisy as Boston and new York city and the average packed football stadium put together.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

It’s always bugged me how loud some settlement objects are, so have been using the Quieter Settlement mod for many years now - www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2819/

[@TacticalCaveman997]

I don't think I could ever achieve such a vibe 😳

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Admittedly this did take multiple attempts to get to where I was happy with it 😅

[@stormtrooper7659]

Literally Insane. Amazing, job.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! Cheers! 🍻

[@Mrhouse-k1x]

Magnificent design

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thank you! 🙏😊

[@derek5634]

This is an amazing build! Love how you kept all the clutter and so much of the old place in there. I'm so OCD, I have to try and clean everything up which makes the place look so sanitised :D Did this hit the build limit? I love it!

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, thanks! I like to try and work around and with the existing objects in my settlements, feel it helps with the scrappy lived in vibe I am aiming for. This build well exceeds the standard build limit, and remember resetting it at least 4 times before I was done 😅😁

[@Shegofan78]

Man this looks amazing wish I could get it on my play through to have as my main settlement lol

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks, great to hear you like it! If you are on PC you can use the Transfer Settlements mod to import this build into your game 😀

[@arianaanderson7711]

This is Amazing!! Starlight Drive In is my favorite settlement at the moment and you just gave me so much inspiration! But ik this is probably a stupid question 😂 but I was wondering where did you get most of your signs, are they creation club or DLC? like the Super Duper Mart sign or the Fentons Food Stuffs sign for example.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked the build and that it might be able be provide some ideas for your own. Those signs and quite a few other objects are assets that are already in the game, Bethesda just does not let you build them normally 😔. They were added using the _placethere_ console command followed by the objects Form ID, these can be looked up in the Creation Kit: *Fentons Food Stuffs* placethere 00179402 *Super Duper Mart* placethere 00100E17 Objects spawned using this method cannot normally be moved, you can get around this by using the Place Everywhere mod and enabling its extra object selection mode. This can only be done on PC, but if you are on console I believe the USO mod (and its DLC add-ons) allows you to also use a lot of these normally unbuildable assets 👍

[@burnt_kobold]

this is one of the best settlements iv ever seen how expensive was this

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! I just use this save file for building and spawn in any resources I need via the console, so have no idea of the material costs involved.

[@slayride136]

i really your blueprints, none of them need 3959934939 mods and never heard a complain about a blueprint who is broken so you are talented a lot, mad respect + im sub to your nexus

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Really happy to hear you are enjoying using them, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@MeTaLISaWeSoMe95]

Last time I built at Sunshine I nixed the whole thing and built a full on fort complete with a vertibird pad on top, 3 towers and a massive main structure. Held a hospital, barracks, canteen and much more. Its probably my most inspired build. Idea being that the minutemen are finally getting their shit together and fortifying.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Sounds cool 😎👍

[@nomad9584]

This looks great and all, but hey - another settlement needs your help. Here, I'll mark it on your map.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Preston? How’d you get here? Sure I left you back at the Castle months ago 🤣

[@chrislaws4785]

you gotta love how the NPCs are "wiping down the counter" but cant be bothered to sweep of that massive pile of leaves there STDANDING IN...lol.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Lol, its Bethesda settlement logic at its finest, yes you can scrap entire houses… but small piles of leaves or rubble cant be touched 🤣

[@chrislaws4785]

@@FiddleflapsVids Oh I know, those light posts, old cars and cender blocks are NOTHING compared to the "sheer weight" of that pile of leaves and small stones. Seems like Bethesda is taking a page from Star Trek Scotty's playbook....."What do yer what from me? I cannae change the laws of physics!" LMAO.

[@Infinitejules]

This is sick as hell

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁

[@caleblevi3695]

This looks epic. I wish there was a good way to remove the grass everywhere.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! 👍

[@geminix5845]

WOW! That is so EXPANSIVE! Very impressive sir! I'm just getting more into building settlements and now I can recognize items from the workbench, which helps to understand how you did things. I like how you've got it laid out just like a little town with streets. Where do you get the canvas/sheet covered settings? Very inspiring build

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! 🙏😁. Do you mean the cloth roof’s when you mention the canvas/sheet things? If so, they are in Structures > Wood > Roofs section and are part of the base game. I did a building series for this settlement showing how it was put together and might be useful if you would like to see what pieces were used in certain structures. Thanks again 👍

[@geminix5845]

@@FiddleflapsVids I don't know how I missed those roofs, thanks! I'm starting on your whole build series now for more inspiration!

[@Legionary-4]

Oh wow I knew this was gonna be a banger when I noticed the cheap wooden floor foundations used as a walkway on the outside of the storage area you got there 🔥. Speaking of which how do you handle free placing things like those paint buckets, bins, and gas canisters like that on shelves? Does the Bethesda gravity/collision cause it to eventually just fall on the ground or fly off somewhere?

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Great to hear you liked it, many thanks! I build using the Place Everywhere mod which allows me to make the junk decoration static. So no matter how hard the games wonky physics engine, clumsy settlers, or rampaging Brahmin try my decorations always stay where I put them 👍😁

[@xxbullriderkillx9301]

This looks sick, almost reminds me of this one youtube channel sar deliac, his builds are similar as well

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! I love SarDeliac’s builds and it was after watching and learning from his building streams that inspired me to start this channel. 😀

[@altanurag4641]

Amazing work

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! 🙏😁

[@TheThink5op]

Wouah. If I was walking the wasteland this the place I would love to call home

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Glad you liked it, thanks! 👍😁

[@JimmyEatDirt]

Me, building a few water pumps, generators, turrets and filthy cots "Why do they not love me?"

[@FiddleflapsVids]

I think I can see the problem, you need to build more bars… Keeping your settlers sufficiently boozed up will help them to no longer care about their living conditions.😉🤣

[@JimmyEatDirt]

@@FiddleflapsVids ah, the post-soviet strategy

[@I_forgot3]

Awesome build.

[@FiddleflapsVids]

Thanks! 🙏😁