Fallout 4: The Castle Settlement Tour - NO MODS

[@blazonbyrd5996]

You almost have to be a Fallout fan to appreciate the time & effort that went into building this... Well done!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much! Appreciate the kind words. :)

[@tevinwise6140]

Bro the amount of difficulty it takes to do this type of build on a PlayStation is no joke!! And I’ve been playing this game for years

[@BWTF_Ben]

I really appreciate the kind words. :)

[@isabellamedina2602]

This is so inspirational and so well done! You don’t often see such gorgeous builds modless, honestly you’ve convinced me to give the castle a chance!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Much appreciated!

[@James-wk4bk]

@@BWTF_Benhow did you pillar glitch vault 88 structures?

[@BWTF_Ben]

@@James-wk4bk The interior of The Castle is very "squishy", so you can pillar glitch all sorts of things in there. I built one the Vault 88 pieces outside in the main courtyard, group selected it with the pillar, then I moved the pillar into those areas and carefully positioned them. It took a couple tries here and there but I like the way they came out. :)

[@James-wk4bk]

@@BWTF_Ben thanks

[@mannamoth918]

And here i thought my small castle build looked cool, DAYUM

[@BWTF_Ben]

I’m sure yours is great! Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@Arasteele]

Another very good build. Some great inspirations and ideas here. Great usage of light, as well as space. Well done. Note: I have to agree with Paul over at Skooled Zone here, in that most of the time "glitching" is mentioned in build vids they're not actually glitches at all. The select-all or group-select is a natural function in the game, yes? So to are the sinking property of the pillars and certain other pieces which are also their natural property/function as well as the rugs where you put something on them and then being able to slide those things around... natural in-game function for those items. Using select-all in conjunction with the innate properties of the pillars or rugs is simply taking full advantage of their various properties. Thus, these build methods aren't glitches at all, they are _*techniques*_.

[@shaneespinoza5343]

I agree that they aren't glitches. However, an argument could be made that they qualify as exploits

[@eNyaaaw]

I just said to myself. How can I not subscribe to this guy out of respect. Crazy builds, so much effort.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it. :)

[@opallise]

I think this may be my favorite FO4 settlement every. Nicely done!

[@CNXMedia]

Bro I‘m so glad there are these creative minded ppl out there sharing the same passion. I just started FO4 last year due to my uncle’s recommendation. (He played all FO games). I‘m deeply in love with this franchise even building beings a whole different perspective. Love ur work.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I hole you’ve been having fun!

[@yarning4asmile]

So glad you posted in the FB group, I love this build. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind words!

[@OrangeSqueasy]

I appreciate that you continued your 'scrappy' aesthetic but not simply filling the wall with concrete floor, but made an exoskeleton type of defense. The bar looks great, and with the enclosed space of the room the colored red and blue lights shrine! Also about the Castle being collission friendly as "squishy" is a great way to put it. How did you do the sink piping at 6:38 ? Great to see an evolution of the fireplace. Good to know someone else includes bathrooms in their builds ! The clinic looks great, especially because the dirt decal is applied to the wall. Sure, the turret placement isn't ideal gameplay wise but I love the look of it. The ramps for the rubble is a nice detail ! do you know what is on the left plate on 23:43? Great work as always!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thanks for watching and commenting! In my first Castle build I did do the "repair the wall" thing but people kept getting stuck or walking into it so I wanted to do something different this time. Re: the sink piping, those are actually the sinks that came with the settlement. I just build around them. :) And yes, bathrooms are a must! As for the plate, that's a Mirelurk omelette. :)

[@vesuvanprincess]

I know exactly how much effort this all took and I'm very impressed. Well done!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much Jessica. Much appreciated. :)

[@brandonsclips7741]

I enjoyed watching this! Please continue to post these. They inspire me to build my own sets in games I play

[@BWTF_Ben]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@hugovickbrault7204]

Good job 👍 It really looks alive!

[@garmtpug]

One more great build to add to your catalogue of super achievements! Thank you!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much!

[@DanielJTeichroew]

Love this build, so many neat ideas. Definitely gonna take some inspiration from this when building my castle settlement as its my main base. I like them idea of having a weapons vendor by the armory.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@Kurnelius1252]

Absolutely stellar work Ben! So damn creative. Best Castle layout I've seen good sir! Consider me subscribed. I've just recently picked this game up again after a couple of years and the settlement mechanic has always had me hooked.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

[@pirateylass]

Love this build! Great job keeping it without mods! 🎉

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much!

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

2:20 lol 5:14 Is that legal? Vim and Nuka in the same settlement. 5:43 I like the look of this bar setup you built. Cappy looks happy about it too. 6:20 No commie whackers? 8:59 I like the embellishments you added to this fireplace. Those flower patterns work well to fancy things up. Too bad the table they are attached to is so long. Really limits where we can use them. 11:49 Those vault walls sure make the clinic look official. Looks like somebody's been taking smoke breaks instead of scrubbing that mold though. 12:24 The exact reason I never build the caravan awning. 13:55 The mannequins are a good idea for a gym. I've never thought to add them. 19:11 Good thinking. That makes a lot of sense. 19:50 If feels like most people do not build inside here.... Perhaps my memory is flawed. 26:20 Looks like they fed a customer some of Longneck's potted meat and then the patron got mad and used their sink instead of the restroom to do his/her business. 30:41 Looking at that stair entryway I kinda want to try to build it into a hobbit hole. Might be able to terraform around it with statues for rocks and mutfruit for foliage. It would only be a Hollywood facade with nothing inside if I ever did try to build it. 34:49 I blame that kid. Look at how he's keeping his guilty eyes to the ground. The Castle is not one of my favorite places but you did a pretty good job with it. Thanks for showing us!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Hi Sheck! Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments as always. Vim and Nuka Cola can live side by side in the new Commonwealth! :D Funny thing, when I reviewed the video I realized the Commie Whackers were missing. I thought I had placed them (they're actually sitting in a container). :P Agreed on the flower patterns. I wish there was a smaller piece of furniture with them on it. Re: Ronnie's shop, it is a really "out of the way" location at this settlement. It doesn't surprise me people generally wouldn't build in there. I like the Hobbit Hole idea! That would look really cool.

[@jetjaguar1976]

Solid build Ben. 👍( pun fully intended.) Honestly, one of the best Castle builds. Nice work with the glitching on the inside. It really changes how one can build once they find out just how easily things can be merged into existing structures. The ground lights around the artillery positions make for a good effect. Thanks for sharing. 😁🖖

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Absolutely. I'm convinced they gave us all these wide open internal spaces to build inside as well as outside.

[@ryogaz22]

I really enjoy watching your settlement tour videos. It has inspired me to start settlement building in between exploring the wasteland. I have copied a few ideas for my Castle build, because I like yours very much.

[@doc_w4lrus886]

Truly amazing. I had thought though the broadsider would've looked great as a set piece somewhere (maby conference room?)

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you for watching and commenting! You're absolutely correct. I did want to use it as a set piece except for the life of me I cannot find it in my current game. I stored it away somewhere but I'm not quite sure where. :(

[@sungarcia421]

All your settlement builds are amazing! I subscribed!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much!

[@keetaroth]

Cool build. Can't wait to see what you think up next

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you! I just started a new build so it'll probably be a few weeks. :)

[@malzy1977]

Yet another stunning FO4 build! ❤

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much!

[@johnwhite2161]

Love all the video and would love more build tutorials

[@BWTF_Ben]

I really appreciate that. Hopefully in time I can do more. :)

[@manofthehour5580]

You're giving me inspiration for my Castle build. also think I'll post a video as well when I'm done. Cheers

[@BWTF_Ben]

Please do!

[@W1NTRzBLUE]

It is crazy looking at your settlement gallery, I have a few settlements I could say I have completed but not as many nor are they as well done as yours. Bravo

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. :)

[@maurocairo8275]

Impressive! Nice work sir

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you Mauro!

[@jakubiwozalewski]

Amazing build, lots of inspiration

[@James-wk4bk]

Finally a non mod build that’s insane

[@FuriousMaximum]

Great work. When I post my Castle Build, I am absolutely going to give you recognition for the idea of pillar-glitching pre-fab shacks into the hallways to make new rooms, specifically bathrooms! My 9th and subsequent builds have been slow going since my previous Fallout 4 save got corrupt.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Oh man that's the worst. My last character got corrupted so now I'm starting all over and it's frustrating because I want to start building already! :D

[@Jellysproduction30]

amazing work

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@HanakoFairhall]

That is a nice build! I'm afraid I did use mods in my playthrough ehehe, bathrooms are a nice touch, I used bathrooms in mine too! (Hope I didn't forget the castle), even built a laundromat in one(I use the Mechanist's Lair to manufacture clothes, non perishable food, ammo and whatnot, provisioners are well-armed robots)...maybe I should do that in all my settlements eheheh

[@jerryk7862]

The Castle looks so gorgeous, building wan never my thing on ps4 because of performance if build a lot of stuff but i got to ask how did you get the railroad as settlements

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Can you clarify what you mean by Railroad as settlements?

[@jerryk7862]

@@BWTF_Ben I saw a some Railroad npc's waling around in the Castle how did you get them

[@BWTF_Ben]

@@jerryk7862 It's been a minute since I did this one but my recollection is that the settlers came from two sources: the Creation Club Minutemen vs Gunners (where you can recruit Minutemen to join your settlement) and regular ol' settlers who come via the Recruitment Beacon. However, whenever my settlers arrive, I always redress them with clothing that has Ballistic Weave. So any "Railroad" outfits are just redressed settlers. :)

[@homiiciidalkiitten6650]

masterpiece

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you! :)

[@Hayek321]

I've only recently found your videos, really like them. I'm sure you know of Norespawns who did a lot of this several years ago (before going to '76)? Really like some of your aesthetics. I especially like your central building around the radio tower and the innovative use of the vault assets. I can't imagine the hours of doing the decorating without mods! Good job!

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Norespawns was one of my earliest inspirations and I really enjoy his earlier build videos. :) Really appreciate the kind comments!

[@BANANA_BANANA_BANANA_BANANAMAN]

Can you do one with just the base game for us people that dont have it

[@osamalios2099]

first of all amazing job.. i find so much ideas for my castle build .. must be the best builds i found so far... and PLEASE cant find the 1st song no matter where i search in .. can someone help plz?

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind comments! The first three songs are original pieces of music I commissioned. :)

[@Rileyhyde]

Of course you hear "At least it's not raining"... 😂

[@CloudyNight2156]

Only idea I would suggest is build a dock/warehouse behind the castle as an area that trades with spectacle island.

[@BWTF_Ben]

This was originally going to be a part of the build but I went over the build limit 3x and the framerate was getting bad so I stopped.

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

Gotta say I love the build. But with the slow stirring music, dark and rainy atmosphere, and open air living quarters made this build feel like the opposite of hopeful.

[@TheOriginalMasterOogway]

I like the castle but I really wish you could repair the walls properly

[@SaintPhinehas]

You can with concrete foundation

[@pisspot69]

Bro how did you build the fireplace, its different from the one in your video

[@BWTF_Ben]

I took some of the basic ideas from my other fireplaces but this was rather different. I used the concrete doorway and sunk it into the ground for the center. There are concrete wall pieces snapped to the sides. Then tables are rug glitched into the sides to give those distinct wood patterns. Metal floor pieces are on top. The "exhaust pipe" is really this piece from Nuka World: fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Sign_post. :)

[@pisspot69]

​@@BWTF_Ben thnx a lot bro ille try building it 👍

[@1ClusterChuck]

But if you have enough turrets it won't matter because they won't get a shot off to damage anything, 😁 Great things around every turn !! ....As always. Nuka-Cade works perfect in that area and nicely done with the build for it SZ way.😎

[@BWTF_Ben]

Ha! You're not wrong about that! Thanks for watching and commenting. :)

[@G1ingy]

With how much customization and personalization players can do with each settlement, I'm honestly kind of sad Bethesda never made settlements more important and integral to the story and missions. I really do wish this game had a more robust metagame where players can build up and defend each settlements as they re-develop the Commonwealth. And establish actual customizable minutemen patrols between each settlements as they expand territory.

[@zmartin5546]

Did you have to size glitch the settlement capacity or anything to make this all fit? It's so beautifully full!

[@BWTF_Ben]

About three times, yep!

[@ChevyEvelynn]

I have a question. How do you put stuff on the shelf on the second level?

[@BWTF_Ben]

My junk placement is largely done by dropping items to the ground, then picking them up and placing them. On the PS you hold down "X" and then use the paddle buttons to rotate.

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

Love the build, hate having the railroad work with the Minutemen. The only good synth is a dead synth.

[@jefferystafford9657]

How did u clearly out all the rubble and grime from the mitelurks?

[@BWTF_Ben]

It cleared itself out after a couple weeks. :)

[@hubert88gendreau]

I love the theme song what is the name of the song ?

[@jeffdinglus9005]

How are yall glitching furniture together??

[@HEADHUNTER.454.]

I love the build but I have a question how did u get the Cabot house painting

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thanks for watching! The Cabot paintings are towards the tail end of the Paintings menu. I am not sure if they were part of a DLC but I would imagine they were in the base game.

[@infamouse9149]

how do you get junk to stay put without mods? I place decorations and in short order, it's strewn across floors and even thru walls.

[@tymistry]

This is amazing! Question for you were you able to transfer your saves from PS4 to PS5? I just have a PS4 right now and I don't want to spend so much time building if it's all going to be lost when I get my PS5

[@BWTF_Ben]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Yes. When I began my Finch Farm build it was on PS4. I then copied the save file to my PS5 and finished the build there. :)

[@tymistry]

@@BWTF_Ben Thanks man! Now I can rest easy and put more time into my builds lol

[@Strikersglen612]

Is there a tutorial cuz this is so nice

[@fakedorp6497]

Great build really amazing, just one question. Are all your builds in the same save file?

[@BWTF_Ben]

Hello. Thanks for watching! They are scattered across a series of saves. :)

[@feitopuns]

but the build size is small bro

[@BWTF_Ben]

It wasn't big so that's where the settlement size glitch comes in: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGW6loWger2Ijbcsi=goqDvUiElxrE6v20

[@Blank-nv6iz]

hangman's alley next?

[@BWTF_Ben]

I'm debating on showing off my Hangman's Alley. I'm not happy with it (it's 75% of what I wanted it to be). I may just do a quickie video but no blog entry just to show it but also discuss what I want to change.

[@michajozwiak1361]

how you are able to clip some of that stuff in to ground and castle walls? I wish some stuff could clip trough but I can't manage to do it.

[@michajozwiak1361]

And also how you placed stuff on shelfs and stuff? When you get close to them they get pushed and stuff and its annoying.

[@woffydoggy686]

Why we don't have to string two turrets together? I'm curious

[@BWTF_Ben]

If you string them together, when one goes down so does the one it’s connected to. If they are connected to the power source independently one can go down but the other will keep on fighting. :)

[@JGonzo1299]

How do you power thing thing? Curious where you put the generators

[@BWTF_Ben]

The Generator for the settlement can be seen at 5:32. :) I use the wire glitch to basically form a "spider web" of wires that run underground and to strategically hidden (and some not-so hidden) locations throughout the settlement. That's generally how I power my settlements. :)

[@freeman2000g]

Cool

[@danielsarn3823]

How come you don't use the wifi glitch? Its really handy.

[@BWTF_Ben]

It is, but I've read that it can potentially add to settlement instability, and since this represents three size bars of building (my typical limit) I wanted to be very careful to not break the settlement.

[@danielsarn3823]

@@BWTF_Ben There is also the settlement size glitch as well, Ive never had issues with instability except building up high, but anyway your builds are dope and really well done.

[@BWTF_Ben]

@@danielsarn3823 Thank you! I'm really happy you enjoy the videos. :) The settlement size glitch is what I was referring to when I say "three size bars". I notice on the Playstation 4 and 5 after about 3 bars full the settlements get wonky. I absolutely trashed Bunker Hill by trying to push it further (I can't even go there without crashing now). In this case I totally bow to the superiority of PCs because I've seen some MEGA builds on PC that I'd never be able to pull off on my PS!

[@owen19387]

How did you get those military barricades w/o mods

[@BWTF_Ben]

Can you give me a time stamp so I can reference the correct item?

[@MADMACKERELFISHING]

I thought I was the only one left playing fo4 😂😂

[@BWTF_Ben]

There's still quite a community enjoying it!

[@RadiationRaider]

How long did it take for u to do this build?

[@BWTF_Ben]

From start to end of decorating I'd probably say about five to six days of concentrated time spread across several weeks. :)

[@bartholomewhunt1874]

Its a cool build but those walls would be easy to take down irl. Scaffolding against a missile launcher wont do to much.

[@joaomiguelarantes]

Abraços do Brasil!

[@cryssgaming84]

There are definitely mods being run....settlements have a build limit....and the castles build limit is the worse as you hit it after just placing a few items....so I call B.S on the no mod thing

[@BWTF_Ben]

The settlement size limit can be bypassed using the Settlement Size Glitch. Please educate yourself before calling me a liar. Here's a video that discusses it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqaUh6NvjayWe6Msi=vBvq4pjrXUH06wi4

[@BWTF_Ben]

And here's the Skooled Zone's video demonstrating how to reduce the settlement size bar without using mods: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGW6loWger2Ijbcsi=aofevualVMXlhPf0

[@flatline2k6]

As a “noob” at videos you should probably use more than 2% of your brain before you make stupid comments like this on something you know absolutely nothing about nor do the research when it’s as easy as pressing your fat fingers on a keyboard and abuse a search engine or two.

[@jayydickerson2891]

I love the build, but players need to stop click baiting views with the tag "vanilla" when nothing about their settlement is vanilla. Dlcs and creation club are far from vanilla.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Where do I use the term Vanilla?

[@JJ-ty9st]

There were no creation club build elements in the settlement. This is vanilla

[@froilanflorentino1252]

DLC's were extensions of the vanilla games. Mods including the ones in the creation club aren't. This logic is just common knowledge on any game IP. I think you're just hating without really understanding what you're talking about. An opinion without knowledge is no more credible than a child's tantrum.

[@froilanflorentino1252]

​@@BWTF_Ben Vanilla includes the base game and DLC's produced by the studio. every mods (including cretion club) are really not despite what Dabesthe cult would like to believe.

[@danielphillips9832]

Bro used mods there no barricades in fallout 4 without mods

[@BWTF_Ben]

@@danielphillips9832 Can you provide a time stamp for the barricades you are referring to? Happy to explain how it is done with no mods.

[@TheVirginityThief]

Been trying to copy this, but I can't for the life of me figure out most of the glitches you did in this build. A guide video would be nice