Settlement Builds For Noobs: Boston Airport

[@brickistic8188]

Boston airport used to be my favourite until I finished the game with BOS. Now I constantly hear liberty prime walking around constantly

[@jaisummons2304]

There is a way to finish it with BOS, Railroad, and Minute men. It takes a lot of glitching but it's possible Mod: You can get the institute in the allies

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

@@jaisummons2304 it doesn’t take any glitching, what are you talking about?

[@mahirutsuyuzaki]

CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK DEMOCRACY

[@R6Aidan]

It’s prob the cannon ending, there’s no glitches?

[@brickistic8188]

@@R6Aidan no I think it's a feature. After the battle, he now marches backwards and forwards besides the airport

[@geraldlamb9587]

I tend to use the Boston Airport for three purposes: a personal residence (I tend to have several per game), a robot colony (mostly of the Assaultron and Mr. Handy "Muderbot" varieties), and for income (it's usually good for retrieving 20 or so purified waters every few days, and if memory serves you can install a rigged slot machine from the Vault Tec Workshop DLC for passive income, even if the robots never interact with it).

[@elmo1639]

A rigged slot machine! Nice. I gotta get that workshop dlc.👍😆

[@mohamed.b4015]

that's what you think but the robots got a gambling addition in secret

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

The restrictions on building here are because it was meant to be a place to build your institute teleporter if you were doing that with the Brotherhood. There are some mods that can add in the missing features (and no, that's not cheating). There is one really good reason to not use the WIFI Power Glitch -- it creates a broken power grid which will eventually cause your game to CTD while approaching the settlement. Then, once you get in there without crashing, if you go into workshop mode to try and replace the WIFI glitch stuff with wiring, 7 out of 10 times when you try to select something, you crash. At the point you need a mod that can repair/destroy the power grid and start over. So if you are a noob builder, do not WIFI glitch your settlement! If you don't want to see the wires, create your hookups, then use the pillar glitch to put everything underground. Or use the console commands on PC to put it all underground.

[@nath76]

This build is brilliant 👍 I sided with the Brotherhood and I tend to use this as a base for my character with an ammo factory to get around the restrictions. I play in survival with a few mods that make night time deadly so it makes life so much easier.

[@eddierice3254]

Nice

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

Sounds fun.

[@Mr._Anderpson]

Would love to see a video where you go into detail on settlement happiness; which things actually boost it and by what (relative) amounts. Maybe one without Creation Club content which isn't exactly for noobs. I play on survival mode & usually have happiness ratings between 70%-85%. Over a thousand hours into this run & only learned about cats or having duplicates of one resource such as slot machines from your videos. I will typically add in a few minor amenities around the caravan outposts. Things like a few chairs or benches, an outhouse, maybe an open fire or spit cooking station, fire barrels, etc. Started doing it just so Carla had a place to rest & it became habit.

[@Jimmyinvictus]

I just recently discovered your channel, and the build content was so good I've started a new Minutemen General playthrough-you're earned another sub! This Boston Airport build is fantastic-I love "Fort Danse." I've always used the BA settlement as a largely cosmetic workshop area with some barracks, but. I haven't tried to make it a functional settlement in a long time. I'll have to give it another go-thanks Grey!

[@tubedude1880]

This is 1 of the best builds I've seen done on the Boston Airport

[@msp654]

Would you consider making a video on tips and tricks to raise settler happiness? I'm doing a no mods run and am having a hard time of it. Love the videos, have been super inspiring in my run!

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

Rugs, posters, certain pieces of furniture. Oxhorn did one or two videos on settler happiness years ago and his solution was to have up to 10 or 12 bars in the settlement.

[@IslandSauce]

Its genuinely very interesting to see that Fallout 4 Settlement building community still alive, as someone who used to do it and post videos about it (before I turned to tf2 shitposts) it was genuinely a fun past time/activity. Im glad to see you keeping it alive,

[@aspelin.2025]

Amazing build man! You are such an inspiration to my FO4 builds and motivate me everyday to keep playing :) Love from Sweden🇸🇪

[@jonfranklin9361]

Awesome build! Never could really make any sense of this area to build. Great job.

[@nemstalgia]

Your builds have been super inspiring, and I'm itching to get to building on my current save. It's a shame you can't have any food resources at the airport - annoying, but given it was only made for us to build the teleporter, it makes sense. Thankful for those provisioner workarounds!

[@josephwilliams8188]

The Boston Airport could become a weapons cache or armory of sorts with weapon display racks and suites of power armor being built. For that you would not need a large population.

[@windwalker5765]

IMO the primary purpose for the Airport settlement is to build the teleport array. It's also a good place to set up manufacturing, as it's a nice flat floor.

[@BorgWolf359]

THIS is really good! I could never get anything meaningful build at the airport! I either left it empty or made it a robot supply line outpost! Great vid, keep up the great work!

[@antiochus87]

First. Looking forward to this. I dont have access to mods and these builds are practical and well thought out from a gameplay and headcanon perspective. Keep up the great work! 👍

[@roachbaitfnv2591]

Pretty cool, very utilitarian... I have surveyed this area, and put it on a back burner...for when I come up with something. One thing I would add, would be another row of roof, all around, extending over the turrets and wall defences, to provide air cover, and keep anyone from landing on top of my guards, or turrets...even if they took the rooftop itself, they would be unable to just drop down to the walkways, they would be forced to go around, exposing them to fire 🔥🔥🔥and whatever else...😃 Expensive in concrete, I know, but just a suggestion...😃

[@Theegreygaming]

I like it!

[@bacd-nn2lg]

10:52 - I would put here Outcast T-45 Power Armor if you have the pack from creation club, but if you don't have it Winterized T-51 will fit here perfectly. Besides you did really a good job with this location. For future videos you can do The Mechanist's lair, and Nuka World Raider available settlement variation in Boston.

[@augustocultochico177]

Muy bueno señor, you have great practical desing skills

[@jeremybaynhampd5936]

this is gorgeous. I been playing for years and never came close to this.

[@elrondorio]

I had to install the Boston Airport workshop fixed mod so I could build an above-ground vault with a 10 foot thick concrete shell all around it. I used barn concrete floor foundations in 4 layers lined up with the lines on the airport surface, this allowed me to construct a solid wall all around except where the trees lean into the build area on the shoreline. You can build 6 layers of the wood/steel/concrete build set or 4 Vault layers inside before hitting the build ceiling (you can fit a greenhouse on the roof if you choose Vault layers)

[@Eysenbeiss]

For the workshop restrictions, there are mods. Also, there are mods expandiing the buildable area AND fix the workshop at the same time. Both exist for more than six years ...

[@Mr._Anderpson]

It is a shame we can't "paint" onto existing structures with simple geometric patterns or lines. An "H" enclosed in a circle to appear like a helipad would look great on that roof. As far as potential combat with the Brotherhood goes, that broad & flat roof looks like just the spot to drop knights in power armor.

[@jasonlynch282]

You can better restore the walls if you don't install flooring and just make use of it's natural flat floor. Using the single cement pillars to make a customized wall length. Also you can connect stairs to the upper airport area for more airport access since the doors below are permanently locked because developers hate us airport key card holders. :p

[@NeedlessPedantics]

I'm kind of a stickler meeseeks, your vault door is placed backwards. It's styled after the Fallout 1 vault door for reference. The opening mechanism is placed on the outside which seems counter intuitive, however, both the mechanism and more importantly the door have their components shielded. Where as in its current orientation someone could tamper with the locking pins in the door from the outside.

[@Theegreygaming]

I noticed that it looked like the vault from fallout 1. I know it's sort of backwards but it seems like either side is a bit backwards, either you could jam the door in its open position from the outside, or jam it in the closed position from the inside... it's actually a pretty poor idea all things considered.

[@NeedlessPedantics]

@@Theegreygaming Agreed, it's not very well thought out. Possibly why in the later iterations of the game the vault doors are controlled and open in.

[@killbot2006]

It is backwards because, it is not to stop intruders, it is supposed to protect from a nuclear blast, hence why the entry is 'slightly' tapered and the control mechanism is exposed. The theory being that a nuclear blast will push the door further into the opening (and make a better seal) while if the powered opening/closing becomes inoperable, the mechanism can be turned by hand and the door pushed out. But yeah, it does line up better the 'wrong' way round. Plus, it is a game, do whatever you feel works best for you.

[@Yardiff]

It would possibly be worth putting down that extra pump outside as well. The interior pump is for the settlers and yourself, the exterior pump for caravans and visitors. Turn that exterior one off in the event of an attack. ;)

[@janematthews3394]

Ad victoriAm, not victoriUm.

[@vasslander9602]

Thanks for being "that guy". Otherwise I was going to.

[@Mr._Anderpson]

Same. We appreciate your service.

[@Ygolnac]

I'm glad I refrained my instincts and scrolled down enough before making a redundant post.

[@themadhacker9376]

awesome! only real critique i have is that you installed the door backwards but still pretty cool! i rarely build at the airport cause its kind of a boring spot but i like this build :)

[@5226-p1e]

i like this design, but i noticed one thing it could improve on, there was this little walkway prior to destroying the prydwen, and i believe you can still access that walk way if that was opened up for this build, maybe your NPC's won't walk over there as often, but it's open just in case if you make it a walkway they can use.

[@cv8167]

Fun fact: If you're having trouble placing water pumps, and don't want them outside, you CAN place them in a garden plot if garden plots are available.

[@williamvalentine4858]

I turned my Boston Airport into a robobrain settlement. Did the same thing with the mechanist lair settlement.

[@amandarose4469]

Good to see you using the arcade cabinets, that and security cameras I consider a must. The dogs though, yeah I had to get all the dogos.

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

And here I was thinking, that this was more of a player home location. But yeah, you could send settlers there, but I honestly don't see the point to settling the airport with most characters.

[@nodak81]

Every time I start a new game I tell myself I won't get sucked into the settlement building aspect. Yet, by the time I have one or two settlements, I'm spending the majority of my time designing, building and tweaking my settlements.

[@BrettWeder]

Cool build. I never knew what to do with that spot.

[@frankiedaniels7481]

I feel like the roof would just become a helipad and the invading BOS would jump down onto the lookout deck.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

If I were B.O.S. arriving in a vertibird, I'd have them hover over your roof, I'd drop onto the roof (power armour for the win), then drop down onto your guard post and come in through that convenient opening!

[@sammymartin7891]

What prevents the Brotherhood from landing on the roof ??? maybe 10 missile turrets ?

[@ye4thorn]

The dog is playing Sandstorm.

[@eashanahluwalia9599]

If you have the Slocums joe workshop pack you can place a coffee shop in the settlement

[@Goatcha_M]

For me Boston Airport is about the same as Mechanists' Lair. Perfect as a manufacturing centre and hiub for robot provisioners, because what else are you going to do there?

[@radioactivefox1]

Why did you build the vault door backwars

[@clintonclay3158]

Which quests do you have to actually finish? I'm still getting the hang of this game.

[@nathangregory_]

Here's my question. With all the other settlements surrounding the area, what's the point of establishing one that lacks self-sufficiency here?

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

I believe if you have the Slocum Joe's creation club content it will let you build donut stores here.

[@fja3omega]

why do you put the vault door inside out?

[@dealerofic3cream1]

Ok but why the vault door is facing the inside?

[@Goatcha_M]

Pretty good fort.

[@Jellysproduction30]

i have never built there either lol awesome job

[@tiffanysalling4272]

I'd like to see a video of the more advanced wiring done for the wifi electricity.

[@neonnerd1364]

For wiring I really like conduit but I just wish that it snapped to walls and ceilings. I can never seem to get it perfectly straight so it lines up and blends in. I can get it close but it's never perfect.

[@michaelproctor8100]

The Rogue Robot missions are the easiest way to send settlers there.

[@brianwalker7771]

Great build this settlement SUCKS and is a pain to work with. I know you generally play without mods but have you considered using Transfer settlements? The mod is designed to let you backup and IF you want to do so upload your settlement builds for other players to use.

[@Theegreygaming]

I actually do have that, I leave it disabled most of the time so it doesn't prevent acheivements, and even over some of my settlement downloads as a perk for patreon patrons, but the list is still pretty far from complete. I need to go in and add a bunch to patreon.

[@imzesok]

@@Theegreygaming there's a mod for preventing the prevention of achievement unlocks. well.. on PC anyway. pretty sure it makes use of F4SE. Alternatively, for stream content you could do some achievement hunting, so you can get them out of the way. Some of them are actually kind of a pain to get, but most you'll unlock just by messing around.

[@power-armoured_german9856]

Where can I get the vault door and the guard stamds?

[@Theegreygaming]

they were added to the game in DLCs, but I'm not sure which ones, I think the vault tec workshop added the doors and wasteland workshop added the guard posts but don't quote me on that.

[@power-armoured_german9856]

@@Theegreygaming so I am assuming I need to advanc the Vault 88 Quest for the door and maybe find a magazine for the guard posts? Because I am pretty sure I have all the add ons

[@Theegreygaming]

@@power-armoured_german9856 I don't think any of the DLCs required magazines. there are some things that vault 88 requires you to do before you can build certain objects but I think the door isn't one of them. I could be wrong through. I've been playing so long, I kindof take some of these objects for granted and don't remember where some objects come from.

[@power-armoured_german9856]

@@Theegreygaming alright 👍. Appreciatethe abswer

[@elmo1639]

I re-built the second floor with the see through metal floors & walls I did kinda like yours. But after that settlement was at max size. & Empty. So, yeah it kinda sucks that way😐

[@TheSlipSlop]

Random though, do you need dlc to have settlement pets?

[@Theegreygaming]

the only animals I'm aware of that work without DLC are dogs and brahmin. of course there's Dogmeat but there's also a random encounter with a dog breeder who sells the junkyard dog, there's also technically a random encounter with a mongrel that you can help and he follows you around, but I don't think he can be sent anywhere. the brahmin will randomly appear at a settlement that has an active recruitment beacon. otherwise, all other critters that I'm aware of need a DLC.

[@TheSlipSlop]

@@Theegreygaming ahhh I see, thank you!

[@Dankha_]

Please make a video about the secret items like the picket fences and the caravan trading station and about other stuff if you find them, it would help a lot ty

[@STAR-RADIANCE]

I want to see what you do with hangman’s alley! I find that place to be too small even with mods activated.

[@Eysenbeiss]

With some mods, you can build "on top" of Hangmens Alley - I know, cause I made one of these. ;-)

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

This looks like a prison and I think you could convert it to be one.

[@knicksprop]

I had no idea you could unlock this AND destroy the BOS.

[@astroboy3002]

You just go back there after destroying the BOS and claim the workbench again

[@knicksprop]

@@astroboy3002 I haven't played in so long. Are things ok now after the update?

[@AlphaAurora]

It's a fort, should get some artillery going?

[@Theegreygaming]

unfortunately, also a restricted item that is not permitted at this site.

[@AlphaAurora]

@@Theegreygaming drat! I guess perhaps an infirmary? If theres space for it. Rather hard pressed with the space and odd building restrictions. Did you manage to test the height limit too?

[@STAR-RADIANCE]

Fort Danse, that’s cool. Can’t you open a food shop?

[@Theegreygaming]

no stores can be built without mods, unfortunately

[@Stonejenson]

I just did a build at Boston Airport, and I did test the height limit ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoa2XmmMiJJojaM ) but I didn't know about the restrictions when I started, but I read somewhere, that if you've brought down the Brotherhood, then the menus unlock fully. Is that not the case?

[@moffarazor1]

You should have called it the "Danse Floor" ... How could you miss this joke? 😢

[@ethanarchibald9106]

Nice build, but Ad Victoriam was spelled wrong

[@callmecasta6299]

Neat

[@sleepyjones1]

Guessing you have mods enabled, this seems a lot bigger than the build limit for Boston Airport ... if you're using mods it's not really for noobs.

[@Theegreygaming]

no mods, just storing outside items in the workshop to expand build limits. very simple and works for all platforms.

[@sleepyjones1]

@@Theegreygaming What exactly does that mean? ... what's an outside item? I tried to build a "museum" at the Boston Airport, got as far as building the walls and roof then hit the build limit

[@NeedlessPedantics]

@@sleepyjones1 It's a common work around for increasing build limit. Just search "fallout 4 build limit trick" and you'll have multiple results.

[@Theegreygaming]

@@sleepyjones1 you can scrap items that you bring to the settlement using the workshop, like weapons, armor, even stuff like coat racks and trash bins that you can carry in from nearby. all of it increases your build limit. you can also store most items as well that will accomplish the same thing, you just don't get the build resources from it.

[@skiveman]

You're carrying too much and can't run!

[@Goatcha_M]

I am not your homie. And an insult makes for a bad intro.