Settlement Builds for Noobs | Spectacle Island

Welcome to what has to be our most heavily requested video to date. Spectacle island is a fun place to build but it's not without its challenges. join us as we tour the most fortified little fishing village you're likely to ever come across.

[@Sight-Beyond-Sight]

The problem I have with Spectacle Island is that it is just too big. Also, many of the fixed buildings and objects should scrap.

[@nameless_gunslinger]

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[@rushpatriot2866]

It's not too big for mods. I was never a person that liked Minecraft but everytime I get on fallout I spend 80 percent of my time building it's crazy how obsessed I get with it

[@toobin8r]

It’s one of those places where people’s imaginations are bigger than their build space. They wanna build their island fortress and the like (it’s me. I’m people)

[@saiyanelite7919]

Yeah same here. When I send any settlers there they wander off and get killed by random mirelurks that spawned somewhere on the island

[@g0lgrim1]

I use a mod which gives me a ferry to the island, this connects directly next to the ship the island generator is in for the workbench to power up. So i build concrete-walkways there to represent proper docks and stuff and now have a realy nice coastal strip there... but even with the relativly big plots from SS2 the now 22 houses for my settlers there just reach to not even the half of the island on just one side on the coast... XD If you realy wanted to populate this island wholy you propably needed a mod which split spectable island up into 3 to 4 smaller settlements to go over the settler limit for one... so you could get 80 settlers there over time... but the poor pc. XD

[@carlbowen9220]

One more suggestion: You mentioned that you don't often decorate settler rooms, since they don't spend much time in them, but I'd encourage you to give it a shot anyway in future builds. At least for your special settlers (like the traders). Like, give each special settler's living space a theme and pop down a few decorations in that theme to add some personality to the space. After all, people would flock to live in a heavily fortified concrete bunker settlement in this world, but they'd want it to feel homey and comfortable and reflect their personalities. They wouldn't want it to FEEL like a concrete bunker.

[@hefner1322]

Cringe, get a life

[@Mk-it6cr]

There is just so much fluff one can add withouth inconveniencing themselvs, and this aint it chief. I get wanted to be "immersive" but considering this is a no glitch no mod guide, it would be hell to make things feel lively withouth wanting to rip your hair out.

[@edmartin875]

What.he.has.here.is.luxery.compared.the.way.the.local.population.lives.outside.his.settlement.builds...The.folks.that.grow.up.sleeping,.eating,.and.just.living.in.or.next.to.a.pile.of.junk.and.dirt.should.be.in.love.with.this...Simple.is.perfect.because.it.gives.a.sense.of.the.goodness.of.clean...

[@Kspice9000]

There npcs. There lives end as soon they are out of line of sight.

[@windwalker5765]

Something you might do with the cluster of wrecked ships is set up scavenging stations and containers (and maybe like Dumpsters) to make it look like the ships are being salvaged. It's a damned shame there's no option to construct boats like there is for rail cars and buses. Minutemen Navy should be a thing!

[@TheHauntingtim]

Oh hell yeah. That would be absolutely sick

[@g0lgrim1]

Minuteman navy? Nah... we relied on the french navy back in the time to fight the british. XD Omg... this gives me ideas for a introduction quest for the Fallout: London mod.... just let them send over some warships to conquer back the 13 colonies. XD

[@lepsychonaut3653]

I see big things coming, love how you present the information in your videos, the language you use, plus that work ethic. Chef’s kiss, ma boi. Im excited to see what all is to come.

[@archdornan8349]

The warehouse section is really cool. Im definitely stealing that design 🤫

[@Aaron-gn5ms]

Dude your crushing it! Thanks x's two; first( for making me feel less weird for still playing this game.) It probably will never be hailed as much as new Vegas. But the role play was there. It was through settlement building. And second ( while I play on Xbox, you've given me a whole new aspect... not to mention reason to revisit and rebuild.) Thanks man!

[@Gayle4447]

Nice build. Thank you for sharing. I am impressed that you pronounced mutfruit correctly. Wonderful.

[@edmartin875]

He.must.have.pronounced.it.like.you.do...There.is.no.pronouncement.guide.with.the.game...To.each.his.own...

[@carlbowen9220]

Solid build. I like how you add arcades in a lot of your places. It's a nice touch. The concrete isn't to my taste in my game, but you've (repeatedly) made a good case for why you build with it. And I keep coming back to your channel, so...

[@pamelataylor4000]

Love the arcade

[@Luke_H98]

Awesome build man. Really enjoyed!

[@unknown97428]

I wish people do build guides .

[@saraphys5555]

Because I play my own head-canon lore of Fallout 4... I like to use Spectactle Island as a Fortress Stronghold thats built to take all the inhabitants of the Commonwealth Minutemen-aligned Settlements in, in case of emergency. I like to take inspiration from the classic Fallout Vaults, and so try to build a "large mountain" complex thats concrete fortified on the outside, Vault-Tec on the inside, and unassuming from a distance. In my head-canon... once the Mechsuit invaders arrive, and the violence picks up with the Institute, the Minutemen move to relocate everyone they can to Spectactle Island. Yeah, it means some people have to abandon their homes for awhile, but the alternative is being caught in the crossfire between 2 lunatic factions going to war with eachother. I also set up enough jobs around, that (in my head-canon) people working shops in other settlements do shifts at the Fortress while they're there. I Also put 8-12 Artillery Cannons around, build Defence Towers of Missile Launchers around the Island, and place Laser Defence turrets around all Vault Door entrences. I probably have 5 complexes total, with the Central one being atop the Radio Tower on the island, where the Overseer's Office is located. ...I have tried repeatedly to get the "Power Sector" to power the whole Island, but it doesn't seem to like hop-scotching, so I have to have a Reactor in each sector of the Island.

[@edmartin875]

Sounds.like.you.had.fun.building.a.whole.unique.safe.haven.to.back.up.the.Castle...I.bet.every.player.that's.even.heard.of.settlement.builds.would.love.a.tour...

[@mairirose5843]

I really enjoyed this build. I just opened up Spectacle Island and am trying to do something with it. You gave me a few great ideas. I will research and see if I can find a tutorial on your lighthouse build. I was especially interested in that. I also like using concrete. I think about hurricanes and tornadoes and I naturally assume concrete would hold up the best. Thank you for sharing.

[@carlbowen9220]

You asked for suggestions, so here's one. Consider moving your trader counters inside your indoor shops from the back walls to nearer the shop doors. That'll make them more convenient for you to use (if you ever do). It'll also keep your shop interiors from looking quite so bare.

[@Theegreygaming]

due to settler pathing, I would have to do a decent amount of rearranging to make that work, but I think you're right, having the counters in the front makes more sense. it's worth looking into. thanks for the continued support.

[@EmmettF.W.]

I love one of my muck abouts I did with this spot, by accident. I did use mods for extra.. stuff. Of the many things I placed, put down an alien ship on the top of one of the hills to look crashed. (Ended up using a full build mod that turned the island into a military base). Came back to it and saw the terrain had been flattened, but the ship was still at the same level it had been before, so it looked like it was hovering in place… Put a dead Brahmin underneath it for extra fun.

[@kevingirard7844]

I have noticed in a lot of your settlements that I don’t see any lighting in the small bedrooms. Have you considered a small bedside table with a lamp, which is something that seems practical. Also I always add at least a dresser or standing locker in bedrooms because I would think settlers wouldn’t want everything they own locked in a trunk. I know you like very minimal builds but these items I think add a minimum of comfort and usefulness for settlers. Thanks for your content.

[@Caramelldansen1231]

Man!!! I wanna show you my Spetacle Island too! But i dont make videos... I wall the whole island! And build a lot of concret houses, includes a museum, hotel (all npcs), arena battle, a gym, and every store! Have lights, have living rooms, anyway... I don't mean to brag, but I enjoyed what I did.

[@edmartin875]

Brag.away...We.don't.mind.because.the.more.you.brag.the.better.we.can.picture.it.in.our.own.minds...

[@Caramelldansen1231]

@@edmartin875 Sorry. I didn't mean to be arrogant.

[@01howdoidothis]

The light issue: The hanging lights " drop down bulbs on a wire" will stack and add more light. if you stack several in one spot and then move a little and stack 10 more you will see the light will get so bright you can see it from almost as far away as the castle. Just a tip for you. I look forward to seeing how you progress. When I do finally get around to play through's and builds I'll be sure to add them to the major players and posters like Oxhorn and others. just honorable mentions, ESO, Spiffing brit, Major slack (skyrim+) and many others are true devotees of Bethesda games.

[@anthonyamurri9278]

Very inspiring. Would love a build guide

[@tommyigoe3952]

Inspiring build, thanks for sharing. I tried the "Spectacle Island: Revamped" mod but it was unimpressive (imo), no workbench. I like the freedom a workbench affords just lack ideas. Thanks again for yours.

[@ye4thorn]

The mortar is on a rail and can thus rotate. Looks nice though.

[@jimcalhoun361]

The lighthouse looks a lot like a prison guard tower

[@FuriousMaximum]

Almost everything this guy builds looks like a prison.

[@chill_fridge]

I built about 100 ghoul traps connected to a single switch, so each time I come back to the island there’s a huge fight against the ghouls we trap and everyone is warned by a siren connected to an xor circuit

[@tempgamefreakgaming]

20:00 *The Brotherhood of Steel flying over watching you shower:* 👁️👄👁️

[@SVest-qt7tl]

I'm attracted by that green power armor. Is that something that comes with a mod or can that be produced in the vanilla?

[@Theegreygaming]

the green paint is creation club, but there is the army paint which is a vanilla modification and is pretty similar.

[@kuka_films]

Why not fire for the lighthouse instead of lamps?

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

What is up my neighbors

[@chill_fridge]

I baked you some mirelurk cakes

[@01howdoidothis]

Not sure what vanilla assets with medical but ti add to the immersion factor you can add things like oxy tanks, iv stands and hospital beds from the institute. imagine if you walk into a business and see things that would be part of how they work, wall cabinets. A public bath house would be good or private bathrooms. cooking areas in each persons homes. Love to see you thinking through how your businesses and homes are tailored to each kind of settlers individual needs for the business and how they would interact. Waiting for you to go to the next level. I am hoping to do some new play through and some build videos but would love to see learn how to set up the making of the video content and how you do your video and audio and editing. God bless you and your efforts. I FYI will be posting my videos on rumble rather than KZbin because I won't use it to get raped by big business that pay you pennies on the dollar for your hard work only to have them use excuses to not pay you for your hard work.

[@angelphoenix7784]

Very good build, just one thing though. The vault tech rails, kinda look out of place.

[@angelphoenix7784]

For the settlers rooms, I'd add a picture of a cat or in my case a sad cat.

[@angelphoenix7784]

@@edmartin875 What are you even going on about? I have no idea where you got what I "wanted" from stating the rails look out of place.

[@goofygoober2382]

my problem with Spectacle island is its terrain. too much up and down so you cant really build a singular big build and also creating footpaths is very difficult specially without mods. thank god for place everywhere mod

[@ThatBoyDannyV.]

I think armor workbench should be on the outside

[@JanoschNr1]

04:25 Looks like Half-Lifes level with that big ugly pirania like fish in the labs wich one has to cross by either killing it or jumping over the destroyed path part.

[@philmetcalfe9357]

it seems that your power armor is stolen lol

[@Mattyj3388]

Although I love spectacle island and far harbor for the matter, but makes no sense in fallout world, how another do settlers get to the island? Not like boats are running regularly same as the caravans, doubt the brahman are getting on the boats to far harbor 😂

[@JanoschNr1]

Spectacle Island Feels like an reward for crossing the deadly and short see path but without the quest. Since all water related stuff got cut due to time crunch. Shame.

[@headshot4810]

I used power armor to walk across the

[@Mwilli2132]

Here’s an idea for you, use MORE concrete!

[@FuriousMaximum]

CONCRETE CONCRETE CONCRETE CONCRETE CONCRETE CONCRETE CONCRETE

[@RoryS-co2nq]

Pot a surgery in the doctors office