Killer Gun Towers for Your Settlements 🛡️ Fallout 4 No Mods Shop Class

In this video, I'll show you how to create the ultimate future-tech style turret towers to defend your settlements. Not only do they look cool, but they're straight up devastating!
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[@breaux2806]

Lol this is the first time I have ever seen someone use scaffolding for its intended purpose in a game

[@b.iquitoso9695]

Scaffolding is one of my favorite things in the game. It's so helpful

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

A comment on putting turrets higher up for greater range: in one of my playthroughs, I had built some fairly tall turret platforms in both Abernathy Farm and Red Rocket Truck Stop. I was jogging along the road and just passing Concorde when I saw a BOS vertibird open fire on RRTS. RRTS responded with MG, laser and missiles. The vertibird started to back away towards the water tower when suddenly, I saw lasers and missles coming in from Abernathy! That vertibird was stuck in a cross fire and disintegrated! Also, one other playthrough, I was at that school near Murkwater, the ghouls started to swarm me and just after the fight started, they were being hit by my turrets in Murkwater. Those turrets have a lot of range if you give them line of sight!

[@ninjaong87]

I like how I'm like 2 years late to all these things but still enjoying the heck outta your videos..

[@MrChongkahtze]

we can thank lockdown for it !!! I just started as well.

[@willj3567]

Dam right I was here when this was made but when the video is this good, u can't stop coming back

[@johnreydelatorre3450]

Same

[@johnreydelatorre3450]

Same

[@stevekelly2018]

Latecomers get benefits - FO4 + DLCs + Bioshock Remaster bundle £8 something in a Steam sale, can't complain about that

[@SuperGoldfish96]

I've recently been on a building binge and you have been a great resource! Thank you for this incredible series.

[@tonysoprano4587]

You're welcome!

[@avrel820]

I know the video is old and you probably won't see this but thank you so much I have learned much from you .. I tend to put turrets on rooftops on the buildings I make .. wiring Glitch has come very handy..I am not a perfectionist so I don't hide every wire but it's very helpful .. I tend to use modpos console commands as I play on PC however they don't always work correctly so I also use rug glitch/ pillar glitch that helps especially when I rebuild places like Croup manor for example

[@mr.exodus3844]

You are so awesome I just want to let you know about that I think it's great how you always seem to find a way to include everybody whether they have a DLC or not you try to make everybody included and I think it's awesome please keep up the good work I'm going to pass word around to my friends see if they'll subscribe to you

[@Kitty-Marks]

Codsworth needed an oil change.

[@tongpatsu]

Just discovered your channel upon me re-playing Fallout 4 this month. Great work! Really helpful!

[@SkooledZone]

👍

[@sekaiishtal2508]

I finally gave this game a try when I found it for sale at GameStop a year ago. And discovering videos like this helped me when it came to the countless hours lost in settlement build mode. ❤🎉

[@wyrmwolf4279]

Love the vid, always looking for new way to build my gun towers. I usually just build them using the scaffolding and then put 2 heavy machine guns on either end, then layer them 3 platforms high . Never even considered the Vault tec DLC stuff. Makes me want to actually finish my Vault 88 Build to unlock this stuff so I can build it out in the world.

[@sublimationman]

I saw a video (maybe yours?!) that they had a small wood floor piece floating in air, then a fan on the bottom and a turret on top and the fan was spinning thanks to power hub on the ground. The whole thing was like 2-3 stories high and it made it look like the turrets were flying on the fan. Could do the same thing with large floor piece and 4 fans, 4 turrets for the quadcopter look.

[@SkooledZone]

Yeah, that was my Vault 42 build: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmfRYmCGhKiIqK8 ...When I get to the lesson for my turretcopter I could try and make another one look like a quadcopter. Stay tuned!

[@harryabbott9056]

EpoxyJewelry.com lol

[@SkooledZone]

Hey EpoxyJewelry.com, just thought you might want to know that when people try and reply to your comments and use your url name, it turns into a link that gets filtered into the spam folder. Just an FYI in case you ever wonder why people don't reply to you sometimes on this or other channels. :)

[@patricksullivan4742]

This is the way to go. Placed properly, you never have to respond to an attack. Just to collect resources off of the deceased. I have a tower at Red Rocket that defends Sanctuary bridge.

[@Huntermyth]

great video as always but i have to remind you that raiders (and only raiders) may attack from any side of settlements. they can even spawn inside buildings etc. man your videos make me wanna play it again :)

[@PaulJones-dz5jr]

This is going to clean up my settlements so much! I pretty much just got the game, so I am learning alot from these videos! Thank you! By the way, I have been a long time Fallout fan

[@SkooledZone]

Awesome Paul. My name is Paul too 😁

[@DJ_Bonebraker]

I've just recently decided to join your patreon, and I posted some variants/improvements on this design that I came up with (and even though I'm one of those feeelthy modders, my tower builds are still 100% vanilla).

[@musician445]

I love your style man. The outro music and intro is awesome.

[@alecbuxton7634]

The other advantage to having turrets at a higher level is that they are more immune to damage from suicide mutants with mini nukes who can easily wipe out several turrets at ground level and therefore have high walls like the shack foundation or the high metal per made pieces with standard wood floor on top to provide a bit of height for the turrets when building a wasteland base usually at the red rocket outside sanctuary which is a quiet place but still comes under attack once you enter diamond city

[@DJBVWA]

I just started FO4 in Oct and your vids have been very helpful

[@Kayaz48]

I should have known this was you!! Saw the thumbnail and clicked on it right away

[@crazyjcaldwe9]

Great vid and nice change in the outfit!

[@SkooledZone]

Thanks Jack. Yeah, it was time to change it up a bit.

[@wiiblewobble]

I absolutely lots my shit when you showed the select button/bumper trick. This is going to make building roofs that don’t leak so much easier without having to pile scrap together in a huge mess haha

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

Oh, damn that dude looks exactly right for the teacher.

[@moridin7632]

Man, these look bad ass! Can't wait to build some.

[@PRSense]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but enemies also spawn from those two houses across and down the hill a bit from Grey Garden. I had a whole swarm of ghouls rush me from there. Your turrets are in the perfect location to take care of those too!

[@SkooledZone]

Totally. Whenever that settlement says it's under attack, I arrive and the enemies are already dead. LOL. Just lootin' time. ;)

[@dreaddex5885]

I am still digging your Skool Zone....

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

That's a lot fancier than my Wooden Shack Bridge approach. It must work great with Missile Turrets, since a generator can be placed up there safely and you can attach some fences to block the missile turret's line of fire against the settlement proper.

[@lairdwellsify]

God, I wish I had found this years ago. "Its over, Anakin".

[@Urgelt]

I've had bad luck with turrets shooting at and hitting each other in a setup like this one. Which makes them go crazy and attack anything and everything, including settlers. If an enemy appears, they *will* shoot. They will make no attempt to avoid shooting another turret in the way. I prefer to set up turrets where they can only shoot outwards from a settlement, and where they can't shoot each other. Which means placing some barriers in directions that I don't want them to shoot. One can do this from raised platforms, too. If enemies get past the turrets and into the settlement, welp, it'll be up to the settlers to deal with it. And me, of course. :-)

[@jasoncory951]

As always, another great job!!!🖒🖒

[@SkooledZone]

Thanks Jason

[@toecutter1978]

Sadly my vault 88 is just an open air cavern with everything in that first area. It will be changing due to your videos. Thank you.

[@josephstalone6911]

This will actually help me so much thanks man

[@SkooledZone]

Any time 👌

[@josephstalone6911]

Skooled Zone sorry for my name haha I don't know how to change it sorry mate

[@SkooledZone]

No problem, lol, but if you want to change it here's a helpful video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4u5fKGhm96Sac0

[@pinkotter2]

I wonder....can you put a top on top of the tower, to make it look kinda like an airport tower? When you get to the wiring part you should change outfits to the mechanic, like the hair cutting mother in Diamond City. That was funny seeing Codsworth in the out house. Have you thought about doing a video on spawn points of enemies?

[@SkooledZone]

Actually, that sounds like a video I have planned on protecting settlement turrets from enemy fire. But when I get to the wiring video, I can certainly try and add a roof and see how that looks. As for spawn points, I hadn't planned on that but I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestions Thomas.

[@pinkotter2]

Skooled Zone your welcome! Can't wait for the next video. I am still struggling with the buttons when it comes to rotating items. That's something I'll have to sit and look up when I have time.

[@abcnamer]

А теперь тебе придётся чтобы их чинить, каждый раз строить кучу всего. Из далека турели с одной стороны легче атаковать и вывести из строя. Лучшее решение - всё огородить заборами, и сделать проход для торговцев такой, чтобы гостя сразу встречало 4-5 турелей и нельзя было из далека их увидеть и расстрелять.

[@bootcloset8270]

Last time I was this early I watched the school zone

[@bootcloset8270]

Frequently

[@grahamfrazier6008]

This is a really cool idea and vide! I would probably never find a way to make this by myself. 👍

[@SkooledZone]

Thanks. And glad these video are helping!

[@supermodestmouse]

This is such a great idea! I've just been building extra floors to put my turrets on. But they're also the basic turrets and I'm in the early parts of the game still. Does this mean they can shoot down, not just on an even plane?

[@SkooledZone]

Yup, they can shoot anywhere within line of sight.

[@CaporegimeMarcus]

For PC players, you should try a texture mod called "Fallout 3 Styled Vaults". It makes them look more like dark steel and blends a lot better in the Commonwealth. I love seeing these huge metal towers of "Protection" around my Spectacle Island! LMAO

[@slyllamademon2652]

Ballistics in this game are more consistent with shooting enemies that take cover.

[@jasonroark8852]

Those scaffolds are also useful for gunner nests

[@ahab5735]

You should play these two games horizon zero Dawn and Tom Clancy's ghost recon they are real cool

[@leandroijanorodrigues9303]

Noice job!

[@grahamfrazier6008]

I'm just curious. On your main fallout save, how many hours have you accumulated?

[@rubenssantos6954]

How do you get around the limit of building a settlement ?

[@SkooledZone]

Check out the last tip in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXXdkmill9F3Z8k

[@drgabe2908]

Just beat the devil out of that raider

[@meredocu]

you say the missile turrets are deadly for the settlers, but I never managed to kill one settler with those, and boy oh boy did I tried, 15 missile turrets around an closed area, were I set a bunch of deathclaw loose, waited they were evenly spread among the settler before turning the missile turrets on. no casualty (they were on the ground, but alive). in hardcore mode. I believe they must have made them un-killeable unless you do it yourself (I was trying an efficient way to get rid of unwanted settlers, I accept mostly ghoul in my settlements, but it seems the only way that works is a bullet in the head) so there, the only problem with missile turrets are the damage they can cause to damageable structures but, if you place them right, nothing bad will happen to your settlement. and they are also very efficient (a lot more than any other turrets) they are like gatling rocket or some shit, they fire so much. just need to stay clear from them as well (they can kill you) but you can place a spawning mat for fast travel in a secure area and make it 100% safe for fast travel. so dump those gatlings turrets and move to missile.

[@SvenTviking]

Big concrete structures are, I feel, outside the spirit of the game. I use concrete, but in limited quantities.

[@sarahhammond9340]

hello Skooled zone. are there any other groovy ways you could build a turret tower if you don't have the 'vault' building DLC? thanks.

[@JaqenHghar.]

Hey friend. New to Fallout. The new show made me decide to download one. I chose Fallout 4 because of reviews. Anyway, I've been watching a few of your vids and I know you posted these over half a decade ago. Im hoping you'll still get this and possibly respond. You seem to be the expert on settlement design so my question is why are my decorative objects all of a sudden showing up underneath the objects I placed them on? I've dealt with the jankyness path finding the npcs take whilst traversing through my buildings by setting things out of the way of their potential routes but just recently I came back to my main house and so much shit had fallen though the things they were sitting on. What happened? The only oddity I've noticed is that I once saw my somewhat recently acquired Buddy Robot glitch through walls . Is it his fault? He's super sweet but I'll murder his ass in a heart beat if he's fuckin up hours of carefully placed decorations lol. Any knowledge would be appreciated. Great vids btw

[@SkooledZone]

Glad to have a new viewer, welcome. And you're never too late for this class. ;-) As to your question, it's a loading issue. I made a whole video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3XFgGWXZ52jj6M This tip might also help for your more valuable items: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emiZeYVmaJ6geqsfeature=shared&t=544

[@mikeofmany]

Why not build the top gun placements on the column then lift the entire part on top?

[@ronburrelljr7077]

How dod you get your guardposts up there

[@roshunepp]

No missiles? I still love base building in this game years later.

[@MrJestir]

i use the scaffolding for my torrent you can place the torrent on a scaffolding floor and when you pick up the floor the torrent is picked up too

[@michaelbeutler4878]

And it looks awesome

[@kilrdrgn]

Skooled zone. The area you say no attacks come from. When super mutants attack i have a group of 4 with mut attack from there.

[@SkooledZone]

It's certainly possible. It just hasn't happened to me. You could easily build another gun tower around back. ;)

[@RocketHarry865]

why the hell the gun turrets are more accurate than the laser turret.

[@SkooledZone]

The laser turrets seem to scatter a lot more, but I went ahead and upgraded them to laser turrets at the beginning of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Ccg5qYnJ5kpdU

[@VileAnonimous]

I dunno why but my paladin Danse keeps trying to kill me I didn't do any crimes or whatever someone help

[@gyorgyfarkas1475]

Just a warning: in case of enemy type attack this turrets CAN destroy your crops.

[@bucket1442]

I'm gonna build a wall, and make raiders pay for it.

[@scottplumer3668]

LOL!

[@michaelbeutler4878]

I subscribed

[@SkooledZone]

Nice! Welcome to the Zone.

[@reggulus652]

How do you repair them?

[@SkooledZone]

They very rarely get damaged that high, but just use some scaffolding to get back up there. :)

[@m1z3ry71]

I'll put another happy little turret right here...everybody needs a friend. When super mutants raid your camp they'll just beat the devil out of em.

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Thhheere

[@TheMelancholicWriter]

Gotta beat em as hard as my dad beat me! ..... 🥺

[@MrAlbertamike]

I hope fallout 5 has the settlement building but on a much much bigger level! Much bigger.

[@SkooledZone]

Me too Michael!

[@Alte.Kameraden]

+Lucifers yes but they also claimed the resource grind is considerably worse, likely to encourage microtransations for supplies.

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

@@Alte.Kameraden he Said 5, not 76. And it's not really har gaining resources in 76 tbh..

[@torquecondemn6238]

comment didnt age well

[@JAZZYLGPRODUCTIONSLLC]

On the pc you can spawn a workshop anywhere, with a ridiculously large build area

[@alexanderbell7080]

This turret defence looks awesome and love the way you walked is tho the process step by step

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

Just found this series and have already learned a lot about settlement building in Fallout 4. This video in particular has shown me something I've never considered and it's a lot more practical than how I normally build defenses. Definitely going to take a harder look at settlement building after this series.

[@nontrollish8475]

great vid and like you said it's a good tip for beginners

[@bowlofpasta8846]

Could you make a video or Xtra credit for enemy spawn-points?

[@jbsmarine]

Definitely Old-school Bob Ross! We love it!

[@mikehance6086]

He talks like him and uses the same kinda vocabulary

[@ArnoldJudasRimmer..]

May I say 6 years later man. And I have finished building sanctuary hills after a whoping 8 years 😂, and these guard turrets are the icing on the corrupted wasteland cake! Superb idea. Cheers muchly Bob 👊

[@wildrootsfarm1975]

Bob Ross....thats awesome! Those were the good old days!

[@mariaaceituno1812]

Finally playing fallout 4 for the first time and you've been a great resource for my new found love for building. Thank you!!

[@tedharak9459]

learned about duplicate glitch and enjoy the game

[@SkooledZone]

Hey guys, check out the sequel video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Ccg5qYnJ5kpdU

[@chuckblaze5494]

at the graygarden area I always get supermutants spawnig about where your outhouse is just an fyi

[@that7dude222]

I know this videos been out a while but you can jump while in workshop mode by pressing Y on xbox

[@Greasy_Bear]

Ur videos are badss I built this the other day one small change I made was add more guns on the first level and four guns there then the four on the very top

[@williamdunlop3108]

Great idea, I didn't think of Vault items which I have access to. Using it outside didn't occur to me at all. Thanx😀

[@a_friendly_idiot]

I was finally able to buy the dlc's. After all these years I can finally use all of your tips and tricks 😍

[@onepoorguy]

Is that what is required? This says "no mods", but I don't have available any of the things he's talking about. I have wood or metal structures, and can try to piece together shacks or do pre-fabs. That's it. No warehouses, barns, or concrete structures. I was hopeful this would give useful tips on how to work with those things. Though at least I learned how to move stuff without me having to move.

[@fatalsnowman1855]

This is so helpful I'm going so share this for sure

[@SkooledZone]

Rockin! Thanks 👊

[@fatalsnowman1855]

Skooled Zone your welcome 👍👍👍

[@jesussegurasoler7464]

How many people are seeing these videos after next gen update? 🙌

[@JohnnyX50]

I need to get a PC GamePad, doing this with mouse and keyboard is a complete ball ache! :D

[@anarchywon4170]

You sir have just earned yourself another subscriber. I really enjoy your vids. You seem like a really down to earth person. Cheers!

[@SkooledZone]

Thanks man and welcome to the Zone!

[@StarlightFromAbyss]

I prefer to build a wall around Settlement and then use high Scaffolding with wood platform on it to mount turrets along the wall. Works similarly in concept, just more...janky-looking~

[@darcraven01]

i normally build walls and build pillboxes into the walls at the top and bottom alternatingly throughout. not only great defense but also protects the turrets making them harder to hit

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

Walls look great from a roleplay view but it's not helpful in reality. Enemies spawning while you're in the settlement do get blocked. But if it's an attack while you are away, enemies dont calculate walls and just spawn in the middle of the base

[@Googlinheimer]

can you please do a tutorial on how you got the flying turrets on top of the ceiling fan?

[@SkooledZone]

Sure thing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnPTq2uKhdudf5Y

[@Googlinheimer]

@SkooledZone oh man I just had to keep watching the series! Thank you. I appreciate your videos so much. I would love to see you tackle the beast that is spectacle island and see the amazing city you would come up with! Keep up the good work!

[@Shoebil]

5:30 love the calming bob ross "happy little turrets" approach. Feels warm and cozy, makes me sleepy and feel safe.

[@photogfrank2146]

As always another awesome tutorial vid! As our British or Aussie brothers say "Good on ya!"

[@Funktastic_Ed]

Rug glitch works on turrets, so you can even make this with 8 turrets. I made some concrete laser towers, using the round pièces, it looks like some light house, but with 12 Deadly heavy laser turrets on it watching any direction, when it shoots its hell on earth.

[@SkooledZone]

That would be fun to see in action.

[@Funktastic_Ed]

I'm playing on Xbox one (worst version so far) if i have time maybe i'll make a clip. i dont know if its possible. Oh and its not 12 turrets actually only 10.

[@jesussegurasoler7464]

Btw very nice classes, thank you 😊

[@richardelliottBGR]

2024 and loving these vids!😊

[@timmartin2336]

Hey skooled i have built at grayguarden and the enemies do spawn at the back just not as often just a note to let you know thanks love the vids

[@stevenscott2136]

Your videos always make me feel bad about the crude surrealism of my settlements -- turrets floating in the air, beds in the middle of the cornfield, etc. When I get a new PC, I'm going to start a "high-quality settlement" playthrough.

[@ET-dn2ik]

😂👌

[@killjoy8514]

6 years ago and still here baby

[@nickhoyt1542]

Just wanted to give you a shout out! Love the videos and I love your channel. Like many new people I just stumbled upon it. Really enjoy the content and how helpful it all is. Like many have mentioned before me, you really do have a voice for this sort of thing. I look forward to future content, keep up the awesome videos!

[@SkooledZone]

Hey thanks Nick. Your comment made my day.

[@ahab5735]

You should get a pet mirelurk get the pacify ability and pacify it

[@_vinterthorn]

Over a year has passed, still this is one of the niftiest tutorials around. Easy to do and surely functional. And the Bob Ross pun still gets me everytime. :)

[@SkooledZone]

😁

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

5:33 😆 You totally are the Bob Ross of settlement building. When im in a rush to see the painting its annoying but if im chillin or trying to crash out its suddenly the most relaxing happy video.

[@Muscleduck]

I like using scaffolding for these, looks great imho in the surroundings. I have a tower with 2 rocket launcher turrets at The Slog targeting the foundry because every time enemies spawn there, they start attacking The Slog and my provisioners passing through.

[@smithbuilt]

If you use the doublestack support base and have it high enough you could place 4 more gun points on there too so if they close in on the settlement you have extra firepower finish them off

[@unclebuddy4135]

4 years…later 👀🤧🤣🎩

[@renaissancehollows2750]

Without knowing about this video I would probably known too late I can build vault tech structures to other settlements, I will start vault 88 quest now

[@AfloatFob]

Been listening to Eminem lately. So every time I hear the static intro; I expect "Obie Trice, real name no gimmicks." xD

[@mikepiano5534]

Great videos Great presentation I love you man.

[@ccloyd1989]

Awesome series so far! Here is a tip for you: you can actually jump while in in workshop mode!!! Instead of exiting build mode to jump from the scaffolding to the top of the tower, you can use the "Y" button (Xbox) to jump so that way you don't have to wait for the menu delay. This is actually really helpful when you have obstacles in your way and need to get past them while holding an object for example. Check it out and make sure to share with the community!

[@SkooledZone]

Yup, I definitely use the jump ability when in workshop mode. I might not have done it in that moment because I was either distracted or didn't want to fall. But yeah, it's essential.

[@xWolfBludx]

I was hurt on the job and had to have surgery so to pass time I got into FO4. Man I wish I wouldve been playing years ago. Great game and you earned a Sub for all your Fantastic content and tips 👏 so Thank You very Much!

[@Bender2497]

I watched another video for all the spawn points and just got done going to every settlement that I have and built my towers near them. I'm short on oil (and bone) so I can't fully arm them yet, but getting there. I love this design but I altered it slightly. I used the taller base that you used on the southern tower here, but instead of the two separate pieces for the column, I used a pre-fab'd shorter column with both a flat top and bottom. It's about two selections away from one of the columns you used. I place 4 of the same type of turrets in the same position on the top, but I also place 4 more on the slightly lower level but not in the corners, but staggered with the ones on the top level. So basically 8 turrets per tower, 4 on each level staggered. Nothing's going to bother my settlements, LOL. Any tips on finding/making oil or finding an abundance of bone? Great video, thanks!