Settlement Builds For Noobs: Coastal Cottage

[@jackofminds8338]

You mentioned a headcanon of rebuilding the commonwealth. Honestly, I'd be pretty interested in seeing a playthrough based around that.

[@AllMenAreBerries]

Yes that would be cool to see

[@althechicken9597]

Lmao that was my first playthru. Every single settlement I found I decked out before leaving.

[@onehalfofunimportance4954]

@@althechicken9597 Same!

[@technicolorskies5432]

That's how I kinda try to play the game. Like for example, I don't consider a settlement complete unless they have all their crops inside a greenhouse (boston winters are cold!). I also try to have at least one building that's completely sealed with walls/windows/doors, so the settlers have a place to escape the elements. Makes it more fun than plopping down a handful of tatos and sleeping bags.

[@lilmonkey4043]

You are the only person who has made me enjoy settlement build videos

[@Terrakinetic]

In 2022, I'm only interested in watching people build in the more difficult settlement locations. But fantastic build in any case. I always try to challenge myself to repair that cottage and end up with something a 5-year-old would build out of legos.

[@richardkenan2891]

I always make this Preston Garvey's home. Send him here and I never need to hear him complain about settlements needing help again. I typically make it into a watch post and supply depot for expeditions to Far Harbor, since it's the closest settlement to the Nakano Farm. It explains why I make the settlement so minimal, and why it deserves a Minuteman presence in the form of the most annoying companion.

[@Sight-Beyond-Sight]

Probably the best build for Coastal Cottage I have ever seen.

[@strateupgamr7]

Probably the only one, even _he_ lists it as a bad building location. Great settlement build either way, so I guess it doesn't matter lol.

[@OctumLXV]

More like coastal fortress, lol. I've built some shell forms around the main house before but none quite like this. Pretty cool and space effective as well. Nice job. Like you I don't use this site much, if I do it's just as a personal base for that far corner of the map. And occasionally as a safehouse for the RR when working with them. Otherwise, coastal what?, oh yeah, that place..., So yeah, nice job on the build, and love that railing, by the way. That set up really nice and to my eye it looks structurally cool and fits with the overall industrial feel of the build itself.

[@Mr._Anderpson]

I typically place a few mutfruit in the dirt inside the garage, & fill up the remaining space with doghouses. The dogs won't mind if their kennel has no roof, as long as they each have a place to shelter inside. I've been playing a long-running survival game, & slowly building up each site has been what kept me going. Each site has named dogs/wolves/mutant hounds from Erickson in Far Harbor. I try to sort them to fit a theme. Hangman's Alley has glowing wolves named Killer, Chewy, & Chase. The Castle has a wolf named Liberty & a dog named Patton. I also trap beasts to serve as extra defense. Tamed yao guai patrol the Visitor's Center. (Thankfully, do not feed the bears signs are constructible.) Starlight is home to a legendary radscorpion I've dubbed "Pokey". Tamed stingwings help protect Taffington Boathouse & Egret Tours Marina. One bit of advice, protect your beta wave emitter. I had one lose power during a raid & was suddenly facing hostile bears in addition to the raiders.

[@Theegreygaming]

I built a zoo at the visitors center and lost the bet wave emitter... it was not a pleasant experience.

[@BorgWolf359]

I love all of your settlement builds! I never knew you could put the ground water pumps in the garden plots! Very cool idea! Thank you again for an awesome build! Great work, keep up the good work!

[@stevenpeterson8582]

Regarding the water pumps on garden plots, you can combine that with the rug glitch, and you can also remove the garden plot after placing the water pump. Doing so would allow the concrete foundation of the pump to sink into the concrete floor which might help your head-canon - instead of a box of dirt going down, think of a concrete-encased well with pipes going down. And as far as head-canon on getting water into your greenhouse, the curved concrete wall and floor pieces raised on a pillar can be used to make something that looks like a water tower, and rug glitch a small water pump into the pillar as the tap.

[@That_lore_guy]

I never even thought about costal cottage I usually just don’t touch it but I think it’s cool that you were able to turn it into something cool and appealing

[@fredrichardson9761]

Really nice settlement - I honestly had no idea what to do with that settlement or what was possible!

[@richardkenan2891]

Trying to build a good settlement like this is kind of a lost cause. This is by far the best settlement in Coastal Cottage I've ever seen, and it's still kind of janky. Coastal Cottage gains a ton from the Scrap Everything mod, since the buildings are close to 100% useless. Just ignoring them leaves an otherwise well made settlement look incredibly out of place. That's why I go with a minor outpost of some kind with only a half dozen settlers max. Not even a radio beacon, I just send settlers there from elsewhere.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

One thing I've noticed about the videos of yours I've watched so far; you really like the concrete build set don't you? :) Actually, the connector on the fusion generator will poke through any solid floor, ceiling or roof as well. However, you need to connect the wire to it before you put that piece over it. This build makes good use of the available space. I've had a much easier time with this one since I discovered a) Scrap Everything and b) Place Everywhere. But this is well done without scrapping those buildings. The slopes are a p.i.t.a. too.

[@travisschultz8626]

I haven't played Fallout 4 in a few years but that i a really nice build, it kind of looks like a old hospital that is converted into a settlement. well done

[@roachbaitfnv2591]

I use several mods (which I've mentioned before) and Coastal Cottage eventually became a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired mansion mixed with Scotch Cap, a lighthouse the coast guard lost to a tsunami, with all hands, up in Alaska... I too left the garage alone...and the main structure has a deck that provides it with a roof cover over the original... The front porch remained untouched, sort of, I can only move it one time, and selecting anything touching it, made it vanish, and I couldn't remove the tall wavy grass...and had to establish my base floor just a hair over it...and move the original wall with a door and it's trim, once, and only once, lest it vanish...and NEVER select anything touching it, again... So, even with mods, this place is no walk in the park...due to paranoia... I put two elevators in, and had room for a secret passageway going between two floors, and storage areas around the bottom edges (where boulders come into the room)...along with a basement where the cave used to be, which houses a fusion generator, barely... It has a deck up top that is literally on the build limit line...and a hell of a view, like you said, which goes way past my draw distance 😃 Mine is more of a private refuge, there are no settlers...it's away from conflict...a place by the sea to contemplate peace, rest, think, and watch the clouds go by... I liked the open inside area...and the greenhouse roof...along with finding out something new about water pumps...and, pretty much all the rest... It's good to see someone take a limitation, and make the best you can from it...😃

[@JohnZ117]

"And, that is it for our main floor." pulls out rifle

[@williamallen7386]

That house and sink hole are completely buildable without mods. The sink hole makes a great bunker. The aircraft pieces fit perfectly, allowing for a completely closed metal room with a door, then metal walls and stairs leading up into the house. The house can also be rebuilt, which I started then turned into a multi-level structure very similar to what you have. The workshop is also buildable. I used the ball track to replace the roof, ( got that idea from another youtuber), replaced and raised the floor a bit to cover all the unscrappable crap. I was also able to build an attic that worked really nicely. Once you set the first piece of floor, the rest snap, and you can walk around the entire thing. You have to use the thin scaffolding stairs since you're limited on space. And all without mods...

[@mikekz4489]

A million dollar, diamond encrusted silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

I recently spent an hour creating a 2 story 4x4 concrete structure. And it rains inside. And some jerk is always on my couch.

[@ralphnewcomejr]

I used the green doors for restrooms as well,after all...Green means GO!!!

[@jandancer33]

My brahmin can get past the electronic locked door that I placed on my house in sanctuary. Nearly every time I stop off there the brahmin is stood either blocking the entry way (inside) or hall outside my bedroom. It's pretty scary waking up with it staring down at me ;) I stopped sleeping there!!! I've not built on the coastal cottage, for all the reasons you stated, so glad I spotted this, thank you, I may well use your idea and utilise the settlement.

[@Skarrz72]

At times Fallout 4 does have that annoying fog, and you just want to use that Clear Skies shout from Skyrim. I think this looks fantastic. Maybe try Hangman's Alley.

[@Sinistral_Tyger]

The vault rails do have singular inner curves and straight rails you can use to remove those inner rail blocks. They have them for the atriums. They look good too. Great build! I usually use the house as an open air market and build cabins. Is this the max height for coastal cottage?

[@darploin5071]

Like I said I just built a stairwell went up two floors built the floor went up two more floors built four more floors on top of it and it's cantilevered on one stairwell that's how I build on that site it's a blessing that the laws of physics don't apply to the buildings so I enjoy it and I use it profusely in other words crazy can'tilevered buildings that would come crashing down in real life but in fallout 4 they seem to keep their shape and stay up

[@chadwolf3840]

Great stuff. Keep these videos coming.

[@darploin5071]

My coastal cottage build start somewhere in the middle where there's just a little bit of somewhat level ground where you can put a staircase and close it put the door on it and then build up to where you have two levels of staircase and start building a building have inner walls countersunk so you can put guns all around it then use another set of stairs to levels high put a door on the level just above the level you just built so you can put another level of guns on top of that roof section then once you've got the two levels of stairs and you build four levels of building it's ungangly looking it would never work in real life but the laws of physics don't apply to the build in fallout 4 so I don't even try to work with the land and make it look like a normal building I just build it so it's functional and I know won't collapse because you can suspend four squares out in the middle of nowhere if you do it right

[@solardare8719]

Love to see the adds! Keep making amazing stuff

[@christophercollins3632]

I learned some useful stuff, but overall was more hoping the existing structures would be included. That’s what would lend uniqueness. I could take this build and plop it down on any open space, and simply adjust for terrain. It’s a great structure, especially the atrium, but it doesn’t scream Coastal Cottage.

[@ellaisplotting]

^^^^ this is by far the nicest build so far I've seen him do, and makes great use of the terrain- but I agree, popping a few bits and bobs into the houses, setting them up as a little marketplace or a covered campsite for traders, even just a hang out spot for settlers- integrating what remains is extra tricky here, but the payoff is worth it.

[@PeriTwinkleXO]

I have been trying to find new ideas on how to build at Coastal Cottage where the house is used to its best ability. Making a small storage room or safe room out of the cave, perhaps. Using the first floor of the house to set up a vender or two. I did it in an old play through but lost the save so…. Back to the old drawing board.

[@Dagzfromearth]

these are pretty awesome! I just started playing again because of your videos actually, thought i'd try a different faction. But i still can't build like you do, (i'm on console) i get gaps or just can't get some pieces to snap together, it annoys me. But i keep trying.

[@ThaCouchpotato]

Every settlement should be fully scrapable. Everything

[@AllMenAreBerries]

I think its very awesome but I have just one question. How come you left the sky bridge all open, why didnt you put up a end cap with a door there?

[@Theegreygaming]

at first I had electrical run through the inside of the skybridge to the gun platform, and didn't want to deal with re-running it on the outside so I could put a door at the end, but since then have removed the electrical run so I could probably afford to put one in now.

[@AllMenAreBerries]

@@Theegreygaming ohhhh that makes sense i see thank you for the answer

[@Ministry_Of_Silly_Walks]

Nicely done!

[@darploin5071]

Also at the red rocket gas station I have a eight story building but you don't count the stories until you get above the red rocket gas stations roof line and I'm talking about the highest point not the lowest so there's like three levels of stairs you have to go before you even get into the building three stairwells and that's the only thing that supports the building

[@onehalfofunimportance4954]

How do you get around size limits? I keep having great plans for settlements that I have to water down because eventually I can't build anymore

[@thomasaitken7495]

Scrap stuff in bounds from the ground. Like weapons. Gamma gun = best reduction.

[@michaelcarpenter7835]

That is an excellent use of the available space. I think Bethesda could have done a lot better with the settlement build system, there are brooms and shovels in the game so there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to scrap all of the trash add all of the settlements. Now I am inspired to build at this site, I also usually ignore this settlement

[@LicheLordofUndead]

Use the Scrap Everything and you can make this into a decent area to build in

[@angelphoenix7784]

For those houses, can you seal them off? What I mean is put up steel or concrete walls to act as a deterrent for raiders and the like? To me it seems like those would be prime areas of atack.

[@angelphoenix7784]

Also I'd love to see your Vault 88 settlement.

[@thomasaitken7495]

11:19 I just push one of the green foot lockers under the bed. :)

[@jeffburnham6611]

Interesting build. I built a raised settlement there as well half the size of yours and reached my build limit, so I'm curious to find out how you managed to build such a large settlement.

[@Theegreygaming]

if you scrap or store weapons using the workshop it raises the build limit just like scrapping or storing settlement objects or junk items.

[@ronniemakinen]

I hate that hole in the middle.

[@Tearsoftechnologymusic]

Good build.

[@junior1138]

Nice What software are you using for image capture? TIA

[@Theegreygaming]

OBS

[@glyphmisui3832]

Do you ever plan to make blueprints for your builds?

[@amatanata]

Honestly my first thought for coastal cottage was “hey, I have a minutemen play though here and this house is close to the boat to far harbor so… why not make it a welcome base/check-in for settlers coming to the commonwealth from far harbor for the first time?

[@jagofjokester1127]

I use a rug glitch to put a few walls on the house. But it's hard to do anything.

[@saigonfrontiers8617]

Is this all within the vanilla build budget?

[@MrMox-xk7tx]

Is it just me or does he sound a lot like LPL? Both the matter of factly manner of speaking, the tone and even the voice itself.

[@Theegreygaming]

It's just you... my lock picking skills are trash.

[@THESLICKNESSEDM]

A fancy stilt house like Hollywood style would be cool with an infinity pool lol

[@natefalcun743]

I would love a really detailed how to build video on this settlement.

[@palpatine84]

Is there a benefit to having multiple artillery in the same settlement?

[@FalloutNate]

Very impressive build for a notoriously bad build location!

[@johna3163]

Any chance of seeing a how to build from the ground up?

[@elmo1639]

I would sell it as an acid pit to some super mutants for bodily remains disposal... There's market for every location 😆

[@wolfen210959]

"Do you have any suggestions to improve this site"? No, but I can tell you how to make a pigs ear out of it, my usual build, which is far, far, worse than this build. Oh man, I almost feel shame about the way I build my settlements, I invariably try to build on one level, instead of multi=level, so thank you for the ideas. :)

[@noaharita2293]

YESSS

[@davestanton6756]

nice, didn't know you could put water in garden plots

[@Theegreygaming]

it doesn't look the best, and if you try to clean it up by storing the garden plot after placing your pump the pump sinks down into the floor and doesn't look good so you're left with a bit of a trade-off but they're effective for being able to place dirt in spots they won't normally go.

[@stevenpeterson8582]

Water pumps on garden plots can also be combined with the rug glitch to put the water pump just about anywhere you want.

[@mugenyuk16]

I don't know why but all those nice and awesome games out there i found Bethesda game really hilarious because of there really dumb Ai NPC (Mostly Fallout series and skyrim)

[@aceofrads1729]

How do you build the reactor pls reply

[@Theegreygaming]

it was added to the game in the wasteland workshop DLC, so it should be included if you bought the season pass, or the game of the year edition. you do have to have science perk level 4 which I believe requires you to be level 40 or above.

[@aceofrads1729]

@@Theegreygaming thanks bro

[@danguillou713]

I like some of your Fallout content, but these settlement builds, man... You really do love your square concrete towers. Very neobrutalist. Not my cuppa tea.

[@darploin5071]

Next Tuesday I'm going to buy me an Xbox card and get all the DLCs for this game you get a lot more building pieces than what you get just in the normal disc and I don't even have the disc my friend loaded it onto my Xbox and game pass has fallout 4 on it and she's game pass since I have most software on the hard drive no I don't need to use that much bandwidth online to play the game

[@jak356]

Nice one bro I haven’t even built here yet because the terrain is so whack. I would use the den as a food storage area tho since it can’t be closed off. I downloaded a couple cleanup mods that work very well for clearing debris grass even buildings. I also finally found a couple mods that allow building in the castle tunnels and cleans them up perfectly.

[@technicolorskies5432]

I spent literally HOURS trying to post/stair glitch a roof into that garage until I realized those chains block the placement even with the glitch. Rip.

[@williamallen7386]

Not true! Both buildings are completely fixable without mods.

[@technicolorskies5432]

@@williamallen7386 you can probably fix the roof itself, but inside the garage there's a chain hanging down from the rafters that prevents you from putting a floor to fix the ceiling. At least, I couldn't get it to work. Maybe I didn't try hard enough

[@AngelEstarossa]

i wanted these to be more of a private, meanwhile bathrooms got all around windows..

[@robertstledger1504]

I hated this settlement. I had to use a mod with a luxury pre war house to make this area usable.

[@lindaalvarado2662]

You need the mod scrap all

[@blip3337]

Ngl, this doesn’t look good. I think keeping the original footprint of the settlement is best…fix the house. I have a metal room in the hole down below as a basement. I think I need to upload my settlements

[@breadpilled2587]

I will never understand why bethesda made this settlement like this.