Vault Building Tips Part 2 - Vault-Tec Workshop - Fallout 4

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[@TheBrett1890]

I am just going to say in advance that I won't mind a really long video for you final vault tour. In fact I would prefer it. If necessary, split it into parts if you think viewers would prefer that.

[@oxhorn]

Thanks Brett, will do!

[@ryanlavaley937]

agreed

[@Cptn.RedCloak]

Please Ox!!! That’s be dope!!!

[@soangry]

Not only do the power connectors snap to the outside of hallways, you can also cover them up afterwards with room walls. That way you can power your lights without unsightly connectors in the rooms

[@Mixxie67]

Thanks so much for this. When I saw the scope of the space and all the pieces, I was sooooo overwhelmed. Fortunately, my settlers are so happy to be there they don’t seem to mind all sleeping in one area and the super lame and awkward food production. Also, very little light. But they are always happy to see me, unlike those Sanctuary ingrates!

[@redwind5150]

Yup, I absolutely hate how over whelming this is. The developers didn't have to make this so difficult.

[@Mixxie67]

@@redwind5150 I have since seen builds that just ignore the whole vault concept and build a cave settlement. There's a really beautiful one by a youtuber by the handle Sanghelios. It's insanely ambitious but inspiring. The video is called "Vault 88 after 600 hours of settlement building". Another thing that made me look at it differently is Sim Settlements 2. Not to spoil anything if you plan on using the mod but there's a bit featuring a fungi farm in a cave. It's done fairly simply, considering, and looks really cool.

[@redwind5150]

@@Mixxie67 I followed a series by wasteland dovakiin myself. I plan to start out with shanty towns, and connect each section. Also, I sent Preston to the construction site. He can defend that spot alone until he grows old.

[@BKPrice]

Domestic 3-way. Sounds kinky.

[@thepixellegend3337]

I was thinkingThe same thing

[@blakesmalley3172]

Imagine the soul survivor saying that as the silver shroud, and trust me it gets a whole lot better.

[@onepoorguy]

I'm really late to this game. Started playing it last summer. Just got the "Season Pass" a month or so ago. This video in particular was extremely helpful for the nuts and bolts of how to build the vault. How the pieces go together. A vault tour (which is how I found you) is cool, but it didn't tell me how you did it. I still can't figure out how to build more than three stories, but hopefully in another episode you explain how you did it. I won't copy your vault, but I do like the open-air concept. A bunch of metal rooms feel almost the same as being in an underground tunnel. I think the openness of your vault "feels" like it's almost outside. I'd rather not load any "unofficial" mods, so I'm trying to do this with vanilla Fallout plus Season Pass DLCs. I know it's late, but thanks for doing a video explaining how these build pieces actually work. So many other youtube vids just show off the final result without explaining how they got there. I'm also hoping you cover other settlements, also. For example, I have difficulty in Sanctuary because the structures are already there, and defy modification or enhancement. I can rearrange the furniture, but the roof still leaks like a sieve. Same for Croup Manor. For example. I'll be mining your 4-yr old vids for tips and tricks on how to use the tools available to me.

[@lown7sama]

You definitely earn my subscription mister. How I wish I could take your vault and install it in my game. I didn't see everything in it and I already know I want it. It's so good looking. Good work sir.

[@projektardent9417]

after watching your "tour of the vault" video and both of your tips videos for vault building, i think i actually understand some basics and i'll have to try them so my vault doesn't look like crap hahaha, thanks again for the insight Oxhorn, you're awesome!

[@briandeignan4093]

I was really happy with this video, the last one occasionally irked me because of the inefficiency that you sometimes used, i liked that you correct it and you even taught me a few new more efficient techniques and gave me some good ideas for my work in progress vault in this vid. You earned my subscription a while ago and I enjoy most of your videos

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

That food must be so delicious that the settler has to stand on the table to eat it!

[@Tritachion]

Heavens above THANK you for that short bit about single window panes - the glass not connecting to the frames was driving me up the walls!

[@DHunt88]

Holy shit. I had no idea power could snap to the outside of those halls. Thats awesome. Thank you, Ox.

[@oxhorn]

You bet!

[@Hsdias]

You're saving my life with those videos oxhorn

[@knottheory79220]

Domestic 3 Ways in two bedrooms huh?

[@oxhorn]

ba-dum *TSSS!*

[@EricLinstone]

Damnit! Beat me to it!

[@bendumesny5756]

if you want to cover the holes from the end of the floor tile you can use a trim piece under the atrium tab

[@Sasqmo]

I plan to use the synth manufacturing workshop mod with my vault, just because it fits so well in theme I think.

[@TwoBs]

Sasqmo, I hadn't thought of that. I've been trying to decide where to put it in my game that isn't so....tacky? or would seem out of element in my settlements and the vault would be a good place to start with it. Thank you.

[@renatovieira3576]

Thanks a lot. I was very lost when I came across vault 88 and had all that stuff to deal with. It was really confusing. Now I think I can build at least a simple vault.

[@Joff4]

+Oxhorncould you make a handy list of what parts work best where. So I have it written down, I tried doing it myself but I couldn't word it right.thanks for the happiness calculator I finally got the Benevolent Leader achievement thanks to it, it was in Sanctuary with 19 Settlers, I had to completely ruin it, with 5 Bars, 3 Barbers, 1 cling, 2 general stores, 2 clothing, 6 cats, 6 dogs, 70 pummel horses and 40 weight machines.I reloaded a previous save so it's all nice again with 89 happiness.

[@frankrial1185]

Thank you for all your videos mate, they are awsome, been helping me on a lot a stuff. I really enjoy the way you narrate. cheers bro

[@mattowen8980]

Not gonna lie, every correction you've made sounds so simple once you've said it! Yet almost all of those mistakes were things I've done! Nice Vault! Gonna help me with mine! You've got yourself another subscriber!

[@knightace2002]

Handy tip that I discovered today: If you leave the vault and go elsewhere, it will refill the vault crate by 10 I think each and refill/reset the pip-boy crates.

[@zodiaccc1473]

Fun Fact: If you turn on no clip on PC and select and item, and then cancel moving it, it becomes undetected and unable to be selected, and you can build as if it is not there. Same as placing building pieces down in no clip. This really helps when building and can help you get around the really annoying restrictions of building in fallout 4.

[@joshwashere2005]

Cool

[@timmoseus4281]

Very well done. I really like your demeanor and explanations. What I am looking for is tips on how big one should build a room, what rooms should be built, and how far one can really stretch that build budget. Your vault looks amazing, and I hope Bethesda is taking notes on design. Not to say they are not great, just to say that you really have some great ideas as well. I am a numbers guy, so I look at what really needs to be built vs what is just for fun. For instance, how large should a dinner be? How much room should be allocated for recreational/happiness? With current game mechanics, do I really need a Nursery? Again, great videos. Any chance you will provide a "by the numbers" segment to explain your logistics for building the size and orientation of the rooms? Or is it really just a "feel it out" kind of procedure? I look forward to more videos either way. Thank you.

[@allangee]

Why bother with the doors when the settlers can't use them?

[@loislurso]

Where do those door go when they open? They should pop up in upper level..

[@joshydoobler165]

true

[@zeues1992]

Man rwsp3ct to the amount of dedication you have.

[@terrymoore7311]

I'm looking forward to too seeing the end result of you're vault build. I'm thinking it might be quite long 😄

[@MrKotorX]

you dont need the wires the floors carry the current as long as its vault floors

[@WeepingWrangler]

"you save on your settlement budget" 10% off! 2 in one! Once in a lifetime opportunity!

[@WeepingWrangler]

But WAIT! Thats not all! Call now and we will TRIPLE your offer!

[@88blackandwhite88]

I just subscribed. I like you, buddy. I don't know why, but I do. Good vids, great attitude. keep it going, bro.

[@bigbugjpeg]

Can't wait to see more revisited settlements! (:

[@robbieblackmore7272]

This series has been such a big help so thank you... but I have to ask how you're able to build such a large structure without the settlement size meter moving at all?

[@CounterNerd]

"4 way with doorways" is for some reason a funny phrase to me.

[@armandogomez6095]

I know it is way to late in your vault build to try to change anything but personally I don't like (and don't take this as a diss because I love your work) the way that utility stairway goes up to your water room/garden. have you tried other ways to make the climb up that rock side? I'm thinking of trying a large atrium style room with a stairway going up to the water generator area. sucks that the tunnels leading to the front door are useless for vault pieces.

[@robertdavezac]

So there's a piece that easily snaps to an exterior wall and provides power? I wasted like 4 hours yesterday using the wire trick a couple hundred times in difficult spaces...

[@michaelredmond9195]

Your vids are on point, bc i dont normally subscribe to a channel. I could describe why, but im sure you get good feedback. I havent checked your vid list and i do know of the better stores mod , but i honestly still cant seem to make a manned store without using the big corny booth which doesnt fit indoors

[@olliejbaker4324]

I'm having trouble with trying to build a atrium The most problems I have is snapping the ceilings and having rooms on different floors(bottom , mid , tall)

[@Adoniss2yu]

Hey pal. Any tip on how to get my settlers to walk around and congregate to different sectors of my large vault? Drives me crazy that my morons stand around the main area.

[@erichsalvesen]

Might help if you give them jobs far away. Not sure about the unemployed. They just walks around the spawn point without anything to occupy them. Would be nice if we could assign them to desks and chairs and the like. Give each one a routine of sorts...

[@Adoniss2yu]

Erich Salvesen Thanks. Guess I'll have to wait for that update to spread the new shops around. I'm not placing those ugly lemonade stands in my pristine vault.

[@erichsalvesen]

Adoniss2yu hell no. I already have areas set up for the different shops spread around the cave complex. Just can't bring myself to wasting money on those stupid stands.

[@Adoniss2yu]

Any idea how to squeeze the vault door leading to University Point exit?

[@erichsalvesen]

I just built a concrete windowed enclosure and surrounded it with missile turrets. If you really want the vault door there, I'd suggest using the rug glitch to trick it in place.

[@ryanlavaley937]

another thing with Windows is if you have two walls you want a window in place a window from the tab where you get your doors from

[@erichsalvesen]

What

[@soangry]

I think what he's trying to say is that you need to place the window glass in the window frame before you add a wall on the other side to sandwich the glass in.

[@ondrejhnat]

Love your vids. I just have a comment on 4:36 - OK, you have traded one "extra" item (the doorway endcap) for another item (wall endcap). So there's actually no save at all as to the number of items needed :) However nice thing is you have actually removed the glitching around the doors (whis makes me mad) but as you have said the drawback is the continuing hallway suddenly ending with a wall. I guess it's a matter of personal preference. I guess corner with door endcap looks better and let's hope Bethesda fixes the glitching :D

[@oxhorn]

True, in that example I am using just as many settlement objects, but I am at least getting rid of the clipping glitch.

[@mopar3502001]

Excellent video! What mod are you using to build such large settlements? I haven't been using any mods, but instead have just been doing the gun storage thing in the workbench. But, it causes problems once you get to a certain size. Do you have any recommendations?

[@wilhelmthegreat]

I wonder if its possible to merge all these separate props into one big prop, in order to reduce lag. Or maybe that isn't how it works..

[@Byzant1453]

hey this build of vault is the best you feel it like your home congratulations.I triet to do the same think but i nead i litlle help may you show photos of all sides of your vault if you want , thank you and good builtings.

[@eroden9]

My question....I saw at the very beginning of your video, you had a ladded going down into your pool...how did you do that?

[@angelicakramer7841]

it was shown in your previous video, is that a mod that you use to have really nice and fancy looking shops in your vault? because i like how that looks much better than the little wooden kiosk shacks normally available. just wondering :)

[@IrishHawk12]

my question is.... you had a video hooking up power from the reactor room to the hallway, I tried looking for the video you got the conduit to poke through the door, can you tell me what video. Thanks

[@thheHAZZARD]

In your atrium, how'd you get the ceiling on it? I may just be really stupid but I can't figure it out, nothing snaps together.😫😓

[@talfuris644]

hey oxhorn I had an idea to make 3 settlements with the 3 entrances in vault tec workshop instead of 1 massive vault [1. vault 88] [2.brotherhood bunker based off of the safe house in new Vegas using pharmacy entrance] [3.hidden shanty town in the subway entrance] so if you see this what do you think and what would you build if you were to build 3 instead of 1?

[@oxhorn]

That's a great idea!

[@talfuris644]

you think? what would you build in this way?

[@erichsalvesen]

The only issue would be the reset point for all the settlers would be Infront of the entryway.

[@talfuris644]

force wait till they are in there beds.

[@liamlane1165]

Quest Ox, do you have any ideas as to why there's ghouls in this Vault?

[@WeepingWrangler]

"I'm removing my atrium floor and window" Um... "Er, my atrium floor and WALL" Much better.

[@JennyA]

How did you get a schoolroom set? Do you have to be farther in the main story line to get it or what? Thanks!

[@andydavis3607]

Other players: man I wish my doors had buttons! Me: what the hell is an atrium!?

[@warriorofice33]

how many hours you spent building that vault?

[@slayitwithfire5698]

Anyone else notice the settler standing on the table at the end?

[@nintyfan1991]

Is the jetpack you are using (and without Power Armor) a mod?

[@zisisberd1067]

Oxhorn these tips are very useful thanks! :D

[@zisisberd1067]

oh and also It would be great if you told me what mod adds the very detailed like shelves and stuff that would deffintly be helpful :D

[@oxhorn]

Sure, Do It Yourshelf

[@tannerlampman8649]

+Oxhorn aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@shadowwolf7]

Have you started having a lot of lag in Vault 88? My vault is only in the first room and is starting to lag very badly

[@Joff4]

What is that giant water thing in the atrium? And how did you build the fountain.

[@sdbegotist]

This was from the Build your own swimming pool mod, or something of a similar name. As well as adding tiles to add the illusion of water, and flowing water, it can also be used to assign relaxation points for settlers. Think he covers it in his Greygarden lived in settlement video

[@darkmagicianscousin5261]

I have a question, but it's not about building the Vault. I wanna know if you can rebuild the prototypes of the experiments again, as I scrapped them thinking I could still do the experiments with the final ones.

[@oxhorn]

Sadly no. Once you complete the experiment, you can;t build the prototypes anymore.

[@darkmagicianscousin5261]

***** Well, that sucks. Guess I won't be getting that max happiness Achievement...

[@CounterNerd]

Oxhorn.... Oxhanks.... Tom Hanks. I know your secrets, Oxhorn. Or should I call you.. MISTER HANKS! Hope that was to some amusement :P

[@Leostar-Regalius]

anyone else wish that while you're away the "overseer" would kinda build the main atrium(in the room you start) and let you do the rest? since, i suck at building homes

[@joshwashere2005]

Leostar what I did is take inspiration from vault 81 atrium cos it's the most common type vault 81,95,76

[@CapnMoza]

please help me out here, I do have a few mods installed that adds things to the vault, and everything will be fine, but once I go so far I get a masive lag spike every time I place something. help

[@tannerlampman8649]

delete some mods that you really don't use or if you use it and it's really big until you finish your vault or get to a point then reinstall it

[@TheTBass]

How about the standalone ceiling tiles (atrium), can't seem to attach them to anything, or am I doing them wrong?

[@oxhorn]

They are very annoying! I can only get them to work by snapping them to existing ceiling tiles, or to the prefab ceiling/wall tiles.

[@dalockking4103]

I was wondering if you could show us a good non-vault vault 88 build.

[@erichsalvesen]

Little Lamplight?

[@armandogomez6095]

+Erich Salvesen I saw someone build a little lamp light section of the vault to house McCready. came out nice.

[@armandogomez6095]

I've been subscribed for a while but what might make your videos a bit more entertaining is a little background music. Nothing to loud that drowns out your voice but something a little subtle that is similar to what you play for the enemy spawn video.

[@oxhorn]

This video had background music.

[@armandogomez6095]

Oh fuck that was subtle. I had to turn my volume all the way up to hear it. Haha my bad.

[@crystalistnova3928]

Oxhorn why don't you show us your vault? I Really want to see it

[@oxhorn]

I just finished it tonight. My vault build video is coming out Tuesday.

[@crystalistnova3928]

+Oxhorn I see

[@true0rigin702]

can you do a tour of your vault?

[@erichsalvesen]

How about waiting until he finishes it

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

Vault conduits don't seem to stick to anything but vault pieces. I tried to stick 1 on a concrete piece & something else,& it just clipped thru .

[@oxhorn]

Right, they only work with vault pieces

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

+Oxhorn And as you perfectly show......not ALL those pieces work.Ohh Bethesda.... Just thought I'd mention it since I didn't see it in the video. This was(for me)the most stressful & tedious DLC. Got it day 1 & still haven't built a vault. After hours of this not sticking to this & that not sticking to this....i quit. Had no more hair left to pull out😉 Watching your stuff to try & start again. I feel everything should be more cohesive.

[@luigischinesecowboyimpress5250]

I'm having trouble with building a generator room, tips would be nicr

[@soangry]

if you go to the utility hallways tab, towards the end are the room parts. I used them because the flooring matches the flooring around the generator. To make a two story room use a two story atrium wall piece to clip the second story onto.

[@luigischinesecowboyimpress5250]

soangry thx there is a lot of options and I have had little time

[@JamesMichaelDoyle]

so how does the settlement size work? is it a flat size cost for everything you place? or are they all different sizes? sorry if this is super noob question.

[@Joff4]

Different Vault stuff is smaller. When trying for max happiness one chair was made way for 10 weight benches. You can use the exploit of removing all the junk items from the workshop drop the inside the vault and scrap them manually, the reduces the build cap meter. I got sanctuary down to 1/4 from full doing it.

[@JamesMichaelDoyle]

addz777 id rather not exploit, but how exactly does that work? just drop a bunch of weapons 1 at a time and scrap them?

[@Joff4]

Pretty much yeah. I use all the junk my scavengers collect from the workshop and scrap them for parts. It takes a long time to do (I consider that the tax for the exploit) but do that enough you see the bar drop.

[@armandogomez6095]

+addz777 it seems like dropping weapons with mods works really fast. in most settlements I can drop 5 heavily modded weapons a few times and it gives a noticeable drop in settlement size.

[@Joff4]

Cool I shall give that a try

[@gabriel1856]

I built everything with Atrium, and it doesnt snap with domestic/utility parts smh. Help

[@joshwashere2005]

Hade use domestic endcap doorway to connect atrium to domestic

[@MrAlbertamike]

how did you get past the "STUPID" sizing limitations?

[@Joff4]

There is a mod he used I believe. You can use the scrap junk in workshop mode to exploit it too

[@soangry]

drop a ton of gamma guns, store and repeat

[@JustablipGaming]

I just realised... Oxhorn sounds EXACTLY like Bill Murray

[@jaredfongemie5264]

How do you get the tables in the cafe with everything on it

[@jefftanner690]

Game

[@cpxx111og8]

how do you make a up stares room that connects please help me on that😁😤

[@SwankyKitteh82]

Yo, vault building in Fallout 4 is enough to drive someone to drink... The railings and bridges alone, man... There's no prefab pieces that are U shaped with walls... Because I'm sorry, settlers don't need more than two build squares with a window and bed, lol.

[@SeantheDracunyan76]

The door and window trick did not work it won't snap

[@kerseyking5510]

how to have atrrium like midway. how do i get that

[@abrahamdrinkin2534]

Did you have to use a mod to increase your budget in order to get the size Vault you built? Edit: I'm not asking for the name of the mod, just wondering if it's possible to build a Vault of your size without a mod.

[@nocturnal6783]

you could expand the budget without mods by droping your weapons and arrmor and then storing them using the build menu

[@berry186]

+Nocturnal l had to use a mod because I did that and it didn't work in vault 88

[@dominiqueelliott4296]

how do you make a pool without mods because I don't use mods

[@jacksondavey4438]

Sorry but there isn't a way unless you find a pool of water already in the game and build around it

[@donkey8116]

I have a tip that you can share with your viewers. "Be nice to your mother!" :)

[@foxyxviolet7585]

What settlement are you using

[@joshwashere2005]

Vault tec workshop DLC

[@swahini]

are you using a mod for the settlement capacity or have i been building wrong? what am i saying of course i have =D my vault is shit!

[@sn0man199]

Drop your guns and store them in workshop mode. it'll reset the settlement size limit.

[@swahini]

Bill Smith oooohhhh D: *anime O face*

[@swahini]

Bill Smith didnt work for me

[@swahini]

***** that sucks, luckely it didnt happen to me

[@ErinsAaron]

thank you for this helpful video

[@oxhorn]

You bet!

[@p0elaha566]

I have writers block when it comes to this vault I have no idea what to do it.

[@samanthablack7990]

Same

[@joshwashere2005]

Take inspiration from vault 81 that's what I do

[@Vapor413]

How did you get "clean" windows?

[@sn0man199]

Probably a mod that retextures it

[@TheShinseph]

...why would you want a window to rock?

[@talfuris644]

to see if it rolls.

[@NathanY0ung]

or to remind you that you live in underground.

[@soangry]

some of the vaults in fallout:NV had windows to rock. I thought it was strange back then as well.

[@Slickcatfilmz]

Hydroponics build please

[@tannerlampman8649]

yes please I'm just using up the space underneath my staircases

[@brodyregallo1938]

How can I level up faster ox

[@tannerlampman8649]

rug lots and lots of rugs

[@kentonmiles]

Leaving a Comment!

[@tannerlampman8649]

leaving a reply

[@CounterNerd]

So sorry if I am spamming but I just wanted to recommend a mod that is also about vault lighting, but it works slightly different. My apologies if someone has already sent you this, or it has found your attention through another way. www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/17174/?

[@LobsiDead]

What mods are you using?

[@LobsiDead]

BECAUUUSE Your vault looks awesome

[@nickhechtel640]

description...

[@kevinreinhardt1]

he has a list in the description

[@LobsiDead]

Oops ok ^^

[@kevinreinhardt1]

LobsiDead all good my man

[@joshwashere2005]

The only people who disliked are vault tec employees

[@DeathxStrike18]

I Made defended concrete walls in the entree ways of the spawner tunnels not counting the vualt door. Tweet: twitter.com/DeathStrike18/status/762254663441801216?s=09

[@erichsalvesen]

Yes. I believe everyone did that.

[@jimdandytheboss]

Mod hit just a bit ago that should help with many of these problems. www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/17198/?

[@oxhorn]

Ah why didn't this come out a week ago ahhh now I have to redo so many things, ahhhhh! (Thank you for pointing it out :) )

[@jimdandytheboss]

***** LOL This is much of why I am holding off until after Nuka World to put together a good load order. I put in 200 hours in the first couple weeks after it launched and haven't touched it since. :)

[@dispatchesfromtherustbelt2391]

Hee hee “domestic three way” hee hee

[@coffeebreakhero3743]

I hate that this is a big part of fallout gameplay.oh well... I'll just do the quests

[@jeambeam3173]

This is the only good gameplay it distracts you from how boring and shallow all the quests are

[@danholland7666]

Bethesda , should pay u for explaining What they do'nt . They could'v done a in game build tutorial\ mission , ...

[@DallisJossa]

you'll never earn my subscription

[@armandogomez6095]

I know it is way to late in your vault build to try to change anything but personally I don't like (and don't take this as a diss because I love your work) the way that utility stairway goes up to your water room/garden. have you tried other ways to make the climb up that rock side? I'm thinking of trying a large atrium style room with a stairway going up to the water generator area. sucks that the tunnels leading to the front door are useless for vault pieces.