Diamond City - Cutting & Polishing (Updated)

Diamond City has been significantly expanded, adding more space, new buildings, and more usable areas. The aim is to make the city's role as a center of commerce and small-scale industry more credible, rather than a cluster of sheds surrounding a stadium.

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Update to version 3.00 of BA2 on August 2: Repackage texture files as suggested by BenRierimanu.

Version 2.0 updated on June 16:

Repackage the texture files as suggested by BenRierimanu.

The BA2 and component format master files have been uploaded. You can choose one of the two to install according to your needs.

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Diamond City - Cutting and Polishing

This mod destroys pre-merges and rebuilds them within the Diamond City area.

Like many players, I (original author BaleaMen, the same below) always felt that the original "Diamond City" did not live up to its reputation. For a city described as the center of trade, politics, and postwar Boston life, it seemed too small and empty, with just a few cabins and a few crops. There was no real industry, no substantial expansion, and limited living space, doing little to support its status as the largest settlement in the Commonwealth.

I tried to change this using this mod. I expanded the city as much as reasonably possible without going overboard. Each area is walkable, with new alleys, new areas and areas. I improved the vanilla market, expanded farming, and added cranes, industrial buildings for manufacturing, water purification, and trade infrastructure.

The Dugout Inn is no longer the only place to relax. From a run-down underground club to an upscale casino, there are now new options for all visitors. There are also many new homes for citizens, some of which contain quests, as well as backstory entries scattered around the city, enriching the city's background and atmosphere.

New facilities include a place where robots can be crafted, and a clinic that sells bobbleheads with special properties so new players don't have to rely solely on exploration or quests to find them.

The city appears more vibrant with more NPCs going about their daily lives. Diamond City is no longer just a collection of shacks. Now there is a reason to visit.

I recommend pairing this mod with two other mods - Diamond City Indoor Expansion and Diamond City Outer Towns.

Before this mod, put the Diamond City internal expansion into the load order.

This will expand the interior and surroundings of Diamond City, making the entire city larger.

For guards, I recommend installing the Diamond City Guard Armor Overhaul mod. It replaced their armor with something that fit better and looked better.

I hope you have fun exploring new areas, interiors, and missions. I'd really appreciate it if you could take a screenshot or video so I can share it with others and hopefully see some compatibility patches for larger mods.