Nordhagen Beach - A Tough Thriving Trading Community

Nordhagen Beach - A Tough Thriving Trading Community

This is my first upload using Starlight Drive for trading center and settlement. This one similarly utilizes available resources. (I literally picked up everything, logs, boats, even rocks, and used them to form the initial barricade.)

In all my playthroughs of this game, I've never done anything with this solution. I think it's a terrible place. This makes it an ideal choice to try to come up with something that not only works but is fun to explore. There are so many fantastic mods available and I feel like I have the tools to give them a try. Working with containers is a real challenge. They create crazy tight spaces. Hopefully the npcs will be successful, but I'm not making any promises. :)

There are over 1,200 objects used to solve this problem. I didn't experience any noticeable framerate drops in this area. I mentioned below that the Better Stores mod does not appear to be downloadable. If you don't have it yet and can't get it, you may want to add some additional food resources. This settlement uses two fishing boats and a butcher station from that mod. Shouldn't be a big deal, but I mention it because I don't want to disappoint anyone.

Another note. The settlement used some pretty long power lines. There are no specific mods listed to ensure you can connect for longer than vanilla powerline. Mine works because I run the War Never Changes mod. If there is indeed a problem. Place a few extra connectors or download one of several mods specifically designed to extend the ridiculously short vanilla powerline limitations.

There are many mods listed in the Required section. Those relating to the structure of which I have spoken are obviously indispensable. Those more suitable for decoration may not be so much. I like all the mods listed. They really offer all the options you need to make something like this. I have no issues or conflicts with them. But I did manually override Loot's loading order by ensuring that all Workshop rearranged related entries were lower than all other Workshop models.

Steps to achieve the full effect of this settlement.

• Get the required modules
• If the area is not already cleared of original assets - then clear everything important. You may end up with duplicate objects after transfer, but this shouldn't be a problem.
• IMPORTANT: When you use the Transfer Settlement Holotape import feature, make sure to check the box to import the original project (not built by the player). If you don't, half the roadblock will be missing because of what I said in #2 above.
• You may also want to select the import option to import tag-based projects. This will allow for the creation of markers that I put down for each caravan and its escort.
• Please note that my taste in "art" is a personal choice. You certainly don't need the relevant mods. What you may see in the images are replacements and therefore don't have the same mod settings as if you had the same picture.

Absolutely Essential Mods

F4SE  (This is an off-site link)

Transfer Settlements

HUDFr



I personally use the SKE framework to support several of its mods. Sorry, I'm not an expert in helping set these up.

Necessary structural modifications

Alternative placement Grab both versions 1.1 + 1.2

Buildable barricades and guard posts

Buildable burning campfires and fireplaces

Office and shop buildings

Passive Water Source  I think the water generation I'm using here comes from the expanded water source below, but it may involve this one. ...

placed everywhere

Abandon everything

Settlement object expansion

Checkout Supplies Expansion

Snap'n build

Snappy HouseKit I recommend grabbing this DLC stuff. Great mod. It takes some time to figure out how to use it, but it's worth it!

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