SKK’s quick start location selection (updated)

Original address:

Updated on July 4th:

Version 012

Update Notes: BA2 archive format is compatible with all Fallout4.exe versions (1.10.162 and 1.10.980)

Fix: SPECIAL menu selection not triggering

Version 011 and 012 files have been uploaded. After installation, 011 will not pop up the location setting menu. Instead, after leaving Shelter 111, it will be directly teleported to any location on the big map to start the game. File 012 will pop up the location setting menu. After leaving Shelter 111, it will be teleported to the set location to start the game.

Updated Chinese address on July 5th:

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Exit Vault 111 to the selected Federation Workshop or POI starting location with some inventory to start with. A new gaming experience that works with your Vault Exit save games or SKK FastStart new games.

Quick start from other locations

If you want a different starting experience, SKK FastStart Location will take you from the Vault 111 exit, from a selected settlement workshop with player ownership, or at a POI workbench around the Commonwealth. This mod was created as a way to start a new "die or die" survival run on a very regular basis and see how far or how far players can get from interesting places on various difficulty conditions.

(1) Select a workshop list:

Boston Airport (Limited Workshop) <= REALLY GOOD ALT START

bunker hill

Coastal hut (or maybe mire crab)

Xiandu

appointment

Egret Tour Marina

Finch Farm (DN121 Out of the Fire will not start)

Graygarden (DN151 muddy water startable)

Greentop Nursery

Home Run (Limited Workshop)

jamaica plain (ghoul)

Nordhagen Beach

Highland Station

The Slog

somerville square

Starlight Drive-in Theater (Mole)

Sunshine News Cooperative

Taffington Houseboat (Bloodworm)

Natick Warehouse HARDCORE (Death Claw)

(2a) or select a POI

From the Lexington Delta to the Glowing Sea DMZ, here are some POIs near the workbench of increasing difficulty:

red rocket lexington

Red Rocket Cambridge West (optional seminar)

Red Rocket Cambridge East

Wtaz Electronics (real name triggers bethesda.net profanity filter)

Cambridge Science Center (Central)

POI RJ19 Hut (a hill south of the Scout Bunker)

Leonard Moore's Trading Post

Slocums Joe Headquarters

Reeb Marina

Red Rocket NHM

Goodneighbor

Red Rocket Hagen (optional workshop)

Forest Grove Gunsmith

Red Rocket Nahant (optional workshop)

Red Rocket South Boston (optional workshop)

Red Rocket Natick

Red Rocket Quincy

Red Rocket Glowing Sea... You will get a hazmat (optional workshop) (

2b) Or have it randomly select a POI for you from the Commonwealth's 600 possible map, RE and POI markers.

(3) Optional player equipment: wasteland armor, hats, and glasses (dangerous items if rads).

Mildly modified GunNut 1 10mm pistol

Mildly modified GunNut 1 308 pipe sniper rifle

Mildly modified GunNut 1 combat shotgun at TOUGH location.

Some ammo, hats, food, water, stimulus bags, hairpins, and crafting materials are either given to the player or hidden in the starting workshop or wooden chests. The wooden box disappears when the design is emptied.

It was a balance of excessive power in the North and insufficient power in the South. You'll be fine cleaning up Jamaica* or shopping in Quincy** at Level 1...

(*) Tested to work with survival players, no cheating if you use structures.

(**) This isn't actually true at all, but it's fun to try.

(4) Other options

Adjust player starting level to 5, 10 or 15

If you exit a save game with the same vault, adjust special stats, invite Codsworth to carry items with you and block wild melee attacks (for other companions, use SKK to unlock all companions).

User Guide (RTFM)

This mod is best installed before starting a new game, but can be installed and enabled at any time before leaving the Vault 111 exit location. If you have a clean vault elevator respec or exit a perfect savegame, or the mod will wait for the SKK FastStart new game to complete. It may not work with other ALT or Quickstart mods as they …