Whenever one of these areas is lacking, their icons will be red, and a caution sign will be seen next to the name of the settlement in the Pip-Boy. Players should also keep an eye on the basic needs of the people, which includes maintaining the food and water sources, as well as supplying enough beds and defense. Unless players are using the infinite bottle caps glitch, it will take quite a long time to raise the necessary funds. Opening these stores will require a significant investment of caps, which is one of the reasons why we recommend waiting until finishing the main quest to start. This is where the Local Leader and Cap Collector perks come into play, as the former allows players to open these shops in the first place, and the latter allows them to invest in the shops, raising their overall buying capacity as a result. When ready to start truly trying to raise the settlement to maximum happiness, be sure to build a clothes store and a trading store, in addition to as many clinics and restaurants as possible. Two other perks that one should spend skill points on are the Local Leader and Cap Collector perks, as they will both come in handy later on, and are the most important out of Fallout 4's 275 perk levels for successful settlement building.įallout 4 has no level cap, so players that find themselves at the end of the main quest without the proper skills leveled can simply keep grinding by completing quests and defeating enemies until they do have the necessary skills. While leveling and going through the main quest, try to funnel skill points into Charisma, as Charisma is crucial to the later stages of maintaining a settlement. Settlers from other settlements besides the primary one can be told to travel there if the player character's charisma is high enough, so keep that in mind if it's a struggle to reach the 20 settler mark. To improve the settlement, players should be adding food, water, beds, and other resources, while also building a recruitment beacon to attract as many settlers as possible. Also be sure to maintain the "chosen settlement" periodically while completing the main quest, so the work is spread throughout the game. While it's certainly possible to accomplish this before finishing the main quest, getting that out of the way will likely put players in a better position to be successful. So before attempting to raise the maximum happiness of a settlement, first focus on leveling and collecting bottle caps, perhaps until the main quest is finished. This is truly one of the more daunting challenges that can be found in Fallout 4's post-apocalyptic Bostonian wasteland. This guide is for those looking to raise the happiness of their settlements with hope of unlocking the Benevolent Leader achievement/trophy, as well those that that just want tips on raising their settlements' happiness levels in general.
Happiness is also important for players who want to unlock the "Benevolent Leader" trophy/achievement in Fallout 4, but as stated previously, it's no easy feat. Managing settlements and raising the happiness of the settlers living therein is one of the more challenging gameplay elements of Fallout 4. Much like in past games, the junk found throughout the game world can be collected, but in Fallout 4 the parts can then be used to build and improve settlements created throughout the wasteland. One of the biggest ways Fallout 4 differs from its predecessors is its focus on crafting and settlement building.