Dealing with Synth Spies

[DimosZargarda]

Hey guys, just recently found out bout Settlers beeing Synth Spies, downloaded a mod that allows me to see them, however everytime I gently blow out their brains the entire settlement attacks me, so instead ive been sending them to an empty settlement.

 

Any idea if thers a lore friendly way to deal with them? Otherwise il be using the disable command.

[Raycheetah]

Wait for them to attack like the lackeys of the evil Institute they are, as the game intended, and watch your other settlers blow 'em away. =^[.]^=

[TheOriginalEvilD]

Huh. First I've heard of this and I've got 100s of hours of play. Spoiler?

 

But yea, unless you have piss poor defenses, it's not like they'll do much damage.

[DimosZargarda]

Huh. First I've heard of this and I've got 100s of hours of play. Spoiler?

 

But yea, unless you have piss poor defenses, it's not like they'll do much damage.

Yeah dude, ive been playing since the game came out and I found out about Synth Spies 4 days ago. Was trying to google why my settlers are damm unhappy all the time, someone mentioned Synth Spies, they pretend to be settlers, then cause s#*! around, like breaking some food plants and turrets. Was mindblown rofl. I guarantee you that if you have a settlement with atleast 15 Settlers, thers a synth spy among them, can either kill them and search their bodies for synth component or get that mod that gives you glasses to see them.

[Deleted31005User]

I'm using 2 mods for them, one where you need to drop all those scanners in the workbenches of your settlement so you get that detection network, though I edited this mod and removed the glasses and some other stuff too, since that was kind of immersion breaking for me.

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7342/?

And the other mod I'm using to build those Synth Tesla traps to manually figure out which settlers are actual synths, and then I can drop that ring on them to make them hostile and blow them up.

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8031/?

 

I like it much more this way, the network only indicates which settlements have been infiltrated but offer no other options to magically see which settler is a synth(glasses), or other immersion breaking stuff like mentioning the attacks even before they happen.

And then I have to manually build those tesla traps (which only work one time each) to find the actual synth spy.

So overall this is the most immersive thing I could come up with without feeling like I'm actually cheating somehow.

 

If you want my edited version of "Settlement Aid Program" that only shows you the 'SSD network' and the 'Synth Spy detection' then just send me a PM and I'll share it with you, though it is based on the Hard version where you need to have certain perks and also construct the scanners yourself and then drop them in each workbench of your settlements.

Edited January 15, 2016 by Guest

[TheOriginalEvilD]

Well I'll be damned....those SOB's are working my crops! Bastards!

[Glycerius]

I find this sort of attack happens at times, and then not for ages. If I starts, I go to settlements, and after questioning roughly five settlers, I'll find one who who cannot trade. RIP synth. Dunno what good are syth component are for, though.

[TheOriginalEvilD]

I still haven't had an actual attack or a notification of one. Got about 5 of them at the Castle.

[jcdenton2012]

Spies be zapping my dispenser!!

[Warmaker01]

Where are the other spies?

Ve have vays of making you talk.

 

I'm using 2 mods for them, one where you need to drop all those scanners in the workbenches of your settlement so you get that detection network, though I edited this mod and removed the glasses and some other stuff too, since that was kind of immersion breaking for me.

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7342/?

And the other mod I'm using to build those Synth Tesla traps to manually figure out which settlers are actual synths, and then I can drop that ring on them to make them hostile and blow them up.

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8031/?

 

I like it much more this way, the network only indicates which settlements have been infiltrated but offer no other options to magically see which settler is a synth(glasses), or other immersion breaking stuff like mentioning the attacks even before they happen.

And then I have to manually build those tesla traps (which only work one time each) to find the actual synth spy.

So overall this is the most immersive thing I could come up with without feeling like I'm actually cheating somehow.

 

If you want my edited version of "Settlement Aid Program" that only shows you the 'SSD network' and the 'Synth Spy detection' then just send me a PM and I'll share it with you, though it is based on the Hard version where you need to have certain perks and also construct the scanners yourself and then drop them in each workbench of your settlements.

I gave the latter mod a whirl. Used it on Covenant which had no problems. I then moved over to the Drive-In where I had a pretty good place going in the middle of everything. I had about 22 settlers there, set up the trap / detector. Turns out 3 were Synth Infiltrators, including the guy I had running the clothing store, and I had them destroyed. The funny part? After I finish off the 3rd infiltrator, I face right and I see a Provisioner from one of my other Settlements that just happened to walk in when I activated the detector had fallen over from the device. Sadly, this one had to get put down, too.

 

The threat is real, folks!

Edited January 16, 2016 by Warmaker01