Human Turrets/Placeable Guards

[T00LK1D]

Hey ladies and germs,

 

Is it currently possible (with current tools), to do something like "freezing" a guard in place? Or any allied NPC for that matter? And also have them not disappear, so make them permanent, like placed objects in the builder mode?

 

Explanation (because, why not? Also might help to clarify what I exactly mean):

 

I enjoy roleplaying in Fallout 4, and I have now declared myself the ruler of Hangman's Alley. I have transformed all of it into a neat trading settlement with a rather "realistic" and lore-friendly design. The only thing that I'm missing though: Guards that actually guard assigned locations. Sure, I could just place actual turrets in the middle of my settlement, but I have read, that settlers are "not too keen" about having these directly in the living area or the marketplace (happiness suffers, afaik). Also, seeing as I am not a wealthy Brahmin lord, I think it's unreasonable to have advanced tech everywhere, except the odd neon light text. :tongue:

 

The biggest problem with current settlement guards is, that the settlement has various stairs and obstacles, and the guards are having loads of trouble to even get up one stair. The settlement has 3 levels in total, so guarding all of it seems quite impossible, because guards can't even move around well enough. So it would be very neat, to, let's say, transform a settler into a "prop" and move them around, place them, and have them stand there forever.

 

I guess the likelihood of it happening is far greater once the Creation Kit came out, but hey, it doesn't hurt to ask, right? :smile:

 

Thanks for taking the time reading this, and thanks in advance for any effort on this.

 

 

[PoliteRaider]

Have you looked at More Guard Posts by MikeC2103? In particular the six defense options where each guard is only assigned to one object.

 

Also, to the best of my knowledge, turrets have no negative effect on happiness.

[T00LK1D]

Thank you for the suggestion! That looks like it's going in the right direction. :)

 

My problem is though, that my guards have some serious trouble to find out what to do when confronted with a stair, or just a barrel standing in the way. So I'd hoped for the possibility of a mod that can give me the ability to move NPCs like I move props in building mode, to precisely place them and have them stand there until they either die of starvation or old age.