Access pre-war powerlines

[pra]

Just something I thought of because of this thread: obviously some pre-war power stations still work, there are lights in some places, terminals still work, etc.

 

And then there are some settlements with still connected pre-war power lines. Like Red Rocket, Abernathy farm, or Hangman's Alley. Now my mod request is simple: add some attach points for power lines at those settlements. They should be neither movable nor scrappable and produce about 5 power. Not too much, just enough to power your radio beacon, some lights and maybe a water pump/purifier.

[StuykGaming]

-nvm-

Edited July 27, 2016 by StuykGaming

[Vercalos]

That's a pretty cool idea, at least for those few powerlines that still appear to be intact.

 

But I don't know how many buildings in the commonwealth are actually relying on an external power grid. You ever notice how many of them have their own reactors?

 

What might be kind of cool would be some sort of quest structure that would allow you to re-create the commonwealth power-grid.

[jimmygitto]

That quest is a great idea, that would be fun. Perk and scrap/tool requirements. Far-reaching and not particularly time sensitive. And a lot of potential for it to make buildings more useful or easier to explore, like doors, lights, elevators now work... but maybe defenses too! And maybe streetlights come on around town, etc. Billboards. Cool idea.

Lots of clever potential names for the quest, too...

 

In a related idea, I have thought about how it would be cool to have a water purification quest like in FO3. Maybe using the waste treatment plant. Had this thought again when I saw the couple mods that are out there to "improve" the water. Some in-game/quest-related way to implement it would be fun. Especially if it slowly improved over time, and maybe emanated from the source.

 

Any kind of quest that had an effect or improvement on the broader environment like these would be fun.

[pra]

@jimmygitto: Quest? What are you talking about? You mean you want a quest to enable some pre-war powerplant? I meant just assuming that it is still online (or parts of it, at least)

 

@Vercalos Abernathy Farm is built around an old powerline pylon, has electric lights and no visible generator anywhere, so I would assume that the lines there still carry power.

[angeplay]

Hello,

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/19704/?

 

I made it very simple, no quest or powerplant, just some powered conduits

[pra]

Hello,

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/19704/?

 

I made it very simple, no quest or powerplant, just some powered conduits

Awesome! I'll download it right now.

[jimmygitto]

Right, a quest like Vercalos mentioned, to power up the commonwealth grid generally. Just to build on your idea, that you might have to repair some gaps or bring some old system back online to make certain powerlines usable. Maybe if you chose to take it further it could have an effect that was noticeable across the land as you wandered.