Neat Tricks for playing Fallout 4 and other Bethesda Games

[Maharg67]

I hope people add many ideas to this topic.

 

One way to use a water pumps on concrete, rock, etc is to build-place a garden plot there. The game then takes this as 'dirt' as in allowing plants to grow there but it will also allow a water pump to function though in real world terms this may not make sense. The water pump has little space to spare but it can be done. I have such a water pump now actively working inside a vault.

 

If one wants to scrap armour, and weapons, with out having to go to the armour and weapon workshops, drop the chosen weapons, and armour, to the ground. Get into 'workshop' mode. The items will be highlighted and you will get the choice of scrapping them. I have often done this in front of a usable workshop, especially when the armour, weapons, workshops are some distance from it and I have no real need to use them. I no ammo and grenades will not scrap but have not tested other items as yet; I suspect legendary, and quest, items will not be scrappable but have never tried to do so.

 

Please give positive feedback.

 

Please post some good hints of your own.

Edited August 14, 2016 by Maharg67

[RattleAndGrind]

Not sure if an item is stolen? Drop it onto the ground and hover the cursor over it. If the item is stolen, it will give you the option 'Steal' instead of 'Take'.

 

There is a bug when crafting. If an item is selected to provide a component for your crafting recipe (a typewriter to get a required screw), the residual components (screws, springs, etc) from the typewriter are not placed in the workbench. They simply vanish into the ether. Solution, drop everything onto the ground and scrap it yourself. This has the added advantage of reducing the 'amount built" indicator, allowing more to be built.

Edited August 14, 2016 by RattleAndGrind