The Case of the Mysteriously Disappearing Workbench

[VaporWatch]

Howdy folks!

 

So I was building up the Taffington Boathouse. The placement of the workbench for Taffington Boathouse was very inconvenient, so I decided to move it. I have both "Scrap Everything" allowing me to get settlements down to bare dirt if I choose, and "Place Anywhere" allowing me to place items wherever I wish. "Place Anywhere" also allows the main workbench to be selected and moved (also allows scrapping it).

 

I was nearly finished with my build when I noticed the main workbench (the red one) was missing. I TCL'ed and looked everywhere in the settlement (under the ground, in the water, inside the foundations I placed) but it was completely missing. Since I can still access the workbench (hold "F"), I decided it wasn't a big deal and I likely scrapped it by accident.

 

Moving on, I started to build out County Crossing. Again, the workbench placement was inconvenient as it was directly where I wanted to build my house, so I moved it so it was on top of the foundation (I moved it up by roughly half a foundation, rotated it by roughly 30 degrees, and moved it maybe a full foundation distance towards the edge of the foundation) and moved on. A short while later, I was placing more foundations when I actually saw the workbench disappear! Literally, right in front of my eyes, there one moment and gone the next.

 

I thought it had moved back to its original placement, but TCLing down to that spot shows it's not there. I searched the entire settlement methodically and can say with complete confidence the workbench is gone.

 

As I said, it's not a huge deal as I can still access it, but it's absolutely inconvenient and gives me real reason for concern. If this is happening now, what will be happening after another 100 hours or playing? Am I going to bork this runthrough and have to start over again?

 

Any insight, advice, ideas, concepts, observations, etc are welcome. I'm not a modding guru by any means, but I'm not completely hopeless, so if you have an idea of something I should look at or check, I should be able to supply the info you're wanting.

 

My Load Order: (Yay, the spoiler thingy works!)

 

0 0 Fallout4.esm
1 1 DLCRobot.esm
2 2 DLCworkshop01.esm
3 3 DLCCoast.esm
4 4 DLCworkshop02.esm
5 5 DLCworkshop03.esm
6 6 DLCNukaWorld.esm
7 7 Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
8 8 ConcealedArmor.esm
9 9 ArmorKeywords.esm
10 a Homemaker.esm
11 b Worsin's Garage.esm
12 c TrueStormsFO4.esm
13 d Homemaker - Unlocked Institute Objects.esp
14 e Armorsmith Extended.esp
15 f Armorsmith All DLCs Patch.esp
16 10 ValdacilsItemSorting-00-ValsPicks-DLCVersion.esp
17 11 Sanctuary Hills - Repair and Cleanup - Compatibility Version.esp
18 12 VerticalSpawns.esp
19 13 Sanctuary Cleaner Roads.esp
20 14 SuperMutantOverhaul.esp
21 15 New Sanct bridge update fixes.esp
22 16 ConcealedArmor.esp
23 17 CTHColoredFriendliesSneakingAndOrWeaponDrawn.esp
24 18 BetterNightVision.esp
25 19 TrueStormsFO4-FarHarbor.esp
26 1a DarkerNightsDetection.esp
27 1b EveryonesBestFriend.esp
28 1c TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsets.esp
29 1d TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsetsFH.esp
30 1e TrueStormsFO4-FarHarborExtraRads.esp
31 1f TrueStormsFO4-GlowingSeaExtraRads.esp
32 20 PlayerHacking.esp
33 21 brtrn_dogmeatDoubleArmor.esp
34 22 Realistic Death Physics - ALL DLC.esp
35 23 Search and Destroy.esp
36 24 chem redux.esp
37 25 DD_AIO Test Mark 1.esp
38 26 DD_1x1_Foundation_Blocks.esp
39 27 DD_All_the_COncrete.esp
40 28 SkjAlert_All_DLC.esp
41 29 SwitchboxGenerator 30-256.esp
42 2a SlowTime.esp
43 2b PowerArmorDelivery.esp
44 2c Starter kit.esp
45 2d FO4Hotkeys.esp
46 2e Lots More Male Hairstyles.esp
47 2f Immersive HUD Lite.esp
48 30 No more monochrome - Color setting for the Pipboy!.esp
49 31 VIS-PatchChemReduxWeightless.esp
50 32 CR_OuthouseCollection.esp
51 33 Crafting Workbench.esp
52 34 Crafting Workbenches - Ammo.esp
53 35 Crafting Workbenches - Ammo Special.esp
54 36 Crafting Workbenches - Automatron DLC.esp
55 37 Crafting Workbenches - Junk Items.esp
56 38 Crafting Workbenches - Power Armor.esp
57 39 Crafting Workbenches - Pre War and Manufactured.esp
58 3a TrueStormsFO4-NukaWorld-FH-Compat.esp
59 3b UniquePAFrames.esp
60 3c DOOMSCARLK.esp
61 3d More Where That Came From Diamond City.esp
62 3e P220.esp
63 3f P99.esp
64 40 StarterKitIntermediate.esp
65 41 MoreWeaves.esp
66 42 WIPAG - Paint Garage - Full (Easy).esp
67 43 WIPAG - Model-X.esp
68 44 WIPAG - Mod Overhaul.esp
69 45 WIPAG - Decal Station.esp
70 46 WIPAG - Materials Overhaul.esp
71 47 WIPAG - ArmorKeywords Compatibility Patch.esp
72 48 RaiderOverhaul.esp
73 49 Raider Overhaul - AE Patch.esp
74 4a Craftable Armor Size.esp
75 4b DarkerNights.esp
76 4c RenameDogmeat.esp
77 4d Armorsmith Tweaks.esp
78 4e my merge and game tweaks.esp
79 4f Settlement Height 18000 Test.esp
80 50 Scrap Everything - Ultimate Edition.esp
81 51 SpringCleaningCompatibilityPatch.esp
82 52 SurvivalOptions.esp
83 53 FAR.esp

 

 

[Justy311]

Is there a reason you have SpringCleaningCompatabilityPatch.esp? I don't see SpringCleaning in your mod list.

[VaporWatch]

Is there a reason you have SpringCleaningCompatabilityPatch.esp? I don't see SpringCleaning in your mod list.

From what I've read and seen in xedit, the Spring Cleaning Compatibility patch works for the "Scrap Everything" mod as well.

 

Just had the disappearing workbench happen again......right in front of my eyes. This time I had literally only moved the workbench up by a few inches. Haven't been able to find anyone else with this problem.