Secure The Perimeter (AKA STP)

[GrimReapers1]

As if it isn't bad enough that apparently I must be personally involved in helping to defend every settlement against those inconveniently timed "random" attacks, but upon arrival I invariably find that they've left every door, gate, etc. wide open.

 

What The F<bomb>?

 

This makes me figure that:

 

"When the hostiles arrive rather than asking me for support, why not just drop trou, assume The Position whilst spreading wide, then shout BOHICA because It'd sure save me a lot of hassle?...Gah...why do I even bother? "

 

Please Help! :)

Edited April 1, 2017 by GrimReapers1

[StarMystyk]

For those settlers born in a cave (all of them, lol) i use a mod called Auto Doors. It has a couple of things such as a little doohickey that auto closes any gates and doors after about 5-10 seconds. With that I sometimes use a keycard panel (in the same mod). Comes in 3 colors. Using both it'll close the door/gate and lock it. I give provisioners a keycard so they can get in but the rest are mostly locked in.

For settlement attacks I ignore them and instead rely on Better Settlement Defenses to decide the outcome which is more in my favor than without it.

 

Edit: Added links.

Edited April 3, 2017 by star-mystyk

[GrimReapers1]

Thanks for the tips! I'll check those out.