Illtempered Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) I've always wanted to make my own penthouse mod in the building across from Trinity Plaza, on the same block as Back Alley Bowling. I finally got around to doing so and started by placing a non-settlement workbench in the ground-level parking garage of that block. It seems to work very nicely because I have a good area to build and can even build on the roof of the building. I wasn't sure the workbench area would be tall enough to do that. I plan to release this as a blank-canvas house mod after I finish the interior of the penthouse so people can use OCD and Homemaker to decorate it as they choose. I want to be able to see the boundary but even when I show markers I'm not seeing it. Does anybody have any insight into this matter? I also wondered if anybody foresaw any issues with putting a workshop workbench there. Thank you for reading and any input is welcome. Edited October 15, 2017 by Illtempered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montky Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 howdy.that does sound awesome. I believe I know the locale you're referring to;that would be a very dang handy spot for War of the Commonwealth, as a little redoubt etc.I am forever getting Rad-fried running from around there to Hangmans or on to Diamond City... I do however sound a note of caution;beware, the infamous... (drumroll) cell reset. https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/5522717-fallout-4-optimization-and-performance-systems-explained/check out the above thread,and, several ways to make your settlement, pre-combine etc. something for back of mind too;Your location may also be not quite compatible with a couple of Enclave themed mods,such as Enclave Returns and Enclave'd Boston. A cable-car runs very close to that area which may cause conflicts. good luck, and I look forward to seeing your settlement player homes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illtempered Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) Thank you for the feedback. Yes I wondered about the cell-reset bug and am doing some extensive testing now with a huge mod list to see if I can get it to happen. Most of the heavy building will be in the interior cell however. The only thing I'm touching in the exterior cells is removing some of the junk that can't be scrapped. I don't use scrap everything. I plan to release it first as a completely blank slate with no furniture but here are some pics after I used OCD and HomeMaker to do some decorating. Can't forget Place Anywhere either. These mods have finally made building in Fallout 4 fun. It's been fully navmeshed and fleshed out so there are no seams. I'm picky about my world-building. Notice the sunlight effect through the windows in the first shot. I haven't seen(or noticed) that yet in an interior cell or house mod before. I found a way to show sunlight but block it where it shouldn't go through walls. I wanted to have some see-through windows with a LOD of the downtown and all that, but it just became too complicated and I couldn't figure that interior LOD s*** out so I went with the next best thing which is sunlight through the windows that moves with the day. It's a pretty cool effect. You can sit in a chair and watch it for 24 hours as you wait to really see it happening. Oh! I almost forgot to mention it also has a working elevator you can see in the third shot. Thank you RedRocketTV for the tutorial! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Illtempered/enb2017_10_16_00_10_59.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Illtempered/enb2017_10_16_00_09_54.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Illtempered/enb2017_10_16_03_39_40.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Illtempered/enb2017_10_16_03_40_05.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Illtempered/enb2017_10_16_03_35_10.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Illtempered/enb2017_10_16_00_09_36.png Edited October 16, 2017 by Illtempered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIitS Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 The visible boundary you see for vanilla settlements is an actual mesh. Presumably Bethesda has some quick way of making them, but as far as I know no one has figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illtempered Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hmm it seems they didn't make one for the non-settlement version of the workshop workbenches. It probably means the ranged is maxed because in-game it is big. That's ok though because I wanted it that way. I'm not getting any noticeable performance drop yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illtempered Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 I'm loving this spot so far. Almost every night there's action all around the building and we sit on top while smoking and drinking and shooting off fireworks. There's a constant BOS patrol with PA right out my front door 24/7. I don't know if that's vanilla or from a mod but I've never noticed them here before. Strong is close too and often get's involved in the fight. The next day we go down and scavenge for more materials because there are weapons lying around everywhere. I'm about to release it as a mod with a blank slate so people can decorate it as they wish. I can't wait to see what some people do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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