What I really need...
...is an aspiring reddit-architect to come along and floor plan up some of these settlements. The multi-tier and clever use of terrain ones all the more so. I am so impressed looking at the pictures of all your well planned towns and then my tiny, badly spaced messes pale in comparison. Has anyone done this on the internets yet?
Posted Nov 19, 2015, 9:14 AM UTC
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Floor plans might be a bit much, though cool to see. I have found that building small, but full buildings has increased happiness better and lets me have more supplies where I need them to build mega structures.
The closer you try to follow the Fallout feel, the easier building is. My default right now is a 2 floor shack for 2 beds, a sofa, TV, some decorations, and a table if it fits. Make use of the bump out walls if you have more space to squeeze it in, and use the flat roofs if you plan to come back and make a second floor. Looks great and takes up very little space so you can put it any where. Also us pre existing buildings as buildings and fill them with the furniture they need.
For the Mega Structures, gap management is the biggest problem, and some walls snap in place easier then others (Don't remember the part names, but they are usually thinner). The half walls and fillers for the bump out walls sections are very generous with clipping and can be fit into surprising places to give you that more uniformed look and make sure it feels natural instead of hanging in mid air. Also, the floor section with supports under it can clip into anything below it so you can use a few of them to make believable level floors.
Final word, make dorm rooms instead of homes and your first few buildings will build up much more neatly.