Fallout 4 has lit the creative spark in me. Settlement building is quite a lot fo fun and breaks up the game pace quite nicely. The game itself is pretty good too, yet requires a bit of effort to enjoy. Just going from quest marker to quest marker killing everything in sight can get boring. Yet there are some nice backstories to be found in all the terminals, From simple banter and test reports to whole stories like the Cabbot family quest line. For me exploring all the different locales is the biggest draw of the game. There is always something to find around the next corner.
However recently settlement building has become just as time consuming as exploring the world.
First the basics, Eurogamer has 3 nice short guides to explain how it all works
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-11-11-getting-started-with-fallout-4-base-building
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-11-19-how-to-take-fallout-4-base-building-to-the-next-level
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-11-26-how-to-power-and-program-your-fallout-4-settlements
And a cool collection of the crazy possibilities
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-11-20-fallout-4-base-builders-are-using-mods-to-make-incredible-settlements
I'm playing on ps4, no access to mods or cheats, yet that's not stopping me. There is a very useful glitch to get around the size limit for settlements. Drop any weapons (maybe other stuff as well) from you inventory on the ground inside a settlement. Then go into build mode, highlight them and store them in the work bench. Everytime you store (or scrap) an item the size bar goes down. Dropping them from your inventory doesn't make it go up, so no limits :) Sure, the frame rate will take a hit eventually. Still runs pretty well with about 5 times as much build in Sanctuary as was originally allowed.
Anyone else enjoying or not enjoying certain aspects of Fallout 4?