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pokoko on 26 November 2015
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SvennoJ said:

They'll defend themselves just fine. The problem is the enemy cheats. If you only have a few people trying to fend off a bunch of super mutants and have all automatic defenses (logically) pointed outwards... 

It's fun building, yet managing a settlement sucks. You can't see who is assigned to what. Supply lines don't seem to work plus you can't see who is maintaining the supply line. Turrets can get damages or depleted during an attack, have fun finding the ones that need a simple repair. The settlement stats in the pip boy are usually off with old or completely bogus numbers. Plus the micromanagement would be insane if you would go for rebuilding the commonwealth as Sturges suggests. Suplying each settler one by one with armor, gun, ammo and a job.

It's good for scratching that creative itch and to break up the pace a bit.

I reached Goodneighbour last night and met KL-E-O, currently dressed up as the Silver Shroud. Seems I got myself into another dodgy scheme. My biggest 'moral' dilemma in this game isn't deciding who to side with, who to kill etc, it's that I don't like to beg for more money. The problem is a succesful 'charm' attempt gives extra xp, which I do want.

Suppy lines work perfectly for me.  What problem are you having?  I've got most of the settlements colonized and linked.  Starlight is my major hub, pack brahmin move in and out constantly.  When I colonize a new settlement, linking it up is one of the first things I do.  

As for defense, if you have a greater defensive ratio than water+food, they'll rarely get attacked, though sometimes they will when you fast-travel in.  Starlight has like 90 def for me and a large group of Supermutants hit it right when I zoned in.  I make sure most of my turrents have a 360 view, if possible, so they can hit outside or inside.  I generally put them up on the flooring with the stilts.

The bug where the settlement numbers go wacky in the pipboy is easy to work around by just walking away from the settlement before you fast travel.  It kept telling me that I didn't have enough beds and my happiness would go down but that rarely happens now.  In Sanctuary, I run to the Vault before teleporting.

My go-to gun is a combat rife with a .308 upgrade.  Does 100+ damage with my rifle perks.  My sniper rifle is a hunting rifle with a .50 upgrade, does way over 100 damage.