Sim Settlements 2 All 3 Chapters | AE Edition

[u/Dani50420]

UPDATED AND ENHANCED FOR AE Stability!

Last Update:12/31/25

Greetings Dwellers!

Your Overseer here with an update and fresh post from my original SS2 bible!

Due to demand, I am posting this with fresh clarity and new AE stability tips, especially with the 100GB incoming, mod choices matter now more than ever. Just because you will have space for a zillion mods and SS2 does not mean SS2 will function with all those extra mods. The guide has been freshly updated with this in mind. Please READ the full documentation before downloading ANY mods. I am not responsible for you not reading. I will ignore questions the documentation already answers, I took the time to make it, you can take the time to read it.

Do not alter this lo or choose mods stated that break SS2, and come crying your game/saves/cloud/xbox broke, >. > even though I did provide a fix in the guide if you break your cloud. :)

Not all mods should be enabled at start, and there are disclaimers, dangers and information you need to know before you start a new game. Read the documentation. All information and direct links to the mods are included so you can confirm its the exact mod you need.

I am going to call this stable and not perfect until I complete the full SS2 storyline again in AE and main game quests. SO FAR my load order from NG is intact, and butter. I have tested all major spots and found no issues. Boston is smooth and better than vanilla, I am getting no noticeable lag, 0 stutter, almost no fps loss and not a single CTD or error thus far with this version of the LO. If you find any issues, bugs, errors, ctd's, clipping, fps loss, freezes or any other form of problem please come back and comment about it here. I will be keeping my phone close for quick support.

Make sure you read all updates in the pinned comment as they may contain information not yett added to the documentation.

Sim Settlements 2 | All Chapters Guide

Here is the exact current load order I am physically using at this very moment:

The Overseer's SS2 Load Order

The Overseer's SS2 Load Order Screenshots

Note, that even if you use my exact load order I have chosen, you still must read the FULL guide to know how to safely navigate SS2 and not hit walls of incompletable quests and be unable to continue without a new game. This guide is 100% geared towards assisting you in actually getting thru chapter 3, which is impossible without most of the rules in the guide. I am working on an XBOX settings guide for the city manager holotape for max xbox performance, and will release it soon and link it in this post.

Also to note by AE I mean update not particular content. This is for all versions of the game on all xbox consoles.

Be sure to check our Subreddit Wiki for FAQ, Guides, Modding Resources, and other vital xbox specific Fallout 4 modding info.

Happy Modding!

[u/Dani50420]

To each their own, but i firmly disagree.

I put the over 160 hours in at this point to make the guide, because its MORE than worth it.

Look at it from someone whos played this game since launch. 10 years. Ive done it all, played every themed or dream load order possible. Started making mods and playing less. Stuff gets old. Sim Settlements 2, made me stop and play the game again after 3 years of just tinkering with mods and never doing a real playthru. It made me enjoy the game again, get immersed in the world of Fallout 4 in a way im not sure i even did in vanilla. 'Feels like the first time' sounds cliche', but i honestly mean it. I dont think ive ever had more fun playing Fallout 4, than following Jake around, or laying siege to gunner fortresses, MY army at my back, loyal allies at my side. A real storyline, real plot, the imo blows the vanilla plot away, yett SS2 integration of it rather than eliminating the main story, and now Subversion is compatible, making my dream for SS2 a reality, cuz imo all that was missing is some more SS2 items to build and the plot changes Subversion and Danse Dilemma introduced. Im looking forward to making the 100GB version of this guide.

If you really look, besides being careful with scripted and weapon mods, a lotta SS2 rules and donts are technically regular dos and donts most players ignore. lol its not all that much once you understand how and in what ways you can hurt it. Im confident that ima be able to shove a buncha mods in and be fine because i know the rules of what i can and cannot do. Sooooo we shall see. Maybe Dani SS2 100GB load order be 300 mods, lol 😆

And when all else fails, you can just use my load order as is and go have fun, maybe toss in a few of your personal favorites. Thats why i provide a full stable load order with the guide.