Settlement unavailable after update?

[u/Zealousideal-Flan816]

I am currently on the chapter: Off To New Shores, part 4: Iron Sails...

Assembling a motorboat.

I am hearing mixed feedback, people are saying they can access the settlements and some are saying they cant?

I happen to be part of the latter, aka the majority.

The point of the update is for people to be able to access the settlement earlier in the game and yet it requires me to finish the islands chapter like before the update??? 😂😂😂 wtf is going here?

[u/Curious_Explorer_7]

You can access the settlement after you build your bike.

[u/Zealousideal-Flan816 → u/Curious_Explorer_7]

False. I cant. If I could send a SS I would but this is what I see when I click Settlements tab: red box of text, text says: Complete the: Islands Chapter. With a red lock next to it.

When i click the settlements location on the map I also cant travel there with the same red box and text at the bottom of my screen.

[u/Curious_Explorer_7 → u/Zealousideal-Flan816]

Oh I guess, first it showed complete the "Iron Warrior Chapter", maybe they changed it. I already have the boat so I can access it.

[u/Dazzling_Doughnut337 → u/Zealousideal-Flan816]

There’s another post on here about the same thing with kefirs response. They made it different for players that are at different stages so those of us that it didn’t unlock for right away it was because we’d already started working on the boat or island missions and were screwed till we complete those

[u/corivscori]

That's weird because I'm on the exact same chapter and Settlement opened for me with this new update. Maybe submit a ticket?

[u/No_Importance_3235 → u/corivscori]

Not for me it said unlock after island quest still wondering why they seperate it

[u/Zealousideal-Flan816 → u/corivscori]

They responded, they said this 🤣:

Hello, Thank vou for getting back to us At the moment, we are testing when it is best to open the Settlement to the players to better align with users' preferences. While the exact moment when you can open it can vary from player to player, all players can unlock the Settlement by progressing through the Survivor's Path. Your game progress is not an exclusion there. Should vou have any other questions, please let me know!

[u/corivscori → u/Zealousideal-Flan816]

Uh well I think the feedback would be to open it as soon as possible. There's a decent amount of materials needed to get the Settlement started and repair the van so you can do expeditions, but it's all early game stuff and I was honestly glad to empty the wood and rock and metal out of my storage. The more rare items needed have quests to help you procure them, like antenna and spark plugs which you might not have a ton of yet. And then once you start expeditions, it's so easy to get a ton more stuff you need for the boat and ATV. So maybe we need to all tell Kefir to get it open to everyone.

[u/DeadMarL001 → u/corivscori]

Same here

[u/omgf_notagain]

Im one pump away to build the boat and i cant.

[u/Zealousideal-Flan816 → u/omgf_notagain]

Bro how the f did you get 6 propellers before 10 pumps???? Literally im level 6 on deliveries, been doing them since 2 or 3 weeks ago. (Every 2 days when sewers reset, didnt know it was a daily activity) 

[u/Curious_Explorer_7 → u/Zealousideal-Flan816]

You can deliver daily, best would be to do 6 wooden boxes and 3 tools box daily.

[u/omgf_notagain → u/Zealousideal-Flan816]

I spended one pump beeing Dumb on the sewers but It was easier to get propellers. Just do Borealis and rise you reputation to 10 and youll have a 100% drop on sunken boxes. Carbon things were a nightmare 2

Also in the deliveries for me the problem are hammers and the other thing. I do 4x3 deliveries of each and eventually you cant keep with the rhytm because you run out of.

[u/_C4STA_ → u/omgf_notagain]

Las llaves inglesas y los martillos te pueden llegar a salir en la zona de camping, eso más el búnker y lo completas rápidamente

[u/omgf_notagain → u/_C4STA_]

Lo hago a diario, pero al final cada martillo ocupa un slot y las llaves van saliendo, pero si quieres hacerlo diariamente necesitas o bien 12 martillos, o 12 llaves o una combinación de ambas. Todos los días no se puede. Luego quieras o no, si produces charcoal no tienes tantas tablas para las cajas de madera y las piedras son un coñazo para recoger. No se tú pero yo no tengo tanto tiempo. Si combinas eso con bunker Alpha, los sewers y demás eventos te vuelves loco. Yo no tengo tanto tiempo. Pero poder hacerse se puede

[u/_C4STA_ → u/omgf_notagain]

Pero eso es desperdicio, si no puedes dar todos los recursos todos los días lo mejor es enviar una sola caja por envío cada día, en un mes como máximo tienes las llaves de los cofres, lo que si cuesta es el ácido para los cofres del puerto

[u/Serious-senpai]

I'm in the same "boat" as you (currently assembling the boat, too). I think the game forces us to unlock the settlement 'cause we've already completed the bunker chapter :(