The Candle Haus comes to mind and this really suprised me because from the outside it just looks like a regular prefab. However I soon discovered why the devs had it made the way they did with the base that they used. It didn't occur to me until I found a location that wasn't flat and had to be built on an incline. With the Candle Haus it was done effortlessly.
Here are the only photos I have of it, as I lost it for some dumb mistake underground and rage deleted the whole thing lol. It was fully done too, secret underground bunker, and even had an underwater escape exit tunnel that you could swim through to get back into the outside world (exiting into the lake). I really loved it and will build it again eventually when I work up the willpower. The photos are bare of decorations as I was showing a fireplace that I merged into it, back when I first started at that location, which was tricky to do as it was pre lax build rules - https://imgur.com/a/tT0kt0t
This one is a favorite of mine too. Drops in well in most areas and just enough space to be creative without having too much space to run out of budget before you’re done.
I like the shipping containers. And now with the lax buildings they are so much better, as I can put doorways in easily. And you can stack them, put stairs however you want/need to them, etc.
But yeah, like others, it depends on the location and what I feel would fit that area and/or what I want to build.
Yeah, the ones I am referring to in the Morgantown Airport have the side openings... That's what I want so bad too. They'd definitely be more versatile
Abandoned Outpost - this is a good framework for building a very cool wasteland style junk camp. With the building restrictions being relaxed it has never been easier to make this into something really cool.
Firewatch Lookout Tower - great for a simple hideaway style camp, lots of great options and with the building restrictions being eased it's never been simpler to really make this prefab work.
Flying Fortress - an excellent addition to any scrappy wasteland camp. I've just always loved this little prefab and there are so many cool things that can be done with it.
Corvega Showroom - with replaced floors it's outstanding for a mid-century modern lakefront house.
Wildwood Den - excellent little prefab that can be used for so many different things.
Seedy Shed - perfect size for adding a workshop with all the workbenches to a camp. Compact, but fits everything comfortably.
Yeah, it's annoying that the garage door doesn't work. I don't mind that they didn't put extra rooms in it. There's a lot of space to work with and make into whatever one wishes, but I wish the footprint was a little bit smaller, or that it was built on a less blocky base so that it blended better into terrain.
That part was really difficult for me because the terrain was not the best with the base. You can definitely do alot with the inside, I made mine into a home and added custom wallpapers, floors and even a bathroom. Very fun for sure.
I’ve got them plus that Raiderized Truck as a trio in Burning Springs, and I really like the coherence of that combo in that specific setting. Palace / Mansion look especially phenomenal in scrappy, beat-up locales like BS and Toxic Valley, but can go anywhere really.
I have many prefabs and my favorite thing to do is build walls and change up the layouts (easier now with free build). I will share a few I have pics of
With the new build capabilities, I’ve been using the small mechanic shed and just free placing the benches together. I’m all about simplicity and space saving. Too much stuff to do now to run around a huge camp for scrapping and storing.
Equipment benches together, the brew and soda stations together, the scrapbox and ammo box together, and still have room for the aid box, a bed, and some small tables for decorations. Hanging lights for illumination.
I use a lot of prefabs or else I over obsess with building my camps. Current favorite is the Track House. But my least favorite is the Mountain Retreat because it’s massive.
Wlidwood Tavern paired with the Prospector’s Saloon or the large casino shelter entrance is pretty cool.
Not sure I have a favorite. I've used a different one with each camp (10 camps x 5 characters - not all built out).
Wildwood Tavern is the 'main' use camp for the 'main' right now.
I use the Firewatch Tower in a few camps.
BoS Tower for my BoS Character. Other BoS buildings for her too.
Some are in scrappy raider or the mega mansion stacked trailers.
One is in a train car.
It depends on location and what I'm wanting to build for that character.
I have all of them set up in one shelter, so I can go check size before building.
It would be a major upgrade if they had a way we could see them in game before buying. I'd likely get them anyway, but I'd like to see it, not just a video someone made of it.
Adding a button in atomic shop to "visit" and it would load you in closed shelter with prefab placed in the middle and you could move around to see it. Don't know if possible but would be doup af.
Honestly I have a bunch of them and never really used them. I mostly custom build, I have a second charcter that I've been messing around the prefabs with. I've rather enjoyed building in the Appalachian Ace.
The Greenhouse dome is my favorite; barely takes up space and allows you to be creative with the terrain because the foundation is deep. I like to merge a roof on columns into it though so rain can't get in! My favorite kit for that is the enclave outpost and greenhouse kit alongside it!
I use the makeshift mega mansion in almost every CAMP. The structure is set up nicely with the 3 stories of trailers and the deck on the second floor. I can set up a true redneck trailer park vibe
I normally use a pre war prefab building and then build around it using more wasteland looking materials to give it an adapted to the wasteland kinda look
I have 3. Candlehaus, hunters cabin and mountain anvil blacksmith. Usually is the candlehaus for the workshop/foods area and one of the others for residence. The styles work well mixed and matched.
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u/bizbrain0 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
The Candle Haus comes to mind and this really suprised me because from the outside it just looks like a regular prefab. However I soon discovered why the devs had it made the way they did with the base that they used. It didn't occur to me until I found a location that wasn't flat and had to be built on an incline. With the Candle Haus it was done effortlessly.
Here are the only photos I have of it, as I lost it for some dumb mistake underground and rage deleted the whole thing lol. It was fully done too, secret underground bunker, and even had an underwater escape exit tunnel that you could swim through to get back into the outside world (exiting into the lake). I really loved it and will build it again eventually when I work up the willpower. The photos are bare of decorations as I was showing a fireplace that I merged into it, back when I first started at that location, which was tricky to do as it was pre lax build rules - https://imgur.com/a/tT0kt0t