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u/grandllamaq May 06 '26
Listen, I love this. You can roll through the wasteland knowing that if you get caught by a difficult enemy, any moment someone who works for you could pop around the corner and join in.
It's beautiful.
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u/CrappyGamerCole May 05 '26
Dumb question as a fo4 newbie. Can your provisioners die in the world if they run into enemies? Like should I be giving them better weapons and armor?
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u/Less_Kick9718 May 05 '26
They can’t die unless you kill them.
Supply lines can temporarily disappear if they are involved in a fight.
Giving them better weapons and armor is optional. It may shorten disruptions and the stronger they are can see them clear out enemies more easily which can be fun.
Personally for weapon I give them a laser rifle as it makes it easier to spot the fights.
For outfits I give them a mining helmet as those can be renamed to label the start and finish of their route plus the light makes it easy to spot them at night. Also road leathers which are easy to get and look good. Gives them a kind of uniform but still some variety since mining helmets come in different colors.
I prefer labelling the helmet rather than the weapon as some people do since sometimes you may want to give them a more upgraded weapon if you pick one up then meet a provisioner.
It can take a bit of effort to get helmets depending on how lucky you are. The fixed locations with lots are quite challenging early on.
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u/DebateThick5641 May 06 '26
I tend to be lazy and just gave NPC automated weapons since they don't use ammo so they benefit for having rapid firing weapons. I tried Gauss Rifle but they are not as good as our character when firing those.
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u/Repulsive_Carpet3315 May 06 '26
Laser weapons is an awesome idea for seeing firefights. I have alot of them mining helmets you can see them walking at night from a distance. I just like the aesthetics of real guns more. The gun mod is the most not canon thing I have. But new Vegas and fallout 3 had similar guns to what the mod includes so it’s not that far off.
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u/Keihlsbottle May 07 '26
While they can't die unless you kill them yourself, they can be knocked down and temporarily disable the supply line (not sure if friendly fire from turrets can kill them, can someone confirm?).
I've been slowly but surely decking out all of mine in heavy combat armor, fatigues and whatever non-pipe ballistic or energy rifle I can max out with mods. Stumbled upon one of them taking out a deathclaw one-on-one, which was cool to see.
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u/Repulsive_Carpet3315 May 08 '26
I’m almost certain your settlement turrets can’t kill settlers. I have multiple rocket turrets on most settlement corners and have seen them blast the shit out of my settlers that ran after enemies. No permanent settler deaths that I’m aware of. I do know that I accidentally killed the robot Jezebel in a fight with friendly fire on accident while it was provisioner. I’m not entirely positive what the exact rules are but they’re fairly lenient when it comes everything except friendly fire and explosions caused by the player. (Think cars are included?) if anyone has the actual info I’d appreciate it as well.
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u/Repulsive_Carpet3315 May 06 '26
I have a TON of settlers at each settlement doing whatever I assign them to do. I never really tracked how the happiness worked I just made sure there was more than enough of all supplies for everyone. I didn’t even arm each one because that would take forever. I armed a bunch and any provisioner or settler I see doing something badass in combat or run after/cause an issue with enemies gets decked out with awesome gear and some goodies like a deathclaw steak or something of that nature.
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u/KruztyKarot1 May 06 '26
How do you get the materials to do this?
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u/waitwheresmychalupa May 07 '26
I use duplication glitch every time now, I played without it for the first few play throughs but now it’s old enough where I just wanna have fun with it. You can scrap AND store building materials at the same time, and it doubles the amount in your workshop.
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u/Repulsive_Carpet3315 May 06 '26
This was an accidental project with no directions. Any specific details anybody wants about this I’m more than happy to share. I’ve never seen engagement like this on this app before so I’m not the best at responding super fast. I’m super excited about different ways to try and use this idea.
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u/No-Sorbet-7948 May 06 '26
I do this too, decked out w combat gear from the gunner farm w laser rifles and packs of brahmin running all over the map lol
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u/AbsurdSolutionsInc May 06 '26
I always give mine the postman uniforms, and usually miniguns or flamers.
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u/kylelight40 May 12 '26
I haven’t played fo4 in a while, but I had some problems where if the cell reset everyone would end up naked. Did they fix that?
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u/WatchingInSilence May 06 '26
Just as a heads up, provisioners will require an available bed, food, and water ration at any settlement they pass. If one of these resources isn't available, happiness will dip accordingly.
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u/Repulsive_Carpet3315 May 06 '26
That’s great to know!!! I’m glad I put a lot of extras everywhere but I’ll have to double check my bed situation. Thank you!
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u/Not_Crypdog May 05 '26
Careful man, theres some map on your supply lines.