Are people doing this on purpose?

[KitKat]

Building their CAMPS right next to Charleston station... Which - apparently - blocks the random vendorbot spawn?

I've just did 10 server jumps. EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE had a camp there. All different servers/camp, but it's like with 100% consistency.

[Eriskumma]

It's annoying but what can you do. And it's not done on purpose, newer players don't even know about the rare vendor bot and unknowingly block the Charleston station spawn. It has another spawn spot that's pretty much never blocked though, it's much better location for server hopping.

[AlexSledge]

I did not even know about this rare vendor.

Apparently sells the Hunter Coat and Longshore Coat?

I don't want either of those, so I'm not planning to rebuild my CAMP based on this new knowledge, sorry!

Building near train stations gives you an easy access dump-stuff vendor, and generally avoid all NPC attacks, so it's just habit. ALL of my CAMPs are as close to a train station as I can get them.

[KitKat]

Originally posted by AlexSledge:

Apparently sells the Hunter Coat and Longshore Coat?

I was actually aiming for the Clean Spacesuit instead.

[Urban Samurai]

Didn’t even know there was a rare vendor bot, good to know.

[BizarreMan]

We haven't had this thread for a while.

[bkilpat01]

Where is the other spawn location?

[SmallSheriff]

Great place to pick up lead everyday, Mums just up the road. Plus if you ever try and cook and burn yourself up-look how close you are to the Station.

[Eriskumma]

Originally posted by bkilpat01:

Where is the other spawn location?

Here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3261679304
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3261679335
Like the Charleston station it can spawn different enemies and encounters.

[starhawk134]

Just so you knew it can spawn in two separate place at the Charleston station not just one
you can possible trigger him [or one or the other random encounters there ] by crossing at least part of the the bridge right near the station and coming back and look by the little building there or when you spawn at the station turn around and go the other way .
away from the station across part of the other bridge that is there and turn around and walk to the Charleston station the vendor bot can spawn there between the other bridge and the station on the tracks also
note if some one did it in a short while nothing will generated or built something to block either spawn point that take that spawn point out of the equation

[Mari]

And here someone was angry that someoneś camp was built on the road, some people get upset so easily, I don't why

[JulyHorizon]

Have been looking for the vendor for at least 8 weeks with a new character and no show. In all that time there were no camps build at all. Beginning to think vendor bugged out.

[♂☆DIO☆ ♂]

somebody pls buy my stuff. my stash is full. I'm a hoarder and I don't dare break anything

[elicksr]

Only camps that are built on the station side/in the nearby field block the vendor from spawning.

Rooftop camps on on the town side do not block the vendor from spawning.

I have had a rooftop camp, past the pond and on the town side (at the main building everyone knows about), since the launch of the game and the vendor has never had any problems spawning. I buy HLCs and Nuka Clock plans and leave them for new players in the Donation Bin at the Station.

[spoggie]

Originally posted by KitKat:

Building their CAMPS right next to Charleston station... Which - apparently - blocks the random vendorbot spawn?

I've just did 10 server jumps. EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE had a camp there. All different servers/camp, but it's like with 100% consistency.

Hey, thanks for the heads-up.
Just server hopped about ten times or so and got two CAMPS built adjacent, an NPC asking me to take a picture of him for his daughter, a pack of dogs, a lonely Super Mutant, an assaultron, a responder bot a couple of nothings and the trader bot who had a longshoreman coat and a cuckoo clock plan (along with another clock), which suits my log cabin nicely.

[Wack-A-Mole MLRS]

There must be a reason if everyone is there. Why are you there.