[Fo4 Help]: Cannot Build Certain Items Despite Having All Prerequisites

[Grotesque Audio]

When I first started Fallout 4 I didn't focus too much on settlements or building them because I wanted to explore. Now with a ton of setttlements and many unhappy settlers I am finally getting around to doing so. With crafting, I invested perk points in all areas where I'd need to be able to craft armor, modify weapons, etc. Perks like "science" and "armorer" and the like.

Despite having these prerequisites and having the materials to build them, it will not allow me to. I am on a PC so if anyone has any clue as to why, with perks and materials, I still cannot build certain items.

Thank you.

PS: I am also fully maxed out on some of these perks like science.

[Marait]

Originally posted by Grotesque Audio:

Despite having these prerequisites and having the materials to build them, it will not allow me to.

Do you have any mods currently installed?
Can you describe the issue a little more? Maybe provide some screenshots of what it looks like when you are trying to build these items?
Have you tried other settlements?

[Grotesque Audio]

Originally posted by ⫷ M ⫸:

Originally posted by Grotesque Audio:

Despite having these prerequisites and having the materials to build them, it will not allow me to.

Do you have any mods currently installed?
Can you describe the issue a little more? Maybe provide some screenshots of what it looks like when you are trying to build these items?
Have you tried other settlements?

Hello, thank you for replying. Sorry if I was not descriptive enough.

Yes, I do have a variety of modifications installed on the game. It's mostly immersion mods like weather, retextures, new equipment and custom outfits, etc. This issue has been ongoing for a while, but now that I finally have time to really put effort into my settlements it's become a real issue.

Yes, I have attempted to build upon various settlements and receive the same results.

Unfortunately, for whatever reason I cannot seem to take a screenshot at the moment, the screenshot I take turns out blank (black) like if I were attempting to screenshot Netflix. I can only describe it. When landing on the item in quesiton (in this case, an armorsmith workbench it is transparent in the menu, and beside the materials (of which I have plenty), there's the science perk animation with a lock on it, saying "req rank 1". I am fully stocked in armorer perk, I have it maxed. So for whatever reason it is reading it as I don't even have a rank in it.

If this helps, here is my mods and their load order:

0 0 Fallout4.esm
1 1 Homemaker.esm
2 2 Arbitration - Resources.esm
3 3 ArmorKeywords.esm
4 4 Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
5 5 AIO SS.esp
6 6 Homemaker - Streetlights Use Passive Power.esp
7 7 feralghouloutbreak.esp
8 8 Conquest.esp
9 9 BasementLiving.esp
10 a SlowTime.esp
11 b NexusMenu.esp
12 c CommChemExpanded.esp
13 d Companion Infinite Ammo.esp
14 e CompanionsGoHome_A.esp
15 f Vivid Weathers - FO4.esp
16 10 DarkerNights.esp
17 11 DarkerNightsDetection.esp
18 12 SettlersRename.esp
19 13 dD-Enhanced Blood Basic.esp
20 14 dD - Screen Blood Duration Medium.esp
21 15 dD - Small Splatter Size.esp
22 16 OWR.esp
23 17 OWR_CraftableRadios.esp
24 18 OWR_LouderStations3.esp
25 19 rustysradio.esp
26 1a EntrancetoQASmoke.esp
27 1b EveryonesBestFriend.esp
28 1c FusionGenerator.esp
29 1d Fusebox Generator.esp
30 1e Journal.esp
31 1f LongRangeBulletHoles.esp
32 20 Lots More Facial Hair.esp
33 21 Lots More Male Hairstyles.esp
34 22 RuleBreaker.esp
35 23 Sit Anywhere Re-Done.esp
36 24 Smoke-able Cigars.esp
37 25 The Rebel.esp
38 26 UTJazzRadio.esp
39 27 VendorCaps_3000.esp
40 28 Vertidrones.esp
41 29 WalkingDead.esp
42 2a 3dscopes.esp
43 2b NickValentineRomance.esp
44 2c Food&WaterGenerator.esp
45 2d Arbitration - Button Lowered Weapons.esp
46 2e Pip-Boy Flashlight.esp
47 2f PortableRecycler.esp
48 30 RenRadioMod.esp
49 31 Oldies.esp
50 32 Existence 2.0.esp
51 33 MugglesJoints.esp
52 34 Armorsmith Extended.esp
53 35 AWKCRPatch-UFO4P.esp
54 36 BetterSettlers.esp
55 37 BetterSettlersNoLollygagging.esp
56 38 BetterSettlersCleanFacePack.esp
57 39 SoundOfSilence-No_Events_music.esp
58 3a SoundOfSilence-E.esp
59 3b UnlockAllHairstyles.esp
60 3c Locky Bastard.esp

THANKS for your reply!

[El Biznatchio]

That's alot of mods...

Make a save, remove all the mods and try again.

if it works then it's a mod problem and you get the joy of going through your 60 mods to find the conflict.

*trick, remove a third, then another third and so forth.

[Marait]

So first things first, have you checked to make sure all of your mods are up to date? I have a feeling either some mods are out of date or there may be a conflict between them. I know homemaker has been having some issues recently as well.

[Ygolnac]

Originally posted by Grotesque Audio:

SNIP

When landing on the item in quesiton (in this case, an armorsmith workbench it is transparent in the menu, and beside the materials (of which I have plenty), there's the SCIENCE perk animation with a lock on it, saying "req rank 1". I am fully stocked in ARMORER perk, I have it maxed. So for whatever reason it is reading it as I don't even have a rank in it.

SNIP

Science is different from Armorer.

Also the only requirement to build the Armormrsmith Workbench is the Local Leader Perk at lvl 2
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Armor_workbench
Probably you are mistaking perks needed to craft stuff with perks needed to build in settlements.

[Grotesque Audio]

Originally posted by Ygolnac:

Originally posted by Grotesque Audio:

SNIP

When landing on the item in quesiton (in this case, an armorsmith workbench it is transparent in the menu, and beside the materials (of which I have plenty), there's the SCIENCE perk animation with a lock on it, saying "req rank 1". I am fully stocked in ARMORER perk, I have it maxed. So for whatever reason it is reading it as I don't even have a rank in it.

SNIP

Science is different from Armorer.

Also the only requirement to build the Armormrsmith Workbench is the Local Leader Perk at lvl 2
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Armor_workbench
Probably you are mistaking perks needed to craft stuff with perks needed to build in settlements.

Sorry, I meant the armorer animation. Either way, it is locked and says it requires rank 1 in that specific area. When I go to my perk menu, I have all stars in it, maxed out.

I apologise but I don't understand that last part: "...mistaking perks needed to craft stuff with perks needed to build in settlements." It happens both in houses I've purchased and settlements I own. A lot of items that require certain prerequisites (like rank 1 in a certain perk) lock me out. Even crafting weapons, modding armor, or weapons. It will say I don't have the prerequisites to apply specific mods to items due to my lack of ranks in certain perks. But when I check these perks are either maxed or meet the minimum requirement. :/

[Spocks Toupee]

Do you have your stars all maxed out in your SPECIAL, and you're thinking that adding stars to your SPECIAL is unlocking and giving you the perks?

Or do you actually have 3 or 4 stars over each PERK?

[BadDemographic]

What are you trying to make?
If you're trying to build things for the settlement - like structures, beds, food & water - you shouldn't need a lot of perks. When you hit "E" at the red workstation (not the armor, weapons or chem station), or if you just stand in the settlement and hold down "V", you should go into build mode.
If you are able to get into build mode you should see a "menu" of build icons for things like "structures", "power", "defense", "resources", etc. Are you not getting that far?
If you are getting that far you should be able to select one (for instance, structures). Then you should get a submenu. For "structures" you should get metal or wood and some other options. Keep selecting from submenus until you find something you want to build (for instance, a small shack). I think a list of materials needed should appear. If anything on that list is "grayed out" then you need to go find that item(s). Otherwise you should be able to build what you selected.

This may not be what you're trying to do. If so, sorry, I wasn't sure from your original post.

[Grotesque Audio]

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

Do you have your stars all maxed out in your SPECIAL, and you're thinking that adding stars to your SPECIAL is unlocking and giving you the perks?

Or do you actually have 3 or 4 stars over each PERK?

No, my SPECIAL skills are not maxed out. Perks like "gun nut" or "science!" are though. These perks are needed when modifying weapons or building certain structures like special turrets or crafting stations. For instance, one structure under crafting said I needed a 1 rank in "science" and I have all my ranks in that perk.

So despite this it still is not allowing me to build those structures or modify certain aspects of weapons or armor.

[Grotesque Audio]

Originally posted by BadDemographic:

What are you trying to make?
If you're trying to build things for the settlement - like structures, beds, food & water - you shouldn't need a lot of perks. When you hit "E" at the red workstation (not the armor, weapons or chem station), or if you just stand in the settlement and hold down "V", you should go into build mode.
If you are able to get into build mode you should see a "menu" of build icons for things like "structures", "power", "defense", "resources", etc. Are you not getting that far?
If you are getting that far you should be able to select one (for instance, structures). Then you should get a submenu. For "structures" you should get metal or wood and some other options. Keep selecting from submenus until you find something you want to build (for instance, a small shack). I think a list of materials needed should appear. If anything on that list is "grayed out" then you need to go find that item(s). Otherwise you should be able to build what you selected.

This may not be what you're trying to do. If so, sorry, I wasn't sure from your original post.

I am attempting to modify certain weapons (energy weapons and baliistic) which have prerequsites that I meet, though it doesn't seem to recognise I have them. I don't know why. I worked hard for these perks too. I know how to access the build menu and the like. And as for scrapping materials I've more than enough.

[BadDemographic]

Oh, sorry. From your orig. post I wasn't sure if you were having problems improving your settlements or improving your weapons/armor.

[SuperBobKing]

Originally posted by Grotesque Audio:

Originally posted by BadDemographic:

What are you trying to make?
If you're trying to build things for the settlement - like structures, beds, food & water - you shouldn't need a lot of perks. When you hit "E" at the red workstation (not the armor, weapons or chem station), or if you just stand in the settlement and hold down "V", you should go into build mode.
If you are able to get into build mode you should see a "menu" of build icons for things like "structures", "power", "defense", "resources", etc. Are you not getting that far?
If you are getting that far you should be able to select one (for instance, structures). Then you should get a submenu. For "structures" you should get metal or wood and some other options. Keep selecting from submenus until you find something you want to build (for instance, a small shack). I think a list of materials needed should appear. If anything on that list is "grayed out" then you need to go find that item(s). Otherwise you should be able to build what you selected.

This may not be what you're trying to do. If so, sorry, I wasn't sure from your original post.

I am attempting to modify certain weapons (energy weapons and baliistic) which have prerequsites that I meet, though it doesn't seem to recognise I have them. I don't know why. I worked hard for these perks too. I know how to access the build menu and the like. And as for scrapping materials I've more than enough.

I have heard of an issue with crafting weapon mods before, and IIRC it was caused by a mod, but I don't remember which. You didn't add perks with console did you? If so you have to add every rank of the perk, not just the highest one.

[cLoudGLPong]

I am also having this issue, no mods installed. When I go I to the build menu>crating, I am able to craft certain items like a stove and fridge, which show the item in the menu, however when I try to select other crafting stations like armor, weapons, chemistry etc... the item does show in the list of craftable workstations, now does it give me the ghost over item for placement.