What is the point of Ron Staples?

[Invghost]

I've got him as my level 4 food vendor, but everything looks like a level 3 vendor. How do I know if it's level 4?

[Grad]

Simply go into command mode, and hit R to move Ron Staples. Send him somewhere else other than the settlement you are at/want him at. Then as he starts to walk away, hit R on him again and tell him to go back to wherever it was you wanted him, then assign him to the bar. It appears the issue may be that his WorkshopID value never gets set to the proper variable, and thus he is unable to be "assigned" to the bar (Note: He will still claim to have a "limited selection" despite this fix, and actually having an expanded selection).

[Invghost]

Well, he has more than he normally does, but they're quite like a level 3 version, is there anything unique that he would have that a level 3 doesn't?

[Grad]

Not really. The only upside is that they almost always outperform a random settler in terms of quality and quantity, provided they are assigned to their specialized store

EDIT: I believe weapon and armor lv 4 merchants can have legendary gear spawn in their lists so thats something.

[Invghost]

Thanks so much for your help :)