protect settlement and equip settler

[YHE634]

Is there any points to equip yours settlers for defending the settlement ?

At the beginning i have spent a lot time to equip them with leather armor and customized pipe rifle. I have some attack from 3-4 gunners or raiders who have been quickly killed even in a settlement where guard have just some basic pipe pistol, and i have not lot of turrets i m always under the requirement for defenses.

now i m level 33, i suppose it s useless to equip them with metal armor and better weapon ? i will spent lot of time for nothing ?

[Astasia]

Well they always rush out to fight anyone who attacks, so if they are undergeared they might go down and maybe be killed. I haven't been equipping my settlers much, instead I've been boosting defense to the point where nothing attacks, but I plan to eventually equip many if not most of them with heavy combat armor and decent weapons.

[Rigor Morti5]

I would not do that if i was you and as for myself since i have lot of settlers equipping +500 settlers would be too time consuming i rather slam zillion turrets than start to trade gear with each one of them including provisioners.
Also pointing out you need to provide ammo aswell if you give them weapon and equip it.
It takes too much time not to mention ridicilous cost of ammo if you give lets say 100 rounds each of them and combat or assault rifle costs gets sky high.
Besides i have over 200 defence on my largest settlement i got all stores there and dunno but it seems settlers buy gear from their settlements and in fact ive seen some settlers at my largest settlements use laser rifles/plasma rifles/combat rifles and assault rifles and have heavy armor.
I have also elevated turret positions by making "guard tower formation by 2 staircases and slamming floor pieces together and making ring above settlement so imho i always tought this if i ever had to attack something like my best settlements it would be fken super dangerous.
They grind anything near proximity at superior firing position and its consentrated fire anything will be fkd up less than second from gunners to deathclaws anything...

[Hoilaiken]

The AI is not very smart so I just put in a lot of turrets, I do equip them with different hats so I can tell what job i gave them, chef hat for food & bev shop, Helmets for weapon, and so on. Other than that just leave some power armor with fusion core in them and they will use them if you want.

[Mike]

Well its fun to see them run out with for instance a minigun each and spray whatever comes, fatmans can be kunda fun too =)

[Woody]

I tried equiping them by leaving weapons available. I was reading post of people saying settlers were taking their stuff.

I left stuff in chest, on the ground, in the workshop, and left enemies unlooted. The only time I have seen them pick up weapons themselves is off dead enemies during the fight.

I now just give settlers assigned as guards weapons and armor and leave the rest with what ever they have.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Woody:

I tried equiping them by leaving weapons available. I was reading post of people saying settlers were taking their stuff.

I left stuff in chest, on the ground, in the workshop, and left enemies unlooted. The only time I have seen them pick up weapons themselves is off dead enemies during the fight.

I now just give settlers assigned as guards weapons and armor and leave the rest with what ever they have.

The settelers will pick up weapons mobs drop during combat but havent seen them gear up in any other way. A good way to "abuse" that mechanic is to let the enemy mobs all take up that missile launcher and then you can loot missiles from everyone =)

[Rigor Morti5]

Originally posted by Rantoc:

Originally posted by Woody:

I tried equiping them by leaving weapons available. I was reading post of people saying settlers were taking their stuff.

I left stuff in chest, on the ground, in the workshop, and left enemies unlooted. The only time I have seen them pick up weapons themselves is off dead enemies during the fight.

I now just give settlers assigned as guards weapons and armor and leave the rest with what ever they have.

The settelers will pick up weapons mobs drop during combat but havent seen them gear up in any other way. A good way to "abuse" that mechanic is to let the enemy mobs all take up that missile launcher and then you can loot missiles from everyone =)

Havent tried that however i have noted one "weird thing" if you have build early lvl3 weapon shop and lvl3 armor shop there is chances specially later on you will notice even you go trade screen they have poor weapon,but when fight comes they all magically have high powered laser weapons sometimes even gamma weapons,and they seriously FK some SHT up its pretty fken impressive see your settlers and turrets tear 5 dethclaws or gunners and legendary ones in seconds pieces.

Ps.In other words i am not conserned at all about my settlements if they are my top upped onces with all shops.

[Ominous187]

Originally posted by Rigor_morti5:

I would not do that if i was you and as for myself since i have lot of settlers equipping +500 settlers would be too time consuming i rather slam zillion turrets than start to trade gear with each one of them including provisioners.
Also pointing out you need to provide ammo aswell if you give them weapon and equip it.
It takes too much time not to mention ridicilous cost of ammo if you give lets say 100 rounds each of them and combat or assault rifle costs gets sky high.
Besides i have over 200 defence on my largest settlement i got all stores there and dunno but it seems settlers buy gear from their settlements and in fact ive seen some settlers at my largest settlements use laser rifles/plasma rifles/combat rifles and assault rifles and have heavy armor.
I have also elevated turret positions by making "guard tower formation by 2 staircases and slamming floor pieces together and making ring above settlement so imho i always tought this if i ever had to attack something like my best settlements it would be fken super dangerous.
They grind anything near proximity at superior firing position and its consentrated fire anything will be fkd up less than second from gunners to deathclaws anything...

you would be a moron if you give ea 100 ammo.. you only need to give 1 ammo after you equip their weapon, i give 20 cuz i have tons and dont care and provisioners dont sell anything.. they just make a link between towns so share resources. plz dont offer help if you dont know how to play.

[Rigor Morti5]

Originally posted by Razier BloodBane:

Originally posted by Rigor_morti5:

I would not do that if i was you and as for myself since i have lot of settlers equipping +500 settlers would be too time consuming i rather slam zillion turrets than start to trade gear with each one of them including provisioners.
Also pointing out you need to provide ammo aswell if you give them weapon and equip it.
It takes too much time not to mention ridicilous cost of ammo if you give lets say 100 rounds each of them and combat or assault rifle costs gets sky high.
Besides i have over 200 defence on my largest settlement i got all stores there and dunno but it seems settlers buy gear from their settlements and in fact ive seen some settlers at my largest settlements use laser rifles/plasma rifles/combat rifles and assault rifles and have heavy armor.
I have also elevated turret positions by making "guard tower formation by 2 staircases and slamming floor pieces together and making ring above settlement so imho i always tought this if i ever had to attack something like my best settlements it would be fken super dangerous.
They grind anything near proximity at superior firing position and its consentrated fire anything will be fkd up less than second from gunners to deathclaws anything...

you would be a moron if you give ea 100 ammo.. you only need to give 1 ammo after you equip their weapon, i give 20 cuz i have tons and dont care and provisioners dont sell anything.. they just make a link between towns so share resources. plz dont offer help if you dont know how to play.

Lotsa hate behind steam lvl 0 private profile player i assume your mom and dad dropped you couple times too many at head foward on concrete floor when missed catch or you stucked by your head beetween radiator and wall. Before you come flame and anger towards other players better open profile first i have benevolent leader achievemnt so i think i have pretty rare achiement.

[★Brosef]

I have started outfitting my settlers with cage armour and gauss rifles, pretty confident in them defending the place that I took down most of my defences.

[Rigor Morti5]

Originally posted by Ω Rin:

I have started outfitting my settlers with cage armour and gauss rifles, pretty confident in them defending the place that I took down most of my defences.

Problem about taking out lets say laser turrets or heavy turrets is they create 8 defence value each vs guardpost 2 which leads settlement being unhappy i think intresting experiment tought...

[Mike]

Originally posted by Rigor_morti5:

Originally posted by Ω Rin:

I have started outfitting my settlers with cage armour and gauss rifles, pretty confident in them defending the place that I took down most of my defences.

Problem about taking out lets say laser turrets or heavy turrets is they create 8 defence value each vs guardpost 2 which leads settlement being unhappy i think intresting experiment tought...

Nothing like a rocket turret for clustered spawned attacks or heavy laser for loosely spawned attacks on the settlements, downside with them is power... and power is currently bugged and can drop when not in the settlement for no reason... and the drops the dev values. So yeah, the 8 def gun turret is currently the best over all in non managed settlements sadly

[Rigor Morti5]

Originally posted by Rantoc:

Originally posted by Rigor_morti5:

Problem about taking out lets say laser turrets or heavy turrets is they create 8 defence value each vs guardpost 2 which leads settlement being unhappy i think intresting experiment tought...

Nothing like a rocket turret for clustered spawned attacks or heavy laser for loosely spawned attacks on the settlements, downside with them is power... and power is currently bugged and can drop when not in the settlement for no reason... and the drops the dev values. So yeah, the 8 def gun turret is currently the best over all in non managed settlements sadly

Yeah there is alot issues about settlements beds even settlers show 0 until you travel there but thing about heavy turrets man ohh man they uses oil and lots of it :P cheapest oil resourses are oil canisters,paint cans other options are rather expencive.

[Ominous187]

Originally posted by Rigor_morti5:

Originally posted by Razier BloodBane:

you would be a moron if you give ea 100 ammo.. you only need to give 1 ammo after you equip their weapon, i give 20 cuz i have tons and dont care and provisioners dont sell anything.. they just make a link between towns so share resources. plz dont offer help if you dont know how to play.

Lotsa hate behind steam lvl 0 private profile player i assume your mom and dad dropped you couple times too many at head foward on concrete floor when missed catch or you stucked by your head beetween radiator and wall. Before you come flame and anger towards other players better open profile first i have benevolent leader achievemnt so i think i have pretty rare achiement.

1st off after reading your comment it's clearly you're talking about yourself cuz you sound exactly how described it! second, don't be mad at me cuz you're a moron and offering ♥♥♥♥ advice! learn the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game b4 you speak. fyi my profile lvl isnt 0 and i have 600+ hours on this game (250h or less of that is due from leavng the game on and not playing it) so ya.. i think ik what i'm talking about fool! here's 5 bucks, tell your mom after shes done scrubbing toilets to buy some lemon pledge and spray it on your head and try to have it removed from the wall and the radiator....lmao do you lil in a early 1900's house ffs? think your brain has rigor mortis

[Rigor Morti5]

Originally posted by Razier BloodBane:

Originally posted by Rigor_morti5:

Lotsa hate behind steam lvl 0 private profile player i assume your mom and dad dropped you couple times too many at head foward on concrete floor when missed catch or you stucked by your head beetween radiator and wall. Before you come flame and anger towards other players better open profile first i have benevolent leader achievemnt so i think i have pretty rare achiement.

1st off after reading your comment it's clearly you're talking about yourself cuz you sound exactly how described it! second, don't be mad at me cuz you're a moron and offering ♥♥♥♥ advice! learn the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game b4 you speak. fyi my profile lvl isnt 0 and i have 600+ hours on this game so ya.. i think ik what i'm talking about fool! here's 5 bucks, tell your mom after shes done scrubbing toilets to buy some lemon pledge and spray it on your head and try to have it removed from the wall and the radiator....lmao do you lil in a early 1900's house ffs? think your brain has rigor mortis

Youre not contribute anything here except trolling like all pansies behind private profile.