Sim Settlements 2: any way to 'cheat finish the quests' withint bugs? NB: i am aware of the Holotape that cheats all items, but it does not complete any quests I encountered a huge bug at the end of the mod - by that time it was already too late and the game and saves broke. Sep 05, 2017 Sim Settlements needs for you 'find' the Sim Settlements holotape called 'City Manager 2078 Holotape' (in game) before you can start using Sim Settlements. Once you find the 'City Manager 2078 Holotape' and load it in your Pip-Boy it will officially activate the Sim Settlements mod and you can officially start using Sim Settlements to build.
Holotape locations are scattered around the world in lore-friendly locations. Currently there are three locations however more will be added.
Spoiler warning: this page reveals the locations of items that are meant to be discovered during the normal course of game play.
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Video Guides
Holotape Locations
Museum of Freedom
Located on the third floor of the building on the left before reaching Preston Garvey. The holotape and ASAM sensors are located on a desk and surrounding file cabinets.
Boston Mayoral Shelter
Located in a storage room at the very back of the shelter. The holotape and ASAM sensors are on the first shelf to the left of the door.
West Everett Estates
Located in an unfinished structure next to construction equipment. The holotape and ASAM sensors are on a pallet truck in the center of the structure.
Sensor Locations
ASAM Sensors have been added in to the general vendor list, so many sell them. The can be 'bought' for 0 caps, as they have been set to have no value. If you are struggling to find them, try vendors like Proctor Teagan, Trashcan Carla, and the many vendors in Diamond City.
- 3Nexus Mod Manager/Vortex
- 4Bethesda Mods
- 5Troubleshooting
Requirements
You must be on the latest version of Fallout in order to use this mod. The current PC version is 1.10.120.0.
Video Guides
Nexus Mod Manager/Vortex
Note: The mod weighs in at about 250 MB (425 MB for the 3-in-1 version) and free users are limited to about 1 MB/sec when downloading from the the Nexus Mods site.
Quick Start
- Install HUDFramework. (optional)
- Install Sim Settlements.
- Start Fallout 4, find the City Manager 2078 Holotape and load it into your Pip-Boy.
- Create various plots via the workshop menu in your settlements.
Improving Performance
Easy Installation
- Download and install Nexus Mod Manager or Vortex.
- Visit the Sim Settlements mod page, Click on the Files button, choose the version, and click DOWNLOAD (NMM/Vortex) button.
- Double-click the Sim Settlements entry in NMM (Allow Vortex to install and enable) to activate the mod.
- Start Fallout 4, find the City Manager 2078 Holotape and load it into your Pip-Boy to complete the installation.
Repeat the same steps to install HUDFramework using Nexus Mod Manager/Vortex.
Manual Installation
- Download and install 7-zip.
- Visit the Sim Settlements mod page and click DOWNLOAD (MANUAL) button.
- Extract the files using 7-zip and place them in your
steamappscommonFallout 4Datadirectory. - Enable Sim Settlements mod:
- via the Plugins list in Nexus Mod Manager, or
- via the Mods menu directly in Fallout 4.
- Start Fallout 4, find the City Manager 2078 Holotape and load it into your Pip-Boy to complete the installation.
Repeat the same steps to install HUDFramework manually.
Bethesda Mods
Note: The mod weighs in at just over 400MB MB and XBox users are limited to a total of 2 GB of installed mods. A lite version of Sim Settlements is also available on Xbox, the goal is to keep that version significantly smaller. The lite version is identical to the main, only the custom sounds are removed and building stages during upgrades are removed.
Quick Start
- Launch Fallout 4 and select Mods. Sign into your account.
- Search for Sim Settlements, then press A and select Download.
- Start Fallout 4, find the City Manager 2078 Holotape and load it into your Pip-Boy.
- Create various plots via the workshop menu in your settlements.
Troubleshooting
Missing mod files when using NMM
Sometimes, depending on your local configuration and/or version of Nexus Mod Manager, you may run into an issue where activating a large mod (like Sim Settlements) does not extract the .ba2 files correctly. Running Nexus Mod Manager as an Administrator seems to work around the problem. Here are some potential solutions to the problem:
- Ensure your Virtual Install folder is on the same drive letter as your Fallout 4 installation.
- Ensure your Nexus Mod Manager is updated to the latest version.
- Downgrade to version 0.61.21 which does not use virtual folders.
- Continue to run Nexus Mod Manager as an Administrator (not recommended).
- TODO: Additional directions for using Bethesda mods on PC or XB1 and troubleshooting steps.
- TODO: Add install help guide for HUDFramework: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKXEweIUPzs