Fallout 4 master builder pushes settlement system to its natural limit by spending 100 days making an actual vault
Dec. 8, 2023Doomsday never looked this good
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Spoiler: it does. Fallout 4’s Settlement system does have the typical Bethesda range of intense customization features, but it takes a lot of mastery to convert its prefabricated structures into something as detailed and lived-in as the vault SirBalz created. Their video reveals many incredible features, including a round door that twists open like a peeled potato, a shrub-filled entryway decorated with dry fountains, and a cold, TV monitor-filled perch for an overseer in a mean suit.
Close-ups of open rooms nestled on either side of the vault also uncover elaborate settings for NPCs, which tend to Settlements to save them from disrepair. SirBalz gave them everything: bedrooms, a dinner hall with red-striped vinyl seating, a hydroponics lab, a tragically grubby discotheque, complete with pink neon lighting, and so much more.
“This is amazing to say the least. It gives me an old, abandoned […] home vibe,” one commenter said. “You make the most impressive settlements!”
“Damn…outstanding work,” said another comment. “I spent over a week in my own Sanctuary — made it into my own Diamond City — but this…I have no words to properly describe how much I enjoy this. My friend, I can see you poured your heart and soul into this.”
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Ashley Bardhan is a critic from New York who covers gaming, culture, and other things people like. She previously wrote Inverse’s award-winning Inverse Daily newsletter. Then, as a Kotaku staff writer and Destructoid columnist, she covered horror and women in video games. Her arts writing has appeared in a myriad of other publications, including Pitchfork, Gawker, and Vulture.
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