Just a couple things to start:

• What is the difference (besides cosmetic) between the various tiers of the same store type? I can't see anything on the Weapon Shop that requires two perks to differentiate it from the shops that require only the first.
  
• NPC's keep complaining about "the bed situation" even though I have almost twice as many beds as people. They also complain about rain a lot. I noticed some houses in Sanctuary have terrible roofing and leak. I am wondering if this causes them to not count as shelter, and those beds are not used?
  
• Do your settlers eventually patch the roofs? I see them hammering at walls all the time but I can't tell if they are actually fixing anything or just pretending to look busy so I don't make them till more tato fields!
  

That's all for now. Post your own questions and myself or others will answer if we can.

Here's a tip:

Certain location-specific landscaping items like the picket fences in Sanctuary that are all knocked down can be moved into proper position instead of scrapping them by clicking the placement button. They "snap" into a standard position, and you can hit the cancel button before hitting the placement button again if you change your mind and decide to leave the pile of mess where it is.

I was able to get some really nice perimeter picketing in this way.

I also have a problem with Settlers complaining about the bed situation even though my settlement has an overabundancy of beds available. Basically they live in overabundancy overall and still they complain about having it so hard all the time

This one of my settlements has 19 food, 20 water, 10 power, 64 defense, 16 beds, and only 12 settlers. Nothing is on red, not even nearly. The happiness has been peaking at 80% or so but for some reason if I stay away from the place for a while it drops down to like 40% and once I go there it starts rising again..... ??

Theoredically they are living in a paradise with large fields of fresh food, 2 large water purifiers for a clean source of water, a fenced base with a minefield around it and turrets on every rooftop ever vigilant, guard towers with guardians on full combat gear and heavy weaponry, enough electricity to keep the whole compound lit up 24/7, alarm systems and optically intelligent spotlights, a mean guard dog, vendors for many needs, nice lounge areas including a pub and an outside market on the pier with cozy outdoor tables and seating, radios, televisions + + +.. And they whine how their feet hurt and QQ Think I'mma show them what a real struggle is, might aswell fence them in outside in the rain and strip them naked, keep them detained for a couple of days and see how they feel about my generosity after that.. What'chu think?

No honestly though, why the whining about the bed situation, is this a bug or are we doing something wrong here, anyone got any ideas?