Perhaps I am missing something obvious but do Settlements provide any benefits outside of the Settlement system?

I know I can link them to share resources but doesn't that just help with more building?

Can I use them to actually produce resources?

This sounds kind of snarky but basically what is the "point" of Settlements?

And why can't I stop building them?

They collect junk for you which can be used to mod weapons and armor. I hear they can generate caps, may need shops to do so. Stores stuff in a home base, has all the crafting tables in one place. Personal satisfaction of a thriving happy community.

• You can grow food
• You can store your [censored]
• You can build and deconstruct things
• Bring traders and their wares to one place.

How do you make them collect junk?

Can you assign them to collect resources somehow?

Can they make Adhesive?!

That would make it all worth while.

You can place a artillery in each settlement later. Its range is limited, so more settlements=bigger area covered by it.

Interesting.

Two questions though.

1. How do I know if I'm "in range" of artillery?

2. How do I get more artillery smoke bombs?

Well if you throw the smoke grenade to a couple of bad guys, turn on the radio to the minuteman channel you will hear a confirmation and they start shooting... or they might say out range, sorry

Its not a must have but if you see a couple of super mutants with a fatman this will work quite well.

I think you can buy them again, i only have used 4 of the 10 that you start with. So im not 100% sure where you can buy them. In that castle thing i would guess...