Why do I get distress markers in pip boy display

Post » Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:18 am

I keep checking my settlements on the pip boy to make sure they haven't been attacked or have problems.



Lots of times this is useful - I need more beds, food, water, etc.



Lots of times I get the exclamation marker next to happiness...



I fast travel there...sometimes I add a bed or take care of unassigned settlers.



Sometimes this gets rid of the marker...lot of times no.



I like how I can see who is assigned now...great improvement..



But the mystery of what the heck is wrong with happiness..is a puzzle still...



It could mean anything....imminent attack...too many unassigned settlers...



Maybe settlers are bored and want a bar set up and a store?



Sometimes they are just lonely and I visit and that fixes it...I'm guessing.



Mostly not...which is aggravating..



Like now..I get two settlements...usually bigger ones...happiness



I guess they are having an existential crisis or something..







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Stephy Beck
 
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Post » Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:00 pm

the settlement stats under workshops in pipboy is bugged


settlement displays on the pip boy map are bugged



so dont worry about that, annoying but hopefully will be fixed soon



aslo if you are at max happiness for that settlement and you are away from it, it will start to go down


this is kinda stupid i personally think but if you arent around your settlers happiness will go down


once you back (such as how you say you fast travel there and ! goes away) happiness will start going back up again till it hits the max for that settlement

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Alexandra walker
 
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Post » Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:46 pm

Unless they need a bed or water, I've kind of given up on the distress signals.



I have, in no way, figured out the distress marker next to happiness. It doesn't seem to mean anything.

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CSar L
 
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Post » Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:04 pm

I have several 100 happiness settlements now and have found that if the happiness declines whilst I am away from that settlement adding another restaurant causes it to remain at 100 whether I am there or not.


They must either get drunk or consume comfort food.

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des lynam
 
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Post » Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:23 pm

Numbers are bugged. Settlers don`t care about you, the only thing that makes them happy ( apart from beds, water and crops ) is stores and junkyard dogs. Just ignore it. When there is enough water, food and beds happiness stays at 80%. If you add stores it will go up( depends on the kind and number of stores and number of settlers, each kind of store gives some certain happiness bonus ). But it`s all bugged and when you are not in the settlement the system can mess up all numbers. Visiting the settlement usually fixes the bug immediately.

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Marcin Tomkow
 
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Post » Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:08 pm

Thanks for the feedback.

The happiness distress markers make you look for problems

That don't exist.

I never seem to get any message about settlement attacks so it's really annoying to see a distress marker.

I've gotten that marker before and fast traveled and there was an attack.

Now I will relax a bit more and ignore the marker.
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