Since building was announced, I can bet that many fallout plans have put some thoughts into what they want to build. Personally, I would build a tiny empire with a building being the Captial and several small towns in the area of Suburban Boston. What would you like to build with this new found feature?

Blackmire! An awesome settlement in that swampy area. It will be my happy place lol

If possible Ill use the gas station at the starting town as a base and add on some home improvments.

Honestly I was really disappointed with the shanty shack shown being built in the demo. In fact he tears down a home with solid walls and uses the parts to build a shanty house that looks like it's about to fall over. I don't expect something futuristic, nor neat and clean like 'The Sims', but solid walls would be nice. Maybe an option for solid walls would be nice.

As far as the whole settlement, I hope we can get some better options that junkyard or junkyard.

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I think I would like to have a settlement near a lake, river or sea shore if possible. I want to eventually set up caravans and do some trading.

My first settlement will probably be somewhat ridiculous, as I'll be more interested in testing the limits of what I can build than trying to build something reasonable.

I never got a fishy stick (sobs quietly)
On topic, I would build a small country with trade routes.
every town would have a secure spot for the generator,weapons and munitions inside a heavily guarded building.
for defense I'll mostly trust armed and mobile militants instead of immobile turrets (except for key areas)

A tower. The ground floor will be large and surrounded by a fence. That will be where I grow crops. The next floor will ideally be for trading and security. It will have one ramp connected to the ground floor and will work as a choke point. The top floor will have my house on it, with a balcony overlooking the wastes. If there's room, I'd also like the top floor to have room for vertibird landings.

I'mma start small at first. Functionality over aesthetics. When things get established, then I allow myself to expand and go nuts.

There did seem to be an option for concrete.

It would be really nice if we could rebuild prewar style once we get an appropriate level in what ever governs house building.
*edit: addendum* with mods for PC and now the "promise" of mods for consoles as well, I would be really surprised if we don't get something like texture packs for the home building system.

Here ya go! http://i.imgur.com/AnEUdWR.png

I know people are gonna hate me for saying this, but a part of me still expects to find the crashed ship from Mothership Zeta with removable parts for a town. It would break immersion like no tomorrow, but I'd love a town made out of a shiny alien spaceship.

In the E3 demo I say a giant glowing portal-esque pylon being used as a generator of sorts for what reason, I have no idea. I would not be surprised if we found or could make some relatively crazy things to plop on the homefront.

And I am of the few that LOVED Mothership Zeta, so bring it.

Am I the only one who will not build anything more than a little hideout place? I loved the garage from the trailer, I want something like that, but make it a tad bigger and with my own flavour to it For me Fallout was never about building a settlement each to his own I guess

as long as i can build fences or walls i'm ok with any layout

i get anxious in games when enemies can attack my settlements from any direction

i never place my defenses in the right places when walls arent an option. NEVER

I'm just gonna have a small shed for myself as a nice little comfy place to relax after trekking around the wastes.

I'm looking forward to being a feudal lord of the Wasteland! "Grow those mutated food stuffs peasants!"

I liked Zeta as well, but the aliens were WAY too spongey. I personally don't have much against zeta, but that was one of them. However, having referencing zeta in some way isn't something I have an issue with.

ohh thank you it tastes soo good

A colonial outpost of the Republic of Dave.

I may build only one settlement "city" to see if I like it. I'll mainly use it just to build my own large house probably.

Hail the republic of Dave!

A small settlement surrounded by a strong metal wall with a few guards (if you can hire them).

All of my settlements will be under strict totalitarian control. You are guaranteed safety and as much food as you can eat but you must relinquish your rights and freedom.