Why is my settlement population not increasing Fallout 4?
Your settlement population in Fallout 4 is not increasing because you may not have enough food, water, beds, and defenses to support additional settlers, or you may have reached the maximum population cap determined by your character’s Charisma level, which is 10 + Charisma. To increase your settlement population, ensure you have a sufficient supply of food and water, enough beds for each settler, adequate defenses to protect your settlement, and a high enough Charisma level to support a larger population.
Understanding Settlement Population Limits
The population limit of a settlement in Fallout 4 is determined by the player character’s Charisma level, with a base limit of 10 and an additional 1 settler allowed for each point of Charisma. This means that with a Charisma level of 10, the maximum population limit would be 20 settlers.
Factors Affecting Settlement Population Growth
Several factors can affect the growth of your settlement population, including the availability of food, water, beds, and defenses, as well as the Charisma level of your character. Ensuring that these needs are met and that your Charisma level is high enough to support a larger population is crucial for growing your settlement.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the maximum population limit in Fallout 4?
The maximum population limit in Fallout 4 is 10 + Charisma, which means that with a Charisma level of 10, the maximum population limit would be 20 settlers.
2. How do I increase my settlement population in Fallout 4?
To increase your settlement population, ensure you have a sufficient supply of food and water, enough beds for each settler, adequate defenses to protect your settlement, and a high enough Charisma level to support a larger population.
3. Why are my settlers not increasing in Fallout 4?
Your settlers may not be increasing because you may not have enough food, water, beds, and defenses to support additional settlers, or you may have reached the maximum population cap determined by your character’s Charisma level.
4. Can I have more than 20 settlers in Fallout 4?
The default maximum population limit in Fallout 4 is 20 settlers, but this can be increased with mods or by wearing charisma-boosting clothing and consumables.
5. How do I get 30 settlers in Fallout 4?
To get 30 settlers, you need to have a Charisma level of 20 or higher, or use mods to increase the population limit, and ensure you have enough food, water, beds, and defenses to support the additional settlers.
6. How do I remove the settlement limit in Fallout 4?
You can remove the settlement limit on PC by opening the console, selecting the workbench of the settlement, and typing “setav 349 3675555555.00” and then “setav 34B 3675555555.00”.
7. What happens if settlers are unhappy in Fallout 4?
If settlers are unhappy, their happiness level will decrease, and if it reaches zero, you will no longer have control over the settlement, and you will receive a notification that the settlement is no longer allied to you.
8. Do settlers automatically harvest crops in Fallout 4?
Yes, settlers assigned to crops will automatically harvest them, but you must assign a settler to the crops for them to be picked and harvested.
9. Can companions count as settlers in Fallout 4?
Yes, companions do count against the population cap, which can cause problems if you like to constantly change your companions.
10. Does the castle need a recruitment beacon in Fallout 4?
No, the castle does not need a recruitment beacon to attract minutemen, but it does need one to attract settlers.
11. How do I get 100% happiness in a settlement in Fallout 4?
To get 100% happiness in a settlement, you need to have 20+ settlers, ensure that food, water, and bed stats are higher than the number of settlers, and have adequate defenses.
12. What does the scavenging station do in Fallout 4?
The scavenging station adds one random resource to your workshop inventory every 8 in-game hours and may also respawn random resources near your settlement.
13. Why do my settlers keep getting unassigned in Fallout 4?
Settlers may get unassigned if you have more settlers than your current Charisma level can support, and you will need to reassign them using a Vault-Tec Population Terminal.
14. Can you beat Fallout 4 without doing settlement quests?
Yes, you can beat Fallout 4 without doing settlement quests, as the settlement building is part of the Minutemen questline, which can be ignored if you want.
15. Is Phyllis Daily a synth in Fallout 4?
Yes, Phyllis Daily is a synth in Fallout 4, and through dialogue options and speech checks, you can find out that she killed her grandson in a blacked-out state, leading her to conclude that she is a synth.