Production (This is half of total production, when plot produces it

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 places this ammount both in stockpile and workbench). Level 3 Power Water Defense Happiness Requires Unlocks Secret Note Stockpile to upgrade
place directly in workbench, value indicated does not double
Community well Dirty water (3-5) -1 10 -2 0 Tame Mirelurk hatchling 30 dirty water
Brewery Beer, small amounts of other alcohol (6 beers) -5 10 -3 25 Brewing custom beers Recipes for brewing found in wild and via experimentation Unlocks brewing 140 beers
Distillery Refined alcohol (e.g. rum, whiskey, 2 bottle/cycle) -7 10 -5 50 Drinkable booze tub; drunken worker Quest: Don't drink the bath water -
Chemical plant Combat-grade chems (2) -7 10 -5 -20 (Dangerous) Medical-grade plastics -
Pumping station Dirty water, purified water (3-5 dirty water, 3 purified water) -5 30 -3 0 100 dirty, 100 purified
Hydration research lab Nuka Cola Melon (Once quest is complete) -7 30 -5 -10 Quest Research quest. SHAUUUN -
Filtration plant Ultra-pure water (2-8) -7 50 -5 0 Coal pit Water valve fills empty bottles with ultra-pure water (3x per day) Refill with Coal lumps for extra ultra-pure water -
Lumber Yard Wood (10-20) -1 0 -2 -10 (noise) Saw blade hazard 200
Papermill Paper (cloth) (6-10) -5 0 -3 -15 (noise) 200
Local newspaper New Bugle -4 0 -5 50 Unlocks newspaper stand; slightly higher tax (3.5/period) New Buggle newspaper relates curent events -
Magazine press New perk magazines -5 0 -5 -15 Magazines Refreshes in about 2 ingame weeks -
Coal pit Coal lumps (6-10) -2 0 -3 -15 (stench) Filtration plant 200
Coal power plant - 50 0 -5 -30 -
Flare factory Flares (2-6) -7 0 -5 -15 Explodes during construction -
Scrapyard Common scrap (5 common scrap) -1 0 -2 0 100 common scrap Bones Ceramic Cloth Concerete Glass Leather Plastic Rubber Steel Wood
Scrap processing Uncommon scrap (3-6 uncommon scrap) -2 0 -3 0 120 uncommon scrap (eg: springs) Adhesive Aluminum Copper Cork Fiberglass Gears Lead Oil Screws Springs
Tech salvage Rare scrap; ASAMs (8 rare scrap) -3 0 -5 0 Micro Transpoder -
Military salvage Weapon, armor, and power armor mods, and explosives (10 items) -3 0 -5 -10 (noise) Operable crane, Can climb out of hopper, Radroach Defective Institute Beacon -
Crusher Scrap components (3 common scrap, 7 uncommon scrap) -2 0 -3 -10 (noise) 140 uncommon + 60 common
Hazmat processing Nuclear material scrap (6-10 scrap containing nuclear material) -5 0 -5 -30 Nuclear enrichment facility Decontamination arch, Elevator underground, shrooms, GHOULS Mild radiation -
Remelting facility - -10 0 -5 -20 (noise/stench) Can melt scrap with 2-3 processed fuel into components at 150% efficiency -
Oil well Oil (3-5) -1 0 -2 -10 (noise) 50
Refinery Processed fuel (2 oil) (3-5) -5 0 -3 -10 (dangerous) 100
Fuel depot Processed fuel; improved city production -7 0 -5 -10 Increases Production by 15% -
Microfusion garage Microfusion cells and fusion cores -20 0 -5 -15 (dangerous) Tier 3 nuclear Advanced weapons facility Reactor door opens Quest: Microfusion Research Assistant -
Plastics and polymers Plastic (7-10) -5 0 -3 -10 (noise/stench) 200
Medical-grade plastics Sterilezed plastic (misc. item) (6-10) -7 0 -5 20 Chemical plant Decontamination arch, Quest: Medical Research Assistant -
Advanced weapons facility Energy weapon mods, energy explosives, rare energy ammo -10 0 -5 -15 (dangerous) Microfusion garage Button fires sky laser after quest is completed Quest: Weapons Research Assistant -
Iron mine Mined ore (steel/concrete + lead/gold/copper/nuclear material)(2-4 ores) -1 0 -2 -10 (dangerous) Can enter mine, Something glinting Can fast travel out of mine 40
Steel Mill Steel (10-20) -4 0 -3 -10 (dangerous) Molten steel hazard 400
Munitions factory Ballistic ammo -7 0 -5 -15 Not 2mm EC or DLC ammo -
Tool and die shop Tools (10) -7 0 -5 0 Tier 4 farms (22 food, 0/-5/-5) Discovery: Farmers use new tools -
Nuclear enrichment facility Nuclear material (5-8) -9 -10 -3 -30 (Dangerous) Hazmat processing Beer Recipe, 1st floor Intense radiation 160
Nuclear power plant - 150 -20 -5 -30 Microfusion garage -
Nuclear arms factory Fat Man, MIRV, and mini nukes -20 -20 -5 -50 Microfusion garage -
Excavation Pit Terraformer Materials (15-25 each) -1 0 -2 -10 Can climb ladder Dirt is not used for upgrading 750 combined clay/gravel/sand
Ceramics Kiln Ceramics and Ceramic Scrap -3 -3 -3 -10 (stench) Potter's wheel and appropriate music. 200
Circuitry Lab Circuits (4-20) -8 0 -5 0 Encrypted Holotape. Quest: Computer Research Assistant -
Body Armor Technology Balistic Fiber -5 0 -5 0 Hilda Terminal -
Crystal Cavern Crystals (4-7) -2 0 -3 -10 (dangerous) Iron Mine Secret Can enter cavern Can fast travel out of cavern 100
Recruitment Station Tons of Settlers -3 0 -5 20 Increases Recruitment of settlers -
Solar Tower - -50 0 -5 -30 Tech Salvage, Advanced Weapons Solar Panels (Power, no maintanance) Tapes Terminal (Read everything) -
Glass Blowers Glass and Glass Scrap -3 0 -3 -10 (dangerous) On sheet of tempered glass inside that respawns 400
Observatory Sense off pride and accomplishment (∞) -3 0 -5 50 Glitchy Terminal -
Fiber Optics Factory Fiber Optics (8-14) -20 0 -5 0 -
Lystraeus's cheat sheet for kinggath's Sim Settlements
Updated by Chiruadr
Magazine Perk
AfterGlow #1 You learned how to taxidermize your Glowing One kills
AfterGlow #2 You learned how to taxidermize your Glowing Deathclaw kills
AfterGlow #3 You learned how to taxidermize your Glowing Yao Guay kills
AfterGlow #4 You learned how to taxidermize your Glowing Mirelurk kills
Bottlecap Cavalier #1 You'll now earn more caps from completing quests
Bottlecap Cavalier #2 The time-slowing effect of taking Jet is increased
Follower #1 Do +10% damage with Gamma Guns
Follower #2 Take 5% less damage while wearing Children of Atom attire
Gun show #1 Increase explosives radius by 10%
Gun show #2 Do 5% damage against Synths
Meet Stew Issue #1 You learned a new recipe for Brahmin on a Stick
Meet Stew Issue #2 You learned a new recipe for Boston Baked Prok'n'Beans
Modern Ghul #1 Gain +5 radiation resistance
Modern Ghul #2 Gain +5 radiation resistance
Mutant #1 Permanently swim 10% faster
Mutant #2 Permanently jump 10% higher
Popular Robotics #1 Your robot companions take less damage
Popular Robotics #2 Your robot companions will now slowly repair themselves during battle
Scavver #1 Find more food in containers
Scavver #2 Find more water in containers
Scribe Guides #1 Your Fusion Cores will now last 10% longer
Scribe Guides #2 You now do more damage with ballistic rifles and pistols
Wastelander's Almanac #1
Wastelander's Almanac #2
 Age Settlers Typical plots
Agricultural Age Outpost
2 Mud farm, sawmill This is my general idea of how settlements progress.
You can use it as a guide, or for your own ideas. As
Dirt Farm settlements develop, they can specialise. Perhaps
4-5 Farms, coal mine, scrapheap/community well as a shopping city, scrap gen, loot gen, benevolent
leader, fortress, tier 2 feeder, research lab?
Scrap Age Rust Town
5-8 Coal power plant, tier 2 farms, scrap processing/pumphouse, martial

Iron Age Hillfort

8-10 Coal power, iron mine, tier 2 defense, tier 3 farms, pumphouse, oil well, tech salvage

Urbanization
10+ Coal power x2, tool & die shop, filtration plant, tier 3 defense, shops/brewery, recreation

Nuclear Age Supply Depot

12+ Coal/fusion power, tier 2 industry, hazmat/tech salvage, refinery/fuel depot, remelting facility

Loot City
14+ Coal/fusion power, filtration plant, flare factory, military salvage, munitions factory, chemical plant, shops

Megaton
14+ Nuclear power, 6+ shops, distillery, magazine press, local newspaper, MF garage

Raven Rock
14+ Fusion power, nuclear arms factory, MF garage, advanced weapons facility, military salvage, munitions factory
Updating... Reward Spoilers: Copy this or look in the formula bar above, work from right to left if you want to avoid spoilers
Quest: Microfusion Research Assistant Fusion Core ChargerStart the reactor. Place the 3 Cores
→ in corect Better
possition.
water.
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switch
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place
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DOOR QUICKLY
Quest: Weapons Research Assistant (buggy, see note) [1] The ability to change
Putthe
Laser
weather
pistol in weapon locker
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Blowers) in table.
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fast fire rate?Look
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at thelaser).
drawings.
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terminal
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up
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newspaper
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at plot.
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at pole
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the roof of drop
the plot.
the Test
scanner
the machine
where Lorenzo
by pushing
was held.
the ignition button(might need refresh of plot to work)
Quest: Hydration Research Assistant [2] Ability to craft Nuka-Cola
Read the
Melon(fast
terminal,regen
then fill
and theinstant
fridge
→ action
with Nuka
points).
SHAAAUUUN
Cola. Doesn't need to be quantum.
→ About Supplies.
20 Make sure you have some
→ tatos in More
workshop.
supplies.
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detect
youthem,
have
→ place
melons
some
this
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time.
andin
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doesn't
several
detect
of plot
times.
the
(50 End
melons
or so,
of maybe
quest.
in the 100)
workshop, place them in stockpile
Quest: Medical Research Assistant [3] Various elixirs (cure
Fusebox.
adictions,
Goincrease
upstairs stats
to theetc)
fusebox.
→ Take the
Mix
fuses
something.
from underneath
Go to the the
mixer
fusebox.
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stationThe
andfusebox
mix
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a sample.
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is split Use
into 3water.
sections,
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upstairs
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to
shower,
place
make
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sure
or meds,
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the
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note
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then
in each
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button,
of them.
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downstairs
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is cell
(80/20...10/10/40/40...20/30/50)
table
and(A5)
take
to mix
sample,
the ingredients.
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Quest: Computer Research Assistant Hack the 4 terminals in the correct
→ order. Order differs so you need to find it yourself.
→ If you mess the order the terminals will
→ relock as soon as you exit the hacking screen
→ and you need to start again →
Quest: Don't drink the bath water Get wasted. Drink a few times from
→ the bath tub
Search the bodies. Read the note.
→ It mentiones
FindJalbert
the note.
Disposal.
It's between
Investigate
the nuka
→ cola machine
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andJournal.
the cigarette
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machine.
the desk.
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MentionsEdwin's
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happened.
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the
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house
last
→ level.
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theEnd
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lake
withofnear
the
quest
Raider
vault 81.
Boss.
The one with the dead brahmin in front.

First Use ↓....Second Use → Only Once Mortar and Pestel Steam Plate Bunsen Burner Sink
Mortar and Pestel Crushed Flaked Sterilized Browned Steeped
Steam Plate Steamed Mashed Wilted Seared Broth
Bunsen Burner Toasted Powdered Reduced Burnt Dissolved
Sink Soaked Pureed Tea Boiled Infused Water
[1] Most credit goes to Rhn for help
https://simsettlements.com/site/index.php?members/rhn.4547/

This quests seems to be a a bit bugged.

https://simsettlements.com/site/index.php?threads/weapon-research-quest-sequence-bugged-spoilers.
6196/

Objectives may not activate in order or may not activate at all, but once all 4 tapes are colected and
inserted it should work properly. If you are in doubt you can refresh the plot.

Hints for the Energy Signature come in form of Newspapers but you need the Newspaper Plot for that

[2] If it doesn't work when it ask you to make sure you have enough resources, you can brute force it by
placing the resources in the stockpile (50+) and sleep for 24 hours

[3] If at any point you get the Save yourself or you get some kind of side effect from bad recipes, use the
shower, or emergency meds, or the Decontamination Arc etc