Got word from another settlement...

Boxcar homes are fairly popular, but here’s another quick unconventional home idea for you or your settlers: shipping container homes! They can be stacked on top of each other or placed side by side to create scrappy, wasteland apartments, and you can decorate the insides to give them a more personal touch. Glitching a door onto the front also proves surprisingly easy!

Here’s another quick idea for those of you who might want to build a home-away-from-home in the Commonwealth or in Far Harbor: a boat house! (No, not like Taffington...) It’s not the roomiest of living quarters, but it can be a cozy place for you or your settlers to get some rest.

Hey, Anon! You can find the rules for the challenge here. If you’re interested in participating, the basic breakdown goes like this:•You submit settlements via a form so the challenge can keep track of what’s been done.•Progress is recorded on the Challenge roster. This can include both finished and WiP settlements.•You’re welcome to submit your work to the blog via the tag “complete the commonwealth” and/or by messages to this blog without actually joining the challenge! The challenge is mostly for folks who want to participate in the long term goal of completing most of the settlements in the game and see what others with similar goals have done. It’s not a race to finish, either.•The only restriction on mods is for ones that give you pre-made finished settlements or player homes. If you use unlimited-resources mods or console commands for that purpose you’re still welcome to join, but it would be nice to let people know if you’re working with that particular advantage. This isn’t a contest but unlimited resources is still a pretty massive cheat. 

If you’re looking for a unique home for your Sole Survivor that feels wasteland and lore friendly, you might want to check out this mod which adds build-able airplane parts. There are only six different airplane pieces available, so it is a fairly small mod, and some of the pieces are rather large to use at most settlements. Those quibbles aside, this mod gives you promising new set pieces to use. And the best part... all the pieces are fully navmeshed, meaning you can easily decorate them and your settlers can navigate them without issue! This mod could be great for adding interest to some of the more prosaic settlement locations (like Murkwater Construction site, pictured here).

Starting today (the 20th) until the end of January, the Commonwealth Challenge blog is going to focus on player homes. This includes:  •Player home tours, builds and screencaps •Featured mods •Tips and Tutorials

Does your Sole Survivor live in a Wasteland mansion or a humble boxcar? Do they favor Home Plate or perhaps their original home in Sanctuary? Whatever the case, this is the time to share it! Use the “Complete the Commonwealth” tag, message a link to this blog, or submit a settlement to the challenge so your creation can be featured on the blog. Throughout the duration of Way Back Home I’ll be giving out little awards (such as “Most Livable Boxcar”) and possibly a few prizes for really creative homes! Your home can be at any settlement within the game (not just Home Plate), and you’re welcome to have multiple homes featured.