#Sim Settlements 2 Fic

[sparrowsingsstories]

Some Sentence Sunday (Monday)

So I've been poking at Cry Mercy and I do have a little something new to share - from Act 2 of the story! Time to figure out how Mercy knows about Gunner attacks (reminder that I'm weaving Sim Settlements 2 into this story - Jake is from the mod SS2).

“You’re kinda looking like Tinker Tom when he gets one of his wild ideas,” Deacon said. “How would Dez feel about helping us get intel on the Gunners?” she asked. “It’s not synth business. So she wouldn’t be.” “And what if the Gunners threaten that?” Deacon looked at her, a half-smile making him look devious. “Well…and just how would that be?” “We have a problem here. Settlements are being hit by Gunners. They’ll be out in-force soon. Threatening the roads…the routes. Plus, they scout. If they find a safehouse…” “They might hit it,” Deacon said, finishing her statement. “Cameras…” Jake said, voice a little slurred from the meds he was on. “What?” Deacon asked. “Could get cameras up. Bet you guys have tech for it…could route the info to your HQ…” “You know how to do that?” Deacon asked. “I bet Tinker Tom does,” Mercy said. “What do you think?” “I think Dez just might be interested in this. And cameras…man…why did I think of that?”

[atombonniebaby]

Sanctuary Hills Build 1/2 - Player Home (Part 2 will be the rest of Sanctuary!)

The mod list is included below! :D

Exterior

Living/Dining

Hallway, Bathroom and Upstairs Landing

Downstairs Bedrooms

MacCready and Duncan's Space

So, this is about 95% complete...

Just some structural things to tie up and a few extra decorations (clearly, most of my love has gone into the living/dining and the MacCready boys!)

There is nothing left of the original house. I downloaded a mod that allows you to scrap the houses (with rebuilt precombines and SS2 compatibility!)

My theme was 'Homely Scraver' I tried to add elements of the original home and kept the lower level dimensions (I only scrapped the house after I had everything in place!)

Mod List and Tips!

If you want to download the mods I used, I've linked them all below!

I've also added in keyboard shortcuts I had no idea existed that skyrocketed my attention to detail (and considerably extended how long this took! haha!)

Mods I Used

Base Mods

Settlement Menu Manager (Needed for some of the packs to show up in the workshop menu) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/24204?tab=files

Place Everywhere (Essential for overlapping walls, dense clutter, etc) https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9424

Sanctuary Deep Clen and Remodel (Needed to scrap Sanctuary player home! Also adds 2 new bridges, pre-war, and a scrappy repair!) https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/65561

Sim Settlements 2

Note: Probably not required. The base game build items and the other clutter mods would work, but SS2 is worth it! I did use the SS2 kit below for quite a few items, like the colored wood walls and such, plus decor.

Workshop Framework (Great mod, required for SS2, but also allows for exporting/importing Settelment layouts!)- https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35004

Sim Settlements 2 - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/47976

Sim Settlements 2 Wasteland Reconstruction Kit - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/48960

Bethesda.net (Honestly, some of the best workshop packs! Just save to your library for easy access)

Creative Clutter (Hands down can't live without this mod!) - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3411824 (There's an update ahh!)

V's Community Art (Some really nice art, some from in-game!) - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4335883

V's Scavver Art (I'm in love with this pack!) - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4335878

V's Stylish Decor (This pack is also pretty dang epic!)- https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4335873

V's Book Retexture (No more pristine gray books!) - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4335888

Modular Kitchens: Updated (Snappable, clean, and worn variations, plus things to put on and in the fixtures!...like a frying pan with an omelet...immersion!) - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4096569

Do It Yourself: Updated (An easy way to fill up shelves!) - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4129753

Nexus

OCDecorator (Mainly to snag and place Mac's wooden soldier!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4270?tab=files

Capital Wasteland Workshop Pack (pack one and two bring some nostalgia for a certain merc!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/43068

Capital Wasteland Workshop Pack II -https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/5062

Rebuild - Workshop Standalone (the interior Sanctuary doors, with aged textures) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/71742

The Cozy Scavver (Curtains. Will also be used for pre-made decor. Has some awesome pre-fabs!)- https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/38982

The most immersive Coffee Mod (Coffee machines!)- https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/19012

Snappy House Kit (I believe the staircase was the only thing used, but this mod includes repaired versions of Concord-style homes and so much more!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/11639

Scavver's Settlement Kit (Most of the wooden floors and walls!)- https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/25515

cVc Dead Wasteland (All packs and all dependable! Some great clutter and Pre-fabs! Reorganises other mods to be included in the menus...such as display cases!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/43818

Femshepping Minimalist Homewares (Great decor! I love Femshepping's stuff!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/16316

CWSS Redux (Working bathroom furniture, with animations! - Also responsible for the "we aim to please, your aim will help" on the bathroom mirror, hah! Pair with advanced needs to add bathing requirements!...and yes, companions/npcs use them!) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/i3qi9s6yex2liyv/CWSS%20Redux%20v4.01.7z?dl=0

Fast Food (Adds a toaster, kettle, teapot, and bucket for fast, well food. Makes toast, and boiled water by simply tapping them!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/68467

Old World Plaids (Lots of scrappy overhauls with plaids...Nate is Scottish...this is essential for storytelling, hah!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10769

Voiceapalooza Assortment (Adds cheese to the game, what else can I say?)- https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/71486

Keyboard Shortcuts for fine-tuned placements!

Num Pad

8 & 2 = up and down.

4 & 6 = left and right

7 & 8 = move at an anlge

1 & 3 = size down and size up

/ & * = Adjust movement speed

- & + = Adjust Rotation amount

num Lock & then hit 0 = Unlock inaccessible items in build mode. (Good for deleting shrubs or doors that can't be highlighted—be careful. This includes companions! Guess how I know, hah!)

I have also noticed 1 & 7 (If I remember right) turn off physics, so any items you can pick up become static and won't move around!)

Main Keyboard

, & . = Rotation

L-CTRL or R-Alt = Change rotation axis.

I used the placement and rotation axis keys a lot in this build! Mac and Duncan's room has the best examples. I used these shortcuts to make Mac's soldier sit in the little bin on his dresser, place the cushions, etc., on their beds, including hanging Mac's hat on the bedpost!

[erikageiger]

Some Sentences Sunday

Ah, darn, was supposed to wait for Sunday and now it's Monday. Oh well XD

Tagged by @heromaggie

Currently working on a "modern/pre-war" AU of SS2 that I currently call "The Sanctuary Project", and I think it'd be fun to share a piece from what I got so far. Enjoy!

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Sitting in one of the front pews, Ilene glanced back at where Jake sat and noticed him listening intently. Turning back, she looked at the board and all the ideas listed. From what she knew so far about the sensors, almost all of it was possible.

“Miss Ilene Ward,” the pastor got her attention, “from what I have heard, your search for options was fruitful? Before we discuss things further and make a vote, we would love to hear what you have found.”

Turning to her friend Preston, who sat next to her, she handed him Shaun so she could get up and walk over to the board, adressing the crowd. “Has anyone heard of RobCo brand ASAM sensors?” glancing around, she saw one or two hands, then chuckled when she saw Jake shyly raise his with a smile, “I’m not surprised so few do. With the war over, this product - which would’ve been used to rebuild society in a post-apocalyptic wasteland - is now mostly used by the government in their mission to contain the fallout in the west. So RobCo has dialed back on the advertisement they give to the general public, and the few who see the posters and the commercials seem to think it’s too expensive or too complicated. And “why should we build with a sensor when the traditional method works just fine?” Well, I could share what I’ve learned… or I’ll let someone from RobCo share what he knows,” she looked over at Jake, “Mr. Evans, join me, if you will.”

[snowyknight-17]

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Fallout/Sim Settlements 2

Baulder’s Gate 3

Red Dead Redemption 2

Stardew Valley

Animal Crossing

Dragon Age/Mass Effect

The Sims

Also this is the official blog for my Fanfiction “Baby Blue”. It follows the FO4 story with a focus on the mod Sim Settlements 2 and the Jake romance.

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[qqueenofhades]

It's so good to have you back! I actually went and got myself a tumblr account in the meantime, so now I can properly follow you instead of just lurking anonymously 😄 Don't have an actual prompt for you, although I saw that you've been watching shadow and bone, and I'd certainly love to read anything you write about those guys if you happen to feel like it 😇 In any case, welcome back, and it's great to hear that things are looking up for you ❤

Haha, thanks! Since you didn’t specify a prompt, and because people seem very excited about this Helnik modern AU that is, to nobody’s surprise, becoming a full-length fic, I will give you an excerpt from chapter one for Important Reasons.

Nina boots up the secured OS, opens Tor, and navigates to a secured messaging site, accessed via a one-time key that will deactivate when used (another one of Jesper’s inventions) and randomly generate a new encryption code that she has to access elsewhere. The Crows have gotten very good at not putting all their eggs in one basket, but when you run a successful grey-hat hacktivist collective that has made a specialty out of pissing off powerful people (including in this very country), it’s a necessary fact of life. There are five of them: Nina herself, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, and the boss, Kaz Brekker. It took a long time for them to reveal real names; for the first few years, they communicated only under pseudonyms. Nina is “Heartrender.” Inej is “Wraith.” Jesper is “Sharpshooter,” and Wylan is “Runaway.” As for Kaz, their mysterious, mercurial man-in-charge who was teaching himself C#, Java, and VBScript at twelve, running Nazi-doxxing ops with Anonymous and Bellingcat at sixteen, and establishing himself as the head of his own feared gang of cyber-criminals at eighteen, he’s “Dirtyhands” or sometimes simply “The Bastard.” The epithet is apt. You don’t survive in this life by making friends or trusting your enemies, and Kaz has a knack for not doing either. Not that Nina’s about to complain. God knows, especially now, she could use a little ruthlessness.

She signs onto the Crows’ dedicated chat channel and sends an innocuous-looking phrase about bad weather which actually means, “I am in deep shit and need to talk to someone right now.” Then she waits, staring at the screen, wondering how long it’ll take to be answered. Kaz and Inej are currently based in Amsterdam, an hour behind, which isn’t too bad. They’re probably awake, not least since neither of them keep a remotely standard schedule, but there are any number of other things they could be doing, most of which are flagrantly illegal. But it’s only ten minutes or so until Nina’s notifications ping, and a message pops up:

Wraith: I’ll call you. Give me a couple min.

Heartrender: Primary phone got snatched. Use burner.

Wraith: Oh shit. Nvm. Calling now.

With that, it’s no more than a few seconds until Nina’s burner phone starts buzzing, she fumbles a little as she grabs it, and tucks it under her ear. “Inej?”

“Nina?” Her best friend sounds understandably worried. “Are you all right? What’s going on?”

“I – ” Nina’s relatively sure that the FSB doesn’t have a fix on this crappy throwaway phone, since she changes the SIM card every month, gets a new number, and otherwise does her best to make sure they don’t, but deeply ingrained habits are not easily shaken. She shoots a glance at the door, making sure her parents aren’t listening. Finally, having been assured that this call is as free of outside interference as can ever be assured in the modern world, she says, “I got busted last night. Big time. They meant business.” There’s a quaver in her voice. She chokes it down.

“Oh Nina, no. Did they hurt you?”

“No, but they – like I said, they were not screwing around. They openly threatened to send me to IK-2 if I kept doing my stuff, and – I’m not giving up. You know I’m not. But it might… it might be time to get out of Russia for a while.”

“Where are you now? Are you safe?”

“At my parents’ house. My backup gear is here. But there’s no way I can work here. They don’t know the half of it, and if they did, they would hit the roof. I don’t have anywhere else I can think of, and…” Nina trails off. “Is there any way I can come to Amsterdam with you?”

“I don’t know.” Inej is clearly thinking hard. “The Crows aren’t exactly a registered company that can offer you a work visa. Kaz is Dutch, obviously, but he could probably only sponsor you for permanent settlement if he married you, and I doubt you want that – ”

“I doubt you want it either – ”

“I have right to remain, at least until Brexit goes through,” Inej says, evidently deciding to power right on past that comment and pretend she didn’t hear it. She and Kaz might be living together, and obviously devoted to each other, but they’re still not yet at the “actual relationship” stage of things, and for all Nina knows, they might never be. “Unless – wait.”

“What?”

“I was joking about Kaz marrying you,” Inej says slowly. “But what if it’s not such a bad idea?”

“What? No. I am not marrying Kaz!”

“Not him,” Inej says. “Someone else. Someone with a non-Russian passport who could theoretically get you out of there. It would be hard, and we’d have to do some work to make the relationship look real, but Jesper could help with whatever we needed forged. Have we ever mentioned Matthias Helvar to you?”

“Matthias who?”

“I’ll take that as a no. He’s another one of Kaz’s… contacts. Norwegian. We helped him get out of jail a year ago, and he owes us a big favor. He’s also stupidly honorable, unattached, and probably pathologically unable to resist helping a lady in distress.” To Nina’s horror or her hope, Inej sounds like she is actually considering this. “If he married you, he might – ”

“If he what? He was in jail?” Nina is aghast. “So he’s a criminal?”

“You know,” Inej says, bone-dry. “We’re all criminals.”

“Yes, but if he was in jail, that means he got caught, and that means he’s a stupid criminal. I could marry a criminal, but I draw the line at a stupid criminal.”

“He wasn’t – it was complicated.” Inej’s tone portends a very long story they definitely do not have time to get into. “Anyway, Kaz helped get him out, and he lives in Oslo now. You could do a lot worse than Norwegian spousal citizenship.”

“This is insane,” Nina says weakly. “Is he ugly? He must be ugly.”

“Really.” Despite the gravity of the situation, Inej is definitely trying not to laugh. “That’s your objection? For the record, no. He’s not ugly. He’s just your type.”

“Oh. Oh, like that’s any better. He can’t possibly be my type. Inej – ”

“Look,” Inej interrupts. “Do you want to get arrested or not?”

“No,” Nina says meekly. “No, I really don’t.”

“So should I ask him?”

This is nuts. This is nuts this is nuts this is nuts this is nuts. Especially since Nina genuinely is starting to play the idea around in her head. Just for a moment. That’s all.

“Maybe,” she says, after a very long pause. “But I am not necessarily agreeing to this.”

“Of course not.” Inej sounds annoyingly smug. “I’ll keep that in mind.”

[sparrowsingsstories]

Some Sentence Sunday

Holy Shit - I have new writing for today? WHAT?

So I restarted Fly Away Little Bird to get a better idea of Sparrow's personality since I'm re-editing Cry Mercy in a big way. And what I'd realized was that I needed to show more of Sparrow (Emma's) personality and really slow down her story. So...yeah! It's going to add more depth to Cry Mercy and let me show Sparrow (Emma) exactly as I want to. And it reiterates to me how much I love a good, well-filled out, well-written story. And reminds me that, in the end, these stories are for me and I want them to be the stories I want to tell. Not throw out chapters just to get them out there. It's not easy to do, I want to give people stuff to read...but I really want what i put out there to be what i want out there.

ANYWAYS, this is Emma (remember - that's Sparrow's birth name) visiting the Nightingales for trading, food, and rest:

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The Nightingales' Clinic was small and cluttered. A raider was curled up on one cot, bloody bandage wrapped around their head. A woman wearing a Gunner's coat was getting what looked like a knife wound looked at. The Gunner looked up when Emma slipped into the room, eyes appraising. Emma narrowed her eyes at the woman, feeling her lips curl into a snarl. 

Showing aggression was better than showing fear. If she looked rabid, the Gunner would leave her alone. If she cowered, the Gunner would see an easy mark. And Emma wasn't an easy mark. Small and not good at fighting, she'd still bite and scratch like a feral cat. 

The Gunner smirked, and in response, Emma felt a growling hiss rumble from her. She curled her hands into claws, and hissed again before crouching down. The Gunner sniffed and turned back towards the Nightingale named Circe. 

"Emma." Fiona's tone was chidding. "We aren't aggressive here."

[sparrowsingsstories]

Cry Mercy

Chapter 33 is posted!

Covenant. Canary. Canoodling!

This chapter has some smuts.

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I didn't post last night but...next chapter of Cry Mercy is up!

And with this chapter, Sim Settlements Chapter 1 is done!

Also - enter Sparrow!

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Cry Mercy

Chapter 31 of Cry Mercy is up!

Now that it's summer, I can finally focus on writing again! Yay! So hopefully that means finishing Cry Mercy. Maybe. Hopefully. Fingers Crossed.

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Cry Mercy

Chapter 29 of Cry Mercy is up!

It's crazy to think how I've got 37 chapters and I'm still not done...and I'm posting chapter 29. I might slow down posting to once every 2 weeks to give me time to write and edit. And because of my mental health.

Enjoy this chapter - it's a good one!

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Cry Mercy

The next chapter of Cry Mercy is up!

This is a bridge chapter between where we were and where they need to get to!

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Cry Mercy

Chapter 17 is now up!

This chapter is uh...Deacon & Mercy get...Close.

Survivors, both of them. :)

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Cry Mercy

Chapter 32 of Cry Mercy is up!

Gunners, a funeral, and the start of the next big thing...a lot of set-up and closure in this chapter for Mercy!

[sparrowsingsstories]

Some Sentence Sunday

From the next chapter of Cry Mercy! Introducing Aiden "I don't fucking trust you" McTavish. He doesn't trust anybody - Mercy finds him hilarious.

“We haven’t handed the Gunners anything or anybody,” Mercy said calmly, pulling up her pipboy’s communication radio and tuning in to the Castle. “This is General Mercy, over. I need Preston ASAP, over.”

Aiden had stiffened when Mercy started talking, his one eye narrowing. Mercy heard a series of pops and crackles and then Preston’s voice.

“General, Ma’am! I mean, Mercy, General, Ma’am!” There was a burst of Piper’s laughter in the background. “Right. What uh. What can I help with?”

“Preston. We have a situation. It looks like Gunners are tracking settlements with ASAMs and attacking them. Something to do with the radio frequency on the ASAMs. We need units sent to every settlement and every settlement to implement stronger security.”

There was a moment where the crackle returned. Mercy glanced up at Aiden. “I’m General of the Minutemen. Our settlements may be a little bit more difficult to take over than this one.”

“General of the…fuck me,” Aiden said on a sigh.

“Problems?”

“Former Minuteman…Ma’am,” he said, reluctantly.

Mercy grinned and turned back to her pipboy as Preston’s voice came back on. “Over, Mercy. I’ll send out units to each settlement and make sure the patrols know Gunners are killing settlers. These aren’t your average raiders, but you know that.”

“I’ll brief them, Mercy. We know what we’re up against. The Minutemen will meet this challenge head-on.”

Mercy glanced at Deacon and saw him smothering a smile at the fervency in Preston’s voice. She had to admit, this was probably their big chance to show the Commonwealth that the Minutemen had moved past Quincy and were really changed. And she wasn’t about to lose any settlement to what amounted to trumped up raiders.

[sparrowsingsstories]

Cry Mercy

A new chapter of Cry Mercy is up! Chapter 30!

Let's get that cure to Duncan and move this plot train along.

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Cry Mercy

Chapter 26 of Cry Mercy has been posted!

It's not a long chapter - but it is fluffy!!