Does setting up Mercer Safehouse as a settlement effect anything?

I just completed the Railroad quest to set up Mercer Safehouse as requested by PAM, but I am hesitant to send settlers or place a recruitment beacon there. Is it okay to have settlers settle it or does its covert function mean that I should just leave it empty?

In other words, are there any reasons that I should leave Mercer Safehouse uninhabited (such as penalties or being locked out of quests) or can I go ahead and send some settlers over?

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Best Answer

Based on the Mercer Safehouse page at Nukapedia, and on my own hazy recollection, I think you can go ahead and use it like a normal settlement.

That page says that

The location you get sent to is random, and in the event you have cleared every settlement, it will send you to one already under your control.

Kalina has pointed out that there is at least one quest related to the Mercer Safehouse: Concierge. However, there's no reason to think that having other settlers there would negatively impact this quest.

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Can Mercer safehouse be a settlement?

Upon completion, a fast travel marker will appear beside the regular settlement marker, saying "Mercer Safehouse." It is possible for the location chosen to be a settlement that the player has cleared out but has not interacted with the workshop at yet.

What is a railroad safehouse Fallout 4?

The Randolph Safehouse missions are Railroad side quests that are given by Drummer Boy in Railroad HQ, after some other Railroad quests. The Randolph Safehouse locations are random.

What are settlements for Fallout 4?

Fallout 4 doesn't really have many city like locations in the game. Theres Diamond City, Goodfriend. Thats it. Settlements allows you to populate the game world with cities, that provide food, water, gear, shops, and defensive forces.

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