What contributes to the settlement size limit?

In workshop mode, there is a "Settlement" bar in the upper right that shows how "full" your settlement is. If the bar is full, you can't place any more objects in that settlement.

My question, then, is if we know how this is calculated. Is it by the number of objects placed, the size of objects, or some other criteria? Does placing 100 large items, like walls or staircases, count the same as placing 100 small items, like light bulbs?

Also, does scrap contribute to this max limit? I know that Sanctuary, in particular, starts off with an abundance of the yellow-outlined items you can scrap. If these contribute to the max limit of objects in the settlement, it'd be a motivation to fully clean up the settlement as a first task.

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Best Answer

There is a way to increase your settlement size without console commands, even on the console versions. My Red Rocket is at nearly 400% capacity on the Xbox One. The game is still handling itself remarkably well, with only the occasional frame missing at the moment and even rarer "game breaking bugs" which force me to a 20-30 minute old save. That said, be careful; I'm obviously pushing the limits on purpose and expect it to break at some point.

Here is how:

Place single guns (no stacks) of weapons into your workbench. The more unique guns the better. I use around 20. It can be "10 MM pistol" and "Auto 10 MM pistol" as those are different guns.
To streamline the process put all your other guns into a different container.
Take the guns out of the workbench and find a flat spot where dropping weapons around you in a circle won't see them get lost.
Drop them from your inventory; all at once is fine.
Go into build mode and store them in the workshop.
Watch your settlement size shrink with each weapon stored.
Repeat steps 3-7 until you are satisfied.

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What affects the size of a settlement Fallout 4?

Each settlement has a default max population of 10 settlers plus each point of Charisma the character has, which has a base max of 22 (10 from leveling and +1 from bobblehead and You're SPECIAL! magazine respectively ) before factoring in extra charisma from armor and consumables.

How do you increase the size of a settlement?

How to increase settlement size limit (for anyone who might not...

Enter the confines of any owned settlement.

Grab any number of guns from wherever you have them stashed. ...

Enter the Pip-Boy and drop said weapons on the ground.

Enter Workshop mode and use it to store each gun.

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