Why can't I defend my settlement?
I've just been informed that a settlement of mine — Sunshine Tidings Co-op — needed defending, so I went there and witnessed my turrets make short work of 3 of my settlers; it turns out they were synths.
With the synths dead and the problem solved, I decided it was time for me to move on. Only, after fast-travelling, I received a notice that I had failed to defend the settlement. And now, according to my Pip-Boy, Sunshine Tidings Co-op only has 3 settlers instead of the 14 I had left it with.
So I decided to load a previous save game and wait for the actual attack to happen. I kept waiting one hour at a time for about 24 hours, and the attack never came. So far, whenever I came to defend a settlement, I either ended up right in the middle of the assault, or the attackers appeared after a few seconds following my arrival.
I don't believe I can actually defend the settlement this time. But why not? Am I supposed to discover another synth in hiding? Should I build even more turrets there? Is there anything I can do to avoid losing almost all of my settlers?
Best Answer
Pip boy shows wrong information all the time and shows some crazy numbers that are very often incorrect. If you suspect that your sttlers could die, you should always fastravell and check it yourself. Te only way to get 99% proper information about settlers is when you are in the location in workshop mode. Also if you got to the place and attack does not happen, you can try some tips that sometimes can trigger it. Run around the place. Sometimes enemies can spawn but they don`t attack untill you trigger them by coming enough close. When you are in the location open pipboy and fastravel to this location again (yes, you can fastravel to location you are already in).
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How much defense does a settlement need?
If you've been building up tons of turrets and posts and have no idea why your settlers still aren't satisfied, here's why: your defense needs to be equal to the sum of your food and water.How do you defend your settlement in State of survival?
If the Sole Survivor does not talk to the leader of the settlement within 14 days, the enemy attack will trigger. If the Sole Survivor does not build up the settlement's defenses within one hour of talking to the settler, the enemy attack will trigger.Liz Phair - Why Can't I? (Official Video)
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