The essential thing the Ambush kit adds on is cameras. I find them essential in Survival, still a bit Jankie but I find them essential for defending settlements in survival.

Donut and Coffee is quite literally a must have for me. I ALWAYS end up using the brewer and donut maker in bars and kitchens when I build settlements, same for the chalkboards, and the tiles

The Settlement Defense creation is a godsend for Survival runs because as long as you construct at least one camera and monitors set you no longer are burdened by "YOUR SETTLEMENT IS UNDER ATTACK GO WALK ACROSS THR MAP 30 MINUTES AWAY AND HELP!!!!" Instead you can simply visit wherever your closest rest stop settlement may be and save so much time by watching from the surveillance. The game counts your viewing as being present and repelling the attack so long as you actually put up defenses / turrets. Though your settlers may just do all the work by themselves. Either way you can avoid returning to a damaged settlement because there's a higher chance of failure if you yourself aren't observing for the game to play it out.

The Internet Historian “Light wood laminate” was a perfect clip to add lmao, keep up the great work!

One thing missed in the Ambush Kit. The alternat guard tower can also snap to the junk fences. and you can attach floors to the junk fences. this lets you make a literal walkable parameter wall that still supplies cover.

I really like neon flats. It’s the best of both worlds. You have a prebuilt home, and then you have a carbon copy of it upstairs that’s empty for you to design yourself! Which usually ends up a small display room for me. It has all the containers and workbenches I’d need, and it has the feel and look I like! I was hoping the noir penthouse would have been that, but it didn’t fit what I imagined it to be. But neon flats was that for me. VR pods I haven’t been able to try out because it causes the PS4 storage glitch that corrupts my save file… but neon flats and captain cosmos are the 2 I use everytime. Captain cosmos is hands down the best creation available. (I do really like the patriot power armor paint job though! The American flag colored one. Looks really good) EDIT: I messed up, it was shroud manor I disliked. Not noir penthouse. I like noir penthouse it just feels too big for a single player home. If you could send your companions there it would make more sense. But it’s just too much for me. I won’t use 90% of the space.

The donut and coffee cc honestly in my experience was super useful and if done right could actually be stupidly strong A lot of the effects stack so putting certain ones together could really boost damage and such. Or if you're like me, make being a packmule even more doable than before Mission is nonexistent sadly but the benefits you get really are worth the asking price Even being a Settlement builder personally, never used the Slocum choices but thats just because even for me, it's way too much even for my inconsistent taste of furnishing XD

Men i loves settlement ambush kit, allowed me grind out a fews more levels or get more resources. The best tip by far is if you far harber, long fellows cabin has a settlement raid marker inside the workshop parameters. Surround it with walls and a floor and you keep farming untill your game crash.

I love the Slocum's Joe one. The glass auto-doors are great but especially amazing are the flooring pieces. They have less collision issues so they snap through areas like Jamaica Plain's workshop 2nd floor areas if snapped right. The brick walls are nice to use for JP or Hangman's as well. The coffee machine is great for ambiance, since your settlers will brew up a cup whenever the mood strikes them. Mama Murphy makes a great barista, just don't build her a chair tho. It turns her into a Walmart greeter forever 😎

I love the noir penthouse. It's just gorgeous

The ambush kit is closer to a wave defense sorta game mode rather than a forced settlement attack, and other than the fact that it apparently provides a decent way to farm legendary enemies, its not all that helpful to most people

I found alot of the CC content pretty useful and lore friendly, because if you think about it, some of the stuff was probably used "Pre-War" so it makes sense. Even during the vanilla game, you can find laundered/pre-war clothing without any rips etc on them, so having pre-war/mint condition stuff isn't exactly lore-breaking. I wish their was more CC though, either way the CC stuff is pretty good!

The people who do cc now works for said company they made the cc mod for. Which is why you can also see a lot of there work in fallout 76.

The Slocum joe creation seems like something I might actually use

Don’t forget the Slocum’s Joe pack also adds two power armor paint jobs on top of all the other stuff.

I have 4 or 5 of the workshop ones and the bunk bed from the home decor pack would be a lot better if your settlers use the top bunk

I bought settlement ambush kit for the cameras but I played it most w the horde mode. Makes for great loot n it actually helps you improve functional defenses beyond just 50 missile launcher turrets

Im glad we can finally have a non bias (to a point) look at cc items also its funny, I got the light wood laminate for free in 76

I use the barn and warehouse rooves on those new wooden and brickwall house panels. I put a plaster ceiling in and then the roof pieces on top. You've got to make sure it's all straight but it looks good, and end-caps snap in nicely.

One of the magazines added bunk beds. They are great because you don’t have beds filling up the smaller settlements. I really like the Slocum’s Joe because it adds some good consumables. Plus Hangman’s Alley makes a great donut 🍩 shop. 😂

Most of those house mods remind me of the old Elianora house mods where she basically packs every square inch with clutter until it basically becomes unusable and kind if trashy.

i kinda like that neon flats is in goodneighbor. it's a good spot for roleplay purposes, and especially for alt starts in/around goodneighbor it's *great* to have earlier on

One nice thing about the Nuka-cola pack is that the lamps are a nice low level accent light. If you want a bedside lamp without it screaming out every loose board in the hovel/bolthole, these are an option. I also always deck out a house/bus with a ton of Nuka-cola stuff for Sheffield in whatever base I have for him. I love decking him out and making him a total badass. He cleans up well in a beret, shades, and combat armor, rocking a Plasma rifle.

The Settlment Ambush Kit is also VERY broken. If you use the security camera it’ll break your games internal clock. For some reason several days, and sometimes months, will pass if you try to use the security camera. I don’t remember what KZfaqr tested this, but I saw a video of someone trying this creation club mod and they had time traveled to the year 3000. I think it went even further but I can’t remember

About the plants good giving happiness, I'm convinced it either does nothing or just so little it's useless. I spamed over 50 and was still stuck at 90 happiness

Really been loving this series, you the real champ for buying all of these CC add ons

I can not *believe* the Shroud Manor and Charleston Condo slander. They’re so good. Charleston Condo especially is such a great lore friendly players home that has great access to the RR, BOS, and Bunker Hill. Also I can barely play Fo4 w/o the Home Decor pack it is so essential to making my settlements feel unique, attractive, and like people actually live in them. The stuff in there should be basegame.

They suppose to add more Creation club content for the upcoming dlc since the game coming on the current consoles. But no date was stated.

I’ve loved this series and all your videos! You’re awesome keep it up!

Thank you for this video. I have been wondering about a few of these items, I have some of the CC stuff but by no means all, and this video helps me decide if I am ever going to add any of the ones I don't have to my LO.

I really like the slocum's joe and Nuka cola add-ons and I also bought (or got them for free can't remember) the decoration by Elianora, the arcade and the settlement ambush kit. Saying that I spend most of my time in the game building would be a lie, I haven't done a single quest in the past 2 years only building. Overall they give a lot of variety to your settlements if used correctly, I hate repeating textures and assets so the more options I have the better. I did not buy the other ones because I do not deal in clean and new aesthetic, it's a lot funnier to build ruined down shacks and barely holding together shops. Might give a try to the VR add-on but it's super expensive and I'm not sure I want to invest in it

I love the condo

In case it helps, it was Shroud Manor that broke my Workbench Menu. I haven't got the Virtual Workshop add-on so that may also cause problems as you suggested.

I give my settlements the bare minimum usually, send one out as a provisioner, one on the Artillery and the rest have to farm crops in return for a nice bed in a wooden shack. Occasionally I do get carried away like one I made at Starlight and another amazing settlement at Murkwater but usually I can't be bothered doing too much work, just spruce up the existing a bit.

For me, the best one is likely VR. For one reason. Nuka-World. You can send Nuka-World raids to the VR Workshop, and from there? The flag is glitched. You can place it, it disappears, but you claim the workshop. Max happiness out there, send Shank, and you can do all your ne'er-do-welling from VR! When all is said and done, and you got the perks you want (and/or Aeternus), you can load up your rifle, clean House, and finish up in VR.

Wait whats wrong with Hangmans Alley? I can fit a VERTIBIRD in there, it's Good.

I’ve made the nuka-ola-cafe my main home, I love it there so much. This video has really helped with decided which one is worth getting, really appreciate the mostly unbiased commentary

I do really like the Slocums joe one, although I’ve never built with it yet. But I WISH it also came with vault pieces. So you could build a slocums joe inside vault 88. Make it not be dependent on that dlc obviously, but have the vault room pieces. It’s not alot of extra pieces. It’s still possible to build it in a vault, but it just doesn’t quite look right. And doesn’t draw power correctly

16:20 You're not alone in that. I've seen it many times when I am Halloween shopping.

I kinda thought more people would have mentioned that some of thes area's are a little... I don't know... crashy. I've found out if you leave the compangnion's at home and stare at the ground so the game doesn't need to render too many things I should have at least a 60% chance of getting in & out with no auto reset or screen freeze.

I think the biggest fix would be to have it be a synth led faction. Like when someone says Underground Railroad the first person to pop into your head isn’t one of the white abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape, it’s Harriet Tubman. As much as I want to believe synths are equal to humans, I don’t think m the game actually thinks they are because they are used as a prop rather than given any sort of depth or perspective on the matter.

Would recommend some mods to clean up the building menus Think it's Smm settlement menu manager that is the one used by community Would also recommend buffout 4 if you don't have it installed Using a mod organiser and LOOT also helps

This was actually pretty useful…thanks for sharing. I really like the fireplace and I wish they would add a waterfall option since I can’t use non vanilla mods on PS5.

It bothers me how the stairs in the slocum Joe restaurant you built don’t line up with the door.

Vr settlement: *exists Preston garvey: There's another settlement that needs your help, I'm going to add it on your pip boy

I would have liked Donuts & Coffee better if the brick walls were retextures of the concrete set. Brick walls are thick and heavy.

fallout 4 creation club is probably the easiest thing to pirate, not even kidding, and bethesda doesn't care because they know none of it is worth the the price they set it at

I feel like the building would be more effective if you could build as you wish but also if you have a certain amount of resources you could select from pre-selected upgrade packs so you had a nice place but you didn’t have to do it all, saints row 2 had a similar function

As an avid Fallout 76 player, if you’re someone who enjoys the settlement building of Fallout 4 then you’re guaranteed to enjoy the building in 76, it’s extremely more free with tons of more variety of workshop items and utility stuff. Being able to build almost everywhere makes it’s so satisfying when you find the perfect spot to build what you want, and the free-cam option while in the build menu makes building a breeze. I highly recommend you give the game another chance to see how it’s improved

So worried for starfield that they are adding this back in. While I think paying mdders is fine. I think the price vs what normal dlc/cost and what you get and vs free mods does not add up.

Just found your channel, you just gained a sub… and a binge watcher 😂

@GreyGaming I picked up teh Settlement Ambush Kit as it was on offer and I had a few Creation Club Credits left over... I think your criticism was very fair... That said, I have used teh new Junk Fences with teh Pillar Glitch and made the Old Junk Fences look SO MUCH BETTER!!! It does have its advantages... I also LOVE the Security Cameras and Monitor... Sure they are just aesthetic and not actually functional - Despite needing power (Yeah, a Major Let down... If they actually could be used to monitor Attack Spawn Points, It would deserve a much higher rating!) - They look cool and I use them in my Vault 88 Build constantly since I got them... (About a month ago!) EDIT: I know they dont actually do anything as I have placed them at Spawn Point sin numerous locations... And Settlers are still meandering about until the first shot is fired!!! FURTHER EDIT: I just found out that there is a use... LMAO! My God my game could be so much Easier if I had only known this before!!!! In general, Some of my Settlements on one of my Playthroughs are so well defended, I never need to go and help... But have to interrupt my gameplay to do that! (Hangman's Alley is now SO OP it NEVER GETS ATTACKED... Too Many Provisions' passing through as well as Turret's and only one entry point, Abernathy Farm is so well walled and has such good Defences that I sometimes have to wait up to AN HOUR for the Enemies to even come close so a Raid can finish!!!) So the Remote Monitoring... Having cameras set up and watching teh raid from afar... OH GREAT IDEA!!!! Especially for settlement's you dont really need to defend! I have most of what's on the list, and to be honest - I got most of them simply for more Quests... They may be short and a bit pointless, but I enjoyed them! (Yes even the weapon Quests!)...

Bro thank you!! I bought that add on, modern furniture and was like ‘you can’t build two stories with this?! You can’t put a door on here?!’ I just want to make a house that’s clean since Bethesda thinks no one would clean up trash or want a raider taking pot shots at you through a wall you made yourself for protection! Why would you purposefully leave holes in walls. They could have made some cool stuff too like you have to get trees to make clean wood, but if you find radioactive trees it’ll have green lines in the day and glow at night. Bethesda, they make games alright.

Noir came out before neon ... and is an homage to Blade Runner 😅

I subbed at the perfect timing to watch part 3

I have a question about the virtual workshop. I wasn't aware that there are new items coming with it. Are those items buildable outside the virtual areas in normal settlements? I mean those ticky items looked quite nice even without a propper roof :)

on the happiness thing. to be fair I would say a bunch of arcades would provide happiness vs a potted plant. plus you dont build like 50 arcade cabinets something you might do whit the potted plant. also you forgot the camera from the ambush kit the one that borked the game by taking a year+ to fast travel to from one setlement to another.

I absolutely love the noir, neon, and condo! Those are beautiful! The noir one is absolutely glorious! So beautiful! 😅😎👍🏻 reminds me of a mod i got a long time ago with a multi level house near diamond city! Need to get fallout on my new pc, mod it up and play with that stuff again!

The Slocums Joe pack is one of my absolute favorites. I love building my own little donut shop. And the doughnuts are really good food items. The nuka cola collector one is also great because I’m a huge nuka cola fan so it’s a must have

Great video 🤟 I hope the next gen update increases the memory space for mods, pretty dumb how Skyrim has 5gb and Fallout has 2gb.

Which pack does the bunk beds come from?? I find them very useful in small settlement

Settlement ambush Is too fun to grind legendary weapons to give to your settlers. Just build trap bases around spawn points to funnel your prey. And I think on xbox and pc they have a mod where it collects all the bodies to recycle them. Not 100% as I'm on PS

I was going to pass on the ambush package until you showed me that it gives us some pretty cool additional objects to build with so I'll pick that up. On the VR one, do you get more building items you can place in the "real" world or it is all just inside the VR pod?

The only one that i feel is literally necessary is the backpack if you don’t wanna use mods (which I don’t mainly)

Its good that it doesnt turn off my achievements so thats a plus

Thank you

Wait are the items from home decor really that over powered or would you have to spam a lot of those carpets and planters to cheese happiness cuz I hardly noticed any difference wen I used them but I was also messing around with alot of settlers(at least 20 per settlement) and using oxhorns guides for settlement happiness

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I recently bought the Shroud Manor because it went on sale and I had 400 credits unused for three years. 😅

So my game crashes when I have multiple creation club items and safe houses is it a mod thing or what do I do to make it not crash

By the way in another video i saw a horrible bug in the Ambush Kit that it skips massive amounts of time when you tune into a camera in another village. Do you know if that's still the case or if it fixed?

I saw that donut shop and immediately brought it, no regrets. Donuts all day

You should provide a summary rating in the timestamps so that people who have viewed this video and want to come back to reference your review can remember which mods were worth their time and which weren't without having to click through each one. Also, people who haven't watched can click on the timestamp of a mod and find out why you rated it that way without having to go through mods they might not be interested in. For instance, people who don't plan to set up diners. Just a thought.

I accidentally deleted all my creation club items, and they are now unavailable to me. I doubt I'll get any help from Bethesda support, but I don't know what to do. I guess I could revert to a backup on my old computer, but I don't wanna loose nothing.

I ended up buying some of the cc add-ons for workshop specifically because I find it so jaring for furniture I'm making to be so worn down. Like damn they forgot how to make a brush after 200 years?

Hey could you touch on the automatic laser musket that you get from Gunners vs. Minutemen?

I actually made my Slocum joe upstairs my crafting and tinkering base

You are too hard on 76. The camps are awesome. I love showing mine off.

I personally think neon flats and the nuka cola one deserves the final star , but it's subjective and overall thought you were fair

Me who download the conquest mod: see what you need to do to mimic a fraction of my power

The vanilla stuff is atleast decent enough for roleplaying. I made a bar area in my sanctuary out of a house run by the vault tec rep where he lives and works

Personally, I like settlements/furnishing more run down looking areas, as I feel it fits the aesthetic of a post apocalypse, and a super clean modern looking area would look out of place, unless it fits well.

19:20 Don’t fall in to the temptations brother. Also, like 90% if the buildings and items need to be painstakingly unlocked.

I like the slocum joes donut shop and you can make coffee, tea and the donuts.

Settlement Ambush Kit is seriously broken. Combine it with a settlement like Nuka World Red Rocket with only one spawn point and you have the best XP/Legendary Item farm in the game. Make a big box around the spawn point open on one side, take up a sniping point, and start firing explosives every time things spawn in. After 10 waves when it gives you a break, turn off the attacks and go reap your rewards. In my 180s I managed to get 5 levels off 10 waves of Gunners thanks to some lucky Idiot Savant triggers, which took me all of about 5 minutes. I have found things like an Instigating Missile Launcher (amazing for further farming) and an Explosive Minigun. Like I said, SERIOUSLY broken. I'm at about 205 now and the only thing stopping me is the Commonwealth not having nearly enough missiles to feed my needs.

If it wasn't for giveaway moths I would not have half of the items I do

I wish you could still get achievements if you downloaded one of these packs I would love to use them in a vanilla game

noir penthouse is alright, played 1700 hr and still can t find my way to goodneighbour XDDD

so how much money did you spend on all of this?

As far as I know, the modders have come out and said that they get paid well for their work.

So I just watched this as well as your CC Armor and weapons videos and thought I'd share my experience, opinions, and thoughts in a single concise comment. I agree with most of your assessments off the top, so there is that. Of the ones I disagree with, the thoughts are relatively minor. I enjoyed the quests for "Combat rifle clone" I forget it's exact designation off the top of my head, and never felt it wore out it's welcome. Also I felt it could have done with mentioning just how early in the game you can obtain it. You said the Stealth Suit was likely better for melee players. This is less of a critique and more a whole hearted confirmation. As someone whose combat style tends to be stealth melee, the Stealth suit is God tier. In fact the only thing preventing it from being game breaking IMHO is how far into the wasteland you have to go to get it. Finally, While I agree that the Noir penthouse isn't the greatest, some mention has to go to the fact that the vault in it is completely full of pre-war money and gold bars making it one of the best value to difficulty looting locations in the game. Even Bridgeway Trust requires 3x Hacker and 3x Lockpicking to come close.

Does the gun in the mansion mess with anyone else's game. Anyway that house is my favorite only because i use it for a trophy house with all the weapons and armor of the named npcs that get taken down.

Hehehe 😂 wood shack under an overpass, almost like my old house 😂.

tbh i only like workshop ones for the building items it adds for settlements

We already have a next gen update with the free mods provide for on Nexus. There a part of me that hopes Bethesda never release the next gen update as it break the the game. People have a old saying that goes along the lines of this "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Awesome vid, really helped me mind up on never spending money on these, and to get them eventually, free...

So just buy Slocum Joe's even though it lacks a power armor paint job, and the arcade cabinets is what I heard.

I was disappointed with the Silver Shroud one. I really wanted it for the additional decorative items such as tall upright bookcases as featured in the Manor itself, but no. And no chandelier either! I was robbed.

Honestly I never touched the CC, only the DLCs and some mods but it’s been years since I’ve touched FO4

No fireplace was Christmas pack