I finally tried out Survival mode. Start Me Up: Level 25-50 (rolled 40) survivalist with plenty of gear at an old nursery. I'm also using the Sofa Surfer mod.
Hitchhiker restored easy access to fast travel and shipments in Survival mode. I turned Greentop Nursery into a wind farm and merc staging area.
Vault 75 mutiny with 10 of my closest friends. It took several tries to get this right using Unlimited Companion Framework. I had to sneak with chameleon armor and use a sniper scope to recruit. I had to limit recruiting to 1 gunner per room, else the gunners I recruited would endlessly fight each other.
It sounds like Hitchhiker is a cheat, but the game was still difficult and fun-- just challenging in other, less tedious ways. I died frequently, and apparently lost my clothes along the way. (At first I thought I lost them in the explosion, but I might have accidentally given them to a gunner when I was offloading loot.)
If you haven't tried Hitchhiker yet... well, this isn't really a promo piece. I'm just sharing a fun playthrough I had, and you're either into nomadic hijinks or you're not. Thanks for reading!
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Sofa Surfer: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/24944
The Mobile Mechanic: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/18262
Unlimited Companion Framework: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/11829
Player Comments and Head Tracking: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22166
Hitchhiker: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29273
GUNNERS !!!
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HITCHHIKER IN SURVIVAL MODE - PART 2:
https://twitter.com/ThoraldGM/status/961618955298320386
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Mods that were mentioned and/or used in part 2:
All of the above plus...
Film Workshop: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/24660
Perks Unleashed: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2986
Better Goodneighbor: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/16594
Better The Third Rail: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15388
Better Settlers: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4772
NPCs Travel: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/16987
Homemaker: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1478
Sandbag Fortifications: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/21358
Armorsmith Extended: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2228
Phantom of Far Harbor: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/21054
Wasteland Sniper: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9270
Better Cooking Stations: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/12104
Choice Chopped: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10434
Hitchhiker: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29273
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HITCHHIKER IN SURVIVAL MODE - PART 3:
https://twitter.com/ThoraldGM/status/961878810978390016
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Additional mods:
Personal Pack Animals: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10713
RU556 Assault Rifle: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22536
That's the end of Brahmin Company for awhile. I have a week of work, probably followed by modding. I'm up to 15-20 companions including MacCready, a caravan Brahmin / dog / guard, and 2 Gunner Sentry Bots. Gunner Nursery & Wind Farm has 6 settlers in addition to my survival squad. It's been the best playthrough ever and I look forward to dusting it off in the future.