Fallout 4

About this mod

PLEASE READ DETAILED DESCRIPTION!!!!!!!!!!

1,001 FEATURES ALL IN ONE. An all encompassing crafting, questing, adventure mod to take you to a more perfect Commonwealth. Armor, weapons, ammo, quests, resources, crops, game balancing/tweaks, settlement buildings & a ton more things to make your load order and game play even more fun

Requirements
Permissions and credits
Changelogs
DEC 13, 2017:  I have been away for a very long time and I am debating about whether to update and pick back up or take it off NMM altogether. I originally started this because I loathe having 50 different mods to do all the things I want and having to constantly change my setup whenever one changed something.  I like the ability to build everything into one so that mod incompatibilities are a minor issue.  Plus I like to create a world where it all just "makes sense" - that is as much as it can in a post nuclear world with mutants. :)
In any event, to all the folks who left positive feedback or expressed concern over the health issues - thank you.  I am so sorry I'm just replying.
Always wishing you all the best. 

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PROJECT COMMONWEALTH
& Ultimate Workbenches
(Made with FO4Edit)




REQUIRED FILES

PROJECT COMMONWEALTH (Main file esm)
PROJECT COMMONWEALTH CONTENT  (Custom Meshes, Textures, etc.)
***If you download directly from the NMM button on the top banner you will only get the main ESM.  Not the Content file.  Go into the files section and download the Project Commonwealth Content one also.



PLEASE READ THE STICKIED POST IN THE COMMENTS SECTION


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ORGANIZERS & CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS

NAMASKAR
Lead Organizer

VAZERON1
Team Member

DW420
Team Member/Collaboration & Asset Outreach

MIKE_TRX
Team Member

 HERPDERP2332
Team Member

BLASTOLHO
Team Member

DNXYKEN
Team Member/Testing & Quality Assurance

AABRET
Team Member/Load Order Compatibility Guru

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THANK YOU TO THE MOD AUTHORS WHO HAVE KINDLY AGREED TO LET
US INCLUDE THEIR ASSETS IN THIS PROJECT.  

A BIG SHOUT OUT IN PARTICULAR TO THE FOLLOWING MODDERS :

ALDEBARAN90, VAZERON1CIP3000, TONICMOLE, MIKE_TRX
LANGLEY02, OVERCLOCKED56, TAKARUMINARI,
BLASTOLHO, HERPDERP2332, LUNARIONSILVER,
REBB, XANDARORI, THEMATTHEWBE,
*DRDANZEL, *XYLOZI, *MCFACE,

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CONTAINS THE SAME OR SIMILAR FUNCTIONS AS

CRAFTING WORKBENCHES, ARMORSMITH EXTENDED, SCRAPPABLE LEGENDARIES, LEGENDARIES MODIFICATIONS, BALLISTIC UNDERARMOR, BALLISTIC WEAVING, WORKING FOOD PLANTERS, NX FARMING, AMMO CRAFTING / CRAFTABLE AMMO, FUSION CORE CRAFTING, FARMING EQUALIZED, UNLIMITED OBJECTS, POWER ARMOR FRAME CRAFTNG, POWER ARMOR CRAFTING, CLOTHING AND ARMOR CRAFTING, CRAFTABLE DIRTY or PURIFIED WATER, CROPS GIVE MORE FOOD, FUSE BOX GENERATORS, BETTER GENERATORS, POWER EVERYTHING, EXTENDED POWER LINES, INCREASED SETTLER POPULATION WITH INFINITE SETTLEMENT BUDGET, WASTELAND COOKBOOK


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ESM UPDATE 5.1 RELEASED.  
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY MISSING OPTIONS/FEATURES FROM EARLIER UPDATES OR IF YOU FIND ANY BUGS.  I added a lot of content and regardless of a fairly exhaustive review, there is always a chance that I missed something or a bug made its way into the mix. Important change: Due to the overloading of the top level menu category by other mods, I moved PCW's menus under the Resource Production tab and changed the category name to Commonwealth.



REMEMBER TO ENDORSE, TRACK AND LEAVE FEEDBACK


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>> PROJECT COMMONWEALTH:  FACEBOOK PAGE  <<

>> SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTENT, FEATURES, RECIPE BALANCING, ETC. FOR FUTURE UPDATES <<

>> COMPATIBILITY PATCH REQUESTS <<

>> LOAD ORDER GUIDE <<

>> PROJECT COMMONWEALTH UPDATE PATH <<

>> PROJECT COMMONWEALTH - A GUIDE TO FEATURES, CONTENT, OBJECTIVES, ETC. <<

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An all-encompassing crafting, questing, role playing and adventure mod to take you to a more perfect Commonwealth (and reduce your load order in the process).  Brings a ton of elements all into one package:  armor, weapon & outfit crafting - including ballistic weaving and wearing clothing under armor; 2 ammo crafting systems to suit your style of play:  FNV or X Simplified (and they operate side by side so you can switch back and forth); new resources including recipes, plants, crops, animals, metals, power generators, water purifiers and more.  When CK gets here, there will be an intriguing story/quest line that introduces many of the elements already built into the mod like non-irradiated Knoxen, etc. 

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PROJECT COMMONWEALTH?


1. LOAD ORDER SANITY 
Who needs 50 mods running when 2 or 3 will do what you want?
  With everything from extended power lines, better generators, food planters, new crops and resources to a plethora of immersive and balanced crafting options: ammo (2 systems: X-Simplified and FNV like), weapons, armor, outfits, misc. gear, fusion cores, chems, food, beverages, you-name-it; ability to ballistic weave and to wear armor over clothing; statues, defensive structures, etc. there's not much you can't do with just a few mods.  


Check the LOAD ORDER GUIDE.


2.  CONVERGENCE HAS IT BENEFITS
With dozens and dozens of mods you'll always have to fight the compatibility issue with the 40 other mods sitting in your load order that tweak this or that.  With a few mods doing everything you want, bug fixes and  compatibility patches with DLC and other comprehensive mods becomes that much easier.  You also reduce the strain on system resources and potential CTD's in the process.


3.  LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A DLC/EXPANSION EXPERIENCE
PCW is not just about tweaking this or that, it's also about laying the foundation for a collaborative mod that gives you a crafting, questing, immersive, role playing experience with tons of new options and that will change the way you play the game for the better.  Once CK and FO4SE are realized, the sky's is the limit.


4.  WE DO IT YOUR WAY
A side benefit to convergence is a more responsive, coordinated effort with a systematic inclusion of new features and content that you want.  As more and more modders join this collaborative effort, delivering those features becomes easier and easier.



PROJECT COMMONWEALTH Q&A

1.  HMMM... BUT I LIKE PLAYING WITH 85+ MODS. WHY NOT JUST DO THAT?

Nothing is stopping you from still doing that.  Of course, the more mods running the more room for bugs, incompatibilities, and other issues to pop up.  You are already witnessing system resource issues in regards to keyword and formlists with even just a few of the bigger mods enabled.  The more mods you run the more room for error.  In addition to laying the groundwork for an exciting, immersive all-in-one mod: PCW is also about stability.  Convergence is key to platform stability.


2.  WHY NOT JUST MAKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER MODS OUT THERE "MASTERS" TO PCW or JUST
LIST THOSE MODS AS REQUIRED TO USE PCW?

It would defeat the very purpose of this mod for starters.  This is very much a Project Nevada style effort and it's simply not practical or even a good idea to put the way it functions at the mercy of dozens and dozens of mod authors' whims and mod changes which also include the possible introduction of countless bugs, errors and incompatibilities.  

3.  HOW CAN I HELP?
Whether you want to beta test new updates, provide feedback on recipes, create models and meshes, code, or whatever - we'd (for now that we is me) love to have you as part of it. I really would to see a bunch of modders come together to create something truly amazing.

4. WHAT IT THERE'S A FEATURE COMMONWEALTH DOESN'T HAVE THAT I LIKE OR SOMETHING
I'D LIKE TO SEE CHANGED OR TWEAKED IN IT?

Well, let us know.  We'll look at including it in the next update.

5. WHY IS COMMONWEALTH SO FAR DOWN ON THE NEXUS LIST?
Good question.  Spread the word and share with your friends.  We're sure that folks
will begin to notice.

6.  WHY ISN'T A FEATURE WORKING?
Most likely because another of the 500 mods in your load order is overwriting Commonwealth's files.
You should look to cleaning the redundant and extraneous files out. Please see our note in the Forum section about FO4 System Limitations, check out the Bugs reports then look for one of the patches in the Files section.

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Need new armor?  Craft your own.  Want a new Power Suit?  It's a hammer, tong and workbench away. Need new weapons?  Rifle stocks, receivers,magazines, scopes and barrels are yours for the making.  Want to add more protection capabilities to your armor?  Ballistic  weaving is yours for taking.  How about a nice pretty statue to add stature to your growing settlement?  Cough up the bottlecaps and voila, Paul Revere will grace your Statuary Hall.  Need ammo? Whether you like FNV or a more simplified version, this has just what you’re looking for.  New crop choices like Hemp and resources for raw materials like mines; metals to help make your weapons better or your ballistic weave stronger, sensible loot sources for copper, silver, iron and more.  An intriguing story is on the way – all part of an effort to bring you an all-encompassing crafting, questing, and adventure mod to take you to a more perfect Commonwealth.








NOTE ON TRANSITION FROM AN ESP TO ESM

PCW RECENTLY SWITCHED FROM AN ESP FORMAT OVER THE ESM. 
WHAT THIS MEANS... IF YOU HAVE THE OLD RMM.ESP AND
WISH TO KEEP CONTENT FROM YOUR CURRENT SAVEGAMES,
DOWNLOAD BOTH THE MAIN ESM FILE AND 
PROJECT COMMONWEALTH - OLD ESP CONTENT PATCH. THE PATCH OVERWRITES THE
OLD RMM.ESP  I WOULD PERSONALLY DELETE THE ESP (ALONG WITH ANY OLD COMMONWEALTH MENU COMPATIBILITY PATCHES AND JUST REPLACE
ANY ITEMS LOST IN THE TRANSITION... IT WILL SAVE YOU HEADACHES IN THE LONG RUN.

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME DOWNLOADING COMMONWEALTH (PCW)
YOU DO NOT NEED THE CONTENT PATCH FILE.


THIS SWITCH WILL GIVE PCW MORE ROOM TO EXPAND SUB MODULES GOING FORWARD.




INSTALLATION

1.  USE NMM or Manually unzip ProjectCommonwealth.esm to your Data folder.


UNINSTALL

1. Why would you want to do something like that?



Xylozi - thanks so much for your advice and help!

Recommended Mods: 

OCDecorator
Settler Renaming - Rename Settlers and NPCs
Vats Over There? - Increased V.A.T.S Distance

LOOT ://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/5310/?

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BELOW ARE MODS THAT HAVE SIMILAR COMPONENTS, FEATURES, FUNCTIONS, ETC. 
SOME SERVED AS SOURCE OR INSPIRATION, SOME AS EXAMPLES OF PROCESS, SOME AS A TEMPLATE/GUIDE TO HELP INCORPORATE A CONCEPT OR FEATURE INTO THIS MOD, SOME ARE SIMPLY THERE BECAUSE OTHER USERS HAVE SUGGESTED SIMILARITIES. AS TIME PERMITS, I WILL GIVE SPECIFIC CREDIT FOR INSPIRATION, IDEAS, CONCEPTS, TEMPLATES, SOURCE, REMOTE SIMILARITY IN PROCESS OR IN FEATURES, ETC. I WILL ALSO CONTINUE MAKING AN EFFORT TO BRING THEM INTO THIS PROJECT.

IN ANY EVENT THESE ARE ALL WONDERFULLY CREATIVE FOLKS WHO DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT.


CRAFTING WORKBENCHES by Drdanzel:
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2451
| An amazing collection of crafting modules.  Also the author is incredibly talented modder and a wonderful contributor to the Fallout community.  Look at my suggested mods above the credits to see drdanzel's other worthwhile mods.

ARMORSMITH EXTENDED by Gambit77: 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2228
| An excellent mod with an insane 
 level of detail. |

SCRAPPABLE LEGENDARIES: 


LEGENDARIES MODIFICATIONS:


BALLISTIC UNDERARMOR: 


BALLISTIC WEAVING: 


WORKING PLANTERS:


NX FARMING: 



AMMO CRAFTING / CRAFTABLE AMMO, etc.:


FUSION CORE CRAFTING: 



FARMING EQUALIZED: 



UNLIMITED OBJECTS: 



CRAFT ARMOR SIZE: 



POWER ARMOR FRAME CRAFTNG: 



POWER ARMOR CRAFTING:



CLOTHING AND ARMOR CRAFTING: 



CRAFTABLE DIRTY or PURIFIED WATER: 



CROPS GIVE MORE FOOD: 



FUSE BOX GENERATORS: 


BETTER GENERATORS: 


POWER EVERYTHING: 



EXTENDED POWER LINES: 



INCREASED SETTLER POPULATION WITH INFINITE SETTLEMENT BUDGET:

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I ALSO WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, SO NO ONE MISUNDERSTANDS THE INTENT OF THIS MOD. THE FOUNDATION OF IT IS MEANT TO BE A COLLABORATIVE COMPILATION (AND HOPEFULLY MORE FOLKS WILL COME ON BOARD TO HELP) THAT SERVES AS A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE QUESTS AND THE 'EMPIRE BUILDING' OR ROLE PLAYING ASPECTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONCE CK ARRIVES AND ONE THAT IN THE END BENEFITS THE PLAYERS.

I'm NOT telling anyone to get rid of any of the mods that are similar. You can keep them all and I'm sure you'll do just fine. The point was and is that it is solely information for you when considering what to use as your load order gets bloated and system resources cramped (like you are already witnessing with the boatload of crafting mods hogging limited resources). The folks who came up with the mods though are brilliant people and their mods should be supported.