WARNING! This section of the wiki contains potential plot spoilers for the quests in Sim Settlements 2.
¶ View Unlock Requirements by Plot Type
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Overview of Municipal Unlock Requirements
This section only contains information on the minimum unlock requirements for plot classes. For important information about the plot classes, see Plots-and-Plans.
For a more general overview of the Sim Settlements 2 Tech Tree and Progression, see the Tech-Tree.
You can start using Municipal plots after they are unlocked in the Sim Settlements 2 quest New Plots On The Block.
¶ Building Classes
| Icon | Building Class | Unlock Requirements | Description |
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Caravan Services | One Municipal plot AND two Settlements | Automatically links to other nearby settlements with Caravan Services |
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Tax Services | Ten Level 3 Commercial plots | Generate caps from percentage of excess revenue |
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Basic Power Plant | Complete New Plots on the Block | Generates +25/+45/+75 Power on the Municipal Grid |
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Advanced Power Plant | Five Level 3 Basic Power plots OR Archon's Quest, Pure Energy | Generates +105/+125/+155 Power on the Municipal Grid (for Settler with Perception 5), Defense: -4/-5/-6, Produces +25/+50/+75 Pollution |
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High-Tech Power Plant | Five Level 3 Advanced Power plots | Generates +180/+220/+290 Power (for a Settler with Intelligence 8) on the Municipal Grid. Defense: -7/-8/-9, Produces +50/+75/+100 Pollution |
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Communications | One Advanced Power Plot AND five Level 3 Industrial plots AND Two settlements | Acts as a Recruitment Beacon, and unlocks various coordination efforts, such as Caravan pick-up services. |
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Power Transfer | One Level 3 Advanced Power plot AND Two Settlements, or unlocks during Commonwealth Rising | Shares power grid with other settlements with Power Transfer |
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Basic Water Plant | Complete New Plots on the Block | Generates +10/+25/+45 Water |
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Advanced Water Plant | Five Level 3 Basic Water plots OR Complete Red Handed (Ventilator's Quest) | Generates +58/+70/+94 Water (for a Settler with Perception 5), Power -3/-6/-9, Produces +25/+50/+75 Pollution |
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High-Tech Water Plant | Five Level 3 Advanced Water plots | Generates +96/+116/+141 Water (for a Settler with Perception 8), Power: -9/-18/-25, Produces +50/+75/+100 Pollution |
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Cemetery | Complete Father Edmund Callum Introduction OR Nightingales Introduction, OR unlocks when a settler dies from disease (only occurs if Death is set to ON) | Improves hygiene by +50/+100/+150, cleans up bodies and places their belongings in the workbench, and reduces the chance of disease outbreak due to death. |
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Hospital | Complete Calling ER, or L2 Clinic and L2 Rare Materials Plots | Increases natural disease recovery by 50% in the surrounding area (similar to a Caravan's range), cures settlers with known diseases |
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Sanitation | Complete Patient Troubles, or L2 Hospital and L3 Rare Materials Plots | Greatly increases the Hygiene score in a settlement, counteracting pollution. Approximately 1 Sanitation plot will cover the needs of 20 settlers, unless an excessive amount of building based pollution is also present |
¶ Building Plans
Images and additional information for Municipal Plot Plans can be found here: Municipal Plots