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¶ Overview
More information about your Departments in HQ.
The Department Icons are the ones that display in Command Mode Project Options.
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Administration Department
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The Administration Department is in charge of maintaining the morale of staff, staff training, and the policies and procedures that govern how HQ runs.
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The Administration Department uses the combined Charisma of its staff to determine how much work it can do each day.
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Decorate- Administration staff can decorate some rooms. Decorations are for appearance only and have no benefits
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Events-
Administration can run Events. When you build Bars or Lounges, Administration can have an Office Party Event.
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Once you have built the Staff Training Room, Admin staff can run Training Events to train your HQ staff to make use of a Secondary Stat to increase energy available for their department, other than the one that directly benefits their Department.
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By default a worker will contribute their department's primary stat as energy directly. For example, each facility worker will provide 1 energy per strength.
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The training allows them to start contributing their other stats. The more trainings they "attend", the more of that stat they can contribute.
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For example, let's say you run Biohazard Cleanup Training. Now all current Facilities staff will provide 1 additional energy. Then you run that training again, now all current Facilities staff with at least 2 perception will provide 2 additional energy. You run it a third time, now all current Facilities staff with at least 3 perception will provide 3 additional energy. etc.
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The MAX bonus energy that can be earned for a particular settler is equal to their Secondary Stat.
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On Rassignment from one department to another, if the settler has received training for the Secondary Stat for their old department, that training does not apply to the new department. If the settler is assigned back to their old department, their previous training will apply.
Training Event Description Completion Biohazard Cleanup Training Course Facilities workers energy is increased by 1
Secondary Stat: Perception1 Day Office Party Greatly reduce the chance of anyone deserting for the next 3 days
Requires Bar or LoungeCool Down Timer:
7 DaysEmpathy Training Administration workers energy is increased by 1
Secondary Stat: Intelligence1 Day Hand-to-Hand Combat Training Course Security workers energy is increased by 1
Secondary Stat: Strength
Requires Gym1 Day Negotiation Tactics Training Course Logistics workers energy is increased by 1
Secondary Stat: Charisma1 Day Resident Shift Survival Training Course Science worker max energy per day is
Secondary Stat: Endurance1 Day Tool Handling Course Engineering workers energy is increased by 1
Secondary Stat: Agility
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Policies- Administration can set or repeal policies to overwork/overuse HQ Staff to increase available department energy, or aid HQ Staff.
Policies currently available: - Caps Security can be overused by up to 50%
- HQ Workers paid 25 caps/day. Reduces likelihood of dissertion due to overwork
- Administration Department can be overworked by up to 50%
- Food Logistics can be overused by up to 50%
- Scrap Logistics can be overused by up to 50%
- Facilities Department can be overworked by up to 50%
- Water Engineering can be overused by up to 50%
- Power Engineering can be overused by up to 50%
- Logistics Department can be overworked by up to 50%
- Engineering Department can be overworked by up to 50%
Notes:
- When you view the numbers on the HUD in HQ, they won't change with these policies in place, but when you enter Command mode, you'll see your max increase.
- The idea is you can allow these numbers to go into the red, risking disasters. Bit of a risk/reward system when you just want to push the limits and get more projects done.
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Engineering Department
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The Engineering Department is in charge of upgrade projects and assists Facilities with more advanced construction and planning technical designs.
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In addition, they are in charge of the Power and Water distribution in HQ, so the more Engineering staff HQ has, the more Power and Water can be used each day by HQ for various projects.
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The Engineering Department uses the combined Perception of its staff to determine how much work it can do each day.
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Engineering Upgrades- Many rooms, and even HQ itself, can be outfitted with additional capabilities.
- Under the Engineering section you'll find an Upgrades category.
- Much like Construction, Upgrade Projects have material costs and may require multiple days to complete.
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Design- Allow PA System to broadcast Radio between announcements, Completion Time - 3 Days
- Communication Relays: Communication buildings will connect between world spaces, Completion Time - 3 Days
- Long Range Communications: Double the range of Communication buildings for systems such as Mark 1 Beacons, Completion Time - 3 Days
- Long Range Power Coupling: Double the range of Power Transfer buildings allowing settlements to share power further away, Completion Time - 3 Days
- Power Transfer Extensions: Power Transfer buildings will connect between worldspaces, Completion Time - 3 Days
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Tinker-
Draft City Plan Upgrade: Send Engineering team to upgrade a City Plan, Completion Time is 2 Days
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PA System:: Tune to Classical Radio: PA System will broadcast Classical Radio between announcements. (Available ONLY after Engineering>Design Allow PA System to broadcast Radio project has been completed)
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PA System:: Tune to Diamond City Radio: PA System will broadcast Diamond City Radio between announcements. (Available ONLY after Engineering>Design Allow PA System to broadcast Radio project has been completed)
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Routine Wiring Inspections: Reduce chance of fires, repeats daily until cancelled
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Facilities Department
- Each worker at HQ starts as a member of the Facilities Department which handles cleaning, repairs and construction in HQ.
- This department uses its staff's combined Strength to determine how much work it can do each day.
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Cleaning- Cleaning a room allows you to remove the trash and prepare that space for future projects.
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Room Construction- Once a room is clean, construction projects for that room become available to the Facilities Department. Construction projects use a variety of scrap and supplies to make the room functional, providing benefits to HQ such as increasing the max number of people, opening up new jobs, or triggering unlocks.
¶ Construction Time
- Most construction is completed as part of the daily tasks, but more advanced construction might take several days.
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Maintenance- Deep Cleaning Rounds - Requires Bathroom. Greatly reduces the change of Staff Messes Repairs
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Repairs- Facilities staff can also have repair projects like fixing railings, floors, walls and the atrium roof.
- Cleaning a room allows you to remove the trash and prepare that space for future projects.
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Logistics Department
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The Logistics Department is in charge of coordinating supplies for HQ, maintaining relationships with traders, and keeping communications running.
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In addition, Logistics manages caravans for HQ, so the more Logistics staff HQ has, the more scrap and food can be used each day by HQ for various projects.
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The Logistics Department uses the combined Endurance of its staff to determine how much work it can do each day.
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Coordinate- The Logistics Department can set up a Supply Agreement with an allied settlement that has Caravan Services or Power Transfer available.
- A Supply Agreement allows HQ access to the surplus resources of that settlement. In addition, each Supply Agreement increases the HQ's maximum capacity of Scrap and Supplies that can be handled by Logistics staff.
- Under Coordinate, you can:
a. Establish Supply Agreement
b. Sever Supply Agreement
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Plan- Caravan Expeditions: Caravan Services will connect between world spaces. Completion Time: 3 Days
- Long Range Caravans: Doubles the range Caravan Services can connect. Completion Time: 3 Days
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Execute- ASAM Missionary Mission: Send your Logistics team members to convince settlements to join by building them a City Plan. Completion Time: 2 Days
- Establish a New City: Send your Logistics team members to build a City Plan at an empty settlement. Completion Time: 2 Days
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Security Department
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The Security Department is in charge of maintaining the safety of the staff, protecting the facility, and preventing theft of supplies.
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In addition, they handle the moving of valuables to HQ's Treasury Vault, so the more Security staff HQ has, the more Caps can be spent each day by HQ for various projects.
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The Security Department uses the combined Agility of its staff to determine how much work it can do each day.
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Missions-
You will be able to chose who to send on the Mission. If you do not, Security Staff will be chosen for you.
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Aiden may only be selected for Missions that are within Headquarters
¶ Secure Workshop:
Send Security team members to clear out creatures and claim a workshop area for you. Completion Time: 1 Day. Recommended Security Staff to effectively run Missions: minimum required - 2
Note: City Manager Holotape Setting Override Timers: ON does not apply to Security Missions¶
Watchkeeping- Watchkeeping projects once activated send your Security staff on patrol daily until cancelled. Each day, HQ resources will be consumed (Security Energy - 10, Food - 5, Water - 5). These patrols reduce the chance of attacks on HQ. You can have both patrols running if you wish.
- Patrol Eastern Perimeter
- Patrol Western Perimeter
- Watchkeeping projects once activated send your Security staff on patrol daily until cancelled. Each day, HQ resources will be consumed (Security Energy - 10, Food - 5, Water - 5). These patrols reduce the chance of attacks on HQ. You can have both patrols running if you wish.
¶ Security Future Plans
- More is planned for Security in future releases
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Science Department
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The Science Department is in charge of maintaining the health of staff, technological research, and maintaining labs for manufacturing and altering equipment.
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The Science Department uses its staff's combined Intelligence to determine how much work it can do each day.
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Medical Research- With a Medical Lab, your staff can now research the nature of any disease you've encountered.
- Once a disease is researched, the ability to research Cures and Vaccines for that disease will become available, provided you have the necessary equipment at HQ to develop them.
- Generally, research takes several days.
- Once a Vaccine is researched, HQ's Infirmary and settlement hospitals will begin distributing it - eliminating further outbreaks of that disease.
¶ Lab Services:
- HQ Labs allow staff to craft items and upgrade your equipment, and spend the settlement virtual resources to do it.
Further updates to the Labs can allow the staff to bypass Perk requirements on recipes - even if you don't have those Perks yourself.
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Technical Research- Planned for future releases