Pro Tip: You can skip the magazine and just build, power, and activate a Recruitment Radio Beacon in any vanilla workshop you control to start the mod.
It doesn't have to be in Sanctuary.
If you have other Settlements with Recruitment Beacons, the Stranger may spawn in any one of those Settlements.
Players who cannot find him after building a recruitment beacon should use the City Manager Holotape (one can be found in the Concord Hardware store near the Museum in Concord), then go to Tools > Advanced > Change Main Quest Settlement, select a new settlement for the quests to use.
Quick Start Guide - Sim Settlements 2 by kinggath - Looking to get started with Sim Settlements 2? This is your guide - the first 30 seconds will tell you how to start.
The rest of the video explains the different files and frameworks of SS2 and how you can quickly install them on PC and Xbox One.
There are four primary things to check in-game to ensure Sim Settlements 2 has loaded properly:
Alternatively, you can use the City Manager 2078 Holotape to skip the questline and unlock all of the Plot types, Building Plans, and other content. You'll find this under Tools > Cheats.
Fair warning: Skipping the questline may have unintended consequences with the functionality of your settlements.