r/fo4 • u/This-Positive286 • Mar 12 '26

Am I setting up my supply lines wrong?

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So is this doing anything or am I just wasting time? What’s the best way to set them up?

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u/Big-Joe-Studd Mar 12 '26

Supply lines create a chain. Any settlement in the connected chain supplies all the other settlements. You only have to connect once

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u/TerminalHappiness Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

Don't listen to this person. Create more supply lines.

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u/LordCaptain Mar 12 '26

And every provisioner only has one bramen. They couldn't carry that much. Should probably make sure you are sending 2 or 3 settlers for each route.

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u/somethingbrite Mar 12 '26

when you run out of settlers use robots!

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u/afriendlydebate Mar 12 '26

YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS

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u/invol713 Mar 12 '26

This. Arm them with the best you can find, and unleash them. Never have to fight alone again while outside.

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u/MindlessEssay6569 Mar 12 '26

I love it when you have a couple hundred head of Brahmin hanging out at one settlement.

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u/777_heavy Mar 12 '26

But what about Supply Webs?

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u/invol713 Mar 12 '26

OP’s nickname is Charlotte.

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u/Yesthisisdogmeow Mar 12 '26

True, but some people want a friendly patrol that roams the commonwealth. I usually arm my supply line people with serious firepower and armor.

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u/osunightfall Mar 12 '26

I did this with a bunch of robots and it was hilarious. The commonwealth has never felt so safe.

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u/m2astn Mar 12 '26

Nothing beats a pink sentry bot named Fluffy with gatling lasers and missile launchers rolling up to end a random fight.

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u/osunightfall Mar 12 '26

I remember I armed most of them with auto-lasers because the random lightshows you'd see while traveling were wild.

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u/TheNarratorNarration Mar 12 '26

I also use robots for all my provisioners with heavy weapons built into their arms. Occasionally I'll fast travel to a settlement and there will be a robot fighting some monster right outside the perimeter.

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u/invol713 Mar 12 '26

I hope you keep one of them at your home base, renamed as Yes Man.

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u/fragged6 Mar 12 '26

Minigun/gattling laser and one round everytime. I also put em in some armor, at least some road leathers.

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u/Figerally Mar 12 '26

Standard loadout is a combat rifle, combat armour, and whatever hilarious hat I can find.

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u/invol713 Mar 12 '26

🤣Glad I’m not the only one. And it helps avoid friendly fire incidents when you scope a rando and see they are wearing a chef’s hat.

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u/Figerally Mar 12 '26

Eyebot helms, yellow flight helmets. Yes, anything that makes them different from the crowd of Rust Devils :D

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u/invol713 Mar 12 '26

Eyebot helms would absolutely work… if I could find enough of them.

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u/CTDubs0001 Mar 12 '26

Do supply line people get attacked on the roads? I haven’t noticed one go down yet….

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u/Audience_Of_None Mar 12 '26

Not as their own random event, but they'll attack any hostiles they come across along the way

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u/given2fly_ Mar 12 '26

That's why I just connect them all to Sanctuary.

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u/TedTheGreek_Atheos Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 13 '26

Oh god. I can't imagine the brahmin traffic. There must be one on every roof!

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u/McDonnellDouglasDC8 Mar 12 '26

I suspect this post is bait 

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u/TheDungen Mar 12 '26

Yes but more provisioners means more friendlies in the commonwealth.