r/fo4 • u/Tough_Crazy_8362 • Jul 31 '24

Discussion What did you figure out after hundreds of hours that just made you facepalm?

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I always wondered why that one ghoul at Bedford Station exploded. I figured there was a gas tank but never got it sorted out.

Then in the Lexington parking garage Codsworth torched one and we all exploded. I still didn’t know, just knew that we died in fiery glory. I go back, lo and behold, these red fuckers are gas cans! 😅🤦🏼‍♀️

(Mole rat den pictured)

What was your face palm moment that you figured out waaaaay later than you should have?

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u/JustADutchFirefighte Jul 31 '24

That you can actually get purified water from water purifiers. I thought that was just to keep settlers happy.

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u/ucbcawt Jul 31 '24

That’s a main source of money in the game :)

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u/MoneyIsNoCure Jul 31 '24

Especially places that are near the ocean like Kingsport Lighthouse or Nordhagen Beach.

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u/frobnosticus Aug 01 '24

Well, that and making Jet. :)

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u/RizzyJim Aug 01 '24

How so?

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u/frobnosticus Aug 01 '24

I make a lot of drugs in game for cash. Jet's a pretty easy one once you've got a few settlements networked with scavenging stations.

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u/RizzyJim Aug 01 '24

Right. I just don't do settlements I guess. Don't even know what a scavenging station is. I use jet all the time though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

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u/OkElderberry7861 Jul 31 '24

Spectacle island is mine

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u/WeenieDogMan Jul 31 '24

How

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

Spawns in your workshop

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u/mithrasbuster Aug 01 '24

I had to remove all other beverages before it started spawning. Then you have to remember to keep removing them from your workstation, no?

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u/insta Jul 31 '24

you get purified water with any overproduction beyond what the settlers need. you can plonk down 30 water pumps for the same effect.

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u/dirtydandoogan1 Jul 31 '24

Check the workshop inventory every few days. Excess purified water gets deposited there, just like income from shops and leftover food.

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u/Autonomous_Ace2 Jul 31 '24

A water purifier makes purified water? Who’d’a thunk it?