fallout-4
I've done a little research but all I could find at first glance were pre-release theoretical posts.
So do your settlements actually get attacked eventually, or is the Defence indicator only used to increase happiness? I would position my defences in very different manners if they're going to serve in actual combat!
They'll destroy as many structures within the settlement and kill as many people as possible. You'll have the opportunity to repair anything that is broken in Workshop mode:
Obviously if settlers die, that's final.
For a duration of time, the happiness level of the settlement will also be impacted. This is especially the case if sufficient damage has been caused to the structures of the settlement to cause a shortage in any resources (power, water, food).
Yes, you need a special perk, Local Leader level 2, as told here and build stalls.
Local leader perk level 2 requires and gives :
2 CH 6, LVL 14 You can build stores and workstations at workshop settlements.
How you generate income :
Q: How do you earn money from your Settlements?
A: Learn Local Leader perk and then construct the different stalls in the Stores section
You got to collect the money from the settlement workshop, confirmed here :
Go to workstation storage and scroll to misc. You should see caps there when you get paid out
and here :
I just checked my workshop. if you hit transfer then scroll to misc there should be bottlecaps in there. I just found 50. you might have to wait a bit longer though
and also here
You were answered, it does indeed go into that settlement's workbench
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Yes - I've had multiple instances where my turrets have opened fire on Deathclaws and other wasteland wildlife, the moment one of your defences start attacking (whether that be a settler shooting something or a turret opening fire). The attacks will kill settlers and destroy (reduce durability to zero) defensive structures and crops. You'll get the opportunity to fix any damaged structures or crops but if settlers die, that's final.
This means you'll want to ensure the approaches your settlements are well guarded and that you should position your defences for optimal coverage. However, I have noticed that in some instances when you don't turn up to a help a settlement that is under attack an unexplainable amount of damage will occur to your defences anyway... they do seem to help anyway and it might just be a coverage thing, and they're certainly helpful if you do respond to the settlement's call for help.
One of the earlier tooltips in the game indicate that your chance to get attacked is based on a your resource generation in comparison to your defence rating, and that you should keep your defence rating equal or better than your combined resource generation.