Highlights
- Building an ammo factory in Fallout 4 can be a game-changer, allowing players to produce batches of bullets effortlessly.
- Having the right perks, like Science and Gun Nut, is crucial for setting up an efficient Ammunition Plant in the game.
- One Fallout 4 player recently showcased the effectiveness of building an ammo factory, with theirs capable of producing 110 bullets every 10 seconds.
Fallout 4 allows players to construct elaborate settlements with a noteworthy level of automation, and one fan used this feature to build an impressive ammo factory for their pistol. While melee builds are possible in Fallout 4, especially if one can get their hands on an Instigating Super Sledge, most players tend to opt for ranged weapons during their first playthrough. As a result, ammo becomes one of the most valuable pieces of loot that the Sole Survivor can come across in the Commonwealth, especially if they don’t have access to the Contraptions Workshop DLC.
Not only is ammo in Fallout 4 weightless, but unneeded ammo types can also be sold to a vendor for a decent amount of bottle caps when starting out. However, unless players have already decided on the type of weapon that they’ll wield in Fallout 4, it’s generally useful to keep a healthy stock in one’s inventory. It’s important to note that this does not apply to Survival Mode in Fallout 4, where ammo has its own weight value.
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Players can find thousands of weapons scattered across Fallout 4’s Commonwealth. With so many choices, some weapons fly under the radar.
That being said, for players who own the Contraptions Workshop DLC for Fallout 4, there is a way to produce one’s own ammo – and Los-Skeletos on the game’s official subreddit showcases one of the most elegant examples of an automated ammo factory. With eleven Ammunition Plants lined up next to a conveyor belt, the player only needs to interact with a connected terminal, set the desired ammo type, feed the required materials, and the factory will automatically produce a batch of 110 bullets every 10 seconds. However, there are some important prerequisites, such as having certain perks in Fallout 4, that players need to first consider.
How to Build an Ammunition Plant in Fallout 4
In order to build an Ammunition Plant in Fallout 4, the Sole Survivor must first have at least one rank in the Science and Gun Nut perks. Each Ammunition Plant uses 8 units of power to function, which means that a factory on this scale necessitates the use of a Fusion Reactor. As such, it is advisable to have all four ranks in Science before setting up an ammo factory in one’s Fallout 4 settlement. Furthermore, increasing ranks in Gun Nut opens up more ammo types for production, with the final rank unlocking the ammo for the iconic Gauss rifles.
There are many different ways that a player can approach their Fallout 4 playthrough, and some choose to eschew the use of its settlement feature entirely. Thankfully, the Commonwealth is littered with ammo, and players can also find an ample amount of Fusion Cores in Fallout 4 to make use of their power armor. While it could be argued that an Ammunition Plant is the most efficient way to hoard ammo in Fallout 4, it is far from being a necessity.
Fallout 4
Fallout 4 is an RPG in the Fallout series, being the fourth major installment. This time around, players are in The Commonwealth, formerly Massachusetts, in the year 2287.
- Released
- November 10, 2015
- How Long To Beat
- 27 Hours
- Metascore
- 87
