Murkwater Grove - Living up in the Trees - City Plan SS2 Contest Winner May 2021
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #17 of 29 Sim Settlements 2 mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Please be sure to have a read through the Issues section below
The settlement is designed with many specific plots chosen for their access points and themes. Please ensure you have selected Designers Choice ON in the options and have the Add-On packs I have used. You'll find a list of them at the bottom of this description, they are incredible so don't forget to send them your appreciation too!
Update ver 1. 1
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[]Added a new Sanitation plot to (included in each city plan level)
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]Changed over a single person residential plan to a multi (2) person plan (extra home for the sanitation worker)[]Shifted the position of the Marital Laser Cannon plot (its orientation changed with an SS2 update after the original plan was created)
[]Added railings around the Laser Cannon plot (so you don't fall off and have to walk half way around the outside of the settlement to get back in.
Settlement Overview
Murkwater, the Southern boundary of this pocket of civilization called the commonwealth. Out beyond stretches the wastes where all manner of things brood and grow. It is in the swampy ground in which the mighty trees have stretched like gnarled hands towering skywards. Nestled within these hands, settlers have made their home, a defensible bastion against the creatures of the wastes that wander into the commonwealth. Yet the threat also comes from within as Gunners stir in nearby Quincy.
Foundation Level - 8 settlers
1 plot each of Commercial, and Martial.
2 Municipal
2 Industrial
3 Recreational (END and AGI training, and 1 Happiness)
8 Residential
(there are food plants to provide some food)
Level 1 - 14 Settlers
2 Agricultural (Advanced), 3 Industrial, 2 Municipal, 3 Commercial,
3 Martial - 1 basic, 2 advanced
4 Recreational (END, AGI, INT and 1 Happiness)
14 Residential
Level 2 - 18 Settlers
3 Agricultural (2 Adv, 1 Hi-Tech), 4 Industrial, 3 Municipal (1 is Advanced Power), 3 Commercial,
4 Martial (1 basic, 2 advanced, 1 Hi-Tech)
6 Recreational (END, AGI, STR, CHR, INT, 1 Happiness)
18 Residential
Level 3 - 22 Settlers
3 Agricultural (2 Adv, 1 Hi-Tech), 5 Industrial, 4 Municipal (1 is Advanced Power), 5 Commercial,
4 Martial (1 basic, 2 advanced, 1 Hi-Tech)
10 Recreational (END, AGI, 2 STR, 2 CHR, INT, 3 Happiness)
22 Residential
ISSUES - Please Read!
Look at the Size of that thing
It is big and has a lot of o
Murkwater Grove is a large Sim Settlements 2 city plan for Murkwater Construction Site, featuring tree-top living and a player home. It won the May 2021 SS2 contest and has 345 endorsements. For SS2 players who want a unique, elevated settlement design.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Contest winner – community recognized quality (May 2021)
- Solid track record: 345 endorsements and nearly 17k downloads
- Unique tree-top concept for Murkwater, a swampy location that's often ignored
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated October 2023 – may not be compatible with the latest SS2 updates
- No detailed build instructions or screenshots in the description
- Large city plan might be performance-heavy on lower-end systems
For Sim Settlements 2 players who want a distinctive, elevated settlement in Murkwater and enjoy contest-winning designs. Skip if you prefer ground-level builds or don't use SS2.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Sim Settlements 2 installed and updated before adding this plan.
- Use the city planner desk in-game to assign this plan to Murkwater.
- If you're new to SS2, follow the questline to unlock city plans properly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- GavMan
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 16,972
- Endorsements
- 345
- Category
- Sim Settlements 2
- Created
- 5/25/2021
- Updated
- 10/7/2023
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