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<span style="font-weight: 600; font-size: 2.1em; text-align: center; display: block;">Second Official Expansion Pack for Sim Settlements</span>

<div style="margin: 0 0 15px 30px; width: auto; float: right;"><youtube dimensions="500">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiibOrBLsc</youtube></div><div style="font-size: 1.6em;">Rise of the Commonwealth takes Sim Settlements to new heights by putting you in the role of the leader. Now you can command others to build your settlements while you get back to exploring the wasteland.</div>

<div style="font-size: 1.3em;"><p>Adds the ability to put others in charge of settlements, they will handle the construction, settlers will move in and place their own plots, beds, and other things.</p>
<p>Introduces Interior Plots which can be used inside existing building or snapped into your own structures. Adds a dynamic soundscape that adjusts the ambient and background sound effects in your settlements based on the plots you and your settlers build. </p>
<p>Tons of new gameplay options.</p>

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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">THE WHY</span>
The theme of Fallout 4 has always been hope and rebuilding, but the effort to rebuild all of the settlements is gargantuan.						
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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">THE HOW</span>
Version 3.0 of Sim Settlements along with the Rise of the Commonwealth expansion pack aim to give you more tools to act as the leader and free you up to get out and conquer the Wastelands.							
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=Key Features=

==Settler Constructed Cities==

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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Settlement Cities That Build Themselves</span>
You can now put others, such as your companions, in charge of running settlements. They will build them up so that settlers can move in and create a city. Much like plots, the cities will upgrade over time as they mature and are given enough time and resources.							
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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Create Your Own City Plans</span>
Create your own upgrading cities with the upcoming City Designer's Toolkit which will allow you to release your own upgradeable city designs!							
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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Resource Stockpiling</span>
You can now have a direct influence over how fast these plots upgrade by helping the settler stockpile additional resources, or take away their resources and use them for yourself.							
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==And Much More==

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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Martial Plots and Recreational Plots</span>These new plot types provide defense and happiness, respectively, so you can have more direct control over the needs of your settlement without the need for cheat items or turret spamming.							
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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Animation and Sound</span>
To help bring a truly industrial feel to your city, Industrial Revolution is loaded with animated machinery, smog-churning buildings, and custom sounds.								
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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Direct Control</span>
You can now directly select the types of buildings you want constructed to take full control over how your settlements are developed. Or you can let the settlements continue to grow organically- the choice is yours!							
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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Secrets and Unlocks</span>
Many of the buildings in Industrial Revolution have secrets to be discovered and new items to unlock - such as new unique skill magazines and consumables.								
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				<span style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:600;text-align:center;display:block">Expanded Framework for Addon authors</span>
The framework has been greatly expanded, you can now not only create your own buildings for Sim Settlements, but also add new tech trees and custom resource generation. Check out the [http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22808 Builder's Toolkit] page!							
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=Getting Started=

== Mod Pages / Download Links ==

[[File:Nexus.png|x20px]] '''PC (Nexus):''' https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/28599/<br>
[[File:Bethesda.png|x20px]] '''PC (Bethesda):''' https://bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4/mod-detail/4047656<br>
[[File:Bethesda.png|x20px]] '''Xbox:''' https://bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4/mod-detail/4047659

== Updating ==
'''''This is an Expansion Pack - and will always require the latest version of Sim Settlements, whenever you update this, be sure to also update Sim Settlements (the core mod).'''''

== Watch This Quick Start Video ==

To give you an basic idea of what Rise Of The Commonwealth is like in "Settlement Build Mode", here is a short video introduction:

<youtube alignment="center" dimensions="1000">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdI0pcXZVAo</youtube>

= Next Step =
<div style="font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: center; display: block; padding: 0 20px;">Once you have Rise Of The Commonwealth installed (or when you are ready to learn more):<br>Go to [[Rise Of The Commonwealth In Depth|Rise Of The Commonwealth In-Depth]]</div>