r/falloutshelter

On survival (of course) and somehow forgot me phone on while doing stuff. came back to this….

Almost 2 weeks of playing, any tips? Also, do you guys treat experimental labs seriously or not?

I’ve been playing for about 3 weeks now (Yes i’ve spent a little bit of money) but I was wondering if there’s a better layout I should do or just anything that i should change/start doing. But yeah any tips or suggestions would help a lot 🙏

What do you guys think about my vault layout?

Been working on this vault for a while. The main goal is a mix of aesthetics, symmetry and functionality, not pure efficiency. The Gardens are purely decorative. I intentionally didn’t put a full row of elevators underneath the vault. I know a lot of players do this so the rooms don’t touch the dirt and Mole Rats can’t spawn, but I really don’t like how it looks. A whole row of elevators at the bottom feels too crowded. Resource production is around 3x consumption, so everything stays full most of the time. I’m keeping 2 Radio Studios to maintain 100% happiness, and 2 Barbershops for symmetry, placed next to the Living Quarters because it just makes sense there. Nuka-Cola Bottlers produce food and water, with the Diners right underneath. All SPECIAL training rooms are at the bottom. The Overseer’s Office is surrounded by the Radios and Gardens, almost like it’s hidden inside a small underground forest.

Deathclaws always die on the first row. The first 3 rows are all level 50. I’m keeping most dwellers on the lower floors at lower levels to keep the average vault level down, which should also keep Deathclaws weaker from what I understand. Almost everyone is a Super Dweller: trained to 10 Endurance and equipped with E+7 gear before leveling up, so 17 Endurance from level 1. Exceptions are legendary dwellers and a few older ones I lost track of before using a proper naming system. Almost everyone has a Dragon’s Maw, with some other legendary weapons downstairs for variety. I’ve seen some layouts block the elevator at the end of the first row, forcing Deathclaws to turn around and fight the same dwellers twice. I don’t really like that since it just drains more HP and increases the chance of someone dying. I’d rather keep an elevator at the end so the Deathclaws move down after one pass and spread the damage between floors. Ideally, the rooms on the first row would be level 1 too.

Medbays and Labs have enough stock to send around 15-20 dwellers into the Wasteland at once. Won’t need many Science Labs later since high-Endurance explorers barely use RadAway anyway, so 1–2 should be enough. Once all the weapons and outfits are crafted, I’ll replace the extra crafting rooms with storage. The Nuka-Cola outfits aren’t technically optimal, but red outfit + red room looks too good to change. The Living Quarters are arranged this way for symmetry, but I’m still short on capacity. Need five fully upgraded 3-wide Living Quarters for 200 dwellers and still haven’t figured out where to fit the last one without ruining the layout. No elevators in the middle either; keeping the rooms in larger blocks gives the vault more depth. The remaining population will eventually be filled with legendary dwellers. I lost Mr.House to some UI bug where the Revive button never appeared. Anyone else had that happen? And after all this, the Vault Door is still level 1. Thanks Reddit.

Overall, pretty happy with the balance between aesthetics and functionality. What do you guys think?

I’ve been hyperfixated on this game for the past 4 days, and this is my first vault, so I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing. My friend told me my vault looks ugly, but honestly, that’s the least of my worries right now.

My bigger problem is that I can’t seem to keep up with my resource production. I’m constantly running low on water, and my electricity keeps dropping to the point where my diners and training rooms are getting powered off. I’ve looked up tips and advice online, and most of what I’ve found says not to upgrade rooms unless your Dwellers are strong enough to handle the increased incidents. The problem is, I also feel like I need to upgrade, because my electricity production is struggling as it is.
I also rush my rooms quite a lot, and even when the incident chance is below 30%, somehow it feels like the game looks me dead in the eye and says “no.” So now I’m stuck between not wanting to upgrade too early and not being able to keep my resources stable without upgrading.

So, is this finally the point where I should start upgrading my rooms, or should I hold off? Any advice for a first-time overseer would be appreciated. Thanks!

Anyone else stuck on this goal?
Thanks

I went into this blind, goal in mind to reproduce, mitigate attacks on my base and gradually send people out into the wasteland. I feel like I got overwhelmed all at once, and panicked a bit. Realizing I need my residents to have higher health. I put up the training classes, but it’s quite a slog. I know I wrote discussion, but if you have some advice how to get a handle back on my base and a set goal in mind step by step to get things back in order it’d be appreciated.

i ain’t waiting all that 😭

What can I do? I’ve been using the time glitch, but now the game won't let me send my Dweller out to explore and scavenge. They only find caps, but hardly any items. Does anyone know how to fix this so it works again? I’ve already tried setting the time back to the exact original time and restarting the app—those were the tricks I knew. But I don't know what else to do—help!

Que es lo que puedo hacer ocupo el bug del tiempo pero, ahora ya no me deja mandar a mi Morador a Explorar y buscar cosas. Solamente me encuentra chapas, pero casi ningún objeto. Alguien sabe alguna manera de arreglar esto para que vuelva a funcionar, ya trate regresandolo a la hora exacta y cerrando y volviendo a abrir que era las que sabía. Pero ya no se que más hacer, ayuda.

I've been playing this game on and off for years, but i've come to the point that I really can't do much more.

99% of my vault population is level 50 with max SPECIALs; I've reached the cap maximum of 999,999; I've upgraded and purchased every room type; and I have weapons for all dwellers that do 15 damage or higher. I was going to work to get everyone power armor and a Gatling laser, but really don't see a point.

I think I'm done y'all. It's been fun playing and getting to experience fallout in this format. I wish you and your vaults will prosper from legendary loot and characters.

P. S. if anyone is interested how to get this far I have a quick tip. Always max out dwellers exploring the wasteland. The loot they bring back adds up quick.

I'm new to the game, just started playing yesterday. I used the rank up button once and it did level up the pass but I stopped since usually these stuff have missions where you can gain exp to level them up, sadly I can't find where it is? are there no quests to earn exp? is the only way to level up the pass is through spending cola? Thanks!

Alright im new at this game struggling to keep them happy. Suggestions?? Lol help

I have finished the pass, through the way i explained earlier. But i do have few questions:

1. whats the benefit if i keep playing on this vault?
2. can i get a free vault premium if i am ios? But i still care about online, as in like watching ads and such. I wanted to buy it, but my card is not activated yet, i will buy it next season or the other one