Sunshine Tidings Co-op

Your Fallout 4 guide to Sunshine Tidings Co-op: Learn how to clear out ghouls, find loot like the Wasteland Survival Guide, and claim it as a settlement.

Alright, let's tackle Sunshine Tidings Co-op in Fallout 4. This place is a bit of a fixer-upper, but it's got potential as a settlement. You'll find a central building with a Workshop, a Chemistry Station, and a terminal. Hacking that terminal can change the behavior of a Mr. Handy bot named Professor Goodfeels. You can set him to guard protocols to help clear the area, or send him on a journey to Hester's Consumer Robotics. Honestly, he's not long for this world anyway, so pick whatever you like.

Head north from the central building to a larger structure that used to be a mess hall. It's crawling with Feral Ghouls, but don't worry too much. Most of them are just playing dead, and the few that are actually alive are pretty weak. You shouldn't have much trouble taking them down. After you've cleared out the ghouls in this building and the surrounding huts, make your way back to the central building and interact with the Workshop to claim Sunshine Tidings Co-op as your own settlement.

For some decent loot, go to a hut uphill to the west of the central building. You'll find an Industrial Trunk and a copy of the Wasteland Survival Guide lying on the floor nearby.

Now, about this place as a settlement: it's got a ton of space, which is great for building. However, the build area is a bit irregular, the terrain is uneven, and many of the existing structures like huts, outhouses, a silo, and the two main buildings can't be demolished. Still, you've got enough room to build a pretty substantial structure, especially if you clear out some debris. There's dirt for crops, but no natural water sources, so you'll need to rely on Water Pumps.

Keep in mind that Sunshine Tidings Co-op is in a rough neighborhood. If you head uphill over the rocks to the southwest, you'll find a shack with two Raiders. Upstairs in that shack, you can find a Wooden Crate near a Mattress. Also, southeast of Sunshine Tidings Co-op, you'll spot a highway. Look for a small metal shack with an elevator that will take you up to the highway. Up there, you'll find a Gunner guarding the elevator and a couple more Gunners and a Machinegun Turret on the bridge itself. They're usually not too tough, though.