Ever wished for more space in GNN HQ? The current HQ can sometimes feel a bit restrictive when it comes to building, but now you have the freedom to truly expand! This mod adds an entire new floor to the Sim Settlements 2 Headquarters, fully functional as a settlement. This isn’t just any extra space—this new floor is designed as a large office-style building, offering a spacious area for all your settlement needs. Whether you're playing in Survival Mode or simply want a dedicated, expansive space to train and manage your settlers, this is the perfect addition to your HQ.

Not only do you get more HQ space, but now you have absolute full control over the space—shape the settlement exactly how you want! With access to the HQ’s power, water, and defense networks, you’ll be able to take full advantage of its infrastructure while staying close to your command centre. Plus, everything in the new area is fully scrappable, meaning you can clear out the existing furniture and design the floor however you see fit. Transform this office floor into your dream settlement, whether it's for efficiency, comfort, or aesthetics!

As an added bonus, the mod also contains a fully functional settler protectron companion named **M.I.K.E**—ready to assist in protecting your settlers and enhancing your HQ experience.

This mod allows you to create a truly custom space, designed to meet the demands of your growing settlement while being fully integrated into the Sim Settlements 2 HQ system.

Getting Started
To begin, complete the **How to HQ** quest in chapter 2 of Sim Settlements. Once you have completed that quest, the mod's quest will start automatically when you next enter the HQ.

If the quest doesn't start or you wish to access the settlement earlier, simply use the fire escape door located at the back of the GNN HQ to manually trigger the quest and begin the mods quest! (See video for visual guidance.)

Requirements
✔ Sim Settlements 2 and Chapter 2 are required for this mod to function.
✔ Provided as an ESL file, so it will not take up any space in your load order!

Features
✔ A fully usable settlement inside GNN HQ
✔ Built-in City Plan designed to train SPECIAL stats for all settlers
✔ Perfect for Survival Mode—secure, indoors, and easily defensible
✔ Works seamlessly with Sim Settlements 2
✔ Designed as a bootcamp for settlers, making them stronger and more capable
✔ Massive pre-wired power grid—both wired and wireless power available throughout the entire settlement from pre-placed power points.
✔ The HQ elevator is fully functional and integrated, giving easy access to the new floor.
✔ Everything is scrappable! Every piece of junk and furniture can be removed or repurposed to fit your vision.
✔ Use HQ’s built-in power, water, and defence networks.
✔ Take advantage of the HQ’s location to manage resources, recruitment, and logistics seamlessly.
✔ Includes a fully functional settler protectron companion: M.I.K.E!

Embedded City Plan
This mod includes a simple but effective city plan that gradually boosts all settlers’ SPECIAL stats. This makes it ideal for:
✔ Training settlers for skilled Sim Settlements 2 plots
✔ Preparing high-performing HQ staff to maximize efficiency.

Mod Video


Installation
Installation with a mod manager is recommended for ease of use.
For updates, simply overwrite the previous version with the new files. If you're using a mod manager, it should handle this automatically.

FAQs, Mod Compatibility & Mod Authors
Built with Sim Settlements 2 in mind, this mod is fully compatible and placed in a new, separate cell, ensuring no interference with vanilla Fallout 4 or Sim Settlements 2 HQ. It doesn’t affect any precombines. The new floor is added to the GNN elevator, and a fire exit entryway is created at the back of the GNN HQ to access this new area.

Navmeshes have been finalized in GNNExt03 and GNNExt06 for the new doorway with minor tweaks for navigation. Any potential compatibility issues, on the offchance they exist, would likely be minor pathfinding problems—please let me know if they arise.

Source scripts are also provided for mod authors if they wish to see how I've done things.

"I HATE ESL FILES! Why is the mod an ESL and not ESL-flagged ESP"?
Good question. There are multiple engine bugs that prevent new cells being added to the game in an ESL-flagged ESP, so it's not an option I'm afraid! If this is a deal breaker, you can simply change the mods file extension to .ESP and remove the ESL flag in FO4Edit and use the mod as a regular ESP. But bare in mind this will make your save game incompatible with the .ESL version!

Credits
Special thanks to the Sim Settlements 2 team and community for making the Sim Settlements experience what it is today!

Enjoy the mod and let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions!

Xbox Version
You can download the Xbox One version of this mod on Bethesda.net.