After a few minutes the farm will complete. Go to MCM -> SS -> Immersion (or Holotape -> Immersion), and turn off realistic build times.

After a delay, they'll start building (well, a normal settler would, but a game quirk makes the Longs/Sturges hammer walls or go hiking. But nothing will happen without a worker. ASAM -> Choose plan, and change to one of kinggath's mud farms. Find the ASAM sensor (it's yellow, on the wooden post). Find a spot, and place a 2x2 exterior agricultural plot. You return to Sanctuary, now at population 5. Brae's Defences adds powerful late-game martial plots. Insignificant Object Remover - choose to get rid of grass growing through floors.FO4 Hotkeys - hotkeying SS tools beats Pip-boy diving.BS Defence - settlements win offscreen raids if defence is high enough.Better Settlers - adds some immersive variety to your SSims Grab the no lollygagging addon for snappier town meetings.Addon Packs - as many as your drive can store! So many admirable plots, secrets, mechanics, city plans and more to discover.Workshop Framework - more performance, more stability.Settlement Menu Manager - organises the workshop build menu.Quieter Settlements - upgraded plots need lots of generators.Mod Configuration Menu - settings holotapes are so pre-War, darling!.Almost a necessity, but you can make do with city planner reports. HUDFramework - with SS, adds bars so you see settlement needs at a glance.However, they all improve the SS experience (and are great mods): Finally, if you have any questions, ask away! The SS community is one of the most constructive and helpful online groups I've had the pleasure of joining. Find tips and tricks, how-to's, and other playstyles in the forum.

Other SS builders, contributors, and youtubers have created guides and LPs. For Rise of the Commonwealth and aggressive try his quick starts. To learn more, I recommend kinggath's youtube channel. I will also assume you are playing at maximum SS difficulty - you chose the hardest option when activating the mod. This guide assumes you're playing Conqueror peacefully, if you have it.

Sim settlements quick start