Private donations are one way modders earn caps There are numerous ways to earn money through videogames outside of being an official developer, and modding has increasingly been considered as one of these forms. A simple way is direct donations or through sites such as Patreon. Fallout 4 is a Bethesda game, and that means it has an interesting and complicated in-game economy. The best way to passively make money in Survival Mode (works fine in non-Survival Mode too obviously) is by farming both Jet and Jet Fuel using Brahmin. For this strategy you'll need Supply Lines (obtained with Local Leader Rank I) and a large number of connected Settlements (20+ ideally).
Bethesda heard the wailing and the gnashing of teeth, and so they went easy on us this time around with Fallout 4.So while the vendors in Fallout 4 won't always have enough money, it's still really easy to trade with them, earn some caps, and avoid becoming over encumbered.. By trading ammo, you can put more money in any vendor's pocket, thus freeing you to sell the heavier crap you're carrying. To make money extremely fast I find that getting 33,000 caps is ideal. To get that I start by doing a combination of looting the Silver Rush (Van Graffs). They have a one of the largest laser tech shops is the game and they sell for good money, say at Mick and Ralphs. You can also collect all 7 snowglobes for 14k caps.
Crafting the common chems (e.g. Jet and Buffout) and selling them is an easy way to get loads of money fairly quickly. The resources required for Jet are Fertilizer and Plastic, which, while disgusting to picture in your head, are easy to get or cheap to buy. Next, you sell your Jet stash to the vendor of your choice and get all his caps. Fallout 4 - Making money from trader. This is my first post here so please excuse me if this is being posted to the wrong place.
I have found that the most effective way to make money is to build as many industrial water purifiers as you can, returning regularly to empty the bottles and sell them. Sanctuary is a good place to do this, and with a dozen water purifiers I never had to worry about money again. Pre-War money is a junk item in Fallout 4. If you're short on cash (or rather, bottle caps) in Fallout 4, here's an easy way to make more.
Money doesn't grow on trees - it comes from commands! In Fallout 4, bottlecaps are used as as a global currency. They can be added in using the AddItem command - this guide will show you how. In order to use commands, you'll need to know how to open and use the console.
How to Earn an Endless Supply of Fallout 4 Crafting Materials. For Fallout 4 on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "How exactly do settlement shops make money?".