12. Know When To Expect Raider Attacks
It's not an exact science, but you might have noticed how although the game mentions defending your settlements against attackers or Raiders, they rarely actually show up. In fact, many players who mainlined the story have reported never having their homesteads attacked whatsoever - and that's because of one thing; the relationship between your food and water stockpiles, and the defence stat. Basically, if your food and water numbers get higher than your defence, that's when they're going to come calling. The reason plenty gamers avoided all the kerfuffle, was down to them never bothering with any of the harvesting stuff or recruitment of additional settlers, meaning the game's attack sequences never triggered. Just make sure you've always got a handful of turrets and some settlers equipped with meaty weapons, and they'll be more than ready if it does happen.