10 tips to keep your Vault Dwellers happy in Fallout Shelter

Keeping Vault Dwellers happy in Fallout Shelter is a key factor to productivity, resource production, and general stability of the Vault. Happiness influences the rate at which your vault produces power, food, and water and the dwellers are less efficient when they are unhappy.

To sustain a healthy and productive vault, one will have to employ several approaches that address the dwellers’ needs in their shelter, their interactions, and so on. We have compiled a list of unique ten ways to keep Vault Dwellers happy in Fallout Shelter.

Note: This list is based on the author's opinion and is in no particular order.

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List of ten best ways to keep Vault Dwellers happy in Fallout Shelter

1) Assign dwellers to preferred jobs

The dweller with high Strength will be happiest working in the Power Room (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Assigning the dwellers to rooms according to their highest Special stat boosts their Happiness levels greatly. For instance, dwellers with high Intelligence will be happiest in the Medbay or Science Lab. This alignment increases their output and satisfaction levels by more than 90%, which makes resource management more efficient.

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2) Keep rooms well-stocked with resources

A high Vault Rating on the daily report earns players extra CAPS (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

It is crucial to keep a constant supply of power, food, and water to maintain your Vault Dwellers' content. When the level of resources falls to the ground, the level of happiness of the dwellers reduces significantly, affecting efficiency. It is important to always have some extra in every field so that there will be no shortages, especially when there is something like raider attacks or radroach invasions.

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3) Pair dwellers in Living Quarters

This is a very simple and effective way to make Vault Dwellers happy in Fallout Shelter (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Residents receive a significant increase in their happiness level when they manage to perform social activities within Living Quarters. Assigning a male and female dweller results in pregnancy and increases the happiness level to 100% along with the population of the vault.

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4) Use Radio Stations for morale boosts

Make sure that the station is always on for constant happiness (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Building a Radio Station is a good way to increase happiness in all your vaults. Make Charisma-strong dwellers go to the station to spread happiness among all the inhabitants of the vault. It also brings new dwellers from the wasteland, helping to expand your vault and boost morale.

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5) Equip dwellers with high-end gear

Weapons also help increase dwellers’ happiness during vault raids, which will also help make them feel more secure (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Increasing the dwellers' happiness is achieved through providing them with better weapons and outfits. This is especially the case if the outfit provided matches the job assigned to the dweller. For example, the Strength outfit in Power Room or the Intelligence outfit in Medbay increases not only efficiency but also employee satisfaction.

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6) Heal injured dwellers with Stimpaks

A dweller's happiness cannot drop below 10% unless killed (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Few things bring happiness down as quickly as poor health. Make sure your dwellers have Stimpaks available to them after fighting or during disasters. Treating them also helps cure the diseases and, in the process, enhances the happiness of the treated individuals. This is especially true after a raid or an expedition in the wasteland, where health is usually affected in some way.

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7) Send dwellers on successful Wasteland expeditions

On the weekly report if players have high value rating then they will be rewarded with extra Lunchboxes (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

The happiness increases when dwellers who have gone to the wasteland with valuable loot or completed some missions return. Ensure that you send well-equipped dwellers with high endurance stats to increase your chances of survival and success. The better the journey the happier they will be once they get back.

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8) Eliminate disasters quickly

Arm the dwellers with the most effective tools available and station them to guard significant areas as soon as there is trouble (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Raiders, radroaches, and fires are all capable of causing trouble for your vault and will quickly reduce the happiness of your dwellers. Responding to these disasters promptly and effectively will not only reduce the impact but will also ensure that the level of happiness does not drop.

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9) Upgrade rooms for better living conditions

Extra 50% Happiness boost to parents after conception(Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Renovating the Living Quarters and other essential rooms is not only functional but also increases the morale of the dwellers. The higher-level rooms offer better living standards and enable more people to live in the space without feeling that the place is overcrowded. This leads to higher happiness levels and a more content vault population.

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10) Reward dwellers with pets

Dwellers are born with 50% happiness (Image via Bethesda Softworks LLC)

Pets are a great source of happiness because they give a range of advantages, such as combat help or resource benefits. Pets should be given to the main inhabitants or those who are often exposed to risks, such as wastelanders or vault security guards. Pets can increase happiness a great deal, making your vault a much happier place.

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