Introduced back in the Wastelanders update in Fallout 76, the Settlers are one of two factions that you can side with during the Wastelanders questline. Along with the new questline, the update added reputation points that you can earn to gain favor with the Settlers residing in the area known as Foundation. The Test Your Metal update added additional ways to obtain reputation for the Settlers, but if you want to gain their favor, you are going to have to put the work in.
Benefits of gaining reputation with the SettlersIncreasing your reputation with the Settlers increases the number of items you can purchase from Samuel in Foundation. The higher your reputation with the Settlers, the more items you will be able to purchase. Keep in mind that Samuel is the Gold Bullion trader in Foundation. Here are all the items you can obtain from Samuel at each rank of reputation. The numbers following each item are the price of the item in Gold Bullion.
Rank: CautiousPlan: Behive (750)Plan: Cattle Prod (250)Plan: Flare (50)Plan: Nuka-Cola Collectron (1,250)Perfect Bubblegum (75)Rank: FriendlyPlan: Farmable Dirt Tiles (500)Plan: Gauntlet (250)Plan: Gauntlet Shock Pads (50)Plan: Grocer’s Backpack Mod (350)Plan: Fortune Teller Machine (1,650)Plan: Red Rocket Collectron (4,000)Plan: West Virginia Slot Machine (1,250)Rank: NeighborlyPlan: Chinese Stealth Armor (4,000)Plan: Chinese Stealth Helmet (1,650)Plan: Water Well (750)Rank: AllyPlan: Gauss Shotgun (500)Plan: Gauss Shotgun Aligned Stock (200)Plan: Gauss Shotgun Extended Barrel (150)Plan: Gauss Shotgun Extended Magazine (100)Plan: Gauss Shotgun Forceful Stock (200)Plan: Gauss Shotgun Hardened Receiver (200)Plan: Gauss Shotgun Perforating Magazine (100)Plan: Gauss Shotgun Precise Read more on gamepur.com