Defense Ideas

[nadde991]

Anyone got like an awesome idea to protect your base (not just by building walls and braziers).

Maybe 'How' you should place braziers and maybe a tactic how you should build walls.

Please post defense ideas here Cause i need some help building my base

[ericbomb]

Well here are a few tips (this probably should be in help though)

1. Build your weakest walls on the outside. Due to splash once a strong wall is broken it will destroy weaker walls behind it. So put stone hedge on the outside, then directly behind it plank, then brick.
2. If you want to build multiple layers of the same wall make sure there are 4 tiles (I think) between one layer and another so that splash won't hit it.
3. use Alt + R (if you're using a custom client) to make sure that all of your walls are covered by braziers. Also if you have the resources make them a "turret" where you build a little stone wall around it with a gate. That way once they breach your outer wall they have to break another layer of stone wall for every brazier they want to break.
4. Build another layer with braziers inside of it around your claim stone/town bell. Make this the best wall of you have and if possible make it so that the braziers that are turreted can also hit those attempting to break into your "vault" this is also where you can store your best stuff.
5. Torch post coverage is practically free, they don't do a ton of damage but every little bit will help and they can score crits. So may as well make sure your wall has full torch post coverage also.

Here is a picture (I made in about 5 minutes) of a base that kind of demonstrates what I'm talking about. The spacing ect. is all wrong but it kind of gives the idea. The gray is a stone wall, the black is a brazier with a stone wall/gate around it, brown is plank fence (a brick wall would just be the exact same stuff). It'd be up to you if you'd want to put brazier coverage on your outer most wall.

There's a couple other things I'm probably forgetting to point out, but that's kind of the gist of it (oh and don't forget to lock your gates.

[nadde991]

Well here are a few tips (this probably should be in help though)

1. Build your weakest walls on the outside. Due to splash once a strong wall is broken it will destroy weaker walls behind it. So put stone hedge on the outside, then directly behind it plank, then brick.
2. If you want to build multiple layers of the same wall make sure there are 4 tiles (I think) between one layer and another so that splash won't hit it.
3. use Alt + R (if you're using a custom client) to make sure that all of your walls are covered by braziers. Also if you have the resources make them a "turret" where you build a little stone wall around it with a gate. That way once they breach your outer wall they have to break another layer of stone wall for every brazier they want to break.
4. Build another layer with braziers inside of it around your claim stone/town bell. Make this the best wall of you have and if possible make it so that the braziers that are turreted can also hit those attempting to break into your "vault" this is also where you can store your best stuff.
5. Torch post coverage is practically free, they don't do a ton of damage but every little bit will help and they can score crits. So may as well make sure your wall has full torch post coverage also.

Here is a picture (I made in about 5 minutes) of a base that kind of demonstrates what I'm talking about. The spacing ect. is all wrong but it kind of gives the idea. The gray is a stone wall, the black is a brazier with a stone wall/gate around it, brown is plank fence (a brick wall would just be the exact same stuff). It'd be up to you if you'd want to put brazier coverage on your outer most wall.

There's a couple other things I'm probably forgetting to point out, but that's kind of the gist of it (oh and don't forget to lock your gates.

Thanks dude! Got Raided at a base i thought was secure but maybe with your tips next time it will be harder and i will have time to use my combat alt

[nadde991]

Well here are a few tips (this probably should be in help though)

Were shall i put torch post i should change a brazier to a torch post or at the outer wall?

[ericbomb]

Well here are a few tips (this probably should be in help though)

Were shall i put torch post i should change a brazier to a torch post or at the outer wall?

Just make sure all your walls are within range of a torch post. They don't do a lot of damage, but they're super cheap and cover a huge area. There are probably people with better advice out there but hopefully this will help.

[nadde991]

There are probably people with better advice out there but hopefully this will help.

It doesn't matter if someone has better advice then you the important thing is that you share it and they dont - nadde991 2015 jun 27 #ijustmadeupaquote

[HolyLight]

4 tile seperation why good is still very risky.

If space allows make it 6 tiles.

[nadde991]

4 tile seperation why good is still very risky.

If space allows make it 6 tiles.

really damn 6 tiles ill try see if it works with my design

[biskvito]

give at least 1 tile space between brazier and brick wall, otherwise you may have to destroy some braziers for the build sign to fit in

also don't be an hermit, its best to have a weak base in a town than a strong base without a town... rich players can just town claim your hermit base if they want to

[nadde991]

give at least 1 tile space between brazier and brick wall, otherwise you may have to destroy some braziers for the build sign to fit in

also don't be an hermit, its best to have a weak base in a town than a strong base without a town... rich players can just town claim your hermit base if they want to

yea i know got to town claim or otherwise the wall is pretty worthless. thx