Raid Defense Guide

Location determines how often you get raided. Building in a high-traffic area near Launch Site or Airfield means more encounters but also more attention from raiders. For a quieter wipe, consider building in the snow biome (fewer players) or deep in a forest with minimal sight lines.

Avoid building on flat open ground where your base is visible from far away. Cliff sides, dense tree cover, and valleys provide natural concealment. If raiders cannot see your base, they cannot plan a raid.

Build within range of at least one monument for recycling and loot, but not directly next to it. A 2-3 grid square distance is ideal.

Every door a raider must go through costs them explosives. Use garage doors as your primary interior doors (they cost 3 rockets each). Stack multiple doors in sequence so raiders must destroy several to reach your loot.

An airlock is a small room between the outside and your main base. It prevents door campers from rushing in when you open your front door. Always have at least a double airlock (two doors between outside and your living space).

Use sheet metal doors for external-facing doors and garage doors for internal passages. The cost difference for raiders adds up quickly.

Placing external TCs in small, hidden 1x1 stone structures around your base prevents raiders from building twig ramps or raid towers to access your roof. Without building privilege, raiders are limited to ground-level entry points.

Space external TCs to cover a perimeter around your base. Each TC has a building privilege radius, so overlap coverage to eliminate blind spots. Keep external TCs upgraded to at least stone and stock them with enough resources to prevent decay.

Honeycombing adds extra wall layers using triangle foundations placed around the perimeter of your base. Fill these triangles with stone or metal walls. A single layer of honeycomb doubles the number of walls a raider must go through.

For maximum efficiency, use stone honeycomb everywhere and upgrade the TC room and loot room walls to sheet metal or armored. Concentrate your strongest materials where your most valuable items are stored.

Bunkers exploit building stability mechanics to create sealed rooms with no doors. The basic bunker works by placing a floor tile supported by a twig wall. Once you place loot inside, destroy the twig wall. The floor drops, sealing the room. To access your loot, rebuild the twig wall and the floor pops back up.

Bunkers are the most cost-effective raid defense because raiders must destroy the floor or walls to enter. There is no door to blow. A stone bunker floor costs 2 C4 or 4 rockets to break, same as a wall but without the door shortcut.

Shotgun Traps: Place these inside airlocks, behind doors, and in loot rooms. They fire automatically at anyone without building privilege. Load with handmade shells. Cheap and deadly at close range.

Flame Turrets: Effective in tight spaces. They deal fire damage that obscures vision and panics attackers. Place them in hallways and near TC rooms. Require low grade fuel.

Auto Turrets: The ultimate base defense. Requires electricity. Place on rooftops and at key entry points. Load with rifle ammo. A well-placed auto turret can repel entire raid attempts.

SAM Sites: Counter aerial threats like minicopters and scrap helicopters. Place on rooftops to prevent fly-by raids. Require SAM ammo.

Most raids happen when you are offline. Minimize losses with these strategies:

• Spread loot across multiple rooms and floors so raiders cannot get everything in one breach
• Use hidden stashes buried outside your base for your most valuable items
• Keep your base looking modest from the outside. Massive bases attract attention
• Seal your bunker before logging off every time
• Keep TC stocked with enough resources for 24+ hours of upkeep
• Place sleeping bags at backup locations in case you get fully raided
• Consider building a small hidden backup base nearby with basic gear