favorite base location?

[Abbakadaba!]

just kinda want to know what everyone's ideal base location is, i'm curious to see what the best place is

[Quill]

The Abandoned Factory West of Riverside
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#3849x6197x3165

It provides a lot of space for any of your needs. A giant roof that just needs 1 sledgehammer on 1 wall to access.

Next to no zombies in the area. Most you'll find are due to Story events

You're a short jog from a gas station and down the road from the river. Short drive from Riverside as well for loot runs.

The house just East of the factory makes for a good place to stay while you fix up the factory. It comes with 3 wire traps to get your rabbit stocks started

[Puppers]

i love the abandoned houses by riverwoodside

[TwoBit]

The restraunt in Riverside, Firehouse in Rosewood and the storage in Muldraugh

The restraunt in particular is on the outskirts of the town, while also being near the center. It is right next to the river, has windows all around upstairs, a easily defensible staircase ( you can build a window and a door, the window can be built in a way that you can see down but the zombies cant get to you. It has a kitchen, you can sleep on the couches and its close enough to the inn next door to grab a bed.

You can make a few escape ropes if you want.

[Legion]

The first diner past the road block going into Louisville, right next to the hospital. Plenty of space to expand, a clean spot to build a garage, the hospital right next door for meds if needed, and everything else is a quick drive into town.

[San]

Originally posted by Cat Supremacist SM:

My car is the ultimate base, anything else is a fancy storage space

In that case, what is you favourite car? I'm in love with KI5's '91 Range Rover Classic.

[Swiggy]

Second floor storage closets in the knox bank in Rosewood (Small, cozy, enough space to put a chair and TV/microwave and its quiet). Or the apartments above the stores in downtown rosewood.

[⛧NecromancerBree⛧]

Your walls

[BattleGoose]

I've never lasted more than 2 months in this game, so this is a short-term base location.

In Muldraugh either the bottom or right house here: https://map.projectzomboid.com/#10896x10094x2136

You usually spawn in one of these houses, or near this area anyway. You're surrounded on 3 sides by unclimbable fence, there's a forest nearby for traps. The medic centre is nice and handy too.

The right side house has the odd benefit of having no windows face the street, other than one upstairs bedroom you won't use.

Once you clear out this area and the immediate surrounding area, it's pretty rare to see a wandering zed near these four houses. I've often sat in the backyard and read skill books on nice sunny days (you won't get bored).

Once established I usually start clearing my way left until I get to the self storage facility and then to the Warehouses. By this point I've usually found enough buckets and cooking pots to collect rainwater, but if not, the warehouses have lots of paint cans. I dump the yellow and use them.

From here it's not too difficult to keep going left to the gas station. Usually by this point I've found a working car and a bit of gas as well.

[Talilover]

Me and my buddy set up in the school in riverside and had a good time, the fence that blocks off the entire back half in particular is pretty nifty. Add on to the fact that riverside is a relatively cozy location while still having nice loot options and not being too far from the doom level that is west point it just seems like a reasonable place to set up

[Abbakadaba!]

Originally posted by BreeCorp:

Your walls

i'd check but i still haven't gotten a sledgehammer

[Great_Puffer]

this house near riverside, its got a path to a water source, plenty of space for whatever,
a decent amount of parking, some zeds but once you clear it out theres basically none
so overall good base, not the best, but a good option
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#4927x5602x2290

[Armagenesis]

Rosewood - Fire station. Eventually the entire town.
Riverside - The school or gated community. Huge space both.
Muldraugh - Gated community southeast of town.
West Point - Apartment above Food Market
Fallas Lake - The gas station
Valley Station - The gas station/bar by the highway
??? - The houses across the hunting store https://map.projectzomboid.com/#3656x8550x1433

I'll eventually reach Louisville. Someday. And I plan to make multiple bases there using all the tall fenced gated communities.

[TheSuit]

Best Bases

MALDROUGH
1. Massive Neighboorhood Base - Great for COOP
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#10865x10110x1226

This base has 4 enterances
3 to the Road
1 to the forest
If you put gates on all 4 entrances or block them off. Zombies cannot spawn inside or wander inside.
Added bonus of Nearby lake and Forest

2. Warehouse Base - Single player or coop
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#10617x9314x2452

This base is hard early on - it starts with a large amount of zombie spawns nearby
Which means clearing probably close to 50 - 100 zombies for it to be "safe"

But you get a MASSIVE amount of goods - huge parking lot
Nearby Lake
Roof Top Garden
Highway Road Access
Due to lighting bug 2nd floor if you build a floor you will see blocks of light.
This will only be fixed in build 42.

3. Isolated House - Good single player
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#10942x9373x4903

Tiny house with single entrance
Low to Medium Zombie population
Downside is Lake is medium distance away
Medium zombie density in forest behind due to farm
Roads usually congested with traffic accidents



WEST POINT
1. Island TIp
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#12179x6616x2534

You are sorrounded on 2 sides of a triangle by water, with a nearby road.
Very few to no zombies Tons of Food
Easy access to Louseville and Westpoint


2. Twiggys Bar
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#12066x6797x2534

Great for coop
Next to gunstore
Next to super market
Next to warehouse
Next to Autoshop
Next to water
Next to Gas Station

VERY High Zombie population left and below super market
But low zombie population naerby bar

3. Lake House
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#10152x6622x3381

2 Enterances and one already has gate
Nearby water

Medium Zombie population around the area but drops once you kill them off
High zombie population nearby farm
Roads usually congested with accidents


LOUISEVILLE
1. Emergency Evac Broadcast Station
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#12491x4173x4315

Only single tiny enterance
So cars need to parked outside in gated area
Demolsihing the tent is a big pain due to parts of it having no collision on the roof meaning you need to build a 2nd floor to destroy the tent roof

Nearby water
EXTREMELY SAFE
Nearby tents usually have guns and military equipment

2. Cemetery - Best for COOP
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#12581x3287x827

MASSIVE base
Only 2 Entrances - STRONGLY recommend blocking left entrance with fence crate method
Then putting gate in Front enterance
THEN only start clearing out population inside cemetery

Central Location

Downside is Massive zombie population inside and outside
Not near well or river or lake


3. Rich House
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#12029x2108x2692

3 Enterances - Make sure you seal the 2 back enterances
Low Zombie population
Near by Gas station
Dockyard makes it easy to build a super safe Floating base

Population down the road is extremely high as its near center city one of the houses down below that uses curved wooden fence ( imp ) or metal spiked fence are slightly better as zombies won't follow that far


RIVERSIDE

1. Construction Yard
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#5809x5398x4521

Low Zombie Pop
Near Water
Lots of Trees
One Enterance


ROSEWOOD
1. Fire Station
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#8151x11733x2416

Low population
Good for team base
Lots of Room with 2 massive garages enough to fit 5 - 6 cars
Zombies only come from front due to fence in back

2. Lake House
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#8111x12226x4424

Low to Medium Zombie population
nearby lake
Nearby gas station


Has quite a few accidents nearby
Not very defensible
But once you clear area it is relatively safe


MARCH RIDGE

1. Don't even Bother.
No good location for base
Tons of Zombies
Very few stores to loot


HONORABLE MENTION
1. Walking Dead Prison Base
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#7671x11863x1257

Single enterance - once you seal the front + 2 windows new zombies won't spawn inside.
Some guns outside main building in a building
Thousands of Zombies

Only real purpose to go here is role play or adventure with friends
Once power goes out - probably most useless base in game thanks to giant building size

[BattleGoose]

Originally posted by Armagenesis:

Muldraugh - Gated community southeast of town.

Where exactly is this?

[BattleGoose]

Originally posted by TheSuit:

WEST POINT
1. Island TIp
https://map.projectzomboid.com/#12179x6616x2534

You are sorrounded on 2 sides of a triangle by water, with a nearby road.
Very few to no zombies Tons of Food
Easy access to Louseville and Westpoint

How long has your character survived before you start building a base here?