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Project Zomboid

Witcher1979 Nov 20, 2014 @ 3:14pm
Base Defense PvP
Hi all,

Have a quick question and I can't seem to find the answer. If we play online on a PvP server can we lock doors to our bases? Do we have any defense to stop players getting inside and taking all our stuff when we are offline and at work.

I have always liked the idea when you are online you can be raided but when you are at work (offline) some kid can't go around stealing all your hard work. Any info would be great, thanks :)
Last edited by Witcher1979; Nov 20, 2014 @ 3:15pm
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HugePinball Nov 20, 2014 @ 4:36pm 
No methods of locking doors or windows. There's barricading, but that's easily removed with a hammer or otherwise busted through. Doors and any other player constructions are fairly easily broken down with a good melee weapon, plus a sledgehammer can demolish almost anything.

Besides trying to keep things hidden and inconspicuous, the best method I know of to secure a base is to make it above the ground floor and remove any means of getting up. That means putting some sheet ropes down, destroying/dismantling any stairs, then climbing up and removing the sheet ropes behind you. Someone would then need the materials and level 3 Carpentry to build stairs and reach your stash.
Crohns Racing Nov 20, 2014 @ 6:37pm 
the best way I have found is along the river up north, mark it with something like a log on the ground.

what me and a friend did on a base was you would travel up the riverbank until you hit a rotten orange, then turn a right into the woods and keep going for about a minute and you will hit our base.
it works.
Furious Hex Nov 20, 2014 @ 9:46pm 
You can just run your own server and shut it down when you're not home.
Freeasabird🕊 Nov 22, 2014 @ 7:58am 
I think their should be some kind of defense against other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, like well placed bear traps near the windows and doors that only you can see, and an enemy will have to walk into it to discover it. or have a high Trapping skill to notice it before he gets his leg destroyed or better yet Bear traps with some kind of light but effective explosive attached Ho ho ho that sounds evil >:)
Thier IS a trapping skill why cant we make some kind of Trap to detour and defend against Human/Zombie threats?.

Level 1 traps can't be noticed by someone how has no skill in that skill
Level 2 traps can be noticed by someone how has level 2 in that skill and so on and so forth

And of course the Victim will make a loud Yell which will be heard by any near by zombies and then the guys basically lunch meat. If he can get out of the trap and escape in time anyways.
Last edited by Freeasabird🕊; Nov 22, 2014 @ 8:03am
Doominater Nov 23, 2014 @ 12:01am 
Originally posted by Freeasabird:
I think their should be some kind of defense against other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, like well placed bear traps near the windows and doors that only you can see, and an enemy will have to walk into it to discover it. or have a high Trapping skill to notice it before he gets his leg destroyed or better yet Bear traps with some kind of light but effective explosive attached Ho ho ho that sounds evil >:)
Thier IS a trapping skill why cant we make some kind of Trap to detour and defend against Human/Zombie threats?.

Level 1 traps can't be noticed by someone how has no skill in that skill
Level 2 traps can be noticed by someone how has level 2 in that skill and so on and so forth

And of course the Victim will make a loud Yell which will be heard by any near by zombies and then the guys basically lunch meat. If he can get out of the trap and escape in time anyways.
+1
Von Gamerstein Nov 23, 2014 @ 1:40am 
Originally posted by Doominater:
Originally posted by Freeasabird:
I think their should be some kind of defense against other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, like well placed bear traps near the windows and doors that only you can see, and an enemy will have to walk into it to discover it. or have a high Trapping skill to notice it before he gets his leg destroyed or better yet Bear traps with some kind of light but effective explosive attached Ho ho ho that sounds evil >:)
Thier IS a trapping skill why cant we make some kind of Trap to detour and defend against Human/Zombie threats?.

Level 1 traps can't be noticed by someone how has no skill in that skill
Level 2 traps can be noticed by someone how has level 2 in that skill and so on and so forth

And of course the Victim will make a loud Yell which will be heard by any near by zombies and then the guys basically lunch meat. If he can get out of the trap and escape in time anyways.
+1
+1
Bullwinkle (Banned) Nov 23, 2014 @ 11:30pm 
+1
Rueya Nov 24, 2014 @ 1:29am 
Originally posted by Von Gamerstein:
Originally posted by Doominater:
+1
+1
+1
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