which walls do YOU prefer?

[ambi]

i'm probably gonna start building brick walls since there doesn't seem to be much need for bricks elsewhere. while i like the look of wooden stockades, wood is so PRECIOUS. but yeah, don't have much experience with walls and was wondering what YOU prefer? and why

[Akhorahil]

Brick - it makes sure to waste your brick resource, which will become important later.

[MarkFranz]

Originally posted by ambi:

i'm probably gonna start building brick walls since there doesn't seem to be much need for bricks elsewhere. while i like the look of wooden stockades, wood is so PRECIOUS. but yeah, don't have much experience with walls and was wondering what YOU prefer? and why

Brick is most smart choice, but i prefer top-tier walls that get unlocked by research due aestetic reasons.

[BeardedSquire]

I have been building fortified as they look good, however last week I realised they are a waste of resources compared to building multiple lines of bricks walls, so future runs will be brick, unless there is a balancing patch for walls.

[Kapitänleutnant Kerensky]

As above brick brick brick......use up all that stone around you......the buildings you drop will provide a crapload of bricks and if you are lucky/unlucky and have a lot of mass brick piles you may be able to start quickly.....once you get the research

[leftbehind]

I don't even bother with all the other walls, i just tech rush the fortified walls and use those.

I also use LOADS of fortified gates along the walls, like just 2-4 wall segments between each gate, as that way I've got 18 guards defending each gate and at least 12 defending each wall segment.

In areas where swarms are most common, I've started putting towers behind the walls to concentrate even more firepower and reduce damage to the walls/gates.

Oh, and barbed wire. Lots and lots and lots of barbed wire. If it's in range of the guards, they'll blast the swarm while it is stuck in the barbed wire.

[Akhorahil]

I don't think barbed wire is worth it - it costs too much to repair.

Unless as a stopgap for when things are going pear-shaped. It can be your next to final line.