Best base location?

[Adam^2]

Nice open spot in the little town of Errington. (Grid 3E) Next to 8 Storage Lockers and a Gun Shop.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3042126830

Where are you building?

I've found that the hardest resource to get so far has been car parts. Meanwhile, guns and ammo are so endless that crafting is rather pointless.

[Kangarillapig]

I personally like the garage area in the main town. If you have the CB radio you can call in a trader. One trader sells 100% car parts and fuel. Trade him a few weapons and he will be happy to trade. Had some really nice gear from different traders

[Stormcastle]

Both awesome locations! I also think ill try the fire station next to where Kangar's garage area is located. It has 4 main vehicle entry points that need blocking off with a wall / gate each, and one back door. Could fit a lot of vehicles inside along with craft tables. I hope it allows the tables to be built inside?

[☆ True Patriot]

me and my buddy tried to do a base in the a gun-store as it has one point of entry but it doesn't let us do any actual base building inside of it -- says it's colliding.. Shame too. Guess we are forced outside then.

[Adam^2]

Escrito originalmente por TruePatriot:

me and my buddy tried to do a base in the a gun-store as it has one point of entry but it doesn't let us do any actual base building inside of it -- says it's colliding.. Shame too. Guess we are forced outside then.

Did you try using the mouse wheel + shift to raise and lower the buildables? There's a bug right now where certain structures aren't auto-leveled properly with the surrounding terrain.

[☆ True Patriot]

Escrito originalmente por Adam^2:

Escrito originalmente por TruePatriot:

me and my buddy tried to do a base in the a gun-store as it has one point of entry but it doesn't let us do any actual base building inside of it -- says it's colliding.. Shame too. Guess we are forced outside then.

Did you try using the mouse wheel + shift to raise and lower the buildables? There's a bug right now where certain structures aren't auto-leveled properly with the surrounding terrain.

Never knew that was a thing lol. Probably would have been the remedy but we haven't gone back.

[Diarmuhnd]

Escrito originalmente por Adam^2:

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Where are you building?

I've found that the hardest resource to get so far has been car parts.
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Nice looking base!

I've been down at the starter location since forever. Been slowly building it up while I hunt for vehicles to add to my small collection. I love the space, the water and the grass. ^^ and since I've built it up into a mansion of sorts I'm loath to leave it. lol
I'll take a screenshot and add it here later today.
edit: base screenshot
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3045757814

I hunt for crucial car parts from the dead car wrecks. I do not know if using diferent tools for bashing them down makes a difference. But I use a monkey wrench and have had good success getting parts from those wrecks. And I find higher durability car parts from cars I can drive but don't want, but that is more rare for me.

[Diarmuhnd]

Escrito originalmente por Kangarillapig:

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One trader sells 100% car parts and fuel. Trade him a few weapons and he will be happy to trade. Had some really nice gear from different traders

I did not know that, thanks.

[Hardwick Johnson]

That open spot at E3 is a FANTASTIC site.
One way in, big enough for vehicles, plenty of fenced in area to build, and two elevated positions that make gate-guard duty super easy.
Hell, if you want to cheese the game, you just build a little off the elevated level of the containers and put all your storage, crafting and food/water production out of reach.
Personally, I don't even bother with a gate, I just use some vehicles parked sideways to block the entry, then neither zombies nor bandits can even get in.

[Adam^2]

Now I just need stuff to put in my base...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3046054755

[PureHTDz]

Best base location on the map is either of the big cities, what you want is plenty of loot, 1.Military loot re-spawns and 2.medical loot re-spawns also a car auto repair shop nearby is great.
Since you can easily build an elevated base that alleviates the need to constantly have to grind to repair your defenses, it allows you time to go hunting zeeks and enemy NPC's whilst you build you cribs. Multiple outpost through with supplies is great for when you go adventuring.
Just remember horde sizes get progressively bigger and more frequent and will always head towards your base no matter where you go.
I would recommend you don't build inside the storage facilities for many reason but the main one is it eventually stops loot re-spawning in them.

[Windwalker]

Escrito originalmente por PureHTDz:

Since you can easily build an elevated base

Just wondering how can you build an elevated base? The shift and mouse wheel does not seem to work.

[Violation]

Escrito originalmente por PureHTDz:

Best base location on the map is either of the big cities, what you want is plenty of loot, 1.Military loot re-spawns and 2.medical loot re-spawns also a car auto repair shop nearby is great.
Since you can easily build an elevated base that alleviates the need to constantly have to grind to repair your defenses, it allows you time to go hunting zeeks and enemy NPC's whilst you build you cribs. Multiple outpost through with supplies is great for when you go adventuring.
Just remember horde sizes get progressively bigger and more frequent and will always head towards your base no matter where you go.
I would recommend you don't build inside the storage facilities for many reason but the main one is it eventually stops loot re-spawning in them.

I am kind of curious where you are talking about on the map.

[rlr149]

Escrito originalmente por Windwalker:

Escrito originalmente por PureHTDz:

Since you can easily build an elevated base

Just wondering how can you build an elevated base? The shift and mouse wheel does not seem to work.

need to build on something, not tested it that much but stairs upto a gas station roof(need to vault the last bit but stops Zs getting up) then build as normal, might need to shift scroll up or down a touch to get placement as the roof has a slight edge... built on top of shipping containers too

OPs question: D4 top left.. gas station, across road gun shop, same side as gun shop is car shop with 2 garages to hammer open.. just follow road near starter spawn and the other end is the main city, pretty central location, few wolves nearby..

[big ron]

fire department at huddson city is my goto spot.

[Tallowate]

This location is still one of my favorites. It's in zone C-3, just outside the city's northeast side. Tall fences with only one way in. You only need 2 palisade walls and 1 base gate to seal it off. And if you build them further towards the front of the entrance, you can just vault the short wall to get out if you're not taking a vehicle.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3367291426