arrow slits

[theace001]

are they effective? do they weaken the wall's strenght? i am about to start my mass build, and i was wondering if they are worth using because they seem like a cool idea

oh and i will be making a reinforced concrete base

[ChewieGamez]

While arrow slits are a great idea, I see two issues with them: 1, unable to loot though them and 2, they don't have the FOV the pillars 50 have.

[Seraphin]

In my opionion arrow slits are more eye candy.

They have a very limited view and at least for shotguns, you hit your own arrow slits while shooting through too. This may not be the case for other guns or bows, but then again, there's still the very limited view.

[Ashkorne]

Most people are using pillars to shoot/melee through. It's wicked cheesy, but it works.

[...👑 JOST AMMAN 👑...]

You should place arrow slits horizontally... a game changer lol

[Old fart gamer]

Originally posted by Jost Amman:

You should place arrow slits horizontally... a game changer lol

Very smart....

[Spacepiggio]

They are not for the building itself, they are for a keep if you add one to your structure. Look at castles & see how they place them on their keeps or towers. If you can not make iron bars yet you can use the wood ramp rotated at the second block on both sides of the door to make a bigger slot to defend the door. This creates a crossfire on your doorway.

[Gimli]

Originally posted by SpacePiggio*BK*:

They are not for the building itself, they are for a keep if you add one to your structure. Look at castles & see how they place them on their keeps or towers. If you can not make iron bars yet you can use the wood ramp rotated at the second block on both sides of the door to make a bigger slot to defend the door. This creates a crossfire on your doorway.

You just reminded me lol

Hey OP just wondering. Are you using the new drawbridge for your setup?


ON TOPIC: Even though I like the idea I'm not really sure if it would be a good idea or not. Like what Serephin said about the shotgun (Friendly fire on own block) and the very narrow space to shoot from. I have to agree a little on that one.

[theace001]

i can do iron bars; that is what i did in the past. i was just wondering how effective they were as oppossed the the aesthetic value to a castle they offer.

Originally posted by ToxicSh0ckWave:

Hey OP just wondering. Are you using the new drawbridge for your setup?

i'm unsure yet what the final design will look like. i just know i want a reinforced concrete wall that is 5 blocks high. i may do a kill area door trap which leads to a wall with the draw bridge (if that is in the game as i have not seen it yet). another idea would be to use the draw bridge to drop a large group of zombies into a spike pit.

[Rev]

Originally posted by ChewieGamez:

While arrow slits are a great idea, I see two issues with them: 1, unable to loot though them and 2, they don't have the FOV the pillars 50 have.

I can loot through mine just fine.

Originally posted by Jost Amman:

You should place arrow slits horizontally... a game changer lol

Maybe but then you lose more vertical sight through them. Which is why they were so effective in the first place. IMO thats more important for looting and shooting crawlers. If you need more horizontal vision. Use more arrow slits all along your wall. Or as above, use Pillar 50's (I dont know if cop spit affects you through those, though, even though it counts as a full block)

Originally posted by SpacePiggio*BK*:

They are not for the building itself, they are for a keep if you add one to your structure

Not true - (TO OP) you can craft Concrete arrow slits then upgrade them all the way to reinforced steel. They have the exact same hitpoints as the regular blocks of the same type. But let you shoot through them. I use them 2 high, vertical alignment, on all walls around my base and pillar 50's on the corners.

[Sandtrail]

So no one has tried interacting with items thru the slits?... I have and they work amazingly. The bottom row of my base is made of slits which allows my to repair my spike on the other side. Heck I can even light campfires thru them. And not being able to loot thru them? Wrong.

[Rev]

Originally posted by Drewger:

So no one has tried interacting with items thru the slits?... I have and they work amazingly.

I knew I wasnt the only one!

[theace001]

Originally posted by Revel:

Originally posted by SpacePiggio*BK*:

They are not for the building itself, they are for a keep if you add one to your structure

Not true - (TO OP) you can craft Concrete arrow slits then upgrade them all the way to reinforced steel. They have the exact same hitpoints as the regular blocks of the same type. But let you shoot through them. I use them 2 high, vertical alignment, on all walls around my base and pillar 50's on the corners.

i knew it was wrong as i threw a wooden one down in my coop game with some friends, and it took up the block space. my friends told me it weakened the wall, so i shouldn't use them. disbelieving them, i posted this thread to see how they work for other people.

the idea to do a 2 high verticle alignment is really good. if i get some free time this week and am not just reading comments through college work, i'll start building ,and i may post a video of the final product in a couple weeks.

[Rev]

Originally posted by theace001:

the idea to do a 2 high verticle alignment is really good. if i get some free time this week and am not just reading comments through college work, i'll start building ,and i may post a video of the final product in a couple weeks.

Thank you. I hope it brings you as much success as it has brought me. Happy hunting!

[...👑 JOST AMMAN 👑...]

Originally posted by Revel:

Originally posted by Jost Amman:

You should place arrow slits horizontally... a game changer lol

Maybe but then you lose more vertical sight through them. Which is why they were so effective in the first place. IMO thats more important for looting and shooting crawlers. If you need more horizontal vision. Use more arrow slits all along your wall. Or as above, use Pillar 50's (I dont know if cop spit affects you through those, though, even though it counts as a full block)

Just place two horizontal ones on top of each other, you can shoot on the lower one while crouched (for crawlers) and through the top one while standing.

Edit: better if you can reach the lower one with a ramp (so you control height a bit more).

[almighty_hood]

my buddies and i use iron bars for shooting though. not used the arrow slits tbh, what hp do they have?