Could you share to me some 'compact' on ground bases?

[Khalunka]

I have been on youtube and reddit for hours and hours, but still not properly finding some functional compact bases, specially using the ... non-prefab? (Did i get it right? wood, alloy, stone). Specially stone, which is my interest right now.

I thought maybe the currently active players in this forum could have their own links saved or even screenshots saved to show me some ideas for inspiration?

Thanks, safe travels ^^ .

[Darth Cervantes]

Nothing can be "COMPACT" if you include the 10 storage units. Even if you stack them, put them in a fancy circle pattern, they still will take up a lot of space. I guess you could glitch them into each other so only the round part of the storage unit shows.
Also, I guess this doesn't even matter if your frieghter is in the same system because you can access your storage units on the friegther through the menu
So I guess the real question is, what is "fully functional" in your opinion? What would it need?

[Krash Megiddo]

This base is a combination of wood and alloy parts, built on a floor of cubes.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2818969575

Darth Cervantes eredeti hozzászólása:

Nothing can be "COMPACT" if you include the 10 storage units. Even if you stack them, put them in a fancy circle pattern, they still will take up a lot of space. I guess you could glitch them into each other so only the round part of the storage unit shows.

I like to find a nearby cave to "hide" my 10 storage units.

[Khalunka]

Darth Cervantes eredeti hozzászólása:

Nothing can be "COMPACT" if you include the 10 storage units. Even if you stack them, put them in a fancy circle pattern, they still will take up a lot of space. I guess you could glitch them into each other so only the round part of the storage unit shows.
Also, I guess this doesn't even matter if your frieghter is in the same system because you can access your storage units on the friegther through the menu
So I guess the real question is, what is "fully functional" in your opinion? What would it need?

Good question, should've been more specific. I have been trying to incorporate two storage units only, they are a major pain indeed for me. If the game didnt have the terrain regeneration lets say that, i could make some room inside the ground, but thats not an option. Their room needs to have two levels of walls and letting them in the open is too ugly for me. I have no need for terminals or farms, but was trying to have some bedroom concept and an 'energy room' (batteries and such) separated. While having two medium refiners, the portal and base computer. I am trying to make some compact base with only that in mind and i am failing miserably.

Edit: To add, I would like this 'compact idea' to be padronized. Like the same kind of 'compact outpost' in different planets. They would serve as some kind of resting and basic operation outpost in different planets. I am only finding a hard time to do it right, something that works and its pretty at the same time.

[Khalunka]

Krash Megiddo eredeti hozzászólása:

I like to find a nearby cave to "hide" my 10 storage units.

I would like to know a little bit about that. While all the terrain modification we do usually gets back/renegerate. If we build inside an already existing cave, is it then safe? it wont fill itself for some weird reason?

[Darth Cervantes]

Grumzot eredeti hozzászólása:

Krash Megiddo eredeti hozzászólása:

I like to find a nearby cave to "hide" my 10 storage units.

I would like to know a little bit about that. While all the terrain modification we do usually gets back/renegerate. If we build inside an already existing cave, is it then safe? it wont fill itself for some weird reason?

I'm not sure what they did with this cave concept, but I have done this before.
Basically there was a hole in the ground that lead to a cave and I built the base ontop of that with stairs going down to the cave....I put all the storage units in the cave. There's probably tons of ways to do that.

Just 2 storage units? That can only mean one thing. You are not a pack rat
congrats on that. I wish I wasn't

[Darth Cervantes]

FYI, you can't do terrain modification and then not have it fill your base back in.
Even if you find perfectly flat land , if it has grass it will come through the floor
The base should be raised, even if just a little. Also as far as compactness, if you raise the base you can put stuff underneath it too like your vehicle pads and what not, basically anything except a landing pad

[Krash Megiddo]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869528700
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869528990
I've never seen a cave get filled in. Its the only way I'll build underground.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869529127

[Happy Monkey]

If there's no convenient cave, you can build your storage room underground, then make a short-range teleporter to it. When the terrain regenerates, you can still teleport to it.

[Krash Megiddo]

Happy Monkey eredeti hozzászólása:

If there's no convenient cave, you can build your storage room underground, then make a short-range teleporter to it. When the terrain regenerates, you can still teleport to it.

This works too. There's no reason to interface with these storage units. Bury them and forget about it. Your freighter handles all of the necessary access to them.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

This one is pretty compact when you depress the spring. Once it is released the base starts jumping around the area however....
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2388226962

[Parian]

Grumzot eredeti hozzászólása:

I have been on youtube and reddit for hours and hours, but still not properly finding some functional compact bases, specially using the ... non-prefab? (Did i get it right? wood, alloy, stone). Specially stone, which is my interest right now.

I thought maybe the currently active players in this forum could have their own links saved or even screenshots saved to show me some ideas for inspiration?

Thanks, safe travels ^^ .

This won't help with the storage unit issue (I think the freighter is the best solution for that), but it's a pretty compact design (by another player that I like to copy). Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Not too easy to build. The batteries and solar cells are built into the narrow space below the floor. I don't use those roof parts and don't use the short-range teleporter either. My design has a bed, a trade terminal, and a teleporter inside, but can fit a few other things. At some point in the build, you have to disable part snapping to finish a wall, and to get the floor at the top of the stairs in the right place. In galaxy 11 btw. Also, 3-4 other bases there clustered around the portal. Maybe some inspiration?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869541141

[remid0d0s0]

Darth Cervantes eredeti hozzászólása:

Nothing can be "COMPACT" if you include the 10 storage units. Even if you stack them, put them in a fancy circle pattern, they still will take up a lot of space. I guess you could glitch them into each other so only the round part of the storage unit shows.
Also, I guess this doesn't even matter if your frieghter is in the same system because you can access your storage units on the friegther through the menu
So I guess the real question is, what is "fully functional" in your opinion? What would it need?

You don't need the storage units as long as your freighter has them and it's in the system with you.

[Darth Cervantes]

Parian eredeti hozzászólása:

Grumzot eredeti hozzászólása:

I have been on youtube and reddit for hours and hours, but still not properly finding some functional compact bases, specially using the ... non-prefab? (Did i get it right? wood, alloy, stone). Specially stone, which is my interest right now.

I thought maybe the currently active players in this forum could have their own links saved or even screenshots saved to show me some ideas for inspiration?

Thanks, safe travels ^^ .

This won't help with the storage unit issue (I think the freighter is the best solution for that), but it's a pretty compact design (by another player that I like to copy). Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Not too easy to build. The batteries and solar cells are built into the narrow space below the floor. I don't use those roof parts and don't use the short-range teleporter either. My design has a bed, a trade terminal, and a teleporter inside, but can fit a few other things. At some point in the build, you have to disable part snapping to finish a wall, and to get the floor at the top of the stairs in the right place. In galaxy 11 btw. Also, 3-4 other bases there clustered around the portal. Maybe some inspiration?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869541141

whats happening at the top left of your screenshot? Is that a trading post? Did you find a trading post right next to a portal? I have never seen that

[Khalunka]

Thanks for all screenshots so far and the storage inside the cave ideas, pretty cool ! Love seeing the creativity from the players. If someone check this post have some ideas to contribute, please feel free.

[Parian]

Darth Cervantes eredeti hozzászólása:

Parian eredeti hozzászólása:

This won't help with the storage unit issue (I think the freighter is the best solution for that), but it's a pretty compact design (by another player that I like to copy). Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Not too easy to build. The batteries and solar cells are built into the narrow space below the floor. I don't use those roof parts and don't use the short-range teleporter either. My design has a bed, a trade terminal, and a teleporter inside, but can fit a few other things. At some point in the build, you have to disable part snapping to finish a wall, and to get the floor at the top of the stairs in the right place. In galaxy 11 btw. Also, 3-4 other bases there clustered around the portal. Maybe some inspiration?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869541141

whats happening at the top left of your screenshot? Is that a trading post? Did you find a trading post right next to a portal? I have never seen that

No, that's part of another players base. There are at least 4 bases clustered around this portal. All Base Computers are within/under 300u of each other. Folks build BC outside 300u, then extend inward to the portal. Then they move the BC near the portal. Confusing sometimes.