Boarded up Turtling?

[Pilgrim]

Well I've boarded up my shelter completely.

The description of my house now says that we can fend off an attack even if we're caught sleeping.

I doubt that's a good idea, but I just want to confirm my doubts

[ClokwerkRat]

I always have my non scavengers guard each night unless someone is sick, even once I get the upgraded door. I also make sure to have a melee or firearm handy for each of them. Once you get boarded up odds are you wont lose items from raids but you might still get someone who ends up injured if there aren't enough weapons to defend with.

With everything upgraded you can have your entire group sleep and most likely won't have any issues but why risk it if they are healthy. I have never had issues keeping everyone guarding once I had all my defense builds done and enough beds so I can rotate who sleeps during the day and when.

[ClokwerkRat]

Two fun facts...If you have someone slightly wounded. Put a bandage on them then at night have them scavenge, don't do any running just the normal walk while you do and when they get home they will be healed.

Slightly wounded or slightly sick people who go help someone from the board up, guard, rescue injured friend scenarios come back healed also.

These work every time in my games as long as my damaged person is not very hungry or very tired when I send them. Hungry and tired worked every time fixing them.

[Raveneye]

Originally posted by ClokwerkRat:

Two fun facts...If you have someone slightly wounded. Put a bandage on them then at night have them scavenge, don't do any running just the normal walk while you do and when they get home they will be healed.

Slightly wounded or slightly sick people who go help someone from the board up, guard, rescue injured friend scenarios come back healed also.

These work every time in my games as long as my damaged person is not very hungry or very tired when I send them. Hungry and tired worked every time fixing them.

Um, why waste a bandage or meds on a slightly wounded/sick person? You can just have them sleep it off for a day or two and use your back-up scavenger if you want to go out, or just stay at home for a day or two if you don't. And if for some reason you really want to send out an unwell member, send them to the hospital after an offensive with a shovel and have the docs heal you with you dig for meds to trade.

[Pilgrim]

All I wanted to know was wether or not I could stop being on constand guard now that I have my house completely boarded up, and I have guns for everyone.

[ClokwerkRat]

Originally posted by Comrade Pilgrim:

All I wanted to know was wether or not I could stop being on constand guard now that I have my house completely boarded up, and I have guns for everyone.

Yes you do not need to have everyone on guard once you get boarded up and the security door.

[ClokwerkRat]

Originally posted by Raveneye:

Originally posted by ClokwerkRat:

Two fun facts...If you have someone slightly wounded. Put a bandage on them then at night have them scavenge, don't do any running just the normal walk while you do and when they get home they will be healed.

Slightly wounded or slightly sick people who go help someone from the board up, guard, rescue injured friend scenarios come back healed also.

These work every time in my games as long as my damaged person is not very hungry or very tired when I send them. Hungry and tired worked every time fixing them.

Um, why waste a bandage or meds on a slightly wounded/sick person? You can just have them sleep it off for a day or two and use your back-up scavenger if you want to go out, or just stay at home for a day or two if you don't. And if for some reason you really want to send out an unwell member, send them to the hospital after an offensive with a shovel and have the docs heal you with you dig for meds to trade.

When it comes to using bandages, I always use them. I prefer having a whole house of healthy if hungry survivors.

Meds I tend to trade more than use. The sending out sick or injured people on event pop ups is because I always do them anyways and why not get a free heal from slightly sick or slightly wounded while I am at it. Plus injured or sick survivors don't guard as well.

[Pilgrim]

Re-Enforced door...?

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[WaywardPython]

My experience is that full board-up + reinforced door + one person on guard duty means you hardly ever get raided at all. Two guards during the crimewave. You might still get raided, but they won't take any stuff and no one will get wounded.

It only takes five hours to sleep off a night's guard duty so you should have enough time for everyone to recover the next day and still get your chores done.