Desert & Tundra are easier then they look?

[Dire]

I play Cassandra, Extreme and i've played Tundra and am currently playing Extreme Desert. Deserts & Tundra seem to be a easy biome to survive on because when raiders come to attack, there's litterally no cover for them to take unlike boreal forest, temperate forest ect. On Tundras I just use greenhouses and hunt muffalo, On extreme desert, early game, I went to cannibalism to growing many potatoes.

What do you all think about Tundra and Deserts? Can you relate, do you think extreme desert and Tundra are easier then they look?

[Brassqund]

Originally posted by DeadMan:

Deserts & Tundra seem to be a easy biome to survive on because when raiders come to attack, there's litterally no cover for them to take unlike boreal forest, temperate forest ect.

Or... just cut the trees so they got no cover.

[Dire]

Originally posted by Brassqund:

Originally posted by DeadMan:

Deserts & Tundra seem to be a easy biome to survive on because when raiders come to attack, there's litterally no cover for them to take unlike boreal forest, temperate forest ect.

Or... just cut the trees so they got no cover.

Trees grow back in a snap whenever I play boreal or temperate, I'd have to babysit my coloniest everyday to cut down those 5% trees, it's a pain.

[Mr W]

wood flooring ftw

[Brassqund]

Originally posted by Mr W:

wood flooring ftw

Or put your entrance where there is natural stone.
Or put a roof.

[Dire]

Originally posted by Mr W:

wood flooring ftw

I don't use wood flooring outside anymore due to the exploitable *WOODEN* floors stopping fire from spreading.

[BadgerMilk]

I am in an extreme desert, I just don't like the lack of animals.

[Dire]

Originally posted by Irishinator:

I am in an extreme desert, I just don't like the lack of animals.

Me too, the desert seems plain and simple, but hey, less lag :)

[grapplehoeker]

The most challenging biome would be the flat extreme sea ice sheets.
After that it would be a toss up between flat extreme ice and flat extreme desert.
Personally, I favour ice sheets over deserts because the cold is manageable and heatstroke is a bigger problem than frostbite to overcome.
All other biomes are far easier than these.

[nephilimnexus]

Desert/Arid is probably the easist biome of all, mostly because water isn't really needed for survival in this game.

1) Sure, growing space is limited, but there will still be enough to bury yourself in food if you really wanted to. More importantly, the growing season will be year round. You'll never need hydroponics, ever. Wood is only a problem until your tree farm is ready for harvest.

2) Disease practically never happens in those biomes, which is great.

3) Very easy to defend due to lack of random forrests. Set up one tree farm for wood and scourge the rest of landscape bare. Raiders have no cover.

4) Cougars are normally the only predator type, and aren't too hard to kill.

5) Because the termperature ranges from Hot to Hotter, there is no need for heaters, only coolers. Once you've build your first food freezer you'll be immune to the worst effects of heat waves, as your pawns can just duck inside it when they need to cool off.

6) Fires don't spread over empty sand.

Throw in a few mods and it gets even easier.

[Ashardalon]

if the trees give you trouble just grow some devilstrand in your killzone
-it grows slowly so you only need to plant it once a year
-it reduces movement so the enemy is slower then on wood flooring
-it is flammable so an incendiary launcher aimed at the entrance can get a lot of people burned
and if you do get it to survive long enough to get a harvest you have devilstrand

why are you people attacking raiders in the middle of nomansland where you also dont have cover?

[Kahoarawy]

Originally posted by nephilimnexus:

4) Cougars are normally the only predator type, and aren't too hard to kill.

I would like to ask you a question about this one. So you say there is no chance I meet lynx or cobra if I play on desert or arid biomes. Am I right?