The Island Bases

[Hauler Bob]

Which is a better spot to build a base on, Green or Red Ob and why?

[Ragnorok]

Lol you build a a base and block an obi on the offical someone will lose it lol

[play Xenoblade Chronicles 2]

I'd say the red OB because it's much more isolated than green. Furthermore, there are less dangerous creatues that spawn at red. Less chance of gigas wiping your base. Keep in mind though that titans can spawn there.

[Hauler Bob]

Thank you for all the advice so far. Any more reasons/ideas which is better

[Kazarl]

spent a year on island map and from my experience the mountain north of green obelisk is one of the most common spawn points for gigas and its regular they travel south from it i really wouldnt recommend building there

[Hauler Bob]

Originally posted by Gaara Darcia:

spent a year on island map and from my experience the mountain north of green obelisk is one of the most common spawn points for gigas and its regular they travel south from it i really wouldnt recommend building there

This doesn't bother me. Can be blocked off with metal behe walls. With that being said: Green or Red still?

[Kazarl]

Originally posted by Poseidon:

This doesn't bother me. Can be blocked off with metal behe walls. With that being said: Green or Red still?

i'd say red if i remember right water there is deep enough to fit a mosa so can have all tame types in a single base the downside to it will be you will have to travel further to get to the good metal spawns

[Diemex]

My base is on green ob. (well not directly on green) I'm actually on stilts over the water @ the water fall. I cover the land from the river to the swamp. I build completely over water to stop stupid dinos like allo's from spawning inside my base.... nothing spawns over water.

Green has lots of buildable area near it... good chunks of flat land. You have wood, stone, swamp and various resources nearby. Only thing you dont have is metal... but thats why im @ green. I have an outpost at blue, I upload my metal @ blue and then download @ green. No more quetz flying needed.

In the two years ive been playing I've never seen a Giga in those parts. But it would't matter anymow... I keep my dinos in a steel garage and my perimter fence is BEHE gates.

[MisterGamerGuy]

Theres a hilltop across from blue OB, just off the snow edge.... I was on a server that had a pretty good sized place there. Just gotta clear resources.

[Cobretti]

I hate everything south as it is too isolated so I would say green.

Assuming you are playing SP, just block all the entries with behemoths and you could even extend your base from there in either direction.

I would also build a smelting base at blue for easy metal farming / transport back to green base.

[MisterGamerGuy]

I'm sure i will be looked at funny for asking this, but in SP you canm use the OBs to transport materials across a map?

[ﮱﮔutex]

I've always build here on The Island.. is the best spot

This build was on Official server 174 over a 1000 hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncr-7n0rIMw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKaedHpKkm0

Now here https://www.battlemetrics.com/servers/ark/741601
PVE (MODDED) 10X G,T,XP + MODS - (v258.2)
with S+ it's a faster build now :)
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/764897247988255503/934195FC1DC0C7279FD12F68D8C46F7496B84F3A/

The image above doesn't show the Main Gates further down the slope with 6 high wall and Bronto taming pens :)

[Hauler Bob]

Any other opinions?