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Silver_Nexus Nov 7, 2019 @ 3:48am
Oil Cave VS. Crystal/Waterfall Cave
Which cave do you guys think is the best for building a base... I like big bases, but both caves have quite a lot of room. What do you think? Its for a PVP server.
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Captain Striker (Empo) Nov 7, 2019 @ 3:58am 
if you mean on Valguero I'd vote the oil cave since it's affected by the darkness bug that WC still hasn't bothered to remove.
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Brax Nov 7, 2019 @ 4:58am 
The waterfall cave with deep ocean access would be hands down the best base location on the map - until you factor in cryopods. Valguero has so many locations where you can hide a storage box full of stuff nobody will ever find that you're going to be better off in the oil or salt cave with one choke point entrance. It will cost a lot of resources to raid and if you're smart you'll keep your best gear and cryopod dinos in any of a hundred excellent hiding places around the map, not in buried creatures that can be found by a parasaur.
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Silver_Nexus Nov 7, 2019 @ 5:09am 
Thx guys! I apreciate your help! i will look into building my base in the oil cave!
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Captpickles Nov 7, 2019 @ 7:32am 
Originally posted by Brax:
The waterfall cave with deep ocean access would be hands down the best base location on the map - until you factor in cryopods. Valguero has so many locations where you can hide a storage box full of stuff nobody will ever find that you're going to be better off in the oil or salt cave with one choke point entrance. It will cost a lot of resources to raid and if you're smart you'll keep your best gear and cryopod dinos in any of a hundred excellent hiding places around the map, not in buried creatures that can be found by a parasaur.

Waterfall is not better than oil. It has at least 3 entrances not including the water entrance you'd have to defend. Oil has an easy choke point.

Edit: Also harder to rail gun oil.
Last edited by Captpickles; Nov 7, 2019 @ 9:07am
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Brax Nov 7, 2019 @ 7:38am 
Originally posted by Captpickles:

Waterfall is not better than oil. It has at least 3 entrances not including the water entrance you'd have to defend. Oil has an easy choke point.

I did say as much halfway through - but even with three entrances, the back portion of the cave can be choked off almost as well with many layers of turrets and velos. I think if cryopods didn't exist, it would be easily the best location due to the potential for protected ocean access. It's like 100 walls deep tube you can fill up with turrets.

Just an opinion, everyone has one
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Silver_Nexus Nov 7, 2019 @ 9:04am 
Ok! thanks! I will take all your opinions in account when i choose a location!
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