ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

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Void Jul 10, 2019 @ 6:24am
Base Tips?
Any recommendations for bases and defence? Or anything else?
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KitsuneShiro Jul 10, 2019 @ 6:32am 
Watch YouTube etc
Void Jul 10, 2019 @ 6:45am 
Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:
Watch YouTube etc

Come on dude, you think I haven’t.
KitsuneShiro Jul 10, 2019 @ 6:52am 
Pve or PvP
[WV] SotS Jul 10, 2019 @ 6:58am 
You can go bonkers and make your walls be foundations as you can stack them on top of each other. Including a double door/airlock for entrances. That way youre extra safe.

For attacks from above id recommend to ensure ceiling integrity via pillars and also to get multiple layers of ceilings going.

Any high value dinos should be protected inside a per dino bunker so you can ensure maximum effort needed to get everything.

Split your ressources up into multiple bunkers. That way you dont put all your eggs into one basket and you can make sure that potential raiders have to guess which bunker they want to crack, never letting them get everything.

This approach can also be achieved by creating bases that are highly separated, using foundations as inner walls as well.

As a general shape tip: Highly sectioned based are best build as Dodecadons. Starting with a central hexagon of N edge length, followed by squares on each edge of the center that are N^2 in size. Each square connected by an equlateral triangle of N edge length.
You can then make any sort of conmected shapes with these dodecadons. Nicely spaceous and hard to crack!
margalus Jul 10, 2019 @ 7:51am 
pve or pvp. They are two totally different games when it comes to the question you asked.
Dradiin Jul 10, 2019 @ 8:00am 
Originally posted by philg66:
Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:
Watch YouTube etc

Come on dude, you think I haven’t.

Umm you have not watched the right one then.

Kinda hard to show you how to build a good base in prose.
Last edited by Dradiin; Jul 10, 2019 @ 8:00am
KitsuneShiro Jul 10, 2019 @ 9:20am 
Originally posted by Dradiin:
Originally posted by philg66:

Come on dude, you think I haven’t.

Umm you have not watched the right one then.

Kinda hard to show you how to build a good base in prose.
I know, right?
A picture is worth a 1000 words. What's a video worth?
Xenulus Jul 10, 2019 @ 9:40am 
Depends how many frames you're gettin'
Vesuvius Jul 10, 2019 @ 3:24pm 
Originally posted by philg66:
Any recommendations for bases and defence? Or anything else?

Hit turret limit... dimorph turret towers everywhere....

"What's a dimorph turret tower?"

We'll since i cant explain that... and you've watched videos... 😜

Lets just say... ours decimates 150 alpha raptors in seconds.
KitsuneShiro Jul 11, 2019 @ 5:16am 
Originally posted by Vesuvius:
Originally posted by philg66:
Any recommendations for bases and defence? Or anything else?

Hit turret limit... dimorph turret towers everywhere....

"What's a dimorph turret tower?"

We'll since i cant explain that... and you've watched videos... 😜

Lets just say... ours decimates 150 alpha raptors in seconds.
Mutate some damage velos
🦊 Hermit Jul 11, 2019 @ 5:57am 
I'm a purely PvE builder, so I don't know about defense...a nice high wall is all I need to keep dinos out. But in terms of design I like to build around the landscape, or pick a theme and run with it. For example in my latest solo game I've built a large castle on one of Ragnarok's mountains, complete with outer and inner courtyards and a central tower for workshops/living areas.

I also love the concept of mobile bases, both in this game and in others. The idea of having everything with you as you move, a totally self-contained unit, is really appealing for some reason. So I've spent some time building and refining paracer platform bases over the years, and plan to redesign my main concept pretty soon to streamline it even further.
VauZwei Jul 11, 2019 @ 7:01am 
open base build (just some fundations) withe defense (x plants, turrets, spikes) for lower player (because u cant stop the alpha) on a good place withe short ways and u will be happy.
ಠ益ఠ Jul 11, 2019 @ 8:08am 
PVE -

Chant to yourself "3 high, 3 high, 3 high." When building for the first time you want to go three high and nothing less than stone. No thatch. Screw wood. Exceptions only if you really cannot get stone easy but wood is insane avail.

Adobe is pretty but it has the same exact decay timer as wood making it impractical for spending engrams on unless you have an alt or tribe bum who is willing.

Eventually replace your stone over time with metal. Foundations first.

Windows look pretty but they are deadly. Wilds glitch thru windows somehow when you are offline and get you and your pets in your sleep. If you must have pretty windows make sure they are closed and locked before you log out.

Building way up on pillars is a plus. The higher up you go the better. This serves two purposes. One, if high enough it prevents random wild spawns inside your base. Two, people can walk under your base and will love you for it - no trapping newbies.

The same ethic applies to building over the ocean up on pillars. But even safer. No shark is going to spawn inside your base and eat you all in your sleep. More work but you will never get a wild spawn in and people will appreciate you didn't take up mainland. Also, over ocean and you get lots more land than the mainlanders to work with. Just don't block the shore so newbs with no flying mounts can run by.
Samadhi Jul 11, 2019 @ 8:12am 
Alphas cant eat metal. Best tip ever. Learn and prosper.
Vesuvius Jul 11, 2019 @ 1:57pm 
Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:
Originally posted by Vesuvius:

Hit turret limit... dimorph turret towers everywhere....

"What's a dimorph turret tower?"

We'll since i cant explain that... and you've watched videos... 😜

Lets just say... ours decimates 150 alpha raptors in seconds.
Mutate some damage velos
They pale in comparison to a dimo tower.
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