Does a metal base worth the trouble ?

[Slick Dick Tyrone]

Should I build metal walls as well or just built the house out of metal and the rest(walls around the house)from stone surrounded by metal spikes ? Because you need explosives to destroy stone as well iirc.

[Blind Biker]

i used stone for everything simply because i dont like the way metal looks period. either way you need explosives to get in.

[Okim]

1. stone can be crushed by metal tools. It will take quite some time, but 1 door can be pretty quickly demolished by a group of 3-4 people striking it.

2. alphas can eat stone and WILL eat it if they are close. So you may pretty much be rekt by a single alpha raptor while being offline.

3. metal spikes are a nice way of defending your base, but they are against wild life mostly. The same group of 3-4 people can clear any spikes without any real trouble. Plus i need some one to confirm that alphas can`t damage metal spikes.

4. metal safe-room with a bed and critical items (forge/smithy/fabri/stores) is a good idea, but anything else is subject to 1 and 2 points.

So, to sum up all this - if you are on an active PvP server in a location where predators spawn frequently and attack you - you wont survive for long enough without metal base. Eventually an alpha will come or you`ll be raided. Having metal mitigates the first threat and makes the second one less possible.

[Drakon]

stone can be destroyed easily with a few grenades, metal needs c4. If i was in your position i would get a couple of turrets up and running by having 1 metal foundation going 2 high with metal walls with a generator inside and 2 turrets placed ontop covering all angles

[Atlaz88x]

If anything dino's are the most valuable resource.