Forum:Bases

Hey people. I wanted to talk about the subject of bases.

I made a decent house aboveground, but shortly after I was done building it, an astronauts lair popped up right next to it with about 7 astronauts in it. I didn't notice it before, so I thought they just built it there. Also, another time I found a huge hole in the side of my house that I had to repair. A brown mob got past my turret defense. From what Ive seen, most people make their base in the side of a hill or underground. Is this what I should be doing? By the way, I'm kinda new to mooncraft and Wiki, so please help me out!


 * Above ground bases work okay if they are significantly above ground. I think of them as hovering bases. I've had good success with bases built 9 blocks above the highest surrounding terrain. Mobs can't jump up that high and even my starter Jetpack can easily boost me up there. The only problem I've had with a hovering base is when it comes to Astronauts. They can tell where I am even if they can't visually see me and sometimes seem to be able to shoot me even when I feel I should be protected by my base's structure.


 * Underground bases work great as long as the entrance won't allow mobs to get in. I like to build a tall entrance shaft that I can jetpack to the top of and then drop down the center into my base. Underground bases aren't pretty, but they're quite secure. Maybe a combination of the two would give you the best of both worlds. If you would like any more specific tips, I'd be happy to try to help.Scooter8pie 08:03, November 27, 2011 (UTC)




 * My recommendation is underground. I use stairs, with a roof over the entrance that is 4 blocks above ground level (so, 3 blocks can be empty, and a solid roof above that.) and miraculously the smaller mobs (green mob and brown mob) have never gone in. I don't know why. Those mobs do fall into open pits that I dig to trap astronauts.


 * Scooter8pie's vertical entrance shaft is a better idea. I call it a "chimney" because that's what it looks like. Add extra blocks sticking out on the top of the chimney so it looks like a "mushroom", this gives you a nice observation platform and prevents the rare case of an astronaut climbing the outside of the shaft (but that's really extremely unlikely)


 * Mrob27 14:26, November 27, 2011 (UTC)