Bases

Base protection

A raised flag in PvE keeps strangers out.

Low risk

Step by step

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   PvE and a raised flag

   A raised flag in a PvE zone protects everything near it.

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   Strangers can't

   Strangers can't take, open, use, build or drop anything there.

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   Your group's base

   The base belongs to the pole owner's group. Its leader leads it.

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   Guests

   The leader names guests: Visitor opens doors, Looter takes, Builder builds.

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   Alerts and the log

   Every refused try alerts the base's people and goes in the base log.

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   Your own things

   Pick up what you dropped there for 10 min, and loot your own body.

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   Abandoned bases

   Nobody of the base online for 7 days: protection ends.

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   PvP bases

   In PvP a flag only stops decay. Raids and theft go on.

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   Bought vehicles

   For 30 min only you and your group use a new vehicle.

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    Lock it at the trader

    Add a code lock in the car trader's window as you buy.

Good to know

• A lowered flag protects nothing.
• Logged out in a foreign base? You come back at its edge.

Related guides

Build your first baseA flag, a workbench, walls and a lock.Code locks and guestsWho opens what at your base.Raiding in PvPTools, tiers and how long a wall holds.

The same guide is in the game: press M and open the Guide tab.