Bases

Build your first base

A flag, a workbench, walls and a lock.

Low risk

Step by step

1. 
   1

   Pick your spot

   Not in a safe zone, 60 m from traders, 45 m from other flags.

2. 
   2

   Get a flag pole kit

   Rope and 3 sticks make one, or buy it for $480.

3. 
   3

   Build the pole

   Place the kit. Build base, support and pole: logs, stones, nails, shovel, hammer.

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   4

   Raise a flag

   Attach a flag ($220) and raise it. Your base now shows on your map.

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   5

   Set up a workbench

   Crafting book ($600) and 5 planks make the bench kit. Or buy one: $300.

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   6

   Make building kits

   Book on the bench, add planks and nails. Each kit: 3 planks, 3 nails.

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   7

   Build in tiers

   Frame first, then wood, metal or concrete. A hammer builds; concrete needs a shovel.

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   8

   Lock your doors

   A code lock ($1,500) opens for you and your group. No code to remember. F

9. 
   9

   Keep it alive

   Look at your pole: parts 300 max, loose items 150. Containers hold any amount.

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    10

    Park in your garage

    A garage kit ($2,500) inside your raised flag stores your vehicles.

Good to know

• Outside a raised flag, placed things last 7 days.
• Coming: an unattended flag lowers over 8 days. Any member raises it again.
• Give guests Visitor, Looter or Builder rights at your flag.
• Raids only happen in PvP zones, in 10-second goes that add up.

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