Rust Console Base Building Guide

Choose The Location First

Where You Build Matters More Than What You Build, A Strong Base In A Bad Spot Is Raided More Often Than A Weak Base In A Quiet One

• Away From Roads And Monuments These Are Where Players Travel And Spawn, So A Base Beside Them Is Seen All Week
• Close To Resources Trees, Stone And Ore Nearby Save You Long Runs And Keep You Near Home
• Hidden Approaches Hills, Rocks And Trees That Block Line Of Sight Make It Harder For Others To Spot You
• Room To Grow Flat Ground Lets You Extend Later Without Rebuilding

Foundations And Building Tiers

Everything Starts With A Foundation, Parts Are Built In Tiers, From Twig, The Weakest, Up Through Wood, Stone, Sheet Metal And Armoured, Each Tier Takes More Damage To Break, And Costs More To Build And To Maintain, A Common Approach Is To Build In Twig First To Claim Space, Then Upgrade The Walls That Matter To Stone And Later To Metal As Resources Allow

The Tool Cupboard

The Tool Cupboard, Usually Called The TC, Is The Most Important Item In Your Base, It Does Three Things

1. It Lets You And Your Team Build Inside Its Range, And Blocks Others From Building There
2. It Holds The Resources Your Base Spends On Upkeep, When It Runs Empty, Your Base Begins To Decay
3. It Is The First Thing Raiders Try To Reach, Because Destroying It Lets Them Build Around You And Removes Your Protection From Decay

Put The TC Deep Inside The Base, Behind Several Layers Of Doors And Walls, And Keep It Stocked, Check It Every Day You Play

Doors And Locks

A Door Is A Wall That You Can Open, Which Makes It The Weakest Point In Most Bases, Use A Sturdier Door As You Can Afford It, And Always Fit A Code Lock, Keep The Code Private, And Change It If You Ever Give It To Someone You Stop Trusting, Place Your Door So That It Is Not Visible From A Distance And Not Directly Reachable From The Outside

Honeycombing

Honeycombing Means Filling The Space Around Your Loot With Extra Layers Of Building Parts, So That A Raider Has To Break Through Several Walls To Reach Anything Valuable, It Is One Of The Cheapest Ways To Make A Base Expensive To Raid

• Surround Your Loot Room On All Sides, Including Above And Below, With Extra Rooms Or Solid Blocks
• Make The Layers Hard To Identify From Outside, So Raiders Cannot Tell Which Wall Hides The Loot
• Use Different Tiers For The Layers So One Cheap Explosive Does Not Clear A Straight Line

Airlocks, Windows And Floors

An Airlock Is A Small Room With Two Doors, So A Person Entering Must Close One Before Opening The Next, It Slows Down Anyone Who Gets Through Your First Door, And Gives You Time To React, Windows And Shooting Floors Let You Attack From Inside, And Also Create Weak Spots, So Use As Few As You Need And Cover Them With Bars Or Shutters

Beds And Sleeping Bags

Place A Bed Or Sleeping Bag Inside Your Base So You Respawn At Home, Keep Spare Ones Hidden In Other Places, Because If Your Main Base Is Raided, A Second Respawn Point Lets You Get Back To The Fight Or Start Again Nearby, Never Place All Your Beds In One Room

Upkeep And Decay

Every Building Part Slowly Decays Unless Your Tool Cupboard Holds Enough Resources To Pay For It, Bigger And Higher Tier Bases Cost More, Build Only What You Need, And Stock The TC With A Few Days Of Materials, If You Plan To Be Away, Put In Extra

Common Base Building Mistakes

• Putting The Door On The Side That Faces The Road
• Leaving The TC Near An Outer Wall
• Building Huge Before You Can Afford Upkeep
• Storing Everything In One Room
• Forgetting To Check For Gaps Where A Foundation Does Not Meet The Ground

Once Your Base Is Up, Read The Raid Defense Guide To See How To Protect It, And The Team Guide If You Are Building With Others