Rust Raid Defense Guide

How Raiders Pick A Target

Raiding Costs Resources, Mainly Explosives And The Sulfur To Make Them, A Raider Wants To Spend Less Than They Gain, So They Look For The Best Return, They Tend To Pick Bases That Are:

• Easy To Find, Near Roads And Monuments
• Built From Weak Materials Or With Obvious Weak Points Such As A Lone Door Facing Outwards
• Offline, Or Looking Offline, With No Lights, No Movement And No Sign Of Defenders
• Large, Which Suggests A Lot Of Loot Inside

If Your Base Fails Several Of These, It Is A More Expensive And Riskier Target

Layers Beat Thickness

One Thick Wall Is Less Effective Than Several Layers, Every Extra Layer A Raider Has To Open Costs Them Time And Resources, And Gives You More Time To Respond

1. An Airlock At The Entrance It Forces An Attacker To Open Two Doors In A Small Space
2. Honeycombing Around The Loot Extra Walls And Rooms Mean A Raider Has To Guess Which Wall To Break, The Base Building Guide Explains How
3. A Split Stash Never Keep Everything In One Room, Spread Valuable Items Across Several Boxes And Several Places
4. Decoy Rooms A Room That Looks Like A Loot Room But Holds Almost Nothing Wastes Explosives

Know The Moment You Are Raided

Most Losses Happen Because The Owner Was Offline Or Asleep And Did Not Know, An Early Warning Lets You Log In, Defend Or At Least Move Your Best Items

On Metal Mayhem Servers Our Discord Bot Can Alert You When Your Base Is Under Attack, To Set It Up:

1. Get Your Personal Frequency From Your Server's Channel In The Discord
2. Place A Seismic Sensor Near Your Base
3. Wire An RF Broadcaster To The Sensor Using Your Frequency
4. Set A Timer Of 60 To 120 Seconds So The Broadcaster Keeps Running

Your Frequency Is Permanent, It Does Not Change When The Server Wipes, So You Only Need To Learn It Once, The Same Alerts Are Available In The Metal Mayhem Mobile App

ZORP: Offline Raid Protection

ZORP, Short For Zoned Offline Raid Protection, Is A VIP Feature That Places A Protection Zone Around Your Base When Your Whole Team Is Offline, Raiders Cannot Damage A Base Inside An Active Zone, It Has Strict Rules So That It Cannot Be Abused:

• The Team Leader Activates It, Using The "Can I Build Around Here?" Emote And Choosing Yes, All Team Members Must Be Alive
• Repeat The Emote Daily To Refresh It, It Expires Every 24 Hours
• The Zone Colour Shows Its State, Green Means The Team Is Online, And A Protected Red Zone Means The Team Has Been Offline Long Enough That Raiding It Is Not Allowed
• After The Last Valid Raid Action Ends, Defenders May Log Off Fifteen Minutes Later
• Only A Team's Main Base Counts, Alt Accounts Cannot Be Used To Extend A Zone, And Zones May Not Be Placed On Other Players' Bases

What To Do While You Are Being Raided

• Check Where The Raiders Are Coming From Before You Rush In, Defenders Who Run Into A Doorway Often Die On The Spot
• Move Your Most Valuable Items Out Early If The Raid Is Clearly Going To Succeed
• Do Not Repair A Wall Under Fire Unless You Can Do It Quickly, You Are Wasting Materials And Exposing Yourself
• Think About The Respawn, Have A Bed Or Bag Ready Somewhere Safe So You Can Come Back With A Plan

After A Raid

Losing A Base Hurts, But A Good Player Rebuilds Faster, Learn From How They Got In, Was It A Door, A Thin Wall Or A Missing Layer? Next Time, Put Resources Into That Point First, If You Think A Raid Broke The Rules, Report It Through A Support Ticket With Evidence, Rather Than Posting It Publicly, Our Discord Rules Ask Players Not To Call People Out In Chat

If You Want To See How You Compare With Other Players On Your Server, Use The Leaderboards, And Read The Team Guide To Learn How Groups Keep A Base Staffed Around The Clock