I thought that to make the perfect base it would be a good idea to get a collection of peoples methods of making the perfect base to create a ultimate base.
I will start as a example

I like to put in my base holes that go right pass the bottom of the screen so if a actor falls he falls to his doom (unless he has a good jet pack). I like to put these holes in places were the "corridors" go stright down with the turn off corridor being so small that you need to crouch to go through making it harder for the enemy to make it though and you get some entertainment of watching the enemy fall to their deaths

any way can't wait to here your ideas

OOOH! An ideas compilation pack!

Get someone to make these modules unless you're making them yourself.

Anyway: Build a rocket hangar. Place a metal tower on either side, and a metal barrier underneath the overhang. The towers platform should meet the very edge of the rocket hangar. Then get creative with bunker modules. HOWEVA, Make sure every entrance is open to the sky, not pointing right or left. Then put a T Junction on top. You can seal any holes if you wish, then liberally apply Dummy MGs.

I hate these threads, but I'm posting anyways.

I suppose it works, but it lacks style.
A good base is not only impregnable but looks good.

I like putting pits under killzones if I make them, inside of which the bodies can pile up.

Two (or three, wont remember) conveyors going opposite ways at same spot = un-escapeable trap that leaves enemies mid-air.

EDIT: wont work on human players thought, they tend to shoot the small blue thingies in convs.
AI wont so that (usually)

What are the rules?

Opening to outside except for doors?

Digging a consideration?

Teleporters allowed?

Me n' my friends usually agree on having an unobstructed (except for the only minor nuisances that are doors) path from the entrance to the brain room.

3POK: If digging is permitted, yours can be defeated as so: Dig through the bunker next to the brain room and shove grenades into the brain room. (I assume the red things kill actors)

Personally I prefer exploiting the AI's pathfinding by putting two doors in un-reachable locations that prevent them from ever getting into the base.

One favorite: two vertical shafts on each side, about 4 modules high, with a dummy brain module in the middle. Reinforce it to prevent gibs falling in and it's completely solid.

Reposted from my old thread:


Also, very old trap method I used to use, since we're talking about screwing over the retarded AI:

The AI can sometimes drill in and destroy traps.

I've found that the perfect base is a Giant cross sticking out of the ground, with a brain at the top, and a small block just blocking line of sight from the bottom. the AI can't dig up, and they never land on it, you just have to make it just tall enough that they can't land on its arms, then you can put snipers on the left and right arms of the cross.

Sort of Sacrilege if your Christian, but i'm not, so ha ha. the AI never can figure out how to get UP, and if they get under it, they stare up at your brain, maybe fire at the block thats in the way, and they just pile up and crush eachother.

No pics because i'm lazy. I might do it later.

Place a brain room in midair? That would cripple most enemies due to stupid AI.

Anyway, I like my base being accessible to AIs(once the defense is broken through), so there is actually a threat. I usually place a rocket silo then decorate it with all sorts of barriers, convayers, weapon dispensors and turrets then call it a day.

The perfect base is one that's actually fun and challenging to defend, making it impregnable takes all the game out of your game. Those all seem like they'd be fun once, maybe for ten minutes. A really good base is one that has real weaknesses, just the way a really good multiplayer map in a shooter is one where nowhere is safe. A good one keeps the player on their toes, but also keeps your soldiers and brain from being out in the open.

Turrets, turrets, and more turrets. I could defend against Orkz for 10-20 minutes with just 4 Darkstorm MG turrets.

I should try making traps, they look fun.

Holy shift key, Dauss!
I lol'd heartily. That is an accurate representation of the current AI's thought process.