Makeshift Fence

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Makeshift Fence icon.png Makeshift Fence
Skill(s) required:
Starter Post:
     Segment:
Corner Post:
            Gate:
Move/Destroy:
Hit points: 50
Soak value: 20
Repair wall: Branch
Repair gate: unknown
Required by:
Required by: None
Makeshift Fence

About

Makeshift Fence icon.png Makeshift Fences are a first tier External Fence which is generally considered a very weak Fence and is only useful when used temporarily until the Skill for a higher tier Fence has been learned.

External Fences

External Fences, also known as Walls, are Fences which are used as a Defense against Crime! icon.png Crime!s such as Theft, Trespassing, and Vandalism. External Fences MUST be used in conjunction with a Claim and be Lock icon.png Locked in order to be effective. Additionally, using Aggressive Defenses to protect your Fences can dramatically increase your security. Often several Fence types are layered around a Base, with the lowest tier Fences always built the furthest out.

Fence Construction

All Fences have four basic components a Starting Post, a Corner Post, a Fence Segment, and a Gate. To construct a Fence a Starting Post must first be built; when building a Starting post do NOT use ctrl to detach it from the building grid, or else the sections may not line up correctly. Once your Starting Post has been completed, you can right-click it and select the cardinal direction you wish to extend you Fence in, this will build a Fence Segment. Right-clicking a Fence Segment give you the option to keep extending your Fence in the same direction or build a Corner Post which allows you to again extend your in any direction. To build a Gate, leave a 2 tile gap between two Posts. Righting-clicking on either of these posts will then give you the option to build a Gate.

Splash Damage

Fences are not indestructible and can be Destroyed by well-prepared raiders. A Fence's strength is dependent on its tier - the higher the tier, the harder it is to Destroy. Once Destroy icon.png Destroyed or Salvage icon.png Salvaged, Fences that are OLDER than 7 days will send out a wave of Splash Damage which will damage the nearest Fences of an equal or lesser tier. For this reason, when laying Fences, make sure to have the lowest tier Fence on the outside and the highest tier the most on the inside. Splash Damage has been known to travel as much as 5 tiles.

How to Grow Grapes

  1. With the Vineyards Skill learned, right-click either Red Grapes icon.png Red Grapes or White Grapes icon.png White Grapes onto the Cornerpost of a Makeshift Fence icon.png Makeshift Fence. This will transform your Cornerpost into a a Red or White Vitis icon.png Vitis depending on the Grape you used.
  2. Every 32 hours your vines will spread onto connected Fence Segments.
  3. Right-click on mature Cornerposts to harvest 1x Grapes, or mature Fence Segments to harvest 4x Grapes.
  4. Grapes can be harvested roughly every 20 hours. Uncommonly when harvesting ripe Grapes you will also receive Curious Grapes icon.png Curious Grapes.

External Fence Tiers

Fence Tier Strength
Makeshift Fence icon.png Makeshift Fence 1 Very Weak
Split-rail Fence icon.png Split-rail Fence 2 Weak
Stone Hedge icon.png Stone Hedge 3 Medium
Plank Fence icon.png Plank Fence 4 Moderate
Brick Wall icon.png Brick Wall 5 Strong
Iron Wall icon.png Iron Wall 6 Very Strong

Building Structures

Selecting a structure from the build menu or its sub-menus will place a Building Blueprint Sign at the position of the cursor and then clicking a valid building location on the ground will place the sign and open a window prompting the player to deposit the necessary materials and build the structure.

Each material is followed by a series of three numbers.

  • The first indicates how many of that resource are needed but have not been deposited.
  • The second number indicates how many of that resource have been deposited but have not been built into the structure.
  • The third number indicates how many of that resource have been built into the structure.

Players can take their time building structures by depositing and committing resources to the build sign by clicking the "build" button. The character will build as much of the structure as they can with the available resources. They can return with more resources in the future.

Note that if no resources are deposited, the build sign will disappear when the player walks away. If resources are deposited, but the player hasn't built them into the structure, the uncommitted resources will slowly disappear over time. This is to combat players using build signs as cheap and overpowered storage containers they can deposit and retrieve resources from.



Game Menu
Build (B) ⇒Buildings & Structures (B) ⇒Claims & Defenses (C) ⇒Makeshift Fence (M)