Designing my first SG Base

Hi there!

I'm messing around with the Base Editor and using paragonwiki to figure how much space will I need, how much stuff will cost, etc . . .

Question: Can I put the Secure Portal Room (Largest Teleport Room) in a Hidden Plot or does it have to be a Secure Plot?

You are fine to put in your TP room on a Hidden Plot.
I believe you can put any room on a Hidden Plot.

The big difference between the two plot types is that the Secure Plot allows you to put two power & control units in (plus the combo unit specific to the oversight room). The Hidden Plot only allows one of each.

Have you checked out Mad Scientist's old spreadsheet? Some of the prestige costs for plots are no longer applicable, but otherwise the room & plot stats haven't changed.

Side note: Another limitation, regardless of plot size or type, is the storage item limit of 18... total (racks, enhancie tables, inspie bins, & storage vault).

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Very cool. I'll take a look at Mad Scientist's spreadsheet when I get the chance.

Onward . . .

Do the Pillar of Ice and Flame and/or Mission Computer count against the maximum number of Control Aux that can be on a Mainframe?

Also, can a Raid Telepad (for Cathedral of Pain) be put in a Teleport Bay (1x2) or does the room need to be bigger?

Yes they both count against control aux.

No the Raid Teleporter is Huge and needs about a t 2x2 space.

First, if you're looking for help layout out the base (how to arrange the rooms, I suggest you look here.

Now the designer actually comes up with a decent base layout for maximizing telepads. But if you're looking for crafting and a hospital point too, it's not so great.

But yes, you can shoehorn a 5x5 into the free plot. Here's my recommended layout for that.

Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.

Very cool! I've got the layout all set. I used an 8x12 Hidden Plot because I want TPs to everywhere. After a week of crunching numbers on paragonwiki, I've got it set up so I don't waste a single point of Energy or Control. All but 21 of the 96 squares on the Hidden Plot are used. I just need 3 Million Prestige (and the SuperComputer badge) and I'll be all set. Upkeep per month will 500 Prestige. 1 Enhancement Table and 4 Salvage Racks. Not bad.

I'll post a pic of the layout when I can.

Edit: Hopefully this works.

Here's my layout:

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...rgroupBase.jpg


P= Entrance Portal Room
C= Control Room
CoP= 2x2 TP Bay for Cathedral of Pain Telepad
E= Energy Room
W= Workshop
I= Infirmary
T= Teleport Rooms.
D= Door (of course)

The 3x3 Teleport Room can hold 3 Telepads. These will be for the zones that I scarcely travel to (Eden, Boomtown, Pocket D (I got a Temp Power for that one). Not sure which others I'll pick for that room, but now you know what I'm doing.

What do you think?

So I'm starting to add rooms. After placing the Control Room, I have about 118000 Prestige remaining but when I go to place the 2x2 Teleport Room (cost: 100000 Prestige) for the Raid Telepad, the game tells me that I don't have enough infamy.

I'm on the Hero side. Infamy? WTF?

This is off-topic, of course, but is there a TF that gives a better chance of getting a purple drop? How about a Hami Raid or a Rikti Mothership Raid?

I checked with paragonwiki, and it says that 'any Level 47 critter has a chance of dropping a purple. Giant Monsters, Monsters, and Underlings NEVER drop a purple.' Is this accurate?

The math for any given kill doesn't change based on mission or location. The only way to increase your chances of a purple drop is to increase the number of enemies you take out. Ergo, you should seek out anything that pits you against large numbers of enemies. This has the side effect of also providing you with proportionately large amounts of standard inf/prestige rewards and lots of other sellable salvage and recipes.