First time base builder


Hyperstrike

 

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So, me and some friends started playing about 3 months ago, and we're together in a SG, trying to get a base of the ground.

We just managed our first big upgrade, going from 8x8 with a Combo and Control Unit to 8x12with an energy room with Basic Generator and Control room with Mainframe + some aux units.

We also have a 2x2 teleporter room with a normal and hacked teleporter to get all 8 destinations. And we have 2 workshops with a lot of storage racks, a personal vault and crafting table and basic worktable.

With that I feel we have most of the basic stuff that you can put in a base. We tried the Medbay, but you don't revive with full health, so it doesn't seem so useful.

Am I missing anything important? Any suggestions for the most effective base layout, I was thinking something like this:

But the larger workshop and Oversight Centre aren't really needed I think, it's just a convenient way that I could fill the space and add some extra control and energy cheaply if needed.

I like the Teleport room close to the entrance, and the two workshops next to each other, so you need just one Personal Vault and crafting table.


 

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The med bay never puts you at full health unfortunately but it can be convenient say like on a taskforce/strikeforce when you want to pop in and fill up on better grade inspirations then the venders offer you. Also, upgraded medbays CAN hold storage devices as well such as inspirations or even salvage if you wanted to. Though you are right it isn't necessary. I forgot what SG badge it is but one of the healing badges does give you an item you can craft that gives a boost to how much that thing heals.

Other then that advice, for a starting base your looking great! It's got all the essential things that you really need to make the base run efficiently.

As time goes on and you earn more prestige you'll be able to upgrade and do things you want to do. I always suggest getting tours of other base builders bases. We builders LOVE showcasing our work and its a wonderful way to come up with ideas and share them in return. Most base builders are very helpful!

Keep up the good work!


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Originally Posted by StrifeFox View Post
The med bay never puts you at full health unfortunately but it can be convenient say like on a taskforce/strikeforce when you want to pop in and fill up on better grade inspirations then the venders offer you. Also, upgraded medbays CAN hold storage devices as well such as inspirations or even salvage if you wanted to. Though you are right it isn't necessary. I forgot what SG badge it is but one of the healing badges does give you an item you can craft that gives a boost to how much that thing heals.

Other then that advice, for a starting base your looking great! It's got all the essential things that you really need to make the base run efficiently.

As time goes on and you earn more prestige you'll be able to upgrade and do things you want to do. I always suggest getting tours of other base builders bases. We builders LOVE showcasing our work and its a wonderful way to come up with ideas and share them in return. Most base builders are very helpful!

Keep up the good work!
The Robo Surgery plans. The robo Surgeon/Spirit Signal boosts the reclaimator/healing circle healing by 10%.



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The med bay never puts you at full health unfortunately but it can be convenient say like on a taskforce/strikeforce when you want to pop in and fill up on better grade inspirations then the venders offer you.
As I understood you need a lot more Prestige and unlocked badges before you gain access to any of that?
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Also, upgraded medbays CAN hold storage devices as well such as inspirations or even salvage if you wanted to. Though you are right it isn't necessary.
But you're still limited to 18 storage items per base, right? It doesn't add anything beyond what two workshops already give I think?
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I forgot what SG badge it is but one of the healing badges does give you an item you can craft that gives a boost to how much that thing heals.

Other then that advice, for a starting base your looking great! It's got all the essential things that you really need to make the base run efficiently.
yay!

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As time goes on and you earn more prestige you'll be able to upgrade and do things you want to do. I always suggest getting tours of other base builders bases. We builders LOVE showcasing our work and its a wonderful way to come up with ideas and share them in return. Most base builders are very helpful!
How would I find those?

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Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the reply.

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Originally Posted by Hyperstrike View Post
The Robo Surgery plans. The robo Surgeon/Spirit Signal boosts the reclaimator/healing circle healing by 10%.
So then it heals 35%. Still not very much. And you don't have a nurse to buy insprirations. Even when you unlock the Auto-doc and the combat logs, you don't get a full selection of inspirations like a Hospital Nurse sells, right? There is no way to buy an Awaken or Damage/Accuracy/Defence inspiration in a base, as far as I could gather.


 

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Some images of our base:







 

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So then it heals 35%. Still not very much. And you don't have a nurse to buy insprirations. Even when you unlock the Auto-doc and the combat logs, you don't get a full selection of inspirations like a Hospital Nurse sells, right? There is no way to buy an Awaken or Damage/Accuracy/Defence inspiration in a base, as far as I could gather.
Pretty much. Either buy them and convert or have an Inspy storage there.

Nice looking base by the way



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So then it heals 35%.
You can attach two to each rez ring, so that's an additional 10%.

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Still not very much. And you don't have a nurse to buy insprirations. Even when you unlock the Auto-doc and the combat logs, you don't get a full selection of inspirations like a Hospital Nurse sells, right? There is no way to buy an Awaken or Damage/Accuracy/Defence inspiration in a base, as far as I could gather.
Buy 3 and right click to convert to any type you want.


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If you would like to talk to other Basers ingame, you can always join the global channel "BaseBuildersInc." There is usually someone on that will give you a tour of their base, or help you with questions.

Edit: Also glad to see my Layout Designer being used, still need some feedback from you on the other thread to try to get the prestige calculation fixed though. Thanks


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With that I feel we have most of the basic stuff that you can put in a base. We tried the Medbay, but you don't revive with full health, so it doesn't seem so useful.

Am I missing anything important?
Unless you have a mission teleporter and an SSD in your computer, chances are you'll get most, if not all, your health and end before you get back to where you died. That's been my experience.

Do you have Empowerment Stations?
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Base_Wor...ms#Empowerment
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Empowerment_Buff

I don't know why people seem to forget about the empowerment buffs, but I almost live off them with my squishies. End drain resistance alone is worth the cost. None of the buffs are life-changing, but they can give you the edge you need against tough mobs and they last an hour of in-game time. Plus, good way to use up common salvage that's not worth selling.

The limiting factor is that you make the 2nd tier station from the 1st, and the 3rd from the 2nd, but once you have the 3rd tier, it has all the recipes of the other two in it, so you can sell those back. Also, some of the recipes between tech and arcane are different, so I like to keep one of each on hand. ymmv.


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