1 hour ago, Laz Man said:
I have seen quite a few cool player converted new POI bases.
See Also≥ Vind infinite wealth op Marktplaats7 Days to Die: een complete gids voor landbouw5 Perfect Starting Locations for Beginners in 7 Days to Die » visitour-devTop 5 belangrijke perks in 7 Days To Die1) Drug lord mansion.
It has a large perimeter wall but it is a very large POI so probably works best as a community base. Located in the wilderness or residential district I think?
2) Elevated Apartments
A medium sized apartment building elevated over a ground floor parking garage. Located in commercial district and probably a decent coop or community base.
See Also≥ Vind best uw op Marktplaats3) Diagonally destroyed office building
This is a small 25x25 remnant POI located in the downtown district. This is a remnant POI so clearing it is relatively easy. The top floor of this POI provides a good vantage point for excursions into the city.
4) Remnant Skyscraper
Relatively slim building located in the heart of a city. Being a remnant building, clearing is relatively easy. This POI has several vantage points on each floor and is potentially a good community base especially in PVP servers. The footprint of this building is roughly 25x25 so it can be potentially taken over by 1 player if reinforced correctly. This is a new POI that was added in B238 Stable. Happy Hunting this one :).
The one you call, Drug Lord Mansion. I think I have seen that one. Our little group simply tagged it on our maps as "The Estate", since it seemed like a home for a Hollywood type celebrity, but thinking on it, Drug Lord mansion fits as a description too. We never installed a base there, due to the huge size, but its a definite "maybe" to use as a base after We get some decent tools and armament (auger, and auto turrets, etc) to try to make a stand there, without it being destroyed before proper defenses can be added.
1 hour ago, Mahnogard said:
My favorite POI is still bombshelter_md_01. It has been for ages, and I almost never even use the bunker under it except to loot it. My playstyle can best be described as "Tiny Home Makeover: Apocalypse Edition". I build a gradually-improving wall around the home, remodel the cabin inside and out, turn the upper area into a loft, add a back door that opens to my garden. The new block shapes we have really improve the possibilities, especially for trimming out the exterior. I just installed some of JaxTeller's mods with working appliances so that I can have an even better kitchen next time around. We all have our priorities, right?
The perimeter wall starts out with a standard block-and-bar construction, with the eventual goal of full-coverage turrets and a catwalk. The whole thing, cabin and wall, never turn out the same way twice. (Especially now that we have very interesting choices for adding finials to the corners of the wall. Details matter!) I guess for me, it's not so much about base defense as it is creating a home that I want to defend. If that POI isn't available in a suitable location, then I build something from scratch that's about the same size, but with an extra block in height to increase the usable loft space.
I can totally understand, as I tend to start out thinking 'defense, defense, defense', and as the game progresses, turning My little domain into something that I feel a survivor would want to call "home" and depending on the location, fostering thoughts of inspiring movies such as "Last man on Earth" (sans the garlic to repulse zombie-vampires?), and Omega Man ( I would love to have a decor piece that looks like a chess board to add to my POI's); and leaning into more modern inspirations such as "I am Legend" (which We did name a Farm based POI that we took over in an Alpha 19 game world, called it , in big bold letters on the rail fence along the roadside, the "I am Legend-Dairy" (with a tip of the hat to "How I met your Mother") and once using a strip mall as our Base, inspired by "Dawn of the Dead", so by end game, each of our little group has usually staked out a small section to decorate as they see fit, and some of us get very intricate. I REALLY wish for a decent 'clean bathtub, and bed, to build into My POI bases? Why should it still look like debris, if I made it myself --- new? )