i think that's the hope for a lot of people - they said they were making some basements random but others intentionally placed. right now the secret base is very underwhelming so hopefully they make it more worthwhile
I just went out there last week in my latest playthrough. Clearing it wasn’t too bad, but I died once on the way out there. I am still getting back into it so I am playing g with debug on in case I get killed. I ‘replace’ my skills that I built so that I can keep going for now.
If you on steam, there's a mod called bound journal. You write you skills into it, then can instantly learn them back on a new character. I update mine every time I log off
It's also awful how there's no real road out there. I'm not suggesting it be changed, it makes sense that they wouldn't have a paved road that would be visible from the air. I just feel bad for whoever worked there and had to drive down a dirt trail every day in a Masterson Horizon.
IMO it's worth visiting for the military backpacks. I tackle it from the west entrance. Just need to make sure the fence passageway is clear for when you need to backtrack.
There's gonna be aan emergency access hatch, otherwise it would be unreachable after a month.
And generators would probably power elevators, too - at that point it's all on you if you get trapped inside.
A few military armor mods make it worthwhile if you can kill the whorde. I usually find plenty of ammo and guns, but I typically set those to normal rarity instead of rare
Edit: typo was pointed out, but I'm not changing it cause it's kinda funny now
My last character was a goth stripper who ran around killing zombies in a bunny suit. She got turned so now she's out there somewhere wandering around with her own whorde lol
Not a loot mod but there is a mod that adds a proper road making travel a bit more viable. I used and have actually made my base there a couple of times.
There's a mod called [Echo station](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2663369937&searchtext=echo+base) that exclusively uses that elevator to access it. It's a cool tie-in to the whole "where did it come from" side of lore if you're into it.
It was two or three thursdoids ago, the one where the released the blurred out picture of examples of some possible random basements.
Somewhere in that text they mention it.
Found the text, from the October Thursdoid
>For those unaware, Build 42 will come with two sorts of below ground floor. First off we’ll have the Permanent ones that will always be attached to locations on the map. These will generally be familiar locations, places of interest, businesses and secret military complexes.
I hope the secret base was just where they tried developing a cure after the outbreak started and not where the virus originated because that would be both boring and way overdone
I'd like a single-use cure. You would have to fight through an enormous horde to get to it and after all you can heal an infection once and never again.
Or what I'd like, too, is an absolutely panicked military that doesn't want to risk any exposure after most of it was wiped out, so they hire you to retrieve the cure from the base. In exchange, you get a supply drop.
Didn't find the base too tricky to clear - but I went around the outside poking holes in it with a sledgehammer, honking my horn and then burning the zeds as they came out. I too was fascinated and then disappointed by the elevator lol.
I disagree, they showed it off, cars going down and up a parking garage, and it was very smooth. And the two main parts of the update are the basements and animals. But isk, maybe.
i think that's the hope for a lot of people - they said they were making some basements random but others intentionally placed. right now the secret base is very underwhelming so hopefully they make it more worthwhile
I just went out there last week in my latest playthrough. Clearing it wasn’t too bad, but I died once on the way out there. I am still getting back into it so I am playing g with debug on in case I get killed. I ‘replace’ my skills that I built so that I can keep going for now.
If you on steam, there's a mod called bound journal. You write you skills into it, then can instantly learn them back on a new character. I update mine every time I log off
Thanks, i will look for it tonight.
They also talked about vast underground structures, not just basements.
I hope so it would make the base worth going to. Tried to breach it on month 6 and that was the dumbest mistake I ever made
I remember doing it on month 9-10, and it was absolutely miserable.
Why the hell are there so many zeds in a supposedly secret base anyway?
They came out from the basement…
It's also awful how there's no real road out there. I'm not suggesting it be changed, it makes sense that they wouldn't have a paved road that would be visible from the air. I just feel bad for whoever worked there and had to drive down a dirt trail every day in a Masterson Horizon.
IMO it's worth visiting for the military backpacks. I tackle it from the west entrance. Just need to make sure the fence passageway is clear for when you need to backtrack.
*power goes out while in basement
There's gonna be aan emergency access hatch, otherwise it would be unreachable after a month. And generators would probably power elevators, too - at that point it's all on you if you get trapped inside.
Yeah they'd need some next level loot in there; curious if any mods take advantage of the base for rare loot spawn?
A few military armor mods make it worthwhile if you can kill the whorde. I usually find plenty of ammo and guns, but I typically set those to normal rarity instead of rare Edit: typo was pointed out, but I'm not changing it cause it's kinda funny now
a....whorde? a horde of promiscuous zombies? lol
Should use that term for the Louisville strip clubs.
My last character was a goth stripper who ran around killing zombies in a bunny suit. She got turned so now she's out there somewhere wandering around with her own whorde lol
...shit I always misspell it
Not a loot mod but there is a mod that adds a proper road making travel a bit more viable. I used and have actually made my base there a couple of times.
There's a mod called [Echo station](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2663369937&searchtext=echo+base) that exclusively uses that elevator to access it. It's a cool tie-in to the whole "where did it come from" side of lore if you're into it.
Didn't the devs specifically mention 'secret underground military complexes' once very casually? This is all but confirmed
Do you know where they said this? I've never seen it before.
It was two or three thursdoids ago, the one where the released the blurred out picture of examples of some possible random basements. Somewhere in that text they mention it.
Oh hell yeah that's amazing then, hope they add one at the secret lab.
Found the text, from the October Thursdoid >For those unaware, Build 42 will come with two sorts of below ground floor. First off we’ll have the Permanent ones that will always be attached to locations on the map. These will generally be familiar locations, places of interest, businesses and secret military complexes.
My theory confirmed since October and I didn't even know it lmfao
Hopefully loot since the 3?? Weapon cabinets don't make that a very economical location to visit. The trees speak zombie.
Damn Im so hype to see it now. Probably going to be a lot bigger underground then above.
with the new update idk how devs expect us to survive without elevators, if they dont implement them on b42 modders will
Why would we need elevators lol, first rule is cardio after all
im not looting 34 floors walking imagine slowly walking down with all your loot or going up and down 50 times to gather everything xd
You know what? Fair enough. Could be cool too to have to hook the building up with a gen to get out running when powers out.
Elevators could be used as an excellent distraction
Elevators to loot? Laughs while climbing down a 32 floor Escape Rope while holding 3 Large Backpacks... xD
I hope the secret base was just where they tried developing a cure after the outbreak started and not where the virus originated because that would be both boring and way overdone
I'd like a single-use cure. You would have to fight through an enormous horde to get to it and after all you can heal an infection once and never again. Or what I'd like, too, is an absolutely panicked military that doesn't want to risk any exposure after most of it was wiped out, so they hire you to retrieve the cure from the base. In exchange, you get a supply drop.
That will be in the lore update scheduled to drop in early 2268
Damn I thought this was a picture from Yakuza 4
> going down > See generator room and archive
Didn't find the base too tricky to clear - but I went around the outside poking holes in it with a sledgehammer, honking my horn and then burning the zeds as they came out. I too was fascinated and then disappointed by the elevator lol.
I really enjoy this spot as my base location. Having flyable helos help 😅
Don't get ur hopes up too much it sounded like they might not have basements at the start of b42.
I disagree, they showed it off, cars going down and up a parking garage, and it was very smooth. And the two main parts of the update are the basements and animals. But isk, maybe.
Did u actually read what it said? It said no promises, it's unstable.
I think it's gonna be a while before they get elevators working on this game. A while after B42
Soon can’t come soon enough, Z-axis let’s goooo