Base Build Tutorial - A strong base design for Vanilla or Modded 7 Days to Die

[@randomcontent2625]

3:20 I like how the dog walks up to take a look and thinks - "nah, I'll come back later"

[@time4thatgaming702]

I recreated this on my server with a few modifications. This was my first serious build ever. Big fan of the series and your work with 7dtd. thank you for this tutorial. I actually built it without the admin tools and boy was that difficult and time consuming. It took me 6 days in game to build it and get it somewhat ready with a few traps lol.

[@victrolicgamer5219]

It’s 4:55 am rn and am blessed for a reason to stay up longer

[@danielfrancis7129]

Wow its 12 in Britain

[@kuldeep_singh_naruka]

get a life and sleep

[@victrolicgamer5219]

@@kuldeep_singh_naruka it’s called prepping for finals bozo

[@cleenrockdog6797]

Good stuff champ

[@undefinederror5306]

Same. 5:39 AM rn.

[@g3synth205]

32:22 - I'd like to express just how incredibly helpful this particular tip is. Since A20 first came out, I've put over 1400 hours into 7DTD (~500 of that in Darkness Falls). I've always had issues with getting zombies to path onto stairs for horde bases. This solution is so simple and yet so darn effective. I just used it on my day 63 BM (64 max zombies) with great success. Thank you!

[@paullnjhc]

Learned a lot about building with different shapes from this. Thank you Tem. I wish the electrical setup was explained a bit more in depth, but I respect your time as I imagine is quite an effort. I'm gonna do my best to figure it out though without wires everywhere.

[@ventizreborn5246]

3:16 that wolf walking over like "wth is going on here? Oh, hell, nah."

[@MichaelArlt]

It's a shame, that some of my fellow people in Germany do not understand English well. This video is perfect just to teach them how to build and achieve the majority of any useful construction. Thank you so much Tem for that effort. That will be my number one teaching video for other people, strugling with building machanic.

[@ampeg187]

Man so many memories from darkness falls episodes. This truly was one of the best bases you just need to upgrade critical parts with steel 🙂

[@nathancarlk]

Just found your channel. Subbed and watching a lot! in the interview. He said there's hidden info buried about the other secret game the developers are working on. No one talking about that?

[@chaoticplayz8455]

Omg yesss!! Thank you so much Tem for showing how to build this base!! Keep up the good work!

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

Sure thing!

[@entithicc1133]

Been playing for 6 months after a 6 year old break. Building the citadel of steel every playthrough. Its a very amazing design!

[@Creothina]

That skull makes it look SO much more badass......I love it.

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

Worth the extra effort!

[@Creothina]

@@GunsNerdsandSteel I couldn't agree more. lol

[@NickRoman]

This is a beautiful base, man. I really didn't like the wires being everywhere up to now and always wished for them to be hidden, but then again, doing stuff like you did to hide them does add an extra something to the game. One can mostly hide wires if they really try. In any case, I always love how you make these special rooms for all of the generators and control rooms and such.

[@maniacal1870]

As someone who literally started playing this game 3 days ago, this build both intimidates and excites me. Appreciate explaining the methodology in the pathways and how zombies react. I wasn't aware they centered, and that certain blocks are non-climbable. I love how the ultimate litmus test is outsmarting zombie AI.

[@robertbooth7417]

I like how that wolf wandered over, looked, Nope this is too weird for me.

[@Branwhin]

I do really like how you decorate your bases, too. :D Still working on my 'childhood home' rebuild. Late '70's architecture made for a lovely home to grow up in but HOO boy it's been a pain in the butt to recreate. Super fun, though.

[@kylewilliams6091]

This here , base building breakdown amazing . A series focusing on the build 0-7 days then upgrades for days 7-14 etc , could even use old footage and voice over to break it down for the purposes for the tutorial if no suitable old footage available might be something to keep in mind , as would cut down on production time if you could make multiple series from the same footage ?

[@susskinsgamer]

This is genuinely one of my favorite base builds I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen many of the beautiful crazy-ass bases on Wayward Eko’s server.

[@rawgage7]

Hey Tem, at 26:50 any part of a structure that sticks out past it's support is called a cantilever or as a verb, "cantilevered." Brutalist construction utilizes cantilevers that give it that physical dynamic look (you taught me about that 😜👍) Amazing video boss!

[@samespy7881]

Survival players: Don’t fill in the ground with concrete in the space where he put those wooden building cubes as that’s where the pits are that the zombies will fall in

[@garybugler9117]

Thanks for taking the time to show us how to build this base

[@foobar1735]

When zombies get confused as to where they're supposed to be, I've found oftentimes just moving back and forth a bit will cause them to smack their GPS's... recalculating... :D

[@GamingAfter50]

Thanks Tem! Saw your DF series with this base. Someday maybe I'll build something that isn't a square box but right now square box it is! 🤣🙃

[@MisguidedMiscreant]

I understand what you mean lol. Seeing his base builds in his series make me feel like a total failure in the creative construction department. I usually repurpose existing poi's just cause it's a base template to work with. Also it's more realistic/immersive to me. I don't think in the zombie apocalypse I (with no construction experience) am going to be able to build a castle in the middle of a field lol.

[@GamingAfter50]

@@MisguidedMiscreant And I'm not an engineer, so there's that. Tem is amazing, visualizing a build like this and then making it happen. Some existing POI's offer great starting structure for effective bases. I'm a fan of rooftops that aren't half-blocks. 😃

[@DLxDaemon]

@10:00 they beat in the area because they can get to your X & Y location... it happens to me when I build elevated and leave an empty room under me... best fix I figured so far is just to fill the empty space at least 2 blocks high with at least full wood blocks... as you can not upgrade these blocks once they are sealed in, I usually go cobble/concrete right away... Radiated regen 6hp / sec (tested on insane difficulty)

[@adrewbateman1760]

Love this vid ! Plz show us some more mural creations !

[@CautiousPancake]

Hi Tem, on the height of the base, you were saying it can be 4 or 5 through to 20 or so. One thing that I recently figured out recently - video title is "No more rage mode - come learn how! (7 Days to Die: Alpha 20)" if you're interested ☺ - was that having your fighting position 11 blocks (or more) up from the ground level that the horde fall down to will drastically minimise the rage mode you experience - that would be one small tip to an awesome build that you could include in future to make it even more secure! This is a sexy, sexy build though🤤 - and sorry for the unsolicited advice 🥞

[@macca4759]

Awesome vid I love your bases always creative and it’s awesome to be shown how to build them I will definitely be recreating this base in my play through

[@russellsingleton4133]

GNS thank you so much for this video!! I built it in my world and will take in my 30 day horde from this! I love your videos!! Keep up the great work and thanks again!!

[@MortenWill]

The Citadel of Steel! I was just wondering if I should replicate it in my Apocalypse Now playthrough

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

Let me know how it goes with all the demos!

[@MortenWill]

@@GunsNerdsandSteel I suspect it will go horrible, but for science it will be tested

[@luissantiago5163]

Genuinely my favorite. Just the best and most enjoyable layout imo. Mad respect!

[@Md936S]

Can't help but find the vanilla hordes "cute" compared to the Darkness Falls ones XD

[@beauson1983]

To fix that weird pathing at the the beginning of the horde, I've found that if I stand a bit away from my base (say like 20 blocks) at 2200 when the horde triggers, wait until I see some spawns and then run up into my base, they just follow me up instead of getting confused and bashing on stuff. I can't remember where I saw it (Games4kickz?) but I remember several videos of people doing it in earlier alphas around A14-16

[@wintersteale]

This is one bad ass base Tem !!! Fantastic job on this as completely functional and cool to look at.

[@TXL-]

This video was such a good idea I watched and followed your darkness falls series a bunch of times when I was playing DF myself. I'm a huge fan Tem I love all of your videos and watching you play is just awesome. I hope you come up with a new series soon maybe another over haul mod like apocalypse now or something with a whole new horde base design lol..

[@Phoenix912x]

incredible construction, solid, functional and beautiful. I take the plan for my part I love it too much. well done

[@DiomedezTheargive]

Call the blocks that shield other blocks, . On submarines the put a metals at certain locations that will corrode so that the main hull will not corrode. It extends the lifetime of the main hull by drastically slowing down the corrosion. In drydock they just need to polish up the hull and replace the sacrificial nodes. Quick, cheaper, and forget it.

[@lizurdx]

This is a great build, I am building it now. One thing though is where does the entrance go? Not sure how to get in or out of the base I don't see it in the tutorial.

[@ryanhumphries3677]

Is there a material list any where

[@walrusmedic6934]

Nice, now I can make my own Citadel of Steel branch office

[@TizonaAmanthia]

definitely high tier! I"m thinking of building this in my undead Legacy game. man...getting the building blocks is gonna be a chore, though.

[@blammer]

Nice thank you, I'm gonna have to make this in my df game

[@rainwhenidie666]

Actually there is a correction to around 32:30 he said you lose stability when the 3 blocks next to his fighting position get knocked out. That is actually not the case. When you use a door it doesnt actually have a connection point on the top. He connected his door to the middle orientated walkway so their isnt a physical connection to the ramp section. If you took out the 3 blocks he said all the blocks up to and including the door would fall and the entire ramp would stay. The only way the ramp would fall is breaking the blocks giving it stability. Not sure if that is actually information that would help anyone but thats that. To make it easier to think about if the door was in a normal position the connection point is the bottom or the floor side. No connection to the top ceiling side. Hopefully that makes sense. Also Im only talking about using a door in this way. I think it has connection point along the hinge side like a real door would but didnt mention it because the door isnt used as a door in this scenario.

[@DomandiBestia]

Great video. Just like all of your others. I love your knowledge and dedication to this game.

[@ceegnz]

That really is nice ! How well would it handle the current crop of DF monsters that shoot fireballs with an area effect as soon as they see you ?

[@midnightnarcosis]

The base I designed, doesn't even require me to have fences. I barley have to repair anything. Save for the 4 blade traps when needed. And I have 4 Shotgun and 4 9mm turrets mainly used. So all I have to to is run around and refill turrets when needed. Hardly need to repair walls at all. I'm clocked at lvl 300. And I game level is over 700 I believe? Haven't checked it in a while.

[@scottresh1077]

I’m gonna build this looks bad ass man !

[@joel352]

Is it better / does it make much of a difference to put the vault door against the fighting position vs the ramp to the catwalk? I've seen it built both ways, is there a different function to one over the other?

[@barjee]

37:08 anyone know what paint texture that it is? i cant find it anywhere on the paint brush nor in POIS >.

[@adrewbateman1760]

Did u ever find it ?

[@adrewbateman1760]

I have been going nuts trying to get the fence posts to line up like the video . I just saw on Reddit that they changed the height of the posts and now they’re 1 block high. So how should they be spaced now ?

[@DasAnthra]

I sonst know why Just reminds me in the Film priest. With all the crosses😜

[@vizionaire_ree]

@Guns, Nerds, and steel what pieces did you use at the top of the ramps to make it look fancy

[@sachter6947]

Hey Tem, love your content and you reignited my intrest in the game, I will definetly try this base out and see how far it will last. Could you give us a materials list or a close estimate, would be really helpful :D Also I noticed that in the descripton the about section is from borderline, not sure if it was intentional or an oversight, just wanted to let you know in case you were not aware.

[@darknerd117]

What is used below what looks like a Pole Double in the fighting position? I have seen that before but the railing and pole double leaves no spot for a platform there.

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

That's a scaffolding plank

[@danieljones620]

Has anyone tried making horde bases utilizing the head bug? I've been making a box thats 3 block thick except for one side which is one block thick. Then I make a "funnel" towards the weaker side. The inside has a 3x3x1 sized space, small enough for you to head glitch but enough room for you to walk around. then you can put a blade trap on the main "weak" wall, which you can repair from the inside of your little hole, you can repair the walls as well from inside. The entrance is a hatch/ladder leading inside, located on top which can be accessed by a ladder thats on the outside that starts on the 3rd tall block so the Zeds dont try and use it. I've been adding electric fences surrounding the base as well, but have been getting the "Nullexception" error whenever a Zed gets shocked so I took them out, but if you don't get that error they're an amazing addition. if anyone's curious I can explain/show more. I haven't tested it on anything past like day 70 so Im not sure if it works well on high gamestage hordes. Edit: a little addition, its nice because it doesn't initiate the zombies "seeing" you, so cops wont spit at you, and demons wont shoot fireballs.

[@barjee]

Such a cool looking base dude, i could never XD one thing that gets me about this game is that they are able to damage steel blocks by hitting it with their hands, so realistic XD that needs to change its kinda dumb imo

[@Alexis-kg1sm]

It can be justified if the hands become petrified. But it's always easier to say that a magician did it. To prevent very soft weapons from breaking very tough materials. The simplest would be to use a flat armor system that can completely nullify the damage. All armor systems should be hybrid. A percentage part and a flat part.

[@madmike5113]

I have been watching GNS from the beginning. We should warn Z-NATION FFS that there is a new kid in town. And he is gunning for you, Z. And it sure looks like he can take you! You might want to return to your roots and resume solo building. AND STICK AROUND A LITTLE BIT LONGER! GNS is a superb builder and a pleasure to watch. THE KING IS DEAD! LONG LIVE THE KING!

[@lazarossiskopoulos2591]

Incredible base, I’ve had so much fun building it but I’m almost finished and how do you get inside your own base?? 😂

[@lazarossiskopoulos2591]

Okay nvm I’m dumb.. you can just use the ramp and run across to jump thru the windows before activating the power.

[@dmitri4403]

Why u dont connect el. fence in line? U know that obly last fence gets dammage in A20? U cane connet fence so that first to die is near u.

[@Spyder2echo]

I love watching his videos. I've been playing on console, but I'm gonna be upgrading to PC soon. How come he never puts spikes in the pits?

[@TheBradBusby]

The spikes are significantly less useful on the newer of version, it messes up the zombie pathing

[@Jo-go8uj]

Hey man made this base before update 4.1.1 and it great. However, after the demon lord was added I found that the small space inside was really killing my friends and I because of his debuffs for getting close. Do you think you'll make a base redesign or a whole new base to deal with the demon lord? Also would love to see another darkness falls series, love the content

[@stynard]

Can you decorate your blocks in survival mode and if so how? I have tried using the paint brush unsuccessfully

[@bear1245]

invaluable knowledge

[@oddball6969]

A base that does this and has very little repairs..is the best...like mine.

[@stovolbelinche3178]

Hey what do you think the next them of 7 days to die gameplay playtru game will be

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

War

[@CrabClownJimmy]

This was a GREAT base design. 👍

[@XodiaqKey]

I'm curious about the resource cost of this whole thing. It's Hella impressive but damn that's a daunting project

[@BigRedDog-mz3or]

Is it possible to get this as a downloadable poi?

[@BlueHasia]

Best hord base is subjective XD I find mine been best for 5+ years now but my secret to it is never post how online so the fun pimps can't nerf it XD

[@ShadowBeatzR3mix]

Any idea for a resource count?

[@TripleXclown]

Can you shield areas with catwalk blocks?

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

Yup

[@TripleXclown]

@Guns, Nerds, and Steel so like a force feild?

[@YBSirus]

Fantastic. Could you do a how-to on your Borderline base? Loved watching that base evolve in that gameplay series.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

It would work better if you were lower and it had shorter pathways. Less of them will swipe at your blocks because it's easier to get to where you're standing. Just have one pathway up. Have it so your fighting spot sticks out from the rest of your base. You're the bait so the idea is to make yourself easy to reach. Also you only need one set of electric fence going vertical with the output wire going to the bottom one and the next post mounted above you. That way it's the only post you'll need to be watching for repairs and you just have to look up from where you are to get to it. You have to keep the path clear of zombies by killing them fast so they don't start beating on blocks. You don't get hardly any damage on a base if you do it just right.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

Another way which would help stop losing blocks on it is to just use exploding crossbow bolt - I use up about 100-125. That way you're killing bunches of them at once and keeping the path clear so they don't get blocked out by other zombies. If they can't get up your path they go for blocks.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

If you can kill them fast enough then they don't even hardly reach your one electric fence.

[@blammer]

Hey could u expand more on the electric fence layout, I'm having a hard time trying to picture it

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

@@blammer You have your pathway right in front of where you're going to be and you dig down 3 or 4 blocks underneath it. Out about 4 or 5 blocks. And you dig a 1x1 hole next to that and put a vault hatch over it so you can get to it. Then you attach your lead in wire from your generator to that one which never takes damage from use and you put the other one horizontally directly above your fighting spot. Cover that one up from the bottom with a hatch so you can get to it when it wears down too much. Surround it with plate blocks on the outside so cop puke don't hit it and set a blade trap over that to kill birds. I have my path 3x6 and I sit up two blocks above a gap. The ramp isn't attached to my base and I have a one block gap I'm sitting above. The wire is just to keep them from trying to jump up to hit me if I don't kill them by that time. If they get loose from the wire they run off the end of the ramp, turn around and head back to the pathway - because it's short and low to the ground they don't spend any time beating on the wall below me unless I don't keep the path clear enough. They'll just run around in circles without any wire but if you stick out enough over the ledge then they try to hit you.

[@Mike-James]

I remember that tower.

[@michaelstoddard4608]

If you make the walls on the bottom at least 2 to 3 blocks thick, then the zombies will more often then not avoid trying to go through them.

[@barjee]

Just tested the build and all they did was go for the walls, filled in the walls as you said, seemed to fix the issue XD helps to upgrade the outer layer to steel at least 3 blocks high too

[@georgeblair3894]

Holy crap, this is the Sistine Chapel of bases

[@GargamelSS]

you can use wireless relays instead to tidy it up

[@Geostalker]

how do you get out and in to this bad boy?

[@shinebear7932]

a video on the debug menu would be cool, maybe more of an Eko topic but i cant take him serious now....

[@jalyrgaming]

I'm still a noob in 7d2d and was wondering if this would be good for a team. My wife and I play and we sometimes have a 3rd and 4th person playing. Could we all just take a wing and kill zombies and demons?

[@DekuDango]

i modified this base with a 3 window fighting position instead of the single. definitely possible. survivalist 64-zombies day 77

[@foobar1735]

Anywhere I expect there to be zombie beatings (or splosions), I will typically slap on some plates. I like to use the jumpy stairs, and I'll typically put plates on the top, sides and front of those to keep the stairs functional. Not nearly as cool looking as what you do, but I'm always about function over form - I'm too lazy to make it look cool like you do :) Edit: yeah, just like you did with the staircase out of the pit... 😁

[@NannyOggins]

This is fascinating but I’m stuck with the Playstation 1.18 version so, most of these techniques aren’t available to me. I hope they will update it but there is no guarantee! 😒😏🥺

[@ryanm1185]

Anyone know how he got the tall black pillars

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

Those are just quarter cubes

[@ryanm1185]

@@GunsNerdsandSteel thank you i am building this base in rebirth

[@trueno270]

And a apocalypse now?

[@kurtu5]

I would be more convinced this work in Darkness Falls if there was footage of it working. Somehow I don't think blade traps are going to stop Succubi or even slow them down..

[@FraterAleph]

Nothing like a base you have to rebuild every hoarde night

[@andrewcampbell3337]

Woot!

[@andrewcampbell3337]

Finally started making this base, it's taking so long, already 5 days in game huehue but worth! My appreciation for Temreki continues to rise, thanks man!

[@lazyman7505]

Strongest? Well ... Awesome? For sure! There are few problems with this base, as seen both in your DF playthrough and this video. Just from top of my head: - stairs out of pits are too narrow - ramps are missing sideway access - dart traps are underutilized - walkways to the fighting positions are too short (no place for blade traps) - (and no blade trap side/top access for repairs) - no extra padding on the walls of the pit - no 'filters' to slow/spread the zombies - cops have direct line of sight to each fighting position from far away - demos have to be killed manually (prone to errors)

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

And despite all this I held off a MAX horde with a dubsie 😂

[@lazyman7505]

@@GunsNerdsandSteel That's why it's AWESOME base :)

[@lazyman7505]

@@GunsNerdsandSteel Hmm, now when I think about it, combination of this base with the one from UL playthrough (the one with T-shaped walkways) WOULD be the strongest possible non-cheese base.

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

That's a pretty good idea I might have to adapt that 🍻

[@Alexis-kg1sm]

Keep in mind the goal of keeping it low-cheese.

[@kraevgames]

Maybe second best, Tem. I have a build that doesn't need fallbacks or traps at all, and has never failed. I don't play with mods, but someone has tested it in DF and did not have any trouble. It's not a cheese base either. (not saying yours is) Maybe I'll make a video of it, so you can check it out.

[@Sacha10461]

What the easiest way of finding lead?. I'm digging all over.

[@33mavboy]

thin blocks are cheesy and make horde base designs too easy and slack, they should, like they used to, have lower hitpoints and structal strength.

[@rogerhull2062]

😊

[@thezucclord-3738]

IDK is it?

[@hodyclifford9378]

Hi

[@toysoldier46552]

Tem, do yourself a favor. Start a new game and hit F1 and watch what map loads. It's coming, they already pushed the game to the alpha 21 map according to the coding.

[@lcsn1989]

It's ok... the fortress is a lot of cheese after the horde and the construction requires a lot of resources. My humble opinion on the rating is 6/10

[@bigblack2295]

This game could be absolutely fantastic in pvp if cheating was not allowed.

[@jdsim9173]

Stop with the goofy shapes, use plates

[@BobbyLightning2.0]

Hey bud do you have a discord

[@GunsNerdsandSteel]

Yes there is an invite in the description