I Built A Secret Base in Conan Exiles...

[@Eradicati0nn]

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[@GothicElf68]

This is a great spot. There is a LOT of room inside that ruin. The way you did it was both very practical, yet still aesthetically pleasing. I really liked how you filled in some of the natural structure (on the walls shown @6:58) while other areas were left primarily the existing structure. I also liked the incorporated arches in the support structure as well as the deferent hollow areas- particularly the minimalistic bedrooms. Another ruin I would love to see you build in is also on the great dam, but on the opposite side of the river. There is a similar structure, this one with no interior hollow space, but instead features a flat roof. I've tried several times to build an aesthetically pleasing castle/fortress structure up there. I try to incorporate as much of the existing structure as possible, which is part of why it is so challenging. If you take requests, I would absolutely LOVE to see that type of build from you up there.

[@xSolarity]

One thing I think should be mentioned, if you're building here on an official server or any server you don't have access to admin/ghost command, be careful when placing foundations or pillars deep into the walls. The mesh for the walls is slightly bigger than the visual aspect of it and you can get a building piece stuck inside it that you can clearly see but have no way of deleting neither with the hammer delete nor holding interact. It makes it super annoying for snap placements and isn't easy to get rid of if you end up doing it with a pillar or foundation. I have my purge base here and it's great so far. I fit 5 gate frames just in the "hallway" of the entrance alone (which is a huge pain but keep trying different camera angles until you find the center snap).

[@YarnDragonTracy]

Did a build there once in a friend's server. Made a bath house, complete with two pools, 2 "hot tubs" and changing with an upstairs bar area. Love how it came out.

[@hyperguyver2]

My group did the same only the bar has multiple tables with dancers on them. We called it "Ye Olde Glory Hole"

[@cindyfreeman1421]

We have tried forever to find a spot like this on Siptah but no luck yet. Love your take on building here!

[@pahul751]

This is one of my four favorite hidey holes in the game. The entrance is really easy to walk by and securing the space is really inexpensive

[@BlackDahlya]

Ooh, this is so cool! I found this spot recently and thought about building here. Then, I expanded my main base (which was built at the Devil's something, a place you suggested in an older video) and now I am feeling so lazy to build here that I gave up. I was also planning to leave the area because it's constantly raining and it gets on my nerves, so I thought I was better off looking somewhere else. I need to find a more temperate biome now.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

I really like this one. Personally I'm not a cave guy but what you did with this space looks great to me. You briefly mentioned your Arena addiction. I think that I share that addiction. Arena is a great building set. I love how it plays well with all of the other building sets.

[@viva_violet]

i've attempted to build there several times, never gone through with a full build though as i didn't have the vision. this is a great build!

[@Eradicati0nn]

Thanks Viva! It's a pretty good spot with the right layout, even for PvE or solo

[@seekswisdom7252]

Very thoughtful approach to using existing structures, which comes with their own challenges that one has to adapt to. A personal preference of mine playing solo is to not put the following into my primary bases: Wheels, Sacrifical Altars, Animal Pens, Shallow Graves, and Stables. In the beginning I used to include them, but it made my bases clunky and crowded. Now I put wheels nearby spawning locations with the size of the wheel based on where I place them. I.E. I have a greater at the Mounds of the Dead and Black Galleon, everywhere else its the mid tier. Sacrificial Alters and Shallow Graves go next to such Wheels since that way, those sites serve double duty with the "resource" I need nearby given that for each of them, you're dragging a subdued npc to the stations. Pens and Stables I place nearby the main base, but I only bother with a basic Stable and a single reinforced pen.

[@scooby45247]

I start the same but use ceilings.. The stairs go to the thrall wheels and kitchen.. First floor is bar and dining.. Second up is workshops.. Top floor is bed, private chambers and vaults in the ceiling..

[@domdom3938]

It looks pretty good. Nothing beats your sorcery lair in the Crevice, but I might build this and focus it on sorcery, too.

[@thumbbringer7120]

I built a room with a transporter there and have storm glass windows and door at the entrance. Never thought of building a whole base there but might now. Thanks for the video

[@SarabaL1]

I know this nook ever so well.. VERY well done.. Love your building style :) Great JOB!!!

[@FEARSWTOR]

Presuming you're on an unmodded server, you can always pick up the gibbet from the bazaar when it comes around on rotation if you need a compact wheel of pain. It only fits ones prisoner at a time, but it also only takes up a 1x1x1 space and is silent.

[@curtissmith8138]

Love the gibbet,,, you can get quite a few in a small space also... need more alternate taming items in Conan.. :o)

[@RoyMcLellan]

I would LOVE to see how a purge would react to this build. You could stand in the entrance with a a pike and take on all challengers one-at-a-time in the narrow corridor, "300" style. I imagine the game would just say it can't find a way in and not spawn though.

[@roderichvaldivie2466]

i hve a base in that same spot and indeed it fail everytime. the only way i managed to have a purge was leaving all doors open

[@GothicElf68]

@@roderichvaldivie2466 One could, alternatively, make it somewhat less hidden and build and exterior defensive section. There are platforms on either side of the entrance that could be extended and turned into archer platforms. A small exterior wall and small courtyard type area could likewise be constructed for purge defense. Basically, it gives the purge something to attack, so they will not spawn INSIDE the real part of the base, that thralls could easily defend. One would still only need a single doorway to be a gate.

[@Zyclon_Break]

Had our Base at that Spot a really long time. No need to say in our Base the Purge happened everytime and the Thralls Spawned Inside and Outside was a Wave of Wolves and Ice Giants. With inside i really mean inside the Base. But they just spawned in the Lowest Section. They where dead really fast because we had the Lower floor full with Slaves.

[@ryanowens820]

Plenty of videos showing this it is a pretty well known spot

[@GothicElf68]

@@ryanowens820 None that have showcased it quite so well, though. At least not in my opinion. And this is not a PvP hiding spot build. It'd be great on an RP server, though.

[@Lily_P]

This is one of my favourite spots to build, so I'm so happy you built here!

[@paulmusto5768]

Built there before. Like your build because you didn't try to cover all of the interior which made it more spacious.

[@lawl6769]

Oh wow, thats an amazing spot! May try and build there myself to see how it is as a purge base location

[@petroandras]

I have yet to see a server where it isn't taken tho...

[@lawl6769]

@@petroandras well, im relatively newer to conan and only have about 200 hours...majority are just doing single player

[@Eradicati0nn]

I'm not too sure how it'd fare against the purge, but it's definitely a nice spot for a fairly big low-cost base

[@scopeh2006]

That's awesome. I'd never have thought of this 😊 nicely done

[@7520snag]

Holy shit you’re the first person I’ve ever seen cover this spot I’ve been using it for yrs a perfect spot

[@DMaCGamer22]

Saw this and decided to give it a try on my own, since I can’t get anything to work as a half step I decided to do the fence step down thing for my entrance

[@TheGolferguy71]

Impressive, I didn't realize Conan Exiles had so much to its building. Very nice indeed!

[@Char1998-f8j]

i see the PVEers have discovered the keyhole at last lmao

[@TRlXTA]

I built a base here last year for my 2nd single player game ( i dont play pvp, just pve ). It came out great with everything placed nicely. Only issue was…. The purge never showed up, so im outside twiddling my thumbs waiting, to then discover they spawned inside and destroyed everything lol.

[@plaguebane03]

Ive built in there, but THAT was a masterful job! well done.

[@ryanmays1555]

I'm picturing this build in a mix of dungeon, and stormglass 0_0 I need to make it!

[@OwDoGaming-kx9jo]

Love your ingenuity my man. Keep em coming

[@DropB3arZ]

LOL my tribe had a base here when Exiles first started, then it got expanded around to the Lake and then Kaiza built a few docks and 2 large ships

[@pyromancerinquisitor]

an interesting take on that spot. might build a base there again sometime. 👍

[@BlueEclipse2305]

Is it possible to include notes at the end of videos if the purge has any issues with Build and/or Location?

[@Eradicati0nn]

This was actually built before the Age of War C2 came onto the live servers, it's just been languishing in the Scheduled tab and kept getting pushed back by time-sensitive content 😂 I do plan to purge-test practical designs in the future and include in the video if they're purge-able or not

[@hyperguyver2]

My group built a base here some time ago. We turned it into a bar full of dancing girls and call it "Ye Olde Glory Hole"

[@Scarrgh]

Wow you gave away my base location good job I already built there 😂 only issue is purge camps spawn extremely close so Id avoid purges there

[@lostpupper2632]

this is amazing, love the hidden build and bet it would do well on an RP server if You could get to it first lol :D

[@taiming71]

Nice looking base man.

[@curtissmith8138]

I have not visited there yet... how high is the interior? Is it possible to get an extra level in there?

[@Deftonero11]

lol, how do you lower the foundation pieces next to one you just placed? And to get a better understanding of how you built this, I slowed it down to .25% speed and lmao

[@Eradicati0nn]

You gotta place a fence foundation on the side of the foundation, and look down a little bit, it'll snap just below the top of the foundation. You can then place another foundation onto the fence foundation and it'll be one step lower. I agree, speeding up the clips was not the most legible approach, though filming in this cavern was difficult regardless 😂 My new build guides have a totally different system that should be much easier to follow

[@Deftonero11]

@ TY. And no shade on slowing it down, it made me laugh to no end because you sounded like you were ultra hammered, as slow as your speaking was. xD

[@seecha8970]

I'm pretty sure building here despawns the thralls that are directly above you.

[@arrghhscott]

Also called the Keyhole on my server. Love this place. No good on PVP though.

[@Eradicati0nn]

Oh yeah this place on PvP is probably rough 😂

[@alexandrepereira7521]

@@Eradicati0nn The most overused and meta PvP spot lol

[@OKRMetric]

this is one of my favorite PVP bases to build.. very easy to defend, tough to raid..

[@samuelwestlund3386]

I know this part of the map. I like that spot, I built an outpost there on one of my saves.

[@springmage6321]

been building there for years 😉👍

[@steezwts9093]

Keyhole bases are cool but everyone knows about it.

[@Micsmiths]

Ceiling, stack, ceiling, stack, ceiling, stack, and you’re done

[@deang6921]

What are those armour looking stands idk if that is what it’s called but I can’t find them😅

[@GrymmsPlace]

Always, ALWAYS have at least a second exit from your base - rodentia everywhere have taught survivalists this as least :D Deadly should your base be overrun (and yes, I do know there are teleporters out there - but that's 'sorcery' and all witches are to be burned) Nice build as usual.

[@Reignlief]

There is no escaping the arena set.

[@GennarosWorkshop]

😆

[@KCBlackwood111]

Lol I never thought to build inside there!

[@Kenkanruto]

Golem statues? Haven’t seen those before..

[@semi-useful5178]

I'm pretty sure this is one of the most popular PVP building spots

[@Eradicati0nn]

I've heard Cronk mention the keyhole before, I think it likely is, for obvious reasons. I'm a PvE guy so I've not built here before now 😂

[@Kyurem21]

have you ever build an ice cave base? i need inspiration for a good ice cave base!

[@Eradicati0nn]

I did build there a time ago, I could probably do a much better job nowadays though

[@HandsomeMushy]

I remember me and my buddies building our base in there. But then a mod or admin of the server used an exploit to glitch inside it and loot our base

[@Donnie_Zion]

Would it be possible to have a playlist where your vids aren't sped up

[@Eradicati0nn]

I generally don't have non-sped up video, as they end up incredibly long, so it's a constant battle against speed vs legibility. I do have one build that is completely regular speed designed as a learning resource kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGXOh2CJmM1rj68 It might help you out if you're struggling with certain parts to slow the video down. If you click the cog on the player, you can change the playback speed :)

[@emperorofmankind779]

Stormglass isn't from Bazaar?

[@Eradicati0nn]

Stormglass is from the Siptah DLC, the Stormglass Cathedral pieces are from the Bazaar though, that's an extension pack

[@VonWeavey]

I wish these videos were more how to videos than speed builds of here's what I done. To recreate this as I'm sure many people would love to its impossible. Constant pausing and comparing. Even if you wanted to keep the speed build, release like a floor plan with instructions?

[@Eradicati0nn]

To be fair this is probably one of the hardest builds to actually explain, seeing as there's no real discernible floor plan and it boils down to "fill to the edges" 😂 It's also pretty difficult to showcase the build at a wider scale given the cramped conditions. I do have a tonne more builds that will be a lot easier to follow though, all including floorplans

[@VonWeavey]

@@Eradicati0nn yeah I get that. I've been playing conan for like 2 weeks now and I just upgraded my entire base to stormglass and it tool FOREVER. Although I'm pretty creative I struggle with buildings. So I keep looking for nice builds. Kind of similar to what you get with mine craft. A step by step guide with a floor plan and how much mats are needed. It's a niche. Maybe it could be worth doing. Maybe I'll do it haha. Im just crap with architecture 😂

[@MrTaktic121]

I built in that spot and on top of the other one by it .

[@joshuakyle9494]

Great vid, awesome explaination but what the hell is this music?

[@Eradicati0nn]

It's two tracks, this first is Magic Forest and the second is Lost Frontier, both by Kevin MacLeod. They're creative commons so you hear his work a lot on KZbin 😂 The music I use is always linked in the description if you're ever curious about future videos

[@ericolson6135]

Do we need to have an Arena intervention?

[@Eradicati0nn]

No no I'm trying my best 😂

[@SackRingDice]

And then you have players on official servers making giant foundation walls for miles around a 6x6 tower base 👹👹👹

[@freedomnews7922]

Thanks for this video, I now have my own tavern complete with dancers, all ready for Chapter 3. I even have workshops upstairs as well. Would love to share pics.

[@Eradicati0nn]

You can! The Coffee Cult discord has a building showcase channel, the link is in the description of every video

[@freedomnews7922]

@@Eradicati0nn cool thanks, will post

[@nikachikadze6217]

its not secret but great place jutst need more layers of walls on enterance its a pvp build right

[@litterbox2010]

lol... a secret base in the most fought over and famous spot in the game. nice. surely no one will find it >_>

[@simonmeier123]

Secret? This basespot is known all over, cause its the best for pvp! Btw this is a pve build

[@OKRMetric]

Keyhole is far from a secret base lol.. Its actually one of the more popular PVP bases because its easy to defend from raiders..

[@darkcat.gaming]

But the damm doesn't count as a secret base bro

[@Thavand]

True bro exact opposite.. always see this spot fought over

[@luejenkins6903]

My Favorite Location.

[@tet4650]

"Secret spot", happens to be the most well known spot in the entire game.

[@huxflux1513]

yeah i was wondering that aswell. like whats secret about it besides click bait :D

[@jonsully714]

What’s so secret about this spot it’s a alpha spot one of the well known bases everyone checks it’s only good because of the gate glitch though

[@pudim8380]

secret? that shit is the most visited place on conan

[@leeroyor5062]

👍 😊

[@copper2647]

If you guys build here in pvp your asking for it just saying

[@kevobot9342]

And I could do this without mods?

[@jinkazama9017]

Keyhole. Nothing new/secret about it.

[@MrTriggersNZ]

This spot is unfortunately one of the many main spots EVERYONE who has been playing Conan for a while knows to check when they're looking for bases to raid, It's called the "keyhole" and it's almost certain that if you're playing on a PvP server that this is one of the first places that someone with more experience is going to come to first, and you're trying to stay hidden do NOT build here as you are just asking to be raided by one of the douche/alpha clans who have been there for years and just want to "own" the server for themselves, it WAS a great spot in the early years but again if you're on a PvP server, do NOT build here, it's only a matter of time, stay small and discreet, stay as hidden as you can in places that veteran players wont come and take you out immediately, building here is a rookie move.

[@MrTriggersNZ]

Basically look up the "top places to build your base" videos and DON'T build your bases there as they will be the first places your enemy will come for you =/

[@monstergaming7375]

this is called keyhole you make a hanging base here. its a well known spot you get raided everynight in this base dont build here

[@zacharywashburn1762]

Old location

[@RiPPeRZ]

Uh, how is this a "secret" place? Everyone knows about the Dam location.😑

[@kevobot9342]

It’s only a secret to the npcs

[@skeleton-mu4eh]

Shhh don't tell him he doesn't know

[@wolfythewolf2989]

you will get banned building there

[@crustyandcruel]

Wow you found the keyhole you must be the first player to ever build here lol

[@GennarosWorkshop]

😁

[@freedomnews7922]

Can the purge reach this base?

[@andrewsmitley8569]

You just discover Keyhole?

[@TRASHPANDAG4M1NG]

This base location is the second best in the game hardly secret or huge and how you have built it is absolute garbage, so much wasted space few benches bad defence its just 0/10