HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST EXPLOSIVES (wall guide) Part I - Conan Exiles

HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST EXPLOSIVES (wall guide) Part I - Conan Exiles
Unfortunately, there is no perfect base-build to defend against raiders. However, you can increase your "survivability" by building strong, efficient walls.
The rest of the series can be found here:
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HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST EXPLOSIVES (wall guide) Part I - Conan Exiles
Part 1: • HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST ...
HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST EXPLOSIVES (wall guide) Part II - Conan Exiles
Part 2: • HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST ...
STRONGEST WALL IN THE GAME? (wall guide) Part III - Conan Exiles
Part 3: • STRONGEST WALL IN THE ...
BEST WAY TO BUILD DOORS? (door guide) Part IV - Conan Exiles
Part 4: • BEST WAY TO BUILD DOOR...
BEST WAY TO BUILD CEILINGS? (ceiling guide) Part V - Conan Exiles
Part 5: • BEST WAY TO BUILD CEIL...
ABOVE GROUND BASE BUILD (floor guide) Part VI - Conan Exiles
Part 6: • ABOVE GROUND BASE BUIL...
HOW TO FOUNDATION STACK (raid defense) Part VII - Conan Exiles
Part 7: • HOW TO FOUNDATION STAC...
FOUNDATION STACKING 2.0 (New Method) Part VIII - Conan Exiles
Part 8: • FOUNDATION STACKING 2....
FOUNDATION STACKING 2.0 (New Method) Part VIII - Conan Exiles
Part9: • ARROW GUIDE (for raidi...
ARROW GUIDE (for raiding) Part VIV - Conan Exiles
Part 10: • ORB + ARROW + EXPLOSIV...
ORB + ARROW + EXPLOSIVE (raid guide) Part X - Conan Exiles
Part 11: • BASE DEFENSE (Build Gu...
BASE DEFENSE (Build Guide) Part XI - Conan Exiles
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DEFENSIVE BASE BUILD (Jungle) Part I - Conan Exiles
Part 1: • DEFENSIVE BASE BUILD (...

[@oldcraig]

As you've probably noticed, the game mechanics have changed a bit since this video was released. The damage values are still accurate, but for the latest update check out this video: BASE DEFENSE (Build Guide) Part XI - Conan Exiles < kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZy9hmN_h6Z1bZo >. Hopefully this helps. Thanks.

[@anguslever9075]

have you ever covered bomb stacking? even prior to these videos ive seen people blast their way into a black ice foundation base by placing even just 6-7 bombs next to each other, light it or hit it with an explosive arrow and run.

[@nannomachines7314]

I recently found your videos while searching for base locations because we were looking for a pretty elusive rival clan on an official server. Being pretty far in terms of progress, I gathered all the materials I can, found a new base location, and followed your guides. Call my clan and I paranoid, but an hour after I finished building everything according to your guides, we were raided... for a good half an hour straight before these people just gave up (or ran out of explosives, who knows?). They barely scratched the surface, and did not gain anything from the attempted raid. So, my dude, thanks a lot for these guides. You just saved us from having weeks of progress wiped!

[@marc-etiennemercier6584]

Damn lol thats cool. Ive never survived a raid in this game yet Imma try this out.

[@ieorlich]

I'm a rookie player at the river and I have being raid by high level clan everyday since I made a little 8 by 8 base. I don't know what they expect to find at my low tier resources... It's only a headache for me to restart to collect rocks and sticks... Apparently it's not possible for a new player to leave "stoneage" and progress on this game... I will try those wall tips you mentioned (but with stone walls) to see if it works...maybe they get bored of wasting those explosives on low tier bases... I hope.

[@demcheekssweetcheeks6810]

Isaac Orlich do u play on PS4?

[@marc-etiennemercier6584]

@@ieorlich U have to find out how to keep certain types of raiders from raiding you. Try to learn about hanging bases.

[@ieorlich]

@@marc-etiennemercier6584 I just quit de PvP server about 5min ago. It's imposible for me alone to stay here, where there is 1 huge clan not letting new players to come. I hide my little base in the jungle, in one far away cave. And even doing that i lost everything again just 5 min ago. So im going to check the pvp conflict. But I heard there is a lot of lag on those...

[@tarkovboi7254]

This video immediately earned the whole channel a sub. It's the same building guide as every other, but with actual reasoning and math behind it. Well done sir.

[@Miauteusz]

A competent guide with factual data and realistic view on the state of pvp, that's new! Smash dat like button.

[@oldcraig]

Haha, thanks man

[@jangambler9998]

What a flawless guide. I appreciate the circling around with the free camera to show the set-up.

[@ShapeshifterOS]

Good video, but like most wall videos I see on KZbin it doesn’t talk about wedge walls. Fence foundation pillar walls are by far the strongest, but you need to cap it and connect the wall to a foundation or the whole thing will decay at a much more rapid rate. Also, the pillars without a cap are technically not connected to the rest of your base, so they will have separate decay timers.

[@ngdevtwo5038]

Look like I'd rather leave out the back 2 pillars since they are expensive and only add 2-3 explosives needed, while the back wall protects stuff behind it as you say. So the layers are Fence, 90° Fence + Pillars, Fence, Fence

[@hidden_fear4166]

This is amazing!! I am so excited to know this. I am one person on my serve and there is this clan very toxic who has attacked me twice. I have an ally who is gonna try to wipe them and get my resources back but even if they dont. With this build i am very excited!!

[@alektownsend868]

Evelyn Quinones are you on pc or console? If your on pc let me know we can play and I’ll help you out if you want.

[@superlegal2965]

Great video- you explained well why it works and it was actually to the point. I also appreciated the selection of music, the jazz was nice and honestly I am just tired of dubstep

[@tovarishchsimonov289]

Best defense is offence. Its better to a have tight grip on the newbie area then put outposts or forts with garrisons near vital resources like crystal n brimstone n deny as much of them as possible.

[@oldcraig]

100% agree. In pvp, if you ever become complacent then you've already lost. The only issue with building near high value resources is that it'll attract a lot of attention. You've got two choices: build near them and prepare for many eyeballs, or build away from them and try to stay low-key. The other factor is the politics of the server you're playing on. If the community is tight-knit, then acting too aggressive may get you black listed. Conan is a delicate balance of many factors, which is why I enjoy the game so much.

[@ngdevtwo5038]

If you are an alpha clan doing that it's merely the best way of emptying the server.

[@KawaiiStarFairy]

That’s just being a dick imo

[@upthevilla9505]

Bro your so under rated

[@corinnemalot1859]

Hi oldcraig, new to that game and love it. tried to put reinforced fence in middle of square or wedge foundation but can't or if i can get one in middle of wedge can't put on sides. have been robbed twice and would love your help, thanks

[@oldcraig]

The game mechanics have been updated over the years. Check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZy9hmN_h6Z1bZo.

[@oreste1964]

Well done, armor spaced, it also stops the anti-tank bullets with hollow charge haha!Good game soldier :)

[@evanw2195]

reinforced reinforced walls lmao perfect

[@oldcraig]

Gotta do what you gotta do to survive!

[@KennethThysbjergJensen]

haha, that is nasty! I felt dirty after watching the part with the fence foundation!

[@rodrigo2703]

You deserve a lot more subs, great work. Very in depth.

[@kawaty]

This is really helpful. Thank you!

[@oldcraig]

Thanks for the feedback

[@TobbeDraws]

btw you can also stack fence foundations without a gap

[@daviteles3079]

what is the best dlc to buy? the one with the best armor ...

[@ieorlich]

I'm a rookie player at the river and I have being raid by high level clan everyday since I made a little 8 by 8 base. I don't know what they expect to find at my low tier resources... It's only a headache for me to restart to collect rocks and sticks... Apparently it's not possible for a new player to leave "stoneage" and progress on this game... I will try those wall tips you mentioned (but with stone walls) to see if it works...maybe they get bored of wasting those explosives on low tier bases... I hope.

[@eneseykanmichma1323]

Find a Good sneaky hidden Spot...build a Small base....look for decent Players with t1 or t2 or Small unsecured t3 bases...craft explosives,demon orbs and tar orbs and raid them.Try to raid Players Who are playing a lot.they got lots of stuff.Only raid them when they are offline.

[@v3giannhs768]

I am New on conan exiles and i love ur videos thx for the help!!

[@lordtrolldamort1761]

I literally can't do this is it not a thing any more?

[@wishmakerasus5301]

In 4:09 how u can put fence foundations like this ? i cant cross them :(

[@oldcraig]

Hey man, check out my latest video ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZy9hmN_h6Z1bZo ). You can't cross foundations like that anymore, but you can replicate the process with the new method in that video.

[@wishmakerasus5301]

@@oldcraig Yea i see this new , but when u have entrance on 1 foundations like 1x3 u cant use this method :(

[@radlad64]

How do I add fence foundations in the normal foundations like that?

[@dreads9536]

yea okay, I don't know about you but my base has a door. How do I stop them blowing through that or them? Besides building lots of them...

[@protopgamqer2476]

hmm im confused im not able to cross the fence foundations they only snap at the ends

[@NikitaDugin]

Was patched

[@mr.brutal7258]

why i cant make build like + (witch on 5.06) ?

[@villanousvic323]

Thanks for this me and my bro got raided by douches so hopefully we can make our supports more tanky and our wall a little more impenetrable

[@oldcraig]

Good luck bro, there’s no impenetrable base, only smart designs

[@villanousvic323]

@@oldcraig ikr, you build a wall they give your enemies a bat to fly over it with, build the walls strong and they get the explosives, build it with an elevator only entry and they destroy the supports and rip apart the structure. They need to give us better protective measures like magic traps and anti air defenses

[@casualgamer9855]

HI, is this still working? I cant seem to place middle fence foundation

[@oldcraig]

Try this vid instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZy9hmN_h6Z1bZo

[@theflyingbison1204]

How do you place the fence foundation to the middle of the foundation like at 3:28 ? I'm not able to do it.

[@oldcraig]

Hey bro, the game mechanics have been slightly tweaked. It's still possible to place the center foundation, but you have to use a different technique. Check out my video (Foundation Stacking 2.0). It will show you how.

[@denestrowsinas8861]

Yo game went live on ps4 i got it and i got friends there some big clan that raid us smaller ones so were are only around 50 hours in, i have many questions but my main is about the fence foundations How do you get them

[@oldcraig]

That sucks, bro. You can unlock Tier 1 fence at level 9, Tier 2 at level 26, and Tier 3 at level 36. Remember that the most important thing in the early stages is just to level as fast as you can to 60. Until then, try getting creative with stashing your loot. Hide some chests under floor or behind foundation pieces. Maybe even keep it away from your main base. Also, remember to stash any worker thralls you may have - when they are at their stations they make noise that raiders can hear.

[@denestrowsinas8861]

@@oldcraig rn im lvl 51 and im the highest lvl person in my clan and second highest person in the server besides the guys that raided us

[@schishne7546]

making a whole medieval archer tower with those fences is gonna be a challange for me...any tips ?

[@oldcraig]

I'm releasing a new vid this week which shows how to connect corners and ceiling pieces using the Foundation Stacking 2.0 method. It may help.

[@edge295]

Now do rooftops!!

[@oldcraig]

I did a ceiling guide! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2TRkp-fbJytr8U

[@hidden_fear4166]

Yea the fence wont show a placement in between the foundations :(

[@johndunn3640]

It was patched

[@hidden_fear4166]

#Depression

[@hidden_fear4166]

@@NopepadDOTExe Yea if you go to his door video i believe 2.0 that is a really good build as well for the walls and doors. It allows you to build 8-9 walls and doors with measurements 2 foundations long and one foundation width.

[@azazaelll]

For anyone still referring this video: forums.funcom.com/t/update-psa-removal-of-illegal-structures-and-avatar-summoning-re-enabled-in-upcoming-patch/75447 It was good while it lasted boys.

[@Boricuamac]

But the columns decay about a day or two later, so its just the fence foundations. You can actually see it in the video. The times are different.

[@ShapeshifterOS]

Cap the 2 different foundations with a roof piece, then stack a foundation on top. Problem solved.

[@bennyt1701]

Surely you just raid through the ceiling then?

[@jaredbreen7474]

You can honey comb roofs aswell.

[@OhmegadJT]

Pillar method takes too long, just fit more fence foundations in between using the wedge foundation technique. I have 25 gates on both entrances of the crevice (only gonna be more) stacked within inches of each other and completely sealed the big hole with two dummy vaults for the entrance and a bunch of foundation to cover the hole to the top. A clan used over 200 bombs and gave up (prob ran out of bombs), they didn’t even get half way through

[@unforgotten9203]

I feel bad for you when you try to leave your own base lmoa

[@OhmegadJT]

The Unforgotten it’s not that bad at all surprisingly. Just jump on a door, spam e and it automatically grabs the next door until the last. It’s fun lol

[@shr4n]

very good video, better than others :) keep it up. I knew about this for along time but never found a good way to make use of it because doors are the weakspots. any suggestions?

[@oldcraig]

Yeah, I'm working on a video for doors next, and another one for ceilings. Essentially, for doors, you can layer them the same way I layered multiple walls on the same square. Also, you don't want them placed on ground level.

[@oldcraig]

@Ezra Ok, I'll see what I can do :)

[@ShapeshifterOS]

A good trick is to put the doors 1 or 2 squares up then use a T1 stairs to reach it. The T1 stairs will blow up with 1 bomb and then they have no way to reach your door. You can put fences below the door too on foundations to add further headache to raiders.

[@ShapeshifterOS]

Also, you might consider having false doors to confuse people.

[@creatureguywaw7547]

@@ShapeshifterOS good strategy 200 iq play right there

[@Cadom42]

Well soon these videos will be obsolete. No more foundation stacking after the next update. But great videos!

[@oldcraig]

Conan goes through phases. New updates mean new strategies. Thanks.

[@karl-db2kk]

Relaxing.

[@oldcraig]

Ha thanks

[@nordsense]

The building in this game is so buggy it's impossible to get the fence foundation to attach in the middle as seen at 4 mins 8 seconds. I have been trying with no success. Only attaches on the sides to make a square not he middle. I think a patch did this or it's just totally bugged out for me

[@elchurcho2704]

I don't understand why even when i copy all the steps it doesnt allow me to put triple wall :/

[@oldcraig]

Which wall are you having issues with?

[@elchurcho2704]

@@oldcraig forget it... i'm retarded.😂 I thought fences needed a special tipe of wall with the denomination wallfence but since i have my game in spanish and i had to convert this video to spanish i got mesed up. Finally found the way after playing arround. Thx for your time anyway and keep the good work.

[@bleach0154]

this still work?

[@oldcraig]

The values are accurate but the methods are different. Check out Foundation Stacking 2.0 video. Also, new video dropping this week.

[@pimpslayer9109]

What does this matter though if the raider can just blow up your doors

[@oldcraig]

Hey, I made a video about doors also: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrLZ4iPmpaSprM

[@zenstateofmind9907]

The advance techniques are basically impossible to do on PS4 now. The controls are so much less intuitive.

[@twinturbobeerus1412]

When you group bombs it does aoe damage. But 1 at a time???? Who has that kinda time hehe

[@oldcraig]

For sure. Multiple bombs can give a lot of variance in damage outputs, so I just wanted to standardize it.

[@TobbeDraws]

your statement is wrong there are bases (spots) that you cant raid as soon as they get a god bubble ;) and fences

[@kevinroginson3236]

Didn’t they patch this type of building? They made it not as good anymore I thought.

[@jaredbreen7474]

Yeah ive tried a few methods that use to work but now they dont seem to work anymore.

[@christwubbles902]

Official server 1944! Come join the fun ❤

[@oldcraig]

Ha, thanks for the invite

[@jay2thedub]

I think this is what they are patching out in the coming update.

[@oldcraig]

Yes and no. Foundation stacking - foundations placed together with no spaces in between are going to be nerfed. Also, some of the other mechanics will change like no crossed fences and no overlapping fences. I releasing a base build video this weekend that shows some workarounds. And I'm releasing a Foundation Stacking 2.0 video after the patch comes out.

[@ieorlich]

Apparently your tutorial doesn't works anymore : ( the fence crossing thing doesn't fit each other like you show...

[@dukeshoots5296]

Probably updated, too bad.

[@brandonb4177]

Background music in KZbin videos should be forbidden from the community!!

[@amonoma8859]

u can stack like 7 fence foundations on a singe foundatoin, check ytuber fly hacks

[@reckless570]

all you need to know is the first 30 seconds of this video lol

[@alexandermilewski7850]

?

[@jippedo]

first off...this is a great video...i really like all the vids in this series... but... you keep saying some of the found fencings and stuff are NOT taking damage...but your hammer is showing other wise...i cant tell how much, the numbers are too small, but those numbers are indeed red...which means...damage...so, i dont quite understand why you say “no damage”...is just such a small amount? but sincerely...great vids...love em

[@symuu4544]

Ye they only take 5 Damage, its basically non existent

[@jippedo]

ok...still damage...5 adds up....but i get it....still great ideas....love this series

[@symuu4544]

@@jippedo 5 adds up? bruh. one bomb 5 dmg and for example a foundation has 100000 HP

[@oldcraig]

So technically you're right, they are taking damage, but Symuu nailed it: If the foundations are only inflicting 5 damage, then I wasn't counting it. Out of 90k health, 5 is only 0.006%.

[@saintzig]

As mentioned earlier, I dont know anyone who only places one bomb when breaching a wall. Still a great vid. Some of the best production I've seen!

[@F_the_G]

Just by the comments you get an instant abo. 5 seconds in the Video xD