The Simple Solo Base. -Easy to build, Hard to raid, Rust Starter base-

Tired of complicated designs that just leave you fumbling or farming?
This solo base is designed to be quickly slapped down on wipe day and survive long enough to upgrade safely. With an incredibly efficient and easy to place starter, this base quickly expands into a much more complex base for raiders without the need for complicated gimmicks or tricks.
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[@ideasonscribe]

I've started to notice that keeping a low profile is often more effective at avoiding being raided than having a thick af base as a solo. This seems to be a perfect build for me. Well done!

[@Reksmore]

100% it's better to just not make enemies and not lead them to your base. Next best is making it look too small to be worth raiding

[@hunterh1033]

I use a raised 1x1 with an airlock using half walls first to look like raised foundations. More than enough room for a solo, I never get touched. Keep it as stone w/ metal door/garage door and it looks like a noob base with nothing in it. I've gone days and had dozens of AK's and Bolties inside and no one is the wiser lol

[@nigrolovr8703]

As a solo, despawn all sulfer and boom before logging off each day. Despawn or use up everything that would be considered profit on a raid. Keep base small only showing stone on the outside, use metal and garage doors within just in case. Stay out of chat and dont let anyone kill you near your base or follow you home. Do all that and your chances of being raided are very small. You can also split your loot between multiple small bases to be extra safe. I never ever log off with even 1 piece of sulfer in my base, so that at least i know if im raided that it costed them greatly with little to no profit.

[@MrQhuin]

that's why I kept getting raided

[@SoyTrendz]

@@hunterh1033make a tutorial lol

[@the_strop_7945]

It’s good to see a traditional base design again rather than the new castles everyone does. Thanks for your efforts

[@sowersass2]

Yeah I really appreciate this, my friends didn't get on last night and one of them usually builds so this was nice for my first time really building on my own.

[@heimdall4148]

Looks like a fun base to try. Also love that you showed how to set it up as a 1x1 and build out from there. That makes me wanna try this base and makes it easy to understand.

[@Reksmore]

I had some people mention they'd like atleast a 1x1 starter, so Ima try to do that from now on!

[@0631ix]

While I'm a designer and have no issue with such a presentation, I'm aware that many people would need a 2d plan (squares and triangles on the ground) to comprehend what the base looks like, as many people have harder time following such a design (especially on a live big pop server). So my suggestion would be to include that as well in videos, either at start or during the build, so they can make mental maps of what goes where.

[@Reksmore]

I do sometimes include an overhead PoV while building, I didn't think i needed it here, but i'll include it more often

[@Mr__Chicken]

@@Reksmore It's definitely needed/appreciated! I dont want to watch half your video again to see the layout as im building or planning stuff. Thank you

[@Reksmore]

@@Mr__Chicken I'll make sure I include it in all videos for build/expansion parts going forward then!

[@DonSilencio]

@@Reksmore allways great to have an layout plan. Also would love an calculation how much wood/stone you need for the layout - usually a great bonus

[@Rooxie973]

I always look at Footprint + Tour before building a base

[@bigmaneatchild]

One tip: When you're trying to fit boxes into an area, it can help to temporarily rotate nearby walls so the hard side faces inwards towards the boxes. The reason why is because the hard side is considerably thinner than the soft side, and will give you more room to fit boxes in. After you're done putting boxes in, you can just rotate your walls again to however they were originally.

[@lowiqplays4944]

Thanks

[@oguzhan.erturk]

thank you

[@lowiqplays4944]

@@oguzhan.erturk don’t thank me, thank your mom for having me

[@HansPeter-xy7sl]

u are an absolut legend i was about to lose my mind.

[@eqqaia3856]

I love small compact bases, this one looks like a good fit fit me, gonna build it later this day.

[@aconcernedviewer4608]

For anybody like me who doesn't use lockers, you could also use the "locker spot" as a climb-up to your roof. Either way this is an amazing base and really helped me because I have no idea how to build. Will definitely be coming back to this in future wipes!!

[@Sandman_3279]

The only issue I've seen with that is that it's MUCH easier to raid through your doors and get into your loot room by going through 2-3 doors

[@ghostccc8089]

@@Sandman_3279that’s always the issue, doors are still easy to get through. Wish it was tougher.

[@deity6569]

@@Sandman_3279 regardless if u have roof access or not they’d still have an easy time going through the airlock straight into loot room

[@Sandman_3279]

@@deity6569 not if you upgrade your loot room to sheet. It's way cheaper to raid a couple sheet doors than it is to raid through 2 sheet doors and sheet wall. And it's much harder to obtain armored doors than simply upgrading your base

[@deity6569]

@@Sandman_3279 true but either way in this game if someone wants to raid you you’re getting raided regardless. especially if you’re like me and play solo. i’ve been offlined more times than i can count. got home from work today to see i was offlined 😂 no matter how much i upgrade, if i have armored doors, or if i build the beat bunker video i can find on youtube.

[@justindean28]

I actually have opted to putting my repair bench on the top shelf of loot room and a bbq on the bottom. I then put small boxes under them. To me it added a little convenience, and I found my self still having plenty of storage.

[@vincentmoore547]

Amazing base Lay-out I definitely recommend this base for duo or trio or solo me and my friends use it for trio

[@FlorianGlt]

And in additional, we can add a stability bunker at the entrance with access by the top. Nice video! thanks

[@Reksmore]

Good call!

[@PabloEscobar-vm1hf]

thanks for the very good and clear video , I finally got a good base ( I’m 35 hours new to rust) appriciate it 💪🏽

[@BeefGold]

I like this one for early wipe. I appreciate you for offering something for everyone. I don't like everything you put up, but I always watch anyway.

[@Reksmore]

I try to help people as best I can! I appreciate you watching and commenting

[@MaximosPhelps]

Came here from Willjum, and I must say your videos are always impressive. Keep up the good work man

[@Reksmore]

Thanks! means alot

[@billyyllib6475]

Love you vids man easy to fallow along and good tips, keep up the great work.

[@Reksmore]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@Twinky-rr4dg]

Awesome base helped me so much thank you

[@lyleheller3703]

Another great base thanks!

[@Cannubal]

Very interesting idea. Love to see this different crazy options that literally anyone would think

[@Cannubal]

No one would think*

[@Reksmore]

Glad you liked it!

[@Fearitselfoneandonly]

thank u i had the best wipe yet with this base

[@nba_highlights0508]

Thank you this really helped

[@StylezXY]

Nice build my guy!

[@phantomman7024]

Brother I just got to say that TC room absolute beauty

[@chronxdev]

The upkeep for this design is: 1829 stone 166 metal

[@kinglinkerbaan]

Too much for such a simple base. I have an even bigger one and it's only needs 750 stone and 400 metal

[@Whitey_Tighties]

guess i will be building this base for now on :) , thank you for another great video :)

[@Reksmore]

Good luck!

[@terrydeason7453]

Liked it so much i sub your channel. Thanks from all those solos out here.

[@Reksmore]

Glad you liked it!

[@raiderghoste3792]

Ill be using this 😊

[@R4W4L]

Love the video just stzted playing rust around a week ago thak for you for ghe help

[@charlieshaw6704]

Ty bro I’m not a hardcore builder and this is exactly for me

[@darkfezon3452]

Good job reksmore like always keep it up! 👍👍

[@Reksmore]

Thanks, will do!

[@maverick5311]

I’m new ur way to fast for me to even keep up

[@user-jc1yq2te5g]

I’m new and I froze it after he did each section. Sounds like a skill issue. Welcome to Rust

[@daemonthenoob]

Strong, for the size. Like it

[@ReverseDeadshot]

Great base pal keep up the good work.

[@Reksmore]

thank you

[@tommyhesson4097]

Thak you so much this will hopefully keep mee from getting offline raided so much

[@travv88]

Looks alright. I've never built one of those "build 9 triangles out and then build a square then break the triangles and build back with squares and then blah blah" in an active server.

[@karistehag1013]

this was very helpfull tx

[@iBeWrld]

Great video really helped me out and it was my first time building a base myself because usually my friend does it himself

[@sub_aura]

love it!

[@tiny7t7]

Awesome base man, lovely video aswell, was great to watch and easy to follow. Subbed :D

[@Reksmore]

Thanks and welcome! Glad you enjoyed

[@Falcon_Serbia]

Beautiful base design bro

[@ParaxonTV]

Great video as always

[@Reksmore]

Glad you enjoyed

[@HighwaymanYwain]

you are criminally underrated my guy, cool voice to listen to and great builds for us solos out there, love you

[@mazdoge4229]

Just subd. Love your stuff.

[@doorman3229]

You know it’s a good day when Reksmore uploads.

[@h0fstede]

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[@emilfilotasticsandra1222]

Trying this out today

[@ChiefBinChicken]

10:05 this made me chuckle good vid

[@patrikvach2520]

very good video

[@Shxdow-666]

Love the idea, will give it a go on next weekly wipe there's no limit on how much you can expand from using this base as a core and extending

[@ColdWetnStarving]

since its non symetrical there are clear limits to what you can do as of expansions. Shooting floor would be hard to design in an effective way, and adding peakdown gaps etc is gonna be a hassle aswell. only thing you can really do here is upgrade and honeycomb

[@Reksmore]

but it is symmetrical and there is plenty that can be done with that layout. As others have pointed out that entrance can easily be turned into a stability bunker with some 2nd floor access!

[@austinlevi3452]

I like how you’re teaching us at literal warp speed.

[@Reksmore]

Sorry, the habbits from playing are hard to break sometimes. I forget how quickly I'm doing things even when I try to slow down. Working on it!

[@austinlevi3452]

@@Reksmore all good! Lol you still seem dope so I subbed

[@XBLICKED]

If your trying to see how to build it clearly turn down playback speed.

[@EarlsPearls]

Instead of windows I like a low wall half wall combo. Gives access still and you can't get through without breaking it

[@wil8115]

dont forget metal ramps in the roof honeycomb. really helps deters raiders..

[@Michael-cc2sp]

This base has been a raid magnet for me. It’s small, but not necessarily low profile enough to deter anyone from thinking this base is worth. I’ve been offlined every time I’ve put this base down.

[@cubbie9499]

Too many people may have seen it a lot so people know how to counter

[@Sunnykraft]

Preciate you

[@bennaddy2574]

AWesome!!!

[@kostas315]

perfect base for a solo

[@kittenwizard4703]

This base design without fail always geta offline raided, even in low pop servers in the absolute outskirts of the map, must be cursed

[@iambish]

I’ve take a break from Rust for a couple of weeks but will use this for a quick slap down when I’m back on the grind. Great work Reks ❤

[@Reksmore]

breaks are important for sure!

[@richardparsons7012]

It's a good amount of storage, but I think I'll stick to the 2by bunker. Very little extra in upkeep, but with two walls cost to TC.

[@WannabenerdOfficial]

Which design you mean? Is it from reksmore?

[@richardparsons7012]

@@WannabenerdOfficial Reksmore and (i think) leftyp have similar designs with different storage ideas. A non breaking roof piece bunker, and about seven big and some small boxes takes me through without raids.

[@WannabenerdOfficial]

Can you post a link or video title description please? I use reksmore single bunker base design for a few wipes, but thought maybe of something more protective.

[@widearchshark3981]

I watch some Rust base videos where some guy is floating about adding walls all over the place. Although they're amazing enough, they're not really a practical approach for a solo when you need to get something down quickly. So videos like this are perfect. Get your 1x1 up, get your stuff in, then work on expanding. I love it !

[@fitzyizgood]

Im taking a lil month-2 month break since they didnt add any cool seasonal events till likely christmas but im looking forward to maybe expanding to something like this when i get back on

[@XBLICKED]

HALLOWEEN????

[@Rkeogh81]

Currently living in this base, someone tried to offline me and gave up 2 doors in, I think once they saw the garage doors they decided it wasn’t worth it. All they got out of me was some lantern fuel and possibly some homemade shells from shotgun traps.

[@Reksmore]

Glad to hear it!

[@somedude9200]

Tbh i just learned now that when a hammers equipped you can pick things up... lol

[@DarkCrusade3]

For people who bought the Homestead DLC: you can place a vertical barrel next to the TC and get some extra space for more loot in. It's like a Large Wooden Box but easier to fit. With this base layout I am able to fit 4 Large Wooden Boxes, 4 Small Boxes, the TC and a Campfire in the main room

[@bigmaneatchild]

You should add a material counter to your video so us viewers can know how much it will cost to build the base. Awesome base though, thanks!

[@danpilarski7910]

Raiders dont think twice when rockets are spammed

[@swagg2tymes404]

Him much do I need to start this base I love it

[@eightyten-009]

Brother, I got a sweet 2x1 you should try out, it’s a solo raiders hidden gem for sure, I knock down 4x4s with it and can hold tons of loot and blend in with new players

[@trentonmoore-du9yr]

Thank you so much I had my best wipe I ever have had with this base i even got external walls on the outside thank you 😊 I subscribed

[@OzGoober]

Nice video. I might be wrong but I think that a window frame's softside becomes hard *cough* with a roof shelf connected as you've shown.

[@Reksmore]

You're right!

[@Elliott-pv1nd]

Great video! But what is the build cost?

[@shamdamdoobley4266]

1 wall & 1 Doors to TC same for loot room or 4 doors. That T3 makes it more through walls

[@lukedaniels8797]

Awesome but I’m lost I’ll have to watch this video like 5 more times

[@WhaleKing486]

Great video what’s the song list

[@wabakigaming8546]

What materials are needed to build this base?

[@TypicalJacobb]

how would you go about expanding to roof access?

[@thiccbeetboi]

would like to point out at the part about not honeycombing because of the tier 3 isnt a very viable strategy depending on how quickly you actually are able to obtain a tier 3 as a solo/duo. Especially after a BP wipe. Better safe than sorry to do it anyway.

[@WeRunBrushless]

Awesome base but how did you teleport through the roof like that?!

[@jeremylozier7339]

Nice design. I'm curious what the upkeep would be on this.

[@cubbie9499]

Someone wrote it in

[@jacobdubomb9964]

Do you know the exact wood and stone you need for this?

[@dillenmoonen3258]

I tried to follow this and my god without a overhead view I messed up so many times

[@Sandman_3279]

I've used this base design for 2-3 wipes now on 2x servers and I love it, it has great storage and Ive also put a secondary airlock with a shop front window and a roof exit. The only issue I've had is I'm getting raided through all of my sheet door and garage doors to get to TC and Loot room. No one has raided through the honeycomb and instead just raid all of my doors, is there any better way to prevent that other than armored doors?

[@DBradwisch]

On x2 people just satchel raid because its pennies to satchel raid its alot stronger than people realize. Doors are by far the weakest item.

[@dollarfrosty1]

Does he have a video to expanded this type of base?

[@southpineshooligan]

10:05 Some surprised Rek IRL lmao

[@Reksmore]

lmao, it happens

[@Nateda_]

Rotate your tc 90 degrees for even more large box placement

[@tarajacks]

Survived a 3x loot server that was up for one month, lasted the whole month with this base.

[@Reksmore]

Happy to help!

[@endzonegames9891]

What’s the up keep for this tho really good base design

[@alexanderkalomiros2892]

I’m using the base design right now and a clan gave up on raiding me

[@Reksmore]

Nice!

[@rahoffman123]

I just got game today and played the experimental version first really hard to play

[@MacDaddy-df4to]

It's only 2 rockets if u hit the wall where TC is?

[@lexisanterre]

at 3:30, when the TC room triangle goes up - for some reason my base won't let me build this. I tried taking down and replacing the TC to make sure it fit but it still wouldn't go through. Any ideas as to why? It tells me 'cannot build in this area.' I thought it might be because it was clipping through the door frame but you managed to build it here anyways.

[@McBossIslands66]

Same did u get it figured out at all?

[@timothysavage956]

Same issue here

[@user-tl7zz2ny9t]

whats the cost?

[@NotFinancialAdvice69]

a farm bot.... that resonates with me because I feel like that's all I've been doing is farm!

[@ragner2006]

What is the build cost and upkeep cost please.

[@jmurtha80]

Hey Reks, I have seen a number of videos where you have a triangle TC room or locker room with a window access. If you get raided, is it possible to replace the TC/locker in that same triangle with the window access? I have had trouble with trying to do this, wanted to ask if there were any tricks to make this possible?

[@Reksmore]

so if you get that locker taken out you can go inside and replace the locker then f1 kill to get back out of the triangle (you'd go to the back of the triangle and place it against the window) For a tc, if you also use a frame, no not really it'd be hard to replace

[@Chris-wo2rq]

It's tricky but standing on a small box allows you to replace the TC....not sure about locker.

[@xqkrti]

How do you pick stuff up?

[@cnr283]

You should add the build cost at the start of the video, I haven't attempted to make it yet, before I do, does anyone know the build cost?

[@Mart-E12]

I'm not claustrophobic but this is giving me claustrophobia

[@casedistorted]

There was a box update?

[@turbolarsen6794]

how do u build whitout resorches?

[@curryfactoryt]

Any way to get a 2nd floor?

[@jaxsonlowrance3481]

So…. How much total materials would this cost?