Best Tips To A Strong Defence Sons Of The Forest Guide

[@chieftron]

Just an FYI, you can place the sticks in the ground and then place rocks around it, and THEN chop it down. It makes it good for building and not knocking over the sticks while building. Also, I typically put spikes behind my wall and knock them thru so when enemies attack the wall they get hurt.

[@steampunknord]

Thanks for the tip that they work when placed behind.

[@thomascook7146]

Just be cautious when putting the sticks behind the wall and making the spikes; sometimes a cannibal could clip through your wall because the spike is behind your wall, therefore the enemy is technically getting attacked behind the wall, thus they can maybe clip through the barrier

[@marytatodd9934]

​@@thomascook7146yes, it happens

[@GyörgyHermán-m6q]

Hello everyone, it is a nice defense but if you don't want to spend too many hours with it and want 100% defense just find a bay and after the stream mouth where the open water begins but the water is still low build your base on piles. That's it. All enemies are considering it as the sea so they are unable to attack it. They will stop on the shore and watch your base. Water and food is also provided by the stream one short zipline is enough to jump there. 🙂

[@Jonno2summit]

Right! I have a base like that on the rock island above the falls in the largest river that's flows into the middle of the eastern coast. They just stand on shore and look at me, or get aggressive and drown. They are there for my amusement.

[@koolerpure]

I built a castle directly over a river. The fence gates we got made the gatehouse possible and the river is just my safe source of water and fish that also kinda collects logs. The spikes log defences are so cool

[@hirvaer5673]

If I spend 100+ ingame days to build my inpenetrable fort and accidentally throw a grenade that destroys it, my best escape plan is -> exit -> reload

[@tearharvester]

I built my base in a super hostile area and so far the best thing iv come up with is to have a opening in the wall with alternating spike traps . so say that cool porque pine thing you built , then a gap then another spike block , then next layer alternate the gaps , do at least 3 layers , 5 preferably . mix traps in the "open" gaps . if the whole base is walled off ( in my case is have a box wall around my base ) with a missing section for the traps , as soon as anything trigers on me it trys to path through the traps insted of busting down the wall , this kills it 98 % of the time . I only use zip lines to get in and out of the base Also this is by far the best system iv found for dealing with the long string rolling blob thing . That bugger cheats and glitches right through walls and wall spike miss him offten for some reason , so if you just run around your traps opeining he rolls around and kills himself .

[@akoniiem5851]

I've seen many defensive wall with spike sticking through it but this has to be the fanciest nicest spike through the defense wall I've ever seen

[@PANCAKEMINEZZ]

In all seriousness though, this is a really rad use of the mechanics to make a schiltrum wall. Gonna be adding this to my base later

[@shamrock3957]

Nothing says fear me like a bloody head on a spike. I use a multi-tiered defense around my base. Got a defensive wall around my base, then a line of stick fences with spikes, then a line of traps, another line of stick fences and spikes and finally about a hundred severed heads at the edge of the forest. Haven't had much of an issue in a while, other than having to build a ton of bone holders lol.

[@__-tp4tm]

That's a lot. In my friend group, I'm the main defensive builder. I assure you, we can put camp up absolutely everywhere. Simple approach, ball off in however big a wall you need to be fully inclosed in, leave a hole in said wall, extend the entrance in length and place all kinds of traps in there. 2 rows of bonemaker and stoneclap, 2-4 spin traps and no amount of enemies on hard difficulty ever touch us. Most the time we look over and realize another group got demolished. And yup, 3-4 spin traps will make even Double's unable to rush through. I love this game lul

[@kylehoward1000]

Great design dude. The new building system has got me all confused so these tips are quite helpful! Thanks man

[@JumperXxXCables]

I really like that firewood trick .....good job on an extensive defensive wall build guild .....2 thumbs up

[@Deanrwp]

Hi, Brilliant video on Defence for Sons of the Forest…..I like what you said when you said you are waiting for Cannibals to attack which they don’t seem to like it…..Hmm I wonder why, I think they sneakily did a recon wondering how they can get into your well defended base!😂 Thanks for sharing 😊

[@Christian-cz9bu]

Dang that's a lot of build. I noticed the enemy paths through certain areas, so helps to focus defense there. The bone makers are good for setting baby mutants on fire. Also you can set the rocks before cutting the sticks, helps to not knock them over.

[@hubertcumberdale8175]

Why no love for the stick fence. You can build it higher than the logs by stacking the sticks. You can then layer the spikes at each stick level. So mine has 3 layers of spikes. Bottom middle and top. You can reinforce it with stones, at each level. So for example your top stick layer also has stones. And finally, the number one best part. You can shoot through it. Nobody ever gets through it.

[@MsUltrafox]

You could also just walk knee-deep in the ocean and just build there. No need for defensive walls or spikes because you are the only one that can go into the salt water. Virginia and Kelvin will NOT go in the saltwater either so they are not as safe. I have a nice base in the bay with the radio on the south shore and no zombie has ever tried to get to it.

[@zyanidwarfare5634]

The firewood to put the spikes on is super cool ngl

[@tommason870]

very nice elaborate design. I cannot see me ever finding the time to build this though as its very likely that I will be attacked along time before completion.

[@CoreyAReeves]

the corner spike tip is great!

[@mubrek236]

I have 2 bases and the main base is literally on the other side of that river on the same beach. You get cannibal patrols each day but it's a good spot.

[@WinkyPinkerton]

just the blueprints we needed

[@DavidBrown-it9ig]

you can just simply push sticks over through the wall. This leaves them spiked and they can still be reinforced by rocks

[@tromaz12]

For making content I'd recommend getting console commands. Makes things alot easier

[@neverleftpallettown]

hell yeah bro you sound more british than my dad, and that makes me know you bought to lay the words of god on me right now. if anyone knows how to go somewhere new and take it over, its yall 😮📝 im here to learn dawg on a real note what you said about the main story yeah dude those caves freak me out i just want a castle

[@luckypoison8708]

Pro tip; it doesn’t matter where you build, enemies spawn at the same rate, which increases daily.

[@Rorycogo]

Not true

[@luckypoison8708]

@@Rorycogo yea it’s true.

[@Rorycogo]

@@luckypoison8708 there are multiple points where cannibals have increased spawn rate, for example paths, villages, lakes and rivers. They do increase daily but your location does change the overall spawn rates.

[@CostelloDamian]

Alternatively you can just use the bunker with the printer as your base. Un-raidable, no additional light required, you have your own printer, bed included. You get free loot (including resin) every time you load. Other than to satisfy your personal need of building I don't think this game does great job at rewarding building mechanic. I wish they did.

[@naturalselection28]

The best defense is to not have a base at all. Stay light, keep moving! A tarp and a stick to save/sleep, easy peasy.

[@Tx_98]

You're right but I still love having a cozy place I can stay at and relax, also building is kinda fun

[@AWonderingTraveIer]

That method doesn’t really work well anymore since night patrols interrupt sleep, unless your playing on easy or peaceful mode you kinda need a base now

[@Lawrance_of_Albania]

You gave me inspiration, i just finished my walls

[@iR_STONA]

you seriously do the most craziest builds on youtube for sotf

[@TotalXclipse]

Hopefully that's a good thing!

[@thethousandsunny69_74]

If you build on the enemy camps your spawn points become your base, ive been taking over all of the enemy camps and trapping the trails

[@RevolutionaryOven]

Oh? You built /there/ on the island? I uh... kinda fortified the entire island by bottlenecking the land bridge haha. Turns out, they don't spawn behind you on the island, they only come from the beach in front of the land bridge. Made a sweet defensive wall with a rampart and two towers with an overhang, machicolations, and a zipline that goes up the mountain on the other side for an easy hangglider location to bring you anywhere on the island. And now, since cannibals dont spawn on the island itself, I'm gonna populate it with a little town of cabins!

[@PackthatcameBack]

Or you can just skip the wall bit and only have ramps with hedgehogs on them. I've done this in my base and it regularly murders everything that tries to attack it. I sometimes come out after hearing a bunch of noises to find that 8-10 mutants have killed themselves against my wall of spikes.

[@martapfahl940]

Dude this is awesome, the ideo of only having to build one wall to have a whole fucking half-island :D

[@MattGG_21]

Theres also the deadfall trap. Place a stick on the ground and then place a log on it and when entities will come the log will fall on them.

[@Chase_The_Calm_Gaming]

Love your tips. Game is fun and not my normal game style but it's really satisfying.

[@grandi5214]

I wish you can built a base on snowy mountain top. That's challenge!

[@chasingfpv2558]

I build a dock on the ocean with a house at the end of it the monsters won’t go in the water to get to you.

[@lippedgerm]

awesome Defense! loved it. lots of work

[@Mickimoss]

that is going to take a huge amount of time, while in other game, we have a preset spiky wall for that.

[@evo5dave]

Looks great. I just need a spare month to cut down the trees!

[@whimsical1788]

electric fences are good on normal mutants and muddys

[@sharpdodger]

Plan on making multiple rows of spikey bois because thanks the new update they just jump over them now

[@epicbruhh]

Rule 1: 1/1 point for me Rule 2: 0,5/1 (I'm not very close to the river but it's not really far) Rule 3: 1/1 Rule 4: 0/1 Rule 5: 0/1

[@epicbruhh]

AT the start of this video

[@FilipFellner]

Do the Cannibals attack you when you build on these 2 islands at the south-eastern side of the map? The place looks pretty isolated by huge cliffs and the ocean but the enemies usually spawn on your location. But its weird they do not go or “spawn” on you when you are high in the mountains. I wonder if the same thing goes for this island you are building on.

[@TotalXclipse]

Yep they still spawn there but it's much rarer

[@stephenwallace7288]

You know when you have too many hours in the game when you start recognizing the landscape from videos

[@greg1474]

Nice job and well presented.

[@coolchick568]

even playing on hard, in a team the cannibals are not that "scary" nor do they really win against a few of us...found the spike logs to be adaquate...occassionally have had one spawn inside the defensive gate....and cat/dog can get in, but with rifle it is not an issue.

[@lamkhanh8643]

Great idea!

[@kopite6068]

Have real trouble placing sticks for a defensive wall. My problem is the 'fence' markers, I just want the circle to place the stick not the dotted line forcing you to place a stick where you don't want it. Is there a way to switch off the 'fence' option? Thanks

[@NesjeG]

I bloody love this!🎉🎉

[@murph1414]

The main problem with these glitch through defenses is maintaining them. Trying to replace broken pieces can be a nightmare if not next to impossible to put back together again.

[@Xhaleon]

A multi layered wall of spikes placed on ramps IS usually overkill for most playthroughs and difficulty settings. Simply placing a single row of stick spikes behind a log stake wall is not perfect coverage but is good enough most of the time (cannibals and mutants really have no sense of self-preservation against spikes) and you can repair them from your side of the wall.

[@TotalXclipse]

Not too bad you can fix them by running across the top of the wall 🙂

[@murph1414]

@@TotalXclipse Sooner or later a couple of those palisade logs will get knocked out. If it's in a place that intersects with the white alignment line, good luck.

[@TotalXclipse]

@@murph1414 I've just built a whole fort like this, and though it can be finicky replacing the lost palisade you don't need to tear a whole section down.

[@murph1414]

@@TotalXclipse It's one of the best looking defenses I've seen so far. I'm not sure the palisades are working as intended at this point. The spikes are the player's best deterrent at this time for sure. Some tweaking to the building function will go a long way in helping people create some nice builds. And maintain them. Stairs need to be one of the first things they address. They can be an unnecessary PITA.

[@jojo-ur8dj]

First two rules and me and my friends base break it cause its on a direct road to a pond and has like 2 camps beside it

[@FirkraagAurel]

I'd say build directly near or on the roads for more tower defense fun. Otherwise it will get very boring on your island fortress, no?

[@aspodermousstoplight100]

New meta build directly on cannibal camps while they are still there and make a prison

[@Endgunner]

Cannibals refuse to go into salt water, making the wall in the salt water kinda unnecessary.

[@Hermit541]

used the spikes along the wall trick but i got to say its a little disappointing to be told how the defense did instead of seeing it

[@Nihilus1933]

Thanks man ❤

[@luckypoison8708]

I like how you spelled defense correctly in the video animation and incorrectly in the title of the video. Nice video!

[@qxvzh]

they both are right

[@PANCAKEMINEZZ]

Or just turn the option for no structure damage on because it's, for some reason, just treated like any other option than a difficulty option. They really need to change that.

[@pumpkinhead_tv]

love it mate

[@unJOLLYranchers]

I saw a blonde women with multiple arms..? It looked like she was tamed with a tracker like “k”..??? Are you able to “recruit” them..?

[@marytatodd9934]

😮

[@marytatodd9934]

Yes, that's Virginia, you have to watch a couple of videos of SOF, there's a lot you'll find out that is amazing

[@mcjamesmongan8829]

They need to add manual placing for sticks and other items

[@TobiasPa]

Tolle Idee aber wie weit funktioniert das wirklich wenn die großen kaniballen komme oder gummityp. Hab schon einiges versucht nachzubauen und einiges davon hält nicht auf ist nur deko

[@navy1lord1]

So I’m building a walkway along the wall with the stick teeth, let’s us shoot arrows from above while they run around trying to get in.

[@funfullyeh]

the baby mutant get through this spike wall, is there anyway to get rid of the baby, any trap for them?

[@foaduk9118]

how do you get lots of rocks?

[@ThisOLmaan]

be cool if they add it the Artifact to attract tha CanTables

[@drazenbabic4706]

So the bigger the base the more enemies, didnt know that lol, day 2 axe and huge base a lot of enemies, but free bone armor ey

[@Lazarus-aap]

So how durable is a wall like that?

[@omarchahin2007]

i put a defensive spike, 3 rocks around and... a log on top of the spike! end! maybe i´ll make an tutorial to explain how but its 100% more cheap and safe.

[@Keithdehart]

how are you placing the sticks so close to one another?

[@TotalXclipse]

It works easier on the planks, but if you're having problems you can place a stick and knock it down - the next stick you place will then not require you to snap it in line 🙂

[@snixlst7739]

Im around 4 camps, on a road , without water ✅

[@quandangle9397]

bro is cooked

[@ashikadnan3660]

This is not defense for base This is defence for fortress!

[@AthosRac]

There's no link for a video talking about best spots.

[@TotalXclipse]

They changed the way cards work - look on the description

[@ralizek497]

You forget the deadfall trap that's not in the book, one shots everything.

[@tearharvester]

how you you make that ?

[@guso6042]

​@@tearharvester place a log on the ground then put a stick under it. Enemies that trigger it will have the log drop on them

[@bernvigz9138]

I'm going to build over a frozen lake.

[@martiantexan7632]

Next to last

[@Funkmonkey707]

Yarp!

[@vermillion.__-_.]

WAIT, you guys hide from the enemy? me and my friend, just run in, shouting, gunning people down xD

[@hbsbe5806]

Btw no mutant or canon Les touch saly water

[@rakadiaz4964]

My bro building an Atlantic wall...

[@enouement2k]

TATZEN HOCH 😀😀

[@MattC78]

Then they spawn inside your walls when you are gone and you come home to an invasion. 😂

[@erfrid]

Aren't gliders scattered at elevated locations across the map? How is it possible to make it available inside a base? Cheat?

[@TotalXclipse]

Nope - just fly it to your base it won't be removed

[@erfrid]

Oh, that's nice!

[@foaduk9118]

@@erfrid you can use a spring trap to send yourself flying in the air with the glider

[@willyjakob8630]

hadrians wall

[@cookiemonsta_za]

Don't mind me. Just dropping some logs in the ocean

[@tobygreen7116]

the first time I used grenades I was in the shovel cave and their was about 5 twins and serval baby's and two fingers.

[@Ryuzaki8DN]

build a savehouse in the fokn ocean

[@manoclocknews]

building two feet into the ocean. they will never bother you. they can't swim. tutorial over.

[@cacarey01]

East

[@philr.2661]

I survived 93 days so far as a single player on HARD mode without building a home.

[@MokPlosh]

What do you do if you're not building o.0

[@chrisberg2]

Killing, stealing and winning the game I guess.

[@axelnilsson2031]

man having to watch videos in order to be able to do the most basic buildings is fucking annoying, the building system is so inconsistent and buggy, building is not fun

[@marytatodd9934]

Not fun? Let me recommend Reactive Gaming, Veuvic, Kindly JustDj, Velmir, Dari Milk, Kills4Thrills among others... you'll find it can be super fun once you get the experience

[@rodrigoglowacki]

I make a base in the same location. hahaha

[@baujunkielp]

cannibals cant swim in the ocean

[@eternusal]

I’ve been watching for an hour and just realized this video is from the very start of the beta and pre release lol I mean most of it is still correct but please title it better

[@kot-q4]

Местами круто, большая часть бестолково.

[@vanxqe8517]

I hate the building in this game the way it forces you to snap to everything is made like a 5 year old

[@RealWendys]

last

[@kylefreeman3137]

DEFENSE lol

[@TotalXclipse]

.... Defense is an Americanism, Defence is English 😉

[@tallkooljp]

Wow what's that take 2 weeks? Lol

[@nathanielross285]

Uh btw your spelling is wrong its actually defense, not defence

[@evananderson1455]

Learn to use Google before you try to correct people, you're not as smart as you think you are.

[@faraonkot491]

It is so useless XD

[@lordpantheon2793]

Bruh u don’t even need a base in this game