TUNNEL - Cosy 4X BUNKER CAVE Base for Small Caves - RUST 2024

THE TUNNEL - A Cosy SMALL CAVE Base design. This base has 4X bunkers, 2 being entrance bunkers, with 2 unique wall stacked roof bunkers which are connected to 1 TC. It has a spacious core living space as well as bedroom areas to defend the base from using peeks throughout. This base has a very low upkeep for the insane cost to raid of at least 95+ rockets.
Electricity can be connected from the surface with this cave type, feel free to play around with electricity connections - I opted not to include it for video simplicity.
SANC CODE: QXLXUL
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:54 The Base Tour
04:22 The Build
05:37 Wallstacking
07:32 Connection
08:00 Expansion
08:45 Bedroom
10:06 Roof Bunkers
12:42 Living Area
14:20 Deployables
17:42 Outro
Cost (Final Grade):
1.2K Stone
19.4K Metal
400 HQM
Upkeep (Including armoured doors):
200 Stone
4K Metal
75 HQM
Tags (Ignore):
#rust #rustbasedesign #cavebase #bunkerbase #solo #duo #trio #rustraid #basedesign #rustbunker #rustpvp #rustgameplay #rustsolo #rustduo #rusttrio #rust2024

[@IndominusRust]

Discord Server Community: discord.gg/jgMr6YXPqC - FOR 3K SUB GIVEAWAY on Sunday at 7pm - you must be a channel subscriber. NOTE: Electricity can be connected from the surface with this cave type, feel free to play around with electricity connections - I opted not to include it for video simplicity :)

[@Azd1r.3358.]

You can also add industrial piping with an "exploit" - it's really just placing 2 conveyors inside terrain... but still, it's nice, both electricity and industrial has to be sent into the right side bunker then to the left side bunker (the one you built this in) might make a vid on it, and a design for the right side cave just cuz why not, it'd be helpful for myself and my mates when I'm not there to build it for them. Also sick build, I'll either use yours or change it a bit since I want to have that piping I talked ab earlier.

[@svent7511]

Great base design, really like the bunkers and the storage bunkers. I noted the surface electrics. Recently I built a cave with no electrical surface option. Used batteries charge on the surface to provide power. Large battery fully charged can power 7 turrets for 3 days using AND switches and timers and HBHF sensors. Maybe a little electrical tutorial would be interesting with practical circuits.

[@IndominusRust]

Ah awesome! Yeah I’m not the best guy when it comes to electrical circuits and stuff. Defo something I need to learn in depth to include in my videos. Glad you like the base! :)

[@worlwr2]

Now seeing your comment I realized that the updated electrical system two updates ago buffs cave bases. With the battery active usage behavior having been changed to only increase it when devices are on (universally rather than rely on a switch) and zero power logic devices definitely make cave bases a much more viable option.

[@AlkashEdition]

Perfect! Thanks for this, i don’t see better cave design. 👍

[@lux60]

Thanks for making a cave base design, been needing the bunker entrance

[@MarketAndChurch]

I really love this. I'd love to do this with turrets though. Great job.

[@nicholaspatton7195]

Awesome base, man. I'd love to see more cave builds with bunkers like this if you're able to cook one up for a medium or large cave!

[@IndominusRust]

Yes mate! I’ll work on it. If this cave base is popular I will design more types of caves in the future. :)

[@TL-in1lm]

For anyone wondering i used this same base in the bucket cave. Worked to a T.

[@Azd1r.3358.]

Can you get electricity down there? Without just placing batteries and charging them.. If so I can, with an 'exploit' get piping down there too, either way you can use another several 'exploits' to get down the bucket side, even if there's a turret, haven't completely tested it though and I should honestly, I know for a fact luckylamma drop down works without a turret atleast. With the small hard /spike cave you can get both electricity and piping from surface down to the right side of the cave, and you can reuse the exploit to get piping past the bunkers in the left side cave, just barely in range..

[@conall5434]

@@Azd1r.3358. bucket cave is too deep, only other cave you can get electricity or piping to is silo

[@conall5434]

Hands down best cave design I've seen

[@IndominusRust]

Cheers bro much love

[@keremgok7041]

this guy is legend...

[@IndominusRust]

No, you guys are

[@bunkdawgy]

I have more than 500 hrs in base building and holy shit this is insane bro. The way the roof piece connects the wallstack is just insane

[@Poundsand.]

Very Cool!

[@IndominusRust]

Cheers brother

[@Erick726]

I love it when people use bunkers. Makes it that much easier to blow in.

[@B1G_77]

this is actually crazy, congrats bro

[@IndominusRust]

Thanks bro!

[@DefiRules]

"2 ways to keep them guessing" moves on make them both splashable at the same time :D other than that i like it

[@der_krasse_lasse8476]

What do you think about the small easy Cave (the one with the bucket) I think it’s the best cave, as you can get down into the cave very quickly. Personally I like to Seal in the cave side of the base with a lot of hqm and then implement 2 Bunkers on the bucket side. I mean you always have to die to get your stuff, or someone calls the bucket. But it’s not a problem to heal 40 hp with a Bearrug. I also build a 2nd small base on the cave entrance with a bolty turret, some peaks, roof for a mini as well as Electric furnaces. Also you never struggle with getting farm. As you just spawn in your base with a db and jackhammer and farm the whole cave and then smelting it in your 2nd base. Another thing I like to do is to place drones in your cave so you can always see if you’re being camped but all in all I had no major problems with doorcampers, I just made sure that I always had a db in my 2nd base to surprise them from behind. I like caves a lot! It makes you basically unraidable (70 Rockets from cave side) and (50 Rockets from Bucket side, if they offline raid you and you always have farm and kill people farming in your cave.

[@conall5434]

Suddenly I'm in need of some drones

[@TL-in1lm]

This base works on the bucket cave as well. I used it this past wipe.

[@Azd1r.3358.]

Hmm, I haven't tried getting electricity down into that cave, and if you can get electricity you can use an 'exploit' to get industrial piping from the surface to it with this small hard (spike) cave as shown in the vid, can use the same exploit to send loot from the right side cave (video poster built in left side, the more common side) and send it to the left side cave practically bypassing the bunkers etc.. just 1 corner of the cave to ther other.. cancerous btw and must practice it on builders sanctuary, I might make a vid on it.

[@Azd1r.3358.]

Forgot to add, thanks for the drone idea, and another reason I don't like even the single bucket cave one cuz they're exploitable ignoring the possibility of using the bucket after killing you, there's been exploits like luckylamma drop down survive lineup thing (look it up its on yt) and I've seen one where a team mate sets max fps to like 1 and drops down, you can sit on his head, he will die but you will survive (can't confirm if this still works) I have however tested the luckylamma survive dropdown lineup thing and it seems to work sometimes, even if not, you can stand up I think, it gives me a % chance to do it and if I'm not schizo I have stood up but I tested this a few weeks ago so idk. You should test this stuff on builder's sanctuary main (not beta) they have free cave building / testing (unlike rustiaced iirc grrr) just place marker on it and it'll tp you, up to you to figure out which is which I can typing more lol.

[@der_krasse_lasse8476]

@@Azd1r.3358. that 1 fps thing is no longer working but yeah there are always ways to get down into the bucket, but you can prevent this by placing a turret down there. But it’s still very cheap for you to hqm one side and then double bunker the bucket side. Online raiding the bucket side is still a huge pain in the as

[@qwwwwq6382]

good guide, pls make a build of level 2 of large sewers hard cave

[@IndominusRust]

Thanks! I will do other cave bases in the future, not sure when though. Ill keep this request in mind :)

[@GermanFacecheck]

the thing with caves is, only zergs coming to raid it and depends on how lucky you are they do it quite often early to mid wipe. they just blow your whole cave up and even the respawn point is pretty far in the front

[@ExodusRustYT]

LETS GO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@IndominusRust]

Legend 🔥

[@christianmunoz6545]

Fire base again! Just wanted to know did you build in a single cave with only one way in and one way out

[@IndominusRust]

Yes, this is a small cave, with 1 entrance without a buckets. At the end you have two deadend build areas. This is the left side building area

[@christianmunoz6545]

Thanks for responding keep coming out with the fire builds

[@unknown__7753]

Subbed! Excellent base design.

[@IndominusRust]

Thanks dude

[@ntindaSnyper]

a great cave base, do you think its easy to adapt this for the small cave with a bucket lift

[@IndominusRust]

Thanks! If im honest, im not sure how the sizes of the cave plots vary. You can try fit the same base in the small bucket lift cave and see how it goes - try it on a build server first. :)

[@forevermario7093]

Completely different way of building caves than i do, but honestly it's very impressive.

[@IndominusRust]

Thanks dude, I’m glad you like it :)

[@user-df2yc8er9j]

i have a very good idea, can you make a AIT turret pod on the opposite side of the cave? or your conditional turret pod

[@IndominusRust]

Yes maybe but the space would be awkward doing the wide gaps/wall stacking I believe. You could try it out! Great idea

[@darik4987]

will the cave that i can build this in always have those rocks you stood on at the beginning just like how they were in your video? i’ve been looking for this cave on a build server and im not seeing it

[@IndominusRust]

Some server seeds will not contain the specific cave shown in the video

[@day7954]

If raiders fire a rocket through a small gap in to a self-sealing bunker, won't the inside walls take splash damage? I remember that when I tested it on a build server in the past, it was possible as long as I adjusted the angle properly.

[@IndominusRust]

Potentially but it would do significantly less than a direct hit. Also would require them to actually risk trying it with a real rocket without confirmation of hitting the back walls. So idk how likely it would be for someone to actually do it in a live server situation

[@zhypermulucas]

Insane design man! But why do you place floor"roof" so far up in the cave stone? Does that really matter? It's not like they can sit up there.. I would like to understand why :) ty

[@IndominusRust]

Nah it doesn’t matter rly. I just add it because why not, the base upkeep is already so cheap so it might prevent throwing grenades through the top

[@zhypermulucas]

@@IndominusRust Got it, thank you! Awesome work man

[@kodystone6909]

yooo great base but the wall stacking doesnt work when i do it i can put a single foundy every time so cant connect the tc to wall stack :(

[@IndominusRust]

You can connect it with the same method anywhere. Doesn’t have to be that specific one.

[@stazzrust0]

A new mic, better cinematic code use. You have a lot of potential my friend love to see new talented builders ❤️🤞🏻

[@marshanmann]

Does electricity and/or industrial loot transfer from above work or not anymore?

[@IndominusRust]

electricity works on small caves, not sure about industrial pipes

[@CripplingMemeAddict]

No oil refinery is sadge tho, usually use those to get a generator running

[@IndominusRust]

You could remove some honeycomb or build space in the other side of the cave :)

[@deusvult3681]

Hey man, doesnt that gap in the front dramatically reduce the raid cost

[@IndominusRust]

No bc you cant get an angle around it to splash both bunkers in one go

[@ShivTheGamer]

What is the word for that peek you refer to around 1:50. Batrigo? Patricko? Not sure what this word is - do you happen to know the spelling and origin?

[@IndominusRust]

Patrico peek, it’s commonly used in builds, not sure where the name came from maybe a player who invented it? It’s just commonly referred to when you add a window with a horizontal embrassure with a half height floor splitting the middle.

[@ShivTheGamer]

@@IndominusRust Thanks. I'd heard it mentioned a few times but never knew the word or where it came from.

[@apollyonmind999]

nice design , it would've been better if you used pixel gaps instead of those bunkers (u can clearly see the boxes through the gaps )

[@IndominusRust]

Thanks! Pixel gaps have been patched. Also just lock the boxes in this bunker.

[@Azd1r.3358.]

@IndominusRust pixel gaps still work, watch @Ruhlo for that, and offset bunkers, they're very scuffed tho, and gaps are / seem bigger, the vertical ones for tc / lockers etc don't work with hqm iirc.

[@user-eh4of5tv7c]

немного жаль, что ты публикуешь так нужное мне видео с пещерой после того, как я перестал играть в раст. но когда-нибудь я обязательно применю твою базу

[@IndominusRust]

Ahh that’s a shame man, I’m glad you like it though! :)

[@user-eh4of5tv7c]

@@IndominusRustкаждая твоя база безумна бро 😅

[@Rewezzy]

what building server you using?

[@IndominusRust]

Builders sanc 2

[@Rewezzy]

@@IndominusRust thx))

[@badmonkey2468]

here at 3020 subs and 1549 views remember me

[@IndominusRust]

Haha I will 🤍

[@keno5599]

Can you make a cave design for a solo?

[@IndominusRust]

I think this base is possible for a dedicated solo, you have free farm within the cave too. So you can just upgrade the roof bunkers to metal only, and then add stone wall honeycomb instead of metal. Would reduce the cost to very manageable for a solo. I think it wouldn’t be much cheaper making a solo cave base

[@keno5599]

@@IndominusRust no im lazy

[@IndominusRust]

@@keno5599 😂😂 fair enough, just make a cave with the bunkered entrance in this one, then just make a simple interior I guess

[@keno5599]

@@IndominusRust nooo

[@jolsletsplay3674]

Yoo, wtf, why do I want to build a cave base now

[@IndominusRust]

Haha I’m glad I’ve inspired you :)

[@der_krasse_lasse8476]

Cave bases are so good

[@firefly8800]

New track audio level is a little loud vs ur voice fyi

[@IndominusRust]

Yeah I noticed that sorry, I think it’s still audible though

[@firefly8800]

@@IndominusRust It's fine, but gotta turn up my volume much louder than usual and the music still gets in the way of words a bit.

[@IndominusRust]

@@firefly8800 ye sorry about that :( can’t do much now sadly

[@Finlandrust.]

dude you have 160 iq rly

[@IndominusRust]

How kind of you 😂 thanks dude

[@_Byakko_GP]

bro its giving me so many problems idk why like its pixel perfect base bro this is mad anoying