If you build your base right in Shem you can force all enemy units that raid your base to swim through the water in order to reach your front gate effectively giving you a killbox/choke point to take all of them out with wall mounted turrets.Įnemy Attacks: Frequent Stone Rats and Red Sabre Raids

In the southern portion of this zone you'll find lots of Copper and Iron deposits scattered between the small lakes which is the place you'll want to build your base around. Resources: 2 Copper and 1 Iron Deposit (or more depending on size and location of base)ĭespite seeming like a rather inhospitable place - Shem is actually a great zone to build a base in. South Wetlands Base Location Youtube VideoĮnemy Attacks: Frequent Dust Bandits most common In my personal experience these events have a very hard time reaching your base due to the fact that your base is pretty much on an island and around many hostile patrols of enemies. The only two events that will bother you are the UC Tax Man (asks for some Cats each week) and slave raids. What makes this location so good (imo) is the safety of it.

This location is completely devoid of Copper and there's only a single Iron deposit nearby but it's a short swim across some water. If all you care about is building up a farm for food and you'd like a safe location to do it - one of my favorite locations to make a farm base is in the South Wetlands. Other: This spot is good for a small farm unit for making food The only thing that is lacking with this location is Water but you can easily make some wells in the foggy area just south of your base near the 2 Copper Nodes which has 100% water.Įnemy Attacks: Slave Raids and Swamp Raptors if you grow crops You'll also find 1 Copper node near the northern end of this location (mixed in with about 5 Iron Nodes) along with 2 more Copper nodes a tad bit south of our base in the fog. In the northeastern portion of Fog Islands you'll find a plateau that has more Iron than you can ever use and more space than you'll ever need for building a giant base. Out of all the locations I talk about on this page, this is probably my favorite - if not definitely in my top 3. Other: Close proximity to Mongrel which has good armor and skeleton limb vendors for and gear Guide: Setting up your first base & All you need to know Usually when you are looking for locations to a build a base you'll want to build one in close proximity of at least one Copper and Iron node. The other two important ones are Copper and Iron. Having an area with high Water values is helpful if you plan to operate a farm - if you don't plan to grow crops then you don't have to worry about Water or Fertility. Water tells you how much water can be found in this area. Fertility tells you how well crops will grow in this area if you've unlocked Hydroponics then Fertility doesn't matter because you can grow indoors. You can always buy Building Materials from stores and traders instead though if you are in an area with low Stone.

Stone is only important early on when you still need Building Materials. If you use the 'Prospect' skill on a character you'll get an info blurb about the surrounding area which tells you Stone, Fertility, Water, Copper, Iron and more. When choosing a location to build your base in Kenshi there are a few important things you'll want to look out for. In Kenshi if you'd like to craft your own Food, Weapons, Armor, Arrows, Robotic Limbs and more you'll need to build your own base.

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