Raiding Methods

Environment Damages

Environmental damage corresponds to free actions like punching, swinging an axe, firing a pistol, or using C4. It applies to all base elements as well as attachments (locks, barbed wire, etc.). Depending on your tools and gear, it can be more advantageous to target a base element directly or focus on the lock.

Melee Damage — Hit base elements and attachments with any item, tool, or even your bare hands at ~0.1× vanilla impact damage.
Firearm Damage — Hit base elements and attachments with firearms at ~0.5× vanilla impact damage.
Explosion Damage — Hit base elements and attachments with explosives at ~1× vanilla impact damage.

Raiding Tools

In addition to environmental damage, you can raid base elements and attachments with specialized tools. These actions apply damage progressively, can be paused and resumed, and may require multiple steps depending on the target’s health. This includes:

Sawing locks with hacksaws
Cutting barbed wire with pliers
Hammering metal plate walls with a sledgehammer
Destroying wooden walls with crowbars
Chopping fence structures with axes or firefighter’s axes

Additional Information

Fences and watchtowers have 2× vanilla resistance to both environmental damage and raiding tools. Gates have 1× vanilla resistance and represent the weakest point. Defenders may convert fences into gates and vice versa at any time.

Base Building