Even if you take on the monstrous task of making that 16 blocks thick, that’s only 2 hours.
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If you make a singular room in the center with 8 block thick walls, that is roughly an hour to raid for a single person. Steel is a mere four minutes to break open. The times WILL change based on the server settings, but the times should be a healthy reference for how easy it is. These are the times it took to break blocks with all perks maxed and an auger with all of the mods. People can and will get into any room you build, keep that in mind when you are building. I’ve been in raids where 2-5 people spent 12-16 hours on a singular base. The basic problem with base building is it just does not take nearly as long to raid a base as it does to build it. Why not Just Go for Sheer Strength of Walls? Now onto the rest of the guide for an in-depth guide to get you thinking like a top tier builder. Look around at what nooks and crannies are around to stash your boxes and you will be golden. I personally do not trust making my ceiling 7-9 blocks high as an exact measurement like that makes it exceedingly obvious what you are doing. Keep in mind that with the introduction of Alpha 17, there is the small 2% of the population who maxes out the perk parkour and can jump 9 blocks, so keep that in mind when building. (yes the image below uses boxes, not concrete).
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I for instance make ceilings that are 7 blocks off the ground so that i can place frames beneath me to access it. The best thing you can do in this situation is make sure that at any point, a player is 7 blocks away from your box.
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Simply take a storage box, plop it anywhere you want and paint over it, there’s just one problem with this, the text still shows up for it. If you want to TL DR this entire article, this trick is the main trick you want to know.