How do you upgrade your walls?

[deanver 12]

I see on the scroll wheel an option to upgrade.  What do I need to do to upgrade the wall?  Build another wall kit or what?

[snipercymraeg 0]

You need to get 4 metal boards and 2 metal poles, go to a fire and workbench and click on the metal poles and click craft upgrade, then go to the wall and upgrade it.

Nick

 

[slider162 1]

So you don't need to remove the wall to upgrade it?  My fear was that upgrading a door or gate, you would lose your lock.  It would be nice if you would remove a lock from a door, move the door as you are building/upgrading your base, and then put the lock back on.  As it stands now, if you move a door with a lock on it, you lose the lock, which isn't cheap.

[Pasilius 0]

So you don't need to remove the wall to upgrade it?  My fear was that upgrading a door or gate, you would lose your lock.  It would be nice if you would remove a lock from a door, move the door as you are building/upgrading your base, and then put the lock back on.  As it stands now, if you move a door with a lock on it, you lose the lock, which isn't cheap.

I second that. Having the option to remove a lock and get it back in your inventory would be nice.

[snipercymraeg 0]

Hi,

Yes if you move it you lose the lock, but as far as I can remember upgrading it doesn't, my lock did go however as when I upgraded it the metal was facing inwards so I replaced the door and lost the lock then.

Nick

 

[Terd Fergasen 20]

Is there a base building wiki somewhere?

[Guest]

http://exile.majormittens.co.uk/topic/707-exile-beginners-guide/ 

this is the best guide that you're gonna see atm. I don't believe there is a wiki thats currently updated atm

[Terd Fergasen 20]

thanks!  i literally just stumbled upon the same Steam page.  

[Brez 46]

Lets not mention the fun you have trying to get the re-enforcement on the actual outter side of the wall.

I've found myself spinning the wall around up to three times to get the re-enforcement on the outter side of the wall.

 

Even if I go on the other side of the wall thinking that it will re-enforce the side you are at.. It doesn't make a difference.

The walls obviously have one side that re-enforce statically and you don't actually know which side that will be.

 

My suggestion is to darken the yellow side of the wall that will be the re-enforced side so you know which side it will be when placing the wall.

Edited September 22, 2015 by Brez

[Theonewhodies 1]

A quick note on which side of the fortified door should go outwards : it doesn't matter.

Inside, outside it's the same; Invulnerable.

Cheers