[265] The way of the builder - a general guide

It's funny, I used Strathos' design in a match just now, and Arhain and some other dude said I was a retard and didn't know what I was doing.

My tower was the only one that held up before the other guys collapsed in.

 

If you know you're right, just verbally abuse them until they're quiet. Be vulgar poetic and confusing the same time like "Shut your motherfucking yap, you know nothing about building -- you also look like you have trouble laying a brick in the morning. You should try eating more wheat products. Now get out of my way."

Works most of the time.

 

Not true! I have found it and I have learned a great deal. Thank you for this guide strathos. I can't wait to go try some of this new knowledge out.

 

This was crazy helpful, thanks for taking the time to write it up and take screenies! It shall make me all the better builder.

 

@FBB When I was playing today I made that trap of yours and some guy came and hit the bridges once each I said WTF and so on and then I fixed it. Then I decided to put a 2x1 BC spike trap (yeah i know i use other builders stuff alot) And he filled it with stone siad it was his trap and I griefed it and my team of noobs kicked me. :'( .Feel like saying "Just f***ing leace me alone I've been building for half a year. Get a life.

 

Sorry if this is a necrobump, but i just found this guide (as a noob builder, but loving to play it) and its awesome, helps me alot.I didnt know you could capture enemy buildings and such, but where can i find the other guides? (if those are released, that is.)I cant view strathos's profile (no offense) so i cant see your latest posts.Anyway, thanks for your guide! youre awesome! EDIT: Wow, this message looks quite messy. i wonder why. Is quick reply bugged on these forums?

Necrobump? No, not at all! :D This is a valuable guide and as such has no 'use by' date. ~fbb

 

Hello, fellow builders! There were a couple of bugs that made some of my designs obsolete or too expensive, so I've been waiting for them to be fixed. Everything seems to work OK now and the next guide should be here "soon".
The next guide - "advanced stuff" - touches more than a few subjects and I'm finding a way to put them together. There will be designs, tips and strategies. It will be worth the wait!
Again, thanks for all the replies. I'm glad this has been useful and I'm always delighted to see players putting this to use, specially when they make variations of the "repairable wall" :)

 

You are derailing a genuine and very good builder guide thread with goddamn door hallways, and even suggesting a design that is just as slow, but just gives you less protection.
If you want to keep to your opinion that its awesome, make a new thread and we will probably take every single argument why its not good.

 

Door hallways have NOTHING to do with Strathos' awesome builder guide.

~Thread cleaned.

 

Apparently necro'ing is allowed on this thread...
it would be nice if you talked about bomb chutes in this, and quick spike traps like this:

 

lol spike pits dont belong in a serious builder guide

 

Guide 2. I'll be brief.

Frontline towers:
* Build towers with enemy builders in mind. They should have an overhang, which also makes it hard for archers to go over it.
* Make a bomb catcher right in front of the main wall to avoid easy collapses by bomb spam.
* Control the underground: have access to the underground right under your tower to stop tunnelers.
* Best towers have a one way exit and a laddering-builder-proof entrance somewhere else.

This base setup has served me very well:


(the bomb catcher is essential)

And I've been using the concept for a while...




Apologies for the previous promises of a grand builder guide. When I read that the building and gameplay dynamics would change in the scripting release, I decided to wait for it.

 

This is fucking genius, and it makes me sad that more people don't do it. Brilliant work as always, even for how brief it is. :D

 

Brilliant. If you make another you should include a section on the importance of fearlessness. I've seen Knights push right up to the enemy base, right next to their flag, only to be killed because the builders who are literally 20 blocks away are too dumb to build ladders. They'd rather build their own ugly and useless 1 floor base than execute the finishing blow to the enemy.

 

4 block thick wall-







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3 block thick wall-







2 block thick wall-

 

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thank you for this helpful tip?