Better Fortifications

[applejaxc 2500]

Right now, I can't place barbed wire to save my life... literally. I'll put it down and just trap myself in with zombies instead of keeping the bastards out. It's terrible.

I have a few suggestions:

1. Ghost-frame display. When you context-menu/inventory-choose to build a fortification, a transparent bluish-green should be shown in front of you, that moves as you move instead of instant placement of the fortification. You then (scroll-wheel) choose "Confirm" to place the item, at which point you finally crouch down and start building. This will make fortifying doorways and roads so much easier. No longer will I place something sideways that can't even stop a truck from getting by.
   
2. Trenches! Why should I just have to use physical items? A E-Tool made trench could break legs, OR be used as a fox-hole to defend yourself. Climbing out would be as simple as hitting V (or whatever you are set to).
   
3. Spillable gasoline that can be lit by a flare or match. BURN IT DOWN!
   
4. Landmines, the absolutely rarest spawn of all. Detectable without too much effort, really only a danger to the unobservant driver or player running from a gunfight. Anti-vehicular (does not detonate without a certain amount of weight) and anti-personnel, each more-or-less effective against the intended target. Laying prone to crawl past an anti-personnel mine will save your life. Toolbox to disable, E-Tool to plant. Smaller explosion radius than ArmA 3's landmines.
   
5. Spikes
   

• Caltrops: Causes light bleeding damage to the feet, slows zombies/players down. Crawling over caltrops causes considerably more bleeding. No direct damage; only bleeding is induced (it doesn't directly take blood away)
  
• Spikes: Pops tires, causes medium bleeding and deals direct damage. Easy to see/avoid. Mostly a warning and inconvenience
  
• Tank Traps (I don't know what they're actually called): Much like cactus, these x-shaped spikes stand at half the height of a man. Walking into one induces bleeding. Ramming one with a vehicle deals considerable damage. Zombies attempting to force their way into your base between them can gut/kill themselves.
  
• Each type can cause tetanus (or whatever Rocket wants in the game)
  

I've got other ideas, but I figure this is enough to digest for now.

[colekern 1364]

Nice. I actually really like #1.

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

You have my vote appleoats

[DemonGroover 8836]

I like the idea of being able to set a trap that delivers a disease.

I remember seeing a doco once about how they used to fire plague victims over walls during sieges in the Middle Ages (i assume the plague victims were dead!)

So for anyone that opens my tent a balloon full of rancid zombie guts and shit falls on their head.

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

Sounds like the new Dead Island, Build a base and defend it!

Agree we should have some form of defenses

[Death_Dealer 3155]

• Each type can cause tetanus (or whatever Rocket wants in the game)
  

Lockjaw would be horrible in a zombie apocalypse...

[applejaxc 2500]

Nice. I actually really like #1.

Thanks. I really want to see it implemented.

You have my vote appleoats

Thanks, Mr. Hockey

I like the idea of being able to set a trap that delivers a disease.

So for anyone that opens my tent a balloon full of rancid zombie guts and shit falls on their head.

Exactly!

Sounds like the new Dead Island, Build a base and defend it!

Agree we should have some form of defenses

Except... fun? XD

Lockjaw would be horrible in a zombie apocalypse...

Pff... you just get hooked up to life support and... oh, wait. :)

[declan223@gmail.com 271]

And add H barriers (The single Blocks only)

[Daemonkid 493]

The tank traps are called Hedgehogs, in game they're called Czech Hedgehogs. Tanks traps, Hedgehogs, call em what you will.

[Slartybartfast 76]

Liking a lot of your ideas.

Have me beans mate

[applejaxc 2500]

Liking a lot of your ideas.

Have me beans mate

Thanks man.

[Guest]

I support idea 1. It is very hard to fortify a area if you can't see what it looks like :P

You can already make explosive traps. I use them all the time with my clan for defending our base :)

[applejaxc 2500]

You can already make explosive traps. I use them all the time with my clan for defending our base :)

How?

[Guest]

How?

I may reveal in due course. It involves a grenade and a wire fence ;)

[applejaxc 2500]

I may reveal in due course. It involves a grenade and a wire fence ;)

I thought you were going to suggest using a car you didn't want anymore.

[Guest]

I thought you were going to suggest using a car you didn't want anymore.

Nah man. Everything has it's purpose in a zombie apocalypse

[Clay Zombeh 0]

I like it! Support. :3