Building

**Building**, sometimes referred to as **Base Building**, is a player-based construction system used to create physical structures. These structures are used for shelter, safety, and storage.

## Building a base

### Tools

* Hammer
* Saw
* Fire Axe or standard Axe

### Materials

* Nails
* Wood Logs
* Land Claim

### Construction Steps

##### Gathering Tools and Materials

A player's first step would be the collection of all necessary tools and materials. The Hammer and Saw are both needed within the player's inventory in order to craft structures. These can be found in industrial areas like mills, warehouses, and partially constructed homes. Both types of Axes, including the Fire Axe and Standard Axe, are functionally identical and can be found in both industrial and residential areas. Nails are necessary for crafting all structures and are found in industrial areas. Wood Logs must be harvested using an Axe and are combined with Nails to craft all building components. Once a player has obtained all necessary tools and materials, a Land Claim must be crafted. Land Claims are obtained through the Build Wheel, activated using B on a keyboard. With the exception of Wood Logs and the Land Claim, all tools and materials can be purchased at the Safe Zone Trader.

##### Placing a Land Claim

Once a Land Claim is available, a player must find a suitable location to place it. Player's can only lay down their Land Claim at a set distance from settlements, roads, and other bases. The distance between a player's base and these locations must exceed several hundred meters. When holding the Land Claim, a player will see a tall, circular, red-colored circle that represents both the area you can build in and if you can lay down the Land Claim in the first place. Once this circle turns green, it indicates that the player can lay down the Land Claim.

#### Construction

Upon the positioning and establishment of a Land Claim, a player can begin the actual building process. With all of the previously listed tools and materials, a player can utilize their Build Wheel to select and place down structures. The basic dynamics of construction revolve around Scaffolds, Decks, and Walls, all of which come in different sizes. A player can enter and exit their base freely with a Wall with Door, or add an extra layer of protection with a Wall with a Door and Lock. Respawn Markers permit a player to spawn in their own base after death. Player's can also construct Towers, Sandbag Walls, Fences, Gates, and Walls with Windows to help enhance their base or make it more suitable for defense.

## Base Raiding

Your base is safe unless a raid is active on your base. A base raid can be started by using a raid token, that has a chance to drop when a player is killed by another player.

If you loot a raid token, you have a limited time to activate it. If you do a 60 minute raid will be started, represented by a red circle on the map. The base being raided will be located somewhere in that circle, there are no other indication to which base is being raided. There might be multiple bases in the red circle but only one may be destroyed.

When a raid is active, any base parts will be vulnerable to be destroyed using Explosives, and chests are accessible to any player.