Since Zombies like doors, I tent to not have a door below 4 blocks. I build a boring 6x6x5 high SOLID with a mine shaft down the middle. I put everything on top of that block and use frames and eventually bars to control zombies and shoot through.
to get up I use a ramp and eventually a drawbridge.
Make a roof out of upgraded wood frames and put a garden up there. that controls weather and keeps vultures at bay. it seems Vultures will not fly into your place.
a couple of rows of log spikes help with screamers if you want to avoid them. I like 2 rows of spikes around the base and two rows about 10-15 blocks out so that I Can control zombie pukers.
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Quote Originally Posted by spacepiggio View Post
That makes sense, maybe that is why I never put my 2 Cents in, I did not know they added it to S/P. I have only been playing S/P for the Achievements & did not notice a Pause Option lately. It's my server, maybe I should just go into G/M or something so I do not Die.
Any Suggestions for a quick solution for things like the Phone or Front Door in M/P so you don't get chewed up by a Z?
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I think that spacepiggio was talking about when he was playing someone would call on his phone or knock on the door to his house. Or she, never know if the person is male or female by their handle.
For me, I have the phone near my computer desk and I can see who is calling, I just look at the name, let the machine pick it up and if I want to talk pick it up, if not, ignore it.
For the door, we are new to our neighborhood, so we don't have that many visitors, family is in other states. MP is a hard one because you can't pause the game so have to take the chance the zombies won't eat you while you go to answer the door; same with having to run to the bathroom I guess, hope you don't die in the process. I play single player and use the pause button, a lot. The ones who demand my attention are the family "children" our dogs. If I ignore the "monster" he just plops his head on my arm and I can't move it until I tell him okay, and then he raises it so I can give him the attention he wants. Not much help, sorry.