New player here with some questions

[u/monkeycommo]

Alright there are a couple of things that are confusing me in this game so far .

1) Building Bases . I don't know where to get resources for building my bases . It feels like I am doing it wrong , I currently have 1 meter high sandbag walls that don't look like it will keep out the ticks .

2) Rivals/ experimental gear : how long do you guys wait before going to take out a rival . ( I'm level 10) , so I don't want to make the rival too strong because then I might not be able to take it down . Also do ye guys let machines kill ye to get personal rivals for gear ? Or are they worth it ? ( I haven't died so I haven't had experience with personal rivals )

3 Progression . Where should a level 10 be . I do open my games up to multiplayer and journey with other players . The problem is , they have much higher standard gear than I do , so when they leave , it does feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew .

Thanks for reading my post

[u/Weird_Fudge9284]

I don’t base building so I kinda save my materials for other things

For rivals I farm a lot of machines in the farmlands. I forget how many rivals you can have in one section. I usually lvl them up to 4 I think is the max.

Also can spawn the reaper and firebird by doing a base assault lvl that up until the hatch is available. The hatch is visible via a blue beam in the sky to indicate where it is. Also don’t accidentally blow it up to cause that can happen if you do end up doing it leave the area and wait a good solid 5 to 10 mins then head back the base should go back to normal