Raidable Bases ─ How-to-Play Guide|Cinematic
An enemy base that appears out of nowhere
💣 PVE RAID EVENT

Raidable BasesB U Y   ·   R A I D   ·   L O O T   I T   A L L

Pay the scrap and an enemy fortress crewed by armed NPCs spawns right next to you! Wipe out the defenders inside the dome, blast through the stone walls, and clean out every last loot-stuffed chest. Five difficulty tiers — and if you think you’ve got what it takes, take on the hellish NIGHTMARE! 🔥

🛒 Buy a base, then raid it 🤖 Firefights with NPC defenders 🎁 Massive loot 🏆 Leaderboard points
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WHAT IS RAIDABLE BASES?

So what kind of event is this?

An auto-generated raid event where you summon a raidable enemy base with nothing but scrap! Buy a base and a fortress garrisoned by armed NPC defenders spawns nearby. Inside its dome, take down the defenders, smash through the stone walls, and strip every last bit of treasure from inside. With clear start conditions, a time limit, and clear-out goals, it’s a whole different beast from a normal player base. It’s all PVE (no player-vs-player combat), so you and your crew can focus purely on cracking the vault.

🛒 Buy & raid instantly 🛡 Pure PVE 🤝 Solo or squad 🎁 Loot + RP on clear
THE BASICS

3 things to know first 📊

Buy to start, all PVE, solo or squad — know these three and you’ll be raiding in no time.

🛒Buy to start

Just open the menu command /m and pick “Buy a Raidable Base.” Pay the scrap and a single base spawns right next to you. No waiting for one to appear on the map!

🛡All PVE

Every base you buy is locked to PVE. The only enemies are NPC defenders — no other players can swoop in or grief you. The base is a private space for the buyer and their friends only.

🤝Solo or squad

Take it on solo or as a team. Pick your difficulty to match your gear and skill. Rewards are split among everyone on the raid.

VISUAL GUIDE

See the raid flow in action first 🎬

Watch the pace of storming a freshly-spawned base, clearing out the NPC defenders, and pushing deep into the loot rooms. Even first-timers will get a solid feel for how it all works.

Firefight with the defenders 🔍 Click to enlarge
NPC DEFENDERS

Firefights with armed NPC defenders 🤖

The raid kicks off the moment you step into the dome. Melee Murderers and gun-toting Scientists open fire all at once. The higher the difficulty, the more of them there are — and the deadlier their aim.

DIFFICULTY

Five difficulty tiers — which will you take on? 🎚️

The further down you go, the more defenders you face — but the loot you can grab, the RP you earn, and the leaderboard points all spike right up too. The marker color on the map tells you the difficulty at a glance.

DifficultyCostDefendersClear RewardRank Pts
EASYScrap 1002 melee + 5 gunners100 RP3
MEDIUMScrap 2003 melee + 7 gunners200 RP7
HARDScrap 30010 gunners300 RP15
EXPERTScrap 40012 gunners400 RP20
NIGHTMAREScrap 50015 gunners500 RP30

EXPERT and NIGHTMARE are a different league! The defender NPCs chase you outside the dome and shoot you down even when you’re out there. Backing off won’t keep you safe — from here on, bring your A-game loadout.

HOW TO BUY

How to buy a base 🛒

Just buy it from the menu command /m. Your raid target spawns on the nearest open ground to you.

  1. Open the menu command /m
  2. Select “Buy a Raidable Base”
  3. Pick the difficulty you want (EASY–NIGHTMARE) and pay the scrap
  4. A base spawns on the nearest open ground! A marker drops on the map
  5. Charge into the dome and start the raid!

Each base has a time limit, starting at 15 minutes. Landing an attack resets the timer back to 15 minutes. Go 15 minutes without attacking at all and your ownership is dropped — the base is deleted automatically. Regular players have no purchase cooldown.

THE RAID FLOW

The raid flow — from buy to clear 🗺️

Spawn → Breach → Infiltrate → Loot → Complete. That’s the order it runs in. Nail the key point of each step and keep the raid moving.

STEP 1 · SPAWN

🏰 A base spawns near you

Buy from the /m menu and a fortress ringed by a dome and outer walls spawns right nearby. The map shows a difficulty-colored marker and the owner’s name. The dome is the “this is a raid base” marker.

STEP 2 · BREACH

💥 Smash the defenders and push in

The raid begins the instant you enter the dome! The NPC defenders open fire all at once. Take down the melee Murderers and gun-toting Scientists as you punch through the outer wall and inside.

STEP 3 · INFILTRATE

🧱 Blow through the stone walls

On MEDIUM and up, the base is ringed by stone walls. Everything’s built from stone, so blast it open with roughly 2 C4’s worth of firepower and breach. Doors are unlocked and open right up, so don’t waste explosives on them. Inside, auto turrets are live.

STEP 4 · LOOT

🎁 Grab every last piece of loot

Boxes, lockers, furnaces, fridges — every container is packed with loot. Higher difficulty means more items and better quality. Downed NPCs drop ammo and more, so don’t forget to scoop it up. Clearing out every bit of loot is the goal.

STEP 5 · COMPLETE

🏆 Loot it all to clear the raid

Loot every last item in the base and the raid is cleared! You earn RP based on the difficulty, plus leaderboard points. A looted-out base packs up in about 10 minutes, so grab that last bit of loot fast!

DEFENDERS

The defenders in your way 💀

Learn the two NPC types and how to deal with them. The higher the difficulty, the more the gun-toting Scientists become the backbone of the defense.

🔪 Murderer (Melee)

Close-quarters attacker
  • HP150
  • WeaponMachete (Flamethrower on higher tiers)
  • GearHeavily armored — metal facemask + plate
  • AppearsMostly EASY & MEDIUM

🔫 Scientist (Gunner)

Ranged attacker
  • HP100–150
  • WeaponAssault Rifle (AK)
  • AccuracyClimbs 15% → 30% by difficulty
  • CountMore of them at higher difficulty
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As difficulty climbs, the gun-toting Scientists become the heart of the defense, with deadlier numbers and aim. On EXPERT and NIGHTMARE they pursue you outside the dome, so playing around cover is absolutely crucial.

A heavily fortified base 🔍 Click to enlarge
BREACH & TURRETS

Punch through stone, slip past the turrets 🧱

A fortress armed with outer walls, turrets, and traps. Scout your line of attack, blow the stone walls with C4, and open the doors instead of breaking them. Take out the interior auto turrets one by one, always minding your angles and cover.

TACTICS

Raiding basics — breaching & turrets 🧱

Punch through the stone and slip past the turrets inside. This is where your raiding skill really shows.

🧱How to breach the base

On MEDIUM and up, the base is ringed by stone walls. Every bit of it is built from stone.

  1. Stone walls go down to roughly 2 C4’s worth of firepower
  2. Doors are unlocked. Open them instead of breaking them
  3. The basic play: blow the walls to breach → just open the doors
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The trick is not wasting explosives on doors. Save your wall-busting charges and firepower for the turrets inside.

🔫Interior auto turrets

Inside the base, auto turrets are live. They can open fire the instant you open a door, so play it smart with angles and cover.

  1. Take them out with explosive ammo
  2. If they’re tough to hit, detonate an HV rocket nearby and kill them with the blast
  3. Higher difficulty means nastier turret placement

To avoid eating shots on entry, predict the turret positions before you open the door. Don’t dive in headfirst — picking them off from a wall corner is the safe play.

CLEAR CONDITION

Clear conditions & how loot works

The goal is to “empty out all the loot in the base.” No need to wipe out every NPC or break the chests.

Clear condition

Collect all the loot in the base to clear it. The following are not required:

  1. No need to wipe out the NPCs
  2. No need to break the chests
  3. Just reach an “all loot gone” state and you’re good
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Loot count is measured by item stacks, not the number of chests. If the raid “just won’t finish,” it’s a sign some chest still has items left in it.

🔁No raiding two at once

Raidable Bases won’t let you raid multiple bases at the same time. Watch out while you’ve got a raid in progress.

  1. Buy another while one’s in progress and you won’t get its loot
  2. Finish your current base by collecting all its loot
  3. Or step outside the base and wait a bit to enable the next one
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To avoid the “I bought it but the boxes are empty…” trap, clear one base for sure before moving to the next.

GOOD TO KNOW

Rules worth knowing 📜

A few ground rules to keep you out of trouble. Give them a quick read before you dive in.

🔒Your base, yours alone

A base you buy is private to the buyer and their friends/team only. Outsiders get kicked out, so you can take your time raiding with zero fear of someone swooping in.

Leave it idle and it packs up

A base vanishes about 10 minutes after you start looting it, or about 15 minutes if left idle. Keep dealing damage and the idle timer resets. Don’t dawdle — keep the raid moving.

🏗Building & ladders OK

Building and ladders to secure your route are allowed inside the zone. Scale walls, throw up scaffolding — your line of attack is up to you.

💀Even death is PVE

Get killed by the defender NPCs and no other player can finish you off. Re-gear and breach again (watch for death penalties on some tiers like NIGHTMARE).

Cleaning out every bit of loot 🔍 Click to enlarge
THE LOOT

Clear it out and the loot is all yours 🎁

Clean out the box contents and the RP rewards alike. The higher the difficulty, the richer the loot — and the leaderboard points you rake in spike right up too. Rewards are split among the crew that ran the raid.

REWARDS & RANKING

Rewards & ranking 🏆

Loot, earn, and climb to the top. Every clear stacks up more loot, RP, and rank points.

🎁 Loot & RP rewards

Haul weapons, ammo, resources, and rare items out of the base’s boxes. Complete the clear and you also earn RP based on difficulty (100–500). Rewards are split among the crew on the raid.

🏆 Leaderboard points

Every clear adds rank points (EASY 3 to NIGHTMARE 30). If you’ve got the skills, farm the high tiers and shoot your score up fast.

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Each wipe, the top 3 on every difficulty’s leaderboard earn a special title (group). Clear a set number of raids and you also unlock the Raid Hunter title! Master the raid and claim your spot as the server’s deadliest raider.

📊 Leaderboard check commands

Use the chat commands below to check the current rankings. Aim for the top!

Ranking to checkCommand
Overall/rb ladder
Easy/rb ladder easy
Normal/rb ladder normal
Hard/rb ladder hard
Expert/rb ladder expert
Nightmare/rb ladder nightmare
PRO TIPS

Pro tips & watch-outs 💡

Know these and you’ve got a real edge! Tips on gear, positioning, and farming, all in one spot.

Start at a tier you can handle
First time? Learn the ropes on EASY or MEDIUM. The defenders’ numbers and accuracy are on another level — jumping straight to NIGHTMARE is suicide!
Gear up before you breach
Load up on armor, heals, ammo, and explosives before you charge in.
Fight from cover
Scientists shoot straight. Use wall corners and obstacles as a shield, popping out to chip them down bit by bit.
EXPERT+ is dangerous outside too
NPCs chase you outside the dome. Backing off doesn’t mean safety — stay alert even while retreating.
Break the TC to unlock
Destroy the base’s Tool Cupboard and the locks come off, freeing you to loot the boxes. Make it a priority target.
Split roles with your crew
Splitting into a “clear-out” role and a “looter” role is wildly efficient. Rewards are shared among the crew, so teamwork pays off.
Earn scrap and loop
No cooldown means back-to-back raids. Sell your looted haul for scrap and roll into the next base — keep the earning loop spinning.
Chasing rank? Go high difficulty
NIGHTMARE has by far the best point efficiency. Late-wipe leaderboard battles come down to farming the high tiers.

💣 Now grab your scrap and kick down the fortress gates

Wipe out the defenders, blast through the stone walls, and clean out every last bit of loot.
The haul is only as good as your skills. Good luck, raiders! ⚔️

🛒 Buy & raid 🛡 Pure PVE 🎁 Massive loot 🏆 Leaderboard pts
💣 Raidable Bases — Buy, Raid, Loot it all! ⚔️
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