TheMetalMan Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I've been playing on local on The Island for a while now and my current mountain camp is getting a bit cramped so I am considering expanding. Seeing as I only have a starter base by the west side of the island I am I am considering going for a water base for water tames. Now I haven't really done water bases before, and neither do I have a lot of water tames. So if you have any advice for location or building advice I'd appreciate that. It only needs lots of storage space for dinos, big and small alike. I'd like to be able to park both Mosasaurus and a giga in the same place. I already use my mountain for metal runs so it doesn't have to be close to resources. Currently I'm considering setting up shop in 25,7-73,6 or 68,5-80,7(pictured below) I'd rather not set up base on Safe Haven as it's an island and I'd like to be able to come and go as I please with land dinos. But yeah, what are your suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, TheMetalMan said: I've been playing on local on The Island for a while now and my current mountain camp is getting a bit cramped so I am considering expanding. Seeing as I only have a starter base by the west side of the island I am I am considering going for a water base for water tames. Now I haven't really done water bases before, and neither do I have a lot of water tames. So if you have any advice for location or building advice I'd appreciate that. It only needs lots of storage space for dinos, big and small alike. I'd like to be able to park both Mosasaurus and a giga in the same place. I already use my mountain for metal runs so it doesn't have to be close to resources. Currently I'm considering setting up shop in 25,7-73,6 or 68,5-80,7(pictured below) I'd rather not set up base on Safe Haven as it's an island and I'd like to be able to come and go as I please with land dinos. But yeah, what are your suggestions? This is where we had our main base on legacy PvE. Draco Cove. You can build far back too all the way to the gully. You have a lot of alpha spawns and a titan spawn right there and Theri's are all over too so you need to put safeguards in place for that. There are two loot drops, one in the water so awesome for water transfers except you can't get a squid out of there by swimming. Everything else can get in no problem. You'll have to build further past the shallow area if you want to house a Squid. If I find any old pictures of the base on my PS tonight I'll upload some of them tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brayn Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 On the Island I always use a pearl cave. There's 12 around the map, so chances are there's one just a little bit out from your main base. Most small water tames like anglers and dolphins can easily fit inside the cave. For bigger tames like mosas and squids I'd build a 5 or 6 behemoth gate wall outside the cave under the water and then use pillars and sky bridging to seal off the top. From inside the cave, since there's air, you can build a genny and run wires all the way out under the water, allowing you to put turrets up on the top of your sea pen. I'd keep all the gear I'd need to go under the water in the cave and fast travel when I wanted to use my sea tames. Alternatively, I'd just run out there on my baryonix specced for weight and speed to haul up gear and oil. You can reach the pearl caves with no scuba and 100 oxygen on a freshly tamed frog so long as you know where you're going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMetalMan Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 17 hours ago, yekrucifixion187 said: This is where we had our main base on legacy PvE. Draco Cove. You can build far back too all the way to the gully. You have a lot of alpha spawns and a titan spawn right there and Theri's are all over too so you need to put safeguards in place for that. There are two loot drops, one in the water so awesome for water transfers except you can't get a squid out of there by swimming. Everything else can get in no problem. You'll have to build further past the shallow area if you want to house a Squid. If I find any old pictures of the base on my PS tonight I'll upload some of them tomorrow. Some pictures would be appropriate, since I am not 100% sure on how to to build so some reference would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMetalMan Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 16 hours ago, Brayn said: On the Island I always use a pearl cave. There's 12 around the map, so chances are there's one just a little bit out from your main base. Most small water tames like anglers and dolphins can easily fit inside the cave. For bigger tames like mosas and squids I'd build a 5 or 6 behemoth gate wall outside the cave under the water and then use pillars and sky bridging to seal off the top. From inside the cave, since there's air, you can build a genny and run wires all the way out under the water, allowing you to put turrets up on the top of your sea pen. I'd keep all the gear I'd need to go under the water in the cave and fast travel when I wanted to use my sea tames. Alternatively, I'd just run out there on my baryonix specced for weight and speed to haul up gear and oil. You can reach the pearl caves with no scuba and 100 oxygen on a freshly tamed frog so long as you know where you're going. You're actually right. There is a a pearl cave right outside my starting base. I didn't know there more of them. However I plan to establish a base by the shore to store water and land dino's alike, so a completely underwater one might not be what I need. Besides, right now I hardly have any water tames to put in it. Useful advice tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMetalMan Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 On 11/15/2017 at 9:39 PM, yekrucifixion187 said: This is where we had our main base on legacy PvE. Draco Cove. You can build far back too all the way to the gully. You have a lot of alpha spawns and a titan spawn right there and Theri's are all over too so you need to put safeguards in place for that. There are two loot drops, one in the water so awesome for water transfers except you can't get a squid out of there by swimming. Everything else can get in no problem. You'll have to build further past the shallow area if you want to house a Squid. If I find any old pictures of the base on my PS tonight I'll upload some of them tomorrow. I've mostly finished the base at the cove but now that I've tamed a Mosasaur, but you didn't mention that Mosas can't get into the Cove. I know you mentioned the Squid, but not the Mosa. I am not blaming you for my shortcoming on this but I wish I would have known that before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngrySaltire Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 22 minutes ago, TheMetalMan said: I've mostly finished the base at the cove but now that I've tamed a Mosasaur, but you didn't mention that Mosas can't get into the Cove. I know you mentioned the Squid, but not the Mosa. I am not blaming you for my shortcoming on this but I wish I would have known that before... If your still looking for suggestions for a water base for water dinos, I highly recommended herbivore island. It doesnt take as much effort to enclose the bay ad enclosing other areas would as the bay does most of the hard work for you, just need to close the gaps. Mosas can fit into the bay which is great. I guess the downside is it, isnt in the mainland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekrucifixion187 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I've mostly finished the base at the cove but now that I've tamed a Mosasaur, but you didn't mention that Mosas can't get into the Cove. I know you mentioned the Squid, but not the Mosa. I am not blaming you for my shortcoming on this but I wish I would have known that before...Yep. Didn't have a mosa. Used a Basil cause of eels and jelly fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokifeyson Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 River opening on the east coast across from carno island makes a great water pen just need gates on the ocean side and hidden lake is just North of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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