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Definitive Guide to Base Footprints in Rust
This video offers a comprehensive guide to the most common base footprints in Rust, evaluating them based on their overall functionality and providing examples of how to expand them for different group sizes. Several footprints are classified, from the 1x1 to more complex designs like the circle and the egg, offering valuable information for builders of all levels.
1. 🏠 1x1 Footprint: Basic Design and Expansions for Solos and Duos/Trios
- ✅ The 1x1 is useful as a starter base, but requires expansion with triangles to be viable.
- ✅ Suitable for solos (TC in the back, jump up) or duos/trios (TC in the corner, lateral jump up).
- ⚠️ Expanding too much can be inefficient in the use of walls.
- ❌ Rating: B due to limited loot space for solos and the existence of better options for larger groups.
00:00 - 01:16
1. 🏠 1x1 Footprint: Basic Design and Expansions for Solos and Duos/Trios
- ✅ The 1x1 is useful as a starter base, but requires expansion with triangles to be viable.
- ✅ Suitable for solos (TC in the back, jump up) or duos/trios (TC in the corner, lateral jump up).
- ⚠️ Expanding too much can be inefficient in the use of walls.
- ❌ Rating: B due to limited loot space for solos and the existence of better options for larger groups.
01:17 - 01:55
2. 🧱 Expanded 1x1 Footprint: Ideal for Teams of Four to Six Players
- ✅ Better for teams of 4-6, buildable in sections at the start.
- ✅ Includes retake facing the jump up and bedroom for early defense.
- ✅ You can add a stair bunker to cover the entrance.
- ⚠️ Limited expansion options.
- ❌ Rating: B, functional but with little versatility.
01:56 - 02:45
3. 2️⃣ 2x1 Footprint: Versatility for Solos, Duos and Trios/Quads
- ✅ Common footprint, viable with triangular front airlock.
- ✅ Expandable with wraparound and triangular stair bunker.
- ✅ Adaptable for solos/duos (simple expansion) or trios/quads (substantial expansion).
- ⚠️ Triangular airlock and wraparound can be inefficient and weaken the base.
- ✔️ Rating: A, very versatile but not perfect.
02:46 - 03:40
4. 2️⃣x2️⃣ 2x2 Footprint: Common Constructions and Expansions
- ✅ Suitable for teams of 4-5, although seen in various group sizes.
- ✅ Various internal constructions: less loot/more doors to TC, roof bunker, jump up, stairs bunker.
- ✅ Basic expansion: honeycomb starter to full base with shooting floor and compound.
- ❌ Rating: B, easy to build but weak and predictable in raids.
03:41 - 04:20
5. 4️⃣x4️⃣ 4x4 Footprint: A 2x2 with Ring, Versatile for Medium to Large Teams
- ✅ Basically a 2x2 with a ring around it.
- ✅ The core can be a normal 2x2 or a 2x4 for more initial space.
- ✅ Expandable in many ways, suitable for teams of 6-10.
- ✔️ Rating: A, versatile, easy to build and good for online defense.
04:21 - 05:10
6. 3️⃣x1️⃣ 3x1 Footprint: Expansions and Use for Solos, Duos and Trios
- ✅ Rarely built with only three squares; triangles are added for early utility.
- ✅ For solos/duos/trios: TC in one square, jump up in a triangle, loot/ovens in the others.
- ✅ For large groups (up to 8): retake, beds, ovens, loot rooms.
- ❌ Rating: C, can be difficult to work with.
05:11 - 05:39
7. 2️⃣x3️⃣ 2x3 Footprint: Simple and Expandable Design for Groups of Up to Six
- ✅ Uncommon in Rust.
- ✅ You can start with a 2x1 and expand with loot rooms.
- ✅ Jump up or entrance with simple door.
- ✅ Can include a small open core on the second floor.
- ✔️ Rating: A, cheap to build and easy to expand.
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8. 3️⃣x3️⃣ and 5️⃣x5️⃣ 3x3 and 5x5 Footprints: Construction and Expansion
- ✅ The 3x3 is used inside the 5x5 as a core.
- ✅ You start with a 2x1 and expand.
- ✅ Loot rooms and bedroom with retake.
- ❌ Rating: C, not preferred due to the way they expand.
07:42 - 08:58
9. 🥚 Egg Footprint: Versatile for Various Group Sizes
- ✅ Very versatile, suitable for solos, duos, trios (easy starter) or up to eight players.
- ✅ Various locations for TC, loot rooms, retake.
- ✅ You can add stair bunker or roof bunker.
- ✅ Multiple expansion options.
- ⭐ Rating: S, adaptable, expandable and harder to raid than a 2x2.
08:59 - 10:13
10. ⭕ Circular Footprint: Strategies for Large and Small Groups
- ✅ Used mainly by large groups, but adaptable for small ones.
- ✅ For groups of ~12: TC in one corner, integrated airlock, bedroom, loot rooms.
- ✅ For small groups: TC in the middle for protection, jump up, stair bunker, retake, loot rooms, battery.
- ✅ Many ways to expand.
- ⭐ Rating: S, better than 3x3 or 5x5.
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11. ⬢ Hexagonal Footprint: Compact Design for Solos and Duos
- ✅ Popular among solos and duos, compact interior.
- ✅ Options: TC in one corner with loop room and jump up, or bunker with mechanism in window.
- ✅ Expansion: triangles around, Y gaps, compound.
- ❌ Rating: B, excellent starter for solo/duo, but prefers a 2x1.
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12. ⏳ Hourglass Footprint (Wilg Core): Honeycomb and Y Gaps
- ✅ Good only for solo/duo.
- ✅ You can add stair bunker.
- ✅ Expansion: honeycomb, Y gaps.
- ❌ Rating: B, essentially a hexagon in a different configuration.
11:39 - 12:15
13. 🥖 Baguette Footprint: Core Configurations for Duos and Trios
- ✅ Perfect for duo/trio.
- ✅ Various core configurations: separate loot rooms or TC with loot room and stair bunker.
- ⚠️ Limited expansion options.
- ✔️ Rating: A, if you're a trio in a 2x2, build this instead.
12:16 - 12:40
14. △ Dorito Footprint: Inefficient and Unfavorable
- ❌ Useless, too small, poor quality of life.
- ❌ Three-way symmetry requires three externals, too much for a solo.
- ❌ If you're a large group, build an egg instead.
- ⛔ Rating: D, it is not shown how to build it.
12:41 - 13:14
15. Expanded Dorito: A Superior Option for Small Groups
- ✅ Vastly superior to the small Dorito, perfect for 4-6 people.
- ✅ You can start with a 2x1 and expand.
- ✅ Jump up to the second floor, two loot rooms.
- ✅ Expansion with wide gaps and shield wall.
- ❌ Rating: B, as good as the expanded 1x1.
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16. Heptagon: Spacious but Asymmetrical for Solos/Duos
- ✅ Great footprint for a solo or duo, spacious and cheaper to expand than a 2x1.
- ✅ Can be built with TC in the triangle and loot room, or with stairs bunker.
- ⚠️ Asymmetrical, limited expansion options.
- ⛔ Rating: D, although he likes it.
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17. 🍋 Lemon Footprint: Unique but with Limited Expansion
- ✅ Can accommodate a solo or up to eight people.
- ⚠️ He doesn't like the way it expands, removes triangles to save costs.
- ✅ TC in one corner, loot rooms, jump up, optional stair bunker.
- ✅ Expansion for 3-4 people.
- ❌ Rating: C, good if you want something unique, but there are better options.