[Please stop trying to tell us how to play]

I have 11450 hrs in this game and I always build an underground base. I also build an above ground base to fight the bloodmoon horde. Both are connected with tunnels and I never escape down the tunnel to avoid the horde. It's just the way I like to play.

[What am I doing wrong?]

@Survior When choosing your first POI it's best to choose one that's higher and preferably not wood.  Use the roof of the building and break all the stairs so they can't get to you. I put up ladders all the way to the top of the building on the outside of the building and skipping the first two blocks so the zeds would have to jump 3 blocks high to reach the ladder. 

Usually I try to dig underground every night and I always dig while in a squatted position to make less noise. You can monitor your noise level while in the squat position so if you hear a zed just stop for a little while until they pass by (Or go an kill it)

[What Happened To This Game?]

And if ya want it easier just raise the 24 hour period as high as it will go

[My first level 3 mission is to the Bear Den]

I usually just knock holes in the roof and bow shoot from up there (Iron or steel). After the first shot though they leave the cage and head toward the opening in the other side of the roof where they're easier to pick off.

[4555.6 hours]

10965.3 hrs in the game starting with A9.3 (All time favorite game)

[A20 Developer Diary Discussions]

16 hours ago, Blake_ said:

@faatal the day lenght is cool and all, yet we are missing fractions on the top of the spectrum. Meaning for less than default we get 10min, 20min, 30, 40 AND 50 minute days, yet above default we just get 90 and 120 mins. 

 

So we can't get a huge day and a huge night with that option alone and have to tweak the other two options (daylight lenght and horde frequency), BUT horde frequency doesn't make the day longer and daylight lenght can only make it smaller and the night has a lenght limit too. Also horde frequency forces you to change the 7 day frequency if you try to compensate the plain day lenght option and in the end you just get more days and not the desired 2 hour night (exaggerated example, but I think the point is mostly clear).

 

Any chance we get 180, 240 and 480 min day options ?

 

 I gather 240mins will be quite popular for "leasure" plays, and by leasure I mean more day time at the cost of brutal nights and infinite hordes.

 

 

I've got over 10500 hrs in this game and I always play with 240 minute days. Used to be able to set that in a SP game but it disappeared somewhere around A12-A13. I tried playing with 120 minute days but I can't really get into it. When they took that setting away I started renting a server and have rented one ever since. I'd love for that setting to come back. I don't really care if it's balanced or not because I usually change the settings on my server anyway. 

[A20 Developer Diary Discussions]

Hopefully we'll be able to do 12k!