I'm getting ready for the day 7 horde:) any tips?

[Lightingfast29]

I'm on warrior difficulty and the day 7 horde is upon me. So far im starting to dig a hole filled with wooden spikes and is there anything else I should add before they come? And my starting house is just made of wood:( ahhh there going to break in my house and eat my brains

 

 

This house might not last

[Orclover]

Well I wouldnt hole up underground since they can just dig down to you from above. I wouldnt do it on Warrior difficulty without a few weeks under your belt.

 

I would use an existing POI and fight from the roof with maybe only 1 way to get to you and be able to take out that 1 way if needed so you can just hide out till morning if things get ugly.

[RolandDT]

I'm on warrior difficulty and the day 7 horde is upon me. So far im starting to dig a hole filled with wooden spikes and is there anything else I should add before they come? And my starting house is just made of wood:( ahhh there going to break in my house and eat my brains

 

 

This house might not last

 

Need more info to make proper suggestions. What difficulty setting, and what other adjustments? What character level? What Perk specs? What weapons and ammunition is available?

 

For your first night, a basic building will be fine. If you have time, chop down a few trees and upgrade the bottom two or three blocks all around the building to reinforced wood. If you have further time, mine some stone from the huge boulders, and dig some dirt for clay to make Cobblestone. Then use that to upgrade the Reinforced Wood to Cobblestone (Flagstone?). Drop spikes two rows out from the building, and climb up on the roof to rain down arrows/bullets/explosives/whatever you have.

 

Typical defense in the early stages involves a structure that you can easily access the top of to pick off targets with ranged weapons. It's important to have safe access to the lower blocks to perform repairs through the night, and plenty of ammo to get through the horde. Having multiple escape routes is a plus in case things go south (i.e. your building crumbles). Carry bandages on your toolbar! Have torches set up on the outside of the building in strategic points so you can see what you're being attacked by. Unlikely on a first night, but check the sky for Vultures periodically. Last of all, don't panic! At stock settings first time hordes are relatively tame (Day 14 ramps up considerably in comparison, but with proper preparation it can still be a walk in the park), so don't stress out about it. Fight, learn, adapt, overcome. You'll be fine.

[meganoth]

Have a backup plan. For example just remove the stairs and add access ladders in a cleared house in the neighborhood as well

 

If your first base fails, you have another one ready then