Popular Post SCxBeeKid76 Posted March 4, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 Basing: The Basics and Not So Basic By: SCxBeeKId I'm making this guide because I love building and I often see people making mistakes or people who want to build and have great ideas but just don't know quite where to start. Today I'll be showing my thoughts and my sort of process when building a base and just giving pointers for all prop limits. Essential Props and Materials When making a base and looking at other bases you'll often start to see a pattern with the props that people use. These are gonna be the props you'll use most often and that I personally recommend. Models/props_wasteland/interior_fence002b.mdl (Used for fading doors) Models/props_wasteland/interior_fence001c.mdl (Used for walls of entrance hallway) Models/props_phx/construct/metal_plate2x4.mdl (Explosive Proof) Models/props_phx/construct/metal_plate4x4.mdl (Explosive Proof) models/props_building_details/Storefront_Template001a_Bars.mdl (Most common one way) models/props_c17/FurnitureTable002a.mdl (Used to check for 2x2 on fences) Materials There are materials a lot of people use that just look really clean. I recommend using these. models/debug/debugwhite (Used on most props. Best used with a color) models/gibs/metalgibs/metal_gibs (Used commonly on props that aren't used for shooting windows) [users choice] models/wireframe (Used on fence props combined with color of choice) The Precision Tool I often find that not alot of people really understand the precision tool and how to use it. Specifically today I want to explain the difference between having the Push/Pull as Percent (%) of Target's Depth box checked off and not having it checked. When you take the single small cube prop for example. One of those cubes is a PHX. It's what I use as a form of measurement when building. Say you check the box off and set it to 100. If you push/pull it will move relative to that of it's own model and size. So if you move it with the box checked off and at 100% it will move as if you stackered it. An exact PHX in whichever direction you push/pull it in. If you did the same thing but did it at 50% then it would move only half the distance of it's size. So you would say it moved 0.5 PHX. When the box isn't checked I'm unsure what it moves the props in relevance too. But it moves it farther at smaller and bigger measurements. When you have the box checked that should be used for precision movements. Color Tool The Color Tool is very simple. However I want to point out the transparency slider as some don't realize it's really there or what it even does. When looking at this image direct your eyes to where you see the slider where the color fades and you start seeing the checker pattern. That is the transparency slider. The lower you slide it the more you will be able to see through the prop and the more the color fades. As well, the bottom number value that you see on the screenshot is the value for the transparency. You can type in there to adjust it with better precision. With that all being said and understood, lets move on to my thoughts and tips for the different prop limits. Prop Limit 40-45 Users who first join the server or just got the 40 tokens for their first prop pack will understand that it's tough at this stage. But it doesn't mean you can't make usable and defendable bases. When having such a low prop limit you should be building in much smaller areas. There are great areas for 40-45 prop bases all around fountain specifically which is where I will be putting my focus today. I have a 45 prop base for right outside spawn that works well and is good for people to be able to learn from. It's an early and pretty scuffed build of mine but you will be able to get a good understanding of the mechanics of basing from this. https://imgur.com/a/y87lgs0 (Tried limiting screenshots cuz attachment space sucks!) This is a pretty simple base that you can learn a bit from that I will drop the download to. ---------- Download ---------- fountain_ats_left_of_alley_scx_v3.txt ------------------------------- 50 / 55 / 60 Prop Limit This limit is where people start to feel a lot more comfortable and you can do a lot with this size. You definitely get to be a bit more creative and original with your builds as a result. With 50 / 55 / 60 props you should be building in a bit bigger areas. Places like industrial and sewers. Now I have a base in sewers that I'm going to show you. https://imgur.com/a/wicjuIX This base is actually I believe 45 props because I have not taken the time to update it. But this is a good example on what a 50 at least prop SHOULD look like. A lot more defenses compared to the previous 45 one. With more props this base will look a lot better. ---------- Download ---------- sewers_garage_scx_v1.txt --------------------------------------- 75 Prop Limit You did it, you finally got to 75 props. 75 is where you finally have complete freedom and liberty to do whatever the fuck you'd like to do. You can be insanely creative with this and you can make some kickass dupes. Sadly I've only made a few but I made one where a previous one was shown that I like which I will be posting to show you kinda what I'm talking about with the creativity. https://imgur.com/a/c6YAu7F ---------- Download ---------- fountain_left_of_alley_75_scx_v1.txt ------------------------------------- More Dupes To Use For Reference / Just To Use ---------- Download ---------- fountain_sub_hotel_scx_verified_v1.txt (55) fountain_shop_v1 fixed.txt (75) shop_mini_base_scx_v1.txt (55) dumpster_alley_scx_v1.txt (55) ------------------------------------- Closing Statements This guide may not be the most detailed really but I just wanted to make something new and sorta up to date compared to other guides that new players and even current players can look at and learn/take inspiration from. Thank You to all that have read this guide God Bless - SCxBeeKid Dezery KEYDROP, kivines, ryannRG and 10 others 10 3 Link to comment
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