Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

[LEGACY] -Whet Stone- Grit Drop Base
38 Comments
XCaliber  [author] 20 Jul, 2020 @ 11:37am 
Glad to hear the GRIT is working for you ;)
LokitheWeaver 20 Jul, 2020 @ 9:36am 
I tend to focus more on food / shelter in early game - so this guy, with garden space already set up meant once I bought some starter plants from Talon farm merchant, I could have a steady supply of corn, wheat, spice and sugar : )
LokitheWeaver 20 Jul, 2020 @ 9:33am 
Thought I would add a note - this base may be legacy but it is fairly easy to make simple updates. I replace many of the wood blocks with cement (and added "distressing" paint job to make it look like it was cobbled together out of recycled parts.) I have never understood the "player" mounted guns (probably due to bad experiences in early alphas, where if you "manned" a gun during a drone attack, you died.) So I replaced them with "normal" turrets - for a total of three. The cpu cost difference was minimal, but they do struggle a bit with drone and Xirax troop ship attacks.

And your new "survival / no-workshop" series is also very helpful. (After the odd false start / semi-edited episode #1.) Watching you build an impressive HV, from scratch, changed my view on HV's. May have to set an alarm to get up at 3:00 AM to watch the next episode (I am in the same time zone, but "internet challenged".
XCaliber  [author] 2 Jun, 2019 @ 10:27am 
glad to hear, i stream nightly on twitch :)
Casual Maverick 2 Jun, 2019 @ 8:31am 
man i just found (the workshop videos) and this game !!!! thank you its all been so helpful and amazing cant wait to see whats next
XCaliber  [author] 19 Dec, 2018 @ 5:26pm 
Ohh man thats great to hear! Let me know of any issues with the new patch I can update
pajohnson 19 Dec, 2018 @ 10:10am 
Terrific starter base that plays well with other BPs from XCaliber. Can easily be expanded to recreate his other base BPs so you retain your investment. Used this on patch 9.0 Arid, Hard start and it easily defeated first wave of drones, just remember to make Ammo right after placing base.
XCaliber  [author] 20 Nov, 2018 @ 6:21am 
Glad you like it. Have a smaller one coming soon
Kula808 19 Nov, 2018 @ 11:15pm 
Again Great design. Not wasted space. And u feel secure inside mahalo
Fish 14 Sep, 2018 @ 10:37am 
Awesome. Thanks again.
XCaliber  [author] 14 Sep, 2018 @ 9:27am 
yes
Fish 14 Sep, 2018 @ 8:41am 
Thanks. Are they automated turrets?
XCaliber  [author] 14 Sep, 2018 @ 8:06am 
Hey tlnovotny! No worries. It's for coverage from blind spots mainly and protection from ground forces that the top turret wont have angle on
Fish 14 Sep, 2018 @ 7:35am 
Forgive me for being new and ignorant, but why do you have turrets mouned on the sides of the base?
XCaliber  [author] 4 Jun, 2018 @ 9:47am 
Thanks Boomer
Boomer155mm 4 Jun, 2018 @ 8:52am 
I like this one, and used it as a starter base on my last play through for PVE solo play. It also makes a great outpost for a moon. I saved a modified a version with a huge landing pad for my mobile base CV, just for a level place to park and get repairs. Thanks!
XCaliber  [author] 19 May, 2018 @ 5:26pm 
They did! Hoping they level that out a little at the release
Bedevere 19 May, 2018 @ 5:24pm 
Mining. They really made early crushed stone valuable!
XCaliber  [author] 18 May, 2018 @ 9:40am 
Thanks Bedevere! You mean hard to come by in workshop? Or Mining?
Bedevere 18 May, 2018 @ 9:17am 
With stone being harder to come by thjis is a pretty awesome starter
XCaliber  [author] 17 May, 2018 @ 4:53am 
Awesome thanks!
Solo 17 May, 2018 @ 4:47am 
love your collection, well done - will use them all I think :)
XCaliber  [author] 16 May, 2018 @ 5:14am 
Thanks Lucid!
Lucidtomr 16 May, 2018 @ 3:12am 
Very nice XCali
Dronysus 15 May, 2018 @ 1:50pm 
Forgot about the prem ingots.
XCaliber  [author] 15 May, 2018 @ 9:22am 
Thanks Dronysus. I would only do windows if they were armored and hat takes some prem ingots so I forgo them on these starters. Am planning a -Whetstone- endgame build and spaceport which will have. Thanks again!
Dronysus 15 May, 2018 @ 8:41am 
I use all your stuff in my games. One very small complaint, no windows. I manage to get a few in. All your stuff is excellent, keep up the good work.
XCaliber  [author] 14 May, 2018 @ 9:44pm 
@X-SR71 Revised and added spaces for all Medical Scanners. Thanks!
Talohan 13 May, 2018 @ 3:37pm 
Ah yeah was talking about ammo in the box. Thought it could spawn the ammo if you had it loaded in creative. yeah that would be nice feature!
XCaliber  [author] 13 May, 2018 @ 6:52am 
Also I am looking at the changes Alpha 8 is introducing as I play, so things will be updated real time when things like this become issues. Thanks again
XCaliber  [author] 13 May, 2018 @ 6:51am 
Hey X-SR71. Thanks for the compliment! Given the size of the base and the new medical expansion moving the scanners from deco to funtional unlocks, it's looking more important to have these. I had to remove them from my builds initially because people were complaining about the plastic. On the main -Whet Stone- Suvival base there are 4 spaces on the top above constructors for med scanners to be placed. On the Grit here I had to forgo that space due to the solar panel on top. If you remove that panel you can place blocks and then free up that space to add the scanners. I love the scanners and in my personal -Whet Stone- I have them. Hope this helps :)
X-SR71 13 May, 2018 @ 6:28am 
I like your style and how you reserve space for future upgrades, but in both this and - Early Survival- you haven't considered a space for a future medic station. Any reason for that?
XCaliber  [author] 13 May, 2018 @ 4:49am 
When you mean Ammo ready to go...you mean does it have an ammo box, Yes it does...can't place items in actual bps though so impossible to provide ammo with a Bp...would that be cool though
Talohan 13 May, 2018 @ 4:07am 
Does it come with ammo ready to go? Something I found that is needed at times with a quick drop base.
rucky 12 May, 2018 @ 11:12pm 
Another nice one!
Dogman 12 May, 2018 @ 4:44pm 
Putting mine down shortly. Hoo Ah!
XCaliber  [author] 12 May, 2018 @ 2:34pm 
Thanks!
jrandall 12 May, 2018 @ 2:33pm 
Slick! Very cheap to build. Nice work!