kimbuck 746 Posted April 9, 2018 Prior to 0.8, i had a griefer attack my base... they smashed the locks on the helm /anchor , crafted their own replacements and sailed of with my ship. For all their efforts they ended up with a ban from the server! I experimented with some ideas and came up with this one .... there's doors fitted to the dock exit.. which can be locked ...and there's horizontal doors attached to the ship..which can be locked in the horizontal position. With the dock doors closed and the ship dors extended , the ship cannot pass out through the entry of the dock. The dock doors are in the Protection barrier field so cannot be destroyed, as is the dock walls etc. Now what could be done would be to find a natural bay suitable for several ships to be moored inside. Extend the sides at the opening to allow a narrow canal exit, and place your base there, with the PB protecting the doors to the entry/exit. Of course the determined a..hats will find a way, but it will take so long that they could be traced through server back up saves. Attached screenshots are of my dockyard ... the side doors on the ship are locked horizontal and as such the ship cannot pass through the gap in the main doors... which are in the PB field. But to be sure, ship has locks fitted! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Energritz_ 107 Posted April 9, 2018 Nice work, however i wonder if explosive barrels work or don't work inside a barrier, my last ships were discovered and blown up with this method... since then i haven't bothered with ships or customizing them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted April 9, 2018 As i said it wont stop them but force them to look for exploits we can see and the devs can patch! Foobar suggested that a large door be used at the floor of the dock, so closing it raises it and stops the keel from passing over. you could put he doors around at almost waterline level as a retractable platform for killing sharks ...or fitting spikes to stop illegal boarders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spylerx 7 Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) they can make a more discreet security system if they put a block floating on one side of the boat and put a door in their house where the block can enter leaving the boat outside. they can laugh at them when they try to rob them and can not By the way kimbuck, a lovely house Edited April 9, 2018 by Spylerx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
