Emergency Kit --- Is it Feasible?

[ykcud]

I am a new player here, (about a week and a half) and have put a lot of effort into my main character. As such I thought to myself what happens if I wake up and find my home has been invaded, with structures like palisades destroyed, crops gone ect, granted its not from someone luring an animal to my home (can any animal destroy palisades?). If someone is strong enough to take out a palisade then they can most defiantly take me out. So what is the best solution? First I thought what is more important, my home or me. That would be me of course. I may be able to rebuild a home, but then the invader(s) would still know where I am and likely return at some point. It also shows the area I am in is hostile. However building my home from scratch is not an attractive idea. I figured I would make an emergency kit. If my home is being invaded by someone who can kill me, I am getting far away, pronto.

Now, is an emergency kit even a feasible idea? For one, how would I hide it? Two, is this location somewhere I can reach quickly? Three, is the container (granted my items are in a container) would degrade?

What should go into this kit? So far I have the following:

2 of every crop/seed (seeds would be held in seed bags)
A sling
4 silk moth eggs

Keep in mind I have only played for under two weeks, so I do not have access to everything. Also I use a back pack, so I can fit a bit more than the standard amount. As such is there anything else I should add/replace/omit from this?

[LadyV]

I am a new player here, (about a week and a half) and have put a lot of effort into my main character. As such I thought to myself what happens if I wake up and find my home has been invaded, with structures like palisades destroyed, crops gone ect, granted its not from someone luring an animal to my home (can any animal destroy palisades?). If someone is strong enough to take out a palisade then they can most defiantly take me out. So what is the best solution? First I thought what is more important, my home or me. That would be me of course. I may be able to rebuild a home, but then the invader(s) would still know where I am and likely return at some point. It also shows the area I am in is hostile. However building my home from scratch is not an attractive idea. I figured I would make an emergency kit. If my home is being invaded by someone who can kill me, I am getting far away, pronto.

Now, is an emergency kit even a feasible idea? For one, how would I hide it? Two, is this location somewhere I can reach quickly? Three, is the container (granted my items are in a container) would degrade?

What should go into this kit? So far I have the following:

2 of every crop/seed (seeds would be held in seed bags)
A sling
4 silk moth eggs

Keep in mind I have only played for under two weeks, so I do not have access to everything. Also I use a back pack, so I can fit a bit more than the standard amount. As such is there anything else I should add/replace/omit from this?

No animal can break palisades. However if you do build one underground a troll can then.

If you want an emergency escape kit I would suggest seeds to replant, a sling, your silk eggs, a good axe and saw, a bottle and glass of wine, at least a piece of food, and maybe a bar or two of metal to restart with. You can always add more as desired but that would be the basics.

[ykcud]

I am not sure If I could fit quite that much (unless I were to forgo some crops). I only have a back pack as addition space. As for metal, I do not have any realistic access to any as of this moment (working on it). The saw and hammer I have on me almost at all times.

[Amanda44]

Now, is an emergency kit even a feasible idea? For one, how would I hide it? Two, is this location somewhere I can reach quickly? Three, is the container (granted my items are in a container) would degrade?

If you are thinking of placing this kit away from your base then there is no way of 'hiding' it where other people have access. Unless underground or on a claim, all containers except the wicker basket will decay, the basket can be broken by boars, I'm not sure about the other wildlife, it's boars that always break mine.

The best way to secure your base is by building a brick wall, you can always trade for the metals you need, though trading without a village idol is going to be tricky.

My advice, if you decide to stay, would be to store your emergency kit on an alt and concentrate on finding an empty cave to begin mining in and getting the discoveries and abilities to enable you to build your brick wall.

Good luck!

[Jesus_Smith_Nandez]

An emergency kit is very feasible. Just keep your best seeds and your valuables on an alt with a backpack in it and log it out, never to be seen again until you need your stuff. Another thing you can do is make an alt with nothing and log it in inside your base, so you can log into it before your main in case some guys and wrecking your shit in your base.

Oh, and if you want your char safe as possible, don't leave any scents at all except maybe trespassing until you have a Bwall. Palisades are pretty much as durable as fences to end game players at this point, you need a Bwall for reliable safety.

[overtyped]

I am a new player here, (about a week and a half) and have put a lot of effort into my main character. As such I thought to myself what happens if I wake up and find my home has been invaded, with structures like palisades destroyed, crops gone ect, granted its not from someone luring an animal to my home (can any animal destroy palisades?). If someone is strong enough to take out a palisade then they can most defiantly take me out. So what is the best solution? First I thought what is more important, my home or me. That would be me of course. I may be able to rebuild a home, but then the invader(s) would still know where I am and likely return at some point. It also shows the area I am in is hostile. However building my home from scratch is not an attractive idea. I figured I would make an emergency kit. If my home is being invaded by someone who can kill me, I am getting far away, pronto.

Now, is an emergency kit even a feasible idea? For one, how would I hide it? Two, is this location somewhere I can reach quickly? Three, is the container (granted my items are in a container) would degrade?

What should go into this kit? So far I have the following:

2 of every crop/seed (seeds would be held in seed bags)
A sling
4 silk moth eggs

Keep in mind I have only played for under two weeks, so I do not have access to everything. Also I use a back pack, so I can fit a bit more than the standard amount. As such is there anything else I should add/replace/omit from this?

Bob dole guarantees raiders won't touch your crops. If they wanted to be farmers they wouldn't be raiding.

[bitza]

Bob dole guarantees raiders won't touch your crops. If they wanted to be farmers they wouldn't be raiding.

i demand you hand over your grapes and onions, sir

[MagicManICT]

The seeds are more in case you need to pack up and leave in an extreme hurry. You might not have time to pick your crops one last time (especially if you just replanted). You really only need one of each seed at that, as space can be of a premium. Odds are you can hide out for long enough for your crops to come in and harvest again. The problem is then scouting out a new location carrying all that stuff.

Better suggestion is have a decent hide-out scouted already and keep an eye on it regularly. Log an alt (or three) out there with a variety of things or just drop an alt-claim and make it look like a newb camp that nobody is really going to mess with, either way works.

Instead of a saw, bring a good Q bone. (Unless you have mid-high Q trees, that branch isn't going to make that much of a difference.) Space, 1 tile. I suggest having a couple of bone glue ready for setting a palisade instead of trying to hunt it down when you need it. String is easy to come by, bones not quite as much, and you need to build a cauldron first to get the glue. Metal is optional. You can get by without it for a little while, though if you have space, your smithy hammer and anvil will probably be the hardest to replace.

Moth eggs are such a problem in an emergency evacuation. You really need 6-8 to minimize the RNG of getting screwed via getting only one sex and starting all over again, anyway. With 4, you have a 1:16 (6.125%) chance of getting all one sex. That is hardly insignificant, and you just used 4 spaces you could have used for something more important. If you have a good Q mulberry tree, moths actually go up in Q fairly well.

And if you're going to worry about moths, don't forget your tree seeds, which can't go in a seed bag. Also, don't forget that some crops (like beets and onions) just won't go in the seed bag, and carrots have to be caught at the seed stage. (Note: that could have changed since I last played, but I doubt it.)