Raided, want advice.

[DeMatt]

I'm a hermit, have been for all my gameplay. When I logged out last night, my hermitage was nice and tidy, palisade closed, etc.

Log in this morning, and it's a disaster area. Couple dozen cupboards destroyed, another dozen or so assorted other containers gone, basically everything in said containers stolen and/or destroyed, all of my feed troughs destroyed, animal pens opened and/or smashed, probably a quarter of my animals slaughtered.

Since there's no damage to the palisade, all I can assume is that, sometime during the past when I forgot to close it, somebody snuck into my palisade and made use of my keymolds, and then today came back with a raid.

So I'm asking for advice. Said keymolds are gone, along with the cupboard they used to be in. This means I cannot assume my palisade is secure. There's a ridge I built up against, so I can't build a new wall around my existing palisade. Not that I can afford to build a brick wall - I haven't even tried for steel. Leaving would be painful - I recently started a mining alt, because my main was going all farming, and it's just painful switching between a newbie and an advanced character.

What do I do?

[lolman70]

Sorry but the worlds tough we have to move on so our mourning wont slow us down just pack your things move as far as you can and dont make the same mistake

[Snk]

I don't see how one wall against a ridge prevents you from building another. At most you might have to build two initial cornerposts. Also, it might have been they walljumped you (it's sometimes possible with a wall that rests on ridge). Also for the future, never keep/use moulds. You should have ONE key only and at all times it should be on a key alt, that alt never leaving the village.
edit: Saph makes a valid point, you can always ram your old gate.

[Saphireking65]

lolman is an idiot and a noob. Currently a palisade only provides a slight bit more protection over a fence, the only way to make sure you're secure is a brick wall. Though If you want to, ram your gate and rebuild it, that way all old keys are useless. Also, if you have a cave it's highly likely that the intruders got in that way.

[Foxface]

You just rebuild your stuff, ignore the raid honastly.

[lolman70]

lol ok saphire he doesnt have a good fighting char honestly even with a palisade i would move im not an idiot nor a noob its just what i wouldve done considering you cant always hide in ur pali

[Sarchi]

You could block your gate off and then set up a ram to rebuild the gate, but since you're using a palisade, you're not really safe either way. You really need to get your hands on bricks and metal for a brick wall, so there's not much you can do to keep yourself safe until you build one.

Also, lolman's an idiot and a faggot.

[Sardte]

It's possible to bash a palisade, then repair it after you've left.

Work on getting a brick wall up as fast as you can, however you can.

Please refer to this viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7116

[DeMatt]

Thank you all for the advice.

I don't see how one wall against a ridge prevents you from building another. At most you might have to build two initial cornerposts. Also, it might have been they walljumped you (it's sometimes possible with a wall that rests on ridge). Also for the future, never keep/use moulds. You should have ONE key only and at all times it should be on a key alt, that alt never leaving the village.

What I meant was, I currently have a completely-encircling palisade, one of whose sides lies against a ridge. Building another complete encirclement would require either enclosing the ridge (quite a bit more construction) or ramming down the palisade to make room. Don't have a village, I was kinda trying to keep small and overlooked. A village would show that big RED ANTLERS HERE icon on the map. As to the moulds... I'm playing for fun, and futzing around with a key-alt doesn't seem like it. So providing my mining alt with a keyring didn't seem like a problem, and neither did keeping the moulds inside my palisade.

lolman is an idiot and a noob. Currently a palisade only provides a slight bit more protection over a fence, the only way to make sure you're secure is a brick wall. Though If you want to, ram your gate and rebuild it, that way all old keys are useless. Also, if you have a cave it's highly likely that the intruders got in that way.

My minehole's outside my palisade, but inside a dip of the ridge.

It's possible to bash a palisade, then repair it after you've left.

Work on getting a brick wall up as fast as you can, however you can.

Please refer to this viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7116

A closer look at my palisade does show a vandalism scent on the outside surface in one spot. Effing hell. Well that makes me feel better, realizing that it wasn't my carelessness which let 'em in. Guess I should start on a brick wall, then... damn the steel requirement.

[lolman70]

And sarchi is a n0b who masturbates to anime