"I think your being naive. You have no ideal what the actual conditions of Zday could be like.

What if your fortress or settlement is destroyed by fire or other disaster? or your position is overrun?

What if supplies are so limited and others are unwilling to share?

If my survival is on the line, I would raid also. "

"So not only do you have crops, and everything your base brings in. But you also get extra stuff from people you raid, I don't see too much of a down-side to that.

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Getting shot at? Not a problem at all.

Its the bullets that hit you that are the problem..
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Getting shot at? Not a problem at all.

Its the bullets that hit you that are the problem..
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"Three steps for survival

1. Good base- Needs to be able to GROW plants, enough to support the population. Also, needs to have enough space to hold every survivor. Trash will need to be removed, along with corpses. And weapons will be ESSENTIAL
2. Prevent others from coming- While everyone needs human comfort, feeding more people means less food. unless your base is in a high-risk area for raiders and/or Zack, 20 or so people is enough. Put up a sign saying "Nothing inside is worth dying for", and have a corpse hung from the sign. Cut down the center of the corpses stomach so all of the intrails fall out. Leave random corpses laying near said sign.
3. Obtain supplies- While you should have enough supplies to handle yourself for a little while, scavenger parties will be necessary to report the lack of/abundance of zombie, raider, and friendly survivor activity in the area. They wil be needed to retrieve more weapons, ammo, food, etc. "

"HR, this is true, but I think richboy33lb also has a valid point: no matter how much you prep, you'll never have enough to make a completely self sufficient colony. It's just highly improbable that you'll actually have all the bases covered. Most things require at least a little maintenance, and nobody is Mr colony-leader-expert-guy. At the very least, trips would be needed to get medicine, create irrigation, (if not already in place) and acquire foodstuffs. (if drought/other ****** conditions happen) So you'd have to ask yourself, if you see a group of people with an abundance of supplies, do you attempt to kill them and loot their stash? If I were well armed, I can't say I'd pass up the chance. After all, they might try to do the same to your little settlement."

"how to get salt peter is rather gross so i won't go into it here."

"You can also source it from mosoleums as well but the way to make your own pure stuff involves large amounts of human urine, straw, water, poo, and sandy soil to cover it and a few other ingredents. I just think it's a good idea to make stuff before you break into your supplies."