Defensive Spikes

Defensive Spikes
Defensive Spikes
Description
Also known as	Spike defence
Added in	v0.08
Building Type	Defensive
Upgradable	No
Custom	No
Variations	None
Attachments	None
Uses	Defense Can be climbed over
Negatives	Enemies can see over it, Virginia can jump over it
Stackable	No
Buildable on	Most surfaces
Durability	Very Strong

Defensive Spikes are defensive buildings, they were added in update v0.08 of The Forest.

Gameplay

Defensive Spikes can be used for preventing cannibals and mutants destroying your walls, if you build a base on ground. As of v0.12, defensive spikes no longer harm enemies. Simply position them in front of your walls, and the walls should then be much safer. They can also be used as a way to scatter the cannibals so they can't attack all together. They can also be used as a sort of wall to a base but they are more expensive than the defensive wall. Defensive spikes will usually keep enemies out, however, they can sometimes glitch over the top. It is unknown if this is intentional or a bug.

An interesting, but expensive tactic, is to combine Defensive Spikes with Deadfall Traps. Fast cannibals can usually run straight through them but having a set of spikes just behind the trap will always ensure a hit and stop them from triggering multiple traps. Because mutants are drawn to structures you can use these to pin them down long enough to hit them with arrows or explosives/molotovs. They are quite useful against Cowmen as it slows their charges down as they crash through them before they can breach your base.

As with all traps and defenses none are perfect, each has weaknesses and strengths. Defensive spikes are expensive and cannibals and Virginia can jump them. A combination of structures is always the better option.

Building

1	=	9
Defensive Spikes		Log

Gallery

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  As it appears in the Survival Guide

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  As it appeared in the Survival Guide

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  Old model of the defensive spikes, they were updated in v0.72

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  Defensive Spikes

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  A single line of defensive spikes

Update History

Version	Changes
v1.0	Fixed repairing defensive spike
v0.72	Log cabin,small cabin, gazebo, garden, bonfire, rock side platform, defensive spikes, tree platforms, floor platform, wood target, procedural roof all use new log model/texture type now
v0.33	Defensive spikes now use a combined spike log mesh to have proper distortion & destruction effects
v0.22	Defensive spikes, basic wall with window, basic wall with door, Bonfires, Gazeebo and basic stairs now have proper render distances on the max setting
v0.12	Defensive Spikes do not harm enemies
v0.08	Defensive Spikes added to the game