Digging a ditch around the base isn't an option?

Invasions are such a badly made mechanic, because they can be avoided with the stupidest strategy: make a new world and don't place any boss trophies at spawn.

Trolls are much harder now since food has been reworked, but if you're not afraid to dodge every troll attack, they are actually easier... but fighting 2+ trolls? That's NEVER been a thing. I don't do that, that's dumb, at any level of the game.

Anyway next time you get invaded in your place, try sneaking until the invasion is over. They might do some damage, but they WILL leave afterwards if they don't see you.

It's what i've been doing and I don't regret a single moment. You want me to mod the game to make it easier? Well I don't have to. I made a new world and skipped all the bosses until my base is DONE.

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

Digging a ditch around the base isn't an option?

Easier on machine to put up a curtain stone wall double thickness waist high so you can easily see over and shoot if you want. Don't even need a gate since you cane jump and monsters can not.

@sirrustalot
Main bases should have a ditch dug around them, make sure the ditch is far enough away from your walls so Trolls / any archers cannot use their ranged attacks.
Stop asking for nerfs when things are not broken.

Building Ditches is a cheese. THATS the broken element.

It takes forever to build a suitably sized ditch. And if you're working a coastal main/port base then it takes even LONGER to build a decent ditch because of the water.

We all use ditches, but it's a cheese of the game mechanics, not a designed in feature.

We all use ditches, but it's a cheese of the game mechanics, not a designed in feature.

My main base in H&H has no moat. When trolls are invading, run away from your base and kite them to where you want to fight.

I made some structures with towers, vantage points and walls a little further away from my base where I run to whenever I get raided. So far it works well.

Personally, I found the trolls much more difficult, but makes much more sense this way. I mean, it's a Troll!? To not getting your azz kicked by the troll, you could choose better spots, i.e. treehouses, rise up the ground and have a natural barrier this way, for example..

surely you can survive 2 minutes within the red circle while trolls are spending a minute to figure which basic wall defense they should hit.

to tweak this stategy im looking for info on how far outside base perimeters invasions may spawn, will they always spawn outside? or is there chance they will spawn inside if my perimeter is huge and the red circle is in middle of it? i did have one of the surtling guys mystically appear inside my main house after i finished event, pretty much where i was when event started. it cant have entered by normal means as fence is 100% and unlike other things that can enter through my port, surtlings cant take the water way.

I'm looking at this and thinking... 'Whut?'

At the point you have Obsidian arrows, you should be able to easily deal with even several trolls.

Parry, Then stab with spear till dead. it stagger-locks them.

If one line of Spikes isn't enough, Make several.

Use Poison arrows.

Build a huge stone wall.

Breed a bunch of wolves and let them free. Long as 2 survive, you're fine.

The only time Trolls are an issue is early game. The moment you get Troll Hide armor, they become pretty easy to manage.

I only seem to get 2 in most invasions, 3 once in a while. The big slow attack with my weapon (black iron sword) still nearly one-shots them, maybe hit one more time or a bow shot or two before they get to me...