Originally posted by GeoForce:

Relatively new to the game and still haven't killed The Elder, but just wondering when (and possibly where) I should start building a more permanent and more defense able base. I'm current working out of a pair of resurrected and a bit upgraded existing structures with no defenses at all.

Also, still haven't found a site totally to my liking though some come close.

Eh.. sadly, you don't really have to. You can kill stuff without it being much of a threat to you, or your base.