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Base activity signatures
corroborated
Short answer
Construction, vehicles, fires, lights and repeated travel can reveal a base even when the walls are hidden.
Also: base · stealth
What to do
Consider the behavioral footprint of a base, not only visual concealment. Regular routes can be tracked by attentive players.
How it works
Construction, vehicles, fires, lights and repeated travel can reveal a base even when the walls are hidden.
Evidence
Status: corroborated. Baseline from 1.29.x. Sources: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:DayZ. Unofficial field-manual pack (v24). Not Bohemia. Empty boxes stay empty.
Related
- Improvised shelterneeds verification
- Watchtower kitneeds verification
- Gate conversionneeds verification
- Flagpole kitneeds verification
- What a base is forcorroborated
- Base location trade-offscorroborated