Place and build your first FOB

Before you start

• A FOB item and enough inventory space to carry it.
• A hammer suitable for the structures you intend to build.
• Build Supplies and a teammate or route for further deliveries.

Season 02 build costs and hammer changes

Build supply costs now include Bremmer wall 32, Door 80, Gate 200, L81 Mortar 600, Stingray 650, Talon 650, Vanguard CIWS 1,200 and Hot Zone Magnet 2,750. These are construction supplies, not cash vendor prices. New Wooden Step, Large Shelter and MG Nest require the small, medium and large hammer respectively.

Medium-hammer contribution and critical-hit bonuses are reduced; large-hammer contribution is unchanged. Doors and gates cannot be breached with a hammer; the Halligan bar now breaches both. The notes do not establish a universal build time.

Budget for launch prices

The documented FOB vendor price is $7,500 and the Large Hammer vendor price is $2,400. The Large Hammer’s separate Support unlock is $75,000 at level 8. These costs have different purposes; purchasing one life’s hammer does not replace its unlock requirement.

Are you creating a FOB or helping at one?

An existing supplied FOB needs a different shopping list from a new base. Kit Doctor’s construction draft covers a hammer and personal equipment for an existing site; it does not include a new FOB.

The documented FOB and Large Hammer purchases alone total $9,900 ($7,500 + $2,400). That excludes the separate hammer unlock, supplies, personal equipment and transport. This is arithmetic from the launch prices, not a complete base budget.

1. Ask the receiving builder whether the FOB is already placed and stocked.
2. Agree who provides the FOB, the hammer, Build Supplies and transport.
3. Check your hammer access before paying for supplies you cannot use.
4. Keep enough cash for your personal kit and another attempt before committing to a new base.

The FOB is placed but construction will not finish

Check each handoff instead of buying another pallet immediately. The transfer and construction steps below come from the reviewed beta demonstrations.

Place the core

WBC’s beta tutorial shows white placement previews as valid and red previews as obstructed. It reports that a placed FOB cannot be moved.

1. Equip the carried FOB and inspect the preview.
2. Choose space for the terminal, protective walls and a delivery approach.
3. Reposition any blocked preview before confirming placement.
4. Open the placed FOB and check its resources.

Finish the first defenses

WBC shows F cycling hammer pages, right-click depositing carried supplies into the open FOB, and yellow X targets accelerating hammer construction. Its B snapping key is a personal binding, so use the action displayed in your own controls.

1. Deposit Build Supplies, then equip the hammer.
2. Select a structure your hammer supports and place its preview.
3. Strike the yellow construction targets until the structure is complete.
4. Protect the core while preserving friendly access to its terminal.

Plan access before expanding

StratzFPS demonstrates restricting entrances and watching the gate from a raised position. His warning is practical: an exposed terminal can be attacked or hacked.

For a first layout, mark three spaces before building outward: the protected core, the friendly entrance and the unloading area. This is our planning suggestion; exact coordinates and dimensions depend on your site.

Common problems

• The FOB terminal’s infantry spawn function is unconfirmed; do not rely on it as a respawn point.
• A pallet or crate beside a base has not necessarily been transferred into its supply stock.
• Starter contents, radius, ownership transitions and every placement restriction still need current-build reproduction.

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