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Large group (8+) · Rust base

Vanguard Drum

Posted by the builder as “5x5 shell”

Pau@pau

Vanguard Drum is a large group (8+) Rust base design in the Tea Time base library, built from 5,141 building entities. Measured from the blueprint: 10 storeys, compound. Materials run about 207k wood, 5.6k stone, 600k metal frags, 840 HQM. A base this size fits the Taster plot (7,000 entities). Study the foundation footprint below, then connect to The Greenhouse — Tea Time's free creative build server — and rebuild it yourself with unlimited resources, free plots and no wipes.

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Upkeep · per 24 h

Wood
41k
Metal
187k

What it costs per day to keep this base from decaying. Deployables are free — only blocks and frame inserts pay upkeep.

Structure

Floors
10
Footprint
52 × 52 m
Inside
6,428 m²
Beds
119
Storage
3,636 slots

Build cost & size

Entities
5.1k
Wood
207k
Stone
5.6k
Metal frags
600k
HQ metal
840
Group size
Large group (8+)
CompoundExpensive to raidSheet metalWalled compound

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