Player Base Raids

Raids on rivals' hideouts are named on the Steam page right after bank robberies. Kefir describes the desert as a lawless wasteland where even neighbors can try to break into your base.

At a glance

Location: Player bases in desert settlementsSource 1
Entry tool: DecoderSource 2
Offline protection: None — defense comes from fortificationSource 3

Breaking in

Entry runs through the target's Security System and a Decoder; see the Decoder page for how access and lockouts work.Source 1 Decoder
Kefir offers no offline raid protection. An owner's main defense is investing in fortification and equipping security modules on structures.Source 2
Kefir lists blending in, so that a base looks like a waste of rare breaching tools, as one form of defense.Source 3
Kefir says clan allies can hold off raiders better than any defense module.Source 4

What a raid can take

A total wipe is a different, bigger operation: with an ultra-rare raid item the attacker seizes everything on the property, including furniture, structures and vehicles parked inside.Source 1
Laundered cash cannot be stolen in a raid, and any structure that survives can be rebuilt.Source 2 How to launder money

For defenders

A base doubles as an extra respawn point after death.Source 1
You can move your entire base and everything in it at any time, for example to get away from hostile neighbors.Source 2