I probably didn't search the thread enough, sorry in advance if that's the case maybe I'm bad with the keywords, but is there any post about base building and general rules of thumb to follow? I plan on making multiple small to medium sized bases with various themes and NPCs but the AI is sometimes overly simplistic and I assume some of the rules about animal spawns or raid patrols aren't too obvious. Therefore, I have some questions. Used spoilers to format easier my opinions and comments:
1. How big should a base be on average?
2. How much space should a "road" have?
3. How much food and water does each type of automatized labour take?
And by extension, how many units of food should I have in my food box for each of the activities for each NPC?
4.0. Do raiders and the patrols pathfind towards entrances of your walled base?
Or do they all just beeline towards their target destroying everything in their path, getting distracted by anything they can aggro?
4.1. If the latter applies more than the former, should I keep guards outside walls with food boxes, wells and spikes around?
5. Should I worry about NPCs or animals permanently dying defending the base?
6. Is having a native set as a guard a bad idea for their morale?
I'm sure there are exploits around to wall yourself off. I think I saw someone using some sort of indestructible structure that looks like a wall when put together in order to be fully safe. But I'm looking for intended ways of base building, not exploits that can get patched.