UnknownLurkingUser
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After three Massive exactly 400 raiders, I can answer your post and leave my conclusionI haven't tried these fence. It does prevent the archer to fall from the tower but how about the arrow they shot?
So why chest box? well i test that the chest box has low hitboxes and my arrow can go out smoothly and it cannot be destroyed by the raiders (I haven't test other chest tho, i believe cactus chest can do some damage somewhere i red in this forum). the only problem is when those raiders is in below the platform, your archer cannot hit them from there so i suggest to make more archer tower.
After sometime thinking i realize 2 important thing
1. Chest box is the perfect wall u can have, so why bother urself to make a tower to prevent your archer to get melee hit by raiders while u can just put it on the ground and still can prevent your archer to get melee hit (other than aestetic purpose of course).
2. Making narrow platform does makes the archer aim better but will prevent them to run from fire throwed by those little guy, meanwhile making wider platform (even just 2x2) your archer will often makes their arrow to shoot the platform instead the enemy.
My conclusion is making a full walled (using chest box) base is better because it has better survivability and the archer will hit better.
>I haven't tried these fence. It does prevent the archer to fall from the tower but how about the arrow they shot?
Yes, it does Prevent Archers to not fall from the tower and also Allow Arrows to pass through


>So why chest box?...
>1. Chest box is the perfect wall u can have...
While Chest box might be interesting to use...well...
The looks is what I was going for for sure, I am someone who wants the looks while having the function
If having pure function...there are far easier way to achieve that which is why I went with the Wood Fence
But your idea is interesting...Altho you may overlooked on somethings here...

Red:
They have a hitbox
They will block NPCs
They can be destroyed by Raiders altho idk if the Molotov that the Small Native throw will destroy it or not
Green:
They don't have a hitbox
They are passthrough able by the NPCs
Doesn't make a good Wall sadly
>2. Making narrow platform does makes the archer aim better but will prevent them to run from fire throwed by those little guy
I can tell you, the Molotov literally bounces off from the Fence xDDDDD

One thing is obvious here, once the Raiders destroys the Lower Walls, the Archers can't Reach/Shoot them due to the Wood Platform which is Obvious Issue and I doubt I got ways to fix this issue
While I have been showing you how they are working quite well...
I forgot how Slow Bows can be and Requires Meal Effectiveness on Attack Speed Increase

And also
These Cages/Fences all got Durability(HP), so they can be destroyed by Raiders as well

Which result in...yea...Fences got destroyed and the Archers left their post, some drop down and got knocked down while some just fall back to the point where her Arrows can't reach because they're below her directly.

My Conclusion :
This is all for the looks really
Normal raids might survive but 400 raiders Raid? with not-enough Meal Buffs? It's all for looks/Reductions of raiders
The Main show is still at the Gate (Enemy At the Gate)

Side Note:
I wish we can use this building...
