Bandit Camps

Hostile territories controlled by raiders that pose a persistent threat to your settlement but offer high-value rewards.

Camp Mechanics

• Discovery: Camps are discovered automatically when entering their tile.
• Population: Each camp has a strength/population level. Combat and failed raids can reduce this.
• Clearing: Reducing a camp's strength to 0 clears it.
• Respawn: New bandit camps will form approximately 25 days after a camp is cleared.

Raids

Bandit camps within 15 tiles of your settlement can launch raids.

• Frequency: Checked every 48 hours; each camp can raid once every 7 days (168 hours).
• Trigger: Base 30% chance, reduced by your settlement's Defense Quality.
• Consequences:
  • Theft: Raiders steal food, water, wood, medicine, arrows, and cordage.
  • Defense: High Defense Quality (>70%) gives a chance to repel the attack, weaken the camp, or even eliminate it entirely during the raid defense.

Enemies

Bandits are armed survivors with varying combat attributes.

• Stats:
  • HP: 100 + (Strength * 0.5)
  • Strength: 6-14
  • Attack: 8-16
  • Defense: 6-14
• Weapons:
  • Ranged: Crossbow, Bow, Slingshot.
  • Melee/Hybrid: Spear, Throwing Spear.

Loot & Rewards

Engaging bandits is dangerous but profitable.

Individual Loots (Kill Drops)

• Chance: 70% per bandit.
• Quantity: 1-3 items.
• Items: food, water, medicine, arrows, fabric, cordage, scrapMetal.
• Rare Drop: 2% chance to loot the bandit's weapon.

Camp Victory Loot

Upon clearing a camp, you seize its stockpile.

• Common Resources (5-15 items):
  • food, water, medicine, arrows, fabric, cordage, scrapMetal, wood, stone.
• Rare Resources (1-3 items):
  • electronics, chemSupplies, cannedFood, batteryCell, copperWire.
• Other Rewards: +8 Morale, Hunting XP.

Tactics

• Preparation: Ensure you have bandages (for bleeding) and ranged weapons.
• Stealth: High stealth can help you avoid initial detection or escape if the battle potential is too high.
• Risk: Combat is deadly. Injuries can be persistent.