How do you build a base fast while still being good?

[Barron]

The more you play dune the more you realize that you are and always will be harrassed as soon as you start your mission. So the question I give to you is, How do you build a base that is of high quality quickly? Before you give you answer consider these problems.1. Speed of on coming units.2. Amount of Solaris.3. House Units.I welcome your strategy and may the worms turn the other way.-Barron Harkonnen

[IxianMace]

THIS STRATEGY IS INTENDED FOR USE ON A 1 VS 1 GAME ON A LARGE MAP AS HOUSE ATREIDES:

5K: Build a barracks, then a refinery before you build and upgrade your factory. I always deploy 6 Kindjal infantry on the sides of the ramps that lead into my base to stop rushes.

30K: Build a barracks, then a factory, before you build your refinery. Next, comes the hanger and the outpost (in that order).

Important tips to note:

If you are playing against House Atreides, you should get air drones ASAP, because good Atreides players will rush your carryalls with air drones as soon as they get the oppportunity. If you are not prepared for them, they will devastate your economy.

I've made it a habit to put more emphasis on anti-aircraft and anti-guild defences. I'm a defensive Atreides player, so I like to bulk up my base before I move out. For this reason, I position Mongoose around the perimeter of my base near the cliffs, along with some rocket turrets. It's also a habit for me now to deploy 10 Kindjal Infantry at the construction yard's dirt patch (which I deploy in the corner, if possible).

8 Kindjal Infantry are deployed on the dirt patch of the outpost as well. This is a very effective anti-guild tactic.

Final note:

I always try to build my base linearly along the corner/side of the map. Although this saves space, looks neat, and doesn't offer much gaps for guild to attack (since my base will be covered in defenses), there is a particular weakness which I have found very disturbing in games against the AI. This strategy is PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO IXIAN INFILTRATORS and FREMEN WARRIORS and FEDAYKIN!! For this reason, I keep 2-3 scouts along the ramps leading into my base. It is very important to keep these units out of your base, as they will devastate your Kindjal formations.

I hope this has provided some insight into how to build a base quickly, and do it well at the same time.