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Large 3x3 complex. May have: big private library, medieval armor and weaponry, pool tables, food supplies, swimming pool, greenhouse, or art collection, which sometimes includes mysterious unnatural objects<!--petrified eyes, vortex stones-->.
A large 3x3 complex. May have a big private library, medieval armor and weaponry, pool tables, food supplies, a swimming pool, a greenhouse, or an art collection. The last sometimes includes mysterious unnatural objects {{Spoiler|(petrified eyes and vortex stones)}}. However, sometimes it's nothing but massive dining rooms with leaky roofs.
And sometimes it's nothing but massive dining rooms with leaky roofs.


=== Tips ===
=== Tips ===
Most players end up sealing off areas they don't use, lest critters get in.  You can also find comfy furniture (couches, king-size beds, etc) here if you've gotten tired of your [[rollmat]].
Most players end up sealing off areas they don't use, lest critters get in.  You can also find comfy furniture (couches, king-size beds, etc) here if you've gotten tired of your [[rollmat]].


Mansions can also have swimming pools, which are a practically-inexhaustible source of water and courtyards, which may give you a place to try farming with less worries about critter attacks.
Mansions can also have swimming pools - which are a practically-inexhaustible source of water - and courtyards, which may give you a place to try farming with less worries about critter attacks.


Unfortunately, Mansions also have plenty of [[Zombie|zeds]] around, you you'll have to clean house before setting up.  Further, they're wooden, so don't play with matches.
Unfortunately, mansions also have plenty of [[Zombie|zeds]] around, so you'll have to clean house before setting up.  Further, mansions are wooden, so don't play with matches.


Apart from the general needs for any base, you should take this in consideration for this particular one:
Apart from the general needs for any base, you should take into consideration for this particular one:


* The pool can be boiled, but farming is still a WIP and shouldn't be relied upon yetFortunately Mansions can occur in the middle of the woods, so you can find plenty of food that way.
* The pool can be boiled, but check the current status of [[farming]] if planning on using that for foodHowever, Mansions can occur in the middle of the woods, so you can find plenty of food that way.


* Sleeping in a Mansion is rather unadvised unless you barricade unused rooms and either board or tape up windows as wildlife can and will spawn inside.  
* Sleeping in a mansion is rather inadvisable until you barricade unused rooms (unless the bug with wildlife spawning inside has been fixed) and either board or tape up windows.  


* Care should be taken near the lengthy window sections when fighting zombies (or anything capable of smashing the windows), as they act as wall supports for the roof. Substantial window destruction carries the risk of the roof collapsing.
* Care should be taken near the lengthy window sections when fighting zombies (or anything capable of smashing the windows), as they act as wall supports for the roof. Substantial window destruction carries the risk of the roof collapsing.


As of the 7.1 update the previously unoccupied Mansions now spawn with a small population of zombies.
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[[Category:Wilderness]]
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Revision as of 13:43, 16 April 2021


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A large 3x3 complex. May have a big private library, medieval armor and weaponry, pool tables, food supplies, a swimming pool, a greenhouse, or an art collection. The last sometimes includes mysterious unnatural objects (petrified eyes and vortex stones). However, sometimes it's nothing but massive dining rooms with leaky roofs.

Tips

Most players end up sealing off areas they don't use, lest critters get in. You can also find comfy furniture (couches, king-size beds, etc) here if you've gotten tired of your rollmat.

Mansions can also have swimming pools - which are a practically-inexhaustible source of water - and courtyards, which may give you a place to try farming with less worries about critter attacks.

Unfortunately, mansions also have plenty of zeds around, so you'll have to clean house before setting up. Further, mansions are wooden, so don't play with matches.

Apart from the general needs for any base, you should take into consideration for this particular one:

  • The pool can be boiled, but check the current status of farming if planning on using that for food. However, Mansions can occur in the middle of the woods, so you can find plenty of food that way.
  • Sleeping in a mansion is rather inadvisable until you barricade unused rooms (unless the bug with wildlife spawning inside has been fixed) and either board or tape up windows.
  • Care should be taken near the lengthy window sections when fighting zombies (or anything capable of smashing the windows), as they act as wall supports for the roof. Substantial window destruction carries the risk of the roof collapsing.