Raiders | Basics Fallout Shelter Guide
Last update: 01 June 2016
Raiders' attacks are one of regular random events. You can't prevent it completely - like other disasters, raiders from time to time will visit your Vault. There are several ways to improve effectiveness of a fight with raiders and to avoid letting them steal too much of resources or to kill your dwellers. Remember that raiders develop as well and every time their attack will be more difficult to fend off.
Important: Pregnant women won't fight - they'll escape to another room so give their weapon to another dweller.
You will be informed of the attack straight away by the alarm. Group of armed enemies will appear from the wasteland. They will pound on the door to finally get in the Vault. They will search rooms and attack met dwellers. You will notice that you're losing your resources (it will start to blink on red) until you fend off the attack.
In order to make your defense as effective as possible, make sure that in room next to the front door there is enough guardians equipped with the best weapon and outfits. Attackers head deeper into the Vault, exploring next levels one after another so it is important to get rid of as many of them as it is possible right after they appear at the front door (you can put some guardians there as well). This action will let you minimize losses. Generally, when distributing your weapon remember to give the best you have to those dwellers that are next to the door. You can also swap it quickly between dwellers.
While the battle the alarms will be announced. Move your dwellers between rooms freely, they'll come back to work automatically after the fight. You should quickly move your dwellers on a battlefield and withdraw them back to safe rooms whenever they become weaker. Try to predicts the next move of your enemies and provide a good defense in a room you thinks they'll move next. The key to get rid of them fast are your well armed dwellers fighting with them from the very beginning. While fighting you can also use Stimpaks (it's always advisable to have some supply in your Vault). Just select a dweller and heal him.
You can't avoid raiders attacks completely, but you can diminish the frequency of it by strengthening the front door at the beginning of the game (it costs 500 caps). It is advantageous for two reasons: firstly, attacks will happen less often, secondly, in case of an attack, stronger door demands more time to break them and get in so you will have more time to prepare your defenses. Next door improvement level is more expensive (2000 caps). If you invest that money though, raiders will attack even less often and even if it happens, you'll have enough time to prepare the defense.
On the other extremity there is a radio station. It is good to have dwellers working in it because it can attract new dwellers. On the other hand, you have to be aware that it can also attract raiders and provoke them to attack you more often.
To sum it all up, if you want to assure as effective protection as possible, remember:
- to strengthen the front door and put guardians next to it
- to arm your dwellers, especially ones living close to the front door
- that you can move your dwellers freely - they will get back to their work automatically when the alarm is called off
- about following the raiders' route and chasing them
- to swap the best weapon between dwellers living in next room visited by raiders
- to take away the weapon from pregnant women and hand it over to those dwellers that can make use of it.
- to use Stimpaks during the battle in order to heal your dwellers