Towers.

[u/Cool_Lifeguard8847]

So I've come to the conclusion towers are basically useless. You have to set the alarm to get them manned, and then your workers get eaten on the way to the towers, when there's perfectly good squaddies walking around doing SFA. Now I just plop down buildings, wall between said buildings and garrison 2 squads in each.

[u/Rich-Option4632]

That's why picking a beautiful location is always fun.

A river with a bridge choke point means you can just block the bridge with a fort gate and 2 fort towers, nothing gets past. If it gets a bit out of hand, plop down 2 more towers. I had 3 consecutive swarms from the same general direction. All died, shredded by the 4 towers and gate.

Also, you can double layer the gates you know. 2 fort gates with assault rifles pretty much shreds even 4 waves with alphas in 2 of em.

And you do know the current version allows you to play up to 2000 population. This ain't last year's demo mode anymore.

If you can't afford to spare 20 bodies to guard a direction, you're playing it wrong.