Barricade

BARRICADE
BUILDING DESCRIPTION	Barricades are used to fortify a Base by protecting key Buildings and impeding the movement of the Enemy Ground Units.
EFFECTS OF UPGRADE	Upgrading increases Health. Beginning with Level 5 Barricades block Enemy ( Line of Sight ) Fire from Ground Units.
REQUIREMENTS	Level 1 Command Center
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Upgrade Progression

Level	Upgrade Cost			Upgrade Time	Command Center	Health
	Metal	Oil	Thorium
1	500	500	0	1s	1	1,000
2	1,500	1,500	0	1s	2	1,500
3	2,500	2,500	0	1s	3	3,000
4	10,000	10,000	0	1s	4	5,000
5	37,500	37,500	3,000	1s	5	10,000
6	75,000	75,000	6,000	1s	5	20,000
7	150,000	150,000	12,000	1s	6	40,000
8	300,000	300,000	24,000	1s	6	60,000
9	450,000	450,000	48,000	1s	7	125,000
10	600,000	600,000	96,000	1s	7	250,000
11	750,000	750,000	125,000	1s	10	350,000
12				1s	12	450,000
13	2,250,000	2,250,000	375,000	1s	14	550,000
14	3,000,000	3,000,000	500,000	1s	15	715,000
15	3,750,000	3,750,000	625,000	1s	16	880,000
Total

Construction Limits

Barricade Construction Limits Per Command Center Level
	LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 4	LEVEL 5	LEVEL 6	LEVEL 7	LEVEL 8 - 16
No. of Barricades	60	70	80	110	130	160	260	260

Upgrade Experience (XP)

Experience Points Awarded per Upgrade Level  ( T )
Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10
401	401	1,201	2,001	8,001	31,201	62,401	124,801	249,601	379,201
Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Total Experience Points = 4,302,614 xp
518,401	650,001	650,001	975,001	1,300,001
For More information on this see Experience Points.

Placing and Moving Barricades

Placing Barricades

• When placing New Barricades, the Player has the ability to lay multiple Barricades in back to back succession.
  • When purchasing Barricades, the next potential barrier will populate for placement. The Player may then choose to continue placing barriers until they are finished or chose end by pressing the “Finish” button to exit Barricade placement.

Moving Existing Barricades

• The Player may move existing Barricades in 1 or 2 ways :
  • By “Left Clicking” each Barricade and selecting the Move command from the pop-up menu.
  • By Holding “Shift+Left Click” on each Barricade to bypass the Menu and place that barricade instantly into Move mode.

Appearance Progression

BARRICADE APPEARANCE PROGRESSION
Level 01
Level 02
Level 03
Level 04
Level 05
Level 06
Level 07
Level 08
Level 09
Level 10
Level 11
Level 12
Level 13
Level 14
Level 15

Related Missions

STANDARD MISSION  ( T )
MISSION	ICON	MISSION DESCRIPTION	COMPLETION AWARDS		IMAGES
			METAL	OIL	Pre	Post
Safety Check		Build 36 Barricades.	20,000	20,000	X	X
Some Missions May Not Be Available Until The Completion Of Others.

Update History

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• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 15 in the Game Update of Sep 13, 2019
• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 14 in the Game Update of Mar 14, 2019.
• The Barricade will change its appearance to reflect the player's current faction in the Game Update of Jan 04, 2019 (9.01).
• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 13 in the Game Update of Aug 15, 2018.
• The Barricade reduced the Upgrade Costs for all Levels in the Game Update of Aug 15, 2018.
• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 12 in the Game Update of Aug 23, 2017.
• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 11 in the Game Update of May 31, 2016.
• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 10 in the Game Update of Jul 31, 2014.
• The Barricade raised its Max Construction Limit to 260 in the Game Update of Jul 31, 2014
• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 9 in the Game Update of Feb 13, 2014
• The Barricade received a Improved Barricade Placement method in the Game Update of Jan 15, 2014
• The Barricade raised its Max Construction Limit to 160 in the Game Update of Mar 27, 2013
• The Barricade gained the ability to be upgraded to Levels 5 thru 8 in the Game Update of Mar 07, 2013
• The Barricade was introduced with the Official Public Beta release of War Commander on Sept 08, 2011.

• No Further Updates.

Additional Info

• The Barricade is constructed and upgraded without the use of the Dozer allowing other structures to be constructed or upgraded simultaneously.
• The Barricade allows Ground Units defending a Player's Base to pass through them at will. 
• The Barricade blocks the path of all Enemy attacking Ground Units forcing them to either destroy the barricade or to locate an alternate path around them.
  • This allows Players to somewhat control attack approaches in the attempt to force the Attacking Units into Kill Zones.
• The Barricade, Level 5 and above, absorbs Direct Fire from Ground Units while allowing the Defending Units to shoot unobstructed.
• The Barricade, Level 5 and above, do NOT obstruct shots from Ground Units that utilize Arc Fire such as the Mortar Team, Rocket Buggy, Razorback and Hellfire.
• The Barricade, Level 5 and above, can limit the amount of Splash Damage taken by a Building or Unit  when the barricade is
  • placed in between them and the target being struck. 
  • the barricade itself is being targeted.

Trivia

• The Barricade has a has a Footprint of 1 x 1.
• Building Pixel Sheet Code : 17.v2
  • Faction Walls : Survivors = 198  •  Corpus = 197  •  Sentinels = 202
  • Rogue Walls: Highway Zealots = 184  •  Onyx = 238 & 239  •  True Believers = 209

Quotes

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“	Use Barricades to fortify your base and protected key buildings and bootlenck enemy forces	”
	— In-Game Description

“	Level 2 Barricades offer increased protection from forces	”
	— Level 2 Description

“	Level 3 Barricades are fitted with a reinforced intimal structure to withstand attacks.	”
	— Level 3 Description

 

“	Level 4 Barricades come equipped with hardened exterior for more protection.	”
	— Level 4 Description

“	Level 5 Barricades offer enhanced protection from and block direct fire.	”
	— Level 5 Description

“	Level 6 Barricades utilize Thorium to improve armor and block direct fire.	”
	— Level 6 Description

 

“	Level 7 Barricades provide additional enhanced protection from direct fire	”
	— Level 7 Description

 

“	Level 8 Barricades from the virtually impenetrable barrier around your base.	”
	— Level 8 Description

“	Level 9 Barricades from the virtually impenetrable barrier around your base.	”
	— Level 9 Description

“	IRON CURTAIN - Excellent, Commander! Now that our Barricades block direct fire, nothing's getting through!	”
	— Level 5 Message [src]

“	My analysis of human behavior has revealed that most women suffer from an unhealthy amount of insecurity. can you surround the Command Center with barricades so I can "feel" more safe and loved?	”
	— R.U.B.I. - Mission - Safety Check [src]

“	Further analysis has taught me that human men like to feel that women need them. From now on, I'll attempt to provide this type of feedback for you. Oh, Commander, I'm such a lucky girl to have you protecting me. How did I do?	”
	— R.U.B.I. - Mission - Safety Check - Complete [src]

Related Pages

Command Center

Player Base

External Links

• Kixeye Forum ( 01/14/14 ) - Introducing: Improved Barricade Placement Thread ( Official ) - Relative Information
• Kixeye Forum ( 01/15/14 ) - Official Discussion: Placing Barricades ( Official ) - Relative Information
• Kixeye Forum ( 05/31/16 ) - Command Center Level 10 ( Official ) - Level 10 CC Introduction Thread.
• Wikipedia - Barricade - Barricade In Real Life
• Kixeye Forum ( 06/15/16 ) - [1] ( Official ) - Pump Up Your Defense! - Wall Sale
• Kixeye Forum ( 08/23/17 ) - Command Center 12 ( Official ) - Level 12 Added.
• Kixeye Forum ( 08/15/18 ) - CC14 Mega Briefing - ( Official ) - Full Lv 14 Update Information
• Kixeye Forum ( 08/15/18 ) - 8.33 & CC14 Mega Discussion - ( Official ) - Discussion of CC Lv 14 Update
• Kixeye Forum ( 03/15/19 ) - CC15 Briefing - ( Official ) - New Upgrade Level
• Kixeye Forum ( 09/13/19 ) - CC16 Briefing - ( Official ) - Lv 15 Added

Gallery

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Construction Limit Warning

Large Pic
Level 8

Error Placing Barricade Overlap The Building

Gallery - Historical Game Updates

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Game Update : Mar 07, 2013
Barricades Levels 5 - 8

Game Update: Mar 27, 2013
Barricade Limit Increased

Game Update: Jan 15, 2014
Barricade Placing System

Game Update: Feb 13, 2014
Level 9 Barricades

Game Update: May 31, 2016
Level 11 Barricades

Game Update : Aug 23, 2017
Level 12 Barricades

Barricade Gold Sale
Jun 15 - 19, 2016

Level 15 Added
G.U. Sep 12, 2019

Gallery - Historical Misc

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Original Barricade
Level 1

Original Barricade
Level 2

Original Barricade
Level 3

Video

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