Underground Bunker in BadFellas

The Underground Bunker requires the current advanced core-property path, €500,000,000 from Crewbank, one Uranium and one Alexandrite. Construction takes four hours. When it becomes active, it replaces the other advanced defence project, Laser Grid, rather than stacking as a permanent second defence.

Bunker protection is opt-in and state-dependent. An eligible living crew member must enter the shelter through the current Headquarters context and remain in the crew’s HQ country. Flying or leaving the valid state removes protection. The Bunker increases the bullet pressure of a hostile attack but does not make the character invulnerable.

The Bunker costs €500,000,000 from Crewbank and consumes one Uranium plus one Alexandrite from available crew stock. Its four-hour project can begin only when the current advanced property requirements and construction state allow it.

Material ownership matters: personal raw materials do not automatically count as central crew stock. Deposit and availability must be confirmed through the supported crew workflow before the project can start.

Underground Bunker and Laser Grid are the two advanced defence projects. When one completes, the runtime replaces the other active or building defence state. A crew should therefore choose the defensive model that matches its members and threat rather than expecting both bonuses to stack normally.

The Bunker favours members who can deliberately shelter at Headquarters. Laser Grid favours assigned council protection. Compare mobility, target profile and who must remain operational before replacing an existing defence.

The Bunker is used from the crew Headquarters context by an eligible living member. The character must be in the crew’s HQ country and remain linked to the same active crew and project. The server records occupancy and checks it again when protection is relevant.

Entering the Bunker is not a permanent account flag. Leaving the crew, losing the active project, leaving the valid country or using a flow that exits shelter removes the benefit. Always review the current status before assuming an attack will face Bunker defence.

A sheltered character cannot treat the Bunker as portable. Airport travel warns that flying will remove protection, and the character must choose between mobility and the current defensive state. This matters during a crew war when travel, market access or a Detective report may demand another country.

Plan a replacement operator before a key council member leaves shelter. A crew can lose more strategic value through an unattended Harbour or defence decision than it gains by hiding every leader at once.

An active valid Bunker adds substantial defensive bullet pressure to the normal kill calculation. It does not cancel the requirement for the defender to own bullets, configure Backfire or understand weapon exceptions. Special weapons can use their own calculation paths, and attackers can still prepare around known defence.

Use the Kill System, Backfire and Weapon Attachments guides together. The public guide explains the visible relationship without exposing protected hidden chances or anti-abuse rules.

Shelter is most effective when the crew can name the threat period, protected members and operational trade-offs. Enter before the expected danger, verify the HQ country and decide who will handle external actions. Remaining hidden indefinitely can restrict useful movement and create complacency.

Reassess after a leadership change, opponent movement or defence-project replacement. A stale status message should never be the only basis for a high-value combat assumption.