Deterring raiders by fear tactics

[palandus]

That stuff will scare off all but the most determined. It works!

[Untrustedlife]

I think if it was something to deter raiders to avoid your settlement, you'd do something like:

Have a big sign saying "This will happen to any raiders we capture"

And next to this sign if a bunch of raiders who died horrifically by jamming them butt first on a long sharp pike that drives all the way up the bowels and exits out around the shoulder bone. If I was a raider and saw that, I'd turn around and run the other way. Or, say, Nuke the site from orbit.

I do wish this could be added

"Ha ha this is going to be a piece of muffalo loaf"
*raider sees dead bodies on spikes skeletons in gibbits and a very terrifying colonist named george with a energy rifle and a wicked disturbed smile and a field full of bones and bodies*
"Welp... i'm going to the next colony..."
*George smiles wickedly at the raider as he runs away*
*Raider looks ... and runs faster*
Of course it would have to be balenced somehow...

Travelers see this and run away as-well or go insane at the sight of it?

Possibly raiders return with bigger guns and siege weapons.

Not sure actually.

[Galileus]

Travelers vs Raiders is a nice balancing act there. Nice colonies increase both travellers and raiders appearance, while evil ones lower both.