Game:

Kenshi (2018)

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Guide

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A short, beginner-friendly guide on what to do when you first start out in Kenshi, a squad-based, real-time, sandbox RPG in a Mad Max-ish world with feudal Japan undertones.

This guide discusses the following:

1. The character creation process

2. Why skipping the in-game tutorials is a bad idea

3. Hiring your first sellsword and equipping your squad

4. Training your people

5. Combat and looting

[TIMESTAMPS are found after the UPDATE section; if you're curious, please scroll down. Thanks!]

UPDATE: Even though this guide was made in the earlier days of Kenshi's Early Access phase, the aspects covered here STILL HOLD TRUE with the current version of the game with the following exceptions:

1. It's more viable now to mine (a VERY simple matter of letting your character stand anywhere, click on the "Prospecting" button, checking where the ore deposits are, moving there, mining them, and selling the raw materials to a nearby town) rather than follow patrols as I've noticed that patrols don't occur as frequently as in the earlier days of the game's EAccess.

2. Some owners won't let you use their training dummies, threatening you with violence if you do. It's up to you to explore towns and find out ones that have more accommodating proprietors. This, I think makes for a more enjoyable—and realistic—RPG experience. (Don't be obsessed about training dummies though; you can still go though the game just fine without them.)

3. Looting still is the most time-efficient way of gaining money in the early game. Right-click equipment (rather than dragging and dropping them) to loot faster. Pro tips: a.) In a skirmish, immediately loot the enemies who have fallen unconscious. You never know if you forget their current "Unconscious" meter value (the seconds that tick down to 0 upon which they regain consciousness). Having to knock down the same enemy twice can be a harrowing experience if your characters are still low in experience. Watch your encumbrance though. Encumbered characters suffer a drop in fighting prowess. b.) Remember that you can still use your characters' secondary weapon slots to hold one more weapon from bodies you're looting.

0:00 – Overview; guide contents
0:41 – Explanation of the Wanderer game start; the ideal character to play when first playing Kenshi
1:12 – Character creation process
1:32 – In–game tutorial (outdated BUT the current version throws this in your face so you WILL NOT miss the new tutorial :D )
2:26 – Hiring your first mercenary
3:11 – Buying your first gear: Armor (3:15) and footwear (3:22)
3:36 – A warning about charging into combat the first time even when you've bought your first set of equipment
4:50 – How to deal with hostile bands in the early game (when you've inexperienced characters)
4:58 – How to train your squad (About training dummies: The “you can train anywhere bit” is outdated BUT there are still towns that have training dummies that you can use. It's up to you to explore towns and find out ones that have proprietors that are more accommodating. This, I think makes for a more enjoyable—and realistic—RPG experience. (Don't be obsessed about training dummies though; you can still go though the game just fine without them.)
5:28 – How to speed up the game (skip to 5:45 if you don't want to hear why you should speed up the game from time to time)
6:07 – Combat chapter intro
7:05 – First thing you must do; Combat chapter (the "Sand ninja and Dust Bandits" bit is outdated; the game now has more factions. It’s not just them that will pillage and plunder hubs of civilization.:D )
7:19 – Following patrols
7:44 – A warning about combat and your inexperienced squad
8:00 – Looting
8:21 – An explanation about the pros and cons of heavy versus light armor (i.e., encumbrance explanation)
8:34 – Selling loot and what to do with the profit you gain
8:55 – An explanation about the pros and cons of small versus large backpacks (i.e., another encumbrance explanation; also explains why encumbering your characters has its own advantages)
9:32 – Why more squad mates = better (not just combat–wise)
9:41 – Assigning squad roles

Kenshi's Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/

Links to the guides:

Kenshi Wikia Guides section: http://kenshi.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Guide

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=136289036

OttoNL's: http://www.lofigames.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5207


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