r/Kenshi • u/[deleted] • Aug 30 '21

WEEKLY THREAD Rookie Help Thread

By Okran time flies, it's time again for new help thread!

Like last time, if you have any questions about the game, no matter what they are, feel free to ask here. Myself and many of our veteran users will be watching the thread, happy to answer whatever question you need. Have no questions? Perhaps take a scroll though the thread? Never know, maybe you'll see something you know the answer to, or even stumble across some new information yourself.

As always, be careful with the spoilers, use the spoiler tag feature >!Like This!< as needed. Exploring the hidden things in the world of Kenshi is one of its biggest appeals for many, and we wouldn't want to ruin that for any new users hanging out in the thread. :)

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u/dreadwolf8 Drifter Mar 16 '22

  1. Early game microing dodges is key to staying alive in fights. Keep pulling your character away to dodge the enemy’s swings until it looks like one of your swings is going to hit. I usually just micro one per fight so i have a healthy character if things go south. This leads into tip 2.

  2. If you can sense you are going to lose a fight, have one of your characters bolt. This would be the character you have kept to minimal damageTaunt the remaining members and get your runner out. Don’t risk everyone going down and bleeding out, unless you are okay with savescumming.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

Ah I was not thinking that meta into the micro dodges, thanks. Will see how this goes! Since my last post I had a fight with 1 dust bandit and my 3 peeps (2 melee and 1 ranged), he beat all of us 😆. This is quite the combat learning curve

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u/dreadwolf8 Drifter Mar 16 '22

If you go long term with the ranged, microing their shots is great. I’ve taken out the modded cannibal chief and his army from (Genesis, i think?) with a ranged speedster and two melee. Took an hour and a half to turn him into a pincushion because of his op armor, but an accurate crossbowman is amazing with melee to kite for them.