Redpill me on Kenshi. The concept seems like giga-kino, but I haven't been able to get into other very sandboxy games like Rimworld or Mount and Blade, so maybe it's not for me. I can't tell.

>>716124118 (OP)
Sandbox experience in this is really bad, HEAVILY relies on your imagination
Initial world exploration is fun, getting to know some mechanics(and cheesing em) is fun too
But factions are very shallow, base building is boring and fighting skills grind is so fucking retarded and time consuming that i never go beyond bare minimum

>>716124118 (OP)
It's the best at certain things, and shit at a lot of other things.

Try to just get enough money to buy food at the start and recruit some friends if possible, usually my playthroughs begin by leeching off a friendly city and selling iron / copper to them.

If you like the setting and have a little patience the game can be very rewarding. You will fight a lot of jank though. Enjoying the setting and art style helps a lot too.

>>716124302
Samefagging because I forgot to mention that you should not at any point look up how to power level as it breaks the game. Kenshi shines the most in emergent gameplay when the odds are stacked against you, so just enjoy and don't sacescum either.

>>716124118 (OP)
The forbidden redpill is to spoil some of the bosses for yourself to motivate you through the game. I couldn't get into the game until I decided that I wanted to beat Cat-Lon, and once I had that goal in front of me, everything else that's good in the game came about emergently.

>>716124118 (OP)
Its based

>>716124118 (OP)
Most overhyped unfun piece of garbage there is
Dont listen to the "yoo maek ur own fun" autists who fellatiate this game because deep down they know its shit too

>>716124118 (OP)
First playthrough is always fun. Just exploring the world, researching the tech and figuring out the mechanics is entertaining enough.
For every subsequent playthrough I did some challenges/roleplay though to spice things up, since the world isn't dynamic enough imo

If you don't enjoy sandbox games then stay away, Rimworld and Mount and Blade have an ending so they are not even that sandbox, this game is about making your own fun in your mind since as it is its not fun at all.

>>716124118 (OP)
Early to mid game is really memorable but there's nothing to do once you become overpowered
I hope kenshi 2 fix this

Just install some QoL mods, Vanilla Kenshi is kinda boring, same with Rimworld. Rimworld on its own is a shit game but with qol DLCs it's easily 9,5/10

>>716125775
mods* and biotech DLC

Also you have to use your brain to do the heavy lifting
I love to larp as a vagabond bounty hunter and recruit only 3-4 party member max, build no base and always moving

>>716124615
I had that happen organically, everyone was like "bugmaster this bugmaster that"
I learned the hard way.

>>716124849
Anon, the Rimworld thread was a bit further down

>>716126052
At least Tynan constantly improves his game instead of fucking off and leaving it for dead while working 20 years on a Rimworld 2

>>716124118 (OP)
For your first playthroughs do not try to build your own settlement, and DO NOT mine copper/iron w/e ore. HOLY FUCK mining start is bad advice that makes the game fucking suck ass. I'm pissed it gets repeated so much. I almost missed out 100s of hours in this kino cuz dumbfucks recommend doing that shit in threads like this.

Do your first play through without any mods imo, cuz its a deep deep ocean out there and it'd be good to understand how things work (or don't). There's a very common problem for players with this game where they don't even know what's fucking canon, cuz they install a bunch of "lore friendly" mods that are anything but.

There's a general on /vg/ that has some decent stuff in the OP, too, for when you're done with your first few playthroughs and wanna see more

>>716125775
>QoL
>QoL
>QoL
Just play the games as intended and stop butchering them with these shitty "QoL" mods. QoL mods are the reason why some devs don't want their games to be moddable.

There is always Matchless kungfu for building your own world actual end game and more awful things to do to NPCs
It is the ultimate turbocunt simulator after postal 2.

>>716126301
All you did was post a bunch of shit not to do
So what do you suggest I do to start out?

I left clicked my way through an empty desert for 20 minutes. Went through two towns. Nothing fought me, nobody said anything interesting to me, nothing but left clicking empty desert. Whatever this game has I didn't see it

>>716126484
Just play the game without being a retard about it.

>>716126484
Default start, the one with one dude, and explore. Get your ass beat, and restart often. Consider making friends, but try not to have too big a party. Its more mouths to feed and generally unnecessary complexity. Solo/duo will prolly be best for a while until by you want to try more. I'd say try to figure out how skills are working and how to get resources (food/money/gear) first. Once you understand the basics, its time to start making your own fun. Try to join one of the factions you met while exploring, explore more, upgrade your gear, upgrade your stats, explore more, and then maybe explore more. Its easier to make your own fun (and mod the gaps) when you have a good grasp of what's even already around.

Once you feel like you're getting the hang of something, abuse the shit out of it. A lot of the fun in this game is mastering its jank

>716126642
not me

>>716124118 (OP)
>Redpill
>giga-kino

>>716124118 (OP)
>leveling system similar to ultima online
>limb based system for combat
>character progression is noticeable at every step
>large world with unique biomes and full of things that wants to kill you
>environmental story telling
>memorable OST
>little to no dialogue
>bland NPC interactions
>poor weapon selection
>obtuse base building and crafting mechanics
>terrible path finding issues
>constant clipping through walls
>performance issues that are remedied through mods
niche game, you either like it or you don't

>>716124118 (OP)
it's Elder Scrolls sorta, with the Fallout 4 base building

>>716126957
>Get your ass beat, and restart often
>best for a while
>time to start making your own fun
> exploring, explore more, explore more, and then maybe explore more
>make your own fun
>abuse the shit out of it
>A lot of the fun in this game is mastering its jank
Every fucking time

>>716127525
Its literally neither of those things

>>716128074
Maybe it's not fun for you.

>>716124118 (OP)
Do not do a stealth play-through. It will break the game for you by making it extremely easy.
It's already pretty easy to survive and do well once you know the game. Probably the biggest issue with it. I still love it though and you merely mentioning it makes me want to load my save again.

>>716128196
Honestly I want it to be I just cant find it
Sounds so glorious when other people are talking about it but when I play it, yeah...

>>716126642
Thats the funny thing, I think you have to be a retard to enjoy it

>>716124118 (OP)
its a "sandbox" in the sense that nothing works or is polished or even remotely finished

cool idea with incompetent devs

Do you think Kenshi 2 will come out within our lifetime?

>>716128935
Its a grift, they are just milking it without having to do any work on the first game

Even if they DO end up making it will be another Bannerlord or KSP2 situation, lightning doesn't strike twice