Today the enemy is at our door!

>>716409748 (OP)
Game is good?

>>716409820
I'm not good at it but it's fun. Some people hate the artstyle though.

>>716409820
game good player bad

>>716409748 (OP)
You bros look fucked, bro.

>>716409748 (OP)
More like stuck in the floor
What hideous presentation
And no, before you screech about anime there's plenty of western style stuff that doesn't make me puke

>>716409970
I think the color pallette is good but I don't like the hybrid game piece/realistic character design. still will probably play it eventually. gameplay is ultimately what matters

>>716409748 (OP)
>Not wearing helmets
oof

>>716409820
I love most of it but I hate the Enemy scaling over time

>>716409820
Necromancers filtered me so I stopped playing. Before them I wnjoyed it

>>716414972
Just choose your battles better
lmao

I would like it more if it wasnt a turnbase game

>>716409970
I thought this game looked like boring generic shit an ignored it for ages until I finally played it and ended up loving it for it.

>>716409748 (OP)
>buy it a couple of days ago
>now a thread pops up
but yeah, didn't think I'd like this game, but it's great and challenging, it does get fucking frustrating with the XCOM RNG

>>716415986
>Missing a 95%

>>716409820
Yeah. Its one of the best turnbased tactics games out there. The combat is intense, overworld is a sandbox and the soundtrack is fantastic.
Sadly, yes. Even as someone who has played Battle Bros for over a thousand hours i agree with Anon >>716409970, the character sprites can filter people, wich is a shame.
If you go for the game, id reccomend all DLC as they all add certain features that add alot of flavor and strategy to the game but if for whatever reason you can only choose one - make it Warriors of the North.

>>716416539
I want a graphical overhaul mod that turns the game into this

I have 500 hours in this game and still don't know how to play around shielded enemies

>>716416985
I just hack their shields with axes.
>orc's solid steel shields
Fuck them.

>>716416985
bro, your axes? your shield bash?

>>716409748 (OP)
i wanted to like this game but the character models are so fucking ugly, the game looks disgusting

>>716409820
It's woke so you have to support a pedophile that won't release the Epstein files to own the libs.

>>716416985
Flails are your friend. You can also just destroy the shield.

>>716409820
Yeah it is really good, the only real issue is that I do dislike the little boardgame looking icons but you get over it.

>>716409748 (OP)
We need more low fantasy games like this. Greenskins and undead exist, primitive firearms exist, and magic is weird esoteric ritualistic shit instead of being a wizard flying around and shitting lightning.

>>716416539
>archer is shooting from the only hexagon that's on lower ground
heh

So Davkul is real right

Your favorite origin?

>>716418210
conceptwise, cultists manhunters lone wolf
gameplaywise, band of poachers

>>716418210
Lone Wolf so I can self-insert

>>716418210
Lone Wolf. Having a main character adds what could be described as drama to the game. Its such an insanely open-ended start that you could do anyhting if you wanted.
But the lategame (and ultra lategame) post 1st crysis is somewhat annoying due to the 12 member limit. Every single bro has to be amazing, able to lift his own weight all the while be flexiable enough to use against all enemies... Geting a casualty at that point is tedium overdoze as finding a replacement and to train them up is hard.

Close second is Deserters. Very cool bonus while keeping the campaign fairly vanilla.

>>716418210
For me? It's Peasant Militia.

>Start a new run
>Recruit some brothers
>Do some easy quests
>Get some okay gear
>Eventually have to start fighting harder enemies
>Get my ass kicked
>Restart
I've never gotten that far in the game cause I get filtered by the harder battles.

>Thread makes me want to reinstall
>Search my steam for it
>Realize I pirated the game and probably put like 100+ hours into it
>Feel bad

>>716420550
Well, it's only hard the first time. Now you're a criminal and can do whatever you want all the time.

A Battle Brothers thread escaping the /vst/ ghetto? MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODS

>>716409820
Vanilla is eh.

With Legends mod it's 10/10.

>>716418210
Random Solo from Legends, rolling until I get something like a Hedge Knight.

>>716417268
>>716417485
But that takes so much stamina, especially when they have shield mastery. Do you always run recover for bros that break shields?

>>716418210
Trading Caravan of course.

>>716421105
I use my shield bros to keep their shield orks in check until I've killed the other ones, then surround the shielders and wail on them until they flag and then they're dead.

>>716420976
Redpill me on the legends mod

>>716421591
Where do I even begin?

It's not really a total overhaul, more like two expansions worth of additional mechanics that blend flawlessly into vanilla gameplay. It's all the shit you wished the game had.

Mechanics-wise, the biggest changes for me are the camping system and the layered armor system.
>camping
Your bros now have things to do at camp, and depending on their backgrounds they're better at some things than others. You can hunt, cook, heal, craft, gather, etc at camp now, and makes runs such as poachers only where you make money selling game completely viable.
>armor
Pretty much all armor is layered now. Like 5 layers, from inner tunics/gambesons to chainmail and outer platemail.

This all ties together with a completely overhauled skilltree, where fast light armor bros and slow tanky heavy armor bros are all viable and have their different pros and cons.

This is just scratching the surface of the mod.

>>716418210
I always go for berserkers and make it to the bottom of the map while ambushing caravans on my way.

>battle brother thread
This game rigs the percent in the enemy's favor.
No, you can't convince me otherwise. Even if the devs confess at gunpoint that the code is fair.
They can die for all of the missed 95%s I've collected. D20 chances in modern games is a sham and anyone who uses it should buy a rope.

>>716422060
>This game rigs the percent in the enemy's favor.
They give the enemy more fatigue recovery per round, which allows for shit like infinite shieldwalling.

Don't pick fights you're not sure you can win.

So are there any mods worth running for this?

I like the presentation of the game, but the actual mechanics are too autistic. I just want to roleplay as a band of mercenaries but instead this game is a number crunching autism simulator under the hood.

>>716421938
Sounds interesting, anon. Maybe I should try it out.

>>716422412
I genuinely recommend it. You can make sick looking pawns.

>>716422314
Maybe check out Wartales instead.

>>716421938
>5 layers armor
Now we just need heatstroke mechanic.

>>716422156
>They give the enemy more fatigue recovery per round, which allows for shit like infinite shieldwalling.
Is there a mod to fix that?

Are the DLCs worth it, I bought the base game and I'm having a lot of fun

>>716423548
Yeah the DLCs are fun

>>716421591

I found Legends to be too autistic with the camp management and layered armors - its cool dont get me wrong, but having to do it for every party member and potential replacements when the armor gets destroyed took too much time. Felt like it took almost real time days to pass just a week in legends mod.
Some Legends builds are bonkers tho, lots of amazing bros to be found and built, i loved to make a fearsome builds with white wolf pelts.

But when namedroping mods - Reforged really clicked with me. Its not as wild as legends, tweaks the talents and weapons abit and makes every bro unique based on some factors. I liked it alot and think it slightly improves on the base game just enough to make it more fresh with each playtrough.

>>716423242
Yeah, but it doesn't change anything substantial. You just have to git gud.

>>716409748 (OP)
I really love the orc infighting event

>>716418210
Band of poachers because they are fast.

>>716421283
Based&fuggerpilled

>>716409748 (OP)
whhat?

>>716421591
adds a shit ton more content/mechanics. of course not everyone likes this.

>>716422314
For me it was the opposite, base game is very simple I needed more autism so I installed Legends.

>>716425689
Finally, someone who gets it.

>>716416539
I like the aesthetics, men vs orcs, reminds me a bit of lotr. Gonna see if there's a sale on GOG sometime soon

Huh, I didn't even notice it's on sale right now.
I played the Free™ version but I think devs deserve my coin.
Remember play first, pay later.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432860/MENACE/?curator_clanid=33132991

This is made by the same guys, no?

>>716428080
Yes, same dev.
I hope it's as fun as battle bros.

>>716409748 (OP)
One of the best indie games I've ever played, pure tabletop kino.

>>716427942
is this a bait image or are bongs just getting ass raped by steam?

>>716428512
I actually have no idea how that guy got prices so cheap. I'm in the US and the dlcs alone are 8-12 dollars each.

>>716428512
I simply created 3rd world $team account to not get shafted. Not as good as it used to but still far better than paying full price.

>>716420976
Even with legends the enemy scaling after the first crisis is dogshit and boring, game is basically "multiple runs" slop.
If you like long campaigns then is total shit.

>>716429347
Oh boy- Day 400 arena fights or city contracts vs 10 lindwurms. There are some fixes on the interweb for it, thankfully.

btw, devs confirmed on d*scord they'll release a demo for Menace this year, before the EA.

>>716430664
>EA
So real release is somewhere around 2030?

>>716430740
Who knows. BB was on EA for 2 years and it was their first game + barely any budget.

>>716430909
I can wait.

>>716423242
Yeah, use a combination of game journalist mode + cheat engine to never lose, you pussy.

pirating it right now

>>716431781
I hope you prayed to RNGsus.
Avoid monster contracts early game they are noob traps.

>>716416985
2 handed flails get extra armor pen on headshots. get a killer on the run with one and you should be one shotting skeleton legionaries and footmen. no dice with conscripts since they have nimble, but their shields have so little hp you can break them easily even without axe mastery

>>716416985
Enemy AI is fairly easy to manipulate in this game. Never fight a line battle against shielded armies, they'll beat you in a direct fight. If you split your men into north and south, they'll get confused and give you opportunities to hit their backliners.

>>716418210
Cultists, easy. The early game is extremely tough due to your limited choice for men, but the benefits are so good in the long run and the RP is fun. Poachers are nice for the movespeed and scouting, too. I also like Raiders because you can get armor much easier without having to Puncture spam.

>>716431781
install those mods, game kinda expects you to check wiki for backgrounds which is bullshit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2yZW8K5-Jo

>>716420412
Same. So, so many runs and I get filtered by anything that's not human bandits.

>>716431578
>game has to cheat not only with superior numbers, but unfair bonuses too
If the game cheats, I'll cheat even more - simple as.

>>716409748 (OP)
>>716409970
>>716416539
Legfags are right, game is better with legs.

>>716420976
I was going to check it, but what the fuck, man.

>>716436224
Disable it in the options. Problem solved.

>>716409748 (OP)
just add full character models and i'll buy it.
dont even have to animate them properly

>>716436029
SOUL

>>716436029
Imagine if they were animated.

Idk i had fun but I got bored of this game rather quickly, after like 25 hours or so. It feels like its trying to be turn based Mount & Blade but it doesnt have nearly the same level of depth or amount of things to do. Any good mods?

>>716436224
Send them Naked towards the nearest brigand, orc, or goblin camp

>>716416539
>That one guy that solo'd a lindwurm in the BB book
Kino

these games are far too expensive for what they are, probably got 500 hours out of it, same with rimworld, but fuck me Im not giving you my money, like lmao, greedy fucking cunts, your game is worth 10 bucks tops

>>716437056
>500 hours of entertainment
>The best I can do is tree fiddy

>>716437202
Im ashkenazi jewish, still living in europe, and my father is very rich, I guarantee you I am way higher IQ than you, greedy goy, well youre just a stupid goy, its those autistic devs that are greedy

will this game still randomly crash my pc for no reason

>>716437318
It's not random it's memory leak.
And yes it will still do that if you don't mod it.
Look up 4GB Patch Battle Brothers.

>>716409970
>Some people hate the artstyle though.
there's a reason why their next game has actual normal people in it instead of retarded meatballs

>>716437675
Yes, because it's 3D. Imagine BB working on a 3D space, it'd be silly.

>>716437675
Because people are retarded.
Yeah, no legs, I get it, but Battle Brothers bruises, wounds, torn equipment are top-notch. You can read state of the unit at a glance.

>>716437613
thanks m8

>>716423548
I think the only one I don't like is Beasts and Exploration but even that's not BAD, just okay. You might as well get Flesh and Faith right now considering it's free

>>716437923
I've lost ironman save file because of this shit, if you see triply bugged sprites without this patch DO NOT SAVE THE GAME.

>>716436029
HOLY KINO
lmao
legfagmod please

>Oathtakers origin
>permanent destruction enabled
>roleplay as the last bastion of hope in a dying world
>Die valiantly defending one of the the few remaining settlements as its overrun by an army 5x the size of my crusade
Kino.

MENACE FUCKING WHEN

>>716438476
Soon™

>>716410717
idk man i find it aesthetically pleasing

>>716438476

>>716438938
oh man that's amazing news
i was pretty sure that q3 2025 date was bogus

>>716439272
Well it's just the early access. Let's not start sucking each others dicks.

>>716436029
10/10

>>716437865
i had to get over the fact that there's only minimal animations, but the style is pleasing and easy to read
besides, the sound design is so good you practically feel every hit on yourself

>>716439390
i wonder if i had a different opinion about BB if i picked it up early
i first played it just before the desert DLC came out and it felt like a very polished and complete game to me

must've felt pretty boring without the monsters, though

>>716409748 (OP)
>necromancers

red pill me on everything necromancy in the game, please