Thank you for your videos on Outward. I have found these very helpful. I fell in love with this game. It’s the best co-op rpg I’ve played with my husband.
One useful tip most people don't talk about; Use the Kick. Everyone start out with that skill and it's in your quickslot by default. Use it when the enemy has an opening. Against most starting region enemies, the kick will take out about half their stagger/white bar. That starting skill is very useful in melee combat and it scales well into the late and end game as well when you factor in Confusion and/or Enrage. It comes back relatively quick too, so don't be afraid to use it. Next is the lantern throw skill. The wendigo and shelled horror may look big and intimidating on first look, but one lantern throw later, and their health will slowly go down after they catch fire. Let the damage over time do the work for you while you figure out when is a good time to strike. Pair that with a weapon that you've applied poison rag and their health goes down even faster over time after a few hits. Works well on the Newbie killer a.k.a black bird too. Lastly, the bludgeon trap. 3 linen cloth can make the cloth knuckles. You can use that to arm tripwire traps to make a bludgeon trap. It's the same as putting a mining pickaxe or a mace. Bludgeon traps inflicts Confusion on the enemy, making them stagger and fall even faster. Most enemies after getting that status will get knock back with a Kick. Stagger is king in combat, the more enemies can't stand up in combat, the more you're in control. Edit: Overall, you talked about a lot of good tips. I just wanted to add these since most people don't talk about them, and I've been using these over hundreds of hours across more than 30 characters..more than half of which never encountered defeat scenarios from the start till New Sirocco, and even a few in hardcore until the end of the Three Brothers DLC. Staggering the last boss with Kick feels good ngl.
Love the video! A tip I would give as you start to earn money and buying skills is to maybe research the breakthrough skills before you commit. The starting trainer in Cierzo offers that juicy buff to health, stamina, and mana but the later skills he offers kind of suck. You only get 3 full skill trees to commit to, so getting an understanding on how you want to build your character is important.
That is also an important tip! I have other videos regarding skills and skill trees, but it probably would have been nice to add to this video, just in case people saw this one and not the other ones
Your the newest beginners guide its great all the other are years old and most things are different now. Would love to see you playing this game could learn alot im sure. But eitherway im glad your still making videos for this game i got it a few weeks ago so im super new but i absolutely love it so far
so I'm in a tough spot, I normally get the house sorted and get up to leather armor and fang weapons. But after that I have no idea how to progress. The bandit camps boss three shots me and the other dungeons I feels so under geared for, is there a something I'm missing, some way to make early game money and armor to help with this roadblock. I wonder how other players have progressed is there a starter dungeon i am missing? I could really do with a method on how to get richer
I have a couple videos on how to make money in the “Outward Tips and Tricks” playlist. I think one video that you may find interesting is the “12 ways to make money in the starting region” video. The leather armor is fairly weak, so that could be a reason why you feel under geared, but the fang weapons are pretty good in the early game. Usually the recommendation is to not get hit in the first place, but that can be pretty tricky. I think my favorite dungeons to explore in the early game are the blister burrow and the blue chamber conflux path, as they have some nice stuff in them
A bit late, but better than never! When you first exit Cierzo via the main gate, if you run straight forward along the path you will eventually come across a bandit village. There is also a Trog cave very close by that contains the Mushroom Shield, an item you can give to an NPC in town for 75 silvers. These are the two easiest "dungeons" on the first map imo, but I would highly recommend looking into the blue sand armor if you're looking to progress quickly and easily. SELL EVERYTHING at the beginning unless you know for a fact it will be useful later ( maybe keep your rare ores and monster parts ). Walking around the purple mountain and harvesting mana stones. The lootable containers can actually hold more valuable items than enemies, practice sneaking and looting! Check out getting mana and abusing the Flamethrower spell early on, that's my go to.
I thought I'd give this game a try but turns out 90% of the game is running from point a to point b. If it had fast travel like fable did it would be playable
Thank you for your videos on Outward. I have found these very helpful. I fell in love with this game. It’s the best co-op rpg I’ve played with my husband.
Thank you! I’m glad you found them helpful!
One useful tip most people don't talk about; Use the Kick. Everyone start out with that skill and it's in your quickslot by default. Use it when the enemy has an opening. Against most starting region enemies, the kick will take out about half their stagger/white bar. That starting skill is very useful in melee combat and it scales well into the late and end game as well when you factor in Confusion and/or Enrage. It comes back relatively quick too, so don't be afraid to use it.
Next is the lantern throw skill. The wendigo and shelled horror may look big and intimidating on first look, but one lantern throw later, and their health will slowly go down after they catch fire. Let the damage over time do the work for you while you figure out when is a good time to strike. Pair that with a weapon that you've applied poison rag and their health goes down even faster over time after a few hits. Works well on the Newbie killer a.k.a black bird too.
Lastly, the bludgeon trap. 3 linen cloth can make the cloth knuckles. You can use that to arm tripwire traps to make a bludgeon trap. It's the same as putting a mining pickaxe or a mace. Bludgeon traps inflicts Confusion on the enemy, making them stagger and fall even faster. Most enemies after getting that status will get knock back with a Kick. Stagger is king in combat, the more enemies can't stand up in combat, the more you're in control.
Edit: Overall, you talked about a lot of good tips. I just wanted to add these since most people don't talk about them, and I've been using these over hundreds of hours across more than 30 characters..more than half of which never encountered defeat scenarios from the start till New Sirocco, and even a few in hardcore until the end of the Three Brothers DLC. Staggering the last boss with Kick feels good ngl.
I played the game heavily during 2020 and haven't touched it since, my saves disappeared so I appreciate this for getting me eased back into the game!
I’m new to Outward, this is a lot of good info. I had to change weapons to finally stop dying to everything.
Great guide for a great game. Glad to still see people enjoying it. I just beat Lightmender on my Hardcore character so I am feeling pumped!
Nice!
Love the video! A tip I would give as you start to earn money and buying skills is to maybe research the breakthrough skills before you commit. The starting trainer in Cierzo offers that juicy buff to health, stamina, and mana but the later skills he offers kind of suck. You only get 3 full skill trees to commit to, so getting an understanding on how you want to build your character is important.
That is also an important tip! I have other videos regarding skills and skill trees, but it probably would have been nice to add to this video, just in case people saw this one and not the other ones
Your the newest beginners guide its great all the other are years old and most things are different now. Would love to see you playing this game could learn alot im sure. But eitherway im glad your still making videos for this game i got it a few weeks ago so im super new but i absolutely love it so far
This is the most useful beginner guide I've seen (and I've been watching a lot of them)!
Me aswell
Watching this because it’s currently on sale in Steam!
Thank you
so I'm in a tough spot, I normally get the house sorted and get up to leather armor and fang weapons. But after that I have no idea how to progress. The bandit camps boss three shots me and the other dungeons I feels so under geared for, is there a something I'm missing, some way to make early game money and armor to help with this roadblock.
I wonder how other players have progressed
is there a starter dungeon i am missing?
I could really do with a method on how to get richer
I have a couple videos on how to make money in the “Outward Tips and Tricks” playlist. I think one video that you may find interesting is the “12 ways to make money in the starting region” video. The leather armor is fairly weak, so that could be a reason why you feel under geared, but the fang weapons are pretty good in the early game. Usually the recommendation is to not get hit in the first place, but that can be pretty tricky. I think my favorite dungeons to explore in the early game are the blister burrow and the blue chamber conflux path, as they have some nice stuff in them
A bit late, but better than never! When you first exit Cierzo via the main gate, if you run straight forward along the path you will eventually come across a bandit village. There is also a Trog cave very close by that contains the Mushroom Shield, an item you can give to an NPC in town for 75 silvers. These are the two easiest "dungeons" on the first map imo, but I would highly recommend looking into the blue sand armor if you're looking to progress quickly and easily. SELL EVERYTHING at the beginning unless you know for a fact it will be useful later ( maybe keep your rare ores and monster parts ). Walking around the purple mountain and harvesting mana stones. The lootable containers can actually hold more valuable items than enemies, practice sneaking and looting! Check out getting mana and abusing the Flamethrower spell early on, that's my go to.
I thought I'd give this game a try but turns out 90% of the game is running from point a to point b. If it had fast travel like fable did it would be playable
There is a lot of running around in the game, but I think that it is to encourage exploration
... I just learned there's a dodge roll. lol
Hey I just got into this game. If anyone wanna play, hit me up
Thank you for making this amazing begginers guide