Outward: A Beginner's Guide 2022 (Part 2): A Complete early walkthrough
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- Part 2 of a Beginner's guide for those of you who would like a hand getting started in OUTWARD. Outward can cause frustration headaches if you're not properly prepared. This guide should help you to enjoy your time in Aurai.
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A genuinely nice and straightforward youtuber is hard to come by these days, thank you and good job
Man, thank you for that!
@@Comforts + you kinda look like Toby Segar wich is cool.
This guy is the bob ross of gaming he is so calm and makes this game look great top youtuber totally underrated
The Bob Ross of gaming, i’ve been dying to get back into this game but kept telling myself there was a reason why I stopped playing due to the difficulty and grind involved. But after your first video I think I want to give it another shot and approach the game from the survival perspective more. Thanks for the content.
That's a great mindset to have. Just do everything you can to survive. Don't feel like you need to fight everything.
I finally found someone making some Outward gameplays from zero.
Only boss fights are meh...
Ty!!
Thanks for that input! It's always good to know what people are interested in seeing.
I hope you channel grows. You have a great positive energy, chill, thanks for making this guide.
Hey, thanks Ricardo! I'm glad you enjoyed the guide!
Just bought Outward on the Steam Summer Sale and let me tell you, your early walkthrough has been a godsend! So much positivity! You earned yourself a subscriber!
I'm always envious of those who have the whole journey ahead of them! I really hope you enjoy this game as much as I have! Thanks for supporting the channel!
This guy just murdered a pistol shrimp with his fists. Nice voice and deadly fist, i love it!
Yeeeaaaah! Cloth Knuckles dealing! I hate those shrimps- they continuously tormented me as an early player.
Dude, I've started probably 5 new characters over the last month and just kept hitting a wall once I'd leave the city. Had no clue about the skill trainer, the upgraded weapons using predator bones, ice rag, and didn't even know there was a blacksmith, lol. Kept using outdated guides to make silver using alchemy, not knowing it had been patched. Learned more in 35min of your vids than I did in probably 4hr of trial and error.
Glad I kept looking as there is something about this game that is drawing me in, so your vids have given me the confidence to jump back in yet again. Love the straight info style and your Deadhead demeanor, lol. Remind me of a friend I used to go to festivals with.
Glad you found the guides and that it's helping! Outward does that dude. It slowly draws you in- it continually wears on all of us and systematically breaks. Us. Down. :D
just proof that the quality of a youtuber is not equivalent to subscriber count. dude i wish you success.
Thanks Grunge, I appreciate the encouragement!
So this is what it's like to find a diamond in the rough. Thank you for a laid back and informative series!
Thanks Joel, I appreciate that. Hope to see you around the channel in the future!
Newly subbed. I came for a glimpse at the game to decide if it was for me, I'm staying for the incredibly articulate and charismatic creator that you are!
Oh dude, thank you so much for saying so! The channel seems like it's stagnating a bit, so to read your comment is very encouraging to me.
@@Comforts I can truthfully say I literally stumbled across your channel last night and have been binging this series and your hardcore since lol.
Keep at it my guy you're awesome and your quality is top notch, I'll be sticking around and hopefully we all continue to encourage you, I feel you have the recipe for something special here.
@@jordstuff Thanks man, your words mean a lot to me.
Man… Respect. You took out shrimp with hands. They are still kicking my ass. I need to learn to move more. I have a tank style I don’t think this game favors.
The tank can work. It's nice to have Blue Sand armor against the shrimp because of its lightning resistance buffs.
The most difficult time you'll have is always early game, before you get some good gear.
Thanks for the tips, good pace, positive tone. Keep makin these!
Thanks Braeton! Glad you're finding it helpful!
I've been pouring over guides for this game the last few days. Absolutely in love with the game, as a whole. You have by far the most accessible and considerate guides. Well spoken, very thorough and your love and appreciation for the game is extremely evident; and that last bit makes me all the more excited to play myself!
Amazing job and thanks again!
Thanks Ethan! Your comments are a great encouragement to me. Enjoy the game man!
You kept me going, so... nice one :) I kind'a did most of what you showed before watching but restarting allowed me to not waste so much silver and time and avoidable unconsciousness chasing my tail - I finally got a handle on how to fight (my hardest RPG before this was Witcher3). Still wish I could save when I want.
Bought the game just today, and been looking for beginner's guide. Watched part 1 and now onto part 2! Great content and really straightforward :) much love!
Oh man, are you in for a great experience! Enjoy the ride and good luck!
This is precisely what I was looking for. Thank you.
Wow dude, you've got the whole game ahead of you- I'm completely envious! I hope you enjoy it man- thanks for dropping the comment!
@@Comforts I'm loving it so far. And no problem.
That ending part of the beach where you took on the mobs is kinda dangerous though, I've run into wendigo's so often at that spot. They're often either at that spot or next to the conflux mountain western side near the entrance on ground level. Something to keep in mind for newcomers!
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I didn't notice your channel was this small! You have an amazing quality, great explanations! Was watching this series for some things i might not have known about the game yet. I think you're doing great! Keep up the good content.
Thanks Marik! Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub!
Yes, that wendigo lurks around those areas. Luckily it's a pretty wide-open there so you can hopefully see the swirling particles from a distance.
@Splidtter Hmm, interesting. He's actually not in the bandit camp next to Cierzo either. He's in southern-most bandit camp.
@Splidtter oh yes, I've seen him there multiple times as well. I thought you were meaning inside the camp. My bad. So there's only one, correct? Do you think he always spawns there originally, then gets pulled around the region?
I still remember my very first playthrough, seeing him wandering around. I approached him, thinking I may have a chance (I think I was equipped with a machete and some padded boots). Didn't end well.
Interesting to see, i hadn't considered the wendigo being pulled there. I've ran across it so many times around that area just chilling, but I've never encountered them near Montcalm.. only other place I've seen wendigo's is in the bandit camp near enmerkarforest exit, the one trapped behind the door.
@Splidtter it's quite the experience! Did you get the mask though? Good stuff, it's a must have imo 😂 Vendeval is a great fortress to be enslaved in tbh, you can cheese a shit ton of gold in the prison (at least.. you could, not sure if it was patched in three brothers dlc, since I'm on xbox i don't have that dlc yet). Those Wendigo's are treacherous, I usually go at em with a trap or three to lower their health, and use extreme bleeding/poison weapons to cancel their regen!
This is probably the most friendly-feeling guide I've seen with your super calm vibe. I watched to see if you had found an early game source of money that could somewhat replace the now heavily nerfed potion crafting method (had that feature for awhile; sad they nerfed it). But at this point I'm staying for the ride.
You've basically got the same exact early game I do, but have a few tips and tricks I hadnt considered or known of so these episodes have been pretty helpful.
Thanks Gandhi! Yeah, I'm not stoked on silver farming. I think just by playing the game through, you'll find that you can accumulate wealth pretty naturally. But I will admit.... Before the nerf, every character I had, I abused that alchemy system nonstop 😂
Fair enough, to each their own. I tend to overplan my early playthroughs to be as efficient as possible with buildmaking, especially since there's not exactly fast travel and training can be expensive early on.
These videos are super-pleasant to watch, you create such a beautiful vibe. Everything's so positive, I'm getting Bob Ross feels!
I only started Outward last weekend but I'm going back now redoing some of the stuff you show, very useful.
Thanks man! Outward is definitely a game where you'll begin to do things so differently after you've gained some experience. There are so many different ways to approach the game, have fun with it!
I just started playing around in this game and I managed to get that mask on my first bird, and I genuinely had no idea it was so rare. It's flipping great though, that speed up is really helpful.
Haha! Keep going- it seems as though Outward loves you!
This and part 1 are really great. They inspired me not to give up and you left off exactly where I am, except I have no lighthouse :( I will likely just start a new game after watching these! Thanks!
Thanks Patrick! Yeah, the restart is a process that we all go through I believe. Safe travels.
Didn't know this game has a tide cycle that's super cool. Lots of great info here learned so much I didn't know 😁👍
Thanks Mega! Hopefully these guides aid you on your journey!
Such an excellent guide. You have a friendly voice and thus are pleasant to listen to. You earned yourself another subscriber, and I wish you many more to come. I'm off going to watch part three now.
Thanks Moeke! Enjoy the game man! I appreciate your support of the channel, ty!
You are awesome loving this game and you were a big part of it started it three days ago and cant stop!
Thanks Otis! This game is king!
Dope episodes so far man, nice. You a true gentleman.
Thanks Brandon! I hope it helps you much in your adventures!
Thanks for the guide, this game is pretty open so it helps to have some guidance for where to go and what to do!
Great! I'm glad you're finding it helpful. You're right, the game lets you approach it however you want basically. I think that's part of the reason that a lot of people give up on it early. Its a bit difficult and there's not a lot of direction. It can be overwhelming for new players.
This was incredibly helpful and informative. Thank you!
Glad it helped you out Czar! You're in for quite a ride! Stay with it and you'll be rewarded.
@@Comforts thanks 😊 I certainly will, with the help of your videos!
Had no idea fist weapons were a thing, looks fun!
Very much so!! Fist weapons are available if you have the DLC content.
"it drops one of the great rare items of the game, a pearlbird mask. It drops its face basically. You wont get it, its a really low drop chance." But actually I did get it! And I'm using it! and I love the movement speed lol.
Nice!! Seems like people either get it within the first few bird kills, or finally after hundreds of kills.
@@Comforts Yeah its a really nice thing to start with though, I don't know the game all that well and being able to move faster is definitely helpful lol
@@makishae9811 very helpful indeed
Thanks man, got me into the game with your videos
Awesome! May the wind be always at your back my friend...
Brilliant primer for new players, such as myself 👌🏻
Thanks for saying so Stephen!
So THATS where Blue Sand is. Thanks my dude, I was wondering where I could find it. Now to go and upgrade my gear to the Blue Sand stuff and finally get past fur.
Yeah, git it!
Thanks for these guides, I had never played this game before and if I hadn’t watched a few of these videos I don’t think I would have given the game a good chance but Im loving it now, made it to Berg alive somehow but I dunno how I’m going to kill any of those enemies in that forest
Awesome Scoucher! Way to survive! And don't worry, you'll be dominating all regions as you continue to put the time in, continually upgrading your gear and weapons.
@@Comforts the enemies in the region that berg is in are so tough in your opinion is it better to go back and explore the first region and upgrade my stuff more?
@@Minnipresso For a first playthrough, it's all about resistance and defense. I would try to acquire the full set of the blue sand armor. This will allow you to fight through most enemy's attacks without staggering and falling (once you're stun-locked and you fall to the ground, it's pretty much over for you). The blacksmith in Berg sells recipes for beast golem weapons that will increase your damage (a bit of a step up from the fang weapons). You may want to look into that as well. I'm not sure what build you're going for, but early on I suggest a one-hander with a shield. Utilize shield charge skill from Eto in Cierzo. Also utilize the push-kick skill. These skills will deal decent impact so that YOU can be the one who's doing the stun-locking. Some enemies in Enmerkar should simply be avoided early on. The main quest lines will not pit you against any enemies that will completely overwhelm you. Just wait on some of these enemies and then circle back and dominate them once you've gone through a bunch of the game and gained some decent experience.
@@Comforts ohhh well okay thank you for your words of wisdom 🙏
This has beeen really helpful, thank you.
Great! I'm glad it's helped you! Outward can be tough on people- stick with it and you'll be rewarded.
my man looking like shaggy from scooby doo you gotta love it
Hahaha! Halloween 2 years ago I actually went as Shaggy! You should see my dog- spitten image of Scooby : )
Just subbed - cause you deserve it. So helpful and i love the way you go about it - warm, positive and encouraging. Cheers. P.s. dont have the DLC as i got the game on sale and just cant stand the idea of paying more for the DLC than i did for the game. Hmmm...maybe there will be a dlc sale!😁
Thanks man for your support of the channel and for your compliments! I appreciate it. 🙏
Sup dude I'm following your guide and I got the bird mask !!
Some have all the luck :) 👍
You are very relaxing to watch lol
There's a fine line between relaxing and boring lol. Hopefully it's relaxing, yet entertaining? : ) thanks for watching Sean!
another great guide💯👍
Thanks Kazimir! Hopefully it's helped you out!
I feel like I'm echoing a lot of people's sentiments when I say THANK YOU for this guide. I bought Outward to play couch co-op with my brother before he left for college. It sucks, but now that he's gone, I've decided to start it up alone. I spent nearly ten hours (literally) running around, feeling stuck. After watching your vids, I had NO CLUEEEEE how much I had missed. Like half of what you showed off in episode one was brand new to me. Thank you so much.
Also, do you run any mods on this game? I don't necessarily want to change anything drastic (cause playing the game as-is is the best way to experience a game), but your character model looks better and your Aurai looks brighter compared to mine. Thank you again!
Thanks dude, I'm glad it's helping you! I don't run any mods. It's generally agreed upon that Outward on PC looks drastically better than on console. I've only played the PC version, so I don't know that firsthand- it's just what I've heard time and again.
Thanks for the help
This video was as helpful as the first one, I never would have figured out that tip about the butterflies on my own. Do the flint and steel have any use, besides lighting fires?
I don't believe flint and steel serve any other purpose, but... There's always a 'but', because the developers have put soooo much creativity into this game. So I cannot say definitively. Perhaps combined with certain spells?? Again, I have no knowledge of it, but I wouldn't be shocked if there was something else you could use it for.
Also the butterflies- yes, super helpful to know this. I myself received this tip early on from another video. Many of the death scenarios have you wake up next to the butterflies beside a campfire (set up by your invisible savior Gep), so I'm guessing some sharp mind made the connection. I'm probably not smart enough for that.
@@Comforts Thanks again, nice to know the dev's are still improving the game! BTW, just picked up the bird mask, you were right the bonus is 15% to run speed...feels great to have the wind blowing through my hair now as I run!
@@aaron_knight oh yes! You're fortunate to get it so early!!! I have multiple characters that never got it at all!
There is a use for the flint&steel beyond lighting fire! It can ignite a spell as well: sigil of fire becomes ring of fire when ignited with flint & steel, beyond that i don't believe it serves any other purpose.
Wiki: outward.fandom.com/wiki/Flint_and_Steel
@@JoeBerg38 thank you for the knowledge! I'll have to try it out!
I thought I could take on the shrimp. My dodge-fu was not good enough. It was a very long walk back to town.
😁Yeah man, it may be awhile before you can recognize and anticipate their attack patterns. Once you've put in a lot of time in combat, it's amazing how everything about it sloooows down for you. Right now at the beginning it's complete chaos and the enemy is relentless with devastating attacks coming at you left and right, one lightning blast after another. You're on the ground and taking what seems like five years get back up. All the while, his large front pincers are slicing you across your gut- complete CHAOS!
Keep at it- the panic levels will subside.
@@Comforts lol that describes my fights with the shrimp perfectly...right now I use arrows but now I can see I should work on my skills more!
@@aaron_knight I know it well because I've been there.... Many times lol
thanks for this man you deserve more sub
Hey thanks for the encouragement Justin!
@@Comforts welcome man keep it up!
nice guide, thank you! i like your voice ♥
Thanks for watching! Hopefully this will help you in your adventures through Outward!
Nice job
Thanks David!
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That's quite the compliment Dyah! Thank you! I'll try to live up to your assessment :D
Does anyone know the new recipe for cloth knuckles? 3 linen cloth doesn’t work for me at all
It will only work if you have either one of the DLCs. Fist weapons were introduced with the Soroboreans DLC.
Thanks you! Just bought the first dlc!!!
@@parkerpeter9783 Awesome PP! Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I have!
why do you have the rage magic. I talk to him too but nothing to learn..
Burac will teach a skill corresponding to the weapon that you have equipped. With Cloth Knuckles equipped, he teaches Rage. If you have the base game only (no DLCs), fist weapons will not be available to you. Equip whichever weapon you think you're going to go with, then speak with him to learn a skill. Rage can be learned from the trainer in Berg (Enmerkar Forest). Costs only 50 silver.
Bloodline price is an interesting concept, I wonder if that’s pulled from actual history. I feel like that could lowkey be a way to improve the overall quality of life and society in general. I feel like it would encourage people to make sure their children are raised right as to not fuck up their lineage in a very direct way. On paper it sounds like it should work but then again so does communism, on paper communism sounds phenomenal but as we all know every time it’s been implemented millions of people died as a direct result each time.
Yes, the human heart can be a very corrupt thing. Concepts that sound ideal can very quickly turn ugly.
You should totally stream on twitch
Thanks for the sub Michael! Maybe I'll experiment with streaming the hardcore playthrough
Think I missed the bit where you get the tribal favour. Where is that in the video?
Within the first 2 or 3 minutes of this video.
@@Comforts ok, rewatched. It’s actually around the 6 minute mark. Get it Fromm that injured guy on the beach.
@@light487 Yes, sorry. I was thinking of part 2 of my hardcore playthrough- the favor is done really early in episode 2 of that. It's done a bit later in this particular episode like you've found out. Hopefully this series benefits you- thanks for watching!
@@Comforts I only just got the game. GoG has it on sale with both DLC. Haven't even installed it yet. I generally like this kind of game with exploration at its core.. I'm a bit intimidated by the hidden quest timers that I've been reading about though. How pervasive are the hidden quest timers and is it really such a big deal as some have complained about?
@@light487 that's cool it's on sale right now. Honestly, the quest timers? Not such a big deal imo. You may miss something, but you live and learn and nothing makes the game unplayable. Actually, failing quests (like Vandavel fortress) will result in some interesting endgame content that you wouldn't otherwise experience.
Nooo the Hyenas double teamed me 😭 this game is cool but damn is it harsh as hell
Yeah, one enemy?.. Slightly manageable... 2 enemies?? You're dead within seconds lol
@@Comforts I was getting a bit too confident, but luckily I was in good fortune!
@@tella2349 Ooooh, yes. Confidence is a HUGE part of Outward. You need to strike the right balance. Too much confidence is gonna kill ya, but timidity will kill you as well, just a bit more slowly. Gotta find a sweet spot.
This guy gives me massive Video Game Bob Ross vibes... you drink a little water... craft some happy little ice rags... enjoy the vistas...
You gotta enjoy the vistas in Outward lol. Drink it in my friend. Drink... It... In...
@@Comforts that was meant as a compliment BTW
@@AkaAka_AkaAka oh yes, I definitely took it as such. Thank you my man!
The starfish cave was flooded for me, what’s your advice?
You can get in during the night time hours. I believe it needs to be after 7:00 in the evening. I'm not exactly sure what time in the morning it becomes flooded again. I would guess 5 or 6 in the morning.
I got to the beach at night and got destroyed by giant lightning-lobsters T_T
Yeah, haha. I would say avoid those giant lightning-lobsters until you've got a better grasp on the combat. And believe me, you'll get there if you stick with it! May the wind be always at your back..
do you use any mods ?
No, I've never messed with the mods. I've seen that there's one that allows you to sit down- that'd be kinda cool to chill by the campfire instead of just having to stand next to it.
@@Comforts played the game on PS4 and now on pc, so I don't have any experience with outward mods.
bro? id died in that place then i brought up in other place, color pink bushes
When you die (fall unconscious I guess would be a better way to say it), the first thing you're going to want to do is find a place to set up your bedroll and go to sleep to restore your health and stamina. Keep in mind that you need to turn in the tribal favor to Rissa by day 6 (day count is shown in bottom left corner of your map screen. If time will not permit you to rest and you're wanting to keep your lighthouse, you'll need to make your way back to Cierzo with limited health/stamina. Use your compass and continue heading northwest back to town. If you do have time to sleep, hopefully you're in a place near the purple butterflies. If you are, then you will be able to rest without fear of ambush. I hope this helps.
@@Comforts i already finish it, now how can i make me stronger? making money and buy passive skill and skills?
@@Chong2x yes, learn your 3 breakthrough skills. Have you purchased any breakthrough passive skills? Once you learn your breakthrough skills, you can then learn the top-tier skills for each of the three skill trees that you chose.
@@Comforts i already done but i want dagger skills and fang axe skill, can you teach where can i buy that skills for dagger and fang axe
@@Chong2x dagger skills are taught by Styx in the Levant slums. There are several skills you can learn with your fang axe. All attack skills are compatible with whatever weapon you use. Great attack skills are 'predator leap' and 'feral strikes' (trainer in Berg), 'perfect strike', 'flash onslaught', 'counterstrike' (Galira in Levant).
he was dead in my world lol