Early Morrowind is the equivalent of playing dnd with a bunch of friends and just _always_ rolling a 4-5 on a 20 sided dice, not enough to be completely frustrated but *just* enough to be entirely unsatisfied until you, inevitably(because it WILL happen) absolutely break the game and become a living God.
There are actually alternative ways to get to the top of the fighters guild, depending on from whom you get the advancement quest. There are several factions withing the fighters guild, and the old guild master is the guy in charge of Ald Ruhn guild hall. If you go via his route, he'll even give you his old armor set and you don't need to attack thieves guild at all. "I'm advancing through mages guild using a spear." - But you're not advancing. For some reason you refuse to click on advancement dialogue option. So you're still an apprentice and thus don't have access to some of the higher ranked guild members services. Two enchantments I always make are night eye constant effect and restore fatigue constant effect. These make exploring much smoother.
Don't forget you have the paralyze short blade. Start with that, then switch to the heavy hitters and you'll wreck shop. I used those short blades all the way to the end. Invaluable.
I know it's too little too late. But what you do is sell the shield. Weight 24 hours sell the ax while selling the ax. By back the shield, wait 24 hours. Sell the shield 30000 gold.
These have helped me relax and chill and sleep over the past few nights, so nice to sit and listen to what's going on with your adventure and drift away into a relaxing state. thankyou!
Don't know if you'll see this Josh, but the trick to getting gold off of the Scamp, or the Mudcrab for that matter, is to trade him a bunch of small items totaling up to roughly his gold total. Wait 24 in game hours, do this again, and repeat a handful of times. After you've done this sell him the big ticket item taking back all the smaller things you've sold him over the last few days to offset the value difference. Wait again, then sell him back the lots of smaller items. It's tedious to the point where many people mod the game to not have to deal with it, but it does work and lets you get the full value for your items, allowing you to buy supplies or training to speed up your progression.
Playing alongside this playthrough for the first time. In me free roamings I found the Fang of something Khet...I call it the Fang of Hibbily Dibbily and it freaking slaps! This game rocks :D
Fun fact about the beds, even if you become the leader of a guild you can still be reported for a crime & expelled from that particular guild for sleeping in the guild master's bed 😅
Josh - really enjoyed the videos so far, really didn't think I'd watch that many hours of morrowind. Got me back into the game and just wanted to ask you one question... where's your uniform?
44:33 except you actually can. You have to talk to one of the Imperials ( Percius, I just looked it up) in the Ald-ruhn Fighters guild. Talk to him about some of the shadier sounding fighters guild quests and he can kind of guide you in the right direction if you want. 1:37:02 Gnaar Mok and Jilaad and Tenagra.
You can murder everyone in the Corner Club as part of a quest. Usually, the bartender gets aggro'ed during the fight. If you take him out, it makes a nice private house...
Damn, you could have sided with hlolmar, killed the witch and looted the axe, given the axe back to hlolmar to receive +2 str attributes, then kill hlolmar for the axe.
The best way I’ve found to get around gold limits on merchants, is to sell a very expensive item, then buy several other fairly expensive items that have a cost low enough that when you sell them back, the merchant has enough money the next day to buy them. So you sell an item, buy a whole bunch of two or 300 gold armor pieces, rest for 24 hours, and the merchants gold will be replenished, so you can sell one or two armor items back, wait another day and do the same until you sold all the items that you bought from the merchant back, to get the full price of a very expensive piece of gear. You end up spending a lot of time waiting around, but one or two pieces of gear can fund you for the rest of the game .
Me and my best mate growing up did a no teleport play through of this game as young teenagers and it took forever.. it was awesome. I miss this kind of experience in gaming.
I don't understand why Josh find the leveling system weird. I get why he does not like it, but i honestly feel like Morrowinds system makes perfect sense.
@@microsoul669 Oblivions leveling was awful. Almost impossible to control, making it a nightmare for min maxers. At least Morrowinds system allow control of your leveling, when you know what you are doing. Not to mention, that in Oblivion minmaxing was important to beat the enemy scaling curve, whereas you don't need to minmax to be a god in Morrowind. It's nice to minmax, but it is not required.
Assuming that Morrowind is on a globe, technically you COULD go West, the exact opposite direction than you intended, and eventually, with enough determination, you could get there...
Did anyone tell Josh that Jiub, the other prisioner that wakes you up in the beginning of the game, later become a saint for killing all the cliff racers of Morrowind?
Inbetween woman, kid, and work, I always go back and replay Morrowind at least once a year. And I think now might be a good time. Might see what things are added with Tamriel Rebuilt mod. Wasn't a lot the last time I tried it.
Idk why but “woman, kid, and work” is such a funny yet eloquent way of describing so many lives it made me chuckle. Good on you for reliving those Morrowind glory days even in the 2020s
there's definitely some bug to make bound gear permanent. i accidentally replicated it on a bow before and just had a weightless bow i couldn't drop all game.
It's too bad I work weekends or I'd watch your stream live. Love that you're playing this and it's been great doing my mmo dailies and watching you play
You talked about the great houses and you're not sure which to join, Telvanni are all mages, Redoran are all warriors, and Hlaalu are all businessmen and politicians, and are affiliated with the empire.
Schwmae from Wales Josh! Hope you're doing well, my good man. Been watching for some years now & love the videos, quirky humour & insightful commentary. Keep up the entertainment like the modern-day hard of media you are! Also, have you ever given any thought to attempting an in-roleplay playthrough of future games? Maybe with a co-op title to have some back & forth o your virtual journey?
Guild Wars 2 Best MMO of 2024, Morrowind Best RPG Possibly Still. Your Saturday Stream at 7 and Sunday Stream at 4 have Brought me back to Defend the Gates of Oblivion......since i do not own Morrowind anymore RIP Xbox 360
FYI archery in Morrowind is in fact, completely broken. Arrows come out of your character and will be unable to hit things that are too close to you as well as above or below you. It *SUCKS.*
@@uberness77 I don't understand, how is it a false claim? I can watch the arrows go directly around the thing I'm aiming at and they'll not even register a miss. Hit boxes also don't make sense in that regard.
Saturdays at Seven In London and Cork For a small slice of Heaven Seven is just One in New York Sundays at Four And in England at Four Prevent a day that's a bore Eleven is the time at our door
Your fans enjoy your content. We would definitely appreciate some merch. It's not about the cost it's about supporting you and what you do. Most of your fans btw are above 30 and can afford it. We pay for Netflix and hulu same idea. You give us content, and those of us who can afford it would love to pay for the wonderful work you do. P.s. A Body pillow is priceless 😂
45:55 Ok Josh, if you pulled out those mix references on the spot, that... is pretty impressive, impressive fucked up brain but impressive nonetheless.
I like how Razash says at 1:54:20 how hard it is to aim with a bow when obviously he hasn't even touched one in his life... My first shot was at 15-16 and within 2 minutes of practice I was hitting bullseyes from approx 10 meters...
Almalexia, Sotha Sil, and Vivec are as much of gods as Talos. Real life religion comparable is to Buddha. Only difference is how they achieved godhood. But they all born mortal, who achieved their acension to godhood through gaining either enlightenment or power. I think a lot of people nowadays, even those who call themselves as atheists, saw godhood or divinity in a very limited way based on Abrahamic believe...mostly because they're born Abrahamic. When we look back into all existing historical gods and divinities though, godhood or divinity is never actually a term limited to the almighty creator level being. Majorities of Norse and Greek gods are not almighty creators. They're arguably not even creators at all. The same with most gods in Hinduism and Egyptian pantheons. The only religions that limit divinity to almighty creator, is the trio Abrahamic religions. Hell, most gods are not even necessarily "good"...Zeus is pretty much a womanizer borderline rapist. Most gods are assholes. Anyway, my point is, yes AlmSiVi are gods and their divinity are not really only self-proclaim. They achieved their acension to godhood through gaining power. They're no different in divinity from Buddha. Just because they don't fill in the Abrahamic standard, doesn't necessarily means their divinity is faux. Also it begs the question to atheists who still limit themselves to the standards of Abrahamic isn't it?
If you play Kenshi, I would like to offer some guidance on having a more productive, fair, and fun start that will make the whole game more worthwhile. Make sure you immediately go near a friendly town and mine some ores to sell and make enough money to hire some other people, doesn't really matter who. I would suggest at least 3 including your starting character to begin with, but eventually I think you should have at least around 8 for decent efficiency for maintaining a well-functioning base so you don't have 3 people doing 10 different things at a very slow pace. When you build a base, you'll have to start by buying building materials, but soon you'd be able to mine and make your own materials with mines and machines you build. Make sure you start near a place at least with stone as well as ore, and also near a town (but building is not allowed too near a town) and you might want to find a spot with some fertility as well if you want to grow things like hemp for profit or clothing/armor crafting, and/or vegetables and fruits for food. Use your prospecting tab to find good spots. Set one character's jobs to mine ores while the others sell ores and build the base, and make sure you keep a good supply of food at all times. Don't build on roads or other pathways unless you want random enemies trying to break down your walls just to use the path. I would suggest (if possible) that you find a place somewhat near a town with natural barriers like cliffs or other things that enemies can't go past and use that to reduce the amount of sides enemies can attack you from. If you build in another faction's territory, they may attack you like the Dust Bandits would, or force you to obey them like the Holy Nation does, but being attacked is not a big deal if you build turrets on a wall facing directly opposite of the main gate on your base, but I would highly suggest not getting on the bad side of any really powerful factions like the Holy Nation at least at the beginning of the game, so if they tell you to, just take their book they say you have to take, at least until you get more powerful. Designate one character to train in sneaking and lockpicking, equip it with a dust coat for acid rain protection while traveling, and send it off to search for ruins and other places where so you can sneak into areas that may have really strong enemies (too powerful to fight) and steal tech items like ancient books and AI cores for upgrading your base and crafted items, and you can also sometimes find legendary weapons or armor, but you'll be able to craft the highest quality items (that sell for A LOT!!!) at some point anyway, so the cores and books are the most important things to find. That's about all the info you might need for a good start, and if you don't follow it, you might just be running around the whole time hardly getting anything done and getting overwhelmed by every group of enemies that passes you. Base building is kind of necessary if you want the game to be more eventful, efficient, and fun, in my opinion.
Saturdays at 7, sundays at 4
Or was it Saturdays at 4, Sundays at 7?
Luss-Tea is an insatiable...
Saturdays at Sunday, 7 at 4.
Everybody do the dinosaur
Greenwich Mean Time don’t forget
“Everyone seems to hate me” while he walks up to all of them holding a sword to their face lol
josh: breathes
every single dunmer npc: YOU TALK TOO MUCH, OUTLANDER!
Early Morrowind is the equivalent of playing dnd with a bunch of friends and just _always_ rolling a 4-5 on a 20 sided dice, not enough to be completely frustrated but *just* enough to be entirely unsatisfied until you, inevitably(because it WILL happen) absolutely break the game and become a living God.
Someone should tell Josh that having his weapons drawn while talking to an NPC makes their disposition take a hit.
There's nothing quite like enjoying some Lus-Tea with Josh.
There are actually alternative ways to get to the top of the fighters guild, depending on from whom you get the advancement quest. There are several factions withing the fighters guild, and the old guild master is the guy in charge of Ald Ruhn guild hall. If you go via his route, he'll even give you his old armor set and you don't need to attack thieves guild at all.
"I'm advancing through mages guild using a spear." - But you're not advancing. For some reason you refuse to click on advancement dialogue option. So you're still an apprentice and thus don't have access to some of the higher ranked guild members services.
Two enchantments I always make are night eye constant effect and restore fatigue constant effect. These make exploring much smoother.
Don't forget you have the paralyze short blade. Start with that, then switch to the heavy hitters and you'll wreck shop. I used those short blades all the way to the end. Invaluable.
Yess very effective method
5:32:43 "When we finish Morrowind, I will dress as Luss-Tea the Argonian Maid."
"Hi. My name is Socia Patholiogica."
- I think I have also met this woman...
Josh with hair over his eyes is just Peter Parker from Spiderman 3 when he has the symbiote
I know it's too little too late. But what you do is sell the shield. Weight 24 hours sell the ax while selling the ax. By back the shield, wait 24 hours. Sell the shield 30000 gold.
Currently using speech to text sorry for any spelling and grammar issues. I am aware that is not the proper Wait.
it's crazy that emo has been out of fashion for so long that even jokes making fun of them are nostalgic
Emo Josh can't hurt me..he doesn't exist..
Emo Josh:
These have helped me relax and chill and sleep over the past few nights, so nice to sit and listen to what's going on with your adventure and drift away into a relaxing state. thankyou!
Don't know if you'll see this Josh, but the trick to getting gold off of the Scamp, or the Mudcrab for that matter, is to trade him a bunch of small items totaling up to roughly his gold total. Wait 24 in game hours, do this again, and repeat a handful of times. After you've done this sell him the big ticket item taking back all the smaller things you've sold him over the last few days to offset the value difference. Wait again, then sell him back the lots of smaller items. It's tedious to the point where many people mod the game to not have to deal with it, but it does work and lets you get the full value for your items, allowing you to buy supplies or training to speed up your progression.
This vod made me happy so many times. Specially whenever he did encounter Boots Lady, they way Josh's face brighten up is so unique and special.
Playing alongside this playthrough for the first time. In me free roamings I found the Fang of something Khet...I call it the Fang of Hibbily Dibbily and it freaking slaps! This game rocks :D
thank you for uploading these mr editor😊
No problem
Magic sound effect remind me of Godzilla vs Gigan.
Remember the Rhyme to tell you the Lore
6th day at seven, sundays at four.
6th day? just like the SIXTH HOUSE papa DAGOTH approved
Fun fact about the beds, even if you become the leader of a guild you can still be reported for a crime & expelled from that particular guild for sleeping in the guild master's bed 😅
Bit late to the party, but ABSOLUTELY join House Hlaalu. Luss-Tea is literally Uncle Crassius' muse. You NEED to meet Uncle Crassius.
Josh - really enjoyed the videos so far, really didn't think I'd watch that many hours of morrowind. Got me back into the game and just wanted to ask you one question... where's your uniform?
4:53:50 that's right, Josh. Kissing someone without consent is a crime; it is only justifiable in self defense.
I keep thinking our protagonist Lus-T had a bandmate from Solstheim, Ice-T.
Aw yeah its Morrowind time
44:33 except you actually can. You have to talk to one of the Imperials ( Percius, I just looked it up) in the Ald-ruhn Fighters guild. Talk to him about some of the shadier sounding fighters guild quests and he can kind of guide you in the right direction if you want.
1:37:02 Gnaar Mok and Jilaad and Tenagra.
Josh... you still never restored your strength and it's been stressing me out for hours.
Also.... where is your uniform?
greatly enjoying listening to these on my commute into school
pls editor i beg you, do a full clip of the "i was studying the blade"
It is scheduled to go live on February 15th 2pm UK time
You can murder everyone in the Corner Club as part of a quest. Usually, the bartender gets aggro'ed during the fight. If you take him out, it makes a nice private house...
Don't hate me because i'm the Nerevar, hate me because i'm beautiful
Damn, you could have sided with hlolmar, killed the witch and looted the axe, given the axe back to hlolmar to receive +2 str attributes, then kill hlolmar for the axe.
Comments at 2:48 "I write dark poetry - "Saturdays at seven, Sundays at four" XD
Two minutes into the stream and you’re already narrating my teen angst years lol
Wait a minute.. It wasn't war of the worlds where the aliens were allergic to water, it was Signs! Josh! how dare you be wrong about something!?
This no restore magicka potion challenge run is insane!!! 😮
1:27:12 Luss-Tea should join House Hlaalu to meet the author of a very special book. ;)
The best way I’ve found to get around gold limits on merchants, is to sell a very expensive item, then buy several other fairly expensive items that have a cost low enough that when you sell them back, the merchant has enough money the next day to buy them. So you sell an item, buy a whole bunch of two or 300 gold armor pieces, rest for 24 hours, and the merchants gold will be replenished, so you can sell one or two armor items back, wait another day and do the same until you sold all the items that you bought from the merchant back, to get the full price of a very expensive piece of gear. You end up spending a lot of time waiting around, but one or two pieces of gear can fund you for the rest of the game .
Me and my best mate growing up did a no teleport play through of this game as young teenagers and it took forever.. it was awesome. I miss this kind of experience in gaming.
Josh, I think you should do yourself the favor and use the Oblivion Mana regen mod. Would save you a lot of trouble.
this was ok
Eh, more or less
1:35:48 had me dying... Dude tried rizzin up Luss-Tea
Remember guys, Sundays at 7 Saturdays at 4
I don't understand why Josh find the leveling system weird.
I get why he does not like it, but i honestly feel like Morrowinds system makes perfect sense.
It is also more lenient than it is in Oblivion
@@microsoul669 Oblivions leveling was awful. Almost impossible to control, making it a nightmare for min maxers.
At least Morrowinds system allow control of your leveling, when you know what you are doing.
Not to mention, that in Oblivion minmaxing was important to beat the enemy scaling curve, whereas you don't need to minmax to be a god in Morrowind.
It's nice to minmax, but it is not required.
Assuming that Morrowind is on a globe, technically you COULD go West, the exact opposite direction than you intended, and eventually, with enough determination, you could get there...
If he holds on to these artifacts then he could make some good money in Tribunal
Since I won't be there someone should let him know F1 lets you hotkey gear/spells next stream.
Really not where you expect it.
Did anyone tell Josh that Jiub, the other prisioner that wakes you up in the beginning of the game, later become a saint for killing all the cliff racers of Morrowind?
lol first 2 mins im sold, i have also studied the blade
The crisp eating would have been perfect with some TEA slurping
Cheers for part 3, appreciate it mate 🐨
Never played Morrowind, started with Skyrim, so it is interesting to see how the series has changed.
Inbetween woman, kid, and work, I always go back and replay Morrowind at least once a year. And I think now might be a good time. Might see what things are added with Tamriel Rebuilt mod. Wasn't a lot the last time I tried it.
Such a good game to replay, I never did Tamriel Rebuilt though, is it an annoying download? I have a few other mods.
Also I reccomend the Morrowind Zombie Apocalypse mod for a new experience.
Yeah I've been wanting to try Tamriel Rebuilt. I'm playing the game for the last 2 weeks
Idk why but “woman, kid, and work” is such a funny yet eloquent way of describing so many lives it made me chuckle. Good on you for reliving those Morrowind glory days even in the 2020s
Not sure if it was in Morrowind at all, but the repair hammer on bound weapons/armor is from Oblivion.
there's definitely some bug to make bound gear permanent. i accidentally replicated it on a bow before and just had a weightless bow i couldn't drop all game.
It's too bad I work weekends or I'd watch your stream live. Love that you're playing this and it's been great doing my mmo dailies and watching you play
There's been many times I wanted to replay this game... Then I remember what it takes to get all the mods working right..... now I'm here...
Wait... does this version of the game still have that gondola glitch where all the gondolas in Vivec gradually assume launch position?
You talked about the great houses and you're not sure which to join, Telvanni are all mages, Redoran are all warriors, and Hlaalu are all businessmen and politicians, and are affiliated with the empire.
Again, the Dwarven Axe is a free $400 to pawn.
It doesn't matter if you can use it. It's free money...
You definitely seem like a vodka cranberry with a lime wedge. I mean, if I were, you are bartender.
Schwmae from Wales Josh! Hope you're doing well, my good man.
Been watching for some years now & love the videos, quirky humour & insightful commentary. Keep up the entertainment like the modern-day hard of media you are!
Also, have you ever given any thought to attempting an in-roleplay playthrough of future games? Maybe with a co-op title to have some back & forth o your virtual journey?
Haha that was supposed to say Bard NOT Hard, my bad 😊
I think its due time someone made a Morrowind pronunciation guide😅 Maar Gan was always “Mar Gone” to me
Guild Wars 2 Best MMO of 2024, Morrowind Best RPG Possibly Still. Your Saturday Stream at 7 and Sunday Stream at 4 have Brought me back to Defend the Gates of Oblivion......since i do not own Morrowind anymore RIP Xbox 360
Superbowl MVP announced as "Lus-Tee the Argonian Maid"
Waiting for number 4. Wish I could make the streams.
will josh ever learn that you can wear a shield even when using a two handed weapon?
This Game is a love/hate relationship. Can't wait till next stream.
You nwah
FYI archery in Morrowind is in fact, completely broken. Arrows come out of your character and will be unable to hit things that are too close to you as well as above or below you. It *SUCKS.*
This is a false claim.
@@uberness77 I don't understand, how is it a false claim? I can watch the arrows go directly around the thing I'm aiming at and they'll not even register a miss. Hit boxes also don't make sense in that regard.
That's it, I re-installed the game. Spent hours making different characters and playing the Seyda Neen area over and over and now I'm fed up.
hahahah
Saturdays at Seven In London and Cork
For a small slice of Heaven Seven is just One in New York
Sundays at Four And in England at Four
Prevent a day that's a bore Eleven is the time at our door
Your fans enjoy your content. We would definitely appreciate some merch. It's not about the cost it's about supporting you and what you do. Most of your fans btw are above 30 and can afford it. We pay for Netflix and hulu same idea. You give us content, and those of us who can afford it would love to pay for the wonderful work you do. P.s. A Body pillow is priceless 😂
pls do invade croatia, it would make the country actually interesting for a change
I came for the Lusty
I stayed for the Winchester
Loredas at 7 Sundas at 4👍🏼
Where's your uniform?
Aww I miss my chemical romance 😢
I've always preferred Glass armor from Morrowind......it looks much better than the one in Skyrim.....the less said about Oblivion, the better......
Daddy Josh has become Emo Josh.
45:55 Ok Josh, if you pulled out those mix references on the spot, that... is pretty impressive, impressive fucked up brain but impressive nonetheless.
Don't let her speak or she will put a spell on us...
The ruins of my snatch
The hair
what about mug merch?
I didn’t remember the poem please repeat.
1:45:30
4:26:39
3:35:00
2:09:50
would you play fallout : new vegas it has the same vibe as morrowind , love the replays
why's he doing efficent leveling, this is morrowind not oblivion, who cares if luss-Tea isn't like, a perfect character
I like how Razash says at 1:54:20 how hard it is to aim with a bow when obviously he hasn't even touched one in his life... My first shot was at 15-16 and within 2 minutes of practice I was hitting bullseyes from approx 10 meters...
Just wanted to point out the most fun you had was just exploring a random cave instead of save-loading and asking chat where every item is!
And?
I hate Josh Strife Hayes for blue balling the fuck outta me with Dragon Age. And by “hate” I mean love, in the most humanly hateful way possible
Almalexia, Sotha Sil, and Vivec are as much of gods as Talos. Real life religion comparable is to Buddha. Only difference is how they achieved godhood. But they all born mortal, who achieved their acension to godhood through gaining either enlightenment or power.
I think a lot of people nowadays, even those who call themselves as atheists, saw godhood or divinity in a very limited way based on Abrahamic believe...mostly because they're born Abrahamic. When we look back into all existing historical gods and divinities though, godhood or divinity is never actually a term limited to the almighty creator level being.
Majorities of Norse and Greek gods are not almighty creators. They're arguably not even creators at all. The same with most gods in Hinduism and Egyptian pantheons. The only religions that limit divinity to almighty creator, is the trio Abrahamic religions. Hell, most gods are not even necessarily "good"...Zeus is pretty much a womanizer borderline rapist. Most gods are assholes.
Anyway, my point is, yes AlmSiVi are gods and their divinity are not really only self-proclaim. They achieved their acension to godhood through gaining power. They're no different in divinity from Buddha. Just because they don't fill in the Abrahamic standard, doesn't necessarily means their divinity is faux. Also it begs the question to atheists who still limit themselves to the standards of Abrahamic isn't it?
yes daddy
morrowinding 🤣
If you play Kenshi, I would like to offer some guidance on having a more productive, fair, and fun start that will make the whole game more worthwhile. Make sure you immediately go near a friendly town and mine some ores to sell and make enough money to hire some other people, doesn't really matter who. I would suggest at least 3 including your starting character to begin with, but eventually I think you should have at least around 8 for decent efficiency for maintaining a well-functioning base so you don't have 3 people doing 10 different things at a very slow pace. When you build a base, you'll have to start by buying building materials, but soon you'd be able to mine and make your own materials with mines and machines you build. Make sure you start near a place at least with stone as well as ore, and also near a town (but building is not allowed too near a town) and you might want to find a spot with some fertility as well if you want to grow things like hemp for profit or clothing/armor crafting, and/or vegetables and fruits for food. Use your prospecting tab to find good spots.
Set one character's jobs to mine ores while the others sell ores and build the base, and make sure you keep a good supply of food at all times. Don't build on roads or other pathways unless you want random enemies trying to break down your walls just to use the path. I would suggest (if possible) that you find a place somewhat near a town with natural barriers like cliffs or other things that enemies can't go past and use that to reduce the amount of sides enemies can attack you from. If you build in another faction's territory, they may attack you like the Dust Bandits would, or force you to obey them like the Holy Nation does, but being attacked is not a big deal if you build turrets on a wall facing directly opposite of the main gate on your base, but I would highly suggest not getting on the bad side of any really powerful factions like the Holy Nation at least at the beginning of the game, so if they tell you to, just take their book they say you have to take, at least until you get more powerful. Designate one character to train in sneaking and lockpicking, equip it with a dust coat for acid rain protection while traveling, and send it off to search for ruins and other places where so you can sneak into areas that may have really strong enemies (too powerful to fight) and steal tech items like ancient books and AI cores for upgrading your base and crafted items, and you can also sometimes find legendary weapons or armor, but you'll be able to craft the highest quality items (that sell for A LOT!!!) at some point anyway, so the cores and books are the most important things to find.
That's about all the info you might need for a good start, and if you don't follow it, you might just be running around the whole time hardly getting anything done and getting overwhelmed by every group of enemies that passes you. Base building is kind of necessary if you want the game to be more eventful, efficient, and fun, in my opinion.