Here's my updated Ultimate Beginner Guide to Wartales 1.0 in which I share Everything you need to know about the game! From basics to advanced tips, this video covers it all! *Get Wartales now with a 25% discount using my link:* bit.ly/Wartales_04AMofficial Make sure to join our Discord to stay in the loop with channel updates and connect with the community: tinyurl.com/04AMdiscord
Before this video is uploaded I refer to your beginner guide from 6 months ago and I can't find the stock recipe in tiltren jail, can you still confirm its there? Cuz I can't find it 😅
I wanted to say thank you for this guide It helped me a lot, I've played this game for a couple days but always struggled my record for surviving is Month 1 day 3 i think i lost all my original members on like day 10 but that's a lot better than it used to go, but this is for sure gonna make it easier for me i never bothered with the traits before either
i never had the interest in turn based combat games , bought this in steam sale oblivious to the fact that this is turn based combat rpg , started the game got disappointed because of the turn based combat and quit , next day thought about giving it a shot as i had spent money and boy i would have missed 😱this masterpiece 🔥if i did not , im hooked ,it has been a while since i played such a good game ..!! never gonna ignore any new game because of its genre. and thanks for the tutorial 👍
wartales is like a survival cRPG. Crafting is king. Crafted food, armor and weapons are superior to any drops or vendor items (early-midgame), bar the purple drops region boss and dungeon restored weapons. the 20% profession boost makes a huge difference, 10% chance to be attacked whilst resting is minimal. Select wrath on all characters, take quick for more movement, stupid fro the negative. Invest intial stats in movement ++ 18-20, then raise willpower to 15 for the life save, after that put them wherever you want. Your characters will get all the dps stats they need from the crafted weapons. when you begin the game go straight to the mine for ore, then go get your first missions from the township and begin crafting at the blacksmith. movement is winwin on the battlefield don't neglect it, along with crafted armor and weapons. Expert mode is easy if you follow the above advice.
'Drunkard' is a negative trait that can be removed entirely by never consuming any alcohol. It takes a long time, ten rests I think, but once it's gone that's two positive traits in exchange for no negatives traits.
@@04AMofficial Works in the current version. In my two runs with a starting party of drunkards the unhappiness will build up due to lack of alcohol until one member threatens to leave. The next rest they all lose the drunkard trait. You just have to make sure no alcohol is consumed until they're cured.
Thank good for this video, I loaded this game up and was thrown into the world with no toturial straight into deep end , after watching this I restarted and set my party up properly, really enjoying this game now on Xbox by the way on game pass. Thanks for the video bro
@16:43 the secret can be easier to see if you hold down right-click and rotate the camera/scene. You can rotate every scene like this to see behind things a bit easier.
Cool overall, BUT... Drunkard is by far the best negative trait for any char as it's the only one that is REMOVABLE. More often than not, all my starting chars (pony included) get detoxed by the time they reach level 5. Its only drawback is a tiny bit of happiness management at the start and that only really impacts your play when there are more than 3 drunks left in your party.
I heard its removable indeed, a gamechanger worth going for! Ill probably do it on my next save if it is that quickly removed as I really like max happiness for quick Influence farming and 24/4 better rates on Contracts and Career Plans
The very first thing you should do after starting the game is to turn the brightness all the way up. WAY easier to spot interactive stuff. You can also rotate the camera (didn't notice if that was mentioned in the review) by holding the right mouse button. Again, helpful for finding secrets.
Eternal Dissatisfaction doesn't prevent you from anything. It is a penalty that is already negated by having a single member sitting at the campfire and does not reduce your maximum happiness. Willpower reduction is one of the worst penalties because that is directly interfering with your combat.
Did they change it? Still not recommended to take the debuff though, carry is probably the nobrainer there. Will definitely not take the reduced Willpower one either, cheers!
The real no-brainer choice is 10% rest danger. For someone who relishes the combat, having a minor increase in battles just means more loot and more exp.
Immediately subbed on the comment that you named your horse Roach and Crixus from Spartacus! I too named my horse that and got a chuckle at you mentioning the Witcher, Also great video on explaining this game, Thank You.
awesome guide!! only thing i think should/could have been added was a general discussion of the grand goals of the game. i now feel like i know all the different systems and nitty gritty stuff but i still sort of lack direction.
It's my first time playing and haven't tried Hard yet but I am thriving on experienced difficulty after watching a few guides on game mechanics and builds. I was trying to make extra cash with capturing bandits but I find that I am constantly fixated on maximizing the efficiency of my turns. I don't even fish because everyone is mastering another role and I find bounties of food through killing boars and ghost just by traveling to my destinations. I'm at the second area and I haven't even touched a bounty in awhile because I keep running into points of interest and making money from the quest and loot.
Thank you for this! I'm enjoying the game a lot, but I was just trying to figure it out as I went. Your video has helped me understand the underlying systems so much better!!
Thank you for including annotations. Not only are they extremely helpful in any tutorial video, but I personally get very annoyed with the several minute long intros a lot of tutorial guides on youtube have. Yours are a little more tolerable since you are more established and actually have some experience in editing not not just rambling on for several minutes unedited. Still nice to have the option to skip though, options are always good 👍
For the negative Destiny, you can counter the 10% Danger or -1 Willpower. A Watchtower (Recipe can be found in the Banditcamp in Tiltren) to reduce the 10% Danger during resting. A Lute for your Bard in your Base to give +1 Willpower (Recipe found in the Tavern in Arthres) Both requires one Person to use in your camp but since you can negate the effect its worth it.
37:00 Cooking is THE solution. Cheap or even cost effective, efficient, grant bonuses. You can cook early bread or the special meal of the region city.
Played blind until half the second zone, and I was annoyed that I didn't get any gold for the prisoner I sold early on. This will make my new run much smoother, thanks.
First thought playing this game was that it would be a great template for a wild west game where we build our own town. Watching your guides and I'm immediately aware that some gameplay mechanics would have to be omitted in an American market...
This is an awesome video. Really appreciate you taking the time. When's a good time to recruit new members and how many would you suggest at max? You mentioned that there are easy ways to gain XP to offset the "stupid" trait, if you knew what you were doing, but only mentioned the minor quests in the tavern... are there better ways to gain XP? I've seen/read from others that running is either just as tiring as walking, when compared to distance traveled, and I've seen people say it's better walk unless you need to run. Can you clarify? Are spearman just as good in 1.0 as people talked about in EA? Will crafted gear typically be as good as found gear, given the same rarity/quality?
Thanks, glad you like it! Recruit whenever you can, wait for the right traits to pop up though (Dex for Ranger/Archer and Str for Melee, don't recruit Gluttons, Alcoholics or other bad traits) XP is primarily gained in combat and during rest events. I recommend doing a lot of fighting (and make sure to deal dmg with the companions you want XP with) I never 'Walk', so can't tell. Running should be done 24/7 once you unlock the Knowledge as it simply makes everything faster & easier to escape if you manage the energy well ^^ I don't use Spearmen in my Crew, prefer to have 2x Sword/Mace+Shield, 2x Ranger and 2x Archer, possibly a third archer/tank (7 man army with 1 to reroll 4 less used Professions like mining) Crafted gear can be very good in terms of Armor value as you can boost it, while it usually doesn't come with good 'Extras' like Crit and more Movement, I like using both depending on what I find/can craft first.
@@04AMofficial Thanks. One more question... How do you use the spears stuck in the ground?... never mind, figured it out (didn't realize it was on the skill bar)
@@04AMofficial Spearman can be really useful Midgame. With the 4x Hit spear behind your Tank for maximum Damage and a Wrath Buff for the Spearman himself and the Tank is pretty Godlike. Kinda falls off later, but for the Time being i´ll take it.
This was very useful thank you. With the profession if I loose the experience for that level when switching once I get past a few levels should I stop switching, I assume at higher levels it takes more experience to level up ?
At a certain point, you should have permanent people for certain jobs; Thief, Tinkerer, Angler, Alchemist, Blacksmith and Cook, while the Miner, Woodcutter, Scholar and Bard are situational/optional So having a Squad of 7 guys will cover the 6 essential Professions and have 1 extra guy to switch between the rest (or use Prisoners for those tasks when you need them)
I'm so hyped for replaying this at the weekend after 1.0 dropped with me totally getting blindsided by it. As it went into early acces back then, it was the perfect mix of Battle Brothers and Mount & Blade while being set in a not-so-shiny low fantasy world. Played the early access for 150 hours before even the first real update came live and then decided to wait it out for the full release =) BTW It's hOver, with 1 O ... not hOOver like the president, with 2 O ...
As you progress in the game does the party size of enemies you encounter increase? Or does it stay more evenly matched to your party size but their skill-set is higher?
Thx for the Guide. I have 30 hours into the game atm....Still in the first area...Lol. This let me know a few things that I have been wondering about. Peace
@@04AMofficial ah i see, i thought there is a some feature from camp to repair armor with further progressing. Then i will buy all the repair in blacksmith
Been playing RPG games for many years way back to the original Baldurs Gate series and have to say really enjoying this game so far and its still in beta access? The graphics are not amazing but the gameplay is really decent. I stated on easier level just to get use to the game mechanics and it seems the way to go. Still exploring the first main area taking various missions building my team of 8 (including a war pony and bear) but will eventually move on when they are strong enough. Various of my team though are mentioning they had enough and want to leave which is a new mechanic which Ive not seen often in RPG games so you have to consider that as well. Also when a companion dies in combat that's it they are gone which can be a shock when you spent a lot of time of them...even when one of my ponies died in combat I felt sad. Great game so far looking forward to how it will progress and great video as well :)
Also forgot completely about taking bandits as prisoners for money....have to start thinking that and not killing them........struggling bit on lockpicking though it seems.
What are the best builds for: Spearmen & Warriors? What would you consider to be the best traits for each one? Finally, do yo want to have both Traits before you hire an additional member? Or is a single positive trait and no negative traits for a new member considered good enough to join the team?
I would focus on one strong trait like +dex or str and possibly -% wages or+movespeed. You'll find new companions over time with maybe better traits but they are rare so not worth waiting on too much
@@04AMofficial Thank you for the response. I have seen some folks suggesting that a base stat bonus is good but a crit % might be better. Is there a specific side of that equation that you would stand on? Is there a balance that you'd think is perfect? Also, how much movement speed would you say is enough v too much? 12? 14? 20? How much would you limit constitution?
Why making brute more tanky then swordsman. Isn’t the swordsman better tank? Also they have higher movement, so they are better with first aid.. thx for answer
Money is never an issue for me. Quests give so much money that alcohol is basicially a win win. I feed 1 food and I dont have a downside. So I like to have 2-3 alcoholics in the party. Shouldnt be more or the supplies will get harder and harder to get.
Constitution is not as useful as Willpower (second wind at 15 and faster galvanisation), Movement (control the battlefield and less turn wasted), and crit chance.
Is it possible to overwrite the single save playing on limited save mode? Im rly frustrated bc i bought the game recently and last weekend i lost my save (an autosave) that had about 60~80h. The save got stuck before starting a battle that crashed while loading and i couldn't even go back to the last village visited. So yeah... pretty sad but i had to do a fresh start.
I will say it looks like a good game. The biggest issue I have with it, is the fact you don't have a main character, and any of your people can die in battle and not come back. Aside from that, its a great game.
I got into a fight with the Guard after commiting some crimes and they said, one of my guys has to go to prison. I thought, I send of the new guy, but you can not choose that. They send my horse to prison! MY FREAKIN HORSE!
Just a heads up, strat wise. You'd definitely want to choose First Aid for all of your starting members, especially in Iron Man mode. This is also especially true if you're new. If you only have 1 person with first aid and they get poisoned, then you can just watch them wittle away and wither. AoEs are also quite a regular thing so you'll often find yourself with multiple poisoned or bleeding units. If youre unlucky and you get a member or two out of positioned then it would be especially difficult to get to them with just one person on First Aid.
While i partially agree, I also think that 100% first aid will reduce your damage output a lot, having missed opportunities to take down certain high threat enemies before they get to play, resulting in those spefific aoe dmg/poison events. Especially warriors and rogues are amazing at executing enemies quick early with theit finishing move, so I would recommend sticking with first aid to your characters in the backline, archers who usually dont get engaged to mazimize dmg output and minimize the chances of you getting dmged - the need for first aid
@@04AMofficial but with a thief, you just run up to the brotherhood at the start of the game, steal the skills, use em up and pay some miniscule amount of gold when you get caught? xD
You can heal, do damage over time, long range, apply weaknesses, proc crits etc. This world doesn't come with 'magic', while you can inbue your weapons with poison, enchantments if you will. Lets agree to disagree that this game absolutely doesn't need mages or priests in any way :D
From what I can tell the magic in here is if the subtle kind. Which require rituals and offerings and time. But I doubt they will add anything of the super active fireball slinging magic in.
Am I supposed to keep switching crafting professions cause your video guide has Dirge pick up like 2 or 3 professions. Isn't that bad for raising your professions?
In the beginning, you'll come across the first 7 ish professions and only have like 4-5 Crew members, so you should to maximize efficiency. However, once you have around 7: keep a dedicated Cook, Angler, Smith, Alchemist, Thief, Tinkerer and let one guy switch between Scholar/Miner/Woodcutter/Bard as those arent always needed
question can I beat the game with just 4 people without recruit anyone? Do I need to get all profession because all of it has some importance? Can i change traits on people I recruit?
You could, while I recommend recruiting a couple to get a very nice 6-7 squad and switch professions with some as you don't need Mining, Woodcutting and Scholar 24/7. I play with this amount all the time and I find it the best Squad size. Traits cannot be changed
yeah, I just know you can customize and respec your recruits, you can get traits when kill enemy leader so I will just recruit people with positive traits or blank Yeah I think I will make a 6-8 squad
Yea, leveling is quite slow, just keep playing with the same Companions and eventually they will get to the desired level (a lot of combat is recommended - animals and rat infwstations are quite nice to farm )
Oh yeah there's this thing I noticed at the Camp items you can craft. Banner has a lot of options where you can use Influence to increase exp earned from battles for 30% and others...
I really don't like these min-maxing guides. I appreciate the intent, but for anyone reading, please understand this is meant to be a role playing game. You can - and should! - play whatever you feel like, everything should be viable. Take starting party for example, all characters in this video are "stupid". If that's not the vibe you wanna go with, you can absolutely take other debuffs. I made my archer a drunkard because I roleplay him as a cowardly SoB who needs alcohol to even function normally.
While I absolutely agree with you, drunkard is probably the worst debuff to start with as alcohol is not very accessible eary game. You might as well just go with 1 random positive bonus and no secondary, no debuff either. Im sure many people would find it quite frustrating to have certain debuffs from the start, especially if they dont know how to properly deal.with them ^^ anyways, its RPG and once you know what you're doing its all good! Cheers
dont like all this min/maxing, I enjoy random everything, and play with what i get an try to get the best out of it. Play the same way in Rimworld. (the less I know from the start, the more fun I have)
Sometimes on character creation I can put unlucky on my horse and sometimes I can't, sometimes I have clubfooted and sometimes I don't, is this random or a bug?
Can someone explain to me how to get rid of the Drunkard trait? I saw some comments and tried but without success, i have all 4 companions with Drunkard and i never gave to them any food with alcohol, just bread, meat and beans but for some reason on their food icon says "1 day without alcohol" but i already at 1 month and 5 days so how is this possible?
Here's my updated Ultimate Beginner Guide to Wartales 1.0 in which I share Everything you need to know about the game! From basics to advanced tips, this video covers it all!
*Get Wartales now with a 25% discount using my link:* bit.ly/Wartales_04AMofficial
Make sure to join our Discord to stay in the loop with channel updates and connect with the community: tinyurl.com/04AMdiscord
Before this video is uploaded I refer to your beginner guide from 6 months ago and I can't find the stock recipe in tiltren jail, can you still confirm its there? Cuz I can't find it 😅
INSANE TUTORIAL !!!! AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to say thank you for this guide It helped me a lot, I've played this game for a couple days but always struggled my record for surviving is Month 1 day 3 i think i lost all my original members on like day 10 but that's a lot better than it used to go, but this is for sure gonna make it easier for me i never bothered with the traits before either
SO far SO good with the tutorial.. but damn dude.. 17:54 its pronounced Aw-POTH-eh-Carry.... my ears!!!!
i never had the interest in turn based combat games , bought this in steam sale oblivious to the fact that this is turn based combat rpg , started the game got disappointed because of the turn based combat and quit , next day thought about giving it a shot as i had spent money and boy i would have missed 😱this masterpiece 🔥if i did not , im hooked ,it has been a while since i played such a good game ..!! never gonna ignore any new game because of its genre. and thanks for the tutorial 👍
So glad you gave it a chance! I wasn't sure about it at first either, but I'm so addicted to it now xD Happy I was able to help!
wartales is like a survival cRPG. Crafting is king. Crafted food, armor and weapons are superior to any drops or vendor items (early-midgame), bar the purple drops region boss and dungeon restored weapons. the 20% profession boost makes a huge difference, 10% chance to be attacked whilst resting is minimal. Select wrath on all characters, take quick for more movement, stupid fro the negative. Invest intial stats in movement ++ 18-20, then raise willpower to 15 for the life save, after that put them wherever you want. Your characters will get all the dps stats they need from the crafted weapons. when you begin the game go straight to the mine for ore, then go get your first missions from the township and begin crafting at the blacksmith. movement is winwin on the battlefield don't neglect it, along with crafted armor and weapons. Expert mode is easy if you follow the above advice.
Gold!
'Drunkard' is a negative trait that can be removed entirely by never consuming any alcohol. It takes a long time, ten rests I think, but once it's gone that's two positive traits in exchange for no negatives traits.
Seriously? 🤣 I did not know that! Gotta try it out 👌
it has been 14 days worng info
@@04AMofficial Works in the current version. In my two runs with a starting party of drunkards the unhappiness will build up due to lack of alcohol until one member threatens to leave. The next rest they all lose the drunkard trait. You just have to make sure no alcohol is consumed until they're cured.
how so ? i am on day 18 i still have those drunkards... i choose those traits because of your comment :D
@@zweiche He said 10 RESTS, not 10 days. Maybe that is why.
Incredibly useful. I was almost at level 5 and didn't even realise I could spend knowledge points or change professions.
Thank good for this video, I loaded this game up and was thrown into the world with no toturial straight into deep end , after watching this I restarted and set my party up properly, really enjoying this game now on Xbox by the way on game pass. Thanks for the video bro
@16:43 the secret can be easier to see if you hold down right-click and rotate the camera/scene. You can rotate every scene like this to see behind things a bit easier.
Cool overall, BUT... Drunkard is by far the best negative trait for any char as it's the only one that is REMOVABLE. More often than not, all my starting chars (pony included) get detoxed by the time they reach level 5. Its only drawback is a tiny bit of happiness management at the start and that only really impacts your play when there are more than 3 drunks left in your party.
I heard its removable indeed, a gamechanger worth going for! Ill probably do it on my next save if it is that quickly removed as I really like max happiness for quick Influence farming and 24/4 better rates on Contracts and Career Plans
Not gonna lie, this is one of the most helpful beginner guides I've come across. Many thanks
The very first thing you should do after starting the game is to turn the brightness all the way up. WAY easier to spot interactive stuff.
You can also rotate the camera (didn't notice if that was mentioned in the review) by holding the right mouse button. Again, helpful for finding secrets.
Press ALT to let interactive Things glow a little bit (which is less effective when you turn up the Brightness)
At least on the Xbox the highlight and “hover over” colors can be set to more visible options.
The negative trait: Drunkard, will eventually go away!
Hold "Alt" to see all clickable items at places of interest
Eternal Dissatisfaction doesn't prevent you from anything. It is a penalty that is already negated by having a single member sitting at the campfire and does not reduce your maximum happiness. Willpower reduction is one of the worst penalties because that is directly interfering with your combat.
Did they change it? Still not recommended to take the debuff though, carry is probably the nobrainer there. Will definitely not take the reduced Willpower one either, cheers!
The real no-brainer choice is 10% rest danger. For someone who relishes the combat, having a minor increase in battles just means more loot and more exp.
@@iTWLive Yeah, I have no problem taking that one. Though honestly, the carry capacity get negated by Pony 2. So both are virtually free picks.
The danger during rest debuff is a good choice. You can get a watch tower that negates it. Take career plan first for knowledge.
Yup, I always go for Career Plan and Sprint first (you'll see me take it a couple minutes later ^^)
Immediately subbed on the comment that you named your horse Roach and Crixus from Spartacus! I too named my horse that and got a chuckle at you mentioning the Witcher, Also great video on explaining this game, Thank You.
awesome guide!! only thing i think should/could have been added was a general discussion of the grand goals of the game. i now feel like i know all the different systems and nitty gritty stuff but i still sort of lack direction.
It's my first time playing and haven't tried Hard yet but I am thriving on experienced difficulty after watching a few guides on game mechanics and builds. I was trying to make extra cash with capturing bandits but I find that I am constantly fixated on maximizing the efficiency of my turns. I don't even fish because everyone is mastering another role and I find bounties of food through killing boars and ghost just by traveling to my destinations. I'm at the second area and I haven't even touched a bounty in awhile because I keep running into points of interest and making money from the quest and loot.
same lmao
Thank you for this! I'm enjoying the game a lot, but I was just trying to figure it out as I went. Your video has helped me understand the underlying systems so much better!!
Glad you like it, cheers!
Thank you for including annotations. Not only are they extremely helpful in any tutorial video, but I personally get very annoyed with the several minute long intros a lot of tutorial guides on youtube have. Yours are a little more tolerable since you are more established and actually have some experience in editing not not just rambling on for several minutes unedited. Still nice to have the option to skip though, options are always good 👍
Glad I was able to help!
For the negative Destiny, you can counter the 10% Danger or -1 Willpower.
A Watchtower (Recipe can be found in the Banditcamp in Tiltren) to reduce the 10% Danger during resting.
A Lute for your Bard in your Base to give +1 Willpower (Recipe found in the Tavern in Arthres)
Both requires one Person to use in your camp but since you can negate the effect its worth it.
just bought the game. the game system looks decently deep. thanks for the beginning tips, definitely needed it!
Its super big, you'll love it! This video only touches the basics, there's so much more to it really. Enjoy!
37:00 Cooking is THE solution. Cheap or even cost effective, efficient, grant bonuses. You can cook early bread or the special meal of the region city.
Played blind until half the second zone, and I was annoyed that I didn't get any gold for the prisoner I sold early on. This will make my new run much smoother, thanks.
First thought playing this game was that it would be a great template for a wild west game where we build our own town.
Watching your guides and I'm immediately aware that some gameplay mechanics would have to be omitted in an American market...
Thank you very much for this video. Very helpful. After watching this I bought the game and am loving it!
This is an awesome video. Really appreciate you taking the time.
When's a good time to recruit new members and how many would you suggest at max?
You mentioned that there are easy ways to gain XP to offset the "stupid" trait, if you knew what you were doing, but only mentioned the minor quests in the tavern... are there better ways to gain XP?
I've seen/read from others that running is either just as tiring as walking, when compared to distance traveled, and I've seen people say it's better walk unless you need to run. Can you clarify?
Are spearman just as good in 1.0 as people talked about in EA?
Will crafted gear typically be as good as found gear, given the same rarity/quality?
Thanks, glad you like it!
Recruit whenever you can, wait for the right traits to pop up though (Dex for Ranger/Archer and Str for Melee, don't recruit Gluttons, Alcoholics or other bad traits)
XP is primarily gained in combat and during rest events. I recommend doing a lot of fighting (and make sure to deal dmg with the companions you want XP with)
I never 'Walk', so can't tell. Running should be done 24/7 once you unlock the Knowledge as it simply makes everything faster & easier to escape if you manage the energy well ^^
I don't use Spearmen in my Crew, prefer to have 2x Sword/Mace+Shield, 2x Ranger and 2x Archer, possibly a third archer/tank (7 man army with 1 to reroll 4 less used Professions like mining)
Crafted gear can be very good in terms of Armor value as you can boost it, while it usually doesn't come with good 'Extras' like Crit and more Movement, I like using both depending on what I find/can craft first.
@@04AMofficial Thanks. One more question... How do you use the spears stuck in the ground?... never mind, figured it out (didn't realize it was on the skill bar)
@@04AMofficial Spearman can be really useful Midgame. With the 4x Hit spear behind your Tank for maximum Damage and a Wrath Buff for the Spearman himself and the Tank is pretty Godlike.
Kinda falls off later, but for the Time being i´ll take it.
Just hold alt in areas like mines and it will show all the spots you can interact with
Helpful video, thank you! As a new player here, this game is awesome
Oh yes, enjoy the game! It is amazing!
This was very useful thank you. With the profession if I loose the experience for that level when switching once I get past a few levels should I stop switching, I assume at higher levels it takes more experience to level up ?
At a certain point, you should have permanent people for certain jobs; Thief, Tinkerer, Angler, Alchemist, Blacksmith and Cook, while the Miner, Woodcutter, Scholar and Bard are situational/optional
So having a Squad of 7 guys will cover the 6 essential Professions and have 1 extra guy to switch between the rest (or use Prisoners for those tasks when you need them)
@@04AMofficial Fantastic thanks for that, found my first town and complete 2 quests now looking forward to getting out and exploring again.
Hey, I just wanted to say good job on this video. It saved me a ton of time and fast-tracked the game to being enjoyable for me.
Glad to hear! Have fun in the game, it is an absolute masterpiece 👌
How did you get the Ascetic trait? Great review btw
I'm so hyped for replaying this at the weekend after 1.0 dropped with me totally getting blindsided by it.
As it went into early acces back then, it was the perfect mix of Battle Brothers and Mount & Blade while being set in a not-so-shiny low fantasy world.
Played the early access for 150 hours before even the first real update came live and then decided to wait it out for the full release =)
BTW It's hOver, with 1 O ... not hOOver like the president, with 2 O ...
As you progress in the game does the party size of enemies you encounter increase? Or does it stay more evenly matched to your party size but their skill-set is higher?
You watch the video?
Very good start guide I will use this later
Thanks, glad you found it helpful!
Excellent guide. Thank you for that!
Also Press the Alt key if you want to highlight clickable stuff.. hidden stuff are not highlighted with Alt key though..
If your hardcore, you would go all random on traits. I am going to have to try this game.
My tinker was able to craft the cooking pot before I learned it in the knowledge page. Was that a bug?
Holy Moly! Very good guide!!
Thanks, appreciate the kind words!
Very helpful, thank you.
Good stuff, what do valor points do?
Here i am downloading the game in steam watching this video. Thanks for the tips
Sweet! Have fun with it, a true gem 👌
Thx for the Guide. I have 30 hours into the game atm....Still in the first area...Lol. This let me know a few things that I have been wondering about. Peace
Great to hear, have fun!
I always put Glutton on the first 4 character, one knowledge point negates it right away
Ok got it! Strong, fast and stupid. What a time to be alive! Sound like a deadly combination!
Very useful guide!
Does running affect how fast my troops have to rest?
Lol, I always name my first horse Roach too. And the others right now are, Yennefer, Ciri, Triss.
Epic :D my second is usually Shadowfax or Nightmare, depending on Black or white xD
am i miss something about the armor repair?ot you not include on this video?i mean should u just buy the tool and repair each battle?
The Repair Tools are basically what you do after combat (shown in the beginning), or visit a Blacksmith (and do it for gold)
@@04AMofficial ah i see, i thought there is a some feature from camp to repair armor with further progressing.
Then i will buy all the repair in blacksmith
Great vid. I've played over 100 hours in early access but now going back for a complete run. Sausage party :) :)
Been playing RPG games for many years way back to the original Baldurs Gate series and have to say really enjoying this game so far and its still in beta access? The graphics are not amazing but the gameplay is really decent. I stated on easier level just to get use to the game mechanics and it seems the way to go. Still exploring the first main area taking various missions building my team of 8 (including a war pony and bear) but will eventually move on when they are strong enough. Various of my team though are mentioning they had enough and want to leave which is a new mechanic which Ive not seen often in RPG games so you have to consider that as well. Also when a companion dies in combat that's it they are gone which can be a shock when you spent a lot of time of them...even when one of my ponies died in combat I felt sad. Great game so far looking forward to how it will progress and great video as well :)
Also forgot completely about taking bandits as prisoners for money....have to start thinking that and not killing them........struggling bit on lockpicking though it seems.
Ive never had the ability to change my starting location. Is that something that comes after completing the game once?
What are the best builds for: Spearmen & Warriors?
What would you consider to be the best traits for each one?
Finally, do yo want to have both Traits before you hire an additional member? Or is a single positive trait and no negative traits for a new member considered good enough to join the team?
I would focus on one strong trait like +dex or str and possibly -% wages or+movespeed. You'll find new companions over time with maybe better traits but they are rare so not worth waiting on too much
@@04AMofficial Thank you for the response.
I have seen some folks suggesting that a base stat bonus is good but a crit % might be better. Is there a specific side of that equation that you would stand on? Is there a balance that you'd think is perfect?
Also, how much movement speed would you say is enough v too much? 12? 14? 20?
How much would you limit constitution?
a nice guide :)
Why making brute more tanky then swordsman. Isn’t the swordsman better tank? Also they have higher movement, so they are better with first aid.. thx for answer
Great tutorial.
amazing guide
Money is never an issue for me.
Quests give so much money that alcohol is basicially a win win. I feed 1 food and I dont have a downside.
So I like to have 2-3 alcoholics in the party. Shouldnt be more or the supplies will get harder and harder to get.
Tried Ironman at default difficulty and my whole party died on day 12 as my first run. Not sure if I should restart - it seemed kinda boring
I got a banner together in the first hour and didn't know it had been added
Constitution is not as useful as Willpower (second wind at 15 and faster galvanisation), Movement (control the battlefield and less turn wasted), and crit chance.
I did not know you could move your units before a fight. I just went with what I was given 😂
Underrated 😕
Is it possible to recruit the prisoners from your party
Great video
Thanks, appreciate it!
Thanks
I am desperately searching for the plans of the shackle post to keep prisinors. Any hints where to find it or when it unlocks?
Tiltren Prison ^^
@@04AMofficial Thank you. That seems not everytime to be the case (like in mine). People talk about Vertuza prision. Will have a look there.
Is it possible to overwrite the single save playing on limited save mode?
Im rly frustrated bc i bought the game recently and last weekend i lost my save (an autosave) that had about 60~80h. The save got stuck before starting a battle that crashed while loading and i couldn't even go back to the last village visited.
So yeah... pretty sad but i had to do a fresh start.
I will say it looks like a good game. The biggest issue I have with it, is the fact you don't have a main character, and any of your people can die in battle and not come back. Aside from that, its a great game.
I got into a fight with the Guard after commiting some crimes and they said, one of my guys has to go to prison. I thought, I send of the new guy, but you can not choose that. They send my horse to prison! MY FREAKIN HORSE!
MY HORSE!
Also I had a wolf in my party at the time and I wonder, if he might have gone to prison, too.
😂
Nice vid
Just a heads up, strat wise.
You'd definitely want to choose First Aid for all of your starting members, especially in Iron Man mode.
This is also especially true if you're new.
If you only have 1 person with first aid and they get poisoned, then you can just watch them wittle away and wither.
AoEs are also quite a regular thing so you'll often find yourself with multiple poisoned or bleeding units.
If youre unlucky and you get a member or two out of positioned then it would be especially difficult to get to them with just one person on First Aid.
While i partially agree, I also think that 100% first aid will reduce your damage output a lot, having missed opportunities to take down certain high threat enemies before they get to play, resulting in those spefific aoe dmg/poison events. Especially warriors and rogues are amazing at executing enemies quick early with theit finishing move, so I would recommend sticking with first aid to your characters in the backline, archers who usually dont get engaged to mazimize dmg output and minimize the chances of you getting dmged - the need for first aid
@@04AMofficial but with a thief, you just run up to the brotherhood at the start of the game, steal the skills, use em up and pay some miniscule amount of gold when you get caught? xD
Nice game, but RPG/ STRATEGY turn based, without "Mage" and "Priest", is like a food without salt. (My opinion) Ty for the guide :)
You can heal, do damage over time, long range, apply weaknesses, proc crits etc. This world doesn't come with 'magic', while you can inbue your weapons with poison, enchantments if you will. Lets agree to disagree that this game absolutely doesn't need mages or priests in any way :D
From what I can tell the magic in here is if the subtle kind. Which require rituals and offerings and time. But I doubt they will add anything of the super active fireball slinging magic in.
Am I supposed to keep switching crafting professions cause your video guide has Dirge pick up like 2 or 3 professions. Isn't that bad for raising your professions?
In the beginning, you'll come across the first 7 ish professions and only have like 4-5 Crew members, so you should to maximize efficiency. However, once you have around 7: keep a dedicated Cook, Angler, Smith, Alchemist, Thief, Tinkerer and let one guy switch between Scholar/Miner/Woodcutter/Bard as those arent always needed
@@04AMofficial Thank you
I just started back and my glory path is 4 but I'm not getting the path Missions, did they remove it?
Any ideas how new theft system works?
question
can I beat the game with just 4 people without recruit anyone?
Do I need to get all profession because all of it has some importance?
Can i change traits on people I recruit?
You could, while I recommend recruiting a couple to get a very nice 6-7 squad and switch professions with some as you don't need Mining, Woodcutting and Scholar 24/7. I play with this amount all the time and I find it the best Squad size. Traits cannot be changed
yeah, I just know you can customize and respec your recruits, you can get traits when kill enemy leader so I will just recruit people with positive traits or blank
Yeah I think I will make a 6-8 squad
I always name my horses Roach too
Sweet 😁 my second option is usually Shadowfax
@@04AMofficial No Epona love?
Stupid is the best negative trait
Is it just me or why does it take forever to level up? Still... Loving the game! Looking forward to encountering a lot of changes
Yea, leveling is quite slow, just keep playing with the same Companions and eventually they will get to the desired level (a lot of combat is recommended - animals and rat infwstations are quite nice to farm )
Oh yeah there's this thing I noticed at the Camp items you can craft. Banner has a lot of options where you can use Influence to increase exp earned from battles for 30% and others...
Sir how to make banner, I dont know how
In English the W in sword is silent.
Just got the game today and already have about 5 hours in.
Epic! Went over 40 hours in the past days xD its great stuff 👌
Volunteer is still good, since it still saves you monye
Its not terrible, but there are better options imo. You can already reduce the wages paid with many Knowledge points now
Unlucky is not an option for my horse. What should i take? Lol
Less movement if you dont use it in combat works too
Cool
Glad you like it!
I really don't like these min-maxing guides. I appreciate the intent, but for anyone reading, please understand this is meant to be a role playing game. You can - and should! - play whatever you feel like, everything should be viable. Take starting party for example, all characters in this video are "stupid". If that's not the vibe you wanna go with, you can absolutely take other debuffs. I made my archer a drunkard because I roleplay him as a cowardly SoB who needs alcohol to even function normally.
While I absolutely agree with you, drunkard is probably the worst debuff to start with as alcohol is not very accessible eary game. You might as well just go with 1 random positive bonus and no secondary, no debuff either. Im sure many people would find it quite frustrating to have certain debuffs from the start, especially if they dont know how to properly deal.with them ^^ anyways, its RPG and once you know what you're doing its all good! Cheers
I bet there are thousands of people who called starting pony Roach)))
Yes. And Bill for me. Cos they are pony's not horses. And Bill was a pony.
Is it a British thing to pronounce the W in Swordsman?
I know British vs American English pronounce aluminum and advertisements vastly differently.
Im dutch, so my english is not perfect ^^ I make these common mistakes all the time hehe
dont like all this min/maxing, I enjoy random everything, and play with what i get an try to get the best out of it. Play the same way in Rimworld. (the less I know from the start, the more fun I have)
ohh the other guys must have been older, i did the volunteer stuff on everyone, RIP
i completely missed the right menu on the character creation screen....🤦
Its well hidden if you dont know its there 😁
What about black mith dont get how it work
30 sec pub to start the video is a bit too much...
he looks like Ryker o.o
Sometimes on character creation I can put unlucky on my horse and sometimes I can't, sometimes I have clubfooted and sometimes I don't, is this random or a bug?
Recommends playing on expert but plays experienced..
lock picking is from fallout 3 - game 20 years old 😋
Didn't know that, cheers!
Why you look like luka doncic? for real bro😂
you say "tiltren country it" is but it is not what you picked.. make no sense to me..
I edited that out. I indeed took the wrong decision there, but fixed it afterwards :P Sorry for the confusion!
@@04AMofficial np :) i saw the place i started was you place aswell so they i could continue.. :)
Can someone explain to me how to get rid of the Drunkard trait? I saw some comments and tried but without success, i have all 4 companions with Drunkard and i never gave to them any food with alcohol, just bread, meat and beans but for some reason on their food icon says "1 day without alcohol" but i already at 1 month and 5 days so how is this possible?