Incline Battle Brothers + Beasts & Exploration, Warriors of the North and Blazing Deserts DLC Thread

[hivemind]

Rotation is super useful, you don't need it on all of your bros

i will kill u

 

[Prime Junta]

Rotation is super useful, you don't need it on all of your bros

i will kill u

I liked it more when you were telling everybody to have sex.

Spoiler

make love, not war

 

[hivemind]

i only tell losers to have sex

 

[Maculo]

I wanted to share this seed in case anyone wants it for their own Lone Wolf build. Seed RZKPYDAHTH starts the character with Drunkard and Huge. From the BB subreddit thread, you start with 62 melee attack right off the bat.

I also wanted to ask you all about interactions between Adrenaline, Indomitable, and Recover for a possible Lone Wolf character. Depending on the weapon (flail?), my assumption is that you can make an attack and/or movement, pop Adrenaline & Indomitable, and then use Recover the next round. The goal is to have Indomitable active as much as possible. The character would pump Stamina, and perhaps pair it will Nimble (flat % damage reduction?), Underdog, Lone Wolf. With respect to starting traits, I would look for a seed with Iron Lung.

My plan would be to repeat the same Lone Wolf strategy, in which I buy the 35% experience buff and solo grind easy bandits for xp, gold, and equipment until I have one strong character. Mid-game, I would use the Lone Wolf Character to tie up a blob of enemies, use a flail to target helmet durability, and follow up with Archer Bros with headshot.

 

[Edija]

Give me a good seed for barbarians, pretty please.

 

[Maculo]

Give me a good seed for barbarians, pretty please.

I saw this one seed off of https://bb.frukso.se/seed/DIHMPRFEIA/, and apparently it is okay for Barbarian: DIHMPRFEIA. Apparently, the main noble house near by is neutral, although the traits seem meh. Here is the description:
"I then investigated this seed for all the other origins. most of them were not noteworthy, but I think I'd also recommend it for barbarians. the house with 9 settlements is the one the barbarians start not being hostile to. barbarians: barb1 - traitless. barb2 - hates greenskins, dexterous. barb3 - atheletic. monk - traitless."

I expect to find more in the coming days.

 

[Reinhardt]

AT LAST

I guess he will die in next battle. Because reasons.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Give me a good seed for barbarians, pretty please.

BARBARIANS is what I will be using for my lone wolf start. Damned if I know what it will do, but double damned if I use anything else.

 

[hivemind]

ROBINHOOD is very comfy for barbs

 

[AwesomeButton]

Every other one in the line having rotation is still good enough most of the time.

 

[Reinhardt]

3 battles later and he's still alive.
Training new peasants is sloooooow... I'm afraid one disaster and we are dead.

 

[hivemind]

Every other one in the line having rotation is still good enough most of the time.

don't ever fucking question me again if you know what's good for you

 

[hivemind]

i'm not kidding around I just finished reading the wikipedia summaries of the two john wick movies so i'm imbued with murderous energy

 

[Prime Junta]

i dont have aoe weapons or shieldwalls and I demolish 20+ spiders on the reg

Shields are a hindrance with spiders, your objective is to whack them before they whack you and they're insanely squishy, plus they'll use the first attack to web you anyway. Max damage is the way to go.

 

[hivemind]

Shields are a hindrance

yes

 

[Murk]

I've been fooling around with a Barbarian start, but certainly tempted towards Lone Wolf. Do people try and run along solo for a while, or try to recruit a full band of tag-alongs?

I've been running solo both by choice and by chance. I haven't recruited anyone from a town but have accepted every request to join from events (they all died though; on dead buddy #9 now).

Strangely enough, lone wolf is a great 'merchant sim' start since you don't pay any money to anyone (the hedge knight is you, so you don't pay yourself; though it makes for some funny text in events when you 'sidle' up to yourself and argue with yourself).

On day 99 with him, level 17, absolute murder machine -- but probably need to get some other sell sword/hedge knight/militia to build up for whatever crisis. Playing on expert/expert and 'soft' ironman.

 

[Reinhardt]

lone wolf is a great 'merchant sim'

 

[Riel]

I really want to play the new expansion, but I want it to be the best experience. How is the game's current state in regards to balance and bugs?

 

[Parabalus]

I've started as a cultist, but the "important" events are really rare. At day 50ish and only had one power-up.

The late tiers are extremely tempting though

Spoiler

Chosen: +10 Resolve, +2 Fatigue Recovery, +20 HP, +5 Melee and Ranged Defence, and doesn't take morale checks from allies dying, losing HPs or Fresh Injuries

.

 

[Tigranes]

What do folks think is a good way to start your Lone Wolf guy? He seems to always spawn with a greatsword, but at level 4 with the fatigue that you have, the starting sword + heavy armour combo seems really suboptimal to me.

Perhaps there's even temptation to go near-naked and Steel Brow (+Colossus?), but your mdef will be 20 at best at level 4.

I'm thinking a longsword & parry is one option, but seems like no matter what your guy will suffer from the hit bonus to being surrounded, unless you hire half a dozen tagalongs right off the bat.

 

[AwesomeButton]

don't ever fucking question me again if you know what's good for you

I know what's good for you

Spoiler

Sex

managed to kill a hexe or two and a few unholds

for one don't fight things that are economically inefficient to fight

I don't know about unholds but hexes are cost-effective to fight. Especially when they drop stuff like Mysterious Herbs, base worth 1300.

BTW, has anyone had the event with the noble family prisoner who reveals his identity to you while you are on an escort caravan mission? I think there are two possible texts for this event, and you have to read carefully. In one version there is a hint that the prisoner is a real noble. At least it seemed so to me the second time this event fired, so I betrayed my caravan and went to the town the prisoner asked me to. I got paid 3000 gold for him, and my relation with that noble house improved. This was around day 45.

 

[Elhoim]

Lone wolf talking to himself. Really feels like a scene from the Fight Club.

 

[toro]

What do folks think is a good way to start your Lone Wolf guy? He seems to always spawn with a greatsword, but at level 4 with the fatigue that you have, the starting sword + heavy armour combo seems really suboptimal to me.

Perhaps there's even temptation to go near-naked and Steel Brow (+Colossus?), but your mdef will be 20 at best at level 4.

I'm thinking a longsword & parry is one option, but seems like no matter what your guy will suffer from the hit bonus to being surrounded, unless you hire half a dozen tagalongs right off the bat.

Restart the campaign until you get a hero with some resolve instead of initiative.

Spoiler

I won this fight because of the high ground and my main bro not wavering.

I'm playing on Veteran now and the thing above was an exception. You need at least 2 guys before you venture forth.

Unfortunately this game is triggering me: I had no problem running with a company of ragtags but I cannot do it anymore because I want perfect builds from the start.

It's really annoying to recruit a miner with bonuses on melee defense and fatigue but with ranged weapon (!?) It's driving me crazy and I'm restarting again and again.

I know. My problem. I just want some recruits with bonuses for melee and melee defense but I guess that simply will not going to happen.

Edit: Wtf is happening!? I thought I was replying in another thread. Jesus.

 

[Murk]

Update posted:

Elhoim it makes way more sense if you have the paranoid feat, causing the lone wolf to accuse himself in 3rd person of plotting against himself.

 

[Sarissofoi]

To be honest it would be much better if all starts have player character/avatar.
Most if not all scenarios would benefit from it and narration also would improve.
Like cultist start - you play as high resolve prophet, poacher start as Rob in the Hood, base start as a retired soldier with a bunch of new hires, the fresh start as either other sellsword or adv. noble, etc.
Lone wolf start just feel natural. To bad there is no unique perks.

Overall this Dlc have plenty of cool stuff. Not yoo much but both new starts and rules and barbs with new weapons are enjoable. Much more than beast dlc for sure.

I must admit that Lone wolf start is the only were "losing is fun" keep some merit.
Still it could be deeper or have more stuff but its fine.
Its fun. Sadly both x piratez and Starsector also released updates recently.
Sadly... heh