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

[Murk]

Young orcs seemed to do well against Thralls and Reavers.
Sadly that drummer got away and I still don't know what loot (if any) they drop.

Noice. I've killed maybe 5 or so Drummers and they have only dropped their armor and alt-weapon which is shit that the Thralls have (antler cleaver, claw mace).

 

[Reinhardt]

 

[AwesomeButton]

Or you rely entirely on trade for money?

Yes. And when i'm bored i kill orkz.

What stuff do you trade and what margin are you looking for? How do you balance between trade time and XP farming, what is the ratio?

 

[Reinhardt]

Just circle the map and buy stuff for ~base value or lower and then wait until allied city get ambushed trade roads status.
Do combat quests that let you buy cheaper. Return stolen item usually easy and fast, hunt beasts removes bad status. That's your exp.

 

[Reinhardt]

Oh boi, barbarian king is brutal. And he wasn't even champion...

Dropped Lancers from full hp and armor to exactly 1 hp with one hit.

Shanked him but got nothing, no armor, no helmet, no 2h axe.

And i was lucky - managed to catch him without his chosen boyz

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Bottle of antidote can be given to a dog, but does a ever use one on itself?

 

[AwesomeButton]

If that's the kind of gear and money you have on day 74, then trading must be the key to riches. I'm also at day 75-76 but I've only got a few thousand cash and my armors are ~110-115, one is 140.

 

[Reinhardt]

You need good map for this. I have allied village with both gems and salt, amber- lots of amber, wood - lots of wood, and furs in the north.

 

[Reinhardt]

If you want to see if trader playstyle is for you you can try my old seed. I don't know about bros in new origins, but trading was pretty good.

Started new run. Seed: Sororitas. Starting companions are meh, but trade is... Oh boi... 2 salt mines(4 with small detours) 2 dye makers, gem mine. Amber and copper for small profits. All in one route around half of the map.

Basically it's like this. Also there is a small puddle of water at the veeeeery top of the map and there is village with wharf and amber to fund your travel if you want to get to another side of the world fast.

 

[Modron]

I know I said this last time you posted that map but I still have never seen a looping road before on my numerous playthroughs before that thing is an aberration. Granted with having different characters who knows maybe even the traits of your starting bros might turn out decent.

 

[hivemind]

why the fuck are you retards giivng deus vult ratings to a post with an image of rocroi

i fucking hate all you stupid retards on this forum

absolute mongoloids

 

[Lios]

So my Northern Raiders run just ended somewhere round day 40ish. I love how you start with 3 bearded rednecks and one captive monk, and I love how half the map is hostile, it really makes a different experience for me, since I didn't use to raid caravans, nor did I fight with other mercenary companies too much. The run ended when my (7 man) tribe accepted a long caravan run, we first got jumped by mercenaries which left my men beaten to hell but all alive (one northener survived with a cut nose, which made his already butt-ugly face even more hillarious) but then we immediately clashed with aa hostile caravan + a hostile house patrol. So, 7 already half dead guys vs 11 maximum force royal dogs. I could retreat but said, fuck it, let us show them how northmen die (plus I wanted to try another starting backround). I don't "like" losing, but in this case it was a fitting epilogue and I enjoyed it with all my heart. This is what the game's motto "Losing is fun" means for me: I get to choose to say fuck it all, let's all go down in a blaze of glory and end my personal saga how I want to.

Generally, backrounds are one of the best things that happened in this game. You're forced to change your playstyle to accomodate the specific needs and parameters which is refreshing. Plus, there is something addicting to using the staff sling. Like, really addicting but I can't quite put my finger on it yet (free ammo? dazed status? no there's gotta be something more).

 

[Shadowfang]

long post

Spoiler

This guy is fucked

Some skirmish in the woods.

Yeah, at least he didn't killed himself

Fights start to be interesting

Seems fair ... if the orcs were a starting company

Poor orc

Boring.

I waited 20 hours for this battle ... and I won The Lone Wolf was perfect against the necromancer. Forgot to screenshot during battle.

My Lone Wolf is complete

Entire company: 1 greatsword guy + 2 hammers + 3 flails + 6 polearms which basically it's a wall

The hardest fight was against some armored brigands (when I learned about the benefits of having a hammer guy in your team).

Unfortunately I did not find any special items but to be honest, I did not search too much for them.

I like the fact that you give your men flails instead of axes to deal with shields. What influenced your choice?

 

[toro]

I like the fact that you give your men flails instead of axes to deal with shields. What influenced your choice?

The damage. With axes you have to tear down the shields while with flails you can damage them from the start.

And if you hit them in the head then it's pretty much a confirmed headshot.

Edit: I have Shield Mastery and Flail Mastery on all of them (except the hammer guys + gs).

 

[Alienman]

It's a real shame you can only have 12 men and no reserves on Lone Wolf. Having an avatar feels so right... but no reserves kills it a lot

 

[hivemind]

lone she-wolf mod when

 

[Modron]

It's a real shame you can only have 12 men and no reserves on Lone Wolf. Having an avatar feels so right... but no reserves kills it a lot

Yeah you lose out on a lot of backgrounds and events, plus you need to basically walk around with only 11 guys if you want a shot at an assassin, to recruit horse/melon buggerers, a pimp, et cetera.

 

[Alienman]

Yes. It's going really well for my company, but I feel bored being locked to the 12 guys only. I usually rotate and I find it fun to level up dudes. Dammit, really enjoyed this start... guess it's back to Hogger.

 

[Jimmious]

Maybe they should add a solo start without the 12 men limit but your guy is also not a hedge knight etc, just a random dude

 

[Darth Canoli]

No roaming Alps

Alp Nerf --> Didn't see any Alp since i installed this one (dumb luck ?)

Kalarion
Alienman
I had a crash yesterday on the Alp mission where you're surrounded by 6/7 of them and the alp nerf, you probably want to wait for the update, don't know about the other one.

 

[Shadowfang]

I like the fact that you give your men flails instead of axes to deal with shields. What influenced your choice?

The damage. With axes you have to tear down the shields while with flails you can damage them from the start.

And if you hit them in the head then it's pretty much a confirmed headshot.

Edit: I have Shield Mastery and Flail Mastery on all of them (except the hammer guys + gs).

I think flails are to axes what daggers are to hammers.

While flails/daggers allow you to bypass shields/armor at turn 1, your other mercenaries will still have to work around these. If you opt for axe/hammer you might deal no/less damage in the first turns but more in the following turns.

I like axes a lot and use flails sparingly. It's cool to see that the game allows for this kind of versatility and that one option is not necessarily always better than the other.

 

[hivemind]

and that one option is not necessarily always better than the other.

flails are complete garbage

 

[Myzzrym]

and that one option is not necessarily always better than the other.

flails are complete garbage

I'm sorry what.

 

[sebas]

Liar, you're not sorry!

 

[hivemind]

I'm sorry what.

lategame people have fuckhuge helmets as well and it is mcuh better to simply use one axenerd to destroy their shield so they can be attacked by your backline as well