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

[Darth Canoli]

I have played this game regularly since it came out and I never used a mod. Never felt it was needed except maybe to renew the events and dilemmas.
But now I'm curious, what would be those "must have mods" ?

Quicker or any Faster mod to make combat quicker and add a 4x speed on the worldmap.
End's inventory management
Turn it in (included in Legends) to avoid backtracking for some quests (like killing orcs on the other side of the worldmap)

Content mods:

• Legends (pick their latest version from the discord server - it's in the mod description)
  
• Magic Origins (Legends compatible)
  
• Accessory companions

More ambitions is quite nice too, many new origins mods are worth trying if you're not using Legends.

Edit: Two advices
- Don't play on Legendary difficulty on your first Legends playthrough or even not at all, enemies just have more HP and additional perks like nimble, it's autistic.
- Uncheck layered armors on your first playthrough

I don't like layered armors at all, mostly, it adds a lot of micro-management, you carry more shit around in your inventory and the results were ugly last time i played with it.

Check other options carefully, most of them are no brainers but be careful about equipment scaling as it'll increase the difficulty, sometimes, even increase it a lot sending some death-stars at you every 50 days or so, I kind of like it but it's not for everyone, better be ready for it.

 

[Darth Canoli]

I'd Add PTR (perk tree reworked), they have a specific discord channel (again! ) for their latest build for those who already experienced Legends and want even more perks variety, it's pretty good.

I'm now playing Poke Brothers!
Hexe origin from Magic origin mod and i'm working my way up by brainwashing anything that comes my way, starting from raiders and working my way up the food chain (basic brigand, brigand raider, goblin ambusher, goblin ambusher champion, ...)

You start with a versatile bard, your hexe main char and ...

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An Alp!

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This thing is overpowered, a free teleport spell (0AP, 0 fatigue) and a 3 AP sleep on top of the nightmare attack (4AP)

Not only it's fun but the sound effect playing when it's his turn is just amazing (talking about immersion, that's just it)

Found a solitary Stolwurm (Legendary Lindwurm) and tried to charm him but the chances for this particularly monster are capped at 5% and putting him to sleep proved difficult as his tail is independent and he's quite resistant so i had to flee, such a shame, i don't think i'll get this opportunity anytime soon.

Fortunately, 4 white Unholds attacked my party later and i can proudly show off with my Yeti familiar.

 

[Old One]

I've had some fun with the Random Solo start from Legends. Of course you have to scum your mapgen so you get a good avatar character, but you can end up with some interesting results. I'm currently playing with a Vala, for instance.

 

[Darth Canoli]

I've had some fun with the Random Solo start from Legends. Of course you have to scum your mapgen so you get a good avatar character, but you can end up with some interesting results. I'm currently playing with a Vala, for instance.

The Vala has x% chances to join you when you spend some time in the 20/30% upper-side of the map anyway...
And there's a Legends submod that makes it 100%.

I never had the patience to use the random party, the custom mage party was great even if overpowered and all mages parties are just very good.

Meanwhile, my Hexe met a Champion Barbarian King and brainwashed him, of course...

You can't see it but there's a lot of non champion chosen on top of this, good fight or should i say good nap because the champions barely attacked.
The king had a great sleep resistance due to an insane resolve but still...




By the way, Old One , the sixth character from the left below is my Vala, she joined as soon as i got close to the snow line.

And here are the Champion King attributes at level 1!

Pfff, i can't charm new hexes, Coven leaders are immune, even the regular ones are immune, well, i'll never be part of a coven, after all...

 

[Old One]

I tried a Random Trio start and I got a Conjurer and a Skelemancer.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Have women been added to the game yet?

Yeah.
When Beasts & Exploration DLC was released.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

It does have Hexe.

 

[Alienman]

Answer is in the name.

 

[Wintermute]

Legends mod does add female battle brothers as an option.

 

[Darth Canoli]

Have women been added to the game yet?

Legends mod has an option to enable sisters, either you disable them, you enable them for specific background (the option i pick) or for every background.
I find this latest option weird, for example, legends has adventurous noble (man) and adventurous lady, with sisters fully enabled, adventurous men could be women, or hedge knights, doesn't work for me.

I tried a Random Trio start and I got a Conjurer and a Skelemancer.

Summons sucks, it slows down the combat too much to have weak summons, i played a warlock once or twice back when it was included in legend's adventurer's party.
And mages from magic origins >>>>>>>>>>> conjurer/seer, unless conjurer is one of these new mages, i don't remember their names.

 

[Kalarion]

I might reconsider for this game though... adding women... I had hoped that would have changed...

Don't bother. The door is that way, feel free to see yourself out.

 

[Wintermute]

But sadly the base game just isn't playable as is.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

But sadly the base game just isn't playable as is.


I know many years back the developers had done some initial exploration of adding women,

You need Beasts & Exploration for that.

 

[Serus]

The guy must be trolling. I hope.

 

[Sacibengala]

The guy must be trolling. I hope.

Halfway. I am saying it in a way that I know will be somewhat provocative on purpose, but what I am saying is genuine and the reason I posted here was to check in if females had been added by one of the expansions or not. I really don't like when I can't have female characters in a squad based tactical games (assuming the units are human/humanoid in the first place), and generally a squad based tactical game only having male characters is a hard pass for me. So it is unplayable for me, as I will not play it.

In most cases I never look back, but in the case of Battle Brothers I keep hearing good things about it, and I like what I see when I see the feature list. It has been on my radar for years and I am on the edge of possibly just biting the bullet and getting it and adding mods, even though I normally hate playing a game with mods before I play the base game. I would strongly prefer if they were just in the base game, though.

So judge it like reasonable people judge others, by the whole. Not by the one feature you are fixated with. The game is awesome, did a lot of stuff, a lot, right. You dismissing it because of just one type skin is sad. Will you miss a great game because of that? It's the same as "I'll not marry this person and live the rest of my life with them because of the gender they have". Don't be this person...be better...hue.

 

[Harthwain]

Halfway. I am saying it in a way that I know will be somewhat provocative on purpose, but what I am saying is genuine and the reason I posted here was to check in if females had been added by one of the expansions or not. I really don't like when I can't have female characters in a squad based tactical games (assuming the units are human/humanoid in the first place), and generally a squad based tactical game only having male characters is a hard pass for me. So it is unplayable for me, as I will not play it.

Sounds pointless to me to skip a really good game just because it doesn't have females, but you do you.

 

[Kalarion]

Preferring female characters models in games is also hardly a rare thing. Something worth considering if you are making games. You are definitely leaving some sales on the table if you don't have that option, and that is something to weigh against the resources needed to add them in.

I totally agree bro. These fuckin devs, bunch of caveman retards. They're just leaving sales on the table bro. Why they probably live in Bavaria, you know how those redneck hick losers are bro. Their game is clearly terrible, I mean like seriously no females? Clearly they can't into artistic sensibilities bro.

I think I came across as a little abrupt, maybe somewhat dismissive earlier. Just trying to level with you bro. This game just isn't on your level, they're practically erasing half the population. Run away bro. Just run away. Any fun you might derive from playing the most addictive tactical combatfag game in the last 20 years just isn't worth it bro. No tits and ass? What are you doing bro? Go away.

 

[Reinhardt]

or you couldn't have white characters?

If it was game about afrikan kangz fighting other afrikan kangz in afrika it would still be great game. But having afrikan kangz in early medieval germany is retarded.

 

[Serus]

(...)
To turn it around, how many people in this thread would be less interested in a game where you only had female characters or you couldn't have white characters?

Only females? You mean like Piratez for openxcom? It is liked here, I assume among the same people who like Battle Bros. I find the idea hilarious and overall great.
No white characters - if the game setting/story made it clear why that's the case, very few.
Any more questions?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Only females? You mean like Piratez for openxcom

That has male slave troopers.

 

[Old One]

Legends mod adds women to Battle Brothers, and having tried it I have to say they don't belong, except in rare circumstances like the Hexe. It's called Battle Brothers for a reason.

The problem is, turning them off in Legends mod doesn't turn them off all the way - they still pop up here and there all the time.

 

[Sacibengala]

I personally just keep women where they belong. Like in my dungeons...........

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and dragons.

 

[Serus]

Only females? You mean like Piratez for openxcom

That has male slave troopers.

I am certain that Codexers play it because of the "male slaves". Yeah, that must be it.

The point is, it all depends on the context. Crazy chicks in space make sense - in a funny way. As are men-only cast in a game called "Battle Brothers" about a mercenary company in a low fantasy setting. As are whomever-you-can-imagine* in a D&D-like high fantasy, with an everything and your grandma approach.

*Except maybe for trannies but let's not go there.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Only females? You mean like Piratez for openxcom

That has male slave troopers.

I am certain that Codexers play it because of the "male slaves". Yeah, that must be it.

The point is, it all depends on the context. Crazy chicks in space make sense - in a funny way. As are men-only cast in a game called "Battle Brothers" about a mercenary company in a low fantasy setting. As are whomever-you-can-imagine* in a D&D-like high fantasy, with an everything and your grandma approach.

*Except maybe for trannies but let's not go there.

I just wanted to point out that Piratez doesn't necessarily cater to darkpatriot 's high standards.

 

[Reinhardt]

First we have to define what is female character.