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

[Harthwain]

Battle bros should of followed the route where the company>individual members. Where you can hire replacement bros scaled to your reputation level. So the game is more about taking those suicidal contracts and less about playing it safe boring grind game.

Technically you can hire better quality brothers and give them XP boost at the training hall, so the means are already there. It's more the question of balance than anything else.

 

[Space Satan]

Battle Brothers have no situation, where top armor can guarantee a 100% protection, because there are few weapons and a peasant with two-handed hammer can smash your knight just right. Sothere are few situations, where you can feel safe.

 

[Serus]

Battle Brothers have no situation, where top armor can guarantee a 100% protection, because there are few weapons and a peasant with two-handed hammer can smash your knight just right. Sothere are few situations, where you can feel safe.

Peasants don't get two handed hammers tho. Maybe the wooden version, tier 1 that isn't dangerous for a good brother. And you can be safe from one hit from any hammer with right equipment and perks.
But other than that, yes - you can't have guaranteed safety for very long in BB on battlefield when in melee.

 

[Serus]

Battle bros should of followed the route where the company>individual members. Where you can hire replacement bros scaled to your reputation level. So the game is more about taking those suicidal contracts and less about playing it safe boring grind game.

Technically you can hire better quality brothers and give them XP boost at the training hall, so the means are already there. It's more the question of balance than anything else.

The training halls ARE a bit underwhelming. As you said, it is a matter of balance. However more bros to hire with higher levels when your reputation rises wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

 

[Darth Canoli]

The training halls ARE a bit underwhelming. As you said, it is a matter of balance. However more bros to hire with higher levels when your reputation rises wouldn't be a bad idea.

Legends does this, at some point, you can hire bros up to level 7, probably more later depending on reputation or average bros xp, i'm not sure how it works but last playthrough, with a level 12-20 party, some recruits could in the 3-7 level range.

Plus xp potions +100% xp for a couple of fights, with some debuffs if you drink too many.

 

[Old One]

Legends does this, at some point, you can hire bros up to level 7, probably more later depending on reputation or average bros xp, i'm not sure how it works but last playthrough, with a level 12-20 party, some recruits could in the 3-7 level range.

I tried that option and didn't like it, so I turned it off, FWIW.

 

[Serus]

Legends does this, at some point, you can hire bros up to level 7, probably more later depending on reputation or average bros xp, i'm not sure how it works but last playthrough, with a level 12-20 party, some recruits could in the 3-7 level range.

I tried that option and didn't like it, so I turned it off, FWIW.

Care to share why? What was wrong with it?

 

[Old One]

Care to share why? What was wrong with it?

Not a big deal, really, but once your band of bros gets experienced and they're fairly tough, the new recruits can be protected and they gain levels pretty fast anyway. I just didn't see the point.

 

[Kalarion]

Tier 3 careers (Hedge Knights, Sellswords, Adventuring Nobles) can be hired up to level 5 anyways.

 

[Jrpgfan]

It's happening: http://battlebrothersgame.com/in-sacrifice-renewal/

IN SACRIFICE, RENEWAL

The inquisitive mind, quite naturally, turns its senses to suffering. As the eyes see and the ears hear, would one find pain to be a worthwhile teacher and, if so, in whose body? Theirs? Or yours?

Read all about what is coming in next week’s announcement!

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(Unless this is another DLC for Battle Brothers instead?)

I wanted a far-eastern themed DLC but I'll take that.

DEUS VULT

 

[Serus]

Tier 3 careers (Hedge Knights, Sellswords, Adventuring Nobles) can be hired up to level 5 anyways.

Yes but if you consider how exp requirements are at given levels, even 5th level is like, what? 1/5 of exp needed for level 11? Less? Too lazy to check. And those backgrounds + max levels are hard to come by.
What i would not want to, is the ability to hire level 9+ bros. That would mean any bros is only worth some gold and can be replaced instantly. However I don't see why, let's say, level 6 or 7 militiaman or deserter or hunter, etc... shouldn't be available. At significant cost and only for established companies. That would make the ability to play high risk/high reward late game a little less annoying and less slow when you loose brothers and have to retrain them again. You can do it anyway as was pointed out. It would by realistic too - why wouldn't there be moderately high experienced bros to be hired at all? The world seems a very warlike place. Should have plenty of bros from destroyed companies, veteran soldiers from units that are no longer needed, etc... But they probably wouldn't join a band of loosers your company is at the start.
It wouldn't change anything negatively in game mechanics. Or at least i don't think so.

 

[RNGsus]

I'm guessing that this is going to be an expansion-sized dlc for late game companies. Battle bros could be a game they churn out content for for years to come, but if their new game is basically battle bros with strategy, this might be the last content they make for BB. So they're going to make late late game scenarios, artefacts, locations, and monsters. My guess.

 

[Tigranes]

Tier 3 careers (Hedge Knights, Sellswords, Adventuring Nobles) can be hired up to level 5 anyways.

Yes but if you consider how exp requirements are at given levels, even 5th level is like, what? 1/5 of exp needed for level 11? Less? Too lazy to check. And those backgrounds + max levels are hard to come by.
What i would not want to, is the ability to hire level 9+ bros. That would mean any bros is only worth some gold and can be replaced instantly. However I don't see why, let's say, level 6 or 7 militiaman or deserter or hunter, etc... shouldn't be available. At significant cost and only for established companies. That would make the ability to play high risk/high reward late game a little less annoying and less slow when you loose brothers and have to retrain them again. You can do it anyway as was pointed out. It would by realistic too - why wouldn't there be moderately high experienced bros to be hired at all? The world seems a very warlike place. Should have plenty of bros from destroyed companies, veteran soldiers from units that are no longer needed, etc... But they probably wouldn't join a band of loosers your company is at the start.
It wouldn't change anything negatively in game mechanics. Or at least i don't think so.

My experience is that for a high renown, post-first crisis company, you have a good setup and plenty of great equipment - a good Level 5 bro can come in and immediately start to be useful, and really pull his weight by Level 7 or 8. I don't think it's necessary to hire level 9 or 10 bros. Arguably some of this equation has been changing with more Very Late content added over time, and now with the new DLC.

That said, I guess nothing wrong with having a couple of Level 10 hedge knights around charging a few million bucks for a hire.

 

[Infinitron]

Here we gooooooo. It's a free DLC coming March 10th: http://battlebrothersgame.com/of-flesh-and-faith-dlc-announcement/

‘OF FLESH AND FAITH’ DLC ANNOUNCEMENT

While we’re working on a brand new game, fans of Battle Brothers have something to be excited about right now – we’re happy to announce that Battle Brothers will receive a free DLC called ‘Of Flesh and Faith’ on March 10th, 2022.

The focus of the DLC will be on adding two new origins to Battle Brothers, and thereby two fresh and different ways to approach the game. These two origins – the Oathtakers and the Anatomists – will be the most detailed origins in the game to date. They both come with unique mechanics, new equipment, new character backgrounds, their very own story events, and even a custom-tailored banner each. And because more variety is always nice, the DLC will add more than 50 new events in total to the game!



Here’s the list of features:

Oathtakers – Follow the teachings of Young Anselm, fight for righteousness, and swear oaths that confer advantages and disadvantages until fulfilled.

Anatomists – Further your research even if they shun you for it, dissect the corpses of your fallen enemies, and devise new ways to empower your men.
New Banners – Hoist two new banners that thematically fit the new origins.
New Equipment – Dress in style with new equipment that befits your origin.
New Events – Experience more than 50 new events on your travels.

Alongside this meaty free DLC full of new content will also come a sizable update to existing content. This update will contain a whole bunch of improvements, quality-of-life features and balancing changes. Both the DLC and the free update will arrive for PC on March 10th, and at the same time or shortly afterwards for Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.

Join us next week for our first dev blog on the new DLC and learn everything about the Anatomists.

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[Alienman]

NooOoOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOooooo......

 

[Gumsmith]

Oh well, free stuff is nice too. Wonder what those balance changes look like...

 

[Infinitron]

It didn't really make sense that they'd be working on something larger at the same time as they're making a new game.

 

[PorkaMorka]

I just want to give them my money but they won't take it.

 

[Salvo]

I'm... disappointed, surprisingly
Free stuff is always nice but I'm not sure this update is meaty enough to come back to the game

 

[Serus]

I'm... disappointed, surprisingly
Free stuff is always nice but I'm not sure this update is meaty enough to come back to the game

Same here, i planned to return when the new big dlc comes out. Probably other people as well. But then maybe even this... thing will be enough to make me do it.

I really wish they had enough manpower to work on a real dlc for battle bros AND new game.

 

[PorkaMorka]

I guess I played myself by setting my expectations too high but I'm disappointed as well. I totally thought it was gonna be a full DLC.

In most ways the game is great, but it needs some more work on certain aspects (like some kind of real challenge in the end game) to get it into timeless classic territory.

If it was financially viable for them to keep making a few more DLCs then it might have gotten there, but now I doubt it will. If this is their last balance patch I just hope they don't make the meta worse than it is currently.

 

[Harthwain]

It's a shame it won't be a major DLC, considering the theme.

 

[RNGsus]

The part of the news I don't like is the rebalancing. wtf again?

 

[Thac0]

The part of the news I don't like is the rebalancing. wtf again?

The game could use some rebalancing, especially ironman is pretty fucked with some of the Beasts and Exploration encounters at the moment. If you don't save scum it is extremely easy to get a phyrric victory and enter a downward spiral economically that it is very hard to escape from.

There are some enemy types I don't fight at all on Ironman campaigns, namely Witches, Nightmare fuckers and Ghosts, because battles can go south so quickly.