Seems Tough

[Gamerwolfsix]

So I've been fiddling around with the beginning of this game, and it seems kind of hard. First task is to make a bow, next is to get some sticks, next is to travel to a camp that was attacked (and pick up stuff), but the thing that keeps on getting me is sneaking into a camp of 8 (ish) armed guys and interrogating them. I can maybe take out one to three guys before someone in the camp sees me or the guy I am after shoots. I've tried using animal calls and rocks to pull guys but it can me major hard. Also its night. Any tips on sneaking? Or is this a later quest?
Also on one of the several test runs to get it right one of my warriors was killed and another left randomly.
On a side note, not too fond of having to not kill lest the game gets harder.

[bkrrrrr]

Your sneaking will get stealthier later on as you level up the skill. It can take several nights to carefully clear a large camp early on, and then later you just pick a good angle and take them all down in one pass. When you get the timing and aim down on Stun Arrows it gets pretty easy, and you can also decrease your intimidation time. Don't forget to collect "social" tab Skill Points if you need them.

[SLOWpoke]

One of the biggest things to help you intimidate more settlers is learning to craft stun arrows, once you do then taking down settlers with intimidation will be FAR easier.

Your stealth skills will improve as you get more experience, you'll gradually get a sense of when you'll be seen and when you won't. You mentioned luring settlers with rocks and animal calls away from the others but didn't say what makes it 'major hard' for you...my tip there is to persist until you get better at it.

Using darkness is a great strategy, wait until most have gone to sleep before you take out the sentries, it sounds like maybe you are pushing a little too hard if you're still finding it challenging.

You don't have to worry about killing a settler the odd time, if you intimidate more than kill it won't be an issue...if you are leaning hard into the red then examine your play style, this game accomodates both at the same time but you'll need to monitor your karma if you want to stay in the 'blue',

Another thing you can do is hide the bodies of those you kill so it doesn't alert settlers still living, [including from the eyes of passing patrols], minimizing their awareness of you will help you greatly as you expand your territory.

One useful tip is learning to craft bush hideouts, its a hiding spot in your pocket to pull out any time you need it...just make sure its down before you're seen, not after because once you've been seen their alertness and chances of being seen goes up sharply.

Hope that helps a little!