Ambushed - WTF

[House Gnome]

I got ambushed! I've run across bandit camps before, at least 8 so far this play-through, but this was a no kidding ambush. I turned a blind bend in the road and two carts were overturned in the road blocking the path and four bandits were lying in wait, one brawler, one spear guy and TWO archers! The archers were on either side of the path so I had no idea there were two until I took the first one out and still got fired on. They were well hidden also, really hard to see.

That was unexpected, good job devs! Also, super proud of myself for actually surviving it legit instead of dying and reloading.

[Strud]

sounds like the bandits have their own code for encounters.

it is nice to see that things get progressively harder. it that makes sense.
Highwaymen used to be a thing too, a single person could stop a stagecoach and rob everyone, then the people got smarter and started defending themselves, so more bandits showed up, eventually using trees/carts to block roads.

pretty sure people still use those last 2 even Today. (well, cars instead of carts but you get the meaning)

[Morri]

With an update or two ago, they added a few extra places for bandits to spawn. I was quite surprised to find them blocking off the entrance to my favourite cave. Or them blocking a bridge. Makes them feel more alive and realistic.

Would be fun if you had them sometimes roaming around through the woods as wel before returning to their camp. :-)

[The REAL chris]

My seasonal 'run' takes me 2/3 days.. It has Locations of...
6 roadblocks
10 camps
7 Abandoned camps
17 broken carts

Naturally not ALL of them are there, but normally a few.

[AfLIcTeD]

It's a nice surprise when you are riding full steam on your horse and you don't notice there is something in the middle of the road as it's dark. You go barrelling over and whack, whack, whack. Not even the roads are safe now.

[hubbemattsson]

Atleast be happy you never needed to encounter the "placement bugs" where them ended up in......wierd places if there where buildings close 😂

[bewest169]

the bandits now will camp in the unused mines and they are a pain to get out

[carpdirector]

I haven't come across bandits blocking the road yet, but today I had three bandits (one armed with an iron crossbow; OUCH!) waiting for me to start crossing the bridge to Rolnica. That was a first!

[The REAL chris]

I *think* as the years go by they
1: Get more camps/roadblocks etc
2: Their weapons get better quality
3: The cash they carry get more.

[House Gnome]

Originally posted by carpdirector:

I haven't come across bandits blocking the road yet, but today I had three bandits (one armed with an iron crossbow; OUCH!) waiting for me to start crossing the bridge to Rolnica. That was a first!

I've run into them waiting on the other side of the bridge going across the river toward Lesnica - that middle bridge that approaches the town from the side. Ironically, it was coming back from Lesnica across this bridge that I turned north at the crossroads and got ambushed. This area is dangerous for me.

[brown29knight]

Originally posted by House Gnome:

Originally posted by carpdirector:

I haven't come across bandits blocking the road yet, but today I had three bandits (one armed with an iron crossbow; OUCH!) waiting for me to start crossing the bridge to Rolnica. That was a first!

I've run into them waiting on the other side of the bridge going across the river toward Lesnica - that middle bridge that approaches the town from the side. Ironically, it was coming back from Lesnica across this bridge that I turned north at the crossroads and got ambushed. This area is dangerous for me.

There are actually 2 ambush points along that road, one at that crossroads, and one a little farther south towards Jezerica. The one you hit was the harder one, as it has a second crossbowman. The other only has one.

The worst one I have seen is on the road from Hornica going to the Jezerica cave.

JUST after the last fork in the road, as the road goes uphill, several melee bandits have the road blocked off. In addition, there is 2 crossbowmen up on a ledge to the right, above the barricades, in a spot where you'd have to jump up to get to them, and they have a clear line of sight on you the whole way.

I took it down by running away, then circling around, climbing the mountain, and shooting the crossbowmen while using the mountain peaks as cover. After that it was easy, as the melee couldn't reach me, so it was just target practice.

[House Gnome]

Hah, running away then circling back is my go to strategy for the bandits in all cases.