Mercenary appears kills me oneshot

[Marakas]

So how do I survive mercenarys? sometimes I can beat them and sometimes they approach me and im one hit dead, Im running out of days before death protection runs out.

[SpaceLobster]

Double your stats. Eat better quality food. Do music quests in town to earn money and buy better gear if you're still very early in game. Always carry a wand of teleport to zap yourself out of trouble or zap them away from you. Start using magic. Use symbiosis and riding.

[twitch.tv/GFYE]

If you're getting 1 shot by MELEE attacks, you're pushing WAAAY above your actual stat and character progression level. Start using potions, scrolls, gain combat stats in base using the Gallows and Training Dummy. Buy high priced food with 0 negatives from the towns or cook your own. You've hit a ceiling you need to overcome with growth and in-game character development.

The only things that should be 1 shotting you are bombs or spells like EQ/Meteor during the early game. be careful :)

Anything melee can be shut down with BLIND. Debuff hard enemies is a crucial thing to make a habit of so you don't get railed post threat 35-50+

[Zedrin]

Mercs are just high offense units. Lizardfolk and Kobolds are similar--either you need high defense/evasion, high HP, or some kind of ability to debuff / blind them (thrown potions are an option with 100% success, and spells are a thing).

You can sometimes down em at range before they close in too. Beyond that, your only real option is to level up further.

[Marakas]

Thanks for the hints @everyone

[Magical8ball]

Originally posted by twitch.tv/GFYE:

If you're getting 1 shot by MELEE attacks, you're pushing WAAAY above your actual stat and character progression level. Start using potions, scrolls, gain combat stats in base using the Gallows and Training Dummy. Buy high priced food with 0 negatives from the towns or cook your own. You've hit a ceiling you need to overcome with growth and in-game character development.

The only things that should be 1 shotting you are bombs or spells like EQ/Meteor during the early game. be careful :)

Anything melee can be shut down with BLIND. Debuff hard enemies is a crucial thing to make a habit of so you don't get railed post threat 35-50+

There is no good way to track this, I play hardcore and the majority of my deaths are to mercenaries spawning in base and 1 tapping. Second highest cause of death is mercenaries in the world, followed by Kobalds, and playing music in a crowded area.

If you are being a good pioneer you are progressing your land, which is actually bait, even before you get anything impressive going. Best runs I've had so far is leaving the base alone to go adventuring till you are stronger.

They tell you about how FAME can increase the danger, but nothing on base progress.