give me your ideas on a playthrough

[jacobellinger]

got bored. cant think of anything t do. want to start from scratch but can't think of anything.

[Karina]

1- Samurai Jack cosplay- katana, straw hat, gi pants, gi robe, wooden sandals.
2- Clown only (look up mod in the workshop for a clown character)
3- Beep only.
4- Crab Overlord, one character with a horde of crabs by his side.
5- Start building settlement as soon as you can. Focus on making money instead of fighting. You characters are mostly farmers and workers, rely on mercs for defence.

[jacobellinger]

Originally posted by Esteban Failsmore:

1- Samurai Jack cosplay- katana, straw hat, gi pants, gi robe, wooden sandals.
2- Clown only (look up mod in the workshop for a clown character)
3- Beep only.
4- Crab Overlord, one character with a horde of crabs by his side.
5- Start building settlement as soon as you can. Focus on making money instead of fighting. You characters are mostly farmers and workers, rely on mercs for defence.

1 sounds interesting but the gear is more for martial arts :/

[Reno Story]

I myself one day want to make a hyper violent ninja who starts out as a slave, but rather than simply breaking his way out whenever he gets the chance, he just beats people up day after day (much to the guards annoyance), until he becomes so strong that he can break the bones of guards.

Then he escapes to loot the poor and bust their faces in.

I call it the "I Ninja" playthrough, inspired by the game of the same name.

[SourApple]

Pacifist playthrough, you can only use blunt and staff. You cant kill anyone, ever.

Exiled Hiver cult to overthrow Western Hive making a drone king.

Beastmaster, have all types of animals then use them to fight of factions.

Fogmen feeder.

Robot zerg.

Full squad of crossbowmen.

Hunt all the people with bounties then make an arena then simply put them in it and watch some gladiator stuffs.

[Fyra'Nok]

Am in same boots as OP and only found one mode that looks interesting, something hiver exclusive that made "everything" hostile. Though I'm put off by this peeler limb system so am moving on.

Looking at the suggestions here it seem I have been playing a mixture of pacifist and beastmaster already. Only waging war on who is hostile to me, and that makes Kenshi quite a peaceful place.
Maybe I should build a base in the southeast. Need some real enemies, though I have considered to wage war on the Shinobi just for the shere fact they buy and sell -50%, but I am thankful to them for 90+ lockpicking and primary source of many things all through the game.

And as this word playthrough is used. At what point would such be reached?

I highly advice against crabmaster. A better name for this would be turtle-mode.. The very minute I purchased crabs was also the very minute where my interest for the game took a massive drop. I ran around for a week wanting to find a place to build a base where there is shoreline or a lake that i can camp them at, never got to it. And of course on my last play I figured foglands would be really nice to have a base in.

My problem summed up is that there's no end game, thus I have no path to walk. No milestone to reach. Building characters, base and gear is just tools to use. If I have nothing to use them on there's no desire to build it.

[jacobellinger]

Originally posted by Sour Apple:

Pacifist playthrough, you can only use blunt and staff. You cant kill anyone, ever.

Exiled Hiver cult to overthrow Western Hive making a drone king.

Beastmaster, have all types of animals then use them to fight of factions.

Fogmen feeder.

Robot zerg.

Full squad of crossbowmen.

Hunt all the people with bounties then make an arena then simply put them in it and watch some gladiator stuffs.

Robot zerg? full crossbowmen hmmm I like the way you think.

[ISUX]

Originally posted by Fyra'Nok:

Am in same boots as OP and only found one mode that looks interesting, something hiver exclusive that made "everything" hostile. Though I'm put off by this peeler limb system so am moving on.

Looking at the suggestions here it seem I have been playing a mixture of pacifist and beastmaster already. Only waging war on who is hostile to me, and that makes Kenshi quite a peaceful place.
Maybe I should build a base in the southeast. Need some real enemies, though I have considered to wage war on the Shinobi just for the shere fact they buy and sell -50%, but I am thankful to them for 90+ lockpicking and primary source of many things all through the game.

And as this word playthrough is used. At what point would such be reached?

I highly advice against crabmaster. A better name for this would be turtle-mode.. The very minute I purchased crabs was also the very minute where my interest for the game took a massive drop. I ran around for a week wanting to find a place to build a base where there is shoreline or a lake that i can camp them at, never got to it. And of course on my last play I figured foglands would be really nice to have a base in.

My problem summed up is that there's no end game, thus I have no path to walk. No milestone to reach. Building characters, base and gear is just tools to use. If I have nothing to use them on there's no desire to build it.

That is how I feel. I am doing all of this but there is no real risk. The only time I reload is due to a bug. I want to care more about my characters and struggle to keep them alive but also have a goal. If I have no enemies why do I make them? Then if I do kill them what then?

[土拨上的狗尾草 (˃̣̣̥ᯅ˂̣̣̥) .·°]

You are a wondering monk, you believe in no killing (include bandits and wildlife like spiders) in the world of kenshi can make the world better place. hand to hand combat and stick is the way of self defense. You feel compassion to those slaves and peasants, you want to create a kingdom with no killings. You want to captured all the evil bosses for bounty, so they either got lockup by the Shek or yourself, until they willing turn over a new leaf. You were outnumbered by Skin bandits, they peeled you off, you lost all four limbs and but managed to escape crawling out...with no cloth, no limbs, no cats, no food, malnourished, you wanted more allies with same mindset, that's how you started.

[Endgunner]

Start out as cannibal hunters but as hive workers so you can run away, hire beep and green and start a X-bow squad.

[Endgunner]

"Most OP Playthrough Guide
By ♫Endgunner♬
Doing this will leave you with 4 master X-Bow Hive workers that will eat as much as 2 Greenlanders and outrun Beakthings without robot legs later in game!!!

Starting Out.
You and your other worker will start out as cannibal hunters, this is by far the best start in the game for this as one of you will start with 5 str the other 2 and you will both have ok armor, as hive workers you start out at a speed of 18 compared to the starting 15 of other races.

This will make you move just as fast as the cannibals and after a bit of running you will vary shortly both be moving at a speed of 19! More then what is needed to get out of Dead Finger.

Where to Now?
The world is your oister, go where you see fit as you can outrun anything. Make money the way you want to and thrive for a short time, some ideas? Going to Sho-Battai and stealing from the bar with your 5 str guy, switch armor with the slightly weaker guy to get a stealth boost and hide behind tables.

Or you could try getting some holy peeps to fight with the samurai, they will kick eachother`s asses but i would tell you to only take stuff from the holy people as they hate you for being Hivers, then sell their crosses and be on your way with as much grog as you can carry.

At least this is what i did.

The Hub.
You will need to go here to sell that grog, and depending on your luck it will fetch a good price. But you should not stay here long as it is off too the nearest hive village, now unless you have a mod you can not trade with the Hivers. But every couple of days a hive caravan comes thru more then happy to buy all the overpriced Beak Thing leather you could foist on them!

Now you can eat raw meat as any Hiver, but Hive Workers and soldiers can eat foul meat. While princes can`t, you can ether cook the regular meat at a camp fire or just take a tone of foul meat with you.

"Beep, ..., BEEP!"
You will need him, yes he will not be very good without mods but he will still outrun Fogmen after just a couple laps around Mongreal. Take this time to attack fog princes and run them over to the guards, 6 heads later and you will have a toothpick for all 3 of your bros.

Now off to the Sheks at Squin!

Green the Powerful!
He will help you out a lot, and already has a bow as well. He has VERY good stats (In the 60s if i remember but it is random) and will be more then capable of fending off hungry bandits all by himself! (With your input!!!)

Tools of the Trade.
Run, stop, shoot, run, and have fun! After a bit of leveling you will need but to stand there and fell countless foes!

Hope you Enjoyed!
This is my first non joke guide and if it does well i will make more guides! Hope you enjoyed reading or had fun doing this paythrough with me!"

[Harathan]

Originally posted by Winter:

You are a wondering monk, you believe in no killing (include bandits and wildlife like spiders) in the world of kenshi can make the world better place. hand to hand combat and stick is the way of self defense. You feel compassion to those slaves and peasants, you want to create a kingdom with no killings. You want to captured all the evil bosses for bounty, so they either got lockup by the Shek or yourself, until they willing turn over a new leaf. You were outnumbered by Skin bandits, they peeled you off, you lost all four limbs and but managed to escape crawling out...with no cloth, no limbs, no cats, no food, malnourished, you wanted more allies with same mindset, that's how you started.

I'm curious how one crawls anywhere with no limbs.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Agnu and Ray playthrough. Good luck.

[土拨上的狗尾草 (˃̣̣̥ᯅ˂̣̣̥) .·°]

Originally posted by Harathan:

Originally posted by Winter:

You are a wondering monk, you believe in no killing (include bandits and wildlife like spiders) in the world of kenshi can make the world better place. hand to hand combat and stick is the way of self defense. You feel compassion to those slaves and peasants, you want to create a kingdom with no killings. You want to captured all the evil bosses for bounty, so they either got lockup by the Shek or yourself, until they willing turn over a new leaf. You were outnumbered by Skin bandits, they peeled you off, you lost all four limbs and but managed to escape crawling out...with no cloth, no limbs, no cats, no food, malnourished, you wanted more allies with same mindset, that's how you started.

I'm curious how one crawls anywhere with no limbs.

By moving the chin and the d*ck?

[SourApple]

Originally posted by Harathan:

Originally posted by Winter:

You are a wondering monk, you believe in no killing (include bandits and wildlife like spiders) in the world of kenshi can make the world better place. hand to hand combat and stick is the way of self defense. You feel compassion to those slaves and peasants, you want to create a kingdom with no killings. You want to captured all the evil bosses for bounty, so they either got lockup by the Shek or yourself, until they willing turn over a new leaf. You were outnumbered by Skin bandits, they peeled you off, you lost all four limbs and but managed to escape crawling out...with no cloth, no limbs, no cats, no food, malnourished, you wanted more allies with same mindset, that's how you started.

I'm curious how one crawls anywhere with no limbs.

You do the shimmy

[SourApple]

Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

Agnu and Ray playthrough. Good luck.

I recommend this since its a different type of playthrough and it forces you to be immersed.