Good base locations for a somewhat experienced (old) kenshi player?

[Bahakawits]

Hi,

I played Kenshi a year or so ago and have started to get back into it. I have gotten past the 'begining stage' in that I have a moderate sized group and a good amount of wealth with good skills. I suddenly got the itch to start a base. I never made a base in the old game so don't know good or best spots on this new map. I want a spot thats easy to build on, few wildlife, but would still like things to fight so my people can level up.

Thanks in advance.

[BrowneHawk]

When the new map came out I searched the whole west side. The best all around place I found Is in the stenn desert in shek lands.

Best all around meaning. It has iron and copper and stone. 75% or more fertility and water available. A tech hunter waystation near by, with shek and holy nation cities not far away for trading. Its rare to see wild life and sheks or bandits come to visit me for cake and tea every 5 days.

That being said the west side of the map has a crap ton of good spots to settle at. Part of your choice comes to to personal preference.

I would hang out in an area you are thinking about building in to make sure the land scape isnt annoying. For instance I found a good place, but it constantly rains that red rain.

[Bahakawits]

Originally posted by BrowneHawk:

When the new map came out I searched the whole west side. The best all around place I found Is in the stenn desert in shek lands.

Best all around meaning. It has iron and copper and stone. 75% or more fertility and water available. A tech hunter waystation near by, with shek and holy nation cities not far away for trading. Its rare to see wild life and sheks or bandits come to visit me for cake and tea every 5 days.

That being said the west side of the map has a crap ton of good spots to settle at. Part of your choice comes to to personal preference.

I would hang out in an area you are thinking about building in to make sure the land scape isnt annoying. For instance I found a good place, but it constantly rains that red rain.

Thanks for the response, I've been hanging near where the ruins of that 'tiny settlement' are to the west in the border zone near the dust king. It seemed cool, but couldn't find a spot where it had all resources, i like the raised flat land.

[Regyptian]

In my previous playthrough I had a base just north west of squin. Was relatively safe.

[The United States of America]

West of mongrel has 100 iron 100 copper 100 stone 100 water and like 100 fertitlity but its arid. Fogmen are easy and fun to kill aswell. Its also a good trading area because you have the western hive and mongrel right next to you for the most part.

[Tempest]

I'll have to check out that area "west" of mongrel,i havent even visited mongrel yet.

My current favorite spot for a base is by all the holy farms ,by that valley with the river.I build along the road,and into the valley.Its got pretty much everything,and herds of cattle wander by on occasion.

I miss all the large high plateaus the old map had though .....

[Ivan the Gent]

For an expeirence player I could suggest the far SE of the current map. Along the peninsula before you get to the spider factory with the spider forman. Lots of beak things in the area but, once you get set it has loads of good site nearby and its a perfect base to lauch expeditions into the new map area.

[II Robby II]

Just starting up in the Holy Nation lands to begin my war against them, honestly it's quite great to produce a large city, 100 Iron, half the wind for the windmills and sadly only 25 Copper, but I guess this base will be a damn killzone for everyone who wants to get through one of the two gates.

https://i.gyazo.com/c0652bed28fd8f9ea6e6cdd92a11443d.jpg
https://i.gyazo.com/b7144e03e1075fca9b01f186cbc44eed.jpg

[Aereto]

Originally posted by Tempest:

I'll have to check out that area "west" of mongrel,i havent even visited mongrel yet.

My current favorite spot for a base is by all the holy farms ,by that valley with the river.I build along the road,and into the valley.Its got pretty much everything,and herds of cattle wander by on occasion.

I miss all the large high plateaus the old map had though .....

There is an area East of Mongrel that is as close to a plateau as you can see it as. Granted the place has a zombie horror atmosphere with the fog surrounding it, but some of the dips in the plateau has some bits of water concentration unless you want to build a well in the fog areas for max output rate.

My favorite spots tend to be a bit more remote or at the border between the Stenn Desert and Swamplands, where I can grow swamp and arid plants, but have to be able to fight off more diverse waves of raids from both areas. It is a good place to test defensive layouts and train turret gunners. You may need a pretty good engineer to repair the gate like a shield generator while armored gate guards hold the waves off.

The Leviathan Plains are among my favored high-tier bases for more desolate locations while keeping hemp and at least one food crop available. Hemp and wheatstraw flourish in the area with a slight fertility drop. With lv 4 Defense walls and strategic watchtower locations, the location oddly reminds me of Attack on Titan, where gigantic Leviathans crush while beak things and cannibals (at border locations) feast. With crossbow smithing, you may as well try practicing crossbows on Leviathans for a good hunt. Of course, there is the acid rain about, but won't be a problem with a good longcoat/dustcoat and straw/iron hats.

Certain cannibal-controlled grounds have 100% Green grounds, making it suitable for bases if you can take on cannibal raids.

Once the final section is open, I'll scout around for other suitable locations. I would not build on United Cities areas unless you can pay your dues like a noble or can fight off fierce samurai. It is best not to build on the Holy Nation grounds if Skeletons are in the army or planning to use Hemp.

I rely on hemp for cloth and fuel.

[Bahakawits]

Cool spots guys, I just found this cool little spot has about everything I need just need to travel a bit outside the walls for copper.

https://imgur.com/THWRbHw

[Bahakawits]

Do you guys have any pictures of where exactly those areas are near Mongrel?

[dwobwinkle]

Raptor island is maximum fun times. Infinite meat and training (unless you get murdered to death and die), copper, iron, stone, and water. Just start a hemp farm and kill invading raptors until you get strong like warrior and have enough meat

[SnugSnug]

Originally posted by dwobwinkle:

Raptor island is maximum fun times. Infinite meat and training (unless you get murdered to death and die), copper, iron, stone, and water. Just start a hemp farm and kill invading raptors until you get strong like warrior and have enough meat

Crater is similar to this, only there's no farming so totally reliant on beakthings and visiting traders . There's a nice peak just past ancient laboratory which offers great visuals.

South swamps and parts of the Hook give great island settlement opportunities but again usually a resoure type short and have to be creative with the walls to get the settlement build before deleting the unneeded ones. Its a shame swamp platforms aren't player buildable.

I also liked the idea of reinhabiting some of the destroyed/abbandoned towns but most if not all their buildings are just cosmetic (unlike the hub)... hope that changes before final release.

Edit:

I miss the old table plateaus of the old map, i've not investigated the north yet but anyone know if there's anything like the old map city below, i forget it's name but it was my favourite layout and i used to have a settlement on a similar high plateau nearby.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=442188824

[letalis001]

Originally posted by Bahakawits:

Cool spots guys, I just found this cool little spot has about everything I need just need to travel a bit outside the walls for copper.

https://imgur.com/THWRbHw

My suggestion? build your walls out around the copper deposit. this isnt fallout 4. there are virtually no limitations to what youre allowed to occupy. have people dedicated to mining your copper out there and one dedicated runner who will run out there and bring the copper to a box in the center of town. its what i do and its great for the runners buns and thighs or something lol :)

[Bahakawits]

Originally posted by letalis001:

Originally posted by Bahakawits:

Cool spots guys, I just found this cool little spot has about everything I need just need to travel a bit outside the walls for copper.

https://imgur.com/THWRbHw

My suggestion? build your walls out around the copper deposit. this isnt fallout 4. there are virtually no limitations to what youre allowed to occupy. have people dedicated to mining your copper out there and one dedicated runner who will run out there and bring the copper to a box in the center of town. its what i do and its great for the runners buns and thighs or something lol :)

Thanks thats good advice :)

Originally posted by SnugSnug:

Originally posted by dwobwinkle:

I miss the old table plateaus of the old map, i've not investigated the north yet but anyone know if there's anything like the old map city below, i forget it's name but it was my favourite layout and i used to have a settlement on a similar high plateau nearby.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=442188824

Thats what I remember from the first time I played. The big wide open spaces and giant plateaus. I'm trying to find a good resource spot thats on a cool plateau.

[Flippy]

Im going to try setting up in one of the cities since i have never tried that yet.

My last base was on the coast and was quite good.

Next play through i will definately have screens to share. Waiting for full map.