BEST START! IMO. (low virtue)

[PlayerGamer]

1. Character - Custom, Preferably sexual orientation towards male

2. Truck - 3rd one, the fastest.

3. Stat points - 10 Virtue specifically, Spread focus/Intellect/Husbandry/

4. Trait - Bloodthirsty

5. Extra supplies - Leave it blank for extra few scraps

6.Extra Equipment - Ghost mask

7. Initial Relations - +40 Civitas (+3 to the rest)

My reasoning;

1. Its specifically for a character called "Enigma" he has the highest attack(melee) stat in the game, equip him with a Scimitar and an attack dog he can easily carry to mid game and then on.

2. Mostly by preference, I just don't like staring at the screen waiting for the truck to reach the destination, by the time I finish watching a youtube short it already reached the location (FYI moving fast also procs events faster).

3. 10 virtue is specifically to enter towns/cities with no toll in the early game, other wise becomes redundant when your rich later on the game, Intellect/Husbandry specifically because these stats can't be improved other than leveling them up from points.

4. Bloodthirsty by far the BEST trait in the game as it gives two effects one is reducing the stress your crew will receive when encountering enemies (which will happen often) another is stress reduction in slaying the enemy by using melee.

I cant stress enough how this single trait will make your play through smoother, you don't even use guns early game because of how unreliable and expensive it is, just make a katana/scimitar and keep an eye to your fatigue when using melee.

TLDR on Bloodthirsty ;
Stress reduction in combat encounters and passive stress reduction using melee final blow
(auto resolve do-sent proc it)

5. Leaving it blank provides scrap not used buying supplies pre-game.

6. Ghost mask, One of the best head wears in the game, UNOBTAINABLE other than UN-repeatable quests that gives a limited of them.

7. Faction Civitas, Make sure you stay at 40 before increasing it as every week it will reduce to a minimum of 40.

EASY EFFORTLESS SCRAP, JUST MAKE SURE TO "SHAKE DOWN" characters with "NO FACTION"

+ Per victim gives 1k scrap+ (most is 2.5k)
+Completely effortless just click interact then "shakedown"
+Convert cities into civitas as cities's bar has more people compared to towns
+Revisit bars in a few days to refresh people to "shakedown"

CONVERT TOWNS WITH BARS ONLY

-Virtue will take a dive
-200 toll scrap to enter some cities , Negligible for the amount you'll earn
-Forget about recruiting characters you shakedown as they will hate your specific characters who initiated the shakedown (still doable just keep consoling)

If I remember correctly having at least 500 clout (from 40 Civitas) is enough to carry you to 75 (enough to join said faction)

Please share your opinions/comments below :)
Im curious if this is as efficient as I think it is.

[Izzy]

Honestly, not a fan of the meta strats, which this one is, as this game is not really suited for those, and best enjoyed with something more balanced.

Enigma is only useful if you're going for a boss fight (Titan or smth), imo. Otherwise his stats except attack are ultra ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ if he's one of the "main truckers" for the crew stat checks during events, and you'll have to raise him like a baby in other aspects which will take you ~20 levels or so (which is a ton)

And about virtue.. I wouldn't say 10 virtue is low virtue. Putting points in virtue at the start just to not pay for the city entrance? Kinda meh, as 200 scrap is pocket change at all stages of the game, especially since your build has Enigma (which has a lot of attack = free city entrance = easy to kill bounty hunters if they appear). Low virtue here is usually ~0-5 or so, since most virtue checks are around that number. ~10 virtue is quite enough for the usual stuff, so yeah, its not low.

[PlayerGamer]

Hello, I din't knew that it was meta, sorry I dint explain what I meant by "low virtue" as it will go near the 0 as the plan for this play through is to keep shaking down characters in bars, the 10 virtue is just my means of a smoother early game experience as scrap will be vital in the early game

/quote 200 toll scrap to enter some cities , Negligible for the amount you'll earn