From the Ashes DLC

[the dude]

If I start the FTA DLC, will I be able to continue the main story and the other side quests/activities at the same time? In other words, am I “stuck” in this DLC until the DLC is finished? I feel like it would be a fun side project, but not so much as a full time obligation. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Joe]

It's probably best to start the project once you're on the endgame. You can actually fail the DLC if you take too long in completing it and the DLC can really burn through your gold quick.

Makes more sense too if you start it at the epilogue but I won't spoil why. So yes, you are technically stuck with the DLC if you want to complete it successfully.

[Vote Quimby]

From the Ashes can be ignored for several days. Except there is an income and you need to be in surplus, or Divish won't be happy.
And to upgrade the village you need a hell alot of money, about ~50k i think.

[AfLIcTeD]

All the DLC in this game can be done along side the main game whenever you want. The only exception is when you are playing Theresa.

[Apocalypse]

I dont think it matters how long you take butI I remember correctly you only need 16k to turn pribyslavitz into a profitable village and it will become a passive income and will pay for the rest of the construction itself. It also gives you more time to invite people to come live there. So there are still arguably some reasons to do it early.
If you do it in the endgame the village will only cost money, not that finances are a problem in this game though

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by the dude:

If I start the FTA DLC, will I be able to continue the main story and the other side quests/activities at the same time? In other words, am I “stuck” in this DLC until the DLC is finished? I feel like it would be a fun side project, but not so much as a full time obligation. Any advice would be appreciated.

You are not "stuck" in "From the Ashes" like you are with the Theresa DLC

From the Ashes DLC is very much a background activity that you can leave alone for days at a time while you explore other things

From the Ashes is a list of tasks that Henry must complete in a reasonable time, which is pretty flexible - keep the folks happy and make sure the town doesn't run out of money.

as others have mentioned, to get started in the right direction requires a large influx of money - i usually start with around 30k, but it can be started with around 20k - just try to keep income positive

[the dude]

Thanks, everyone. I'm glad to know you aren't technically locked into that DLC once started. I'll probably try to start it reasonably early for the challenge.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I would suggest however that you not even start From the Ashes until you have at least 100K, you're going to need every bit of that.

I'm like 10% through a new playthrough and have 131K

[Thomas - Sohn von Hubert]

100k is definitely overkill.
As others have said, you need to turn a profit within some time not to fail the quest, but that can usually be quickly achieved with a bit of selling loot.

I regretted postponing the DLC in my first run, because I didn't get any use out of the benefits anymore at that point.

[vine]

Originally posted by Joe:

It's probably best to start the project once you're on the endgame. You can actually fail the DLC if you take too long in completing it and the DLC can really burn through your gold quick.

Makes more sense too if you start it at the epilogue but I won't spoil why. So yes, you are technically stuck with the DLC if you want to complete it successfully.

it don't matter how LONG you take, as long as you provide cash to the chest (if prib aint earning you squat just yet), or if income is in positive, you can take as long as you need. but finish it before ending the game.

[Joe]

Originally posted by vine:

Originally posted by Joe:

It's probably best to start the project once you're on the endgame. You can actually fail the DLC if you take too long in completing it and the DLC can really burn through your gold quick.

Makes more sense too if you start it at the epilogue but I won't spoil why. So yes, you are technically stuck with the DLC if you want to complete it successfully.

it don't matter how LONG you take, as long as you provide cash to the chest (if prib aint earning you squat just yet), or if income is in positive, you can take as long as you need. but finish it before ending the game.

That's true I suppose. But I don't know about you but if you were gonna tell a starting player with barely enough money to keep the chest filled and their own armor repaired all the time while trying not to get beat black and blue by every enemy out there while trying to keep it in a positive, I feel that player's gonna have a hard time. It'd be better if the player starts it when he's in a more comfortable position, or for in my case, in a more logical canon part of the story rather than starting it during a time when people still consider Henry a scrub and not ready for responsibility.

But yes, it's best to finish it before ending the game, that I agree with you. Thankfully, the game warns you enough times before you decide finishing it.

[vine]

@Joe RPG baby. you got the choices and with the choices come consequences. i get that first time player has no idea how much cash the rebuilding will require. but you have saves for that. and earning groshen in post-prologue aint that hard really. one has to just keep that in mind.

[Joe]

Originally posted by vine:

@Joe RPG baby. you got the choices and with the choices come consequences. i get that first time player has no idea how much cash the rebuilding will require. but you have saves for that. and earning groshen in post-prologue aint that hard really. one has to just keep that in mind.

Steam discussions baby. There's a reason OP asked for peoples opinion on how to approach the dlc. Yeah its fun to play games blind. I do that too. But once someone asks help or your opinion on their issue, you don't always tell them to man up to do things and think for themselves.

Especially with KCD's saving system. Unless you're using some mod to assist you, the player could be hours in already before they realize that they can't fully handle the dlc properly. Not everyone has the time or enjoys accidentally failing the dlc with no way to complete it again unless they restart their playthrough or they're lucky or responsible enough to keep that one save as a backup. And they'd still lose hours of gameplay.

[vine]

Originally posted by Joe:

Originally posted by vine:

@Joe RPG baby. you got the choices and with the choices come consequences. i get that first time player has no idea how much cash the rebuilding will require. but you have saves for that. and earning groshen in post-prologue aint that hard really. one has to just keep that in mind.

Steam discussions baby. There's a reason OP asked for peoples opinion on how to approach the dlc. Yeah its fun to play games blind. I do that too. But once someone asks help or your opinion on their issue, you don't always tell them to man up to do things and think for themselves.

Especially with KCD's saving system. Unless you're using some mod to assist you, the player could be hours in already before they realize that they can't fully handle the dlc properly. Not everyone has the time or enjoys accidentally failing the dlc with no way to complete it again unless they restart their playthrough or they're lucky or responsible enough to keep that one save as a backup. And they'd still lose hours of gameplay.

if you're relying solely on schnapps to save, you're doing it wrong. kcd day lasts 93 minutes. i've seen tons of people claiming they lost hours upon hours of gameplay. because they don't save. but i don't understand how you can strain Henry for days on without sleep (typically these people do NOT engage with alchemy so they don't know about Cockerel potions). you could also stretch the in-between rest periods by alcohol - also gives energy. but typically people that claim hours lost don't know squat about the possibilities the game offers. and that's on them, for not being inquisitive and curious enough.
i'm gonna stand and die on this hill - if you don't explore and look actively for your options, you are doing it wrong. this game won't hold your hand, ever. and it's not gonna change in KCD2.

[Joe]

I wasn't talking about solely relying on schanpps to save, I'm talking about how the save system works in KCD and that it really isn't the most reliable out there when making backups (And yes, I know sleeping also allows you to save, that's a basic mechanic in the game). I'm talking about wasting countless hours of your actual time that you could have spent enjoying the game rather than making a mistake of starting a dlc ill prepared and fail despite you wanting to finish it in a proper manner.

You can stand and die on your hill all you want and I won't argue with you. I'll even respect you. The game won't hold your hand ever and that's not gonna change, that is true. But this is steam discussions where people can share their thoughts on the game and ask for advice. And I'm standing on that hill. You can stay on your hill and I'll stay on mine.

[the dude]

Great discussion, everyone. This is all very helpful. For perspective, in this hardcore play through, I am about to raid Prib and unlock the DLC. Henry is mid level (I took the numbskull, bleeding, tapeworm and falling de-buffs), but I have unlocked a ton of alchemy. I can grind cash like crazy when needed. I want the DLC to be somewhat challenging so I’d like to do it as early as reasonable. Maybe after the monastery mission (that’s where I left off my first play through in normal mode because it was getting too easy). I’m not trying to blaze through the game, but rather take my time and savor the journey. I’m wondering what is the best order to play all of the DLC. Maybe that’s a better question?