Any tips for starting out?

[Skill Less]

Hi there, I did not play the game a while and found out there was some change here and there and tried a new playthrough.

But seems I cannot get some steps into, i'm always without money and the other gangs grow faster. Many times my starting area is full of rival businesses, even at lower difficulties.

How do you start the game? What's your opener ?

[Twelvefield]

You definitely have to watch your cash flow. Making whiskey is the most profitable thing to do, so you want to build up to that as much as you can. Speakeasies to sell that whiskey are important, too. Once you can make and sell booze for a profit, you can grow as much as your finances allow. Maybe that's fast, maybe that's slow. Don't look for trouble from the other gangs, and don't stick your neck out for them, either.

Level up taking out thugs and taking over thug-based businesses. The up front costs can be expensive, but they are easier to handle than gangs. Once you get good booze production, renovate small thug operations into small speakeasies. Having lots of small bars will cushion you against losing one or two or a few of them. You don't really need to invest in them until they stop being competitive in the marketplace.

Find a neighbourhood that has many thug businesses, and set up a safe house there. That way, you won't really be bothering gangs and you can grow at your own pace. Once you have a good steady income, you can think about adding to your henchmen and improving properties, or going to war against the small gangs.

[EnochPrime]

Should you use your initial cash to get a 4-man gang or proceed with your initial 3? And should you ignore your Missions at first and concentrate just on $$$, or are there missions that will give you quick boosts? That's the sort of starting tips I'm looking for.

My first playthrough, I feel like rival gangs are moving at lightning speed and taking my opportunities, while I'm just trying to stop hemorrhaging money. Boosting my alcohol quality is highest priority, and I've got a slim profit after upgrading, but my cash pool hovers around 1000 to 3000, which barely gives me enough to seize a new racket or do another upgrade. I'm basically looking for street thugs to whack in the meantime.

[Skill Less]

Originally posted by EnochPrime:

Should you use your initial cash to get a 4-man gang or proceed with your initial 3? And should you ignore your Missions at first and concentrate just on $$$, or are there missions that will give you quick boosts? That's the sort of starting tips I'm looking for.

My first playthrough, I feel like rival gangs are moving at lightning speed and taking my opportunities, while I'm just trying to stop hemorrhaging money. Boosting my alcohol quality is highest priority, and I've got a slim profit after upgrading, but my cash pool hovers around 1000 to 3000, which barely gives me enough to seize a new racket or do another upgrade. I'm basically looking for street thugs to whack in the meantime.

I play frank ragan and i skip the tutorial so I don't have any crew at the start. This seems to be tough so I bought 3 additional crew but yeah this seems to drink up much money.

I tried to get more and more speak easys with 1 brewery to fit the demand but as you describe I try to bump up alc quality. This is a decent cash sink so I end up with very less money and yeah even on easy the ai gangs are expanding quickly and flodding my starting quarter.

I wish there was an option so that each gang starts within its own neighborhood. Because many times i start with 2-3 other gangs in same spot which is screaming for war way too soon. :(

[Twelvefield]

Originally posted by EnochPrime:

Should you use your initial cash to get a 4-man gang or proceed with your initial 3? And should you ignore your Missions at first and concentrate just on $$$, or are there missions that will give you quick boosts? That's the sort of starting tips I'm looking for.

Two words: Do Missions.

[deadsanta]

Two words: Return it.

[Pudgefrenchkiss]

First kill mobs do minor quests
3 gangsters to take over medium tier
5 gangsters to take over large tier
7 gangsters to take over safehouses