How does Taunt Works in kenshi (SCARaw Guide):

Taunt is classic mechanic in a lot of RPGes, in Kenshi Taunt is not a spell or shout, but aura, this article will explain how does it works

How to use Taunt

just like that :)

just toggle it in General UI menu in-game
it will always works if on

How does taunt works

take a look at this image

Taunt is passive aura effect that multiply threat level of character
threat level cause AI to see said character as priority target

Take a guess who on above image is taunt user

yes

i m not very good at building suspence so lets go to conclusions

How to utilize taunt the best

Conclusion

As you notice and will see in your game:
Taunt does not prevent non-taunters from being attacked
it just increase level of danger Taunter generate

Level of Danger

this mechanic is caused by dealing damage and stealing owned goods or freeing slaves

• Crossbows can sometimes overtake danger level from the taunter
  
• Taunt user must attack for taunt to work
  
• Taunt user must be stronger or equal to your other fighters to generate enough danger to hold priority
  
• Taunt mechanic works best with more attack slots and long range weapons

How can you gain the most out of taunt:

• Find squad member who have the most HP or/and highest toughness
  
• - YES it can be animal!
  
• Give him the most resisting Armor
  
• Provide them with healing kits and repair kits if needed
  
• Give them long range or good AoE weapon (polearm, sabre, long hacker, long heavy)
  
• Select just him and toggle taunt ON (make sure others have it off)
  
• You can have multiple taunts, but when everyone has a taunt, nobody has a taunt

important note:

Taunt can make wild animals or universally aggressive enemies prioritize your squad over Guards or patrols or even your own mercenaries

Closure and links

Thats pretty much it

Sorry if guide seems long, i wanted to exhaust the topic and explain everything

My giant Database with kenshi mechanic in excel tables

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pvr2X3ua34ItW2y-t9HlJFHKAp2o1y564tkqLvIgQNY/edit?usp=sharing

Performance mods for kenshi and other mods

https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/users/16691049?tab=user+files

Have a good day

[SCARaw]

no worries, glad people can find it

[Brave-Smoke]

Nice!

In my current playthru i've got a hive slave called Ray on my team...decked out with high grade Samurai armour, he is my shit-talkin taunter (though Ray is a mute LOL)

Thanks for the guide!

[MaverickFur]

Thnx I was wondering why taunting was not working for me I usually had the taunter block thnx again

[Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...]

I didn't know this.
Thanks.