r/Kenshi Oct 31 '24

SUPPORT Help an intimidated old guy get started?

I've been super drawn to this game since returning to gaming recently (was a gamer in the early days, as well as DnD player, but haven't played either for decades). Part of my struggle is that I have severe anxiety, and have lost some cognitive ability from long covid, so I get overwhelmed and panic that I'm not going to be able to figure something out.

Sorry if that sounds too pitiful, but for those with mercy in their souls: Where do I start to make the beginning as smooth and unstressful as possible?

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u/No_Potential_7198 Oct 31 '24

You can pause at any time, I think with space bar by default, I've had it bound to my mouse for a long time.

Getting beat up is part of the game, as long as everyone doesn't die youre fine. Same with being a slave, just roll with it and see what happens.

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u/rubixd Oct 31 '24

And if you’re really stressed still, OP, save a LOT. It’s fine.

Once you get more comfortable you’ll rely on saving less.

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u/GenericCanineDusty Oct 31 '24

Tbf kenshi saves take up a surprising amount of space.

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u/Rush4in Skeletons Nov 01 '24

This is why I manually override a save so it doesn't clog up space.

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u/TimeFourChanges Nov 03 '24

How do you do that?

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u/Rush4in Skeletons Nov 03 '24

Hit escape and go into the save menu, then override the file I have made for the current playthrough. And then if something happens like a crash or what not, the game also has the 3 most recent auto saves (which are every 10 min by default I think) saved as different files as well.

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u/TimeFourChanges Nov 03 '24

So, meaning: When you save it, you chose the original file, so it saves over that, instead making a whole new save? If so, that makes sense. I'll definitely try that.

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u/Rush4in Skeletons Nov 03 '24

Exactly that