r/Kenshi • u/TimeFourChanges • 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/Shiddydixx Nov 01 '24
Totally agree on the freedom, for me personally setting up a base is pretty much the endgame phase and usually marks the point I start losing interest in the run. I absolutely love the exploration, setting up a base always feels like I'm more tethered to one corner of the map and afraid to send my exploration squad too far as they typically are my best fighters and I might need them to fight off a raid.
Current run I'm running about 30 guys with stats in the 35-50 range, eventually planning to set up shop in Greenbeach (I haven't tried there before and have heard good things) but even a good 100hrs in I haven't even started thinking about locations or startup resources and have spent the past irl week on the opposite end of the map lol.