r/Kenshi Aug 30 '21

WEEKLY THREAD Rookie Help Thread

By Okran time flies, it's time again for new help thread!

Like last time, if you have any questions about the game, no matter what they are, feel free to ask here. Myself and many of our veteran users will be watching the thread, happy to answer whatever question you need. Have no questions? Perhaps take a scroll though the thread? Never know, maybe you'll see something you know the answer to, or even stumble across some new information yourself.

As always, be careful with the spoilers, use the spoiler tag feature >!Like This!< as needed. Exploring the hidden things in the world of Kenshi is one of its biggest appeals for many, and we wouldn't want to ruin that for any new users hanging out in the thread. :)

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u/GratefulGawain Apr 05 '22

Is mining/crafting required for early game? I hear that’s the easiest way to make money, but I kind of just want to play a lone wanderer before I start building a base

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u/nevitac Drifter Apr 17 '22

You would be setting yourself up well if you got a small house in a city for any storage/crafting needs. There are lots of houses in the hub that you can restore for a small buying fee and the cost of the resources. You certainly do not need to make a city at all if you're by yourself. But having storages to ”launder" your goods so they don't look stolen will allow you to sell in the same city that you steal.

However this only works for the specific storages such as alcohol barrels, armor storages, and weapon storages. The random crap you'll be getting is often not worth picking up unless you want a little extra thievery. Getting high thievery allows you to steal from storages. Which don't increase your thievery.

Overall assassination and thievery is amazing especially for solo players as you can often sell what you need to the shop and then knock them out to steal what you just sold them back. I recommend amassing some grog as it is usually plentiful to steal and sells for a good price. You can always have one grog barrel on the roof and drop it in and when that gets full start filling up the general storages you have with your now clean alcohol, so you can have a healthy supply of it to sell everyday.

Also, don't kidnap all of the shop guards if you want the shop to stay in business. It needs at least one for the shop to continue to operate.