Battle Brothers -- bloody addictive game
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You just have to "git gud". ;-)
Or just save a lot...
Same thing.
Plus better armor would help. Just not in the major money phase yet.
Once you get some contracts under your belt, and get your reputation up, you will be able to afford better gear, especially once you are able to secure Noble contracts. You will also be able to acquire some gear from your fallen enemies. Choose your "perks" wisely. I think once a man hits level 11, you get to choose 2 perks and then that's all you get. Your front line "tanks" definitely need Steel Brow, Brawny, and Battle Forged. I also chose Shield Expert for my tanks, but now that I've switched them all to 2 handed weapons, that's a wasted Perk for me.
My favorite contract now is a Noble one, patrol and collect heads. My guys are strong enough that I will often just head straight to a stronghold and attack it. Fast way to get heads without relying on random encounters.
My favorite contract now is a Noble one, patrol and collect heads. My guys are strong enough that I will often just head straight to a stronghold and attack it. Fast way to get heads without relying on random encounters.
Clearly I need to read the wiki. Plus go back through this thread.
Two encounters that I absolutely hate: Hexen and Alps. Both are a PITA. Avoid.
At this stage of the game there is a lot of things I am avoiding.
Well before work I reloaded the last auto save, which basically had me at the start of the battle with the brigands that kicked my ass, so yes, I ran away. Avoided the band although they pursued me almost all the way to my objective, then I saved.
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Knowing when to run away is a necessity in the early, mid, and late game. 
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I've just started my cultist run, damn it's hard.
We collected the money and hightailed it away from the direction of the brigand band, which really lowered the morale of the troop. We picked up one or two more guys, making an even dozen in the troop. I took a contract which basically ran us back through brigand territory and sure enough, we got in a battle with 7 better armed and armored brigands. What really hurt us was one of our more experience party members was cut down at the start of the battle, so the bottom fell out on the group morale. We won, I guess, when The surviving 2 enemy ran off. I have 4 guys left, three seriously wounded. Captured a ton of loot but I have no faith we will make it through this bandits infested place at all.
Well if you were a little more friendly, then cultists might see the wisdom you preach...
Yea, sorry, it's hard. Sometimes you have to adapt and overcome.
Been doing a lot of this lately...getting my bum nibbled...
Group wiped out by a larger number of brigands while escorting a caravan for a big contract. Back to the drawing board.
You are playing in hard core mode if you aren't saving often (even though you picked "easy" difficulty).
I let some deaths go in my early game, but I've leveled and geared my men up so much now that any death is unacceptable and requires a reload.
I let some deaths go in my early game, but I've leveled and geared my men up so much now that any death is unacceptable and requires a reload.
It is a damn hard game. Maybe I stick with 6 hardcore guys and just armor and weapon up.