Update 0.98.53 is out now on the Experimental branch! 0.98.52 is out on the main stable branch.
To opt in to the experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs, instability and unfinished content – for the best experience we recommend waiting for stable release… Please report any bugs, gameplay or balancing feedback etc to either the Steam or Lo-Fi forums.
0.98.52
0.98.53
2ND GEAR REBALANCE
Released prematurely because I needed to get the above bug-fixes out. I will continue tweaking and experimenting with the armour balances. Please leave feedback in the form of angry rants.
Update 0.98.51 Out Now
Update out now on the main stable branch:
0.98.50
Minifix for a crash when loading town/outposts that had no faction assigned
Fixed the delay when loading a carried character
0.98.51
Fixed an issue where npc faction ownership of player buildings could get mixed up on import
Fixed some npc squads not loading correctly
Fixed a few pathfinding failure cases, sometimes causing characters to stop mid-journey, or ignore a certain "unreachable" building
Blog #25: Kenshi At Tokyo Game Show
We’re excited to announce that we're going to Tokyo Game Show next month! The show will take place on 20 Sep 2018 – 23 Sep 2018 at Makuhari Messe. Come say hi if you’re at the show - Chris, Nat and Sam will all be manning the booth / playing games! Plus, we’re giving away 30 TGS day tickets on Twitter this week, make sure to try and grab one if you can get to Tokyo...
World states
We’ve been pretty vague with details on the world states and town overrides we’ve released over the last month or so, so here’s a brief summary on how it works and what we’ve added so far.
As of update 0.98.48 you can now affect the spawns and town states of:
How does this work?
Smaller factions are pretty simple: take out their leader (Moll of Flotsam, for example) and the rest of the faction will fall into disarray. Wandering squads from that faction will lessen or disappear entirely, and their hometown will likely become destroyed or even taken over by another faction. It may even cause a knock on effect and spawn a new type of squad.
Larger factions can be a little more complex - taking out their main leader (Tengu, for example) alone won’t necessarily change every town and individual squad of that faction. You’ll likely have to find and destroy the bosses of individual towns or other strategic outposts to have an effect. Your actions might have ripple effects rather than simply effecting that boss' hometown e.g. taking out the slave farms and camps around a town will greatly reduce it's access to vital supplies and hence have a negative effect on it, despite the boss still being alive. Taking out the boss of a strong defensive town will mean that nearby towns fall to invading enemies.
So to clarify, ‘town overrides’ does not mean that you as the player can take over towns, but it does mean that you can have an impact on the future of Kenshi inhabitants, both town residents and wandering squads… their fate is in your hands!
In-game tips
To help guide you with this in the game, we've added in some small bits of information. If you forge an alliance with a faction that has a vendetta against another faction, some leaders will give you strategic tips on the best ways to take them down, or some of their troops might aid you temporarily in your path of destruction. So far you can talk to Esata, Simion, Moll and the Phoenix. We’ll soon be working on dialogue for the Anti-Slavers too.
So that's all the main factions now released in game! Now we're just left with refining, perfecting and finishing up a few smaller ones - let us know your feedback in the forums or via Twitter.
Blog #25: Kenshi At Tokyo Game Show
We’re excited to announce that we're going to Tokyo Game Show next month! The show will take place on 20 Sep 2018 – 23 Sep 2018 at Makuhari Messe. Come say hi if you’re at the show - Chris, Nat and Sam will all be manning the booth / playing games! Plus, we’re giving away 30 TGS day tickets on Twitter this week, make sure to try and grab one if you can get to Tokyo...
World states
We’ve been pretty vague with details on the world states and town overrides we’ve released over the last month or so, so here’s a brief summary on how it works and what we’ve added so far.
As of update 0.98.48 you can now affect the spawns and town states of:
How does this work?
Smaller factions are pretty simple: take out their leader (Moll of Flotsam, for example) and the rest of the faction will fall into disarray. Wandering squads from that faction will lessen or disappear entirely, and their hometown will likely become destroyed or even taken over by another faction. It may even cause a knock on effect and spawn a new type of squad.
Larger factions can be a little more complex - taking out their main leader (Tengu, for example) alone won’t necessarily change every town and individual squad of that faction. You’ll likely have to find and destroy the bosses of individual towns or other strategic outposts to have an effect. Your actions might have ripple effects rather than simply effecting that boss' hometown e.g. taking out the slave farms and camps around a town will greatly reduce it's access to vital supplies and hence have a negative effect on it, despite the boss still being alive. Taking out the boss of a strong defensive town will mean that nearby towns fall to invading enemies.
So to clarify, ‘town overrides’ does not mean that you as the player can take over towns, but it does mean that you can have an impact on the future of Kenshi inhabitants, both town residents and wandering squads… their fate is in your hands!
In-game tips
To help guide you with this in the game, we've added in some small bits of information. If you forge an alliance with a faction that has a vendetta against another faction, some leaders will give you strategic tips on the best ways to take them down, or some of their troops might aid you temporarily in your path of destruction. So far you can talk to Esata, Simion, Moll and the Phoenix. We’ll soon be working on dialogue for the Anti-Slavers too.
So that's all the main factions now released in game! Now we're just left with refining, perfecting and finishing up a few smaller ones - let us know your feedback in the forums or via Twitter.
Update 0.98.49 Out Now
Update 0.98.49 is out now on the Experimental branch! 0.98.48 is out on the main stable branch.
To opt in to the experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs, instability and unfinished content – for the best experience we recommend waiting for stable release… Please report any bugs, gameplay or balancing feedback etc to either the Steam or Lo-Fi forums.
0.98.49 (Experimental Opt-In)
0.98.48 (Main Stable Branch)
Update 0.98.48 Out Now
Update 0.98.48 is out now on the Experimental branch! 0.98.47 is out on the main stable branch.
To opt in to the experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs, instability and unfinished content – for the best experience we recommend waiting for stable release… Please report any bugs, gameplay or balancing feedback etc to either the Steam or Lo-Fi forums.
For more details on what has been added to the main stable branch, please check the patchnotes here
0.98.47 (Main Branch)
0.98.48 (Experimental Opt-In Branch)
Update 0.98.46 Out Now (Experimental)
Update 0.98.46 is out now on the Experimental branch! 0.98.38 remains on the main stable branch.
To opt in to the experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs, instability and unfinished content – for the best experience we recommend waiting for stable release… Please report any bugs, gameplay or balancing feedback etc to either the Steam or Lo-Fi forums. Thank you
0.98.40
0.98.41
WEAPON REBALANCE - All this rebalancing has not been heavily tested yet, so I appreciate feedback.
ARMOUR REBALANCE - The idea was to mix things up a little so instead of some armours being better or worse it's now more balanced, the stronger ones have more weaknesses, and the weaker ones have more strengths.
0.98.42
0.98.43
0.98.44
0.98.45
0.98.46
Update 0.98.39 Out Now (Experimental)
Update 0.98.39 is out now on the Experimental branch! 0.98.38 remains on the main stable branch.
To opt in to the experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs, instability and unfinished content – for the best experience we recommend waiting for stable release… Please report any bugs, gameplay or balancing feedback etc to either the Steam or Lo-Fi forums. Thank you
0.98.39
0.98.38 Out Now On Experimental
Update 0.98.38 is out now on the Experimental branch! 0.98.36 remains on the main stable branch.
To opt in to the experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs, instability and unfinished content – for the best experience we recommend waiting for stable release… Please report any bugs, gameplay or balancing feedback etc to either the Steam or Lo-Fi[www.lofigames.com] forums. Thank you
0.98.36
FIXES
0.98.37
FIXES
0.98.38
Update 0.98.35 Out Now (Experimental)
Update 0.98.35 is out now on Experimental branch! 0.98.34 remains on the main stable branch. To opt in to the experimental version, right-click on Kenshi in your Steam games list -> properties -> betas tab -> then choose “experimental”. If opting in, please be aware of bugs, instability and unfinished content – for the best experience we recommend waiting for stable release… Please report any bugs, gameplay or balancing feedback etc to either the Steam or Lo-Fi forums. Thank you
