The LV99 HEAVY Adventures: A Kenshi Experience

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  • @ambiguousamphibian
    @ambiguousamphibian  2 місяці тому +914

    PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: I am QUIETLY putting these videos out as a SERIES, but since the UA-cam algorithm DESPISES series, if you enjoy this type of content, LIKING and a COMMENTING helps make it feasible to do series again - hope you enjoy.
    Quick SHOUTOUT to my UA-camr friend FrankieWuzHere without whose goofy mathemagical wizardry I would never have been able to create this video. Check out his channel (linked in the description)

    • @nadimhamade6806
      @nadimhamade6806 2 місяці тому +54

      For future reference you should carry a body on your shoulder and you will get 50% str exp instead of 25% from just overincumbrance

    • @ambiguousamphibian
      @ambiguousamphibian  2 місяці тому +67

      Whoops

    • @walkingglasses6264
      @walkingglasses6264 2 місяці тому +20

      I ADORE a new Kenshi SERIES, I love your OG Torsolo series so I appreciate you returning to your series format for Stealy Dan.

    • @psf95
      @psf95 2 місяці тому

      I don't think you're being QUIET enough AA

    • @frey6955
      @frey6955 2 місяці тому +2

      although YT's algorithm dislike series, i do adore your series and many other that feel the same way

  • @samvimes9510
    @samvimes9510 2 місяці тому +1405

    I don't even play Kenshi, but I appreciate that the devs are willing to leave these shenanigans untouched. Usually when a game has some sort of exploit, even if it's single player, the devs will rush to patch it out because it's not the "intended" way of playing and they don't want people having fun.

    • @quyiter
      @quyiter 2 місяці тому +318

      Kenshi is developed almost entirely by a single developer.

    • @samvimes9510
      @samvimes9510 2 місяці тому +141

      @@quyiter what a chad

    • @Commander_Rane
      @Commander_Rane 2 місяці тому +20

      You should give Kenshi a try.

    • @emeraldpopcorn
      @emeraldpopcorn 2 місяці тому +173

      Since like 2019, the vast majority of the devs' attention has been on Kenshi 2, so they mostly only come back to fix game-breaking bugs like crashes, save corruption, translation quirks, etc

    • @stankobarabata2406
      @stankobarabata2406 2 місяці тому +171

      I think the Kenshi dev says he will never fix anything unless it stops progression/crashes the game or other technical problems that might prevent you from playing. He doesn't care how people exploit their saves since it's their choice to do so. And he doesn't care if there's glitches or exploits to level faster, you can just not use them if you don't want to.

  • @FrankieWuzHere
    @FrankieWuzHere 2 місяці тому +581

    I don't know what you are talking about. Kenshi has no exploits :)

    • @ambiguousamphibian
      @ambiguousamphibian  2 місяці тому +68

      🐸😅

    • @FrankieWuzHere
      @FrankieWuzHere 2 місяці тому +40

      As for the Strength training you want to carry a body at the same time to double that XP! Also amazing use of the Skeleton swim speed not being slowed down due to encumbrance! Never considered making use of it in that way before.
      As for Iron HQ you want to go into the main building, aggro the guys in there, then run to a small shack and go to the stairs with everyone on you. (Good idea to train attack first on baby crabs) If you are 55 attack you can get 90 in less than a game day with decent luck!

    • @papamolk9841
      @papamolk9841 2 місяці тому +3

      I still remember you helping me during one of your streams, made me very happy hearing ambiguous say you did the same for him lol

    • @voiceovernomad
      @voiceovernomad 2 місяці тому

      Ok ok... AA video gets you some brownie points back.

    • @Okami-109
      @Okami-109 2 місяці тому

      they're just game mechanics

  • @zogian5991
    @zogian5991 2 місяці тому +321

    AA when playing PZ: "What is the meaning of life?"
    AA when playing Kenshi: "Stealy Dan, Stealy Dan"

    • @queenofcookie3299
      @queenofcookie3299 2 місяці тому +25

      🎶 does whatever a Stealy Dan can 🎶

    • @were1763
      @were1763 2 місяці тому +12

      🎶 steal some stuff from any side 🎶

    • @fr3y438
      @fr3y438 Місяць тому +6

      🎶Watch out! Here comes Stealy Dan!🎶

  • @thatcommentsectiondoucheba5032
    @thatcommentsectiondoucheba5032 2 місяці тому +133

    Wasn’t included in the strength training arc but carrying a body (alive or dead) makes you train strength 200% quicker so you can hit 50% strength xp instead of the usual cap of 25%

  • @XzMondayNightzX
    @XzMondayNightzX 2 місяці тому +377

    Stealy Dan singlehandedly keeping the allegations against skeletons alive and well as he commits grand theft existence.... stealing everything in sight all the time. Then proceeds to harass the local populace screaming "Hit me flesh bags!" while swinging an entire quarry around. An absolute menace and why those books about skeletons were written.

    • @nin2494
      @nin2494 2 місяці тому +6

      Justifying special stigma one theft and threat at a time

    • @kalmkoala9243
      @kalmkoala9243 2 місяці тому +3

      Rebirth exists solely for stealy Dan.

    • @lsswappedcessna
      @lsswappedcessna 27 днів тому +1

      This is why the Holy Nation hates skeletons. Stealy Dan once carried the Phoenix around on his shoulders for a month to train strength. Shame it all went to waste when old Dan took a blow to the head With a Gun. Then he went back, Jack, and Did It Again, all that Dirty Work of grinding skills. Only a Fool Would Say That it was worth his time to train that hard, but now he's King of the World. Tengu? That fat bastard is a Royal Scam. Stealy Dan is the rightful emperor of the United Cities. When he finally takes his rightful throne, Everything Must Go into his pockets.

  • @ducky2379
    @ducky2379 2 місяці тому +192

    I love that Stealy Dan’s catchphrase is just his name being shouted while a trumpet plays in the background.

  • @SpookSkellington
    @SpookSkellington 2 місяці тому +48

    When you swing a plank around and it instantly drops like 6 enemies at once, that's the good shit. That's the shit that makes life worth living.

  • @ItsJabo
    @ItsJabo 2 місяці тому +243

    My mans returned to kenshi and the world is a better place 🙏

  • @gingerbead7919
    @gingerbead7919 2 місяці тому +118

    For strength training, if you fill up your back up and then put it back into your inventory, the weight of its contents is no longer reduced.
    So if you took off your traders backpack, it'd weigh twice as much for even more encumbrance.
    Oh, additionally, strength trains faster if you're carrying someone. At max encumbrance, strength xp goes from 25 to 50%. So if you see a corpse or unconcious bandit, carry them as well for faster training

    • @gingerbead7919
      @gingerbead7919 2 місяці тому +36

      Oh, and for a great afk strength grind for new characters, do the slave start. Constantly lockpick your shackles and stack them in your inventory until it's full. Each one is the size of an iron, but weighs 20kg as opposed to 9. Additionally, since you'll always be starved, your strength will be always low so your training won't outpace your gains, and as a slave you'll be auto moving around to mine. But since you're so slow you'll almost never make it in time and will just be walking and strength training nearly 24/7. Once you set up your slave with a pocket full of shackles, you can just walk away from your PC and do other things, it's fully automatic

    • @jacktracy7839
      @jacktracy7839 2 місяці тому +8

      I was going to comment this. It was painful watching him train strength without carrying a body.

    • @ambiguousamphibian
      @ambiguousamphibian  2 місяці тому +44

      Oof I guess I did it for the masochism this time then. Been awhile thank you for that

    • @verdiss7487
      @verdiss7487 2 місяці тому +2

      @@ambiguousamphibian You also want to tune your in-combat strength xp rate -- you can pause the game at the right time during an attack and hover over the xp multiplier to see the contributors, I forget what exactly you want (i.e. carrying someone or not, heavy weight or not, heavy weapon I think, mostly blunt damage I think).

    • @HumphreyHorsehead
      @HumphreyHorsehead 2 місяці тому +4

      @@ambiguousamphibian While we're talking efficiency you should always train while sneaking. This trains stealth and athletics at the same time which is a fast track to getting the Naruto Run upgrade. Instead of the beach just do it in the middle of a crowded town for more stealth xp.

  • @theunkownbanana1823
    @theunkownbanana1823 2 місяці тому +138

    It took me a while to realize that we're doing strength training with a robot ... like Stealy Dan is somehow going to gain muscle ... KENSHI!

    • @atomicanachronism8849
      @atomicanachronism8849 2 місяці тому +28

      with skeletons, I imagine it's learning how to push their body further

    • @Skyte100
      @Skyte100 2 місяці тому +16

      Don't question it.

    • @cfilorvyls457
      @cfilorvyls457 2 місяці тому +29

      Nanomachine, son

    • @Airsickword
      @Airsickword 2 місяці тому +15

      ​@@atomicanachronism8849washing off the rust and dust

    • @ivoryowl
      @ivoryowl 2 місяці тому +16

      The idea of a robot guy going from skinny rusted pipes to swole adamantium sounds pretty funny.

  • @RenneVangr
    @RenneVangr 2 місяці тому +71

    Honey, the Rambunctious Reptilian has uploaded a Kenshi video again!!!

  • @terrydavis5924
    @terrydavis5924 2 місяці тому +14

    You can also speed up the toughness training with a robotic leg. As soon as the enemy pack surrounds you, open your inventory and remove your leg. You will go unconcious for 2 seconds or so, and can immediately get back up if you put the leg back on. Many enemy factions ignore prone enemies to, so you're free to crawl away if you're beat up too much, though if you do this right you'll never get hit in the first place as they run to you and lose interest as you pass out

  • @Draginea
    @Draginea 2 місяці тому +35

    Tip for if you want to get toughness quicker: Since taking off a robotic leg will put you into a "downed" state for a few seconds you can do the same trick with the hungry bandits, but instead of getting hit you can just take off your leg repeatedly. Been a while since I did it, there might be some timing needed with the pause screen, not sure. Also, you can put beak things into beds. This immobilizes them and increases their heal rate, so you have a nearly immortal punching bag as long as you don't do too much damage.

    • @marltonmanks9891
      @marltonmanks9891 2 місяці тому +2

      works with any animal-type entity, but i believe it has to specifically be a bed you rent. tried doing it with king gorillo in a bed at my base and he just got up. he was thankfully trapped inside the shed i put him in so i just sniped him down with a crossbow from just outside the door to knock him out again.

  • @Burred11
    @Burred11 2 місяці тому +20

    You think Toughness means how resilient you are? How well your body takes a punch? No no no friend. Toughness is just another word for moxie. Why else would you gain so much experience from getting up after getting knocked down? It's all about being scrappy my friend.

    • @KingofJ95
      @KingofJ95 2 місяці тому +3

      It's your capacity for Tubthumping

  • @Dmitrisnikioff
    @Dmitrisnikioff 2 місяці тому +40

    Honestly, my favourite weird method in Kenshi is having fleshies beat up skeleton torsos for slow and steady stat gains. Simple and easy.
    edit: getting beat up in a skeleton bed trains dodge; this means you can powerlevel it by getting beaten to shit on one.

    • @Jovialwarlord
      @Jovialwarlord 2 місяці тому +3

      love hanging out with agnu in the powerleveling beds at the tower of pain

    • @Dmitrisnikioff
      @Dmitrisnikioff 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Jovialwarlord Ahh good old Sadneil with three tools.
      I was so surprised when they then threw them out eventually.

  • @lycrist_kat8116
    @lycrist_kat8116 2 місяці тому +7

    I started playing Kenshi recently (thanks to watching AA) and I must say: The game is one glitchy mess and I love it. It's impossible to tell if something is working as intented or a bug. It is awesome.

  • @pburnsiv
    @pburnsiv 2 місяці тому +16

    I really enjoyed this single video standing totally on it's own. I would totally enjoy more single videos standing totally on their own coincidentally containing similar characters and I am sure accidental continuations of story lines.

  • @Acruxus
    @Acruxus 2 місяці тому +3

    It's funny thinking about this from the robot guards' perspective. Like this weirdo keeps showing up, getting his ass beat, then returning for more, until he's successfully taking on several heavily armored guards at once FOR DAYS AT A TIME

  • @kit_the_dog
    @kit_the_dog 2 місяці тому +6

    gym teacher: shirts or skins?
    skin bandits: both really.

  • @josephmichael1045
    @josephmichael1045 2 місяці тому +11

    The rapid pounding of the steely dan upon his enemies ensures they meet their maker with a smile

  • @arandomcommenter412
    @arandomcommenter412 2 місяці тому +6

    Tried this game once, immediately pissed off everybody nearby, ran for 3 minutes, and then promptly died. 10/10.

  • @demonicspire1345
    @demonicspire1345 2 місяці тому +3

    3:00 "That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron."

  • @Mister_Larrold
    @Mister_Larrold 2 місяці тому +4

    Your Kenshi content (closely followed by your Rimworld content) is always a favorite of mine. Thanks so much for making more!

  • @Charbar2245
    @Charbar2245 2 місяці тому +9

    The “Hold” button keeps stealy dan in one spot whilst still attacking although he still might phase through walls

  • @Pietro_MS
    @Pietro_MS 2 місяці тому +5

    I usually name my skeletons after rock or metal bands. One of the main characters I had in a playthrough was called Steely Dan. Everytime I see Stealy Dan I laugh at the coincidence lol

  • @TheDirtyShaman
    @TheDirtyShaman 2 місяці тому +5

    Use low quality blunt weapons to level your combat stats and carry your unconscious punching bags to robo-beds to heal them back up. The amount of XP you get also depends on the combat stats of whom you're fighting, which is why you want to keep your punching bags alive so their stats increase together with yours.

  • @TY-bq7ep
    @TY-bq7ep 2 місяці тому +12

    I'm a simple man. AA uploaded new kenshi content, I'm happy.

  • @mallard3084
    @mallard3084 2 місяці тому +3

    I would love to see a training montage of all of the training Stealy Dan has gone through. He's so inspiring.

  • @Harqinz
    @Harqinz 2 місяці тому +8

    I am LIKING and COMMENTING because I like this type of content and want to make it feasible!

  • @privacyfirst4769
    @privacyfirst4769 2 місяці тому +3

    getting your dex up raises the attack speed with heavy weapons letting you get an attack off more often. Dex goes up based on the portion of cut damage dealt by weapons. Wakazashis are fantastic for this as they attack quickly and have 100% cut.

  • @TimewithRen
    @TimewithRen 2 місяці тому +13

    For an easier STR training, go to World's End with 1-2 trader's backpacks full of iron or water barrels + a corpse to haul.
    Find an NPC, preferably the Undertaker NPC who never go into a house at night. Assign "Follow" to follow the Undertaker, and you can go AFK as long as you want.
    World's End is guarded by Tech Hunters with little to no threats too, so it's almost 100% safe.
    Or, for an even faster STR gain, use the animal-on-bed exploit. A great option is the King Gorillo, as there're free beds on the 3rd floor.
    Knock the Gorillo out, you can use crossbow inside the lab (the clutters will make the Gorillo stuck), bandage the Gorillo up, lock the lab's gate again to prevent stray NPC from coming in, put it in bed/as close as possible to bed (repeat if it bounces away).
    Drop a quick save, load, and if the Gorillo is stuck on bed, punch the living daylight of the gorillo unarmed while being overly encumbered. You'll gain STR, DEX, and martial arts at a really fast rate.

  • @1st2nd2
    @1st2nd2 2 місяці тому +8

    19:59
    "Three men, one swinger" is not a clip I wish to see.

  • @austinclements8010
    @austinclements8010 2 місяці тому +2

    oh my god, its john kenshi! the only character who isnt immediately torn in half by beak things!

  • @Matthias-pj6th
    @Matthias-pj6th 2 місяці тому +4

    21:32 You're nowhere close to Cat-Lon levels, he's 120/100 in all Skills and Stats.

  • @KADASUVA
    @KADASUVA 2 місяці тому +1

    My first intro to the world of Kenshi was through the harrowing adventure of the brave hero, Torsolo.

  • @sanguine.dreams
    @sanguine.dreams 2 місяці тому +5

    Just go into a town and hold down move where the mouse goes from a wall to outside the town and the camera will move the toon back and forth.

  • @GoonerMcGoon-hs8zl
    @GoonerMcGoon-hs8zl 2 місяці тому +12

    This is a comment. Mr. Ambiguous is amazing. Can you do another poetic series like Gerald Williams was?

  • @mvcarylary
    @mvcarylary 2 місяці тому +12

    Legend of torsolo

    • @kenabaloyan8798
      @kenabaloyan8798 2 місяці тому +1

      It translates to 'Legend of core.' Well the torso has the core, so yes

  • @JessWLStuart
    @JessWLStuart 2 місяці тому +4

    "... no one is a match for Stealy Dan ... mostly!" - AmbiguousAmphibian, 2024

  • @anortalot
    @anortalot 2 місяці тому +11

    AA I first came to your channel years ago through your Kenshi videos; I bought the game almost immediately. Since that day, I have accrued a whopping three HOURS of playtime. Thank you for continuing to expose me to this life changing content 🙏🙏

    • @jacob4189
      @jacob4189 2 місяці тому +4

      Whoa! Slow down there my dude. Don’t let it take over your whole life.

  • @SnakeChkn
    @SnakeChkn 2 місяці тому +5

    If you rewatch the video twice you’ll understand something truly magical.

  • @4ntwnhs_lot
    @4ntwnhs_lot 2 місяці тому +4

    Hope ambiguous continues to drop out these 🔥 kenshi videos

  • @minim-ms
    @minim-ms 2 місяці тому +4

    I don't understand anything that is happening in this game but i absolutely love your videos and this one is hilarious. Just a wild skeleton man going wild

  • @albertgreene313
    @albertgreene313 2 місяці тому +4

    Ambiguous exploits Kenshi by *checks notes* playing Kenshi

  • @Neptunequeen42
    @Neptunequeen42 2 місяці тому +2

    "cursed ninja world" is certainly one of the ways you can describe kenshi

  • @edwardlewsey3954
    @edwardlewsey3954 Місяць тому

    I loved Savant just limping over the crest of the volcano after kicking you out. It was hilarious!

  • @treanttrooper6349
    @treanttrooper6349 2 місяці тому +4

    WOOOHOOOO, thank you for uploading more Kenshi, it's how I
    found your channel years ago and I have missed it dearly 😊
    EDIT: 4:13 omg how did i not see him in there i went to that ruin YESTERDAY 😂

  • @t_gabiuel6058
    @t_gabiuel6058 2 місяці тому +4

    "Today we will be using exploits to break the game"
    So basically just an average run of Kenshi?

  • @DaughterOfFrankenste
    @DaughterOfFrankenste 2 місяці тому +3

    Algorithms are no fun, Stealy Dan should steal them all

  • @mega0056
    @mega0056 2 місяці тому

    I'm glad to see another kinshi series. Really enjoyed torsolo and other shenanigans in kenshi from you. Actually loved them so much I got kenshi and started playing it.

  • @Thunderyena
    @Thunderyena 2 місяці тому +1

    i loved steely dan as a kid, omfg this guy's name makes me ridiculously happy.

  • @johnbright6982
    @johnbright6982 2 місяці тому +2

    An excellent evening for me to have decided to boot up Kenshi and play for 4 hours

  • @DiegoRodriguez-lg4lm
    @DiegoRodriguez-lg4lm Місяць тому

    I just started playing kenshi again from a long time ago and this video helped me remember how to play again.
    Thanks for uploading kenshi again AA I really liked torsolo and torsquad series.

  • @Raptor747
    @Raptor747 2 місяці тому +1

    That moment when you took off the weight and equipped your real weapon and smacked enemies into oblivion is when I knew it was true Kenshi.

  • @claudiosalvatico58
    @claudiosalvatico58 2 місяці тому +1

    That's the great thing about Kenshi.
    I always steal the meitou weapon from the lord of the united cities on the first day, murdering him and getting rich with the skeleton's near neutral store, making them enslave each other.
    "Buying slaves" and "making allies" through it with "literally" any faction even cannibals and animals.
    training any weapon with the resqueleton obot sleeping without legs on the repair chamber forever...
    yes, kenshi is really exploitable, and I love it. 😂
    I can't wait for Kenshi 2!!

  • @darthplagueis13
    @darthplagueis13 2 місяці тому +1

    Much simpler afk method for farming strength: Go to a city and have your weighed down character simply follow a patrolling guard. The guards have continuous routes around the city, meaning your character will just keep walking after them.

    • @chc2650
      @chc2650 2 місяці тому

      I try doing this with my pack beasts and they still end up getting into trouble somehow

  • @internet_introvert
    @internet_introvert 2 місяці тому

    I like to do high level Kenshi RP as George Washington with max martial arts.
    "He'll kick you apart, HE'LL KICK YOU APART"

  • @zakatalmosen5984
    @zakatalmosen5984 2 місяці тому +1

    Someone else probably pointed this out already but you could have doubled your STR xp rate by doing the long walk while carrying a ko'd beast or NPC. It's the only way to go above 25% XP rate, doubling it all the way to 50%. All entities weigh something like 30 kg and their inventory isn't counted, so you can use whatever.

  • @TheMegaOne1000
    @TheMegaOne1000 2 місяці тому +2

    For strength training, you can go to any non hostile town, right click on people who roam around, and select "bodyguard" to automatically follow him. That way you can literally go AFK, since they never stop moving, and your character has to follow them.
    Also, carrying a body on your shoulder increases the strength xp. Their weight is not counted in the formula, so you can just pick up anyone for a flat 200% boost.

    • @marltonmanks9891
      @marltonmanks9891 2 місяці тому

      gotta be careful with that. some NPCs wander outside of town and can get you attacked

    • @TheMegaOne1000
      @TheMegaOne1000 2 місяці тому

      ​@@marltonmanks9891 I usually do this in Stack. I've never been attacked in there so far.
      Also, starving yourself decreases strength, so counter intuitively, it's much quicker to AFK train strength if you don't give your character any food.

    • @marltonmanks9891
      @marltonmanks9891 2 місяці тому

      @@TheMegaOne1000 ah you know what, I've got a bunch of mods that add all sorts of horrible shit everywhere so there aren't any truly safe regions for me. So yeah, stack or any HN city would probably be fine

  • @MagnusBellatorr
    @MagnusBellatorr 2 місяці тому

    For peak str training xp multiplication for those interested: xp stops multiplying any higher after 70% encumbrance, but you can make it go even higher by carrying the body of something. Whether its a healthy ally or a dead enemy doesn't matter.

  • @brianshilling
    @brianshilling 2 місяці тому +2

    I would think while strength training he'd be Irony Dan

  • @isaaCosby-ri6wx
    @isaaCosby-ri6wx 2 місяці тому +1

    I feel that Steely Dan's kleptomania has evolved.
    He is no longer satisfied with mere money he must collect all meitou weapons he can...
    No even that isn't enough. He must collect the wealthiest bounties in the land.
    Not to sell, but to get a big house and horde them all inside like some of metal-based dragon.

  • @XaleManix
    @XaleManix 2 місяці тому +1

    Kenshi doesnt even seem like my cup of tea but I will make an exception for Ambiguous Amphibian, and put on RULES OF NATURE for Stealy Dan!

  • @emdeo
    @emdeo 2 місяці тому

    Stealy Dan! Stealy Dan! The Hero Of Our Time!
    I love this very normal playthrough of Kenshi.

  • @sabrinapeking3988
    @sabrinapeking3988 5 днів тому

    I love all your content but Kenshi holds a special place in my heart. Love to see more Kenshi videos.

  • @discranola
    @discranola 2 місяці тому +10

    MORE KENSHI LETS GOOOOOO

  • @jayyydizzzle
    @jayyydizzzle 2 місяці тому +1

    Strength training tip, you can get your strength training XP rate the 50% if you carry somebody/animal while over encumbered. Roughly double the rate as the training on the beach.

  • @mrsing7465
    @mrsing7465 2 місяці тому

    "How do I become tougher?"
    "Have you tried getting hospitalized?"

  • @lollypopalopicus
    @lollypopalopicus 2 місяці тому +1

    I am so glad to see a new Kenshi series!
    I get YT dislikes them, so imma do my part to support!

  • @AyeSiwmae
    @AyeSiwmae 2 місяці тому +2

    Kenshi? Aw yeah, Torsolo is so proud right now

    • @FutureWorldX
      @FutureWorldX 2 місяці тому

      TorsHeavyWeapons is my favorite.

  • @Dimencia
    @Dimencia 10 днів тому

    One of my favorite 'exploits' is the shoulder prisoner. When you finally get to the point where you win a fight, and the guy isn't dead, pick him up and he just lives on your shoulder from them on. Keep him fed, give him a really bad weapon (and optionally, good armor), and whenever he heals up, set him down and fight him for some XP (for both of you), then after you knock him out, patch him up and do it all over again. You both level up alongside eachother, so even when you're both in the 90's, its great XP that you can't really get anywhere else, and of course you get the constant 200% strength xp from carrying someone around all the time. But you do usually need some backup party members to wrangle him in case he manages to win a fight
    You can replace him later if you end up outleveling him, but I tend to get attached to my shoulder dude, he's as much a part of the party as anyone else

  • @walkingglasses6264
    @walkingglasses6264 2 місяці тому +1

    Huzzah! More Kenshi to feed us peasants, we thank our Lord Amphibian!

  • @AzathothLives
    @AzathothLives Місяць тому

    Something I did to AFK strength train... you do the same thing with the trader backpack and overencumbering, but you buy a shack in a city and set your character to mine from a faraway node. Then you'll be earning money and strength training and laboring skill at the same time. You also want to carry a body to maximize your gains.
    Also that way you can drop a food barrel so you don't have to monitor your miner's food if they are a fleshy boy. You only need to empty the ore container every now and then and stock up the food barrel to keep the loop going.

    • @omegablackzero7951
      @omegablackzero7951 Місяць тому

      Carrying a body while at max encumbrance will give you a 50% str bonus. Then while holding shift, click to move between two different spots. You can queue actions this way. Zoom all the way out to get the most distance to gain the most distance between the two locations you're queueing up.

  • @LoFiAxolotl
    @LoFiAxolotl 2 місяці тому

    Steely Dan's favorite saying is "What doesn't kill you makes you tougher"

  • @Kv-2Heavy
    @Kv-2Heavy 2 місяці тому +2

    I am liking and commenting for the glory of the Amphibian

  • @Lioni177
    @Lioni177 2 місяці тому

    Respect for shouting out and respecting they who shout out the respectful information

  • @hedgeearthridge6807
    @hedgeearthridge6807 2 місяці тому +1

    Kenshi is absurdly difficult but somehow not frustrating, especially when you have the RPG or Rimworld-story-generator mindset. It's not frustrating to get your ass handed to you, it's dramatic and heartbreaking, like the game's world and lore.
    And then you just save-scum if the loss is too catastrophic, let's all be honest. But hey, it's fun! And that's the point of video games.

  • @redv.7686
    @redv.7686 2 місяці тому

    One thing I'm never getting tired of from the game Kenshi, is how the entire game is just a mathematics equation but with characters.
    Yes, it's all just mathematics.

  • @maks4285
    @maks4285 2 місяці тому

    Great series, wanted to toss in though that there's another way to boost up Toughness with low relative risk for a Skeleton character.
    The Foglands. Fogmen won't take Steely Dan off to a pole to be eaten since he's a skeleton, not made of anything they can chew. Traditional cannibals WILL haul a skeleton off to their camp and just destroy them out of anger. Fogmen just let you lie there as soon as you drop. I call it the Fog Gym with Skeletons because it's just a great way to train up their toughness and combat skills since there's just no end to those little guys.

  • @snakelady6708
    @snakelady6708 2 місяці тому

    The beauty of Kenshi, play and do whatever you want and can possibly do and go nuts.

  • @DaWombatGaming
    @DaWombatGaming 2 місяці тому +1

    I've missed series videos like this rather than single video challenges. I like them both, but these scratch a different itch

  • @MetalMageful
    @MetalMageful 2 місяці тому

    For toughness when you find the bandits go into build mode and place down shack foundations all the way around the group to trap them, that way you go down and get up faster/full group xp

  • @taylorstratford9717
    @taylorstratford9717 2 місяці тому +1

    HELL YES. Right as I play a new Kenshi run

  • @InvictusByz
    @InvictusByz Місяць тому

    Toughness leveling can be such a fun moment. I'm not even sure I can call it an exploit, sometimes it just happens so naturally!
    One time I started a run as the pair of slaves and managed to piss off the guards just right on day 1, a solid 70 in Toughness before the guards knocked me out for real. I chose to interpret that as my character just having anime protagonist levels of pure willpower.

  • @Burred11
    @Burred11 2 місяці тому +1

    Dan Steal Dan, the Stealy Dan, the Dan that steals.

  • @simp1909
    @simp1909 2 місяці тому +1

    more kenshi video from you yippie, I've been longing for more dawg cant wait to finish this and welcome back stealy dan

  • @warlorddelta8
    @warlorddelta8 2 місяці тому

    Random Citizen: OMG YOU KILLED MY WHOLE TOWN!
    Stealy Dan: I'll go back, Jack, and do it again.

  • @ninjanyan1579
    @ninjanyan1579 Місяць тому

    Turning on "Hold" mode in the stairway might help, dan will want to stay in the spot you click.

  • @VertigoCross777
    @VertigoCross777 2 місяці тому +1

    the story of how Stealy Dan became, Steely Dan

  • @wazaagbreak-head6039
    @wazaagbreak-head6039 Місяць тому

    Honestly having frankiewuzhere just explain the math uncut would suit your channels odd editing style perfectly.

  • @OniNaito
    @OniNaito 2 місяці тому

    I absolutely cannot wait for Kenshi 2. Not only to play it myself, but to get these sweet sweet AA videos!

  • @chrisw9451
    @chrisw9451 2 місяці тому

    I like putting a well on one side of my city and the water tank on the other. A backpack full of ore in my inventory leaving only enough space for one barrel.

  • @mattmelton7389
    @mattmelton7389 2 місяці тому

    Today I learned "Hoo, hah" is an acceptable greeting. Thank you, frogfriend.

  • @jamesd2021
    @jamesd2021 2 місяці тому

    The solo start can be a bit difficult for new Skeleton players. Its good because you don't need food but repair kits are difficult to afford in the early early game so anyone thinking about it just remember to be careful of the hungry bandits and consider spending time with the hivers for their repair beds.

  • @Sirfinchyyy
    @Sirfinchyyy 2 місяці тому

    A nice and (somewhat) easy exploit for toughness, let the cannibal fogmen eat 90% of a limb before rescuing a pawn. Their toughness goes up at an insane rate, losing a limb to them will jump toughness from 15 to 30 for very little effort, assuming you can rescue and heal them before death.

  • @marg0tten
    @marg0tten 2 місяці тому +1

    if you carry anything npc/teammate on your shoulders while strenghgrinding you get bonus xp

  • @f.faucon6681
    @f.faucon6681 Місяць тому

    I've found a way to go at least up to 95 sneak, by visiting the Forbidden Island and sneaking along the spiders there. I don't remember how much stealth I had when I got there, maybe around 20 or 30, but the speed at which sneak goes up once sneaking around the spiders is amazing.

  • @xeroverse4590
    @xeroverse4590 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh a new Kenshi video. Nice! Just checked my notifications too.

  • @Fr564
    @Fr564 2 місяці тому +1

    Always looking forward to a kenshi vid