bbg battle brothers general - /vst/

Anonymous06/15/26, 15:25No.2429243/bbg/ - Battle Brothers General

Can't seem to make Veteran -> Expert jump, similar to how Normal -> Classic in NuCOM was with thin men. Any advice for a 1000+ hour newbie?

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Anon06/15/26, 15:29No.2429245

Also what's hooded horse cooking since they were looking for play testers. We know that they have publishing rights for windows so mobile ports are out of scope probably.

Anon06/15/26, 15:41No.2429250

Suck less.

Anon06/15/26, 15:43No.2429253

play expert on beginner economy and beginner funds it allow for little more of spending good map layout also can make a run much easier

Anon06/15/26, 15:45No.2429256

In my experience, Expert Combat is actually easier since it allows you to gather XP and resources quicker so you can get ahead of the timed difficulty curve. Expert economy makes contracts very unappealing, since they barely pay for your wages, food & loses. Try to rely more on discovering & fighting enemy bands & camps instead of contracts. Try to rush the scout & lookout followers.What's giving you grief exactly? What origin do you usually play as?

Anon06/15/26, 18:57No.2429472

>bro, just use the most unintuitive method imaginable besides sucking cock to get your enemy armor Whose great idea was it to implement dagger surround bullshit? Holly fucking tedium... How did realism larp never clashed with the arcade'ish nature of the game?

Anon06/15/26, 20:03No.2429522

i wish the game had many more events and quests

Anon06/16/26, 10:46No.2429918

>watch people play >"im gonna name this guy fodder LOL oh this bro is great he is 2haxeqhxd >exploiting cheese strategies >exploiting ai >not roleplaying as your origin >not roleplaying your brothers >picking min-max perks, stats, gear >surrounding with daggers to steal armour >skipping shit and other infuriating stuff i hate metagamers, but everybody is allowed to enjoy the game the way they want.who here /suboptimalplayer/?

Anon06/16/26, 13:30No.2429999

menace thread is dead?

Anon06/17/26, 14:17No.2430799

Why in the name of all that is holy would I fight a champion in the arena? >xbox heug risk >no named drop>but you get slightly (500) more pay

Anon06/17/26, 15:58No.2430883

Don't even allow the computer rolls when you're able. Manage risk and have exit strategy when you're not. Maximize your experience growth and economy.

Anon06/18/26, 07:08No.2431387

Are they making BB2?

Anon06/18/26, 14:20No.2431557

BATTLE BROS!!!!! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/365360/view/694264313911708072?l=english >We are releasing the first content update in about a year, but we can hopefully increase that pace a bit in the future. YOOOOOOOOOOOO

Anon06/19/26, 08:31No.2432172

lads...

Anon06/19/26, 17:51No.2432564

>game released eons ago >spearwall visual bug still exists

Anon06/19/26, 18:25No.2432587

legends is too much bloat

Anon06/19/26, 23:43No.2432897

do seeds usually break after an update?

Anon06/20/26, 04:10No.2433000

Did it really take them 6 years to add this helmet as drop?

Anon06/20/26, 09:48No.2433096

Are the must-have QOL mods updated for the latest patch? I haven't done a Vanilla run in a while, and I assume Reforged is gonna take a while to update, so I'm considering a minimalist QOL modlist for a Vanilla run with the latest patch.

Anon06/21/26, 11:44No.2433834

Anons might like the game Vagrus, although, admittedly, it doesn't have that feel where every bro is custom, you have companions or just basic units and combat is not the same. But still. Actually, blend of these two games might be cool.

Anon06/21/26, 14:33No.2433903

*sniff* *snoff*brehsmy super cool duelist dude got his windpipe crushed by a troll;_;

Anon06/21/26, 21:00No.2434309

why are nomad outlaws so fucking overpowered?

Anon06/22/26, 09:29No.2434802

my biggest grip with the game is that the late part is extremly undercooked, named weapons are flawed, takes ages to get them not only because they are rare but because they can be completely dogshit, either add more enemies that can become champions so its realistic to farm them or keep them rare but smooth out the numbers so they are always somewhat good instead of just a regular weapon with a different skin havent tried the new patch but if marauders can be champions and they come in the same numbers as orc warriors(and use 2h weapons) that probably fixes the problem

Anon06/22/26, 18:07No.2435071

Anon06/23/26, 00:43No.2435371

Anon06/23/26, 11:27No.2435524

Anon06/23/26, 14:40No.2435610

>4 70% misses in row cost >two turns late -2 brothers One was disposable, but the other was an event wildman with solid starting stats, +10 hp trait, and 3 stars Matk I'm mad

Anon06/23/26, 22:06No.2435870

The south is the most boring , samey content in the game. Beasts or nomads. There needs to be another faction. I decided to do a peasant start and field a bunch of gunners. Grinding money for 30 days in the desert was the most mind numbing experience I've ever had.Add an undead mummy faction or something.

Anon06/24/26, 20:15No.2436516

Why does every /vst/ thread have a resident autistic sperg?

Anon06/25/26, 16:22No.2436968

It's so stupid that, once you click on a noble contract to kill greenskins in [westernmost settlement on the map], they stop offering the contract in any settlement other than the one you clicked it in, even if it's [easternmost settlement on the map]. So you HAVE to walk across the entire map twice.

Anon06/25/26, 17:31No.2437002

Worst seeds?

Anon06/26/26, 20:22No.2437675

>Menace was so shit they've maneuvered back into making BB DLC LMAO

Anon06/27/26, 11:07No.2438016

>an coalskinned ESL nigger The Uncle Tom of ESL

Anon06/27/26, 12:27No.2438056

Is your hypocrisy that embarrassing? I don't think I've ever deleted a post, but I'm also not a sperg.

Anon06/27/26, 14:10No.2438099

>Day 130 >Starting bros are racking up permanent injuries and getting bodied Guess I should start training up some replacement bros How do I build this guy

Anon06/27/26, 20:51No.2438360

The riposte changes are cool but -you need good defense to trigger the riposte -you need good attack for the riposte to hit -you need good fatigue to use riposte + 7ap of other actions -if you're not getting attacked, riposte is useless. So you need to be surrounded and have good resolve. This begs the question: If your bro has all this, why the fuck did you give him a one-handed sword?

Anon06/28/26, 03:15No.2438545

>30 year old brother who looks 17

Anon06/29/26, 08:44No.2439364

North kinda sucks but uff central four large cities and two citadels on a near perfect loop.

Anon06/30/26, 08:17No.2440167

How do you lot build hybrids? I want to do something different.

Anon06/30/26, 19:16No.2440544

Big brains, I come in need of aid I've been trying to make a no helmets run work but it's almost fucking impossible. At first, I was trying only bandits (thieves, lowborn backgrounds, and so on), but even without this extra challenge, someone sooner or later is going to get headshot in one or two hits and then /newrun. Any tips? Besides taking Steel Brow thx

Anon06/30/26, 20:27No.2440618

Benny Hill harder lads. You need to fix your shit before the next wave.

Anon07/01/26, 08:24No.2440860

Round 10, fight! ...after some more cardio.

Anon07/01/26, 13:50No.2440988

Has anyone in thread used executioner swords? Are they worth it? Thinking of building one user to synergize with 2h axes to burst down heavier armours.

Anon07/02/26, 02:29No.2441467

anoyne playing 1.2.3 with reforged, is it safe to update?

Anon07/02/26, 12:14No.2441688

Thoughts? Currently running 4 of each with 2H polearm masters who have rotate and it's alright but I'm entertaining the idea of replacing the generalist backstabbers with 2Hs.

Anon07/03/26, 03:14No.2442135

Veteran and Expert are practically the same in the beginning. The only difference is the difficult jump from time is just 10 days earlier on Expert. Economy is just worse prices that don't really make a difference if you're doing well in the battles.

Anon07/03/26, 23:24No.2442778

maybe not anticipation

Anon07/03/26, 23:37No.2442788

>muh aichatbot math Bloody hell.

Anon07/03/26, 23:58No.2442798

(the average difference is less than 0.1 btw , i was just being generous)

Anon07/03/26, 23:59No.2442799

(missed the 0s)

Anon07/04/26, 10:33No.2442997

itt nerds and retards unfortunately

Anon07/04/26, 11:39No.2443019

the real MENACE was these math calculations hehehehehehehe

Anon07/04/26, 12:53No.2443044

It's a shame Menace really turned to be a scam for government money. I wanted to like it but it's obvious they have no idea how to make it fun. The main enemy is the equivalent of Wiederganger fights. And the only new thing they added in the past months is more plethora of Webknechts forest fights.

Anon07/04/26, 13:05No.2443061

>start save-scumming >game instantly 2x enjoyable Huh

Anon07/04/26, 14:31No.2443127

is this "favorite streamer" in the room with us right now?

Anon07/04/26, 15:14No.2443168

sucks to suck

Anon07/04/26, 15:23No.2443177

i would know because i'm an expert on sucking cocks

Anon07/04/26, 18:57No.2443359

What's the next great topic to write 3 pages of number tables about for a 0.01% advantage?

Anon07/04/26, 19:12No.2443367

But who suck cocks better, the guy who read guides about sucking cocks, or the guy who watch streamers with thousands of hours in sucking cocks?

Anon07/04/26, 19:16No.2443372

i just play the game and savescum and go off of 3 year old build guides i dont care

Anon07/04/26, 19:17No.2443374

It's my first playthrough but I've already mastered fatneuting.

Anon07/05/26, 00:00No.2443613

>shitting up the thread why not have genuine conversations instead

Anon07/05/26, 00:30No.2443653

honestly im tempted to make a graph to show how badly fasts adaptation curves down the more matk you have but the bb damage sim is rustic and it would take a while

Anon07/05/26, 02:26No.2443696

Legends without the bloat?

Anon07/05/26, 14:33No.2443925

Any advantage to declining contracts instead of having them on hold?

Anon07/05/26, 17:01No.2443982

Fucking hell this game really needs an update for quality of life features or whatever they call them nowadays. An event pops up, talks about provisions and ammunition... can I somehow check my current amount of such resources? NO! A second event pops up! Mmmmh, seems I have to make a choice between Wolfram and Markwald, whose names I forgot to change... can I somehow check who is who? NO!inb4 "But anon, you have the pictures on the top!" yeah my ass

Anon07/05/26, 17:58No.2444008

Cry about it some more

Anon07/05/26, 19:30No.2444072

Don't make me purse those lips.

Anon07/05/26, 20:25No.2444111

Big guy If came with stars in health, I would totally push him into a 150 hp nimblemaxx just for fun

Anon07/06/26, 02:47No.2444261

ITS OUT

Anon07/06/26, 21:57No.2444813

i really like what they did with the new background, now you can make a build around the 10% extra chance to hit the head without having to rely on rng to get a good killer on the run

Anon07/06/26, 23:40No.2444903

might as well just play with figurines at that point

Anon07/07/26, 13:03No.2445237

>spearwall bug Can anybody explain what that is?

Anon07/08/26, 16:54No.2446280

fucking undead crisis and their stupid ass pikes get fucking wrecked by my nomad sling. doesn't help that half of my team were using spears... we stole their ancient swords and we are currently winning the war. of course, hired a hedge knight spending all my crowns: immediately on the first battle, he pressed the wrong hotkey and instead of splitting shields, he split my tank's head.

Anon07/08/26, 21:04No.2446505

What's the consensus on the Estoc and Pollaxe? (I assume no one gives a shit about the Executioner's Sword).

Anon07/08/26, 23:10No.2446610

thoughts on reforged?

Anon07/09/26, 16:57No.2447036

Battle Brothers makes me wish for some sort of Medieval or early period horror fantasy film. Bands of mercs or soldiers fighting pale crawlers (kind of like Alps) from /x/ and so on.

Anon07/09/26, 18:30No.2447087

How can I intentionally piss off a faction to start raiding their caravans?

Anon07/09/26, 20:53No.2447212

What do people think about adding more fantasy elements? I mean more in the vein of the Witcher then Warcraft. I was rewatching the Hobbit and I though that a Dwarven mercenary group would be cool to play through. Maybe something like the Barbarian start and with only one place to get Dwarves like a mountain hold or something. Maybe it would be better to have it's own game. I definitely appreciate the human element of the campaign. Still, I don't get the distinction between including greenskins, undead, vampires and wyrms but drawing the line at short hairy blacksmiths.

Anon07/10/26, 09:06No.2447492

Do guys usually play on easy settings or what? Every time I see "tips" is shit about "bro just grab a 2h weapon that costs 12k use QH to another polearm that costs 20k also famed items destroy this kind of enemy! Don't forget to grab Scout" etc. etc. It's as if a good campaign is all they get. Meanwhile I'm here enjoying the first 100 days by struggling and using shit bros and equipment because I'm starving and can't even pay daily wages. In short, most tips suck ass unless you are way towards the latest parts of the campaign, which are the boring parts anyway

Anon07/10/26, 19:30No.2447883

Letting go injured Bros to save on medical supplies yay or nay? Also do you pay compensation?

Anon07/10/26, 20:14No.2447917

>i'll do something different this time >still go raiders >still name them Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout I think I have a problem.

Anon07/11/26, 12:38No.2448298

Alright, which one of you fuckers did I just recruit?

Anon07/11/26, 15:44No.2448395

>funniest origin to play >good mod originsFor me, >Manhunters >Reworked Oathtakers

Anon07/12/26, 03:47No.2448752

Sometimes I just dont know what to do with my guys, so I just let them sit on perk points while I have choice paralysis As you can tell from this pic, that happens a lot (I didnt even pick the stats level ups for the guys with long weapons, and they are all level 4-6 by now) Despite this everything is going fine.

Anon07/12/26, 21:23No.2449261

Does the tournament only happen in the first month?

Anon07/12/26, 22:43No.2449324

arena tournament? i think its just a random settlement event

Anon07/13/26, 04:34No.2449464

How do you lone wolf effectively? Is the only way to make a fast bastard that shanks the back lines?

Anon07/13/26, 05:53No.2449484

get a seed with drunkard+huge and solo high roll the first 3 fights

Anon07/13/26, 18:07No.2449798

16 NAKED CRIPPLES IN THE BATTLE BROTHERS

Anon07/15/26, 01:04No.2450564

i havent played bb in a long ass time, whats a good build i can place on my guy? i cant really remember how to play this game eventhough i got like 400 hours... he has high melee attack and hp, should i take dodge or fortified mind to balances his weaknesses?

Anon07/16/26, 02:26No.2451121

>hire some good assassin >has great stats and stars >fight a group of raiders and win >enemies are routing but i got greedy and wanted his shit ass armor >raiders has a two handed mallet and it's breaking >what are the chances of him hitting a 5% chance, right here, right now? I doubt it. >get in his zone of control and miss a 80+% >raider rolls a fucking 5%: 2 headshot killing my assassin. Fuck this retarded game, I fucking knew it. Always with this fucking bullshit!

Anon07/16/26, 15:00No.2451381

I love people posting screenshot of their "great potential bro" and it's a level 7-11 with 40-60 matk, 50 HP, and Asthmatic.

Anon07/16/26, 15:59No.2451413

I love people rolling endlessly for brothers and raging at the game when the range of starting values is like 10 give or take traits.

Anon07/18/26, 03:40No.2452188

Holy shit, a raging hyena nearly killed my avatar. Holy shot, what was that move that was able to grab me from the net and rape me?!

Anon07/18/26, 20:32No.2452501

why does everyone who streams this game have anger management issues?

Anon07/18/26, 22:05No.2452563

people stream this game?

Anon07/21/26, 13:51No.2453864

im considering an AI autopilot-only challenge run. basically battle brothers: autobattler edition. on reforged.thoughts on strategy and tactics to maximize success rate?

Anon07/21/26, 16:35No.2453963

I could make a clone of this game, but anons would hate it because of how much magic I'd ram into mine.I could make a clone, but I got no idea how to solve cavalry and it'd bug me to death.

Anon07/24/26, 05:08No.2455618

the fact that people unironically play legends, and unironically do not play reforged, is surprising to me.i thought everyone was as good as me when it comes to detecting horseshit from a mile away?

Anon07/24/26, 06:05No.2455629

>wasting time on modslop made by brown mexicans Enough with the masochism already

Anon07/25/26, 02:04No.2456087

i was playing reforged and took a south city contract of hunting down some beasts, it was day 55 and mistakenly attacked some Ifrits instead that had no relation to the contract, it was somehow easier than regular reforged nomads, snakes, or even scharffs but they give me 6k in loot

Anon07/26/26, 18:45No.2457231

>be poor all the fucking time >fuck it I'll try the dlc and go to the southern city states >get rich instantly wtf it was that easy?

Anon07/28/26, 17:40No.2458437

>fight alps for the first time oh this is AIDS!!!

Anon07/30/26, 07:12No.2459419

>try quest >get my ass kicked >ah damn let me hire more guys to make this easier >do it again >they just brought more dudes to counter my "more dudes" strategy what the hell man

Anon07/31/26, 09:39No.2460004

vanilla endgame >full on grindLegends endgame >full on party

Anon08/02/26, 07:50No.2461103

Is headhunter a good perk on ranged guys? Does the guaranteed hit to head transfer between targets?

Anon08/03/26, 17:17No.2461821

in my HUBRIS i decided to take a BEAST contract on day 10 low rolled for 2 turns and lost a decent brother, and for what? TWO ghoul brains and some xp i reloaded CURSING my FOOLISHNESS for taking a beast contract the RUN is SOLID but i dont want to play it no more because i RELOADED

Anon08/03/26, 17:20No.2461824

i REGRET to inform you all that the WILL to play that run has left my corporeal body

Anon08/04/26, 21:16No.2462463

things are ok

Anon08/05/26, 05:01No.2462594

How do I get over the feeling of sadness when my bros die? I know they're fodder farmhands or miners, but they've been with me for like 150 days. They're basically family

Anon08/05/26, 22:41No.2463127

If I was the dev, I'd make the brothers age 1 year per day so they're feeble -80% to all by the time the first crisis arrives and the waterskin only lets you revive one geezer you level grinding assholes.

Anon08/08/26, 14:16No.2464447

The Butt Brothers

Anon08/09/26, 03:55No.2464724

I actually have fun in legends I like the magic dudes I wish women were less common to show up as enemies/recruits

Anon08/11/26, 08:58No.2465805

have they fixed the exe to 64 for more mods yet?

Anon08/11/26, 11:22No.2465852

So you're doing some courrier work and these guys walk up to your package, slap its ass and walk away with it. WDYD?

Anon08/12/26, 15:26No.2466512

Okay guys, I need some advice:1) Where do I find a comprehensive and up-to-date list of valid, actually useful builds? Currently I'm going with Feedingsomething's list here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M5_EUJsn44DEXAi9kV0Ax2dDPndzGpjB8zYrcYIa97U/edit?gid=0#gid=0). None of the builds are explained, it doesnt say which background is good and why the build does what it does well. Any ideas on where to find better build guides?2) I recently installed the new update, should I start over or stick with my ~150 ingame day savegame?3) My lineup is always 9x front bros (1h doublegrip or 2h), 3x 2nd row bros (1x bow, 1x long axe, 1x bannerman/spear). Are more ranged bros with bows or crossbows a valid option or should I stick to mostly melee anyway?Would love some input, as I'm not really that deep into the game and not that good either.

Anon08/12/26, 17:55No.2466604

>lazy shitter is lazy Never saw that coming

Anon08/12/26, 18:03No.2466610

have any of the pre patch speed mods been updated? quicker/faster on nexusmods both have comments saying they dont work anymore

Anon08/12/26, 19:16No.2466657

>have southerners and crownlings in the same warband >they get buttmad at each other for no reason kek

Anon08/13/26, 01:56No.2466926

hey, just made a new build. The wet towel bro. You're gunna need bags and belts, lots of nets, footwork, and a whip. High fatigue and initiative is really good for this build. The key strategy of this build is to whip enemies right in the asshole then run away.

Anon08/15/26, 10:46No.2468314

>it's another episode of unhold flinging your swordmaster into a group of chosen, drops his morale, then hit 3 15%s in a row and put him in the dirt at turn 3 i'm tired boss

Anon08/15/26, 17:22No.2468473

Headhunters just fucked my shit up. They looked like gay raider boys but holy moly are they overpowered. Just have the fucking head then jesus Christ.

Anon08/17/26, 14:09No.2469592

>enemy spam shield wall >use split shield I lose on fatigue, what was the intent for split shield even.

Anon08/18/26, 08:44No.2470051

These camps are so unintuitive, sometimes you fight bandits then on others its fucking gheists. Camp icon should reflect what the inhabitants are for fuck sakes.

Anon08/18/26, 09:00No.2470055

cry about it

Anon08/18/26, 11:44No.2470112

Nta but why do you sometimes see who's in the camp and other times not?

Anon08/18/26, 16:24No.2470234

I'm in this limbo in my 2nd crisis where I can only bro to level 9 only to get that guy killed on those deceptive 1 star missions (undead honor guards) I can't break through lvl 10 and baby sitting new recruits is eating up time

Anon08/20/26, 01:32No.2471079

>enemy lineup that would fuck up a lv7 company on a bad day >on day 4 >against a lv3 peasantshit militia do I just run?

Anon08/20/26, 13:26No.2471331

when are they migrating the wiki away from fandom, browsing that site is awful

Anon08/21/26, 11:30No.2471999

These stupid z levels are absurd, its hard to see if I can hit the enemy, damn isometric bs

Anon08/21/26, 13:38No.2472054

What are the germans even thinking with camp balance

Anon08/22/26, 09:24No.2472617

>Finally tried expert combat and economy ironman >Squadwipe from hexe patroling the road during dusk at day 40 Fun times

Anon08/22/26, 20:24No.2472944

Wartales is complete fucking garbage The classes are stupid and the combat is boring as fuck Here's your frontline fighter. Sorry, you can't give him any weapon other than a club, he physically can't manage it. You want another weapon? Hire someone else. You also can't give him heavier armour either. And combat is move, hit, hit again using magic points, end turn. Rogues have to spin with their knives for some FUCKING reason and are forced to AoE. Armour is just extra health with no penalties. Just watch your guy walk over, do some shitty animation in the distance, the other person slightly grunts and then it's their turn. Nothing being able to miss is fucking dumb too. Not to mention all the armour and weapons look ridiculous. Am I stuck with BB forever? Is it really that hard to make a decent merc company game?

Anon08/23/26, 12:48No.2473263

Still dogshit camp generation

Anon08/25/26, 09:05No.2474405

Have I been playing all wrong? I never do camps day that early save for thug hideouts. Actually I never stray far from the settlements now that I think about it.

Anon08/28/26, 13:28No.2477154

i don't get this game, i keep dying 5 days in and if i do make it past 10 days my bros just cannot survive long enough for me to level them up

Anon09/01/26, 15:37No.2479940

>Unexplored map >Has no north to south road I swear the road map gen is just maximum distance to next town, if less no road.

Anon09/02/26, 09:54No.2480381

Okay im starting to understand thr game, i have 5 raider armour in my inv but all my bros are shit

Anon09/02/26, 21:48No.2480786

I know its cheesy put 1 member in the field in the early game and the rest in the camp, its just so annoying to get forest ambush over and over.

Anon09/02/26, 22:35No.2480818

>Brigand that are adjacent to each other have shield walled >Now my 2handed at 70 MATK are losing out on hit trading Seriously how are you supposed to deal with this?

Anon09/03/26, 00:14No.2480864

Blatant bait is blatant bait mate

Anon09/06/26, 10:34No.2483048

I just learned how hexes work and killed off my Bannerman. Which backgrounds are suitable for replacement?