My Save Files
People in the forums and the game itself during its "hints" will tell you "losing is fun!" and that "you really should play the game as it was meant to be played, on veteran and ironman!"
If you have pride issues like me, listening to this over and over again is angering and so you forge ahead into veteran ironman and proceed to get rekt.
Well I got news for you, you are supposed to have fun and if "losing ISN'T fun" to you (welcome to the club, you aren't a beta-male) I have just the thing to make playing veteran ironman not desireable in the slightest. My save files.
You heard me right, f*** this game, I'm uploading my save files for Battle Brothers on my website and you can download an ironman game at crisis #1 and another at crisis #3. I'm also uploading a save with on veteran on day 364. Why? So you can load up the games, get the hardest achievements (f*** this game and the devs) in the game and then you can focus on just playing the game to have fun. With the achievements already unlocked there is nothing to draw you into harder playstyles that just are not fun. Play my ironman saves, see how fun it is even with an amazing team, if it seems like something you would still be interested in than forge ahead.
Also this is where that "spite" comes into play. People in the forums trashing on newer players "to git gud sun", well guess what guys- everyone is going to get the achievements now! So all that hard work you put into being turds in the forums because you were "better"? Nah... Now EVERYONE is just as "gud" as you!
If you have pride issues like me, listening to this over and over again is angering and so you forge ahead into veteran ironman and proceed to get rekt.
Well I got news for you, you are supposed to have fun and if "losing ISN'T fun" to you (welcome to the club, you aren't a beta-male) I have just the thing to make playing veteran ironman not desireable in the slightest. My save files.
You heard me right, f*** this game, I'm uploading my save files for Battle Brothers on my website and you can download an ironman game at crisis #1 and another at crisis #3. I'm also uploading a save with on veteran on day 364. Why? So you can load up the games, get the hardest achievements (f*** this game and the devs) in the game and then you can focus on just playing the game to have fun. With the achievements already unlocked there is nothing to draw you into harder playstyles that just are not fun. Play my ironman saves, see how fun it is even with an amazing team, if it seems like something you would still be interested in than forge ahead.
Also this is where that "spite" comes into play. People in the forums trashing on newer players "to git gud sun", well guess what guys- everyone is going to get the achievements now! So all that hard work you put into being turds in the forums because you were "better"? Nah... Now EVERYONE is just as "gud" as you!
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Save Scum
Save scumming can and will make your life a LOT easier (even on ironman). There are a few types of save scumming that you need to know about:
1. Alt-F4 : doing this mid battle will shut down Battle Brothers. What this means is that if you are playing Ironman and get into a fight that has turned sour or it starts you in a terrible location you can crash the program and load your Ironman save which will be directly BEFORE the battle took place. This will be your only real save scum option in ironman.
2. Saving before a battle AND after: this should be obvious but you can save, go into battle, see what is up, retreat from battle and then load your save. Very useful. Also, when you win a battle don't forget to save. The game will autosave when you go into battle and if you retreat/lose the battle but WILL NOT autosave if you win the battle. Yep, another "f*** you" from the devs. I say "f*** you" right back at ya.
3. Save scumming recruits: this one I haven't seen posted anywhere on the web so I am the first to share this so pay attention. The very first time and ONLY the very first time you visit a settlement for the FIRST TIME, you can save scum the recruits. When your game starts when you hover over a settlement it will say "have not visited yet", this will let you know what I mean.
a. Travel to the settlement BUT DO NOT ENTER THE SETTLEMENT, just walk on top of the settlement (if you ENTER the settlement you have screwed this up) this can easily be done by clicking on the other side of the settlement and travelling across it. Once your icon is OVER the settlement pause the game (space bar) and save your game (HARD SAVE).
b. Now that you have a hard save enter the settlement. Once you have entered the settlement click on "recruits". Now exit all the way back to the world map. Click F5 for a "QUICKSAVE".
c. Now enter the settlement again and buy EVERY recruit (if you can), if you can't just buy the desired recruits (section found later in guide for selective recruits). Exit until the world map and check out your recruits. If there is one that is desirable (once again, found later in the guide) load your QUICKSAVE file, go back into the settlement and ONLY recruit THAT follower. If there is not a desirable recruit load your HARD SAVE file and start back at step "b". Repeat until you get desired recruit.
4. Save scumming recruits later: if you have already been in a settlement the above tactic won't work, but that doesn't stop you from saving and then buying recruits later in the game to see what their stats are before loading your save file. Save, recruit all the followers you wish to check out, check out stats, load save file, only recruit people with desired stats (if any) and move on.
5. Save scum enemy equipment: You want a specific weapon? It is all random what the enemies will spawn with when the battle starts so save, go into battle, check out equipment of enemies, retreat and reload if the desired weapons are not there. Very useful when fighting unique enemies that can spawn legendary items.
6. Save scum random camps: the loot you get from a camp is random. Tedious but at the same time annoying when you have a hard fight only to get some food from the random camp. Save, fight the fight, see what the loot is, reload if total crap and fight wasn't TOO bad.
7. Save scum random events: when a random event happens if you have luckily saved recently you can load that save and move around a bit until another random event happens. You can then save scum until the desired event occurs (direwolf armor, masterwork bow, etc.)
1. Alt-F4 : doing this mid battle will shut down Battle Brothers. What this means is that if you are playing Ironman and get into a fight that has turned sour or it starts you in a terrible location you can crash the program and load your Ironman save which will be directly BEFORE the battle took place. This will be your only real save scum option in ironman.
2. Saving before a battle AND after: this should be obvious but you can save, go into battle, see what is up, retreat from battle and then load your save. Very useful. Also, when you win a battle don't forget to save. The game will autosave when you go into battle and if you retreat/lose the battle but WILL NOT autosave if you win the battle. Yep, another "f*** you" from the devs. I say "f*** you" right back at ya.
3. Save scumming recruits: this one I haven't seen posted anywhere on the web so I am the first to share this so pay attention. The very first time and ONLY the very first time you visit a settlement for the FIRST TIME, you can save scum the recruits. When your game starts when you hover over a settlement it will say "have not visited yet", this will let you know what I mean.
a. Travel to the settlement BUT DO NOT ENTER THE SETTLEMENT, just walk on top of the settlement (if you ENTER the settlement you have screwed this up) this can easily be done by clicking on the other side of the settlement and travelling across it. Once your icon is OVER the settlement pause the game (space bar) and save your game (HARD SAVE).
b. Now that you have a hard save enter the settlement. Once you have entered the settlement click on "recruits". Now exit all the way back to the world map. Click F5 for a "QUICKSAVE".
c. Now enter the settlement again and buy EVERY recruit (if you can), if you can't just buy the desired recruits (section found later in guide for selective recruits). Exit until the world map and check out your recruits. If there is one that is desirable (once again, found later in the guide) load your QUICKSAVE file, go back into the settlement and ONLY recruit THAT follower. If there is not a desirable recruit load your HARD SAVE file and start back at step "b". Repeat until you get desired recruit.
4. Save scumming recruits later: if you have already been in a settlement the above tactic won't work, but that doesn't stop you from saving and then buying recruits later in the game to see what their stats are before loading your save file. Save, recruit all the followers you wish to check out, check out stats, load save file, only recruit people with desired stats (if any) and move on.
5. Save scum enemy equipment: You want a specific weapon? It is all random what the enemies will spawn with when the battle starts so save, go into battle, check out equipment of enemies, retreat and reload if the desired weapons are not there. Very useful when fighting unique enemies that can spawn legendary items.
6. Save scum random camps: the loot you get from a camp is random. Tedious but at the same time annoying when you have a hard fight only to get some food from the random camp. Save, fight the fight, see what the loot is, reload if total crap and fight wasn't TOO bad.
7. Save scum random events: when a random event happens if you have luckily saved recently you can load that save and move around a bit until another random event happens. You can then save scum until the desired event occurs (direwolf armor, masterwork bow, etc.)
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