Should You Settle The Burning Forest? | Kenshi Location Guide

[@seifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Your channel alone made me play the game for 2 months straight and made me go places where I thought were impossible to go to. I tried this game thrice without suceeding in making a decent colony and quitting due to frustration. Thx to your guides and a lot of preparation it made possible for me to settle in the most backwater zones in Kenshi. I made one next to the crab village without knowing and I was relentlessly attacked for weeks, Beep was lost to fking skin bandits who came after one of the crab tournament fights and kidnapped him while he was down and I swore vengeance on them after allying with the crab raiders. What a hell of a ride. Can't wait for kenshi 2

[@刺枫林]

training fighters first

[@Busson_0]

Burning Forest is actually named so because not of acid,but because your nerves will burn if you try to settle there without acid protection...

[@FrankieWuzHere]

"Fun" fact about seasons. A year in Kenshi is 100 days. The seasons in Burning Forest are both 50 days long. So, 50 days of the year will be filled with on and off again duststorms and 50 days will be rain/acid rain. Blood spider reach is pretty exaggerated tbh. (DO NOT USE THE SPIDER RANGE MOD, IT BUFFS SPIDER REACH NOW) It used to be absolutely insane but it was changed to 18 a while ago so it's more tolerable now a days. The issue is like you said the hitbox size. If you use a Crossbow or sometimes a melee weapon your attacks won't connect. Recommend using the "Adjusted Spider Hitbox" mod. I am a Vanilla only nerd in the end so I keep things as is but I will say without that mod a 100 all stat Crossbowman can miss around 80 to 85% of the time. Their "hull size Y" (Height) hitbox is far too low normally. A character aims at certain spots on a units body to hit them. It just so happens that the spot they aim at is not inside the hitbox of the spider which causes this issue. 3:58 Wear armour for real. High to Specialist quality Samurai armour will just delete a ton of the damage the spiders deal as a majority of it is piercing (Harpoon) damage. I LOVE Assassins Rags but I keep Samurai Armour in my bag for anytime I fight animals. 4:54 Avoid using Jittes or blunt weapons in general :P 5:15 To quickly add Spiders do mostly pierce damage. In game mouse over a spider when it is in combat with you. If you go to where the weapon skill is normally shown you can see its total damage. I'll use a Blood spider from a run of mine recently as an example... It showed... 75 damage. Mousing over str said 7 of that damage is blunt. Mousing over Dex said 21 of that damage is cut. Which means the remaining 47 or so is pierce damage. The way pierce damage works is imagine until an attack deals OVER the harpoon resist of the armour, you will take no cut damage from that damage type and only the stun damage from the CRE of the armour. Let's say you have High quality Samurai armour. And let's use the Spider I clicked on in my run. 39% Blunt resist. 55% Cut resist. 90% Cut Eff 54 Harpoon resist. If your High quality Samurai Armour protects you from a hit it'll turn... 7 blunt damage into 4.27 stun. 21 cut damage into 9.45 cut and 1.155 stun 47 pierce damage into 2.585 stun. Turning the total damage of 75 damage into 9.45 + 8.01 If the pierce damage was instead cut damage you would have taken an additional 21.15 cut damage. But because it's pierce damage it is just removed. Upside of Burning Forest is it was my main base back in the day. The Blood Spiders age up VERY VERY fast (1 day) and if you play with a small team many would-be raiders will encounter the spiders. In fact I had lights set up in front of my base so at night if raiders came by the spiders would see them from further away. Nice review of my favorite looking zone :)

[@georgemurdock7670]

100 all isn’t a mod but a cheat…

[@sfusi0]

@@georgemurdock7670 errr he was explaining how wanky the hitboxes are not advocating for using it

[@arcadius2569]

Explored Burning Forest for the first time two days ago. Was thoroughly and comprehensively dissuaded from doing so again! Although my combat stats jumped up like crazy fighting spiders and I don't know why.

[@Glad_Scientist]

Combing these territories for good build spots is a lot of work, appreciate the effort you put in man. Love your stuff!

[@paulrogersgaming]

Thanks friend! The scouting is enjoyable but definitely time consuming.

[@MrYummyBear]

do the crater, i just wanna see your depiction on the scariest zone in kenshi

[@donaldpetersen2382]

Day work in the The Burning Forrest, vacation in Shem.

[@DumbguyMc]

I settled the Burning Forest. Named my settlement Hash Pipe. The hardest part was setting up, settled in the middle right of the map between an iron ruin and a copper node. Had to cart all my materials in by Garru with my fastest engineer. Raided by blood spiders constantly. Then I put up the walls and we kept getting dust bandit raids but no spiders ever attacked the gate. I had no one manning turrets and that might be why. A lot of the times the dust bandits would get attacked by the spiders then get eaten. All my dudebros were clad in dustcoats and fogmasks. I actually missed the rain when it left. The wind is extremely loud.

[@stevendobrzynski1655]

ahh this came out in the middle of me playing Kenshi. I just started and used your Shem guide to make a very early game water-gated base, and I haven't had this much fun playing since my first playthrough. Thanks for the awesome guides and keep them coming!

[@Dreadmantisthe2nd]

I settled here just by chance. And I have not regretted it tbh. It's awesome. I've been sworn enemies w the holy nation since day 1 and the dust bandits since I moved and the acid rain is such a blessing bc they just about melt just standing around outside and breaking in whenever they try to come raid you.

[@yourranger7025]

The hamster has returned!

[@grammaton3773]

Game: Blood spiders attack settlement. PRG: Building 'Animal Feeder' construction complete at 'Ho Chi Minh?' . Me: "Hmmm..."

[@paulrogersgaming]

Sounds sus to me

[@robro2214]

I love the heroes 3 spell on the thumbnail

[@melanclock]

I'm glad you finally made this one :) There is a few flat spots around the zone that are not big but seem like they were leveled out specifically for putting a small base. The spot I like is near border to bonefields. Anybody working outside the walls should either be a skeleton or a master of stealth. If no walls then things can get messy. Great zone for mid game excitement. Spiders are actually pretty nice for training

[@Tere225]

Gut is really good if you can get walls and gates up quick. Meat wraps for days

[@bolt4216]

Dude! I always name my Garru Gary as well!

[@TheVampireAzriel]

My first Garru is always Garry, then Rag, sometimes Ragu. Arg. Grau. It's fun to play with letters. :)

[@jigsaw1398]

I love your guides! I like to imagine that you're a post apocalyptic real estate rodent.

[@doggod100]

Maybe I should pick up my kenshi run again, your vids always make me think that 👍

[@MysteriousSignal]

"You NEED to grow hashish" - Paul Rogers, 2024

[@paulrogersgaming]

Gotta pay the bills

[@davidthor4405]

I’d been wondering about this and Royal Valley for a while! Now I can set up a retirement home for Hivers and Skeletons.

[@SonnyBear5]

been streaming kenshi for like a week straight now. Been living in the Hidden Forest and it’s been very peaceful, aside from the Cannibal hordes. Joining up with the Flotsam Ninjas could help with raids but will make enemies with Holy Nation. Most of the time during HN Assault, I run away to the Flotsam Village. So far so good, sitting between Tech Hunter’s Worlds End the Village. It’s a great place for new players.

[@mosquitoburrito2232]

Yay! Another guide!

[@connerreid3579]

Very deep cut with the Heroes 3 spell icon in the thumbnail.

[@paulrogersgaming]

I love homm3 with a passion

[@MegaRogash]

I would like to recommend a pretty decent location in the northern Great Desert. It is the large beach north-east of the southern Distant Hive Village, or north-west of Port North. +++ The main appeal is a large, pretty flat plain suitable for building a large city. If you look at the map, you can even see how flat it is. ++ It has iron, tons of stone, some copper and a little bit of water. + Allows for easy trading in the eastern UC and has the hive village nearby. It also fits well into the existing territory, if you become a UC ally. + Skimmers and wild Garru as meat sources + Weak raids and enemies, never felt like I was in any true danger -- Very far away from all the other cities, which makes trading more time-consuming - Requires hydroponics to fully enjoy - Taxes (if neutral to UC) - No natural defenses like acid or fire

[@georgemurdock7670]

I started playing kenshi again after finding your video and now basically watch and rewatch every vid of you while my little group is wandering around for the best spot to settle. Why is it that all places with good fertility lack ore and all places that have both look ugly?

[@paulrogersgaming]

So true. Seems like no one region has it all.

[@fajile5109]

4:29 bulls have a charge attack as well thats aoe meaning they often hit first in a fight. Using one to hit and run can be effective too kind of like a skirmisher or calvary.

[@paulrogersgaming]

Excellent way to put it! It's just like a cavalry charge into infantry. Pierces right through.

[@cbass7283]

I honestly loved the burning forest got rich quick farming hashish and selling to flats lagoon

[@stephengarforth2753]

i see river raptors and swamp raptors as a reliable source of combat training provided you have beds as they will where you down.

[@DohnJoe69]

We all love paul

[@TheVampireAzriel]

If you have a plank and/or fragment axe, I think, you get AOE attacks too. I remember watching Chesan (I think) do a squad v squad of Samurai vs HN and the HN won, not because they had better armor or weapons, but because their weapons hit multiple targets with each swing.

[@fkmanproductions4146]

Is the stem desert next? if not, i'm sending in. The Norwegian forest CATS

[@paulrogersgaming]

Plz don't 🙏 Btw, what do you like about the Stenn Desert?

[@fkmanproductions4146]

sorry for the late reply. I am doing a playthrough call the shek rock dogs. and they set up in the Stenn desert More specifically near the techhunterwa weigh station and the band of bones hideout. That spot always interested me An outpost dare makes a nice triangle with squin and admag And iguess is a good place for making rum to sell to the swamp folk. But my level 20+ characters got their teeth kicked in buy crawls fanboys...

[@dirgtheorc1685]

I have been waiting for this one

[@Eadragonixius]

If you’re running skeleton only, it’s an absolute dream, you don’t have to ever worry about any of your fallen enemies ever getting back up because the rain will melt away their flesh faster than they can regenerate

[@elpositivo1]

my first base was in the burning forest. Was a good location for me.

[@WhyrenGP]

the burning forest has super rare fire tornadoes, like litterally in over 500hours playtime i've only seen 5 of them and most my bases are located in shem.

[@HowlOfTheSun]

1:51 got me to like and subscribe. also fuck yea kenshi info!

[@anonopossum]

if you ever consider doing sinkuun, i really love the big flat area between the two distant hive villages, its almost like a bowl. no taxes while still hooked into the uc economy and constant rebel farmer attacks with only the occasional cannibal or slaver raid

[@anonopossum]

you get hiver visits constantly and theyre only just over the hill in either direction if you want to trade directly

[@anonopossum]

in my save theres a nomad goat herder camp very close as well, free bedrolls and their animals can save you if an attack is too overwhelming, theyre constantly patrolling the area

[@anonopossum]

the biggest downside is that youre on the edge of the map in an area that just doesnt have much going on

[@trunkmonkey8792]

i love this channel!! keep it up bro

[@gorilaazul2434]

Any chance you might make a video on the Grey Desert? I think it's an interesting place because if you become an ally of the Traders Guild you can position yourself so as to not get raided or taxed by anyone except Dust Bandits, and even then you are sheltered by acid and fire in every direction between you and them. But I haven't tried it yet.

[@dazeen9591]

Do "should you settle in the crater" guide next plox

[@dylangoodeve3286]

I don't think you have to grow hashish, you can just buy it in the swamps and sell it in flats lagoon, I ended up making samurai clothpants and using it to trade for hashish to trade on, great vid none the less

[@tommyk7061]

Biggest downside of Burning Forest is that there's Shem next door.

[@paulrogersgaming]

True

[@angun703]

It looks like a good place to set up a hiver colony

[@aricwilson6286]

"The attack range resembles the range of your daddy's belt on a Monday night".... I fell out of my chair and almost spit kool-aid on my screen! 🤣

[@thesfnz3104]

just settled here yesterday and i was attacked by slavers

[@paulrogersgaming]

I'm not sure why they didn't attack my group. One of their settlements is pretty close by in the South.

[@darkmoollll7703]

Blindness spell.

[@paulrogersgaming]

Indeed! Love me some homm3

[@AlignedHubSeeker]

If you're having issues with Burning Forest try a new brand of intimate soap

[@haydenrobbie7368]

can't remember if you've done a guide for the best cities/towns/waystations (that you can buy property in) to settle in....

[@glaciusarcticfox]

Is the ash lands any good to settle and make a base?

[@paulrogersgaming]

If you're into gas clouds and hydroponics perhaps...

[@CrackerSnatcherHardCore]

i would never sell drugs

[@grammaton3773]

Shame on you for hoarding it all for yourself!

[@MesieurOjete]

Animals also eat foul meat, it's very nice to have when trying to train a pack of bonedogs. Great video anyways!

[@craig6066]

Just a question, why’d you call your settlement Ho Chi Minh?

[@paulrogersgaming]

One of my characters said that living in the Burning Forest reminded him of Vietnam

[@dogespaghetti]

the quiet part about the area is sorta true but i got forced to kiss a dust bosses feet because my fishing Business wasnt good :c

[@maxpapi2489]

Can you settle in flats lagoon ?

[@luisalberto-st8bn]

do bast next, best area if you just wanna see npcs kill eachother

[@godofgods4173]

Berserker country when

[@Krutoi-fq7zv]

made a base few days ago before this vid in "Not too shabby" place and i can say this place is underrated and cool to settle!(the only con for me is no leather animals but it's still good place for me!) btw it was like month ig i started making base and i didn't had acid rains here

[@BlackEyeGames]

some people just what to see the world burn

[@adman4150]

bro calls it Ho Chi Minh 💀

[@SS-sf4lb]

Leather problem? Skin peeler

[@paulrogersgaming]

Savage! (but effective)

[@conquerorzen1501]

Finally a new video 🎉❤, been waiting for this 😂. I've been rewatching all your videos everytime i play 💯

[@paulrogersgaming]

Glad you like them!

[@j.avance9031]

I once built an awesome Skeleton City in the Burning Forest, similar to what's in Black Desert, but much smaller. We were about twenty strong and had a good little outpost, but I eventually got bored and moved on to a different profile. :P

[@Fishman573]

the acid rain isnt even the bad part its the damn SPIDERS GET THEM OUT OF MY BASE THEY PHASE THROUGH WALLS

[@devibesearcher379]

Weird that the slave raid didn't reach you, for some reason i thought slave markets nearby would trigger this event.

[@epsi11i0n]

For me the burning forest was so boring nothing of note was really there

[@coffeebreak7978]

I love these videos I hope to see every region covered one day.

[@roquerox13]

2:54 No wonder I hate Mondays.

[@southerndurden7618]

How about the Floodlands next?

[@kepsua]

I think that was poland

[@WhatTheFuckIsAHandle]

Burning forest was made for Hive bois

[@paulrogersgaming]

Agreed!