Wartales Guide - 10 Tips I wish I knew when starting the game

[@acekp86]

Culture shock from Tiltren is the best food. If you get it delicious (50%), you can go 4 days before rest. If you stack that with the 25% reduction from flag, you could go 6 days without rest. The more days you can go before rest also reduces your food & gold cost.

[@SykenPlays]

Great tip, really like it.

[@chrisc3797]

the only problem i found with this tactic was not renewing valour points from rest. So its great for trade runs though, but bad for lots of fighting

[@acekp86]

@@chrisc3797 That's where 1 captain & lieutenant comes in. Lieutenant buffs the captain, then captain gets 8 to 12 dp from 4-6 companions. You'll need the strategy table level 3 with closer spawns to pull off 5 companion buffs consistently. Having the tent level 3 also gives 1 VP at the start of the battle, helpful to kick off the VP chain with the lieutenant.

[@derickrobinson8078]

You named all the ppl by fighting style, then the animals like ppl. Love it

[@SykenPlays]

Hehe, that was for the guides, but it certainly is an easy way to keep track

[@trapper7954]

You can choose the negative alcoholic trait for all your characters, it will eventually go away if you just don’t give them alcohol!

[@SykenPlays]

That indeed is a good starter, specifically since the disadvantage goes away.

[@bassdojo]

Ty, I didn't know that.

[@richardgibson2629]

Did not know that the party size effects the enemy party size. Thanks for all the tips

[@SykenPlays]

Yes, it is 1:1, animals have a scaling number depending on their size (rats 1:4, wolfs 1:2, Bears 1:1). Number is always rounded up.

[@HCallahanSBC]

Only in scaling mode. Region locked doesn't care about your party size (with a couple exceptions)

[@j.r.brewer8030]

​@@HCallahanSBC Yes I was just about to post that this doesn't effect region locked games. I have a 40 member party largely comprised of animals and I am fighting 4 man parties in tiltren. Only thing I can see that it may effect is guard parties.

[@hans_pixel-me5mx]

It isn't often that one of these kinds of video's makes a huge difference...this one does! Thanks!

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks for the kind words, glad that you liked the content. I have a few other guides regarding Wartales, which might be helpful for you.

[@kingjoebail7300]

Hey everyone, I am just adding one more tip about the game. There is a chance your automated save game will get stuck in place. I always do extra saves when I log off, which is why I was able to spot it. Anyway long stroy shrot if you save games has more hours or time than your autosave it isn't saving every town you stop at, so battles, travel, and time after that starts isn't saved unless manually saved. I fixed it by deleting my "autosave" and now it's fine. I lost maybe a day with progress before I noticed, so please learn from my mistake.

[@SykenPlays]

Great tip, thanks for sharing it King Joe Bail.

[@justinstumpf4243]

Raising boars i found is a good way to help with food consumption because the first perk essentially saves the food they eat and converts it into meat so when you execute it you have like 60xpork chops

[@thegoodfellow41]

Just bought the game. Kind of got to a standstill. Thanks for tips.

[@SykenPlays]

Yes, it takes a bit to get going, but once you understand it, the game rocks!

[@Jay-dub88]

Interesting game im playing on xbox and cant put the controller down! thanks for the tips

[@SykenPlays]

Glad I could help!

[@user-c4b9b]

love the video in short, cleared some things up for me like the dynamic fight scaling. Something a player might expect but wouldn't know for sure until it was explained. ...Also the tip about upgrading skills and giving skills to party members, I knew about first aid but RUN, run is SUPER useful allowing you to basically avoid hits and re-engage without Guard-ignoring free hits from your enemies all the time. Thanks!

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks Kaefarik, appreciate the feedback.

[@zengara11]

Wait, so wouldnt it just be smarter to have fewer units, since they eat less? Is there a limit? Like can I just show up with 1 character and it will always be a 1v1?

[@SykenPlays]

@@zengara11 You can try to solo, some encounters have a minimum number, so it is never 1v1, but you would face a very low number. On the other hand, you are missing out on most of the trade-skills, so that is not a great solution either.

[@zengara11]

@@SykenPlays oh thanks for the answer xD

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Enjoying thus game myself, thanks for the tips.

[@SykenPlays]

Glad to hear that - good luck on your run!

[@Zoey--]

Great tips. I only figured out area preview for skills yesterday.

[@SykenPlays]

It was quite a game changer for me, specifically for the melee aoe attacks in order to see how I can attack without hitting my own team.

[@RunsWithBear-se8gn]

@@SykenPlays That just blew my mind away! I had read the "preview" hint description, but I never figured out, how exactly the preview would be displayed. Now it's pretty obvious. Thanks for the demonstration.

[@ralphjenkins1989]

Just started and the game seems fairly interesting but damn it needs a better tutorial. Ya just kinda stumble through at the beginning!

[@SykenPlays]

My guides should help with that. I agree the beginning is a bit difficult. But with the infos of the videos, you should be fine in your playthrough.

[@gavinhalacy6775]

You should try mount and blade bannerlord. It has a great tutorial. 😂

[@chenzhiliu1325]

Thank you for the great tips. I am very interested in this game. Is this good to play on the steam deck?

[@rldubya82]

I've been playing it on steam deck and it runs pretty good. My only issue lately has been pretty frequent crashes so I've been having to save more often

[@pegandoxp2023]

Consigo capturar um inimigo humano sem ser bandido e, com o tempo, ele confiar em mim e assim poder recrutá-lo para o grupo ? Ou só funciona com foragidos e procurados ? Excelentes dicas ❤ Abraços do Brasil 😊

[@SykenPlays]

Glad that you liked the video. Good luck on your run :)

[@christopherwebber3804]

Some items are impossible to get without thieving, but you very quickly get into strife with the guard that way. You get more and more guards chasing you, more often. You said thieving was over balanced, I find it almost useless. What am I doing wrong?

[@SykenPlays]

Thievery is highly imbalanced, because the fine that you need to pay is calculated based on the number of items that you steal and not their value. In other words - you can go to the brotherhood, steal all of their books, read them, go to the guards and pay 30gp instead of 3000gp original prices. You can do that even faster, once you understand the black markets and steal books, go to the BM and sell them there, get caught by the guards and pay of a very low fee. An hour worth of doing this will yield you 25.000-50.000gp, by far the fastest and most borring way of making money.

[@christopherwebber3804]

@@SykenPlays The game remembers every single item you steal and makes you pay for them (and give back any that are in your possession) even if you don't have them in your possession. I usually don't have enough money to pay the fines they charge, I don't want the fines increased because somebody worked out how to break the game. Also, I seem to end up with guards breaking into my camp even if I do evade them. I think the thieving penalties are too savage already. So far, having an experienced thief doesn't seem to help, except on one occasion the thief offered to reduce the suspicion level as a one-off camp thing.

[@smokeyxxl]

@@christopherwebber3804 Thivery was nerfed in the latest Update AFAIK

[@Tedpikel]

Thanks! Best tip was about the negotiating ability. I will get that straight away. One question: I am having problems knocking out enemies, is there a limit to how many prisoners you can take? I have 2x chains, but seems like sometimes I just can't capture enemies, even if: - health below 50% - engaged with an ally - approached from behind - and an available basic action. The option to knock out doesn't appear. Any idea?

[@SykenPlays]

Hi Tedpikel, there might be some more limitations for the capturing: - You cannot capture anyone above level 13 - Some enemies require to be much lower than 50% to even allow capturing - Some NPCs (merchants) cannot be caught at all

[@Tedpikel]

@@SykenPlays Thanks. I'm only going up agaisnt level 4 at most. And not tried any merchants. I have experimented a bit more and I now have 2x prisoners so it's not that. I think it *may* have been that I wasn't square behind the enemy, still not sure though. Is it possible that some enemies cannot be captured due to the mission requirements? i.e. does the mission require that you kill them?

[@alexmiller9447]

Thank for these tips!

[@SykenPlays]

You're so welcome!

[@yacinedell8009]

1 Tip I wish I knew when starting the game : the map not that big

[@SykenPlays]

That is a good one.

[@trapper7954]

O is the map not that big? :(

[@yacinedell8009]

i don't know if they add some new area yet . but when i played the game the map wasn't fully used . @@trapper7954

[@KIA130123]

Good stuff, thank you.

[@SykenPlays]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ddljunkygames7654]

Very good tips, thank you! Edit: So it might be a good idea to first fully upgrade you party before hiring new companions?

[@SykenPlays]

It really is not much of a deal, the hired companioms will catch up eventually. it is more important to have a well balanced team and good builds.

[@skunkyape4461]

Thanks for this video, really good tips. Do you know how to preview your skills on controller? I'm playing on Series X with game pass. Great game btw.

[@SykenPlays]

unfortunately I do not know the console details.

[@Connergames134]

Whats the purple axe up top for map completion?

[@SykenPlays]

Could you timestamp it? Not sure what you are referring to.

[@billfromwork7203]

Thank you

[@SykenPlays]

You are most welcome, enjoy the game!

[@hanyoupan7906]

Thanks for the video. The Intro music are a little bit too loud IMO.

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@nikiong66]

So ponies dont count towards the number of enemies?

[@SykenPlays]

If you don't use them as warponies they do not.

[@nikiong66]

@SykenPlays nyahahha all the ponies!

[@RedFire42791]

you play Mutant Year Zero syken?

[@lilmoloch]

Give 10 wood to a woman in a farm on the first area, shell give you a great recepie

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks for sharing your tips

[@Husithebo]

How to use two oil in one weapon I can't

[@SykenPlays]

The Weapons need to be of a minimum quality (rare or above). So make sure that you are taking either legendary weapons and upgrade them to your level or try to forge weapons with three perfect forges.

[@MomoCannonttv]

the timestamps are wrong

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks for the pointer

[@CuentaBackUpBaby]

You survive with only 6 mercenaries and 1 bear? Man, I must be doing something wrong cuz I've got 11 Mercenaries, a bear, an alpha wolf and 3 horses which one is a war horse You don't need to have one mercenary for each profession?

[@SykenPlays]

Yes, you do not need all of the trade skills, you can flex into them if needed (just need to time it well, so that you do not lose levels). The 6-person group worked incredibly well for me, you might want to check out my blind playthrough.

[@HCallahanSBC]

Again, only in scaling mode. In Region locked mode you will die with only 6 members by area #2.

[@iamradical]

I am so bad at this game

[@SykenPlays]

Don't worry, there are plenty of options to become better, just need to understand the mechanics.

[@DarkRubicant]

First tip, do quests? cmon.

[@SykenPlays]

Viewers generally appreciated the tips. They are geared towards beginners.

[@jiggs8073]

Okay, but come on