WARTALES Optimum Start Traits

[@DavionAngeles]

I like the drunkard negative trait. So, one of my early runs I noticed my happiness was capped at 15. I did not understand the game well enough at that time. So, I planned to make a bunch of drunk bandits that stole and drank everything. I completely forgot to buy alcohol, and I realized after resting I got less happiness but I was still gaining it. So, I figured it would wait to buy alcohol when the penalty was detrimental to my happiness, eventually I stopped losing happiness all together and gained full happiness. TLDR: Take the drunkard trait and do not give your troops alcohol. They will eventually cure their alcoholism will all those AA meeting during camping. Drunkard is the only trait that can be removed.

[@OttoResolve]

@Davion Angeles Damn! This is incredibly insightful. I had no idea that negative traits can be removed, let alone the starting drunkard trait. I'm going to have to check this out myself. Many thanks for this.

[@TheKillaShow]

@@OttoResolve It 100% works. After 10 rests no alcohol they drop the trait.

[@OttoResolve]

@TheKillaShow So I was looking into this the other day. By the time I got to about 7 rests my companions were so miserable that they started leaving the group. I'm trying to think what ways there are to increase the troops happiness early game in order to get to that 10 rest mark. Any suggestions?

[@TheKillaShow]

@@OttoResolve I was playing on expert everything, I made sure they were all fed, always paid. Their happiness starts to tank bad around 7 rests. Keep 4 at the fireplace when you rest for some happiness buffs, this mitigates the falloff. Keep them there until you lose the trait. I had to pay influence to keep one from leaving on the 9th rest (gives you a couple rests peace from mutiny). On the 10th rest it was gone, and happiness went back up soon enough. Ive done 3 tests of this, the first and third I had to pay influence/gold once on the 9th rest. On the second test I had to pay multiple influence/money taxes to keep away a mutiny because I accidentally forgot to pay wages once time, TANKING happiness too early.

[@OttoResolve]

@TheKillaShow Cheers, thanks bud. I will give it another try and maybe post a video once I have a sure method to do it right. I guess you have to keep all 4 members at the campfire right from the start in order to offset the tanking happiness. Upgrading the fireplace asap wouldn't be a bad plan either if possible. I wonder if the trait comes back after it's been removed if you give the companions alcohol during a rest. Lol. In any case, thank you for this, much appreciated.

[@illonakarl-fuyu4180]

You should note that the fifth bonus & flaw change depending of the starting party selected.

[@OttoResolve]

@Illona Karl-Fuyu Shoot, that's a great point, I missed that completely. I might have to make a follow up video to clarify this important detail. Thanks for the comment.

[@roqsteady5290]

Very useful information. Think I’ll restart in region locked mode, as your reasons are convincing especially for my slow play style. Also I somewhat screwed up my knowledge allocation, it seems like a good idea to get some recipes early on to improve the efficacy of food.

[@OttoResolve]

Glad to help out @Roq Steady. Good luck on your next campaign. Food efficiency is never a bad idea.

[@EQ2snorkle]

It's best to not care about your starting 4, pony is the only useful one to give stocky and constitution bonus if you're going to use it as a pack pony. Then once in game get smooth talker and fast learner feat and get rid of your starting 4 with new ones from the inn with 15 will and you get an extra apptitude point with fast learning. They're way bette rthan any of the starting 4 this way.

[@OttoResolve]

@EQ2snorkle That's a great point. The bonus aptitude point is huge as well as recruiting companions without negative traits. Thanks for the insight.

[@EQ2snorkle]

@@OttoResolve Yes and by getting new mercs with 15 Willpower you're not wasting 3 apptitude points on your original 4 getting will to 15. It takes time to get replacements but is worth it in the end.

[@OttoResolve]

@EQ2snorkle That's another really excellent point. Getting to 15 willpower is so important. I never even thought to look out for new recruits who already have 15 willpower. Every time I sink an aptitude point on willpower is painful. Haha.

[@CarlosEstebanLopezJaramillo]

Keep seeing Wartales vids on my feed, and I feel the pain because the game crashes my PC all the time, can't play it currently with that bug, and here are you guys posting videos about the game while I can't play 😭😭😭😭

[@OttoResolve]

@CarlosEstebanLopezJaramillo Shoot man, that's too bad. Wartales is good fun. Did you try verifying your game files on Steam? Sometimes that can cause crashes.

[@CarlosEstebanLopezJaramillo]

@@OttoResolve I've both checked files & reinstalled it 2 times (stopped playing for a week so I had it uninstalled and got hyped again) but it keeps happening after 2~3 hours of gameplay, so a bit afraid its going to fry my PC eventually if I keep having to restart...

[@OttoResolve]

@CarlosEstebanLopezJaramillo Dang, that really sucks. Though, the game will still be fun when you decided to upgrade or replace your current PC.

[@TheKillaShow]

Adaptive is incredibly annoying. You never feel like you are going over on the AI. The stronger you get the harder and/or more tedious every battle gets.

[@OttoResolve]

@TheKillaShow I agree completely. Kind of defeats the purpose of leveling up your war party. I wouldn't play adaptive again unless I wanted to do some kind of challenge campaign or something. Thanks for the comment Killa.

[@lukaszak7465]

17:05 you said that you use ponies just for cyrrying capacity, then why dont you give him trait stocky instead of strong

[@OttoResolve]

@Lukáš Žák Good catch. That was a mistake on my behalf. Stocky is definitely the way to go. Thanks for pointing this out.

[@lukaszak7465]

@@OttoResolve no problem and also nice video, keep it up