Why You Should Settle Stormgap Coast | Kenshi Location Guide

[@darkranger116]

me, playing 786 hrs and still havnt set up a base once : "mmm yes indeed a great spot"

[@paulrogersgaming]

A man of culture!

[@darthbrooks4933]

Caravan level-Palpatine

[@hihowareyou6510]

Gosh I wish I could never set up a base. Getting raided is so annoying to me and I don’t feel like using the same water defense as everyone else.

[@ouranos4407]

I’d love if you did an overview of the whole “Black Desert Region” (Deadlands, Iron Valleys, Black Desert, Grey Desert), since the latter three seem to have less going on with them than the Deadlands proper. Grey Desert especially, since it’s one of my favorite regions to settle.

[@MenwithHill]

In my humble opinion Iron Valleys is even worse than the deadlands. It has no level ground, is incredibly annoying and tedious to navigate and borders worse regions than the Deadlands, while also having just as bad resources and weather.

[@Saint-8]

I settled here with hardly any people with the highest combat stat being 12. Now I've got 20 quadriplegic veterans.

[@CrabQueen]

In my experience, while grass pirates come in smaller groups, those groups are *everywhere* While obviously not nearly much of a threat compared to reavers, a low level squad moving through the region is still going to be in trouble because you're going to see grass pirates at least once a kilometer.

[@paulrogersgaming]

True. They are EVERYWHERE. It was hard to get footage of other spawns because it's over 50% Grass Pirates.

[@jargozle5393]

​@@paulrogersgamingThey're as common as grass

[@alrightletsgo5715]

the crab raiders r just a bonus to me bc theyre so easy to ally and theyre sooo freaking strongg

[@yourranger7025]

One day, Mr. Hamster, you'll have to do a Unwanted Zone guide, I hope you'll be prepared by then. Great video as always, keep 'em comming

[@warzagg5022]

The northern section of the southeast, including the Big Three, is probably my favorite part of the map for bases. It's got just the right combination of proximity to towns, access to resources (animals as well as leather, copper and good farmland), relative closeness to endgame content and a constant sense of danger. Aesthetically I'd be more inclined to settle in Stormgap than Gut, but unfortunately only the western part of the territory is in range for Holy Nation raids. Access to traders and events is definitely something to keep in mind when creating a base.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Big yap session My first actual successful character first settled in stormgap to make a small group bootleg cactus rum business/raider camp for hundred days or so of smooth business, where me and my 3 other buddies(generic npcs) would attack bandit camps and sometimes raid local waystations or traveling traders and sell their loot. We’d also enslave those who lived through our attacks for extra money, we were basically dust bandits on roids, but eventually, beak things killed one of our members, and the united cities attacked our camp and enslaved the rest of us. After a week, I ended up in rebirth somehow, with a missing arm and devoid of purpose. All I did was slave away while slowly increasing my lock picking and toughness. After a month, I finally was able to escape, but I didn’t know where to go. I just wondered from place to place for a few days until I ended up at the martial arts village, where I put aside the sword in order to fight against slavers and give the mistreated people of kenshi a place where they could be safe. I got my martial arts and dex up to around 70 multiple nights of kidnapping beak things, putting them in beds and punching them, and freeing them later on. I decided my new purpose was to find a settlement where living was easy compared to the outside world, a beacon of hope in a dark world, and so I gathered some new recruits as I traveled north, and settled in darkfinger, close to the heartlands of the cannibals. You might be wondering, why would I want to make a safe heaven near a bunch of mutant monsters? Well because like I said, a beacon of hope in a dark world, I wanted to make a safe and prosperous city in the heart of cannibal territory to not only stand up to the cannibals, but to show the rest of the world that we can take back our land from the monsters of the world. So now here I am today, day 231, with a walled city once again making rum, but also holding the lives of over 70 people, with 20 highly trained guards in specialist samurai plate armor, so that the only struggle the remaining 50 have to deal with is farming and mining.

[@StiveGuy]

Current playthrough I'm settling The Burning Forest in a hiver only run. Only downside is constant raptor attacks, but my turret gunners are gaining xp like mad.

[@robro2214]

Also escaped reavers are a fantastic source of recruits, after every reaver raid I get like 1-2 it’s great

[@marltonmanks9891]

Just settled along the coastline of this region a little ways west of the cult base. Used a mod to recruit the broken ones and using them as the security force for the non-combatants of the town. Other mods affecting the region include waste fiends and tyrants, and some mod that adds small second empire legion patrols in a few other areas outside of the ashlands. Needless to say, the area is pretty damn chaotic

[@Wiz-boy45]

I’m just getting back into the game and your videos have been super helpful and awesome. Keep it up.

[@paulrogersgaming]

Thanks comrade!

[@SgtThiel]

depending on the world state you get attacked by a ton of different factions, I like to build bases without walls because it helps every character in the base to level up combat skills and this place is perfect for this kind of thing.

[@kingawsume]

Used the big house in Squim to get 3/4 through thr tech tree, then set up on the last bit of coast before the pennisula. Great flat land for hemp and wheat, copper, 2 irons, stone, and the greenlander reavers make good farmers and guards once they show up. Ally the crabs and shoot the tax man on sight, enjoy the free armor every few weeks. If you download the mod for craftable ration packs, you've got an unlimited source of meat to the northwest, and greenfruit grows easy.

[@Monkey_Surgeon]

awesome been waitin on this one

[@howardyoo4070]

Just a note that you forgot to add is that some reaver slaves will join you for free if they... a. Survive b. Momentarily become your ally after lockpicking their shackles c. Don't leave after the temporary ally status finishes. After these 3 circumstances are met they will join you for free. This way, I got a few free reaver slave recruits after a few reaver raids.

[@paulrogersgaming]

I've never had this work for me tbh 😓

[@howardyoo4070]

@paulrogersgaming I say some reavers, but I had quite a few reaver raids, and I think I got about 3 or 4 in total. It's been a while since I played. I did some quick searches, and the wiki says that only those possessing a certain personality type have the possibility of joining. So I guess the possibility of it is kind of low. However, if you've made a base where you get raided frequently by reavers like I did, you will eventually get some.

[@cooperreynolds8190]

Couldnt stop laughing off the rip. Love the content keep it up

[@ConquerorZen3ZR]

As someone who watches charlie a lot, seeing a random charlie clip made me wheeze😂

[@daviddavidov8398]

I love to settle in Okrans Pride out of all locations you showed it’s the best one for every play through I did it’s super cozy just don’t like anything else

[@robro2214]

I love stormgap coast I often build a few villages and run caravans through it

[@paulrogersgaming]

I was pleasantly surprised by how nice it is. The coast is just *chef's kiss*

[@oztinc]

Thanks Kenshi real estate agent

[@NJbldragon]

Random reaver: "That's about it, see ya.'

[@paulrogersgaming]

They saw NOTHING and went about their day

[@akiamini4006]

Yea have i told you how much i looooooove reavers ? With npc recruitment i go solo expoloit grinding my stats then raid THEIR parties and "recruit" then , best shek mommies were those ironclad caliber for me TBH

[@stephengarforth2753]

wouldnt mind guides on either the many small islands or the forbidden isles, im wondering about having a base were you dont have a traditional irons source but instead harvest the iron spider hordes that can appear in certain parts of the maps

[@Rekkenze]

Being rid of the tax man is an obligation.

[@Yacovo]

Thanks for the video.

[@Hedean]

Base in the unwanted zone? For masochists.

[@vince-zm8ds]

First run I went there and was ass raped by beak things

[@bones5768]

I settled the islands of the coast in stormgap its a little jank sometimes but ive been holding out granted i got a fishing mod

[@Noneofyourbusiness_.I._]

Awesome video bro! Please do Venge next! I feel like it’s severely underrated because of the death lasers, but if you have the right gear or if your a full skeleton run, it’s an amazing place to settle!

[@tefras14]

This video is certified Moist

[@SOSGaming404]

There is no video on the Outlands. I havent seen any out there on the You tubes

[@ericcloud1023]

my first base was...is there. it's grown into a humongous compund loacted just west of the fishing village....i accidentally forgot to close their gate after picking it and now they're all dead :( i miss their fish

[@Inquisitor_Redacted]

Peel the Taxman!

[@NinjaBim-x7e]

Who is this Charlie if hes not normally a reaver?

[@Karina-winsmore]

All my homies settle in Deadlands.

[@metaldoji]

shrieking forest please

[@waldirnacarath]

hmm, avalon islands next?

[@gokce9521]

Black Desert guide when?

[@falsinar]

6:00 "Thighgap Coasters"? Really dude? :D

[@paulrogersgaming]

Yup, sometimes the names get a little creative 😅

[@GenieGreens]

ty

[@paulrogersgaming]

You're most welcome!

[@yasarcarel]

please do one on the Burning Forest i thinks its really unique

[@paulrogersgaming]

I've scouted there, and I like it! It will definitely get a video at some point.

[@YellowFellow-p4k]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature]

Venge is lategame?

[@paulrogersgaming]

Depends on how long you plan on staying there 😅

[@fulanoh01]

I’ve reached 1k hours of gameplay on this game, 650 on the main save. then I started to think, what did I do with my life🤣. However, I don’t regret of any minute lol.

[@paulrogersgaming]

I cracked 1k too. Definitely worth it for all the madness and all the character progression.

[@joheng01]

Do deadlands next

[@paulrogersgaming]

Iron hat and dustcoat squad rise up.

[@oceanwavelength2518]

honestly i would love that. i only one spot in the entire deadlands that has stone and ore so itll be neat to see where else is good

[@lukmanmuldan377]

Ashland pliss

[@Busson_0]

Hello Roger,member me?

[@paulrogersgaming]

Hello! Congrats on getting the first comment! I'm glad you've been watching my stuff :)

[@Busson_0]

@@paulrogersgaming Thanx!

[@mabs9503]

I don't even pay real taxes.

[@melanclock]

Reavers are punks. They have good stats but shitty gear and go down fast to crossbows

[@2RayneR7]

This place was my Original town in my Original Playthrough. Ive made towns there in most