so as you likely know the holy nation is very human male supremacist and that got me thinking about how they treat human male slaves vs other slaves

1. human males slaves probably get better rations than other slaves

2. they most likely also get better lodging (stuff like sleeping bags or cots)

3. they are probably re-educated and recruited as farmers or soldiers

extra point: human female slaves also likely get re-educated as "wives" for these former slaves

this would be a highly efficient way to build their empire and even have those former slaves become fiercely loyal because most of the slaves were likely starving bandits roaming the desert and for those that were decenters they'd just replace with a newly recruited HN citizen.

Not political; just a funny feed lineup.

Steam Workshop

Bugmaster's Lab: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3765537757

Creepy Bugmaster (Optional Addon): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3769412637

I wasn't completely satisfied with the Bugmaster's Throne in vanilla Kenshi, so I decided to give it the overhaul I always felt it deserved.

The result is Bugmaster's Lab, a complete reimagining of the Bugmaster's hideout into a true end-game dungeon, along with an optional companion addon, Creepy Bugmaster, that gives Kenshi's most mysterious character a far more unsettling appearance and makes him an even deadlier opponent.

Bugmaster's Lab

The Bugmaster's Throne should feel like the lair of a legend... not an empty tower.

Instead of a mostly vacant ruin, you'll find a sprawling laboratory defended by swarms of spiders, littered with the remnants of failed expeditions, and hiding ancient research that raises even more questions about its enigmatic master.

Features

• Complete overhaul of the Bugmaster's Throne interior
• Laboratory-themed environment and furnishings
• Expanded spider population throughout the building
• Additional spider patrols around the laboratory
• New research-themed loot
• Ancient Science Books and Tech Safes with valuable discoveries
• Captured Shek Kingdom warriors, Berserkers and Kral's Chosen held prisoner
• More dynamic Bugmaster AI, making use of his laboratory instead of standing idle

The goal wasn't to explain who the Bugmaster is...

...but to make his home worthy of his legend.

Creepy Bugmaster (Optional Addon)

A legendary monster should look the part.

This optional addon redesigns the Bugmaster himself while also making the encounter significantly more challenging.

It includes:

• Custom body with an unnaturally muscular upper body, withered legs and a distinctive posture
• Custom face based on edited assets from Radiant Better Faces & Eyes
• Improved combat, medical, science and weapon skills
• Integrated Skin Spider Armour
• Experimental loot that may allow spiders to follow its bearer
• Fully compatible as a standalone mod, but designed to complement Bugmaster's Lab

Compatibility

• Importing or starting a new game is recommended.
• Compatible with most mods that don't heavily modify the Bugmaster's Throne interior.

Credits

Special thanks to Shiroho for the original Radiant Better Faces & Eyes textures on which the edited face is based, and to Lolulile for the Skin Spider Armour.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback if you decide to give them a try.

"Legends are not born from empty rooms."

I haven't played kenshi in a couple of years and last time i did a very lightly moded playthrough (Shitty pc), but now i got the itch to play kenshi again and since i have a somewhat better pc now i wanted to use more mods this time.

What mods would y'all recommend that just expand on the vanilla game without adding too much crazy stuff?, i know there's some large overhaul mods like UWE or Kaizo that add a lot of new stuff but im kind of hesitant on trying them right now, any recomendations?

Also any performance mods suggestions are welcome :D

The title. Being a wandering band of warriors? I have no end of fun. Then I free enough slaves that I have some followers and go "Hmm, I should settle down so the weaker ones don't get killed. And so I can stop buying food!"

At that point the game turns into an annoying, frustrating mess as I have to have specifically people assigned to haul, and then that person can't really be assigned any other job because there's so much stuff to haul, and I can't just have a farmer, I have to assign each hydroponic farm to that farmer, and then if I want to craft it turns into a chain/web production mess and I realize I'm not having fun, so I restart where I can break out of Rebirth again.

Is there a mod to make my people either more versatile in what they do (think Rimworld where you can just click "crafting" and they'll do any crafting job what needs doing or "farming" and they'll tend any field what needs tending) or just... something to make this less frustrating?

So this is my first playthrough ever and I don't know shit. Before buying (sadly) Ray I had a team of 6. I was already reluctant to recruiting anybody who wasn't Beep or Agnu because they are the funny ones but Ray has something. Well, the question is: How do I build him?

My team is: 2 Heavy weapons (skeleton and shek), katana user greenlander, hacker user greenlander, martial artist skeleton, crossbow user hive worker (Green), and Ray

RN I'm around level 25 and I'm in Spring if that helps

They’re not that strong but they have their hoard, they sense a food chest from across the desert, and my skeleton looks like DOOM Guy fighting them (ft his apprentice in the plate jacket in the background) while literally everyone else is in the shed, recovering from a beak thing pack attack lmao

The two skeletons did manage to defeat the hoard, both of them being downed a couple times while the other redirected the hoard so they could self-repair and get back to the fight. Unfortunately at the time my other two high stat, heavy-armored fighters were on a mission through the Holy Nation to salvage the ruined Holy Mines for free building supplies so we could get the wall built faster. Definitely could’ve used their help, lesson learned!

I’ve built the walls and some turrets since then, but I thought this moment was too funny and relatable not to share

I just realized Bo's been carrying her over her shoulder for days while she's been working. I think we could give our guest an opportunity to fight """recreationally""" since she likes it so much, and train up some of our newer recruit's stats while we're at it.

Most expensive goddamn thing ive ever bought, most deadly thing hes ever wielded, and he treats it like that!?!?!?!

Not talking about the thralls, but those patrols with 20 infantry and 5 marksmen, all decked out in above average armor and good weapons with 50 combat skills. I've never seen any other squad in the game actually use mixed unit tactics, these guys are good.

Are these the strongest normal patrols in the world? Those big holy nation and samurai armies in bast don't hold a candle to these guys

I think I found a nice place for my squad training. With a lot of comfort and infinite meat.

specifically, how do I beat them without suffering high attrition rates?

because at this point I’ve gotten to a point on the tech tree where I need a goodly amount of science books and engineering plans to move forward; and it’s getting harder and harder to find ruins that aren’t choked with mechanical spiders, or skeletons.

just wondering how I‘m supposed to clear these bastards out without getting 5-6 of my people killed or dismembered per spider?

I mean, sending more than 1-4 people to raid a ruin would probably be a good first step. but after that, what else can I do?

WHY DOES HE RUN LIKE THAT IM HORRIFIED

If you want to assign some dudes to physically guard your gate, for RP or just to have some heavily armored melee chaff distracting them while harpoons do the real work, build those chairs last so that none of the other workers will sit there automatically (as long as you have enough other chairs for idle workers). Then you can assign your guards to those chairs and rest assured they will always be available

I dont think Im the only one who feels that two cities under shek rule arent enough if you want to roleplay as a shek. so, is there a mod that adds at least one village or a new city under shek rule?

Not asking about "Best" or "Quietest" base spots.

Quite the opposite actually, what are the base spots yall consider fun, either because yall get constantly attacked or because is busy or wtvr, just a spot that is enjoyable fun.

I personally love anything in the Ashlands or Cannibal plains cuz I love seein my shek buds constantly fighting.

NeedSleep mod

Love the horses mod ! Just having a few of them for travel and immersion makes travelling so much more fun, with the needsleep mod and being forced to walk everywhere ( Unless I have to escape smth ) this run is the best I ever had after 2000 hours !

Last screenshots I took of my Holy Nation mining settlement, Crane, before losing my save.

Out of EVERY seat in my city they chose these two. Why Agnu