Kenshi News

Hello there, Kenshi folks!

Can you believe it’s been one whole year since we started doing our Community Spotlights?

Thank you to everyone who shares their creations with us, it’s been our pleasure to put these together every month and we hope you’ve enjoyed them too. We can’t wait to see what the community shares in the future!

Here’s a look back at what was shared throughout August:

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Mods

• Ex-Slaver Plus!
• BURY THE DEAD - Corpse Burials and Caskets
• Towns Expansion
• Minor Faction Overhaul - Crab Raiders
• Industrial Expansion [Beta]

Screenshots

• Four in the wilderness
• Hilltop Base
• "I still feel like taking normal screenshots from time to time"
• What are they talking about?
• Should their name be changed to Pinhead or Hedgehog or Boromir?
• Using walls to make a path in acid water...
• Fighting in a sandstorm
• "The vibes of my cactus farm in The Great Desert..."

Fan Art

• He that talks much, lies much
• Unforgotable
• P1MkII - Tinfist.
• Headshot!
• Look closely at the details
• Hiver minis for 3d printing
• Beep Doesn't Give Up
• "He doesn't care" (He’s just KENshi)

[h2]Now Hiring: Korean, Turkish, Polish, and Italian translators to localise Kenshi 2[/h2]



As some of you may have noticed in our posts, we are currently looking for Korean, Turkish, Polish, and Italian translators to localise Kenshi 2. They will join a team of translators who have started to localise the game into Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese (simplified) last year.

The closing date is 1st October 2023, so if you are an experienced games translator who loves to translate dialogue, please apply at lofigames.com/jobs.

We’ve found some fantastic translators by involving the community in the final selection process last year, and we are repeating the same this time around. Please stay tuned as we finalise the selections, and help us choose the best translators for your languages!

For those of you who are interested in Lo-Fi Games’s unique localisation process, check out our blog from last June.

[h2]Kenshi is 55% off on Steam![/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/Kenshi/

That’s right, Kenshi is currently 55% off on Steam until September 18th, the perfect time to pick it up for yourself or your friend who keeps it on their wishlist!

Thank you all for taking the time to read our blog post today!

If you would like the chance to have your screenshots, fanart or mods to be featured in one of our community spotlights, please do share your work with us by tagging us on our social media channels or in our Discord server (which is currently boasting some fun new features).


Speak to you in the next one!

Welcome back to another community spotlight for the month of July!

We’re never short of fantastic work to include in each of these spotlights, and we hope you enjoy going through them every month too!

Grab a bottle of grog (please drink responsibly), sit back and enjoy this July’s mods, fan art and screenshots.

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Content included in this video:

Mods

• Fishwich
• Cat Tower
• Blue Nebulosity
• Minor Faction Overhaul - Scavengers

Screenshots

• A natural fortress.
• "Look at that sunset"
• "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"
• A new adventure awaits
• Morro do Corco Waldo
• Twilight swamp
• Pretty cool base you got there
• Taking in the view before taking someone’s limb
• Whoops
• "Lord Beep, Protector of Squin"

Fan Art

• "A little mixed media mess for one of my hivers, hope this hurts your eyes"
  
• "Dangerous wanted criminals, Agnu and Beep"
• "Our courage is our best God"
• "The One and Only"
• Plotting their next move
• "Hiveless"
• "No smile"

We appreciate you all joining us for another community spotlight, and you know the drill by now, but for a chance to be featured next time, make sure you’re sharing those awesome creations by tagging us on our social media channels and in the Discord server.

Until next time!

Hello there, Kenshi crew!

Can you believe that we’re over halfway through the year now? We’ve loved seeing what everyone has shared with us so far, and we can’t wait to see what’s to come for the rest of the year.

Take a look at this month's fan art, mods and screenshots!

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Mods

• Storm Walls
• Boop
• Firefly
• Sleep in Any Bed

Screenshots

• "Average day in the Foglands"
• "Holy sisters."
• Was nice knowing you.
• Tall vs short
• "Welcome to Night City!"
• "Run."
• "A brief reminder of who is the quintessential predator in this world"

Fan Art

• “Robin Hood Kenshi!”
• "Cyiath (oc)"
• "the nobleman of the united cities has a bad temper"
• "The Broken Moon"
• We think we've found our new desktop wallpaper.
• "Hiveless drone all done!"
• "Should Of Brought The Lantern"
• Newcomer.
• "My god of war"

While we have you here, Kenshi is part of Steam’s Summer Sale until July 13th, the perfect time to try it yourself or finally get the mate you’ve been annoying to play it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/Kenshi/

To have a chance at featuring in next month's community spotlight, be sure you’re sharing your work with us on social media and in our Discord Server.

Thank you for checking out this blog post and we’ll see you next time!

[h2]Midweek Madness Sale - 12th-19th June![/h2]

Start your week on a high note with Kenshi at 55% off! That’s right! From the 12th till the 19th of June, you can grab the title that one player with 1,964 hours on record called “weird”.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/Kenshi/

Our reviews speak the true true

With waaaaay over a million players, a 95% positive review score from 69,000 reviews (nice), Kenshi might just be the non-linear, post-apocalyptic, open-world sandbox, base-building, limb loss simulator you’ve been sleeping on.

If you’re sat on the fence, just listen to some of the many reviewers with 1,000+ hours in Kenshi:

“It’s ok I guess” (1,147 hours)

“Pretty good” (1,913 hours)

“Please send help” (1,780 hours)

“It’s fine I think” (1,949 hours)

Kenshi?

Still unsure? Check out our Steam page for trailers, screenshots and the usual bumf. Or perhaps watch this Cool Kid Croc video to see a brave attempt at a 100-day solo run.

[h2]A brand spanking new Kenshi keyboard layout graphic[/h2]

Here’s something for both new and old players alike - even the diehard fans might find something you didn’t know in here. It’s a brand-spanking new keyboard graphic (cue fireworks). Have at ye:



Printable Version


[h2]Getting Started in Kenshi[/h2]

For those of you new to Kenshi…prepare yourselves for a harsh world with a learning curve that will hit you in the face, tie you up and then sell you to slavery before you’ve figured out whether that dog is going to eat you or not.

In Kenshi, you’re not special, you’re not the chosen one, and you need to work hard to get anywhere, but oh boy are the rewards worth it.

In a free-roaming, open-world game where you can (properly) choose your own path, that doesn’t give you quests or a linear story, you might be needing a few tips to get started. Don’t worry, we got you covered with this compilation of tips from our (sometimes helpful but usually meme-laden) social media.

Even if you’re a hardcore player, there might be something helpful in here.

[h2]Tips[/h2]

Building

You can construct buildings via the Build button, which is in the upper right of the GUI. Your character will need building materials in their inventory to complete the construction.

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Jobs

You can click and drag the jobs in your job list to change the order of priority.

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Healing

Pressing the MEDIC button will order the selected characters to automatically heal all of their squad. If you shift-click the button he will be assigned to a permanent medic role.

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Blocking

You can set a character to BLOCK only, in this mode, they won't attempt to make any attacks but will gain +20 to their melee defence skill. It's a good way to buy time when you are outmatched.

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Playing dead

If your whole squad is taken down, any survivors will play dead until the enemy is out of range. You can force them to get up anyway by giving them an order, which will also improve their Toughness stat.

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Removing shackles

Slave shackles can be removed by picking the lock, or finding a saw

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Copper

Listen, a lot of people will tell you that the best way to make money quickly is to go mining for materials like copper, but we can assure you, Kenshi is not one of these generic mobile mining simulation games - there are a number of different and exciting ways to make yourself rich.

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Acid rain

You can build a tent out of fabrics to protect yourself from acid rain out in the wild

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Run
In a life-or-death situation, Drop gear to lighten your load and run away faster.

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Martial arts
Martial arts are about pitching the body against the enemy. Unarmed damage is based on strength and toughness.

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Keep those doors closed
If you close the door of a building then it's harder for anyone to hear what's going on inside.

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[h2]Community Spotlight #9[/h2]
Last but not least is this month’s community spotlight to share with you all, filled with an abundance of fantastic screenshots, fan art and mods! Take a look:

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Content included in this video:

Mods

• NPCs actually use their Splint Kits
• Son of a Slaver Boss (Starts)
• Kael's Combat Scars
• Beep! - main menu Artwork
• Prison House

Screenshots

• Someone's been practising their martial arts.
• Gotta go fast.
• Got enough space for us to come and stay?
• "Yet another Sunrise in Kenshi"
• You better be great at running.
• Twilight.
• "Fort Kino Finished"
• Being drunk has its benefits…

Fan Art

• "Cyiath's Chronicles #2 - The new one"
• "Custom Lego BEEP"
• The Kenshi experience.
• Border Zone
  
• "When reality sank in that you are the only one who survived"
• "Chibeep"
• That Friday feeling.
• This arm is now protected

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That just about wraps things up! Thank you for joining us today and let us know what tips you’d give new Kenshi players (even the bad ones).

There are always opportunities to be featured in our future community spotlights, so keep sharing your screenshots, fanart and mods to be in with the chance!

If you want to stay up to date with all things Kenshi, then our social media channels and Discord server are the places to be.

See ya!

What's up, Kenshi fans!

You folks should know what time it is. Time to return all those stolen Foodcubes, yes, but it’s also time for another community spotlight. Check out all the screenshots, mods and fan art that were shared throughout the month of April!

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Mods

• Kappa: Creature Mod
• Bank Use!
• Base Recruits
• Better Hydroponics

Screenshots

• Behold, the cutest creature in Kenshi!
• They look like they're having fun
• Rolling up with the squad
• Scoping out the area
• Too many skimmers
• "Storming in to kill some skimmers"
• Dusty Hill
• "Leave town and head south toward the sea."
• Look at all that ground beef
• "Gut is a Nice Place"
• Friends crossing a bridge

Fan Art

• Great art style!
• Is it safe here?
• "Esata the Stone Golem"
• "Cyiath's Chronicles #1 - A tough start"
• Who's gonna win?
• Looking for shelter
• Who loves Chad?
• "Hive Prince"
• "Last Stand"

In case you missed it, we launched some sweet new merch on April 26th to celebrate Crab Day! Take a look at the kraken new designs we have for you, and you can rep our new Armor King shirt, and I think we can all agree, that it is a thing of beauty.



Feel free to have a gander at the rest of our merch!

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We appreciate you taking the time to read this blog post, and, as always, if you would like the chance to be featured in our next community spotlight, keep sharing your work with us on social media and in our Discord server.

Until next time, take care!