I don't think you can run away from Tengu's Vault. It starts locked, which means you need to wait for the game to fully load in to open the gate. This inevitably makes you detected by NPCs and one-tapped consequently (unless you wait for a long time for your legs to recover, and then try to run away... probably viable)

The easiest way to get out of vault IMO is by grinding up Assassination, then knock-down & imprison all the guards. In which process you get a stealth master and a meitou - along with hundreds of thousands of bounty on your head.

FYM run for your life? you cant even pass them with out getting one tap

Just run for your life?

I'm a bit confused on how we are supposed to avoid getting enslaved at tengu's vault when i keep spawning beyond the gate. The guards just immediately detect me and attack, there a way around this?

@Sips Based Take I will be suffering with this start

@Pamparampampamparam so you can suffer

why would u start out the impoverished noble INSIDE the gate of Tengu's Vault?

Very good mod

4.) is golden
love the story cant wait to try this out

im mind blown by this mod tried to give it a award but it didnt work but look out you might get one soon

@InfinityFire my favorite is either wandering swordsman(skips some grind but with consequences like HN doesnt like me ) or impoverished son - this one got mine soft spot,nice challenging start but with sword that easily outclasses many weapons. Anyways good job and thanks for providing me amusement:D

@Pete van de Pete
Thank you <3

one of best starters that workshop have to offer

有道翻译了放在讨论里，有兴趣了解又不想去百度的，可以去看看

how do i get this mod to work it doesnt show in my game to start as the swordsman

Impoverished Noble's Son. Run straight out of the gate once you loaded the game. You got 1.5 seconds to do it. if you survived, good luck with the skimmers, manhunters and other dangers ahead

@Bot josh
Again, as stated in the description, I no longer have the mod files and thus cannot edit the mod. Things are stuck the way they are now, sorry.

guards in tengu vault tend to run out of bandages with time goes by, many time i died due to the lack of healing. maybe you can place the player just right outside the gate or without leg injury. it's imposible to escape right away as it is.

@Rainwood.Lin
Thanks for your insight. I hope this helps those struggling with the the beginning of this start. Also, being enslaved right away isn't really bad at all and imo, is quite beneficial to the player as it provides a safe environment to hone your sneak and lockpicking skills - usually free healing if you get caught. All in all, every start can be made easy with enough knowledge (and abuse) of game mechanics.

I'm glad you're enjoying the mod :)

In the Impoverished start, I use save and load to escape——every time when you load your saving, the guards will not move at the first few seconds. If you running, saving and loading, it is not hard to get rid of them. However, it is still a challenge to survive with -50,000 cats. But anyway, this is a very interesting mod. I love it !

@Radio Demon
As stated in the description, I no longer have the mod files and thus cannot edit the mod. Things are stuck the way they are now, sorry.

So, the start with the impoverished son isnt even giving me a CHANCE to escape tengus vault, it literally plops me down right inside the gate where im surrounded by 20 samurai. I instantly get enslaved. Ive tried reloading it so many times and trying different spots to try and hide but you cant get anywhere. please please please change the start location to OUTSIDE of tengus vaul

Glad you enjoyed :)

Especially liked the two notes, I enjoy holding onto sentimental items like that through a game.

Got pumped when I saw this, loaded the fathers sword and noticed it was a saber... Booo! Was hoping for a katana ha. Still cool scenarios!

For the Impoverished start, I do something cheeky, as soon as I spawn in I drop the Sword and get enslaved. Then farm XP until I can imprison every single guard XD

@Sloth, that is intended... as far as I know there is no way around it. The guards are meant to attack and imprison you.

The impoverished noble start spawns me INSIDE of Tengu's Vault. All the guards agro and imprison me, is there any way around this?

i would like to see a ninja clan start when youre with some shinobi and youre attacked by cannabals . you can return to their base which should be in the foglands . you should start with good sneak dodge and thievery . you start with nine companions . ( i might add you want to addalot of cannabals . )

Well I'm glad that you like it, man.
I appreciate you taking a moment to read the lore and such. (:

@InfinityFire It kinda reminds me of NEO Scavenger, the lore and in-depthness makes me happy!

@awseomenathan987

Thanks, I guess. The stories were a huge part of why I made this mod in the first place. :)

Even if I didn't actually want this mod (which I already have installed) I absolutely LOVE the descriptions. The stories... they're amazing! If you ever write anything, just tell me and I'll read it!

Haha, that works too!

He got a 90,000 bounty

@InfinityFire Ended up doing something else, grabbed my main guy and took him in for a bounty. And then escaped in daylight.

He has a really high sneak skill.

@Anarchost

Congrats man! I'm proud of you for not giving up. xD

@infinity doesnt matter now I did it it it was painfull but I did it I ran with sword ofc :D

The base game does provide a few hard-ish starts, but just to spice things up, I found this mod for you: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1590573501&searchtext=hard+starts

This mod provides a few other difficult starts that you might enjoy.

@Anarchost
Theoretically, they should not attack you once the ex-slave status disappears.

However, the NPC AI behaves a little differently in Tengu's Vault, as simply being there is considered trespassing. So even if you are not a slave, they will still attack on sight (most likely).


I know you said that you enjoy difficult things, but perhaps you should try another mod if you are stuck? I designed this particular start to be laughably difficult... and seeing that you don't have very many hours invested into Kenshi as of now, perhaps you're just not at that point just yet...
I don't mean any offence with this, if you want to continue with this start, be my guest! However, I personally think that going with a slightly easier start will make the game for fun for you. :)

I mean after my ex slave status dissaper if they will anyway attack me or let me pass :D

@infinity wat u think if I will run from cage and hide in this prison somewhere and wait until ex slabe will be out it will work or they will attack me? :D

@SirTarragon

Yep! So since you were able to escape, I'm assuming that your sneak and lockpicking skills are rather high, yes? In that case, make your way to the nearest UC city (or any city for that matter, make your way to any trader (preferably the weapons trader) and steal your way to victory!

Obviously, sneak in at night and make sure that you aren't seen... usually you can steal up to 100k in weapons per night (maybe this is different for me, as I have mods installed that provide traders with more items to sell)
Nonetheless, stealing is a very, very easy way to make some quick cash, and get you some good gear. :)

Any tips for the Impoverished Noble start? I chose it for roleplay purposes, but I'm relatively new to this game so that 50,000 debt is difficult for me to get out of.

I did manage to escape the vault after being enslaved, I was able to keep my starter gear by dropping it all on the floor as soon as I was imprisoned.

heheh, alright ill keep that in mind for the next update

dont like easy things :D :D :D :D u should write into mod (start is insane :D)

@Anarchost

Thanks for trying the mod!
Unfortunately, I cannot offer much assistance in terms of helping your situation. It's really up to you to find your own means of escape (and how the AI behaves).

I am aware of how irritating and tiresome that start can be (I made it myself haha), but all I can really say is to keep trying and make sure that you're sneaking and always lock picking. The whole escape really depends on how the NPC AI reacts to certain events however.
Sometimes you get lucky, most of the time you don't.

Perhaps try another start variant if this is too dificult?

trying your mon for very hard how long I will be in cage cuz I am in that cage veeery long and not happening and cant escape cuz they will beat me up

Thank you to everyone who has left a positive comment! It really means a lot to me and I genuinely appreciate it.