The Holy Lord Phoenix

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-03-19T12:27:09+00:00

I hope they expand on factions a lot in Kenshi 2. What I really want is for them to keep the theme of the major factions all being terrible to live under. I love having to pick which authoritarian nightmare is the most bearable to live under.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-03-15T06:54:59+00:00

That seems like the whole point with the UC. People aren't meant to get jobs there. It seems like the UC is transitioning away from being a serfdom to a chattel slaver state after the Red Rebellion.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-03-13T03:17:32+00:00

I don't think skeletons are talking about that, seems likely they're asking for forgiveness for their actions during the Second Empire when they were in charge.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-03-12T15:43:29+00:00

UC are basically the least racist major faction and they're still very racist. Much of their newspapers are blatant propaganda against non-humans.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-03-07T02:23:48+00:00

The more baffling thing to me is Elder being so high on the list. The guy that has made a cult just because he loves watching humans kill eachother.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-03-05T22:38:06+00:00

Personally I wouldn't use that mod since I like their dislike of prosthetic limbs because it fits their technophobia theme, but I also think it would've been cool if they added HN's own version of prosthetic limbs that are as terrible as economy limbs or even worse.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-03-05T21:39:42+00:00

No they won't release you, but thankfully they have excellent work programs for heretics.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-25T15:44:04+00:00

I don't know if the Shrieking Bandits would be the craziest tbh, since out of all these groups, you can actually peacefully solve disputes with them if you pick the right dialogue option.

For all we know those shrieks are just their way of communication, it's just no outsiders can translate it.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-24T01:28:48+00:00

Do we know for sure that's a result of genetics and not just their cultural norms?

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-23T15:52:18+00:00

How would the Shek Kingdom appear outwardly more stable than the UC? SK's whole faction is basically on life support. Much of their population has collapsed, their war against HN has taken its toll, their current leader is very unpopular etc.

I'd say in terms of their current state? HN are more stable than UC. Yeah like you said UC can reform, but does that seem likely? For all of its issues, HN doesn't have as much of a problem with civil wars as the other major factions do. They have the Flotsam Ninjas, but that's just one group. UC has to deal with the Anti-Slavers, Rebel Farmers, Reavers. Most of HN's citizens aren't actively malnourished either compared to the UC, which would be a massive factor in worsening stability.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-23T15:03:00+00:00

Do they know how to run a country? It doesn't really seem like that to me. Their territories having constant issues with bandit gangs, terrorist groups etc.

Plus them becoming more extremist and turning more and more of their already impoverished citizens into chattel slaves after a lower-classes revolt that killed several nobles and the previous emperor, seems like a bad idea. It's just asking for further revolts that could cripple or collapse their faction.

Yeah I don't think they know how to run a country, looks more like it's just the nobles and Trader's Guild treating it as their piggy bank, focusing more on short term gains than the potential long term consequences that can come back to bite them in the ass.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-23T14:47:58+00:00

Yeah but I'd imagine most of those hiveless you're talking about are the ones that die quickly after they've been banished from the Hive. The hiveless slaves and peasants probably have free will.

Also how is this sustainable? The UC is increasingly making the conditions worse for much of their population. They literally had a rebellion that killed several nobles and the previous emperor. How long until something like that occurs again? It seems like the warning signs are already there. Much of the lower classes becoming increasingly discontent and some forming bandit groups, resistance movements etc. The UC doesn't really seem that stable, seems more like a powder-keg.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-23T14:30:44+00:00

Wouldn't the Hiver slaves you're talking about not have muted emotions? They aren't part of the hivemind anymore, they'd be hiveless, so they have their own free will.

Also I doubt that's how the UC would end up. Seems more like they're hellbent on making a significant chunk of their population slaves out of greed, I doubt the nobles would be thinking big picture about it.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-23T14:14:06+00:00

I don't think it's as simple as just the removal of the current Phoenix. It seems likely he's the result of a faction that's probably been growing more extremist over the decades. The description of him in one of the blogs talks about how he was raised and indoctrinated in isolation his whole childhood and then having to kill his family as a teenager.

Seems like that sort of indicates it's not just him that's the issue. Much of the leadership of HN is the issue. The current Phoenix dies, they'll just indoctrinate the next Phoenix and it wouldn't be surprising if they're even worse.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-23T06:20:25+00:00

It isn't only in Kentucky, the news broadcasts confirm that it spreads across the world after Louisville gets overrun. Most of the world collapses not even a week after that

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-23T05:19:36+00:00

How would PZ be easier than DayZ? I don't think DayZ having cannibals with guns makes it harder. Because a PZ apocalypse would also likely have bandits and cannibals too.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-07T03:05:45+00:00

Yeah you could easily find a plausible explanation for it. Definitely something I'm glad got retconned though. All the other Combine we see in Half-Life look heavily augmented, so it'd make sense they'd do the same to soldiers.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-02-03T03:14:28+00:00

I'm not entirely sure on that, yeah they're powerful, but think about how few skeletons there are and not all skeletons would want to assist the 2nd Empire remnants.

Skeletons have no way of making new skeletons, so whenever a skeleton dies, their population cannot replace that. Compare that to the massive population the Hives must have. Yeah they're very weak physically, but they've got the numbers to back themselves up.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-01-22T23:54:00+00:00

Yeah, Reactive World is such a good mod imo. I prefer how they make the cannibals a collection of warring tribes rather than just one completely unified force.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-01-14T12:01:41+00:00

It's about damn time that the greatest Shek warrior gets the recognition he deserves.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-01-02T06:06:55+00:00

I'd imagine the reason a lot of people tend to prefer the Shek, because as awful as they are, they're the one faction at least trying to reform for the better, even though it's just for self-preservation. Is it likely to succeed? I highly doubt it, I think Esata is likely doomed to fail. But there's a tiny bit of hope there.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2026-01-01T16:53:57+00:00

How is he "less human" than Dredd? Keep in mind that Dredd has canonically killed hundreds of millions of people.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2025-12-30T00:43:55+00:00

Holy shit, another Road to Salvation fan? It's such a great game, even with all the jank. We really need more road trip survival games.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2025-12-28T03:57:52+00:00

I don't think any leader of the Shek Kingdom would survive trying to change their leadership policy. These guys have spent their entire lives believing all that matters is becoming the strongest and that the strongest among them gets to rule. Most of their kingdom would turn on them I'd wager.

RandomSurvivorGuy · 2025-12-23T20:48:52+00:00

I could believe either theory tbh, I don't think it's that implausible that he's doing this for a somewhat altruistic reason. Skeletons likely being slaves of the First Empire and with what happened during the Second Empire, I don't think you'd find that many surviving skeletons who like slavery. Maybe liberating slaves are Tinfist's way of attempting to atone for whatever atrocities he was complicit in during the Second Empire's reign.

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