Ways of making money

ErVy

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Mar 8, 2023
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As the title says, I'm quite new to the community and im strugling with money and farming it in villages by chopping wood makes me bored and unsatisfied with gameplay, what are other methods of making money? And I mean gooood money. I've tried trading but it doesnt give much profit, hunting looters makes me lose more soldier so i lose money to recruit and upgrade them again. Please help me
 

SyncWolf

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Oct 17, 2021
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Welcome ErVy,

The village work can pay very decent and can be a good way to earn early game. Mostly when you still need to buy gear.
But in order to start making proper money, you will need to have decent troops available. The Forest Bandits are initially the best option, but to defeat them without much losses, you'll need a decent amount of infantry for a shield wall and a large amount of ranged units to shoot back. Horse archers can help create some chaos amongst enemy ranks, but are not required.

Once you have a good group and can easily deal with Forrest Bandits, you can consider going to the Frostlands up north and farm Northern Bandits in the PvE area and maybe even Hawks Henchmen.

You can also check with the Guard Commander in any town, which has decent paid repeatable missions. Though hunting bandit leaders can also be a bit more challenging if your're not prepared for heavy combat. The bandit size is effected by your party size and can be 20, 50 or 80 enemies.

 

rohdog

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Jan 9, 2022
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If your not afraid to grind for a couple hours hunting boar, or chopping trees (Make sure to rotate through the different felling zones for close trees) can make you 100s of thousands denars an hour, Farming bandits is kinds only if you have the troops and the patience
i lowkey think farming village work is easier and faster
 

rohdog

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Jan 9, 2022
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If your not afraid to grind for a couple hours hunting boar, or chopping trees (Make sure to rotate through the different felling zones for close trees) can make you 100s of thousands denars an hour, Farming bandits is kinds only if you have the troops and the patience
i lowkey think farming village work is easier and faster
 

Unbeaten

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Jun 16, 2025
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Sadly there is not a less boring option, market is incredibly inflated and soon troop costs are 10K an hour... Not a lot of thinking was put into the economy or balancing in the gear drops. Forest Bandits drop 1/10 the gear of looters for some reason and sea bandits are even worse. It feels varied from singleplayer and intentionally broken by a PvE modder who loves to work for villages.

And you are spot on, that is BORING gameplay and a terrible gameplay loop. But hey the population is "booming" due to these awesome settings...........