Kenshi: Best Base Locations

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Kenshi's open world can be a hostile place for players to live in. Depending on how players start the game, they will enter the world surrounded by roving bands of thieves, cannibals, or even already enslaved. While there isn't a narrative journey within Kenshi, players can make their own path in this world and make their own outpost.

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Outposts are created when, instead of buying one of the structures within the cities of Kenshi, a player builds a structure outside a city's walls. Once completed, players open themselves up to world events such as tax collection, bandit threats, and rival assaults. For those players looking to find some of the best places to build a base, this guide is here to help.

A low level and low risk area, the Border Zone has a few solid options for players looking to start out their settlement journey in Kenshi. Basically a no-mans-land slotted between the Shek Kingdom and the Holy Nation, the Border Zone is actually the home of several game starts and is therefore quite forgiving.

When it comes to the enemies, players will be harassed by Starving Bandits and Dust Bandits, neither of which pose much of a fight, especially if a player has invested in one of Kenshi's best armor sets. There are plenty of resources in this region including iron and copper nodes that players can harvest and a pair of major towns (the Hub and Squin) where players can sell ores.

A region in Kenshi that is more popular with wild creatures than NPCs, the Leviathan Coast is in the far northwest of the map. A settlement in the central to northern portion of this region is a great option for those looking to get away from the frustrating bandit raids, taxes, and Prayer Days associated with other