Note that you don't need this mod if you have RE_Kenshi installed, as that lets you change the attack slots to whatever number you want.

If you're looking for a universally balanced setup, Attack Slots x2 fits Kenshi very well. It slightly increases the importance of numbers, but still preserves the original balance and leaves room for individual skill - a trained warrior with high stats and good gear can still mow down enemies - just a bit less excessively. Exactly what’s needed! I use it myself and recommend it.

That said, if you’re planning to frequently fight using large squads of your own - i.e. groups that significantly outnumber most enemy parties - then it’s probably best not to increase the number of attack slots at all

Because of this, Attack Slots x3 might be acceptable - but with a serious caveat. It's probably only appropriate for playthroughs with small squads of melee fighters. Keep in mind that ranged units (crossbowmen) don’t occupy melee attack slots - they can shoot simultaneously and aren't limited by how many allies are already engaging the enemy. Meanwhile, most NPC squads are composed almost entirely of melee fighters. So if your squad includes ranged units, you'll create a powerful synergy with the increased number of attack slots - enemies will be overwhelmed and wiped out, especially lone bosses or small elite groups.

In vanilla (Attack Slots x1), cities like Mongrel are able to withstand attacks from weak enemies like fogmen thanks to strong guards. The same applies to Flotsam Ninja bases, Cannibal Hunter camps, etc. With a high number of attack slots (e.g., x4 or x5), there's a real risk that weak enemies could overwhelm defenders, which may destabilize the world. Now imagine stacking that with mods like Cannibals Expanded...

My Reasoned Opinion on Why Increasing Attack Slots to x3+ Is Not Desirable (and a spoiler right away: Attack Slots x2 is just what you need)

The world of Kenshi thrives on a sense of vulnerability and the value of individual skill. When you're facing a powerful enemy, having just one attack slot allows quality to stand out over quantity. Increasing the number of slots dilutes that experience, turning even epic NPCs like Cat-Lon into mere fodder for a crowd. While this might be closer to realism, it goes against the role-playing design and balance of Kenshi’s world, where elite, well-known NPCs are meant to feel like legendary figures.
Depending on your playstyle, it can noticeably simplify the game - rather than make it harder.

@boba, it's refering to how many people can attack the same person at the same time.

So in a 1v3 with 1x attack slots, the 3 would attack one after the other giving the 1 a chance to block each attack separately

Whereas with 3x attack slots the 3 could all attack together, making the 1 have an extremely hard time blocking all strikes, if not outright impossible.

no. base is 1x1

Isn't it in the game? I see all the time my one character getting attacked by multiple guys, like theyre doing attacks almost at the same time

sweet, thank you hatsune neko gaming

yes it can, just put it in the proper load order.

Can this mod be used to overwrite mods with different attack slot features built in? I want to try Combat Tweaks but don't want to be locked into 5x attack slots, so will installing this lower in load order overwrite that 5x or just stack on top of it somehow?

Gonna try it, also got a mod to reduce stun animations

Multiple times i did it, and nothing helps, and did new saves

did you import your save?

So after reinstalling game after 1 year, all my mods downloaded again, so there was no manipulation with attack slots, but with THIS mod, it seems i get attacked by 5 people at once, i even checked by installing attack slots x5, and reverting back to x3 , but still my boy gets beaten by 5 people

well that can happen if your playing solo. but you do get to do attacks.

If there are a lot of enemies, because of this mod your character will constantly stand in block and obviously take all the hits without doing damage in return, so the mod on attack slots is very bad.

long as you import, yeah it should work.

i see okay thank you very much, so basically i just need to uninstall this then get the shidan mode then after that uninstall the shidan mode then it will be back to square 1 right?

its something to do with the games coding that does it, so yeah, you will need shidans mod to reset it.
there is nothing i can do about it.
though sometimes importing can fix it.

so after set to 3 with this mod , even after uninstall i need shidan mod to make it back to 1?instead of just uninstall then it will be back to 1?

Shidan has the mod for 1x

hi does this mod still have the probelm where even after u uninstall they will still 3 v 1 u ?

I've been using 2x for a long time, and am looking for more of a challenge from hordes/the ability to finish fights quickly once it's only one enemy left. My only concern is that places like mongrel and flotsam village might struggle under the pressure of so many mooks being able single a unit out at once.
Is x3 that tipping point, or will it be fine?

look for Shidans mod of 1x

Is it possible to remove this mod? I've removed it and imported, and it still seems like I'm getting hit 3 times at once.

seems like a fun mod untill we get ambushed by beak things xD :D thanks though as a kenshi noob this will make it even more challenging

this is pretty intresting so if i have 5 dudes and we gang up on a good swordsman we will have the upper hand, but if i find more dudes we will get curb stomped. great mod

there is an import option in the main menu.
its how you make sure mods get added to your game, not all mods require this though.

I'm new to mods for Kenshi, what does it mean that it has to be imported?

no import required.

Does it require an import?

balls

Thank you very much!!

Agree with Hatsune, that comment makes zero sense. Lol.

not sure why you commented about another mod here.
you should talk to them.

I find this mod redundant as (now I am not big on knowledge) I downloaded the red sands collection (I go to many games and find best collection and go from there) and that collection has it changed as I have gotten a 1v4 situation and that women went down so fast and all my hard earned cybernetics were a joke

I have other mods that modify the attack slots, I think they modify it to 5, I want to change it to 3 so I download this mod, but despite I putting this at the bottom of the load order, when I start a new game, I can see that its still 5 enemies attack the same person, not sure what went wrong, if someone knows please help, thanks!

gg

saw this mod early on when i first started playing kenshi and didn't know what it meant.

now i've got over 40+ dudes in my town and half as much as a military force. watching 19 people stare while 1 dude attacked was infuriating. ty

This makes combat harder if you use smaller squads, but not if you have pretty large ones.

this mod makes having large groups funner... until you start fighting skin bandits.

Can confirm it works as described.

np. i still maintain all my mods and keep up on peoples questions.
I'm used to repeating myself, i do it all the time on the main Kenshi forum as a Moderator.
Just hope everyone enjoys my view of kenshi and the adjustments i make to it.

I've started to notice that in the comments. I'm so sorry for adding to the constant confusion, hahaha

its not a problem, some people cant even tell the difference if the mod is working or not.

Guess I AM misunderstanding then, thanks for the quick response.

default is 1x

I've never downloaded this mod, but it seems like something that's default to the current game. Did an update make this mod obsolete or am I COMPLETELY misunderstanding the combat? Sorry if it's the latter.

I would suggest to look at the combat very closely,
as even without this mod, it can look like it has several attack options for the NPC.
but if you think its still an issue, Shidan has a 1x mod