Wild Bastards is an FPS roguelike that lets you play as a group of space Outlaws on the run. I'll teach you everything you need to know about running from the law, keeping the band together, and avoiding death in this wild west galaxy.
Wild Bastards Walkthrough - Best Mods & Outlaws Guides
How to get Infamy in Wild Bastards
Infamy is obtained by killing Chasteless and Critter enemies in battle while on planets, including the Princes. Each enemy gives you a certain amount of Infamy. The table below will organize every enemy from the least Infamy given at the top to the most Infamy given at the bottom. Keep in mind that if a planet has a bounty on an enemy, the Infamy they give will go up by a lot. For example, I went to a planet with a Grizzly Bounty and got 75 Infamy per Grizzly.
Enemy Name | Infamy Given on Death |
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Kyote | 3 |
Blaster | 5 |
Bushwhacker | 5 |
Gunhand | 5 |
Rattler | 5 |
Unstable Kyote | 6 |
Hunter | 6 |
Stinger | 6 |
Yellowbelly | 7 |
Porcupine | 8 |
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Cluster Blaster | 10 |
Cranker | 10 |
Furtive Bushwhacker | 10 |
Mortician | 10 |
Trained Gunhand | 10 |
Water Rattler | 10 |
Armored Kyote | 12 |
Inescapable Stinger | 12 |
Killer Hunter | 12 |
Fortified Yellowbelly | 14 |
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Grizzly | 15 |
Assassin | 15 |
Vengeful Porcupine | 16 |
Stealthy Hunter | 18 |
Ambushing Bushwhacker | 20 |
Atomic Blaster | 20 |
Heavy Cranker | 20 |
Ironclad | 20 |
Multiplying Mortician | 20 |
Veteran Gunhand | 20 |
Irritable Grizzly | 30 |
Regenerating Assassin | 30 |
Rocket Ironclad | 40 |
McNeil | 100 |
Francisco | 200 |
Barrabas | 400 |
Wild Bastards Walkthrough - All Events
While deciding which planets to land at in Wild Bastards, you can stop by different events for potential rewards. The list below explains each event, any requirements it has, and the rewards it provides.
- Asteroid Field - entering this event has a 10% chance of injuring each of your Outlaws.
- Badlands - Moving through this event gives all of your Outlaws +2 fatigue.
- Bean Ranch - The Bean Ranch event has three outcomes.
- One random Outlaw has a 25% chance of being injured and a 75% chance of getting 1 Beans.
- Hopalong gets three fatigue for two Beans.
- Bypass the ranch.
- Beacon Stash - Get 1 Beacon.
- Black Market Clinic - Like several other events, there are three ways your visit to the clinic can go.
- Visit the clinic and fix a random Outlaw's injury.
- Give Judge +3 fatigue in exchange for healing all injuries.
- Move past the clinic and don't heal any injuries.
- Burning Wreck - Three things can occur during this event.
- Send in a random Outlaw to retrieve a First Rate Mod. The Outlaw has a 25% chance of being injured.
- Send in Smoky to grab a First Rate Mod. Smoky's fatigue will increase by three.
- Skip the wreck.
- Chaste and Sons Checkpoint - When crossing this checkpoint, you have two options.
- Every Outlaw on your ship has a 25% chance of being injured, but you'll earn a Beacon.
- Give Kaboom three fatigue in exchange for one Beacon.
- Drifting Spider Ship - If you have Spider Rosa, give her three fatigue to get a random mod. Otherwise, lose all of your unequipped mods.
- Floating Corpse - Get two mods.
- Flotsam - Collect a few random items, like Beans and Cramm.
- Hole in the Wall - Uses your Infamy from the previous sector to prove you with rewards. This is the first thing you'll do when you enter a new sector (or repeat a failed one).
- High Stakes Game - So long as you have Casino, there are three ways for this event to play out.
- Risk all of your Cramm in a bet. You have a 50% chance to lose it all and a 50% chance to double it.
- Give Casino three fatigue and double your Cramm.
- Skip this event.
- Hungry Traders - This is another event that provides you with three options.
- If you don't have Roswell and have no beans, one of your Outlaws will be injured.
- Exchange one Beans for two Tonics.
- Give Roswell three fatigue in exchange for two Tonics.
- Itinerant Preacher - Receive one free Tonic.
- Lost Dispatch Rider - Gives you a useful item, like Beans.
- Old Army War Hospital - Choose between three options.
- Trade 500 Cramm for 1 Tonic.
- Give Sarge 3 fatigue for 2 Tonics.
- Skip the hospital.
- Orbital Saloon - All Outlaws become fully charged.
- Pilgrim Camp - This event has three options if you have Cramm or Preach.
- Give 250 Cramm for 1 Beans.
- Give Preach +3 fatigue for 2 Beans.
- Skip the event.
- Psychic Storm - Two random Outlaws will start feuding.
- Nanoswarm - Each of your Mods has a 50% chance of getting damaged.
- Quick Draw Tournament - This event has three outcomes, with two giving you Cramm.
- Send a random Outlaw. Outlaw has a 50% chance of getting injured and a 50% chance of getting 1,000 Cramm.
- Give Billy +3 fatigue and get 1,000 Cramm.
- Skip the event.
- Rogue Beacon Dispensary - This event has three possible outcomes.
- Exchange all of your Cramm for one Tonic.
- If you have Spike, you can give him three fatigue in exchange for two Beacons.
- You can skip the event and continue on.
- Saddlebag - Get 500 Cramms from the bag.
- Traveling Infirmary - Has a fixed chance of healing any Outlaw's injuries.
- Wild Bean Crop - This event has two main outcomes, plus a third that relies on Rawhide.
- Every Outlaw gets +3 Fatigue, you get +1 Beans.
- Rawhide gets +3 fatigue and earns 2 Beans.
- Skip the event.
How to swap Outlaws between Bunches
When you land on any planet, your Outlaws will automatically be sorted into bunches (except anyone who may be scattered). If pairings of your Outlaws aren't the way you want them, follow these steps to change them.
- First, move the Bunches you want to swap onto the same tile. This can be done as soon as you land on any planet since they will spawn in the same space.
- Next, click on the Bunch button in the lower left section of the screen (A1).
- This will take you to the Outlaw Bunch screen (A2). You should see all of the bunches on the tile here.
- Now select the Outlaw you want to move. You can swap them with another Outlaw by clicking on the Swap button on top of that Outlaw. Additionally, you can move them to an unfilled space in another bunch by tapping on Join. You can move them to either an empty bunch or one with a single Outlaw.
How to stop Outlaw feuds
Outlaw Feuds are obnoxious because they prevent you from sending two Outlaws to the same planet. To make matters worse, it is very easy for feuds to start. Solving them requires you to have Smoky and at least one can of Beans.
- Once you have a can of beans, select the Feuds menu while navigating the ship (A1).
- This takes you to the Feuds and Pals menu. All of your Outlaws will be shown on the left. Outlaws that are feuding will have a wavy blue line connecting them while Outlaws who are Pals will have a straight pink line. To end a Feud, select one of the feuding outlaws and click the Share Beans button in the lower right corner of the screen (A2).
- Next, click on the Outlaw they have a feud with (A3).
- They will share the Beans, ending their feud (A4). The blue line connecting them will disappear.
How to get Beans
If you're struggling to find Beans, there are a few ways to get them. Firstly, you may get them from the loot crate in the Hole in the Wall event at the start of each sector. Secondly, you can get them from several events, including Wild Bean Crop and Flotsam. Lastly, they will occasionally be generated as rewards on a planet. All you need to do is land on their space and grab them.
How to make Outlaws pals
There are two easy ways to intentionally make Outlaws pals. The first way is by having two Outlaws who are not feuding share beans (A1). They'll become friendly afterward and a pink line will be created between them on the Feuds and Pals screen (A2). The second way is by having one Outlaw rescue a Scattered Outlaw companion. After you leave the planet, the rescued Outlaw will express their gratitude and the two will become pals (A3). This will also occur after rescuing a fellow Outlaw from Jail.
How to use Tonics
Tonics allow you to revive teammates injured in combat and heal the fatigue of fatigued Outlaws so they can use their Charged Aces again. To heal an Outlaw, you have to be in space in the navigation menu. Here, press the Tonics button in the lower left corner (A1). All of your Outlaws will be shown against a purple background. Outlaws who aren't injured or fatigued will appear as black outlines. To heal an Outlaw or cure their fatigue, click on them while in the menu (A2).
Wild Bastards Walkthrough - How to beat the Princes (McNeil, Francisco, Barrabas)
The three Princes act as mini-bosses in Wild Bastards. They are much stronger than the other enemies in the game, but still easily beatable with the right tools. If you're wanting to fight them head on and win, there's a few things you need to keep in mind.
- Every Prince roams the showdown on a horse. They cannot climb ladders, so you can take advantage of the situation and claim the higher areas for yourself.
- Always take out the enemies accompanying the Prince first.
- Position yourself near or in front of a set of obstacles. You'll need to use the environment to block the Prince's shots since they do a lot of damage.
Interestingly enough, there are actually a lot of ways to cheese the fights with the Princes. The first two methods won't give you any Infamy, but are useful if you're in a rush and don't feel like fighting.
- The Princes are classified as mobile units. Because of this, you can use the Bounty Hunter to wipe them off the map instantaneously. It's a handy method if you're rushing to beam off of the planet with a Helix and McNeil is in your way.
- If Fletcher has the Mind Modifier Ace, she can subvert the Princes and make them fight for her. This method will win you the battle at the cost of the Infamy rewards.
- Don't underestimate Casino's Stunt. It works on the Princes like any other enemy, giving you a pretty easy way to end the fight.
- Hopalong's lasso can be used to leave the Princes unable to attack while he is damaging them. If the rest of the enemies are taken out first, you can pretty much just sit there attacking the Princes without them being able to do anything.
McNeil
Prince McNeil is the first Prince you'll encounter in Wild Bastards. He moves quickly and shoots laser bullets that home in on your Outlaw. Every so often he'll fire a burst shot that will leave him momentarily stunned.
The easiest way to beat McNeil is to fight him with Judge. Judge's Judgement Time Stunt slows time enough for you to quickly take out McNeil's allies with critical hits to their heads to build up his powerful one-shot attack. McNeil does not have any shields, so this attack will knock him out in one fell swoop.
Francisco
Francisco is the second Prince you'll encounter and noticeably stronger than McNeil. Like McNeil, she fires laser-type bullets that home in on your position. She does more damage than McNeil but fires a little slower. What truly differentiates them is the fact that she has 5 armor, making her much more difficult to take out.
I've had the best luck using Preach against Francisco in a fair fight. Rapidly firing shots at her quickly reduces her shield, making it easier to do actual damage to her. If you activate Preach's Damnation Stunt, you can actually out-heal the damage done by Francisco while firing at her. I recommend pairing Preach with a fast-moving ally so you can gather a few things of Juice before retreating to a raised platform and making bullets rain down on Francisco.
Barrabas
Barrabas is the third and most difficult Prince to fight. He does nearly 4x as much damage as Francisco through his use of fire-based, homing rounds that explode on impact. Even with level 7 Outlaws, I was only able to take a few hits before succumbing to my injuries. You'll need to play smart to take him down.
I've found that buildings are easier to take cover in to avoid Barrabas' shots than just standing behind a rock outside. However, you can only hide in the same spot for a few shots before he moves to get a better angle on you. Because his rounds explode, they have a much wider area of damage than the previous two princes. To avoid them, use cover, move quickly using a character like Hopalong, or use Kaboom's Stunt to prevent Barrabas from firing at you. My preference is to use Hopalong to get close and barrage Barrabaras with lasso attacks before he can retaliate.
How to avoid lightning in storms
Storms are a hazardous weather condition that causes lightning to strike the ground during fights. While this is helpful because lightning takes out enemies within its radius, it's not so great because it'll do the same thing to you. To avoid the lightning, keep an eye on the ground for a red lightning symbol in a circle (A1). After this symbol appears, lightning will strike the ground damaging everything in the area of the circle (A2). Be cautious when jumping up to higher ground because there could be an incoming lightning strike that you couldn't see before climbing up.
Wild Bastards Walkthrough - All Mods
The table below lists the Wild Bastards' mods in alphabetical order. Each mod is accompanied by a description of what it does and which outlaws (if any) it is best used with.
It is important to note that while the number of Mods in the game was originally listed as 134 (as shown in the Collector achievement), the number of Mods is actually said to be 128. This is likely due to either an error in the achievement itself or in the Mods themselves while playing Wild Bastards. We know that this is likely to be true because the Collector achievement on Steam has been updated to show 128 as the total number of mods as of October 5, 2024. Our table below currently contains 125 of the implied 128 Mods while I search for the remaining three to confirm that the new number is accurate.
Mod Name | Mod Description | Best Outlaw(s) |
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Alloy Horseshoes | Extra 2 Move Distance on planets | Any |
Ammo Drone | Armor +3, Health +90, Damage +15, Ammo +1 | Any |
Amygdala Bomb | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Enemies flee at the next roadblock | Any |
Antitoxin Poncho | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Armor +1, Poison Resistance +50% | Hopalong, Rawhide |
Armor Piercing Rounds | Shots penetrate armor | Any |
Armor Scanner | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Armor pickup on kill +25% | Any |
Assistance Drone | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Armor +2, Health +60, Damage +10 | Any |
Auto Armorer | After showdown, recover +2 armor | Outlaws with extra armor. |
Auto Doc | After showdown, Heal +50 | Any |
Backdoor Hacker | Gives you a Gunhand Ally; All Backdoors will spawn allies | Any |
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Bare Chest | Armor -1, Health +120 | Heavily armored Outlaws |
Barrel Detonator | Damage +10, all barrels explode when destroyed | Billy, Preach, Rawhide, Roswell, Spider Rosa |
Barrel Scanner | Barrels drop Juice, Rage, or Invulnerability pickups an extra 33% of the time | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Any |
Birthday Suit | Health +300; if not Kaboom, Armor = 0 | Kaboom |
Black Hole Badge | Gives Outlaw 3 seconds of Invulnerability after a kill (timer resets for every kill) | Fletch, Kaboom, Spike |
Black Hole Belt | Grants Outlaw 5 seconds of Invulnerability after kill | Fletch, Kaboom, Spike |
Bloodsucking Rounds | Damage dealt heals 50%, Shots penetrate armor if Fletch | Fletch |
Blunt Rounds | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Stun Chance +50% for one second | Any |
Brimstone Bible | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Heal fully after showdown. If not Preach, Health - 50% | Preach |
Bulky Breastplate | Armor +4, Damage -10 | Judge, Sarge |
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Bullet Charger | Damage +10 | Any |
Burning Poncho | Fire Resistance +50%; if Smoky, Ammo +5 | Smoky |
Calibrated Iron Sights | Spread -50% | Billy, Judge, Rawhide, Roswell, Sarge, Spider Rosa |
Calibrated Sights | Spread -33% | Billy, Judge, Rawhide, Roswell, Sarge, Spider Rosa |
Casino's Bolo | Damage resistance +40% | Any |
Combo Poncho | Laser Resist +50%, Proton Resist +50% | Any |
Cranker Companion | Summons a Cranker Ally | Any |
Critter Scope | Damage +10, Damage to Critters +100% | Any |
Custom Rounds | Damage +30% | Any |
Deadly Round | First shot is a killshot | Fletch, Judge, Sarge |
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Diamond | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Unusable; sell for 3,000 Cramm | Unequippable |
Dumdum Rounds | Crit +66%; if not Sarge, reload time +100% | Sarge |
Enhanced Compass | Damage +10; Nearest enemy marked on Compass | Any |
Explosive Rounds | Projectiles explode, Damage +30 | Any |
Extra Lucky Dice | Gives +2 extra lives; if Casino, gives +3 | Casino |
Fiery Deflector | Fire resistance +75%, if Smoky, damage +10 | Smoky |
Fletchette Rounds | Damage -5, spread -50% | Billy, Spider Rosa |
Grizzly Hide Duster | Health +180 | Any |
Gunhand Companion | Summons Ally Gunhand | Any |
Health Scanner | Health pickup on kill +25% | Any |
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Heavy Companion | Summons a Cranker Ally | Any |
Hefty Magazine | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Ammo +2 | Any |
Helpful Drone | Armor +1, Health +30, Damage +5 | Any |
Hollow Point Rounds | Crit +33%; if not Sarge, reload time +100% | Sarge |
Hunter Companion | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Summon a Hunter Ally | Any |
Hypercharger | Damage +20 | Any |
Implant Breastplate | Armor +6, Health -50 | Any |
Incendiary Rounds | Burning Damage +30 | Smoky |
Infamous Suit | Infamy +100%; if not Billy, damage -20 | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Billy |
Invulnerability Scanner | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Invulnerability pickup on kill +33% | Hopalong, Kaboom, Spike |
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Iron Sights | Spread -33% | Billy, Judge, Rawhide, Roswell, Sarge, Spider Rosa |
Ironclad Companion | Summon an Ironclad Ally | Any |
Jet Horseshoes | Planet move distance +4 | Any |
Jetpack | Press and hold the jump button to fly | Roswell |
Juice Flask | Juice not consumed when used +50% | Casino, Fletch, Judge, Kaboom, Preach, Rawhide, Smoky |
Juice Scanner | Juice pickup on kill +20% | Casino, Fletch, Judge, Kaboom, Preach, Rawhide, Smoky |
Kevlar Breastplate | Armor +2 | Any |
Killer Companion | Summons a Killer Hunter Ally | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Any |
Kinetic Deflector | Damage resistance while moving +50%, if Hopalong, +80% | Hopalong, Kaboom |
Kyote Hide Duster | Health +120 | Any |
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Large Caliber Rounds | Damage +50%, spread +33% | Casino |
Laser Deflector | Laser Resistance +50%, Armor +1 | Any |
Laser Poncho | Armor +1, Laser Resist +25% | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Any |
Leaden Duster | Health +100, Armor +3; if not Judge, speed -1 | Judge |
Levitation Boots | Speed +1, Poison Resist +100% | Hopalong, Kaboom |
Lucky Dice | Gain one extra life; gain two extra lives if Casino | Casino |
Lucky Rabbit Foot | Damage Resistance +20% | Any |
Lucky Scanner | Chance of random pickup on kill +50%; if Casino, +100% | Casino |
Magazine | Ammo +1 | Any |
Manstopper Scope | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Damage +10, Damage to Guards +50% | Any |
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Midnight Boots | Speed +1, Speed at night +2 | Any |
Midnight Cloak | Health +30, Damage Resistance at night +75% | Any |
Nanopolymer Lubricant | Rate of Fire +50% | Any |
Nitro Scanner | Nitro Pickup on Kill +25% | Any |
Nitro Syphon | Get 1 Nitro every turn on a planet | Any |
Outlawed Rounds | Burst +2, Ammo +2, Damage +20 | Preach |
Pheremone Dispenser | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}All Outlaws are Pals with this Outlaw | Your favorite Outlaw |
Plutonium Breastplate | Armor +6 | Any |
Plutonium Rounds | Damage +120% | Any |
Poison Processor | Poison Resistance +75%, Armor +2 | Any |
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Prince Scope | Damage +20, Damage to Princes +300% | Any |
Proton Deflector | Proton Resistance +50%, Armor +2 | Any |
Proton Poncho | Armor +1, Proton Resist +25% | Any |
Rad Rounds | Radiation Damage +50% | Any |
Rage Scanner | Rage pickup on kill +25% | Any |
Rattler Gland | Poison Damage +50, Poison Resistance +100% | Hopalong |
Rocket Boots | Armor +2, Jump +100%, No Fall Damage | Roswell |
Rocket Companion | Summons Rocket Ironclad Ally | Any |
Rocket Horseshoes | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Planet movement +6 | Any |
Rocket Rounds | Flings Target Backward | Billy, Spider Rosa |
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Sharding Rounds | Burst +1 | Any |
Shielded Jetpack | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Can Fly, +75% Damage Resistance while Airborne | Roswell |
Shredding Rounds | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Armor Shredding +1 | Billy, Casino, Preach, Rawhide, Roswell, Spider Rosa |
Small Caliber Rounds | Damage -30%, Ammo +5, Reload -30% | Judge, Sarge |
Smart Tracking Rounds | Shots home on target | Billy, Casino, Rawhide, Spike |
Smoky's Apron | Fire Resistance +100%; if Smoky, Ammo +10 | Smoky |
Sonic Dampener | Sonic Resistance +75%, Armor +2 | Any |
Soundproof Poncho | Armor +1, Sonic Resist +50% | Any |
Spacefaring Suit | Armor = 10; if not Roswell, Health = 1 | Roswell |
Speed Loader | Reload -50% | Judge |
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Spider Rounds | On Damage, deal Panic +20%; If Spider Rosa, +50% | Spider Rosa |
Stealthy Companion | Summons a Stealthy Hunter Ally | Any |
Super Armor Scanner | Armor pickup on kill +33% | Any |
Super Auto Armorer | After showdown ends, recover 4 Armor | Heavily armored Outlaws |
Super Auto Doc | td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}After Showdown ends, heal +100 | Any |
Published: Oct 5, 2024 01:27 am