Can someone please tell me how I join a faction and start participating? I'm riding around to check all the Dogs of the Desert camps and I haven't seen anything yet. Thanks!

All the things and guides i find are 4-5 years old and i read "pre/post nerf" a lot, so i don't know how outdated all that information is.

I like the concept of having an animal companion instead of a thrall, but i read that they don't compare. "Bears are tanky" bears have 500hp and 60ar (2000hp 80ar for elite), while most others have around 300hp 50-60ar (1500/50), so there's a slight increase. Meanwhile there are things like rocknoses with 5k armor that's never talked about (wouldn't those be amazing for raids?)

I'm thinking of something that does poison (though those are limited, and not easy to get in early game), but i don't want to invest time, resources and attach to an animal, if it just gets killed off all the time, because they're bad.

Is it still valid to use them? Which do you use, and what do you use them for?

I've been playing my second playthrough after learning some harsh lessons on my first go. Namely don't get attached to your first base, especially if there is hardly any iron nearby!

Anyway, this playthrough I feel I've done a lot more, but still have questions! I play solo.

1. Mountaineer, is it just me or is it silly that you have to climb one of the hardest in game peaks, in order to learn to make gear that helps you climb better? Is there more to climb that's as hard as Fingerfang, or is it just a badly done journey (as in meet the mountaineer, learn to make the gear, then climb the huge rock makes more sense)?

2. I moved my base further north (edited the .ini to remove the rescue thrall cooldown), as the run to the interesting places was getting annoying. However I seem to have built in a place where rocknoses spawn (sometimes a skull one), and they like to kill my zero / very low levelled thralls, which is getting really annoying! If I build out into their spawn area, will it stop them spawning? or should I just move my base or remove the bits that are near the spawn zones?

3. At what point do you feel like you actually felt you knew what to do and where to go? i can't remember sinking so many hours into a game and yet still feeling like I've barely scratched the surface!

Cheers.

I dunno if this is the right place to suggest this, but I've personally been waiting months and through since the release of Conan Exiles on UE5 for the Pictish Perch treehouse set to rotate back into the Black Lotus Bazaar. It hasn't been seen since December 2025.

If Funcom is going to insist with the FOMO rotation system, they could at least increase the options.

Or better yet, they could do away with the rotation and just give us the option to pay for the things we wanna buy now instead of waiting a long and unnecessary process for the same purchase we could have made sooner.

I've been seaeching for this answer for a good part of the day and haven't been able find anything concrete. The teleporting sorcerers don't seem to be around in the non enhanced version.

Am I missing something or we just can't take existing characters to the island?

Greetings, Exiles!

This update brings several changes that came directly from the way you play, build, and share feedback with us.
A long-requested feature is finally here: Character appearance export and import.

A new Continue button functionality is here! You can now jump back into your adventure as quick as possible.

The hunt is back in Conan Exiles Enhanced! Revamped event duration  Today 4:00 PM→ August 30, 2026

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• Headhunting event is back in Conan Exiles Enhanced! For a limited time, step into the world of bounty hunting and choose where your loyalty lies. Join the Khitan bounty hunters or the Dogs of the Desert, then prove your worth by bringing back your enemies’ skulls. Every hunt brings you closer to the top - but every hunter is also a target. Pick your faction. Start the hunt. Dominate the leaderboard.
• After signing into the game, the things you own in the Bazaar will be available offline.
• New Continue button on the title screen takes you straight back into your last session, restoring the character, mode and server you were playing on.
  • Available for dedicated servers and single-player.
• Character appearance export and import is now available from both the character creation screen and the in-game menu, so a look you like can be carried over to a new character or a new server.
• Encumbrance again moves through four stages at 50%, 75%, 90% and 100% of your carry capacity, restoring the intended balance rather than switching on only at a full load.

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Known Issues

Whats a good first location to build a base just got the game and looking for a good spot, so far just been collecting material so can start a build.

I got given a ps5 pro today for my birthday, had been playing the game on Xbox but a bit over it with the same 3-4 people on.

Is it still being played on PlayStation officials?