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Ok, My dad and I bought this game a week ago and we are Hooked. I just have a few questions that I cant seem to Googlestudy as well as i would like.

1. Do the Hired swords respawn in bars? like, If i hire them out of the bar, Does the bar get more?
1a. If my hired sword(Mine slave) dies during a ninja attack, Will he be back at a bar, or do i lose that guy forever? Meaning I can be dwindled down to solo.

2. Secondary Weapon slot. How does it work?

3. Is my game going to auto update when a new patch comes out. or is there something i need to download for it?(Steam or Standalone, I have both)

Thanks if you know and can answer.
-Deadreach |Amateur Bandit Slayer|

1) THey do not respawn. So yes, you could, theoretically, end up being in a situation of absolute solo. But do keep in mind we're not even looking at being finished right now. Alternate, and more, way of hiring people will probably pop up.

2) Well, if you break your arm you can't exactly with that big 'ol fragment axe with one arm. You should swap to it, but I've never seen that happen. There is a bit of a buzz of dual wielding, but who know what goes on the mind of Chris. Personally, I just use it to store smaller weapons when moving things, and that you can put a high-end club in there to increase the character's carried weight (for strength training).

3) If you have Steam, it should auto-update. I'm not sure on other situations. (Though in my opinion, why would you NOT have Steam?)

If they are not respawning you can reset your squad position, this will "force" their respawn.