Farmer

Farmer is a common hostile humanoid found throughout villages in the game. Farmers appear as simple, pious locals who stand guard at particular locations and patrol village areas. They are hostile to outsiders, attack intruders on sight, and attempt to sound the alarm to call reinforcements. They are portrayed as followers of a strict local doctrine and are often encountered as part of Canaanite settlements.

Farmers fight primarily with a pitchfork as their standard weapon. Their melee pattern includes a charging thrust that can be mistaken for ordinary approach movement; this charge pushes the player back and deals damage and has a small chance to inflict bleeding. Farmers are durable foes and will continue to press the attack until the target is driven off or defeated.

Farmers drop a handful of predictable items. Harvesting or looting a defeated Farmer yields a Human Skull always and has a chance to yield a Pilgrim Hat. Other possible drops include Silver Scrap and a Pitchfork. Farmers, or their equipment, are also commonly found inside Toolboxes throughout the game world.

When engaging Farmers, prefer ranged combat or hit-and-run tactics with melee weapons rather than trading blows. Maintaining distance prevents the charging pitchfork attack from landing and reduces the risk of bleed. Farmers do not perform power attacks even when the player’s Blunt Melee skill is high; the hammer-like actions seen in footage are used for dismantling environmental objects (for example, breaking makeshift barricades) rather than as special attacks by the Farmer.

• Use ranged weapons to exploit the Farmers’ relatively predictable forward charge and to avoid being pushed into terrain or other enemies.
• If forced into melee, employ quick strikes and retreat to interrupt or bait the charge.
• Loot bodies and nearby Toolboxes for guaranteed Human Skulls and occasional Pilgrim Hats, plus a chance at Silver Scrap or a Pitchfork.