Snowrunner released today

Snowrunner released today

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S54B32

7,543 posts

168 months

Thursday 9th December 2021
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parabolica said:
love nothing more than listening to a few podcasts whilst I grind away at the maps.
Recently discovered my Xbox can do this quite well, perfect for Snowrunner

smithyithy

7,257 posts

118 months

Thursday 9th December 2021
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Good time of the year to pick this back up too, working from home, fire up the game, mug of hot coco, and some nice background music laugh

ten200

214 posts

92 months

Monday 20th December 2021
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I've been playing this game on the Xbox, and it's so addictive that I've bought the season passes and dlc. Unlike other games I've bought from the Xbox store, it looks like there are separate versions for Xbox and PC so I won't be able to download it on my new pc when it arrives. Are there any workarounds that will let me use it on the pc without buying everything again?

smithyithy

7,257 posts

118 months

Monday 20th December 2021
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ten200 said:
I've been playing this game on the Xbox, and it's so addictive that I've bought the season passes and dlc. Unlike other games I've bought from the Xbox store, it looks like there are separate versions for Xbox and PC so I won't be able to download it on my new pc when it arrives. Are there any workarounds that will let me use it on the pc without buying everything again?
I found a Reddit post asking the same and it appears that it's not cross-compatible unfortunately :/

So you may need to buy it separately for PC if you want to move over to playing on there.

The base game is currently included in the Game Pass on the WIndows store, so although you won't keep your progress, you can install it for free. The Premium Edition which includes the first round of DLC I believe, is £35 on Game Pass.

I'd recommend buying it through the Epic Games store if you want to own and keep the game and the extras content, it's currently 35% off, so ~£17 for the base game / ~£28 for the Premium - that discount ends Jan 6th, but they've also given a £10 Christmas voucher to all accounts, min. purchase £14, expires Jan 7th - so you end up with the base game for ~£7, or the Premium for ~£18.

ten200

214 posts

92 months

Monday 20th December 2021
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Thanks, that didn't come up when I tried googling for info. I'm going to be using the pc with a steering wheel for racing games, and will keep the xbox in the lounge for everything else. Not having all the snowrunner dlc available on the pc is a bit annoying, but sticking with the xbox for snowrunner makes sense.

I'll install the gamepass version on the pc to see how the graphics compare and try some mods, and then see how it goes.

Digger

14,687 posts

191 months

Thursday 3rd February 2022
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Anyone having issues connecting to a coop session tonight?

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

108 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Looks like the Xbox Series/PS5 update went live this morning. I’m about to skive off work to see what it’s like laugh

Lucas Ayde

3,560 posts

168 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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ZedLeg said:
Looks like the Xbox Series/PS5 update went live this morning. I’m about to skive off work to see what it’s like laugh
I noticed that there was a Steam update for the game too, today.

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

108 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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There's new season DLC and a Land Rover car pack showing in the game but I can't find them to download in the Xbox store.

ten200

214 posts

92 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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The SnowRunner twitter feed says that the Xbox release has been delayed due to a problem with Xbox One models.

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

108 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Luddites holding things up for the rest of us wink

andycambo

1,077 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st June 2022
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I really enjoyed this initially (100% completed the original maps and a couple of DLCs) but after a few DLCs they just seemed to make the tasks boring for no reason than just to pad out the mission.

For example the one that made me stop was having to haul long logs. I can't remember the exact number but say you had to have 7 loads to complete the task but you could only carry 3 at a time so you had to do this long tedious and muddy drive an extra time just because they couldn't make it a nicer 6 load requirement.

Are the later DLCs any better?

parabolica

6,722 posts

184 months

Wednesday 1st June 2022
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andycambo said:
I really enjoyed this initially (100% completed the original maps and a couple of DLCs) but after a few DLCs they just seemed to make the tasks boring for no reason than just to pad out the mission.

For example the one that made me stop was having to haul long logs. I can't remember the exact number but say you had to have 7 loads to complete the task but you could only carry 3 at a time so you had to do this long tedious and muddy drive an extra time just because they couldn't make it a nicer 6 load requirement.

Are the later DLCs any better?
Pro-tip; for long-log tasks where you have to deliver several loads:

1x empty long-log trailer and tractor combo at delivery site, sat in the delivery box
1x tractor with 5-slot sideboard trailer at logging site, ideally with a logging crane also attached
Manually load logs into sideboard trailer - you can get 4-5 loads into the trailer. Each load = 3 logs, so 15 logs in the trailer.
Drive sideboard to the deliver site, load logs into long-log trailer
Every 3 logs switch to the logging truck, pack logs and deliver them.
Rinse & repeat until all logs delivered.

Seems like a lot of moving parts but much quicker, esp on the DLC maps where you have huge distances between points. Only tricky thing can be grabbing the logs from the trailer with the crane - tipping the trailer solves that.

To answer your question, most of the DLC maps are pretty tough going, one or two are easier, in the same vein as the original vanilla maps.


Edited by parabolica on Wednesday 1st June 23:32

CopperBolt

805 posts

67 months

Thursday 13th April 2023
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Bit of a thread revival I'll admit but been thinking of getting this for a while and noticed its £15 or so on playstation store in the spring sale. Got to be worth a punt.

shame Plague Tale : Innocence is still over £30 as fancy that too.

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

108 months

Thursday 13th April 2023
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Yeah, I've picked it up again recently. Got the year three season pass which sucked me back in.

Between that and Valheim I've been spending a lot of time slowly moving wood around large maps laugh

parabolica

6,722 posts

184 months

Thursday 13th April 2023
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Been playing this pretty religiously for about 2 years tbh and just finished the first S3 DLC. Pretty impressive Saber Interactive are still putting content out as I think quite a few of their devs are based in Ukraine! just started a new game+ the other day as it’s my favourite game to ply whilst listening to podcasts, which I now have a huge backload of.

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

108 months

Thursday 13th April 2023
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The extended options in new game plus are amazing. My main playthrough now has hardcore fuel and truck rules but free mods, I find it gives a good balance of challenge and reward.

parabolica

6,722 posts

184 months

Thursday 13th April 2023
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ZedLeg said:
The extended options in new game plus are amazing. My main playthrough now has hardcore fuel and truck rules but free mods, I find it gives a good balance of challenge and reward.
Yeah the spread of options are brilliant; I went with no money, fuel costs 2 credit per litre but start with max XP so that all attachment options are available at the start. It has been great playing Michigan with base trucks but fully spec’d, opposed to struggling with stock options for ages.

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

108 months

Thursday 13th April 2023
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Aye, the little Fleetstar truck that's right next to your first garage is one of my favourites once it's been modded up.

CopperBolt

805 posts

67 months

Tuesday 25th April 2023
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anyone reading this still? :-) Im trying to clear tasks on first Michigan map.
By the farm there's a big muddy field with a CK1500 scout stuck in the middle of it and a task yellow dotted box round it.
Ive towed the scout out but whatever scout/offroad truck I use I get stuck in mud before I can reach the yellow box to activate the task.
Tried:
Paystar offroad truck upgraded to best off road tyres I could afford (Mud not unlocked yet) - got stuck in mud
Tayga - as above - stuck in mud.
Got the Hummer and could fit some mud tyres on it. - got stuck.

diff lock and low gear on paystar - didnt help

How the heck do you get near enough to the box to activate the task?

Thanks