Best strategy

[directorguy7]

2 part mostly unrelated questions. Fairly new (still on the first subregion but making good progress.)

Using the Azov 64131 (sold anniversary dlc trucks) as the workhorse.

1. Trying to start thinking about fleet strategy. I have scout 800 as the vehicle I'm trying to build out as my primary scout to find towers and do tasks related to scouting.
Then Azov 64131 as what I've been using to complete all jobs in first map. Other random early low level vehicles are in storage.
What is the general recommendation as the next vehicle after the Azov? I need to upgrade it's engine.

2. Classes are a little mushy. I understand scout class, and it's the easiest to understand, as these vehicles can do certain things that other classes cannot do.
But then it's gets weird as all other classes could blend to an extent. I don't see the point of ever using a highway class as there are not long sections of concrete. Plenty of harsh terrain though.
What's the primary usage and dividing line for each class? No upgrading into other classes, just the baseline explanation. What's the point of each class?

[Kosevich]

Welcome to Snow Runner community =)
First of all game has huge fan base, mostly using Discord for communication.
English speaking server:
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After releasing about 2 weeks ago a 12 season DLC we have some new bugs in the game, most common one - inability to deploy trucks from Garage. For some weird reason old trucks was equipped with DLC rims, and those players who don't own Jack of All Treads Tire Pack now struggling (we are waiting for fix).
So just a warning =)

Answering your question, it depends on which difficulty you are playing. Assuming you are new and already sold several DLC trucks - I suggest normal one.

1. In normal mode you actually can buy any truck you want, try it and if you don't like it sell immediately for full price. Just experiment. My recommendation - off-road category of trucks. Those are most versatile.

Pay close attention to your gear box. In Snowrunner this particular module heavily changes any truck fuel consumption and ability to traverse rough terrain.
Basic gearbox has lowest fuel consumption, however lack ability to use low gear and high gear modes.
Offroad gearbox most universal in terms of traversing rough terrain, however it is the slowest one (can be unlocked in Michigan).
High-range gearbox lack ability to use low range gear modes, but more effective in fuel consumption and ALOT faster (more detailed below).

2. Classes made mostly for new players, just to be able some type of sorting all vehicles in the game. There is no strict dependencies. Most obvious as you mention - scout class. It's the only class in the game that can use autonomous winch (no need for engine running to work). Very useful if you are rolling over the road.

Off-road class has ability to use high-range gearbox (for example there is no Heavy truck with this option). It's extremely hard to use safe, as this variant increased gear count and top speed of your truck, and this will cause lots of malfunctions and incidents (also game engine wont allow safe roaming on high speed, your vehicle start to act very unstable). But if you able to tame those beast you will complete contracts and assignments ALOT faster (it took me about 400 hours to be able run my truck in Coop mode using high-range gearbox with comfort and loosing only 200 durability over 2-3 hours of gameplay)

[Adventurous350]

My main question would be are you playing hard mode or normal mode? I began my Snowrunner career in hard mode and overall i have loved it. The challenge is great and it really makes you think and use everything wisely. I have all the DLC and have tons of content left to experience. It's a HUGE game and takes a long time to complete. The only maps I have beat 100% other than time trials is Michigan and Alaska. Now I am bouncing around between a few different maps.

Now, onto the main topic about trucks:

Firstly, one of my favorite scouts is the H2. In real life they guzzle fuel, but in game it has great fuel economy, is very stable, and can carry lots of fuel. The Scout 800 tends to be very top heavy, but I do enjoy it as well. In my Hard mode playthrough I have sold one Chevy 1500 and one Scout 800. I ended up with several and just didn't need them. Other than those two I have kept every truck. One, to force myself to experiment with each truck and learn what they are good at and two, in hard mode you only get 50% of the value so overall it isn't worth it.

Secondly, I recommend using each truck. Don't discount highway trucks or any other truck. I have used the GMC MH9500 more than any other truck I'd say. Once you get AWD and Diff lock it is a beast. Also, even if a truck does not have AWD it isn't useless. I use a GMC MH9500 without AWD and Diff lock simply as a fuel truck. It mostly stays on paved roads but transports fuel and gets decent fuel economy. The international transtar is the same, but I have taken it to places I can't believe it made it to lol.

My main piece of advice is don't just use the beastly trucks. While those are fun, they do take away some fun. Working through the challenges of having limited capability with a vehicle can be very satisfying. That's why I enjoy hard mode so much. It really feels rewarding to complete tasks. Best of luck and happy offroading!

[Denniss]

get the 1700 Loadstar, its the best scout early on although you have to avoid deep mud

[Beast of War]

Strategy ?

Just get trucks that can haul the cargo that is required and in the terrain of the map you are in.

Some suck at pulling semi-trailers ( get their front axle lifted off the ground or can't steer ) some roll over too easily, some have more lift then others when you need to pass boulders and rocks and so on. Some heavies seem OP but get you stuck in deliberate placed rock chokepoints as they are simply too large to pass and so on.

There is not one truck that can do all things well, but most trucks can do all things. You simply should have as many trucks as you can get and just select the right tool for the job each route/mission.

That said, the base trucks you unlock in the maps are often the only thing you need for these maps. The DLC vehicles are nice but not mandatory.

[Rragar]

First, a couple notes about the Scout 800: it performs best in snow and mud due to its low weight in proportion to its max possible tire size (performance with large mud tires from the Jack-of-all-Treads pack is similar to that of the Khan "jeep" but without the crazy high fuel consumption). For trails or rock crawling, it can be outdone by other vehicles that have a lower center of gravity or that are more resistant to rollover. If you're not going to use it specifically for snow or mud, don't set it up with a raised suspension and don't pick the biggest tire size. Pick the smallest or the intermediate option. I also recommend the fine-tune transmission when you use it with the biggest wheels because it will give you an easier time performing delicate maneuvers when the rollover risk is high, and because it comes with a reverse low range slider that will allow you to reliably drive in reverse in mud or snow without traction loss due to excessive wheel spin.

Now, regarding the truck classes:

- HEAVY DUTY is your generalist class. It's not amazing at anything and it's also not bad at anything; esentially a jack-of-all-trades. This is your baseline from which the other classes stem, and every other class emphasizes specific traits.

- The HEAVY class emphasizes high control over heavyweight vehicle loads. You can usually drive these vehicles at max speed while carrying high mass payloads and they won't roll over easily, they will brake very well, and they will provide a good measure of intrinsic off-road capability. The catch? They don't usually steer as nicely as Heavy Duty trucks, they burn more fuel, they tend to be slow, they are more difficult to assist if you wreck them, they cause more damage to roads and trails (this is important when you use the same route repeatedly), and their big size makes them complicated to drive in narrow environments.

- The OFFROAD class provides the full benefits package for getting across nasty terrain: these trucks are usually lighter, feature shorter frames and better steering, more suspension travel and more specialized tires, and higher ground clearance. The downside is that the payload capacity for most of them is considerably lower (which makes them easier to overload, more reliant on trailers than chassis addons, and less capable of pulling heavy loads) and that their higher ground clearance and more specialized off-road tires can make them unsafe for high speed driving on paved roads.

- SCOUTS are best at getting into places where other things can't, but they're also great as assistance vehicles due to their ability to carry spare fuel, tires, and repair parts. They also have the longest possible winch length. Furthermore, they can be very good choices for getting small cargo loads into nasty places; the Scout off-road trailer is the most stable 2-slot trailer in the game, and the Loadstar, F-750 and Burlak have full size truck engines and can handle proper payloads.

- The HIGHWAY class is composed by trucks that, for the most part, lack the ability to equip proper off-road accessories. What makes these situationally useful is their ability to pull a lot of weight on paved or relatively leveled dirt roads at high speeds in relative safety and for relatively less fuel (so they can be useful as commute vehicles). The GMC 9500 is special here in that it can be outfitted with a full off-road mods package.

[Rragar]

Origineel geplaatst door directorguy7:

Fairly new (still on the first subregion but making good progress.)

What is the general recommendation as the next vehicle after the Azov? I need to upgrade it's engine.

Test all the trucks in the game. People usually gravitate early on to trucks that have Always-On differential locks and AWD because they seem easier to use. The thing is, these trucks aren't always a good pick. There's a lot of platforms that will perform better at specific things but people don't use as often because they are harder to use.

Don't think about replacing one vehicle with the other. Think about building a toolbox with varied tools that you can pick from, to suit your needs as they change. Getting one truck from each class and learning to use each of them properly, is a good start.

Also, learn to read the terrain and its hazards. This skill in particular is very important because this will tell you what vehicles will struggle against a specific obstacle type and which ones won't, and it will dictate which upgrades you'll want to use for specific vehicles.

If you know how to read the terrain hazards, you'll be in a good position to either plan routes for the vehicle that you need to use for the job, or to pick the vehicle that you need for the route that you have to use.

[Nite69]

the best early game truck is the Tayga 6436, thier is one not far from the garage on the base game russia region, you dont have to tow it just make a few trips with repair kits with a scout to reach it, drive on the grass so you have more traction getting to it, it also has awd and dif lock on

https://www.maprunner.info/taymyr/drowned-lands?lat=307.13&lng=616.22

[SlowClick]

I’m playing Michigan in hard mode (took me 3-4,restarts to get going - ie not running out of money) and I find the best early truck is the Fleetstar, followed by the White that can be recovered in the Smithfield map. I sold the Ford I found, also the Scout and Chev and bought the International (1700?) as it has permanent AWD and diff lock and a big gas tank. In my easy game I’m still using that after 1500 hrs- it’s a useful truck.

The Fleetstar is handy because it can tow a trailer when fitted with a flatbed and crane. It doesn’t take long before you get decent tyres for it, and diff lock. It’s a bit lightweight but does the job.

[Beast of War]

^^ The thing about the MH 9500 is, it is probably even better then the Fleetstar ( certainly as a semi-trailer truck ) but the AWD upgrade is in Lake Kovd, Kola Peninsula where you can't go get it as easily in hard mode as transferring a vehicle is very costly.

And the specific upgrade is in an ice pit....without chain tires you won't be able to return to the garage in that vehicle. So it will probably be a one way trip until you are going to play that DLC and can rescue it, unless you want to pay 15k for the travel to and from that map and recovery from the ice pit.

In a hard mode play i am considering temporarily sacrificing a scout vehicle for that upgrade. Then it is only a 5000 credit expenditure, and i can recover it later. The MH 9500 not having AWD means having to drive through all the base game ( Michigan and ALaska ) and in order of DLC release Tamyr too. in rear wheel drive. The truck is too good to have to play it like that. But then again that is what makes Hard Mode "Hard"

Another very valuable upgrade - AWD for the Twinsteer - is in Imandra, Kola Peninsula too. It can travel through the Smithville dam marches without it, considerably shortening the cargo hauls to Island Lake, but it does do so much better with that upgrade. But traveling through Lake Kovd to get to the upgrade in Imandra is a challenging expedition in itself, certainly in a scout vehicle.

The White Western is surely a good truck - more roll resistant then the other highway trucks - but it has slow acceleration.

[Adventurous350]

What Beast of War said isn't a terrible idea for the MH9500, but I didn't even do that. The MH9500 is better with AWD, but if you put the best offroad tires on it (rear chains for Alaska) it will perform most of the tasks you need. I completed all of Michigan and Alaska with that setup. I did not get AWD until after I pressed on to Lake Kovd.

One other thing I will add. The White Western Star is a great truck, but to me it is horrible with a crane of any kind. Even with raised suspension it will bottom the suspension out constantly anytime you articulate or are bouncing at all. You can use it like this, but it drove me crazy and I think the performance suffers. I am currently using it in Ontario and it works great as a semi with low saddle hauling a semi trailer (no crane). I have the best tires and it refuses to get stuck and does relatively well on fuel consumption.