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Over4kill123 has SnowRunner

Jan 31 @ 2:42pm

Opinion for a Scout Vehicle (DLC)

I'd like your opinion on which Scout Vehicle (DLC) would be worth buying. I'm looking for something similar to the Loadstar 1700, perhaps, because I can easily use it to pull trucks stuck in the mud. Ideally, it would be useful for other tasks as well. Thanks in advance.

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Originally posted by Beast of War:

The proper designation of a "scout" is a vehicle that can use the "autonomous scout" winch on battery power.

When rolled over other vehicles can't start the engine and need to be rescued or zapped back to the garage. Scouts have the ability when a winch point is near to upright themselves on their wheels and continue.

Granted some absurd large vehicles won't roll over easily and do not need the battery winch but they are not scouts as they cannot slip through dense tree lines to get to a watchtower on a difficult to reach spot.

I do not always use scouts myself : completely true to RL* they struggle on mud/snow roads with deep truck tracks already there. You can somewhat avoid that by not driving on roads all the way to destination but that is often still a lot slower.

That is why i often use medium trucks for it that can still slip through dense tree lines, but not as well as scouts and when they roll over they fail. Alternatively i crane a scout on the back of a truck, drive to near the location where it needs to be deployed, crane it off an continue a short distance with the scout. I usually do this too when scouting far away from garages as the scout acts like a larger fuel tank when it is not needed.

* In military service i drove a Land Rover through an exercise terrain with loose dune sands which really tax vehicles due to the immense rolling resistance of that stuff. Where i was crawling in low gear through that stuff with high engine revs some 4 and 10 ton military trucks passed me seemingly without any effort. Then and there i learned WHEEL SIZE is the most important factor in off road driving. Trucks are better at it then cars. And such it is in game... That is why i only use scouts if the tasks specifically calls for their features, or the mission demands it.

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Qrazy

Jan 31 @ 2:58pm

I use the Tayga 6436 to scout with quite a bit. Regular scouts aren't really meant to be tow trucks.

herrschaftg35 has SnowRunner

Jan 31 @ 3:19pm

The Kenworth 963 is my favorite scout.

CommandDork has SnowRunner

Jan 31 @ 3:45pm

Either of the Earthroamers are my favorites right now. They supplanted the Ford F750.

FunkyBacon has SnowRunner

Jan 31 @ 4:49pm

The only thing matching the Loadstar in performance is the F750 from the Kola region. I'm not familiar with the standalone scout DLC's tho as I never gotten any of those.

Khan Sentinel is also a fairly good medium sized scout as well. Good range, fairly stable, decent stock engine. It does require you to trek through Amur to get tho...

deckerdave1973 has SnowRunner

Jan 31 @ 5:25pm

The crocodile with a fuel tank is my go-to scout/ fuel truck. With a highrange gearbox and mud tires, it pretty much floats over anything. Only downside for me is that it cannot pull scout trailers, but I use the loadstar for that.

Psycho

Jan 31 @ 6:16pm

Cyrus has a good review of them.

This is pre-Earthroamer which some think is the best logistics scout (good performance, light and heavy trailers, inbuilt radar).

Last edited by Psycho; Jan 31 @ 6:16pm

SlowClick

Jan 31 @ 8:19pm

My fav scout is the TUZ Tatarin that can be found for free in the 3rd map of Taymyr (Zimnegorsk). Actually there are 2 to be found there.
While it has it's shortcomings (cannot hitch ant trailer, can be hard to steer on rocky ground, not the best wading depth) it can go just about anywhere and can tow the heaviest trucks and their trailers just about anywhere as well.
In the early game I used the Bandit for scouting over rough ground quite a bit, until I got to Zimnegorsk!

Beast of War has SnowRunner

Feb 1 @ 2:10am

Nothing beats the 8 wheel Tartarin when it comes to towing stuff on the winch cable or reaching difficult to get to spots.

Look to the Tartarin also to be able to pull rolled over trucks ( except heavy trucks ) on to their wheels again. And it is included in the base game.

Next up will be the 6 large wheel Burlak, but it rolls over readily when not in deep snow or deep mud and can be frustrating to use in other terrain. But it can tow both truck or scout trailers.

The next strong one must be the 6 wheel YAR, that can tow scout trailers through very difficult terrain as well.

The Earthroamers are in the stronger and more off road capable category too, but they are only 4 wheel vehicles so suffer in adverse terrain when towing.

The rest of the scouts are really meant to drive solo, or tow over some more solid ground or roads, if they can tow at all.

Last edited by Beast of War; Feb 1 @ 2:18am

Nyah

Feb 1 @ 5:10am

Tatarin

Leonid

Feb 1 @ 6:18am

JAT dlc for all small scouts. I like scout 800 without lift, with small tires and roof rack. One of the best to explore maps.

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DreamScape has SnowRunner

Feb 1 @ 7:58am

Best scout.... Mastodon. 2nd best Kenny 963. and Lastly not least best scout. Khan Loaf.

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Rragar

Feb 1 @ 4:39pm

Originally posted by Over4kill123:
I'd like your opinion on which Scout Vehicle (DLC) would be worth buying. I'm looking for something similar to the Loadstar 1700, perhaps, because I can easily use it to pull trucks stuck in the mud. Ideally, it would be useful for other tasks as well. Thanks in advance.

I'll second the comment that proposed the Crocodile. It's small enough to be used as a scout, but it has the mass and the power to pull properly heavy weight. Also comes with the option for wide mud tires, enhanced all-terrains, and offroad tires.

It can carry spare fuel in any configuration, carries a spare wheel without shifting the position of the bed of the truck.

The stock engine is quite good for general-purpose tasks while saving fuel, whereas the upgraded options will put the truck in the S+ power-to-weight ratio.

#12

Rragar

Feb 1 @ 4:52pm

Originally posted by DreamScape:
Best scout.... Mastodon. 2nd best Kenny 963. and Lastly not least best scout. Khan Loaf.

This is sarcasm, right? PLEASE tell me you're being sarcastic. I have PTSD from having to assist people who were using heavy trucks to "do scouting" instead of using scout trucks for scouting. Especially when we had to cross through trees. Or sideways tilts. Or steep slopes. Or narrow turns. Or rock crawls.

Last edited by Rragar; Feb 1 @ 4:56pm

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DreamScape has SnowRunner

Feb 1 @ 4:58pm

Originally posted by Rragar:
Originally posted by DreamScape:
Best scout.... Mastodon. 2nd best Kenny 963. and Lastly not least best scout. Khan Loaf.

This is sarcasm, right? PLEASE tell me you're being sarcastic. I have PTSD from having to assist people who were using heavy trucks to "do scouting" instead of using scout trucks for scouting. Especially when we had to cross through trees. Or sideways tilts. Or steep slopes. Or narrow turns. Or rock crawls.

Lol i was being funny.

#14