Need a jump button.

[Mew Mew]

I've barely started the game and I'm already stuck and wishing for a jump button. I'm at the crash site at the start of the game. I've climbed up the ledge and picked up Astrid's case and my parka. According to a guide I looked up I'm supposed to simply get up on a nearby ledge via a piece of plane wreck propped up against it. However, no matter what angle I try to walk towards the wreckage at, my guy REFUSES to actually walk up it to the ledge. He just keeps repeating "Must me signs of her having been here." If I could freaking hop I could get onto the stupid wreck piece, but instead I get to freeze to death trying to figure out how to lift my foot half an inch higher.

[IFIYGD]

Make sure you equip the parka, and that the metal case is in your backpack inventory. You can't leave this area in Wintermute Episode 1 without it.
If you are following a guide or watching a Lets play video, be sure it is for the Redux Episodes of Wintermute, from late December 2018 or later- the original episodes from 2017 have significant differences. There should be a piece of her scarf hanging on a branch- have you seen it yet? That is the sign of her having been there, as well as her case, and other items you packed before you left the hangar. But that metal case is the thing that you must have to leave the crash site. You need to walk up along the edge of the wing, and move left a bit when you get the the broken off part. The game will not let you walk up the wing if you do not have everything you need to trigger the unlock for the scene.
Guides and videos only from after the Redux episodes were released- earlier guides and videos will be out-of-date and will not show you what needs to be done.

[Zes]

besides a jump button there are some wonky logic.

trying to pass between two rocks, its a bit narrow but not a big deal, put one of your foot first put your hands on the rocks and pull your other foot.

but noo.. you have to walk around it.

[Mew Mew]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Make sure you equip the parka, and that the metal case is in your backpack inventory. You can't leave this area in Wintermute Episode 1 without it.
If you are following a guide or watching a Lets play video, be sure it is for the Redux Episodes of Wintermute, from late December 2018 or later- the original episodes from 2017 have significant differences. There should be a piece of her scarf hanging on a branch- have you seen it yet? That is the sign of her having been there, as well as her case, and other items you packed before you left the hangar. But that metal case is the thing that you must have to leave the crash site. You need to walk up along the edge of the wing, and move left a bit when you get the the broken off part. The game will not let you walk up the wing if you do not have everything you need to trigger the unlock for the scene.
Guides and videos only from after the Redux episodes were released- earlier guides and videos will be out-of-date and will not show you what needs to be done.

I should have everything, unless the game bugged out when I died by stumbling into my stupid campfire. I'm wearing the parka, the backpack on the ground is still empty from me looting it before, I picked up the case before dying and I don't see it back on the ground anywhere, but I don't see it in my inventory, either.

[IFIYGD]

Check in your Journal- it drops into a separate inventory there. Sorry, my bad on that one, I should not have said backpack. I forget that new players are not going to know about the Journal inventory for quest items and story trigger items.
verify your game file integrity, in case a file got borked along the way. Dying at the cave should not be an issue, it's why Story Mode is not permadeath.
What roach said too- you can't walk up right in the center- you need to start on the right edge of the wing, and step left when you get to the broken out section. Mae sure you are not crouching when you try it- you can't crouch-walk up the wing. And yeah, it's a tad finicky.

[Lenny Rat]

Originally posted by Mew Mew:

I've barely started the game and I'm already stuck and wishing for a jump button. I'm at the crash site at the start of the game. I've climbed up the ledge and picked up Astrid's case and my parka. According to a guide I looked up I'm supposed to simply get up on a nearby ledge via a piece of plane wreck propped up against it. However, no matter what angle I try to walk towards the wreckage at, my guy REFUSES to actually walk up it to the ledge. He just keeps repeating "Must me signs of her having been here." If I could freaking hop I could get onto the stupid wreck piece, but instead I get to freeze to death trying to figure out how to lift my foot half an inch higher.

A jump button has been requested many times over the years.

[Skookumsquitch]

A jump button is unnecessary. Having a [CLIMB] option for low obstacles would fix all the issues.

Because if you're cold, hungry, burdened and tired, are you really going to jump up on a rock or are you going to gently climb over it?

[Mauro4691]

try to go through the fallen tree and then climb the rose bushes. maybe it's better