Which Rundown to start with?

[Garrad]

From what I understand Rundown 1 is the most obvious choice but before you had no access to this rundown.

I'm guessing the game has improved with later rundowns so which should I start with?

[Zappron]

it doesn't really matter where you start. All A tier levels of any rundown are good for beginners to start with. The levels do get harder as rundowns progress (R1D1 is a lot easier than R5D1, for example), but which rundown you start with shouldn't make an impact.
Even the story elements you can uncover in the game aren't really in much order, as the log files you find on terminals are themselves scattered around as far as their in-lore dates go.

[Garrad]

Originally posted by Zappron:

it doesn't really matter where you start. All A tier levels of any rundown are good for beginners to start with. The levels do get harder as rundowns progress (R1D1 is a lot easier than R5D1, for example), but which rundown you start with shouldn't make an impact.
Even the story elements you can uncover in the game aren't really in much order, as the log files you find on terminals are themselves scattered around as far as their in-lore dates go.

Thanks! But regarding the gameplay. Have the first rundowns aged poorly compared to future ones? For example I haven't seen a single checkpoint in Rundown 1 yet

[Dj DNA]

Originally posted by Garrad:

Originally posted by Zappron:

it doesn't really matter where you start. All A tier levels of any rundown are good for beginners to start with. The levels do get harder as rundowns progress (R1D1 is a lot easier than R5D1, for example), but which rundown you start with shouldn't make an impact.
Even the story elements you can uncover in the game aren't really in much order, as the log files you find on terminals are themselves scattered around as far as their in-lore dates go.

Thanks! But regarding the gameplay. Have the first rundowns aged poorly compared to future ones? For example I haven't seen a single checkpoint in Rundown 1 yet

You should start on R1 and move from there. It's the easiest and most barebones. More stuff will be introduced as you go through them.

As for difficulty it is not linear at all. from easy to hard: R1 -> R3 -> R6/R2 -> R7 -> R4 -> R5.

Edit: also don't be out there relying on checkpoints as they are irrelevant and even unreliable. They can end your run just by bugging out and the devs have not been able to fix them since december 2021 when they got introduced. R1 -R5 have no checkpoints at all and are better for it.

[Betrix]

yeah just start with R1. the entire rundown takes about an hour to two hours to complete and will help you get used to the game imo.
In comparison to later Rundowns, R5A3 took me 2 and a half hours to complete.

[GoToLate]

You have to start with Rundown 3. Then go through 7. This is the only correct order for beginners to get a proper, consistent impression of the game. Trust me.