Customloper Diaries – Day 1: Socks, Soup, and Stubbornness
Spawn Point: Spruce Falls Bridge, Mountain Town
Weather: Windy, with a 100% chance of optimism
Loot Highlight: Hunting knife, Cowichan sweater, two cups of coffee
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First Steps and First Socks
I spawn near Spruce Falls Bridge, spot a sign for Milton, and like any wanderer with no better plan, I follow it. Along the way, I grab rose hips and reishi mushrooms because nature said so.
The bridge cars turn into an early-game care package: wool socks (luxury), a parka (yes please), matches (liquid gold), and a hunting knife I immediately form an unhealthy attachment to.
Shelter from the Storm (Sort of)
A nearby trailer offers a fire barrel, but I only duck in long enough to warm up and snag a wool toque—stylish and slightly smelly.
Down at the church I harvest cattails for calories, spot a deer carcass, and attempt to start a fire. The wind laughs. First attempt: fail. Second: also fail. Third: success… which the wind immediately blows out mid-harvest. Rude.
Redemption at the Altar (and in the Glovebox)
Inside the church, RNG finally smiles. One match, one try, one roaring fire. I cook the meat, boil water, and brew reishi tea. A nearby pickup coughs up a hatchet—huge early-game win.
Back in Milton, a glovebox note reveals a memento cache… at the church I just left. Classic.
Coffee, Cowichan, and Canadian Comfort
The bank delivers coffee grounds, two brewed cups, and a Cowichan sweater hidden in the safe like national treasure. Grey Mother’s house becomes base: two cooking pots, some deer meat, a ski jacket, hockey jersey, and wool mittens. Team motto: Not Dead Yet.
Winding Down with Tea and Triumph
I end the day with boiled water, cooked meat, and a cup of herbal tea to patch up condition. A windy start, but a strong finish. Customloper is officially underway.
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