My SnowRunner permadeath journey begins with a scout vehicle, a few tutorial missions, and one very heavy curtain trailer. Day One sets the tone: slow, strategic, and a little bit chaotic.
📜 Series Hub: SnowRunner Survival: The Permagear Diaries Main Hub
🛠 Rules: SnowRunner Permagear Rules
💡 Why Permagear Works: Read the reasoning behind the challenge
🛻 It Begins With a Scout
My journey starts in a Chevrolet scout, an eager little vehicle that handles like a nervous goat but gets the job done.
Mission One: Find the Watchtower.
Easy enough—until I hit mud.
Lesson learned:
Use low gear in sticky terrain.
Turn on AWD whenever possible.
Fuel up when the game offers. (Not optional. A warning.)
Watchtower found. Map revealed. Let the chaos begin.
🛠 A Truck, a Bridge, and a Hopeful Start
Next up: Find the truck.
It’s nearby. It doesn’t have AWD. I’m sure that won’t be a problem.
Mission: Repair the bridge.
Step 1: Deliver metal beams. The truck barely handles the terrain, but low gear carries me through.
Cue a satisfying cutscene where the bridge assembles itself like IKEA furniture—only sturdier.
Step 2: Fetch timber from the lumber mill and complete the job.
Done and done.
🏚 Finding the Garage (And Dragging a Dead Truck)
Mission: Find the garage.
I switch back to my scout—it’s lighter, faster, and slightly less grumpy than the truck.
On the way, I:
• Discover another Watchtower
• Spot a broken-down truck near the garage
• Stumble upon a raised suspension upgrade for the scout—a very tempting find
The catch? I can’t install it until the vehicle is safely in the garage.
So I finish the trip, reach the garage, and then use the scout to tow the dead truck across the yard like I’m dragging a fridge with a rope belt.
Once everything’s safe and parked, raised suspension installed. My little scout has grown up.
🧊 An Invitation to Alaska (Declined)
The game suggested I check out Alaska.
I suggested it wait its turn.
We’re sticking to Michigan for now—it’s got enough ways to kill me already.
📦 The Curtain Call
With the tutorial chain complete, I take on my first real contract:
Deliver a curtain trailer to the farm.
The trailer’s right by the garage, so I:
• Switch to the same truck that repaired the bridge
• Unlock a raised suspension upgrade for it too (thanks, Michigan)
• Install the upgrade in the garage
• Attach the trailer and hit the road
It wasn’t fast. The trailer was heavy, the truck groaned, and I crept toward the farm like someone afraid of commitment.
But I made it. Trailer delivered. First contract—and Day One of this adventure—is complete.
Want more SnowRunner? Day Two can be found here.
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