Pilgrim / Voyageur / Stalker Map
Interloper / Misery Map
Interloper and Misery strip away safety nets. This map is for route planning, rope management, and avoiding assumptions that worked on lower difficulties.
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Welcome To Broken, Not Boring
Broken Railroad is compact, but it does not feel small.
Everything here sits closer together than you expect. The Maintenance Yard, the Derailment, the narrow routes between them — there’s very little breathing room. That compression makes every wolf patrol more noticeable and every decision more immediate.
A bear often claims the center of the region, turning what looks like a simple crossing into a calculated risk. Wolves patrol the tracks confidently, especially near the Maintenance Yard and the Derailment Site. Movement here is deliberate. You don’t sprint unless you’ve already made a mistake.
The terrain compounds the pressure. Cliffs, rope climbs, and uneven approaches increase sprain risk at exactly the wrong time. Blizzards reduce visibility and shrink your already limited escape routes. The geography funnels you into encounters rather than allowing wide detours.
And yet, Broken Railroad is valuable in ways that justify the tension.
The Maintenance Yard Workshop serves as the region’s anchor. Warm interior, workbench, bed, stove — everything needed for a controlled stopover. It’s functional and defensible, which matters in a region where outside exposure rarely feels safe.
The Derailment Site can yield useful gear if you manage the wolf presence. The Maintenance Shed provides scrap metal and crafting supplies. More importantly, Broken Railroad contains its own forge. That changes the equation entirely. With enough coal and scrap, you can craft arrowheads and tools without needing to risk Forlorn Muskeg’s open ice.
To the northwest sits the Hunter’s Lodge. Remote and sometimes rewarding, but the journey carries commitment and risk. It’s not a casual detour.
Broken Railroad is short, dangerous, and strategically significant. It offers real mid-game potential through its workshop and forge, but it demands awareness at all times. Compact does not mean forgiving. Here, opportunity and danger share the same few square miles.
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