SnowRunner - Season 16: High Voltage DLC

Every criticism you read about this DLC is probably true, but with the right approach, this season is better than it appears. And all three new trucks are quite good and possibly worth the price of admission themselves. Yes, the order that jobs need to be done in is excessively rigid, at least at the beginning. Yes, you'll have to drive the same routes far too many times, which feels like repetitive grind. And oh god, are many of the contracts excessively punitive, making you drive as far as possible for no reason other than padding out the play time; for just two examples, unlocking one truck requires driving it all the way across one map then all the way back again, and opening the tunnel requires driving a heavy trailer all the way through two entire maps and half of the third. I played in this region in co-op multiple times and saw no redeeming qualities at all. But after buying and playing it myself, it's much better than I thought it was, thanks to two things. First, planning in advance is practically a requirement. Sorry if that's not your thing, but researching on MapRunner ahead of time will save you massive amounts of time, and grind. If you take each job one at a time you'll have a miserable experience here, but when you look at the big picture you'll find that many jobs can be done in sequence. As one example, in the Solace Bay map there are five different vehicle recovery tasks, but they can all be done one after the other in a single loop around the map. I spent literal hours working out in which order to do jobs, both for progressing efficiently and, crucially, figuring out which ones to string together. And second, unless you enjoy doing the same tedious routes over and over again, you will want to overload your trucks. Why carry two loads of metal beams, or drag a trailer across a muddy river for a few, when you can easily balance five loads of metal beams on the back of a Kenworth 963? I fully intended to knock out this region in co-op, having mainly bought it for the trucks, but I'm more than halfway through and haven't felt any need to. Will I 100% this region? Heck no, dragging even more cargo across all three maps is boring. But, much to my surprise, I feel like I'm getting my money's worth out of this DLC, even without the trucks. And the trucks are great. HIB Billert 1980: This thing is a mountain goat. I thought it was just a pointless small truck I'd never use: four small wheels, too small for large cargo, and a maintenance add-on that carries less than a F-750 can. Yawn. But trying it as a scout, I was blown away. It made it up, and down, slopes that I attempted just for laughs. Of course it can tip over if you try, but it feels like the center of gravity is underground. Plad 440 Buddy: Not the best in deep mud, but very good everywhere else, thanks in large part to its unique rear suspension. Look up videos of this truck in action and you'll see it waltzing over rocks and boulders like it's nothing. I am certain that this truck was designed for Zurdania (season 17,) and equally certain that it will excel there. Sleiter ST833 Chimera: Are you sick of slogging through mud? Have you done too much in Amur or Maine and think, screw this, I've done my time? Then you need this truck. It's not perfect, you'll feel its weight on uphills and it's not very good in rugged terrain. But despite the limited bed options it can still be overloaded with its loading crane, and in the worst mud, it is the breath of fresh air you've been aching for. So contrary to my earlier experiences and expectations, I recommend this season. (And I suggest buying the Year 4 pass, since Season 13 is alright, and 14 and 15 are quite good.) One last tip: do the "On the Rain's Trail" scouting contract in daytime. The scenery is worth it.

Worst yet You have to complete too many diferent tasks in a certain order and there is no way to know which tasks you need to complete before some other one so is very aggrivating