The addition of a story mode to the game is BRILLIANT!
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I didn’t know the older Mudrunner was better than Snowrunner…
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I far far preferred mudrunner. I also preferred the original spintires over mudrunner.
The way the mud moved and saturated tread and losing grip was absolutely uncanny in the first game. In mudrunner you could always move by using the smallest amount of throttle. In spintires, you could bog yourself very easily and recovery could sometimes be impossible.
Snow runner…eh…i wasn’t a fan of anything except the vehicles
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Same, especially how the terrain was persistant… It was far more unforgiving. You might make it through an area once or twice, but try the same route again and you would be bogged to the axles.
Also Snowrunner might have had bigger maps, but they were nowhere near as tricky as Mudrunner.
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Never could get into snowrunner. I did get the new game expeditions but have yet to have it grab me and suck me in like mudrunner did.
Mudrunner was simple in task but hard to accomplish. Thats what i liked about it.
Snowrunner just over did it. Took the simplicity away and made it easier to do stuff.
Roadcraft peaks my instrest but im afraid it will be more like snowrunner.
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RoadCraft Demo Launches February 24 for Steam Next Fest!
Get ready to roll up your sleeves! The RoadCraft demo will be available starting February 24 as part of Steam Next Fest (PC only). Experience the thrill of rebuilding and restoring in a world shaped by natural disasters.
What’s in the demo?
This special preview features 3 handcrafted missions to give you a taste of the full game:
Fix the Grid – Cut trees, clear the path, and reconnect a concrete factory to the power grid.
Clear the Way – Use your bulldozer to remove debris, then rebuild the road to restore supply convoys.
Seal the Breach – Recover and recycle defective pipes while creating makeshift paths using regional quarries.
Each mission takes you to a unique map filled with challenges, requiring skillful use of construction machinery to bring industries back to life.
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I’ve been watching streams for hours this weekend. Snowrunner/Expeditions/Mudrunner annoyed me, but this game seems less annoying (from my perspective)
From my experience watching the streams, there is no damage to vehicles and no refueling needed. It also appears less likely that vehicles will get stuck. I guess if you liked the more sim/realistic versions of the other games, then maybe this will be less interesting. But for me, it makes it more interesting.
I really love watch the streamers when they’re making the roads. Smoothing out the terrain, then a long time delivering sand, then smoothing it out with the bull dozer, then laying down asphalt and then finally rolling it out.
What I’ve learned from the streams that steamrollers can’t be used to flatten out the sand. You just need to go multiple times with the bulldozer. The paving machine also does some mild smoothing as it’s laying asphalt. Obviously, the roller does the final smoothing. Also, watch out for rocks in your path. I don’t think you can remove them (fixed ones, not the loose ones that can be moved). They’ll stick through the asphalt.
Man, I’m hyped for this game. LFG!
Here is a stream from Raptor and his buds doing MP. It has 4 person co-op, which looks epic.
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I love getting stuck and planning recovery operations in mudrunner/spintires. Snowrunner lacked that…
I’m going to try expeditions this week with the boy although hes not as keen as there isn’t any trucks.
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I skipped snowrunner… but this one sounds fun!
Same. I got Mudrunner in a sale, but only my son really played it for some hours. I don’t know why, but for some reason the off-road experience felt somewhat worse than in Spintires.
So I skipped Snowrunner, too, but this looks cool because there seems to be more structure in the gameplay. We’ll see how good the terrain deformation and stuff are.
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Demo link: (50 GB)
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You are absolutely right there. It was never the same
Well this is a total blast so far. Mud, heavy equipment… like a 4 year old digging around my parents’ backyard.
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You guys are killing me… 
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Did some multiplayer with a friend. Easy to setup and get going. It has built in voice chat that works great too. 4 players online is supported. I see a Mudspike get-together in the future.
(That message from Kelly is a bug apparently. It doesn’t go away until you move on to the next mission.)
Loading up the asphalt layer
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Did the first map, I enjoyed it, but it’s a weird hybrid between construction simulator and Snow Runner. I really wish they’d have stuck with Spintires/Mud Runners vehicle physics and focus. The big gripe I had about Snow Runner was no matter how bad the terrain was, just put in 4WD, lock the diffs, drop it in low and you could crawl out. Same here, didn’t manage to get truly stuck once, even though I was basically up past the belly pan in mud. I appreciated having to worry about busting a tire or knocking out the oil pan. I liked having to figured out a multi vehicle hookup of winches to be able to pull my stuck log truck out of the mire, etc.
With that said I’m a sucker for big equipment, so I will probably get it. I’d just appreciate if they went back to their roots more
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I tried the demo during Steam Next Fest and my first run out the gate was disappointing. It’s pretty and seems interesting but, for me, it does not offer enough of an experience to want to buy it. I will stick with Mudrunner. 
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Mudrunner (actually I’d argue Spintires - but much the same game) got that balance of tough and sometimes frustrating without ever getting to the point of not having enough of a payoff to want to give up. Perhaps like real off-roading?
There was always something about successfully rescuing one of the big trucks that made you feel good.
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