It’s an odd thing for a simulator like this, but you might be thankful for it when you get a vehicle stuck or damaged and need a repair or an alternative delivery vehicle. You can also discover other vehicles along the way, unlocking them for use later, as you can switch between vehicles you have unlocked, on the map screen. I enjoyed driving a little 4×4 out into the wilderness before taking on any deliveries, allowing me to get a feel for which roads are less treacherous and where the dirt roads might work for shortcuts. Each of the sandbox maps has watchpoints to discover, that will uncover sections of the map so that you can better plan your delivery routes.

You’re free to ignore this advice if you’re a returning player, thankfully.īut what is Mudrunner? It’s essentially a delivery game with offroad elements and a sandbox style, but there is actually a lot more to it than that.

In fact, the game even suggests this, if you try selecting the new stuff first. Luckily I had played the game previously and knew that completing all the objectives on a map would earn some points, leading to an easier time of unlocking map two.Ĭhallenges are obviously locked (except the first one, of course) because you’re expected to move through each one in sequence, though if this is your first time playing Mudrunner then you’ll want to complete the tutorial and the original challenges to learn the ropes before diving into the new DLC challenges. Only one of the two new maps is unlocked and the vehicles are also locked behind the game’s Progression Point currency, and the game doesn’t really tell you how to earn these points in order to open up the content for which you have paid. Mudrunner was plagued by this issue of an almost arcade system of unlocking new vehicles and maps, and American Wilds does not address this problem. The problem I had with the DLC is just how much of it is locked at the start. Alongside that is a handful of new challenge missions, which show off some of the new vehicles and just add a bit more personality to the package. Spintires: Mudrunner – American Wilds (don’t you just hate multiple subtitles in a game’s name?) adds a couple of new maps to the sandbox single player mode, each with their own overall objectives and particular set of challenges to overcome in its environment. Just under a year ago, when I reviewed the original Spintires: Mudrunner game, I wrote: “With its pedestrian pace and delivery objectives, Mudrunner won’t appeal to an awful lot of people, but that doesn’t stop it being a fun and often relaxing experience.” In this new American Wilds expansion, not a lot has changed from the above, but I must say that it is still well worth your attention.

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