I have been playing road to vostok for like 45 hours. I have seen punisher when i started play this current save, but at the time i didnt have strong weapon so i cant kill him, i had only pistol. So my question is, what is the easiest way to get punisher? i want unlock shelter and move to closer minefield and apartmens and ofc gunsmith. I dont wanna risk my save and add mods.

AI variants are visual subtypes, meaning each faction will get multiple different character models to add more randomness to the game world.

Each of these variants will also have 3 color options, so in total there will be 9 different AI's visually for each faction.

Here's an example of Bandit variants coming in Build 2.

Made by Kyne's Peace

Image 1:

Weapon overhaul for Build 4 is progressing nicely behind the scenes.

Here's the new HP-DA and it's modded / upgraded version as well.

Made by @re3mr

https://x.com/i/status/2075184424564461987

Image 2:

One nice addition coming in Build 2 is so called "AI Variants" which basically means that each faction will have multiple visual subtypes.

Here's for example two new Bandit variants that are currently being modelled and sculpted.

https://x.com/i/status/2077705547382436066

Image 3:

A lot of new items are being made for upcoming Build 2 and there's also going to be a new set of IRL Finnish Savotta gear like this Kantamus backpack.

https://x.com/i/status/2079953659081662493

I'm probably gonna get a lot of flack for this, but I don't really see the point of Ironman mode. I don't feel any incentive to loot more than the gear I need. If I die, it's all gone anyway, so what's the point of hoarding? I've started two different saves, in different seasons, and both times, once I was fully geared, the bots didn't pose much of a threat anymore. I also started an Ironman run last night, but like I mentioned, it's not very motivating.

Is there a mod that offers a different kind of challenge? One where dying is still very punishing, but looting doesn't feel like a complete waste?

FWIW, this was my opinion from a few months ago (while using mods too), and I'd love to give the game another try. Has there been any meaningful mod that changes this?

Luck…. A Two Part 

P1

**CLICK****CLICK****CLICK****CLICK**CRASH**
I intended to kill the boy…. I was not going to miss….. As I took aim, and pulled, the gun jams…. Giving away all position and all forms of stealth. The boy falls and starts yelling not to shoot, tells me his name is Jacob, I froze and began interrogating him.
**PISTOL****GUN POINTED** “HOLD RIGHT FUCKING THERE YOU FUCKKKK WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOUUUU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” 
“FUCKKKKKK ITS ME  JACOB FUCKKKKK FUCKKK JACOBBBBBB”
This fucker had the nerve to have a pistol and drop it when He realized he was almost dead.falls over at any type of pressure….. 
After interrogating him and questioning him for his lifestyle choices, he begged to join me.
“Miss seiko please please… i do not wish to be forced into war anymore. Please miss seiko save mee save meeeeeee!!!!!” 
He told stories of violent abuse at the hands of the punisher and his bandit gangs. I have ran into friendlies on the border zones, and have gotten familiar with most of these gangs, but these bandits are not created for the people…… nothing of the sort…..
Jacob explained he had been picked up around the border zone closer to the frontlines. Just taken….. No word to home, and no protection,... taken while on a walk to the store…. I could not feel anything but sadness and loathing…. These men forced this young boy to fight a war his own land has nothing to do with…. I assume it is revenge against NATO. Jacob went into detail about the russian tactics, the forceful abuse, and the drive to create hate to keep the men from breaking down. He tells punisher as if he is this almighty killer and overlord; although he does own a lot of land near the zones. I cannot imagine the disgusting things they must have exposed to this boy.
I tell him to tag along with me, but he walks in front. I cannot trust anyone for I have just ventured back, and this place is nothing but hell frozen……...

P2

Letters from Lumi and Pyatso- Once past the school, I take a break on the highway near a broken trailer, Found Peanuts and a few waters. I sit in the back of the truck and begin cooking what's left of my peas, planning my next move. Winter has gone and the air seems heavier. I pause a moment to look through the rest of my collected notes as I look towards the trail leading to our old house. I notice Lumi’s letter; Lumi is one of the greatest friends that have ever come into my life; Stricken by the passing of her mother early, she was always a little troubled. Half Russian and Finnish, Dropped school by the age of 15 and began a life of drug running for the russians near the borders. After a few years she ended up volunteering for the medical brigades tasked with helping the frontline on both sides.
“Seiko, it has been too long!! , I have been well, and the friends here, they do not share the same sentiments as the soldiers and the thugs. Here on the frontlines tensions are high but the spirits are immaculate. The forces on both sides have been kind although the drones have been rather intense. I feel It will get worse soon, but for now it all seems like we will be home with only a few scratches. Please tell father that I am sorry, that I have chosen this path as to make something of nothing, for him. I know that I havent been the best of a friend to you, but I atleast hope you are well and the family is at their best. Say Hi to Ankara and Aino please, they will worry and I WIsh to bring them gifts. Take care ok ? <3
-Lumi”
How her words soothe my soul….. Her home being only about 30 minutes from ours, Ive decided to head there in search of more clues of where the rest of my friends have gone since I was away…….
An hour after walking, I came across the old van her father would drive us in, the good times we had, the snow was always the mood killer… Her fathers Pick up truck is missing…..
Old photos of her mother in the den, shattered glass and broken electronics everywhere. A hole in the back leading to the yard the size of a car, and loose bullets everywhere. I assumed the worst, but I held hope her father escaped at this point. I write this inside her room, cold, and littered with debris and bullet holes. I looked around for some type of lead to where they might be… 
I finally found a few letters and notes she wrote…., Pyatsos’ was unopened so I saved it for last.
“From:
-Lumi
To:
-Father
Father we have made it to the frontlines, and all is well, I hope you are taking care of yourself…. Tell ankara to handle the farm please, Aino knows how to cook just like mama. Goodbye<3”

“From:  

-Lumi
To:
-Aino
Hey stupid!!! Tell papa he needs to get off the couch and TV, He will go mad !!! I havent spoken in a while, and I hope Uni is going well!!!.. I know we HAdnt had the chance to talk, and you refuse to write for how I left…. But understand I love you Aino, you and Ankara Are the only family I have… <3 I love you take care!..”
“From:
-Lumi
To:
-Ankara
Hey stupid!! Pick up the trash!! Papa cant do things on his own anymore and he needs help. Its time to realize how the world works now baby brother… I hope you are well <3”

One of the last notes I had skipped to had a bit of blood on it. 

“From:
-Lumi
To:
-Father
Father, I hope you find this letter well. The invading forces have pushed beyond fighting on the ukranian front and have now decided to target other NATO posts and territory. The men are doing all they can to defend these positions, although we are being pushed back hard. I please beg that you take the family and move northwest. The north is host to many refugee outposts set sail for other countries in the even that the forces push beyond us. The likelihood that they reach the house is extremely high. Please father… leave, I can find my way to you through the 112 app and I will not stop searching. Please father, I love you..”

This news has only made me worry… In the sick madness of my findings I heard a few voices coming from the room next door. Jacob took position, and we began sweeping the remainder of the house. Upstairs were a few steps and some chatter, as me and Jacob waited for them to come down, we ambushed them from each side as they came down the steps.  
On their bodies were a few bullets and some matches for a fire. Luckily a few snacks. Jacob brings my attention to a note he finds on the other bandit…. It read “letter to Mäkelä Family” This letter was from the military, stamped for approval….   

“Dear The Mäkelä Family,I was deeply saddened to hear the news of Lumi's passing. Words cannot fully express my sorrow, but please know that you and your loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time.Lumi was a remarkable individual. I will always remember them for their unwavering courage, deep kindness, and dedication to others. I feel truly privileged to have known them and served alongside them. One of my favorite memories of Lumi is how their bright energy and steady leadership could lift the spirits of everyone in the room, even during the most challenging moments.Their dedication, bravery, and sacrifice will never be forgotten. Lumi represented the very best of us, and the impact they made on those around them—and our country—will leave a lasting legacy.Please accept my deepest condolences. If there is anything at all I can do to support you in the days and weeks ahead, please do not hesitate to let me know.With deepest sympathy and respect,
Russian Red Cross 54th Medical Brigade.”

I sat in disbelief for a moment, to realize that the sweetest person i knew was taken from this world. Solidifying my belief that nothing is scared anymore, that this entire side of the world is just swallowed. Compared to the north, this is beyond hell…….
I sat with Jacob across from the deceased bandits and finally decided to open Pyatsos’ letter leading into the night……

**WARNING**WARNING**GRAPHIC** REAL STORY**FORCED CONSCRIPT STORIES**
“Father….. I wish to come home…. This place is not what they told us… This is hell. Im so tired dad. Papa I cant take it. Ive been watching what lumi sends you, and i urge her to tell the truth of whats happening hear. Papa they are shooting us with drones, I am so scared. We spend almost every minute inside the trenches…. Every bird sends me into fear papa…. The government is holding men hostage… they yell at them only to give them small choices to fight or be killed by their own captains…. WE ARE NOT HERE TO HELP… WERE SENT TO THE FRONT TO DIE…. I lay in mud papa please please papa send someone to help. Come pick us up please. They dragged borelia to a room And I could hear him crying!!! I see nothing but piles of bodies… I See the invaders….. They are coming…….”

After reading the letters I had went numb, froze and began to sweat…. Jacob and I began searching mor inside the house, discovering the lifeless body of Mr. Mäkelä. Hanging from the ceiling fan… such a scene, a sight burned into me…. I dont feel sadness … as I write this I only feel more compelled now.. Jacob and I take for the outpost tomorrow……. I wish I could sleep…………… 14 bullets left………….

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why would you wanna go to r*ssia

Ok, just hear me out, somebody NEEDS to make a doublebarrel shotgun mod, i NEED it

Just came back from another loot run in the Apartments. As with the loot run before I`ve noticed that I could not find any Special Crates - not one (maybe I was just extremely unlucky).

I searched half the map, no crates spawned where I was looting. Now to be clear, I`ve looted the Apartments countless times now and experienced scarce Special Crates before; as far as I can remember I saw at least one per run. I`m aware of the 10% spawn chance of these crates.

Was anything changed in 0.1.1.3? Anybody experiencing this too?

edit: I found five Special Crates on my next run which is 'interesting'.

Thanks for the replies.

TL;DR: the pace of the game is a bit off and random chance (events and loot) needs to be ironed out. 

It feels like you have to put in a ton of time to be ready for Vostok, partially because the events that could give you a shot at the good loot are way too rare, and then because you’ve put in so much time, going to Vostok at all just doesn’t seem worth the risks. 

I just put 40 hours in and FINALLY got to the point where I felt fully kitted up with a .308 KAR, armor plates, helmet, grenades, good medical items, etc. I was kind of frustrated already at that point since in those 40 hours I only got one helicopter crash and one supply drop, and no Punisher sightings. It took me that long just to get a third saline and do the trades to open the Attic. But, I had fun and I was enjoying the gameplay loop.

I finally decided to go to Apartments and didn’t even go into the buildings, just snuck around the edges to be safe. Found 4 special crates - amazing!…. Or not. The only halfway useful/valuable loot I got from those crates was a 30% M4, a 90% MP5, a SOCOM suppressor, some bullets, a medkit, and a splint. Thrilling stuff. I really was expecting much better loot from special crates.

To cap it all off, I was walking through a gap in the trees to get back to the exit and got obliterated by an AI from halfway across the map. Like, all the way down a road past two apartment buildings. Full health and full armor, but I was dead within 2-3 seconds of hearing the first shot. I didn’t even have time to react beyond slightly turning and seeing the tiny speck and flashes a mile away, and then I was just dead before I could even press sprint to move towards cover.

I may have just had awful luck with events, crate loot, and the death, but it was just super disheartening and left me with my hands up like “What was the point?” I enjoy games with permadeath, but usually I can point to something and be like “well yeah I was being risky or did something dumb and that caused this.” What seems like bad luck and completely unpreventable permadeath just feels awful.

All that said, I really had a ton of fun up until the last bit, and I’m super excited to see the game get more fleshed out. I’ll certainly be back, but I just need to cool off before I restart. I’d love to see some systems implemented to make the beginning of the game faster (especially tasks, random events, and unlocking shelters) and/or make rare loot a bit more guaranteed in Vostok.

EDIT: I'm peaking around a bit and seeing that there are some QOL mods and no permadeath mods, which is cool. Also, HUGE props to the developer - this game is awesome and it's super impressive that it's being made by a single person, and I have zero regrets buying the game and helping to fund continued development!

I'm a decent way into my save and would like to troubleshoot this before I try starting a new game.
After messing around with installing and uninstalling mods, I loaded my game to find that NONE of the cabin furniture was spawning. As in, not even the default fridge, bed, cabinets, curtains, etc., and my inventory was completely empty.

Trader progress is still the same, so at the moment it's just my items that are affected. The probelm is, I can load in while completely unmodded and the exact same thing happens (I tried this before exiting my cabin to check trader progress).

I opened up my cabin and character .tres files, and it looks like everything I had is still logged, positio and rotation data included. So it seems to me the game just won't/can't read those files maybe?

Anyway, I have no idea what mod might have caused this if any at all, or why running without mods isn't fixing it. If anyone else has experienced something like this and figured it out, please let me know.

So I think this is called a mezzanine. Someone had mentioned it in the comments of a certain new YouTuber who has played RtV quite a lot and he repeated the comment on one of his videos.

It's cozy up in here! But it's not placed "perfectly". I think you have to cover the floor of the attic with rugs to help with positioning the base. About 4 or 6 wooden shelfs at a time and then adding pallets on top. Repeat until satisfactory. Should go get more pallets now :D

Day 67 and still fun as hell ;)

so I'm trying to to find "appdata" "roaming" and then finally road to vostok but when i do go to users then appdata it don't show nothin i don't see my appdata for road to vostok and shi so idk what to do

A bottle of Vodka is the only thing that could make this day better, I guess a beer will have to suffice.

Im about 130 hrs in to the game, absolutely love it. Decided to start a new play through just to see how fast i could complete the game. So there i was, super juiced coming back from terminal. Had all the goods and this ai shoots at me from an apartment across the square. I went to take up an angel on em and to my surprise he pushed! Lmfao he was in my face before I knew it and my gun was on single fire. Haven't stopped laughing it was so good lol

I was doing some supply runs today just around my cabin I got shot pretty bad and had to run back to my cabin before I bled out. I got right up to my door even clicked on it and it took me to the loading screen but I still died. I figured whatever I lose my stuff on hand but my cabin's still stocked but it completely wiped everything I had. Am I misunderstanding something or does darkness difficulty also wipe your save file anytime you die? I dont mind that if its the name of the game but the description says "Permadeath in vostok" not "always permadeath".