Outbound Starting Level Map
Windmill
Signal loop
Farm roads
River crossing
Fibre loop
Desert pass
Outbound topographical map: use the roads, lakes, hills, forest pockets, river crossings, and dry passes to plan short trips before your van battery runs low.
Recommended Outbound Driving Loops
Loop through revealed Signal Tower stops first. Scrap Metal is commonly found around Signal Towers, so this is the route type to run when upgrades are blocked by metal costs.
Work the forest pockets, return to the Spinning Wheel, then craft Thread before taking a longer drive. This keeps early crafting from turning into repeated backtracking.
Use the central hill roads as your target route. If the slope blocks progress, prioritize Signal Towers and motor upgrade research before forcing another climb.
Follow the eastern road cluster when you are ready to shift from survival gathering into food and crop planning.
Use the lower river roads to plan bridge and crossing decisions before you commit to a long trip across the map.
Scout the northern dry roads when you need a cleaner route out of the starter loop and want to avoid wandering through every side path.
Fast Outbound Routes for Common Objectives
Go to the windmill area, climb to the upper section, collect the Giant Cogwheel, install it, then reconnect the wires.
Gather Fibre, return to the Spinning Wheel, craft Thread, then store extra Fibre for later recipes.
Before driving across the lower river roads, make sure the route is worth the battery cost and that your current objective actually needs that crossing.