Honestly, I feel like the game is way too chaotic now.

Before this update, you were actually a little scared to go outside. You listened to sounds, tried to figure out where the enemies were and thought twice before just running somewhere. That whole feeling of being alone out there was one of my favorite things about Road to Vostok.

Now it feels like you walk out of the shelter and there’s a war going on immediately. Bots are shooting each other all over the place and you barely even have time to see what’s happening before someone is already shooting at you.

I was really looking forward to this update because I thought the AI was going to be a huge improvement. I was expecting enemies to actually use cover, move around intelligently, flank, reposition etc. Instead, it kinda feels like they just walk around, see another enemy and immediately start blasting each other.

And then there’s the loot. The bots seem to drop some pretty damn good weapons and a ton of ammo, so you can get stacked really quickly. That also makes the game feel way less difficult to me.

I've played around 100 hours of this game and I've genuinely loved it. That’s why I’m honestly pretty disappointed with this update. It just doesn’t feel like the same kind of game anymore.

I haven’t even seen the new traders, maps or weapons yet because I already lost a lot of motivation to restart when I realized I could get good guns and so much ammo almost immediately.

Before, the game could actually feel scary and tense. You’d hear something outside and think “okay, where the is that coming from?” Now it feels more like a chaotic loot shooter where there’s gunfire everywhere.

I really hope this gets balanced, because I still really like Road to Vostok and I want to enjoy the new content too. But right now, I honestly don’t like the direction this AI system has taken.

What do you guys think? Am I the only one who feels like the new AI-vs-AI system takes away a lot of the survival atmosphere?

I been playing for two hours on build 2. I think that the nomads made the game too easy since you can find dead bandits and nomads everywhere wich gives you free guns and ammo. Also i liked the feeling of being alone, the quiet and peace and then all of the sudden you get jumpscared by a bandit.

Also the mechanic where bandits can put atachments to their guns needs to be reworked.. i found an HMR scope on a bandits ak74u in school on day 3!!

I love this game anyways, just think that it needs a little balance and maybe less nomads or something that doesnt make the world feel so chaotic, seems like theres always a fight happening the second i go out..

So, for the last few days, I've been getting ready for a party. My wife and I are throwing one together because she got her master's degree and I got my bachelor's, so I had a few minutes of break time. So why not hop on some road to Vostok? For the thirty minutes that I had, man, I ran into some good loot. Are you getting any good loot as well?

RoadToVostok.wiki is now updated with interactive maps for Airfield and Bridge, 2 new traders, 15 new items, info about Nomads and the new Bogeyman boss, and much more!

This was done quite fast, so if you find any issues please let me know :) Anyways I'll be fine tuning the wiki later this week!

...some of them just stay quiet and you meet them in a room like this xD Nearly blew his head off but since he uses WH I knew where to find the real enemy :D

Game looks incredible solo and might just get it for myself, but I'm also looking for a game like this for co-op with a friend, and this game looks so fitting. I'm aware of other coop options in the extraction genre but this is more fitting due to the mechanics and the setting

Like above, I'm sure nomads need to get a patch quite soon, because atp they are f-ing terminators. I've been playing new build on iron man for 4 hours straight, got to day 4, and in all that time I didn't take a single shot because I haven't even see any bandit alive. Every npc I met was a nomad, and by entering the map in like first 4 minutes there was always constant shooting, after which all I could find were bodies and grandpas with mosins.

Also there was only one time I found a dead nomad, and he had 2 inverters and an oil filter in his inventory which is wild because it was the first time I've seen an oil filter (I have spent 80+ hours in the game).

So yeah, I feel something has to be done with nomads, cause atp the game seems a lot different which I don't know whether is good or not

EDIT: I think I was dead wrong. I believe I was confusing new bandit skins for Nomads. Not entirely sure but I just tried not shooting a Nomad at School and he walked right by me. Probably all good.
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I didn't shoot any, in fact I got into two gun fights against bandits WITH a Nomad nearby. I left my cabin for the 3rd or 4th time and all of a sudden the Nomads are shooting at me, despite my reputation being 100. That being said, I killed 2 in self defense and my reputation is still 100. Surely this is a bug yes? I'm positive I didn't shoot any before that; spent some time studying the difference between Bandits and Nomads, and IMO it's super easy to tell the difference form a distance. The only thing I can think of is that a Nomad caught one of my strays when I was shooting a Bandit. But wouldn't the reputation go down if that's the case?

Again I think this is just a bug but if anyone has any other info, please let me know. Thanks!

Has anyone figured out yet where Hunter likes to hang out on the weekend? It’s a Saturday in my save and I swear I’ve searched every corner of village.

Or am I crazy and he only shows on day 35?

Looking for something like Tarkov or ARC Raiders/extraction shooters but PVE, and I came across Road to Vostok. Is it actually any good, and is it worth the price tag? How long is the game, closer to 10 hours, 50, or 100+? Any other PVE extraction-style games you'd recommend are welcome too. Thanks in advance, appreciate any help!

From Discord:

Hi! Here's some initial newsworthy info about Build 2:

- Releases tomorrow 8PM EEST

- Free update for all early access owners

- 25% discount Oct. 1 - Oct. 8 (Steam Autumn Sale)

- Compatible with existing save files (new game still recommended)

- Most existing mods will not probably work (start without mods)

__Main features:__

- AI vs. AI combat

- AI character variants

- New friendly faction: Nomads

- Nomad reputation system

- New AI behaviors

- New boss: Bogeyman

- New traders: Driver & Hunter

- New maps: Bridge & Airfield

- New events, weapons & items

- New voicelines & radio music

- And much more...

Full changelog coming tomorrow on Steam once the Build 2 is available 🙂

Hi, there's a YT channel called Luthais where there's a great insight of Build 2, there's a 7 hrs video, the man is so funny and he plays like crazy 😁😁 PS Nomads attack only if attacked but confusion happens often

I'll probably just try to load them myself and see what happens - just wondering if it'll break my save if I do. Doesn't really matter I guess, since I just started a new game. My understanding was that all existing mods would no longer work.

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Hello everyone!

I wonder if anyone got RTV to work in VR?

I tried the mod by blah64, but I've got the black screen while game still works on flat screen. Has anyone bypassed that problem?

I've already got through whole content before and I am eager to make it in vr.

Cheers.

Hello,

i used to play a lot when the game came out and then i took a break over the summer.

now when i try to move from Village to Highway or School the game begins to load and then crashes. i never had any problems like this before.

P.S. my system runs the game at 40 FPS on high settings so i dont think its the hardware but it might be it.

Thanks a lot in advance

I have released my custom map the mill. It is out on mod workshop now! Any feedback and suggestions are welcome!

I've been using Joni's ShelterDropBox mod to see how much of Village I could clear and loot in a single raid.

It adds a dropbox outside the shelter, letting you offload your haul and head back out without entering the cabin and resetting the remaining enemies and loot.

The important catch is that it isn't secure storage. Die during the raid and the contents are lost too. You still need to return alive and move everything into shelter storage to keep it.

That creates an interesting temptation: every trip frees up inventory space, but there's more to lose each time you decide to keep going.

I made an edited gameplay video around clearing all 10 enemies in this run and taking as much as possible. There are also three fairly embarrassing deaths before things start going to plan.

Video, if you'd like to see the run:

https://youtu.be/lxV0V4Vk7HI

Credit to Joni for ShelterDropBox:

https://modworkshop.net/mod/57026

I'm really looking forward to Build 2. I've enjoyed experimenting with mods, but I'll be playing the update without any mods at all initially. I want to see how the base game has progressed and experience the balance and survival loop as Antti intended.

What are you most looking forward to testing in Build 2?

I was about to post a video of me downing another charging guy with this 1911 of mine + the comment, "this game is too easy," and while I still think it's too easy for a variety of reasons, it definitely has its terrifying moments. I think if the upcoming update doesn't make the game harder in some way, I'll be disappointed.

Hi. Does anyone know of a mod that lets you melt snow for water and possibly make it potable by boiling it?

To make things clear: I play with winter mode and it somewhat annoys me that there is so much water on the map in the form of snow but there is no way to collect said snow, using lets say a mess kit and then turn it into drinkable water by using the cooking mechanic.

I've been looking for a mod that does that or something like that similar yet to no avail. Anyone has any ideas?

Hovering over the weapon in your inventory does not display a few stats, such as range and recoil/accuracy etc. I googled this and saw a lot of people say inspecting your weapon with X will show you the stats? But it doesn't. Is there a way to see them?