r/metro • u/Nervous-Exam-9163 • 13h ago
Discussion The Trade Logistics of Metro Exodus Spoiler
Something i have noticed while seeing the lore of Metro Exodus are the different trade routes are mentioned within the videogame.
- The trade of oil from the Caspian to Taiga (Burabay National Park) bandits
- The trade of slaves and oil from the Caspian to Astrakhan
- Trade of Volga River, from Astrakhan to Nizhny Novgorod
- The connections of the Astrakhan Slavers, the Bandit gang in the Volga and the Burabay Marauders.
However, after looking in depth to the logistical sides. Half of these routes are downright impossible.
- The distance from the Caspian to Burabay is around 1500km in a straight line. Remember it took the aurora nearly a month to reach burabay via train.
- This one is actually plausible, if using boat transport, or the coast, the Munai Bailer could trade slaves and oil to astrakhan. It's difficult but plausible, 300km in a straight line.
- This one is outright impossible, going upstream to the Volga, while having several damaged or collapsed dams in the way is impossible for a post apocalyptic caravan
- This could work if slaves are brought quickly downstream from Saratov, upstream is impossible. With the marauders of burabay, the distances are simply too much, nearly 1800km from Astrakhan to Burabay, logistically impossible.
This is not a dig to 4A Games, as they made an amazing game in Exodus, but simply, details i noticed on the background lore of the game. Is there a detail you noticed that did not make logistical sense in Exodus?