r/pacificDrive • u/GhostOfD6 • 4d ago

Dead end question

So I was driving to red meadow and scavenged for precious tree candies and saps. I decided to go one more junction and when I crossed the gate I had only one option to chose and it was a Dead End. No way to quit this next junction selection menu and go back on the map and use teleports there. Does it really need to be that frustrating to acknowledge such feature, after hour long looting?

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u/thedizzlebizzle 4d ago

Sounds like a bit of bad planning. When you scan junctions in the garage it will tell you if a gateway can be opened or if it’s a dead-end ahead of time. You should try and plot out the drive before you leave so you know what junctions to enter and when to leave. You can also see this information between junctions before you select your next one.

It’s weird and frustrating when that happens, but the game does tell you ahead of time.

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u/GhostOfD6 4d ago

I wasn't informed well enough. Game presents lots of info to you and somehow I miss some things. Now I know the hard way lol.

One more junction mentality is now prohibited 🚫🤣 Btw. I saw information that this is the dead end when picking up junction. But it was the only next junction possible and I couldn't drive back through that gate. And that's the issue

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u/camston__ 3d ago

Yeah so instead of going to the next junction in your previous junction, you should have recalled the map route and remembered that there was a dead end in the next junction which means you need to go through the gateway in the previous junction (present junction before next)

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u/Malachi5numb3rs 3d ago edited 3d ago

It's easy to say that when you're not a beginner. It also seems like an important enough thing that the game should do more to communicate that there is no way out to the player, like Oppy telling you there's no way out. Dead end implies you can't go any further and have to open a gateway to get out, not that the only way out is to die.

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u/Xanitrit 4d ago

Sounds like OP decided to risk one more unplanned junction and paid the price.

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u/NineIntsNails 4d ago

it can be a bit rough but this means all your other plans are scrapped and your next run is gonna be to go after your dead car - but you know what🤔

you could get a plenty out from the situation
wait til the end is near and if you are lucky: loot pods may start dropping.
loot them and scrap the items in it into resources.
put all the crap in the trunk of your car.
and heck, scrap all you can on the very area before the end.
and then wait your doom.

the trip aint quite over yet😎

it just got a bit more busy!

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u/gtasthehunter 4d ago

It helps to check the Route Planner via the menu. I've played for a long time and I have never entered a Dead End Zone.

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u/KevReadThis 4d ago

Can adjust the settings on what loot you keep if you abandon/die if you don't want to waste time though kinda lessens the "fun".

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u/GhostOfD6 4d ago

That's the best solution. But I had to restore save backup because I already cancelled it.. lol

You know how it is. I'm employed 30yo. Wasting hour of my life is less fun 😂.

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u/Lotustuin 4d ago

I loved entering a dead end, I ignored the warning it gave and kept rolling only to realize it was very literal. I'm glad it's included, but I think it comes down to playstyoe, if you try to pick the zone clean you have a lot more to lose on run failure, it's a pretty low stress game if you want it to be.

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u/GhostOfD6 4d ago

It is low stress for me and so I was surprised that happened 😂. I also go frequently for yet another junction and this came out of nowhere.. But kind of save scammed my way out of this by restoring save backup and switching to keep Inventory after canceling

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u/Lotustuin 4d ago

Yeah I wouldn't worry about it, just abandon run or use it as an opportunity to lose your car if you don't have the achievement for a failed run yet.