SnowRunner | Island Lake Stabilised | Part 15 | Runner Mode

OPERATIONS LOG — IRON TRAIL (SnowRunner | Runner Mode | NG Plus) Michigan | Part 15 DRIVER: Bruce "Mud Crab" Warren OBSERVER: Whiskey One Winch Point deploys to Black River under 'Runner Mode' protocol following a severe storm event. Operations focus on reconnaissance, route recovery, logistics support, and regional stabilisation across a damaged and isolated environment. Operations across Island Lake are successfully concluded as Winch Point completes all remaining taskings and contests within the region, marking another major milestone for Operation Iron Trail. This episode sees the completion of the bridge construction taskings "Hunter Bob's Bridge", "Bridge the Gap", and "Tough Negotiation", restoring critical infrastructure and bringing all bridge-building projects within the Michigan Area of Operations to a close. The contest "Flaming Barrels" is also completed, ensuring the expedited delivery of fuel supplies to support ongoing regional recovery efforts. Further progress is made with the successful completion of "No Country for Old Truck", allowing Winch Point to recover and secure the Western Star TwinSteer, significantly expanding the company's heavy logistics capability. With all taskings and contests in both Drummond Island and Island Lake now complete, operational assets are redeployed to Smithville Dam in preparation for the next phase of the campaign. Cleanup operations officially commence with the completion of the outstanding task "Repair the Truck", as Winch Point begins consolidating resources and preparing for major contract work and logging operations to come. VEHICLES DEPLOYED (this episode): • Chevrolet CK1500 • Fleetstar F2070A • Western Star 6900 TwinSteer RUNNING TOTALS (at the start of episode recording) Michigan completion = 67% Total game time (overall) = 24 hours Total game percentage complete = 4% CRITICAL INCIDENTS (i.e. vehicle rolled, wedged, etc) Vehicles rolled = 2 Vehicles Recovered = 2 Vehicles abandoned = 0 SERIES FORMAT • Runner Mode playthrough (New Game + custom ruleset) • No mods • Full progression, played in order • Operations-based structure across all regions and DLC 'RUNNER MODE' RULESET (New Game Plus settings) Start with no money Start with no DLC trucks in garage Truck Storage = Max of 10 vehicles Truck selling price = 30% Trailer selling price = 30% Tyre availability = Random tyres in each garage External addons - 10 random addons per garage Internal addons - 50 to 150 random addons per garage Garage refueling = Unavailable Fuel pricing = Random at each garage Garage vehicle repair = 6x normal price Repair part restock = 6x normal price Repair point efficiency = 2x more repair points required Vehicle repair region rules = 2x normal price outside home region Vehicle damage = 5x normal Truck recovery rules = Recovery unavailable Contest availability = Unavailable after 3 attempts Automatic cargo loading price = 6x normal price Map marker rules = Hard Mode Travel between regions = 2x normal price Time settings = Double daytime, no time-skip For a full breakdown of the changes and rules, watch this video;    • What is Runner Mode?   You can find SnowRunner here: Official Website: https://www.focus-entmt.com/en/games/... Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/14... Thanks for watching and checking out Winch Point. I'd appreciate any comments, suggestions and feedback on my work. Cheers. #snowrunner #runnermode #winchpoint #simulation #offroad #trucking Chapters: 00:00 - Sign-on and intro 01:25 - Loading lumber 07:30 - Hunter Bob's bridge (Tasking) 17:20 - Bridge the Gap (Tasking) 21:10 - More lumber and fuel repositioning 32:30 - Tough Negotiations (Tasking) 40:00 - More fuel repositioning and find a service trailer 53:30 - Flaming Barrels (Contest) 01:02:30 - No Country for Old Truck (Tasking) 01:23:30 - Fleet migration to Smithville Dam 01:41:20 - Repair the truck (Tasking) 01:49:45 - Wrap up