This is how you START Michigan | SnowRunner Michigan Walkthrough

[@fvdeddrift]

Sorry for commenting so late to this upload, but I just had to say a few things... Damn dude! This is fantastic! My son recently got into sim type games that aren't true car "racing" titles, and this guide was incredible! He somehow missed the tutorial at the beginning an immediately got kinda frustrated, and wasn't having fun. He asked me to try to fix it, and after playing his initial profile... I was lost as to what the hell was supposed to happen! Lol! I watched this video at work yesterday, came home and got my profile started, and basically forgot to eat dinner, and stayed up til like 2 AM! When my lil mans mom dropped him back off earlier tonight... He was and still is absolutely impressed with your work, and loves that he was so easily able to follow along and understand what to do! He even asked to have an extra chore if he could stay up til 10 on a school night to play! I'm a hardcore ATS dude, and this just made my world so much more interesting! Thanks a ton! From two new cats to SnowRunner, and two of yer newest fans! Keep up the epic content!

[@zorshix]

That is great! Glad to have helped you all stick with SnowRunner, it's such a great experience. I know exactly what you're going through as my first times playing were long into the night too. 😅 Thanks for the uplifting comment!

[@Cyhyraeths]

I've been starting and restarting this game for years, never getting more than 4% in without just giving up, after wrestling with the mud after the right turn from the first garage. I've never even seen half of this stuff. 😂 KZbin felt sorry for me and planted this right in my recommendations

[@zorshix]

I'm glad you found this series. You shouldn't have any problem getting through the game now. Hope you FINALLY enjoy it! 🙂

[@ruankoen5947]

As n snowrunner fan with 5k hours in this game I can see you have clearly put alot of work and effort into this game

[@zorshix]

I started playing when Don released and yeah I've pretty much been playing it non stop since then. I got pretty obsessed with trying to get into the minds of the Devs with map design and figuring out the best order for tasks and contracts.

[@ruankoen5947]

@zorshix yeah but your play stil is also good When I watch other players do missions I get frustrated But when I see you play then I mostly agree with your plans of action

[@zorshix]

I'm the same way, I have a hard time watching other people play.

[@texgaming3504]

Thank you for making a great easy no BS walkthrough

[@zorshix]

Thank you for watching it. 👍

[@davidkeith3920]

What's really absurd is how freaking useful the advice about using the handbrake when going down hills and the tip about using the clutch to control what you would normally assume is an automatic transmission. Those two little comments make Michigan and the rest of the game SO much more pleasant than the stupid comments about rushing to go get the Tayga. Because at the end of the day, you learn literally nothing about the game if you start out with OP handling and power, and you'll get frustrated that much more easily about simple failures like flipping over literal feet away from your objective, or breaking an axle and tire on a hidden stump or stray pebble.

[@zorshix]

I agree 100% with everything you said 👍

[@HaulinAzzzovs]

The blocked road at 13:27 … I was surprised to see it still blocked, largely because the gateway to Smithville was functional. I’m amazed that wasn’t blocked. I do love the 1500’s big engine, but I also love the Scout 800. Absolutely using the engine sell strategy to get the 800’s autonomous winch earlier.

[@zorshix]

That road block stays there until you finish the tutorial. The rest of the Region is open for discovery. I've gone all the way through Island Lake and Drummond Island before doing the tutorial. I also am a big fan of the Scout 800 and it is my go-to scout for Michigan. It's kind of convenient that selling that engine gives you the exact amount needed for the autonomous winch. 🙂

[@Iconick_GR]

I wish I had found this video 10 days ago when i actually started playing the game for the first time! :(

[@zorshix]

I wish you had too. Keep commenting and share too so others can see this strategy guide. Thanks!

[@edwardresto1562]

"we start with the tutorial" ( ignore the tutorial and go to smithville) i love it cant wait to start this game

[@zorshix]

After 8 months and nearly 10k views someone finally said it! Thank you, you just made my day. 😀

[@alexkatona2624]

hope you can do more of the same videos as I enjoy Snowrunner

[@axwin6872]

Amazing guide, you helped me get a lot of towers i didnt know how to reach, thank you!

[@zorshix]

Glad it was helpful. The series is a complete guide to the entire region. Currently have 3 regional guides and almost complete with the 4th.

[@axwin6872]

@@zorshix will check those out

[@averagejoeplays13]

I’m way late to this video but this helped me tremendously!!!! Thank you!!!

[@zorshix]

@averagejoeplays13 Never too late! Thanks for watching and I hope you keep up with the series 🙂

[@KarenTookTheKids364]

I've been looking for these nice series since Knull Modem stopped posting. Think I found a replacement 👍

[@zorshix]

Knull Modem was a legend and an inspiration of mine which led to this series! Enjoy 🙂

[@CommanderRedEXE]

I'd recommend also WezzleOnWheels' series. While not quite as beginner friendly, still offers a nice calmer type of video and still might learn some stuff, even if he sometimes does things a bit oddly.

[@zorshix]

@CommanderRedEXE Nice I've checked out his stuff too. Good recommendation ✌️

[@jimmeislerthejammachine6434]

Hej,. So cool man,.!👍 Nice work,. I love this game,. Keep on Trucking 🚚🚛🛻

[@zorshix]

Yeah man I'm glad you like it! It's my passion project and it gets better as we go. Thanks!

[@FledRecords2023]

Great video man keep up the good work! As a veteran player this video is great for new comers :)

[@zorshix]

Appreciate it man 🙂

[@Satoog]

Awesome, thanks! Hope you don’t use that background “music” in any of the others I had to break that up in chunks … was doing my head in. Cheers.

[@zorshix]

Cheers ✌️🙂

[@edispaghetti7263]

I love the video mate! Are you planning on doing a complete playthrough?

[@zorshix]

Thank you! Yes I am planning to do a complete playthrough of the game. I'm just finishing Alaska now and preparing to head into Taymyr, hopefully see you along the way! Thanks! 🙂

[@edispaghetti7263]

​@@zorshix I've been watching and rewatching a guy called KnullModem but he stopped recording a while ago, maybe you have heard of him. He also did a really good job. Really glad that you are doing this, watching someone play Snowrunner is just so relaxing and soothing. Hope you are doing addons as well! Keep it up my friend!

[@zorshix]

Yes! I was with KnullModem from the beginning watching his videos as they released. He's an absolute Legend and was the first person to really teach me this game. I was so bummed when he stopped posting 2 years ago but we all have life circumstances that push us different directions. Since then I've always wanted to start my own series (heavily inspired by him) and now I'm doing it. I leaned heavily on his editing style for the first part of the Michigan series because I'm new to it and had no idea what I was doing, but as time has gone on (about 4 months now since I started) I've learned alot and am now starting to evolve into my own. All the credit goes to him for his ingenious and meticulous video editing that just pulls you in and leaves you wanting for more. I always hoped he would come back, but 2 years later I've finally gotten the courage to take the leap myself and plan to keep going with it through the whole game. Cheers and keep truckin'!

[@zorshix]

Awesome, hope you enjoy! I really appreciate it 🙂

[@Iconick_GR]

Now I have played this game so much that i can make my own video just same like this but it took me this whole time. lol :)

[@zorshix]

Keep playing! It keeps getting better!

[@amdtje8282]

bit late to the party but first thing I did was get all the watchtowers. And offcours ignore the upgrades... But this has gotten me into some serious trouble. I have all trucks on stock so no raised suspensions, AWD or others. Its q bit more challenging to do the game on hard mode without any upgrades.

[@zorshix]

It's definitely a lot more difficult to do it without upgrades. It might be worth taking the scout out and just running around to get them all

[@tromzinck]

This is just the BEST beginners guide I've seen. I love thet iot's not going too fast. The video quality could be better though... but anyway, it's not that important :-)

[@zorshix]

Thank you. The video quality improves greatly after episode 5. Enjoy

[@EFXVoila]

this was REALLY helpful, thanks!

[@zorshix]

Great! Your comment is very much appreciated.

[@ZyxuPUBG]

Is this walkthrough for platinum or just for Michigan ❤

[@zorshix]

It's not a platinum run, instead it's focused on completing the contracts and tasks with efficiency and a well thought out strategy.

[@lhollatz87]

Great tutorial! Keep up the good work.

[@zorshix]

Thanks a lot!

[@alexkatona2624]

good day I have snowrunner game on PC and I have followed all the details of your video and when I arrive at the first bridge to repair as per your video, there no yellow marks to off load the wooden planks to repair the first bridge, any reason why ?

[@zorshix]

You will need to go into your contracts list and make sure it has been accepted and tracking it. Hope this helps

[@DirtydogMech]

Do you have any videos on getting the tayga for beginners?

[@zorshix]

In the Taymyr series I do. All playlists are on the channel 👍

[@DirtydogMech]

Thanks

[@DirtydogMech]

Im completely new to SR. Thanks for the help. But im not sure if you mentioned it or not, but where do you refuel ?

[@zorshix]

You can refuel at the gas stations, any fuel tankers or trucks you find out in the wild, and the garage. You can also purchase a fuel trailer from the trailer store, or a tanker addon for your truck and take it with you.

[@DirtydogMech]

@zorshix oh ok thanks. I found myself "cheating" by going back to recover at the garage. I just started so maybe I just haven't found the fuel station yet. The game is confusing. I went to try and first task/contract at the farm put realized I didn't have a trailer to load the supplies onto. I'll start to figure it thanks. I'll use your methods

[@zorshix]

@DirtydogMech yeah the game doesn't really explain anything. One tip: wait to do the trucking jobs until a little later when you get some upgrades and rank up a bit to unlock better stuff in the garage. I usually try to use the scouts to explore first because you can get better tires for them at a lower rank than the trucks.

[@DirtydogMech]

@zorshix thank you that makes sense. I also noticed that you start 2 almost new games 1 at the garage and 1 in the "tutorial" section. Is that normal? Also thanks for always showing the map. Other videos, players just keep on driving as I'd we know where they're going. But you take the moment to pause and show the map. Thanks

[@zorshix]

@DirtydogMech yeah it's normal, the tutorial can be skipped and the real game begins at the garage in Black River. I try to remember to show the map but at times I forget because I don't usually reference it often when playing. It's something I'm working on.

[@kilex2899]

Hey ive been wanting to get back to the game cause of the new dlc but want to do it in hard mode. Your playthrough looks very efficient. How viable is your run. Only saw the first 5 eps so far but did you need to recover due to lack of fuel or teleport to garages later on?

[@zorshix]

I haven't had to recover once from lack of fuel. I'm basically playing as I would in hard mode, (since that's where most of my experience is) except I use gas stations to refuel and I wouldn't do that in hard mode. There are times when I turn in mission fuel trailers earlier than I normally would because I don't need the free fuel as much in normal. Mostly the same but the differences would be in turning in fuel trailers.

[@kilex2899]

@zorshix yeah that's fair also the auto fuelup very time you leave garages I'm gonna have to work around as well. But that's the challenge of hard mode lol

[@kilex2899]

@zorshix all in all I do like your run in terms of the interesting shortcuts you take

[@zorshix]

I love me some short cuts 😅 makes the fuel last longer too

[@joewichman3611]

You stated you play on xbox. I noticed that it looked like you used a mouse (arrow pointer) when making waypoints. I did not know you could use a mouse with this game on the xbox. if so that means choosing winch point would be a lot easier. Can you confirm that I saw this correctly and that you can use a mouse? Please and Thank you. :)

[@zorshix]

I'm sorry to say that somehow I miscommunicated. I play on PC, with an Xbox controller. I used to play on Xbox but haven't for about 18 months. I can confirm that a mouse is not compatible with this game on Xbox.

[@joewichman3611]

@zorshix thank you for confirming. I thought maybe they had recently added this feature or something.

[@zorshix]

Unfortunately no

[@alexkatona2624]

Hello again, in my message below, the yellow marks flashing to repair the bridge was on the other side of the bridge , so I have to work out how to get to the other side , can you help me. Alex

[@zorshix]

The yellow box to turn in materials should be on the west side of the bridge (same side you started the game on). There are two steps to the process, accepting the contract and tracking it. It will need to be tracked to turn in the materials.

[@alexkatona2624]

hello just read your reply, where do I find contracts list in the game ?

[@zorshix]

The contracts list is on the map screen. You will see three tabs on the left that can be expanded to find available contracts.

[@alexkatona2624]

@@zorshix thank you very much , was not aware that I had to confrim the contracts.

[@zorshix]

@alexkatona2624 no problem, have fun with it. SnowRunner is an awesome experience. ✌️

[@proggz39]

Thank goodness you stopped doing the KZbinr edit subtitles, that stuff is cancer

[@zorshix]

You're not the first to mention them. 😅 I usually watch everything with subtitles so that's how I started. I stopped using them after Michigan.

[@corbynmazzelli1958]

Boooooo

[@zorshix]

👻👻👻

[@alexkatona2624]

have noted you have a discord account , can I be accepted on your discord to commincate with you for problems with snowrunner ?

[@zorshix]

Everyone is welcome to join the discord server, all I ask is that if you have questions post them in the SnowRunner thread. We have many knowledgeable members that can help with any questions you might have. 👍

[@alexkatona2624]

@@zorshix thank you very much. Good to find someone who can help me.