
It was meant to be the most simple part of my mission: get from A to B so I could start using the hefty metal scanner attached to the top of my truck to search for resources. A mere two minutes into this challenge and my truck was upside down, the engine was knackered and I was using every curse in my vocabulary. This is off-roading life.
The MudRunner series, of which Expeditions is an exploration-based spin-off, has always placed great importance on the journey itself. A mission might come with its own discrete set of complications and challenges, but simply traversing the bumpy, sodden, muddy terrain is often the greatest trial—as evidenced by the fact that I have spent a not inconsiderable amount of time the wrong way up, stuck in a river and sinking into bogs.