The first thing to know about this game is that it's currently in open beta which means bugs and unbalancing galore but in my experience so far I have found no errors which is impressive since the game is just under a month old on Steam.
I'll start with the main concept of the game. In Crossout you take the role of a scavenger in a post apocalyptic wasteland fighting for survival. Build a vehicle with parts from the old world and fight against other survivors. Align yourself with the factions and get rewarded.
Every time you boot up the game your given this screen. From here you can enter battle, build a car, test drive a vehicle, test other peoples vehicles, access the market where you can trade, access the shop where you can buy currency or packs, check your daily quests or check your seasonal quests. As you can see there is a lot to do.
In Crossout there are 4 types of battle modes. PVP pits you against other players in a 7v7 format. The game modes vary from encounter (kill the other players) to capture the area whether it's the enemy base or a base in the middle. It's worth noting that you can choose which rewards you want and with more rewards unlocking as you play:
The next battle is called raids. These are missions that you complete for copper and coupons which can be used to craft items. These missions can be anything from collecting cargo to defending an area or escorting a truck. This mode uses the green currency (fuel) each time. Fuel regenerates every day or you can collect up to 15 at a time if you win a PVP match with a fuel tank installed.
The Brawl modes are limited time game modes which allow you to compete in races, dodge a storm, participate in a free for all or drive a large vehicle. I haven't played any of these but I know the next one unlocks in an hour (at the time of writing) and it pays out a huge reward.
The last mode is for clans only. Clans cost 500 gold coins and since I haven't got a clan I can't really say much about this game mode.
One of the unique selling points for Crossout is that you build your vehicle. With hundreds of parts to choose from you can truly customize your runner to meet your Mad Max fantasies. The more you progress the more parts you get and the more you can fit onto your car. You can also visit the exhibition center where you can assemble other peoples cars (if you have the parts) or upload your own.
The market is where you can buy/sell parts or resources. The currency (gold coins) can not be earned from playing game modes but instead from selling items/resources to other players. This is where the P2W aspect comes in but I will talk about that later.
The shop is the place where you can buy packs or gold coins for real life money. It acts as a link to the Gajin website and gives you the option to pay through steam. Prices start 2.99 euros all the way up to 99.99 euros.
Quests are an important part of Crossout. Every day you will be given a new quest. It will usually be a kill (insert number) players with a (insert gun) in (insert game mode) type but there are some special ones. The quests pay in scrap which can be sold in batches of 100 for 6/7 coins on the market or can be used to craft many things.
There's also a quest every day that requires you to play 2 hours a day to unlock a crate holding many parts rare and common. A 14 hour a week crate is also present.
Alongside daily quests there's seasonal ones as well. Complete eight of any of the faction trees and get rewarded handsomely.
Be quick though as these quests only last for a week:
Finally factions are the groups that make up the lore behind Crossout. Once you start you will automatically be assigned to Engineers but when you hit level 10 you get to choose from the Nomads, Lunatics or the Scavengers. Theres' also the Steppenwolf but you need to be level 25 with the Engineers to unlock that faction.
With every faction there's four workbenches. The first one is free to use but the last three cost a considerable amount of coins to rent out. Vehicle blueprints are available if you can't design a good car and need inspiration or something to use.
Overall Crossout is worth a download if your into vehicle combat there is one flaw holding the game back:
Pay to win.
Many players argue that Gajin have made it so that paid players have the upper hand but this is not the case. Read our Crossout beginners tricks and tips next week to find out how to make coins easily but for now there's one point I would like to raise. Scrap and fuel can get obtained every battle (fuel being only if you win) and you can sell them to the market. I have played for 20 hours so far and I haven't paid anything into the game (this article isn't even sponsored by Gajin) and i'm enjoying the hell out the game. I've made roughly 600 coins overall which is pretty good and is all you need to progress at my level. Honestly I can't recommend this game enough and I haven't even got into the combat!
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