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Hello fellow survivors!

In this guide you will find bunch of tips, where to begin, what to expect from each faction and more.

First of all we all start with engineers but after level 10 you can choose one other faction as your secondary which in fact at this given time is your primary focus. Do not get confused and scared to make that choice. As soon as you hit level 10 go to garage and choose second faction. You can always change it every 24 hours. The key is to level them up as fast as you can to at least level 5 (preferably 8) and then go other faction if you want to mix. It will take a lot of time after you hit level 4 with that faction as the experience requirements increase dramatically. Plan ahead and find what you like. You have plenty of time before you hit level 10 with engineers to see what you like - fast cars with light armor and hit and run, balanced and good armor medium range build, heavy well armored and long range with cannons but often dead in close combat or 1/1 battle. Test all. Don't just blindly level up with no clue what to do next. Inspect all factions before you decide. You can view their items and required parts to craft them before selecting the best one for you.

That being said lets break down the factions. There are 4. Basic one is Engineers which you can not leave. You always have them active. Please note there will be another faction available as open beta begins but we do not know much about them, namely Steppenwolfs. Lets break down known factions for your better understanding.

Lunatics - fast. Very fast. Light vehicles with great speed and maneuverability but very light armor. If built incorrectly, you can die even in 1 heavy (purple) cannon hit. As you will notice, most of their parts involve close combat almost face to face. Shotguns, explosive spears, chainsaws and spam of gazillion unguided rockets. They focus on hit and run and are capable of delivering massive spike of damage with their shotguns and missiles as well as melee weapons. However solo, you might have an issue. Good to have party of at least 2 and move behind enemy or at least on the side and deal that monster damage and run. Repeat as necessary. You rely on speed as your protection and deal with kinda "glass cannon" strategy. Don't ever berserk an enemy and charge him with this class. Again, speed and maneuverability is you protection and life. If you mix this faction with another down the road, it is kinda VERY deadly. However it will take months before you get 2 factions high enough and have the equipment you need. At least 2 months since market will have high prices for materials and you have limit to how many resources you collect every week. However their GAS GENERATOR and PURPLE ENGINE are simply godly items. The best in the game as it stands for now.
Nomads - ultimate balance and my favorite. Relatively fast or almost as fast as Lunatics (if build properly) but well armored or armored enough to charge even 2 enemies solo unless their arsenal is 1 tier higher than yours. You will fell the hits vs 2 but most of the time you survive if you aim properly. They do not focus on neither melee no close combat using shotguns. They focus on precision, focused fire and is mainly a machine gun, mini-gun and auto cannon oriented. Forget auto cannons. They have too high power score, energy drain and too low of an impact (damage) to be considered viable in the current state. Machine guns however, this is what you will start with joining Crossout open beta, so see how you like them. precision shots, never hold mouse button. Control your bursts and you will dominate majority of players. Focus on the part you want to destroy. Namely - WEAPONS! Only shotguns are better than machine guns at destroying weapons, BUT you have to be "in the face", while you can "snipe them" off with machine guns from easy 300-400 meters away. Same comes to wheels. You can just shoot them off in 2 seconds of focused bursts. In my opinion it is the best starting faction for new players because crafting Vector machine gun is very easy. You start the game with half what is required to craft one!!! Also it is a very powerful weapon unlike what other factions offer in first (blue) tier of craft able items.
Scavengers - slowest of them all but not turtle speed aka "stationary" tank. They are just slower. However no one beats their armor. This class focuses on cannons as primary weapons and guided missiles on high tiers to craft (expensive). Scavengers ARE powerful and hard hitting but very vulnerable to fast moving units who always get out of cone/firing angle of their cannons. YES this is the problem. Only two cannons are rotary on a "turret" base. Other cannons are 30 degree cone or rotation - 15 each way. Do not think "oh this faction sucks". Far the opposite. They are considered very good by many if built properly but preferably mixed with another faction to make up for speed (Nomads supplement them just perfectly). Scavengers also drop turrets (if you build them that is, not just a default skill). In summary skilled hands and tactical mind will dominate battlefield while others just rage and Alt + F4. Scavengers weapons have limited ammo. Think before you shoot, build ammo crate for extra shells/rockets and snipe the enemy. Ballistic weapons with ballistic trajectory so learn how to shoot. Travel distance and time and angle. Very hard at first. Trust me. Deadly later with sadistic and maniacal laughter behind big BOOOOOOOM and half of the enemy parts in the impact zone just fell off heheheh. Area damage.

The next point will be on survival. You cabin is you life. Period. Everything else can be intact but if your cabin is blown, there is no operator/driver/YOU. Protect it. Add armor (anything structure wise/part wise) to protect it. Try to place it in the middle of your chassis. Balance the armor on each side, front and rear. Sides are less important than front followed by rear. Place your weapons correctly and not too close to each other. Always test drive new build you have and see if your angle of fire is correct and weapons do not collide with any parts or each other. Try to install 4 steering wheels and have 6 wheels in total. In case you run 4 wheel vehicle, you will see what happens when you loose 1 wheel. Skip heavy tracks if you can. Tracks are slow even with engine unless you can afford V8. Even then wheels are better - 6 of them. I repeat 6 minimum and with time 8 when you have enough engine power to make up for speed loss. Speed is you life. The next point is to stick together. NEVER go alone unless you go to capture the enemy base and there is like no one left on enemy team or they are far far away while your team dominates the field. Trust me - you will die horrible death. If you happen to play with mostly bots (low engineers level) stay with them and stay behind. Bots tend to attack the closes enemy first and focus on him. You will die. Work with your team. Survive.

The more parts and weapons you install on your vehicle increase you power score. Power score determines who you face player wise. The higher the score the better the players. For all the new players I recommend to keep it UNDER 3500 or we - experienced closed beta or even alpha players - will annihilate you. Regardless majority of experienced players will run low power score (PS) just to stock up on crafting mats and parts fast. Expect some games to end really fast. When you craft a lot of blue tier items, don't just slam them all on the car and press "battle". Slowly please. Check how much stronger the opponents get with each item you equip. Plan your builds and uses in different modes. This game will reward you if you play smart and have a plan. It will penalize you however (big time) if you have no clue what you want and what you are doing.

And this is my 101 basic basics for new players. If you have any questions, feel free to start the topic or post it here. I am sure me and Crossout community will be more than happy to help. I know I will. This game deserves to be heard of as the best vehicular combat to the date