I'm enjoying this game am excited for the sequel (Game Pass!). It's a little frustrating how many important things are not communicated clearly to the player.
For example, when you set up an outpost and you leave a resource there (such as fuel), I believe this outpost now resupplies your community (daily?) with that resource, but I don't know how much and how often. I didn't even know you could have resource outposts until I saw it online.
And upgrading your character is unclear as well. I had an almost fully maxed out character and I didn't realize you had to hold "X" to upgrade to special abilities. I now know that the button prompt pops up, but it's discrete enough to miss. As a special I can now go into slo-mo run and gun headshot mode, which I can't wait to try.
And just other things like, how to switch to a mission as my current primary goal with waypoints on the map, etc. I get calls on the radio sometimes and don't even know what Lilly is talking about. "Our friends need help!" Who!? Where!?
I've left the church and started building a base in the town of Marshall at the auto-repair warehouse, with resource outposts that are mined and protect me well and I'm really starting to enjoy the game now. I love how as your playable character is near perma-death the really creepy intense music kicks in as you limp to some getaway car or fight for your life. That intensity is honestly really cool.
I wish I could arm my teammates, without switching to them, when they are following me and that they too could be commanded to carry resources instead of having to call in scavengers. Anyway, It's definitely jank-filled and ugly, but fun with moments of intense action sprinkled in. It's a lot of fun.