Death Stranding 2: Australia's Highway Odyssey - Road Building Insanity

I've traversed post-apocalyptic wastelands, dodged BTs that'd make your hair stand on end, but nothing—and I mean NOTHING—prepared me for the sheer, continent-swallowing madness of Death Stranding 2's highway system. Picture this: you're not just building roads; you're stitching Australia's shattered coastline together across 53 Auto-Paver stations! Hold onto your delivery hats, 'cause this road trip makes circumnavigating the globe feel like a quick jaunt to the corner store... and every paver demands enough materials to construct a small moonbase. Forget "keep on keeping on"—this is "pave on paving on" territory!

AUS-HIGHWAY-01: The Southwest Grind

This beast kicks off in Australia's dusty southwest corner, stretching 11 Auto-Pavers from West Fort Knot's edge to the F5 East Distribution Center. Pro tip: that patch west of F5? Don't even THINK about connecting it early—Episode 8 drops a boss fight there that'll rearrange your facial structure! Once you survive? Sweet chiral network access for Pavers 01-09 and 01-10.

AUS-HIGHWAY-02: Northern Nonsense

Head northeast for 11 more pavers looping from West Fort Knot to the F2 South Distribution Center, then plunging toward the Northern Environmental Observatory. Mountainous terrain? Check. Timefall storms? Double-check. My cargo meter wept.

AUS-HIGHWAY-03: The Continental Monster

Brace yourself—this 14-paver Goliath crosses Australia's belly like a metallic scar. Starting near F2 South, it snakes through Twin Valley Mine, past the Data Scientist's creepy outpost, around Savanna Mine, then whiplashes toward East Fort Knot. Bring triple the ceramics... or perish.

AUS-HIGHWAY-04: The Bite-Sized Detour

Only 5 pavers! A cute little branch off Highway 03 near Paver 03-08, ending at Northeastern Mine. Perfect for when you need a quick dopamine hit without committing your entire resin stockpile.

AUS-HIGHWAY-05: The Grand Finale Gauntlet

12 pavers hugging Australia's southeast coast—starting behind East Fort Knot, winding down cliffs, then cutting inland at mountain bases. This stretch? Pure poetry... if poetry involved hauling 800kg of metal up vertical ravines while MULEs chucked EMP grenades.

People Also Ask (While Drowning in Resin)

• "Can I ignore roads and just walk?"

Honey, without ziplines? You'll age faster than milk in a Timefall storm. Roads = sanity.

• "What's the WORST paver to build?"

Highway 03-07 near Savanna Mine. Steep inclines + chiral density so thick, BTs practically throw tea parties there.

• "Do NPCs help or just stare?"

They'll dump scraps into pavers if you beg... but mostly stare judgmentally while you collapse from exhaustion.

So... after laying 400 virtual miles of tarmac across digital Australia, I gotta wonder: Are we rebuilding civilization, or just creating glorified delivery lanes for cryptobiotes? The roads connect us—but to what? More grind? More lost packages? Maybe the real highway was the existential dread we paved along the way...