Hello all! I just started playing two-three days ago.
On my second day (this is my third), I managed to get to the first level of the second set of caves, after killing Genetrix Vesana. Then stepped on a mine in what I think you folks call GC1.
So this is my thread of introduction. I'm actually going on a five day trip IRL starting later today, so I won't be around for a while, but I might hang around the forums after that, at least as long as I can keep myself busy with IVAN. Then I'll move on to something else, and if ?IVAN leaves a lasting impression, I'll eventually come back to play agaiin and probably peek around in the forum some more. As is my natural cycle of interests.
On a side note: It's really terrible how the game has you watch each body part go when you get blown up by a mine.