[quote=@Leotamer]
Usually I am a fan of "Skip the tedious beginning part", however this is more survival focused, so it helps with the tone to start out clueless, and the beginning part is particularly important. 
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I agree. But normally the start is more like "Alright let's get together and form a team because XYZ." In this case everyone is ignorant of one another and all brought to one place against their will. They're thrown into the action rather than meeting and then going to it.