F*cking Brunswick's armor

Just a bit of a rant or vent post. I'm trying to do the scavenger hunt for Brunswick's armor and I just haven't been able to manage it thus far. The furthest I've been able to get is the 3rd location but it's either the wolves that surround and absolutely destroy me or bandits in plate armor I run into along the way that mop the floor with me and all the while I forget to save with the fcking saviour schnapps and there is not a single autosave along the way. fml. This game is so much more hardcore then the last one in terms of the mechanics. I love this game but I swear fck starting a cheese grader with my cock is preferable to starting as a beggar and working my way up from nothing.