Trukz - Text-based trucking game

[damnit458]

yeah, you must suck. i've got about 50k in assets right now.

You're so positive mike :wink:

I think part of it is that A week or so after I started I sold my truck and took out a loan to try and buy a faster truck, but that didn't really help me out any and I just ended up putting myself in debt =P. I'm slowly working my way up but it sure would be nice to be able to drive over 46 mph

[Mike]

heh... they actually recommend doing that. sell your first truck, get max loans, then buy something somewhat worthwhile.

where were you on the route that brought in like $15k? that alone would have gotten you a much nicer truck.

[mrbaggio]

get a company that gets good contacts. I made 3 contract runs 4K 3K and 13K (retarded long)

That seems to be the best way to make money.

[Mike]

are we all with utopia?

[damnit458]

I literally JUST joined utopia right now. I kept receiving an error when I tried to quit (because I was on the road I assume). I checked the route that you suggested starting in NO and it said $2600, or .61 per mile for me. I really just need to do some reading into how to make money faster, I really haven't been putting much effort into it.

[Mike]

that route is dead, we completed the contract.
for now, look on the cargo page for types with a bonus.
if none of those pique your interest, going to and from company terminals with random cargo gets you like a 10% bonus AND you get to refuel and repair at the terminal for 0 fatigue points.

[damnit458]

that route is dead, we completed the contract.
for now, look on the cargo page for types with a bonus.
if none of those pique your interest, going to and from company terminals with random cargo gets you like a 10% bonus AND you get to refuel and repair at the terminal for 0 fatigue points.

awesome, where else can you read about company perks like these?

I figured it'd be worth it to give the forums a look when I had the spare time on campus.

[Mike]

that pretty much is all the perks. by being in a bigger company, we also have part and truck discounts as well. they can be taken advantage of anywhere.

typically the leaders of this company will post a bulletin of the best routes. just pay attention to those.

[mrbaggio]

Yes watch bulletins. The tell about the new contracts/bonus/best routes to take.

[damnit458]

How long do contracts usually last? I think one went up this morning.

[Mike]

2-4 days depending on size. as long as you've started your route before it's over, you get the bonus.

[mrbaggio]

You can look up our contracts in the contracts section. It will tell you about how many loads are left.

[damnit458]

Another question:

I was driving a route to houston today in order to do the company contract of books from houston to miami, but the supplies changed. How often do the supplies change? I would guess bi-weekly at this point?

[Mike]

monday and thursday mornings. just keep heading to albuquerque for the books. it's a terminal too so no fatigue on fillups.

[damnit458]

To get the bonus from the company contract do I have to just select the route as normal from alb to miami or do I have to go through a different process?

[John]

Normal process - calculate the route when you are choosing it and it'll show you the payment per mile average for the route.

[JashGTP]

trukz is awesome and kinda addicting

just started but its fun.

[Mike]

mikey got a new truck:

Volvo VN670

[John]

I don't see the reason to spend the extra 15K on the VN670 over the VN660...

[Mike]

the bitches, noob.

it gets better gas mileage, has a higher speed out of the box, and a lot less miles on it (that reduces random breakdowns). really, once you have like a $20k truck there isn't much reason to ever upgrade. i was just bored so i went ahead and did it... i love volvo trucks.