Trukz, the trucking sim - Page 2

Antmeister · 07-13-2007, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrogMan

come on, we got HOS! You know you want to.

FM

Man, I just bought BBCF and joined another league. If I jump into this and join your trucking company, I will never see my family again.

But I must, at least, test it out. Yeah, that's right. I could test it out so I could write something up for my freeware/shareware directory.

FrogMan · 07-13-2007, 02:10 PM

that's my boy!

You'll see that the time commitment is really not that high though. And you can set it to some sort of easier setting, in which you have like 30 days to make your routes, although you do get 20% less than the regular fee. But at least you'd have a driver for in a couple weeks when we really get an FOFC company off the ground and you get bored from BBCF.

FM

Scoobz0202 · 07-13-2007, 02:15 PM

I did a route from Denver to Salt Lake. My next route is going to be to Seattle, but I have to rest first.

FrogMan · 07-13-2007, 02:18 PM

I did Montreal-Halifax first, I got 74 miles left to do on my second route, Halifax-New York. I am exhausted, as you would expect me to be.

FM

BrianD · 07-13-2007, 02:19 PM

I'm in as BrianD.

Shkspr · 07-13-2007, 02:20 PM

Joined as Shkspr - after a 9 hour trip through the Rockies to get to Denver, I delivered my supplies and after refueling I earned a whopping $29.55. I'm rich!

twothree · 07-13-2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrogMan

list of FOFCers known as drivers in the game:
Frog Man
...

And a whole bunch keep joining...one of them is a wolf!...maybe.

Edit: Updated. Because more than one of them is a wolf!...maybe.

Another Edit: Updated again. You know, we have a werewolf forum at FOFC. Check it out.

Last Edit: See the first post of the thread for the list of names of all the FOFC people who are addicted to semi-trucks. Drive safe everyone and watch out for wolves.

oo-----oo-Bo

Radii · 07-13-2007, 02:31 PM

So it looks like the big part of the strategy in the game is taking advantage of the top 5 cargos. Every week when they (apparently?) randomly re-assign supplies and demands, the 5 cargos that have the lowest ratio of supply to demand get a bonus for delivery. This week there's 1 cardboard supplier but 13 cardboard demands, so its #1 on the list. In addition to the normal milage bonus you get a $500 bonus for cardboard delivery.

I happen to be in Richmond, which has the #2 cargo this week, and apparently you still get the $$ bonus even if you don't take the cargo to a city that demands it.

Quote:

Driving this route of Mobile Homes from Richmond to Southport will earn your driver $1.94 per mile, a total of $585.58 for the entire route.

That's for a 300 mile trip. Delivering General Goods there seems to only net you $150ish or so.

Oh, and I joined the big canadian company too. It looks like the bonuses from taking cargo to one of their 8 terminals is significant enough to make it worth having them take something off the top. Perhaps our strategy needs to be to build up a large amount of cash and start a company when we can provide a few terminals right away, instead of starting one up as soon as someone gets $7,000 and 10K miles.

gkb · 07-13-2007, 02:41 PM

I'm in as well as ColoradoGKB.

Lathum · 07-13-2007, 02:48 PM

In as Lathum

tarcone · 07-13-2007, 02:50 PM

Ok that took me no time to get started. I registered and am now about to load up 40,000 lbs of good ol Beer for a trip to Fort Calhoun, Neb.
I am getting $0.62 a mile.
I am registered as Tarcone and am getting ready to hit the road, good buddy.

SnDvls · 07-13-2007, 02:52 PM

is there a way to pool money in this game?

I see we can take a $1,000 loan out...if enough of us did that we'd be able to start quicker.

I'm in a long haul from LV to Vancover.

FrogMan · 07-13-2007, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

So it looks like the big part of the strategy in the game is taking advantage of the top 5 cargos. Every week when they (apparently?) randomly re-assign supplies and demands, the 5 cargos that have the lowest ratio of supply to demand get a bonus for delivery. This week there's 1 cardboard supplier but 13 cardboard demands, so its #1 on the list. In addition to the normal milage bonus you get a $500 bonus for cardboard delivery.

I happen to be in Richmond, which has the #2 cargo this week, and apparently you still get the $$ bonus even if you don't take the cargo to a city that demands it.

That's for a 300 mile trip. Delivering General Goods there seems to only net you $150ish or so.

Oh, and I joined the big canadian company too. It looks like the bonuses from taking cargo to one of their 8 terminals is significant enough to make it worth having them take something off the top. Perhaps our strategy needs to be to build up a large amount of cash and start a company when we can provide a few terminals right away, instead of starting one up as soon as someone gets $7,000 and 10K miles.

agree with all said in here. A smallish company with no terminals, or well only one, is no good, and yeah, the big thing are the top 5 cargo...

FM

tarcone · 07-13-2007, 02:58 PM

Woo Hoo. I made it to Fort Calhoun. They dropped a picture of a nuclear power plant, and I think "man, I just delivered 40,000 lbs of beer to a nuclear power plant."

Lathum · 07-13-2007, 02:59 PM

I'm halfway throught my first route ( trenton to Mongomery) but I need to rest.

BrianD · 07-13-2007, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

So it looks like the big part of the strategy in the game is taking advantage of the top 5 cargos. Every week when they (apparently?) randomly re-assign supplies and demands, the 5 cargos that have the lowest ratio of supply to demand get a bonus for delivery. This week there's 1 cardboard supplier but 13 cardboard demands, so its #1 on the list. In addition to the normal milage bonus you get a $500 bonus for cardboard delivery.

I happen to be in Richmond, which has the #2 cargo this week, and apparently you still get the $$ bonus even if you don't take the cargo to a city that demands it.

That's for a 300 mile trip. Delivering General Goods there seems to only net you $150ish or so.

Oh, and I joined the big canadian company too. It looks like the bonuses from taking cargo to one of their 8 terminals is significant enough to make it worth having them take something off the top. Perhaps our strategy needs to be to build up a large amount of cash and start a company when we can provide a few terminals right away, instead of starting one up as soon as someone gets $7,000 and 10K miles.

That is a pretty good tip. I started in Mineappolis which supplied plastic and noticed the demand for plastic listed in red at Alberquerque. It is almost 1200 miles, but the payout will be close to $900. Seemed like a good first route.

tarcone · 07-13-2007, 03:09 PM

where do you see the rated cargos?

Radii · 07-13-2007, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

where do you see the rated cargos?

Game Statistics->Cargo Statistics. I think it resets Moday, what time Monday i dunno.

hoosierdude · 07-13-2007, 03:22 PM

In as HoosierDude. Took first trip to Nuclear town as tarcone, but at 9 fatigue points I am afraid to take another trip. How do you get them back without spending 100 bucks a day for 2 lvls of Fatigue returned?

Alan T · 07-13-2007, 03:23 PM

You get 1 fatigue point back per hour you dont do anything RL time. So wait 9 hours and you'll lose 9 fatigue points

hoosierdude · 07-13-2007, 03:26 PM

Works for me. The game needs short term jaunts with less fatigue hits for smaller paydays, to make the big ticket trips easier to get to and to try for.

Celeval · 07-13-2007, 03:29 PM

Any idea when they do the reassignment? I've got a couple of routes planned out, but would like to know when I'm going to not know what things need.

I. J. Reilly · 07-13-2007, 03:46 PM

I’m in as I. J. Reilly.

First trip I’m hauling milk from New Orleans to Monterrey, Mexico. I ran out of hours before I made it; so I’m sitting on the side of the road somewhere in Mexico with $50 to my name. Trucking really is as glamorous as country music makes it seem.

heybrad · 07-13-2007, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnDvls

is there a way to pool money in this game?

I see we can take a $1,000 loan out...if enough of us did that we'd be able to start quicker.

I'm in a long haul from LV to Vancover.

I read on the forums that money from loans cannot be used to start a company. I'm still trying to find a way if we can pool our cash. That would be nice as in having multiple investors to start with.

SnDvls · 07-13-2007, 04:08 PM

we should set up a CB channel at some point too once we all get them in our cabs.

The big Canadian trucking co. has channel 10 right now.

MikeVic · 07-13-2007, 04:24 PM

I've signed up as well. Now to buy a truck...

ntndeacon · 07-13-2007, 04:27 PM

NTNDeacon has started and is hauling milk from Montgomery to Dallas

MikeVic · 07-13-2007, 04:31 PM

I'll be hauling beer from Churchill to Prince Albert.

Karlifornia · 07-13-2007, 04:33 PM

Where's the button to buy crystal meth?

Okay, I scanned this entire thread hoping nobody had made a crystal meth reference, and this was the best I could do....

PadresFan104 · 07-13-2007, 04:34 PM

Thanks for the heads up! I work for a company that develops Communications Platforms and Apps for the trucking industry to this is a great find! I've created a driver called Leadfoot5.

Al

MikeVic · 07-13-2007, 04:38 PM

I'm folloeing heybrad's lead and not reading anything about the game, other than FM's first post and anything after I joined.

I don't feel like reading up on it.

Karlifornia · 07-13-2007, 04:38 PM

I'm in as Karlifornia. I'm taking 35,000 lbs. of books from Trenton, NJ to Montgomery, AL. I'm a little nervous, but as soon as I find a rest stop, I'll get a handjob, and my jitters will be gone.

SirFozzie · 07-13-2007, 04:52 PM

SirFozzie is in, already did one short jaunt and working my way down the east coast.

ntndeacon · 07-13-2007, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

I'm in as Karlifornia. I'm taking 35,000 lbs. of books from Trenton, NJ to Montgomery, AL. I'm a little nervous, but as soon as I find a rest stop, I'll get a handjob, and my jitters will be gone.

I figured that was what the $100 was for for the 2 levels fatigue reduction.

MrBigglesworth · 07-13-2007, 05:02 PM

I'm always down for a good text sim.

Look for me on the road as "Big Tuna".

vex · 07-13-2007, 05:04 PM

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vex · 07-13-2007, 05:11 PM

Vexroid it is.

tarcone · 07-13-2007, 05:17 PM

Ok i stupidly signed up for my next haul. Ft Calhoun to Minneapolis with 40k of books. I had 8 fatigue points and 1/2 tank of gas.
I have to be in Minneapoilis by 3:15 sat morn.
So i took off after a couple hour wait. Im at 10 fatigue points now 152 miles outside of Minneapolis.
I am almost HOS-ed also.

I went down the road to refill, because gas was expensive in Ft. Calhoun. I found it for about 65 cents cheaper on the road. It costs 1 (one) fatigue point to stop and refill.

path12 · 07-13-2007, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

I'm folloeing heybrad's lead and not reading anything about the game, other than FM's first post and anything after I joined.

I don't feel like reading up on it.

Me too.

path12 is hauling 40,000 lbs of timber from Seattle to Prince George. I had to stop and pull over with like 55 miles to go.

Radii · 07-13-2007, 05:43 PM

woohoo, finished my route from Richmond->Southport with mobile homes for $584, plus I got my $3000 link bonus. I bought a CB and a fuel filter and have $2700ish on me now.

FrogMan · 07-13-2007, 06:16 PM

I just received a PM in the game from the developper of the game over there. He's visited this thread and thanked me for the write up.

Kevin/admin, if you read this, welcome to FOFC. Feel free to register and post. There are plenty of game developpers haning around the place.

As for my trucking career, I finally delivered that second load and will rest a little now, so that I can pick up a load for delivery and have enough time to make the delivery deadline. It's never a good idea to sign up for a new route when your fatigue points are way up to 10. I'm currently down to 8 and will rest another 4 hours before signing up for a new load.

This delay will give me a chance to find the best destination for that 3rd route of my career...

FM

FrogMan · 07-13-2007, 06:17 PM

dola, and we're now 25 signed up to the game.

I've updated the first post in the thread. If you are playing and you're name isn't listed in there, please let me know...
FM

DanGarion · 07-13-2007, 06:20 PM

I'm in. Don't know what I'm doing, but I'm TRUCKIN'!

Crim · 07-13-2007, 07:08 PM

In as RushBronco. Why didn't somebody on this board tell me at some point since December of oh-fucking-three that "Crim" only has four letters, and therefore is not suitable as a Trucker name whilst playing Trukz?!?

Guess I hadda learn the hard way, huh, hardy-har-har. Bastiches.

Hey, that might be my first ever use of "whilst". I like it.

Brillig · 07-13-2007, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celeval

Any idea when they do the reassignment? I've got a couple of routes planned out, but would like to know when I'm going to not know what things need.

I would guess Monday at midnight - that's when they pay bank interest.

molson · 07-13-2007, 08:09 PM

In as molson. And my nickname is "Stinky Pete".

molson · 07-13-2007, 08:14 PM

Damn, I signed up and within 5 minutes, got two recruitment emails to join companies. I feel so loved.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-13-2007, 09:01 PM

Pumpy Tudors is in

Phototropic · 07-13-2007, 09:08 PM

Phototropic in.

SnDvls · 07-13-2007, 09:32 PM

so I'm at 11 fatigue point and I"m on turn 18 of 21...should I chance it?

07-13-2007, 02:10 PM	#52
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	that's my boy! You'll see that the time commitment is really not that high though. And you can set it to some sort of easier setting, in which you have like 30 days to make your routes, although you do get 20% less than the regular fee. But at least you'd have a driver for in a couple weeks when we really get an FOFC company off the ground and you get bored from BBCF. FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

07-13-2007, 02:18 PM	#54
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	I did Montreal-Halifax first, I got 74 miles left to do on my second route, Halifax-New York. I am exhausted, as you would expect me to be. FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

07-13-2007, 02:41 PM	#59
gkb High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado	I'm in as well as ColoradoGKB. __________________ BALLERZ YO, fo shizzle. - QuikSand

07-13-2007, 02:59 PM	#65
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I'm halfway throught my first route ( trenton to Mongomery) but I need to rest. Last edited by Lathum : 07-13-2007 at 03:02 PM.

07-13-2007, 03:22 PM	#69
hoosierdude High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana	In as HoosierDude. Took first trip to Nuclear town as tarcone, but at 9 fatigue points I am afraid to take another trip. How do you get them back without spending 100 bucks a day for 2 lvls of Fatigue returned? __________________ TC Dale "Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud - Sophocles"

07-13-2007, 02:15 PM	#53
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	I did a route from Denver to Salt Lake. My next route is going to be to Seattle, but I have to rest first.

07-13-2007, 02:19 PM	#55
BrianD Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	I'm in as BrianD.

07-13-2007, 02:20 PM	#56
Shkspr College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Amarillo, TX	Joined as Shkspr - after a 9 hour trip through the Rockies to get to Denver, I delivered my supplies and after refueling I earned a whopping $29.55. I'm rich!

07-13-2007, 02:48 PM	#60
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	In as Lathum

07-13-2007, 02:50 PM	#61
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Ok that took me no time to get started. I registered and am now about to load up 40,000 lbs of good ol Beer for a trip to Fort Calhoun, Neb. I am getting $0.62 a mile. I am registered as Tarcone and am getting ready to hit the road, good buddy.

07-13-2007, 02:52 PM	#62
SnDvls Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001	is there a way to pool money in this game? I see we can take a $1,000 loan out...if enough of us did that we'd be able to start quicker. I'm in a long haul from LV to Vancover.

07-13-2007, 02:58 PM	#64
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Woo Hoo. I made it to Fort Calhoun. They dropped a picture of a nuclear power plant, and I think "man, I just delivered 40,000 lbs of beer to a nuclear power plant."

07-13-2007, 03:09 PM	#67
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	where do you see the rated cargos?

07-13-2007, 03:23 PM	#70
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	You get 1 fatigue point back per hour you dont do anything RL time. So wait 9 hours and you'll lose 9 fatigue points

07-13-2007, 03:26 PM	#71
hoosierdude High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana	Works for me. The game needs short term jaunts with less fatigue hits for smaller paydays, to make the big ticket trips easier to get to and to try for. __________________ TC Dale "Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud - Sophocles"

07-13-2007, 03:29 PM	#72
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	Any idea when they do the reassignment? I've got a couple of routes planned out, but would like to know when I'm going to not know what things need.

07-13-2007, 03:46 PM	#73
I. J. Reilly College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: An Oregonian deep in the heart of Texas.	I’m in as I. J. Reilly. First trip I’m hauling milk from New Orleans to Monterrey, Mexico. I ran out of hours before I made it; so I’m sitting on the side of the road somewhere in Mexico with $50 to my name. Trucking really is as glamorous as country music makes it seem.

07-13-2007, 04:08 PM	#75
SnDvls Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001	we should set up a CB channel at some point too once we all get them in our cabs. The big Canadian trucking co. has channel 10 right now.

07-13-2007, 04:24 PM	#76
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I've signed up as well. Now to buy a truck...

07-13-2007, 04:27 PM	#77
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	NTNDeacon has started and is hauling milk from Montgomery to Dallas

07-13-2007, 04:31 PM	#78
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I'll be hauling beer from Churchill to Prince Albert.

07-13-2007, 04:33 PM	#79
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Where's the button to buy crystal meth? Okay, I scanned this entire thread hoping nobody had made a crystal meth reference, and this was the best I could do.... __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

07-13-2007, 04:34 PM	#80
PadresFan104 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2006	Thanks for the heads up! I work for a company that develops Communications Platforms and Apps for the trucking industry to this is a great find! I've created a driver called Leadfoot5. Al __________________ Hands-On Games YouTube Channel Hands-On Games Facebook Page

07-13-2007, 04:38 PM	#81
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I'm folloeing heybrad's lead and not reading anything about the game, other than FM's first post and anything after I joined. I don't feel like reading up on it.

07-13-2007, 04:52 PM	#83
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	SirFozzie is in, already did one short jaunt and working my way down the east coast. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

07-13-2007, 05:02 PM	#85
MrBigglesworth College Starter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: PA	I'm always down for a good text sim. Look for me on the road as "Big Tuna".

07-13-2007, 05:04 PM	#86
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	The user name Vex is available. You may proceed. ................. Please Enter at least 5 characters in the "username" field.

07-13-2007, 05:11 PM	#87
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Vexroid it is.

07-13-2007, 05:17 PM	#88
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Ok i stupidly signed up for my next haul. Ft Calhoun to Minneapolis with 40k of books. I had 8 fatigue points and 1/2 tank of gas. I have to be in Minneapoilis by 3:15 sat morn. So i took off after a couple hour wait. Im at 10 fatigue points now 152 miles outside of Minneapolis. I am almost HOS-ed also. I went down the road to refill, because gas was expensive in Ft. Calhoun. I found it for about 65 cents cheaper on the road. It costs 1 (one) fatigue point to stop and refill.

07-13-2007, 05:43 PM	#90
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	woohoo, finished my route from Richmond->Southport with mobile homes for $584, plus I got my $3000 link bonus. I bought a CB and a fuel filter and have $2700ish on me now.

07-13-2007, 06:16 PM	#91
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	I just received a PM in the game from the developper of the game over there. He's visited this thread and thanked me for the write up. Kevin/admin, if you read this, welcome to FOFC. Feel free to register and post. There are plenty of game developpers haning around the place. As for my trucking career, I finally delivered that second load and will rest a little now, so that I can pick up a load for delivery and have enough time to make the delivery deadline. It's never a good idea to sign up for a new route when your fatigue points are way up to 10. I'm currently down to 8 and will rest another 4 hours before signing up for a new load. This delay will give me a chance to find the best destination for that 3rd route of my career... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

07-13-2007, 06:17 PM	#92
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	dola, and we're now 25 signed up to the game. I've updated the first post in the thread. If you are playing and you're name isn't listed in there, please let me know... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

07-13-2007, 06:20 PM	#93
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I'm in. Don't know what I'm doing, but I'm TRUCKIN'! __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

07-13-2007, 08:09 PM	#96
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	In as molson. And my nickname is "Stinky Pete".

07-13-2007, 08:14 PM	#97
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Damn, I signed up and within 5 minutes, got two recruitment emails to join companies. I feel so loved.