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RoadCraftdoes a pretty good job of teaching you the basics, for the most part. At the end of the day, though, there are still a few ways you can improve your approach that it leaves you to figure out on your own. With a little bit of trial and error, you’ll quickly figure out what works and what doesn’t for finishing projects quickly and efficiently.
Of course, you could just skip the trial and error part, too! This guide has easy ways for new players to quickly get the hang of RoadCraft, without getting stuck in the mud quite so much.
Make A Plan
For every new objective, it’s always best tozoom out on the mapand plan how you’re going to approach it.Finding the safest route for all the necessary vehicles (especially the heavy ones) ahead of time will save you a lot of headaches, and knowing how many resources you’ll need and how you plan to source them can save extra trips during the execution of the plan.
Send scout vehicles to check out the terrain, andmark any obstacles that need to be cleared on the map. Be ready to sand over any mud or other difficult terrain, and if you have multiple bases,choose which one you want to stage the necessary resources from.
Take It Slow
There’s no time limit in RoadCraft, so there’s no reason to rush. While it might seem tedious, it pays to adopt aslow, methodical approachthat makes sure everything is done right before moving on to the next step. Rushing things usually results in overturned trucks and wasted time, so you’ll end up taking longer overall as you recover vehicles and restart your route from your base.
Play With Friends
RoadCraft is definitely built with multiplayer in mind. Many hands make light work, and every job will go much faster if you have several players working together. It’s no coincidence that paving a road, for example, requires four different vehicles; the whole job can be done very quickly with a lobby of four players working in tandem, as opposed to one overworked solo player jumping between trucks.
Use A Controller (If You’re Playing On PC)
RoadCraft’s keyboard controls aren’t bad, butoverall the game handles a bit better on a controller.If you have the option to use one, you may find that things like operating cranes will be easier.
The crane’s mouse controls can lead to extra movement of the boom that you didn’t intend, which is easier to mitigate on a controller. You may also find that driving is easier on analog sticks than with WASD, but that’s a matter of personal preference.
Stop Routes After You’ve Claimed All Their Rewards
Infrastructure routeswill continue to send truckseven after they’ve dropped off all of their available rewards. In most cases, that’s fine, but occasionally a vehicle will get stuck, prompting an alert that you need to fix a route that’s no longer providing you with any benefits. If that’s the case, it’s best to justcancel the route entirely.
Canceling the route means you won’t have to deal with any further pointless alerts, and you also won’t have to drive around as many NPC trucks on the road. This will technically slow your progress toward Achievements/Trophies for the number of vehicles that have successfully traversed your planned routes, but there’s enough work to be done over the course of the campaign that you should get there anyway.
Fuel Is There To Be Spent
Field Service Vehicles aremobile fast travel points, allowing you to instantly move other vehicles to their location. The only downside is that this costs fuel, while recovering to basic checkpoints like bases is free.
That doesn’t mean you should be stingy with your fuel! If teleporting slow, heavy vehicles to the top of a hill saves you a lot of trouble and frustration, you should absolutely do it. Fuel is offered as a reward for side objectives, so you can earn more by making sure every job on the map gets done.
When a vehicle uses fast travel,anything it’s carrying is left behind.That includes cargo and any additional vehicles in a transport bed. If you’re trying to move resources to a work zone, you’ll have to do it the hard way.
Unlock The Mule T1 With The Crane As Soon As You Can
By about midway through the Aftermath scenario, you should have enough Stars to unlock the “cargo crane truck,” the final variant of theMule T1.This isone of the game’s most efficient vehicles, especially this early on, so make sure you have the $27k on hand to buy it as soon as it’s available.
The Crane Mule isn’t as powerful as an upgraded Baikal, and its arm is slightly shorter, but for most cases itmakes loading and transporting basic cargo much easier.A two-vehicle job becomes a one-vehicle job, saving a ton of time.
The Crane Mule can alsoeasily pick up recyclables it finds as it drives around, dropping them off at facilities to turn into resources.
Wait To Pave Roads Until You Get A Request
When you unlock asphalt paving, you may find yourself inclined to create a perfect road system on each map. However, it’s better tolimit asphalt roads to objective areas, and then only when you get a specific request as part of the current scenario.
Paving a road takes a long time and a lot of work, andin most cases a simple flattened sand road will do the job just as well.More importantly, when the game asks you to pave a specific area,the new road can put cracks in existing asphaltwhen it’s doneif you’ve already paved the area. For this reason, it’s best to keep the asphalt equipment in the garage until it’s expressly needed.
