Cargo & Ferry Jobs
This BETA update adds cargo and passenger missions that can now be completed with your own ships.
The rewards for completing these jobs are much higher than doing a "Quick Job" but you will have to factor fuel usage.
There are two distinct job types - Freight and Ferry. Freight deals with all types of cargo, while Ferry jobs deal with transporting people, cars and trucks.
Freight and Ferry jobs are grouped into 3 different size brackets (Small, Medium, Large/Bulk) which should accommodate all current and future vessels. You can complete any size job in any vessel with the larger jobs requiring potentially numerous trips to complete the delivery.
When you visit a port a random selection of 28 jobs will be created for each size giving a total of 168 jobs split equally between Freight and Ferry. This should provide plenty of choice. Pay close attention to the "Speed" and "100% Completion" bonuses as these can dramatically effect the pay out you received at the end. The price shown on the job board is the "Base" amount paid for delivering 100% of the cargo WITHOUT any of the bonuses applied.
You can have up to 5 jobs active at any one time which should be enough to allow clever captains to complete more than 1 job at a time especially if your vessel has multiple cargo holds.
You can "Complete" a job at any time and you will be paid "Pro Rata" for any cargo you have delivered. So, for example, if you deliver 50% of the cargo then you will be paid 50% of the base amount. However, if you complete 100% of the job then you will also receive your 100% completion and speed bonuses (if any) and these can really make a difference.
There is no penalty for delivering 0% so if you want to free up a job slot you can simply complete it at any time.
Known Issues
1. Missions progress is not saved.
2. Cargo is not cleared from ports correctly when completing a missions
The rewards for completing these jobs are much higher than doing a "Quick Job" but you will have to factor fuel usage.
There are two distinct job types - Freight and Ferry. Freight deals with all types of cargo, while Ferry jobs deal with transporting people, cars and trucks.
Freight and Ferry jobs are grouped into 3 different size brackets (Small, Medium, Large/Bulk) which should accommodate all current and future vessels. You can complete any size job in any vessel with the larger jobs requiring potentially numerous trips to complete the delivery.
When you visit a port a random selection of 28 jobs will be created for each size giving a total of 168 jobs split equally between Freight and Ferry. This should provide plenty of choice. Pay close attention to the "Speed" and "100% Completion" bonuses as these can dramatically effect the pay out you received at the end. The price shown on the job board is the "Base" amount paid for delivering 100% of the cargo WITHOUT any of the bonuses applied.
You can have up to 5 jobs active at any one time which should be enough to allow clever captains to complete more than 1 job at a time especially if your vessel has multiple cargo holds.
You can "Complete" a job at any time and you will be paid "Pro Rata" for any cargo you have delivered. So, for example, if you deliver 50% of the cargo then you will be paid 50% of the base amount. However, if you complete 100% of the job then you will also receive your 100% completion and speed bonuses (if any) and these can really make a difference.
There is no penalty for delivering 0% so if you want to free up a job slot you can simply complete it at any time.
Known Issues
1. Missions progress is not saved.
2. Cargo is not cleared from ports correctly when completing a missions