Beware of External Contracts, if you get rammed you can't reload a save to start over???

[McDodge34 [FR QC]]

Ok, beware of this big issue I've just found out, if you're doing External Contracts and you get rammed on purpose or accidentally or you crash yourself, you won't be able to save yourself by reloading a savegame, the trailer will still be damaged and you won't be teleported where you saved the game, you'll just reload at the exact same spot where the ramming or crash happened with a damaged trailer, you can teleport with F7+Enter but it won't repair the trailer like when you just reload a quicksave from the normal market jobs.

[mutlob]

This is because External Contract jobs are WOT server-based and to prevent abuse. External Contracts are not a good idea in MP due to both the reason stated above and the mandatory 90kph/55mph speed limiter.

[MashedPotaton8r]

Although you do get the advantage of being able to leave the game for a while (like overnight) and the job will still have plenty of time to complete it once you're back. The main reason why I take them in MP.

[The Imaginative Lad]

I've only done 1 WOT delivery in MP. I will never do one again for the reasons you stated. I was rammed off the road by someone going faster than me. I was on EU#1 so I assume they were doing 68mph as I was doing 55mph. The problem I have with them is that you cannot accelerate away from trouble.

 

On EU#2. If someone starts to mess about with my truck I just floor it and escape on windy roads, usually they end up in some river somewhere.

 

If you record and report then all is good, apart from your WOT trailer.

[SgtBreadStick]

^I have not known about this issue but anyway i always do external contracts because 1. there are more jobs 2. it goes to my profile 3. it uses real life time not in-game and 4. there is more pay. i don't care about the damage thing it is a simulator not a cheat game.

[DanBennett]

1 hour ago, MUTLOB said:

 External Contracts are not a good idea in MP due to both the reason stated above and the mandatory 90kph/55mph speed limiter.

Disagree. External Contracts on MP are great. If you drive correctly and in the correct lanes. It also teaches you to be a bit more cautious of other players :-)

[SgtBreadStick]

^That is what i was talking about it is a simulator and you have to put up with it IRL and as well that i noticed when you dump the trailer it doesn't do the auto cancel we all new which can be frustrating it's either do the job or cancel and pay fine, Simple.

[DanBennett]

^ Why would anyone dump a trailer in the first place? Just cancel it. 

[SgtBreadStick]

^It was so they didn't pay fine for cancel and when it's convoys and stuff.

[DanBennett]

^ Didn't know this! Still find it poop though haha

[DannyUK]

I still don't know why they haven't got 1 server for hardcore only meaning 1 of the servers is used for genuine players who are forced to stick to speed limits and if you break any rules say more than 3-5 times you get kicked from the server for the day or a few hours. I don't see the difference between the servers at the minute, people keep telling me 1 is speed restricted, where? I'm yet to see any speed restriction. There is so much you could do for players who want to play by the rules and do deliveries.

 

I always take external contracts, I don't like the normal deliveries. I've had people crash into me before as well and it gets you angry when you get near the destination and some idiot comes ramming passed you or swipes you off the road on purpose which always comes back to rules should be enforced but they never are unfortunately.

[John_24]

I have to disagree,  there has to be something wrong with the save.  I've gotten rammed a few times before and was about to teleport to a nearby service station in ATS with no issues at all. The issues I experienced on initial release was fixed with the 3 hot fixes to MP. 

[McDodge34 [FR QC]]

Another speed limiter debate, sorry about this but speed limiter shouldn't be a problem, I don't understand why people still debate about it, trucks in real life have a speed limit to obey, its normal that its also in the game cause its not a racing simulator, anyways, I always respect speed limits even on EU#2, I had troubles once or twice with trolls that keep telling me to floor it but I don't listen and had 0 issues yet (I only go there if there's less than 100 people on EU#1) anyways, if for whatever reason someone rammed me, I have a quick button and the last 2 minutes are recorded ready to post to youtube or play.tv.

[Cyrusj]

6 hours ago, DannyUK said:

I still don't know why they haven't got 1 server for hardcore only meaning 1 of the servers is used for genuine players who are forced to stick to speed limits and if you break any rules say more than 3-5 times you get kicked from the server for the day or a few hours. I don't see the difference between the servers at the minute, people keep telling me 1 is speed restricted, where? I'm yet to see any speed restriction. There is so much you could do for players who want to play by the rules and do deliveries.

 

I always take external contracts, I don't like the normal deliveries. I've had people crash into me before as well and it gets you angry when you get near the destination and some idiot comes ramming passed you or swipes you off the road on purpose which always comes back to rules should be enforced but they never are unfortunately.

 

Just look and you can see for yourself.

EU1 = Speed limited to 90km/h.

[McDodge34 [FR QC]]

I think actually on EU#1 the speed limiter is mostly visible while in the city zones and I think they bumped it to 100 or 110kph its not 90kph anymore cause I can get to 97kph in UK which is the speed limits on the motorways there, of course, now that I do External Contracts, I'm limited to 90kph in UK too, but no problems so far.

[Cyrusj]

^^ Yeah i think your right about that: 100 or 110.

 

I stand corrected.

[DannyUK]

53 minutes ago, Cyrusj said:

 

Just look and you can see for yourself.

EU1 = Speed limited to 90km/h.

That means nothing, I noticed that when I first started playing how is that enforced? I've always been able to go faster than normal if I wanted to.

[Cyrusj]

^^ If you were on a server that had a speed limiter, than no. You were not able to go faster than "normal."

 

It's enforced just the same was as WOT jobs. The speed is limited to a specific number and you cant go above that. Period.

(I guess baring cruising downhill)

[Half Blood Prince]

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