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Trukz - Text-based trucking game - Mike - 01-19-2008
Been playing this a bit over a week now... I'm sure I'll get bored eventually, but I always loved the idea of being a trucker.
Anyway, unlike other text-based online games, this one doesn't require you to spend every waking minute at the keyboard to do well. In fact, I put in at most 10 minutes a day and I'm able to be 100% efficient (more time would not result in better play).
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If you start playing, join my company.
Note: Also unlike other text-based games, I don't get a referral or extra points for you to join... By joining my company we just get to work together... Nothing more, nothing less.
- Apoc - 01-19-2008
Is it like Gang and/or Dope wars, just a different subject?
Those games are pretty entertaining for awhile but eventually die a horrible, horrible death.
- Mike - 01-19-2008
It isn't really like them at all. No recruiting, no people sharing accounts to play 24 hours a day. There is a limit to the amount of play you can do per day, and it takes like 5 minutes twice a day.
- mrbaggio - 01-20-2008
What are the tricks to getting ahead? Getting high demand cargo to the right city?
I signed up under mrbaggio.
- Mike - 01-20-2008
mrbaggio Wrote:What are the tricks to getting ahead? Getting high demand cargo to the right city?
ya, pretty much. shorter trips, buying a truck that can go 75mph asap, and high demand cargo. after a week you should have a truck that will last you a while so you start upgrading the parts on it to save gas and shit. don;'t go more than 5 mph over the speed limit AND don't ever travel when your fatigue is at 10.
- mrbaggio - 01-21-2008
I just ran out of gas. I think I made my first trip way too long. TX to Eastern Canada
- John - 01-21-2008
Edit: Answered my own question - sent you a request to add me...
- mrbaggio - 01-30-2008
What is the benefit to being in a company? Mike, our company only has two terminals. That is the only place I can take advantage of the cost savings (gas and repairs), correct? Should I be planning my routes around the terminals more? At this point it is costing me more money to be in the company. Am I doing something wrong or just missing the point?
- Mike - 01-30-2008
there are better companies out there, but with them you're just a number.
- Evan - 01-30-2008
Mike Inc.
The Apple of online trucking.
- Mike - 01-30-2008
Evan Wrote:Mike Inc.
The Apple of online trucking.
it's not my company.
- mrbaggio - 01-31-2008
What are you with this one? I have gotten nothing from being in this company aside from having to pay money TO THEM.
- damnit458 - 01-31-2008
I just signed up under the damnit SN like on these boards. I "think" I joined your company to mike, at least i followed that link and clicked on what I thought I had to.
I bought a CB radio, is there anything else I should pick up early on? I just started a route to St. Louis just to get a feel for how things go.
- damnit458 - 01-31-2008
So if my driver is sleepy, do I just have to wait till tomorrow (in real life) and he'll be back to normal?
- mrbaggio - 01-31-2008
you can go to 10 without problems. every hour of real life time that number goes down by one. so you dont really have to wait over night. It's always reducing by the hour.
- Mike - 02-01-2008
yeah i'm thinking of leaving this company. in order to get better, our bankroll needs to increase. it has not done so in like 2 weeks now.
shall we go become numbers?
also, i've started playing <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://shogunwars.com/register.php?commander=iammikeDOTorg">http://shogunwars.com/register.php?comm ... mikeDOTorg</a><!-- m -->
i love me some text-based shizzle. by using the link above we're grouped somehow.
- mrbaggio - 02-01-2008
Let me know where you go. It seems there is no harm to a company to bring on a lower member its all money for them right.
- Mike - 02-01-2008
i'm going to sell off my stock before making the jump so it'll take me two more days.
think im gonna go with these guys: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.trukz.com/company_display.asp?ID=349">http://www.trukz.com/company_display.asp?ID=349</a><!-- m -->
- Mike - 02-04-2008
so you guys wanna make the move?
- John - 02-04-2008
Will leave the company today.