Fuel Delivery Changes/improvements

[Wonderboy]

I think many will have noticed that the fuel delivery job has become an increasingly popular choice among civilians in the city lately and with the greater use of the delivery hub I can't help but think that this job role could be fleshed out in a really fulfilling way which may in-turn negate or remove a lot of the issues involved with the Delivery Hub.


Level increase to carry increasingly dangerous/volatile loads

- I would see this working along the lines of the current mechanic job; whereby you would purchase your dangerous loads licence and would increase your proficiency by completing jobs. Perhaps starting with pharmaceuticals > Fuel > Chemicals from Humane labs. Alternatively just keep fuel job as-is but as you become more proficient you can be given more dangerous jobs where your tanker starts at 10% health for example. 

A significantly lighter trailer on the return journey

- Quite logical really , the trailer should weigh much less on the return of fuel delivery. However to counter the obvious speed increase, the trailer would be much easier to tip/lose if driving erratically. 

I hope that others can see the potential in fleshing out this growing job role; I will pop back regularly and update this with any new ideas from within the city or from you guys that we agree would be a nice suggestion.

I've kept this short as to not overwhelm anyone however there's so many good ideas floating about that I thought I'd just include the two most prominent, I do not think that the balance of the economy would be effected at this time given the inconsistency of fuel delivery paychecks right now.

Thanks!

 

[J4MES]

Perhaps change truck rentals to deposits that people can get back for returning their truck when they are done. Far too often is the delivery hub littered with broken down / locked trucks that make it just annoying to navigate. Giving people a way to essentially a way to dispose of their trucks would help with this. Maybe even just half of their money back for putting their truck into the delivery hub car storage or something.

example image of how bad the delivery hub can become

 

[JDM-4]

This is a really big problem on the server as it's a highly popular job. Even something as simple as making the return drop-off area a completely different, bigger car park that's near by, (there are many near by like in the docks for example). Also, if the current truck depot is messy like the picture J4MES posted above, then maybe you should be able to attach your truck to random tanks that aren't in use and deposit them for like a £200 reward so passer byers will clean the area up etc. 

Either way, this area needs work, especially since it's a hot spot for new players joining the server and constantly has to be cleaned up by admins.

 

[DJ]

Perhaps change truck rentals to deposits that people can get back for returning their truck when they are done. Far too often is the delivery hub littered with broken down / locked trucks that make it just annoying to navigate. Giving people a way to essentially a way to dispose of their trucks would help with this. Maybe even just half of their money back for putting their truck into the delivery hub car storage or something.

example image of how bad the delivery hub can become

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I mean tbh, there is a garage at the end bay people can still put there rentals or local cars in and it just gets rid of them, but very few people seem to do it, the same as you can do it at the mechanic station and north legion. Just very few people seem to do and leave it a state.

 

[J4MES]

Yeah exactly, but the point in my suggestion was if a incentive is provided its more likely people will do it. I saw today that the staff are putting the "cost of clean up" on the people who's trucks are left there, i guess time will tell if this solution is enough. 

 

[Archie]

This has been worked on in a previous update.