Don't forget about bridge even if the name is Roadcraft !

[shadow82]

You can do some crazy things with bridges, cut whole side of mountains and the pain to pave the way up !

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3489393813
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3489393593

[Plagen]

Huh, is that the route from the northern tunnel on Sojourn? I just paved the entire road from the Steel Beams facility to River Base and then the little bit south at the Gas Holder.

I also paved all the way from the Harbor Base up north to the collapsed railroad tunnel, lol.

[shadow82]

Originally posted by Plagen:

Huh, is that the route from the northern tunnel on Sojourn?

Yes, it is. After building a road over the whole railroad in the middle part, I decided to take another approach, happy how it turned out. Almost got a straight line between south and north now :)

[Enorats]

Bridges are seriously OP. Most maps (maybe all?) limit your usage of them by limiting available materials, but you also rarely need to reuse a route after you've finished the objectives there. It's so much easier to load up a couple of trucks with concrete slabs and deliver those compared to driving four hundred loads of sand across the map and paving it all.

That said - the moment the game allowed me to start dumping sand in the "here's how to dump sand" tutorial mission and I realized the entire width of the river was contained within the quarry area.. well, Africa got a lot less water and a lot more sand.

I had to laugh when the very next mission was to build a bridge like 200 feet further down the bank. Guess I saved myself those resources, and ruined the local shipping industry.

[Waggy]

yesss, I love bridges

[shadow82]

Originally posted by Enorats:

Most maps (maybe all?) limit your usage of them by limiting available materials

Outside the beginning of the first few maps until you unlock bridge building, how are you limited exactly ?