Escort vehicle crashed and I get fined

[LeonidasFett]

Hi guys,

so I just bought the DLC with the special cargo. I have already done some contracts. During my last haul, I had to take a high tech device from Berlin to Stettin. After about half way to my destination, I suddenly got a message that one of the escort vehicles crashed. It was the one at the back so I didn't even notice it veered off or anything. Anyway, the game gave me two options: either load from a checkpoint or pay a hefty fine of €35,000.

Why would the game punish me with a fine when the AI screws up and crashes into another AI vehicle? Is this for realism?

[Reese]

I didn't even know the escorts could crash. In my roughly 15 ST deliveries, they've been the safest drivers I've ever seen in the game.

[Hypertext Eye]

Originally posted by Reese's Cup:

I didn't even know the escorts could crash. In my roughly 15 ST deliveries, they've been the safest drivers I've ever seen in the game.

It does happen. Happened to me twice so far. It was the rear escort both times, so I never got to see what happened or why.
There are still some little buggy issues with the DLC that need to be worked out.

[J.Random]

Escort AI has some small but very annoying bugs, yes. Starting lane change when merging onto highway before rear escort is even capable to secure the lane, or letting other vehicles between escorts and cargo is their usual MO, in my experience.

[LeonidasFett]

Originally posted by Reese's Cup:

I didn't even know the escorts could crash. In my roughly 15 ST deliveries, they've been the safest drivers I've ever seen in the game.

I know what you mean. It was cool seeing the escorts drive in the middle of the road when there was oncoming traffic. It gave me a sense of "This guy really watches out for me".

Sadly, he didn't watch out for himself lol.

[Xautos]

Something from a while ago: Escort vehicles getting trapped behind other vehicles.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1316516094

[Agrippa HX]

Thanks for the increased autosaving on Special Transport jobs, but that's a band-aid and a bug fix is needed for whatever keeps killing the rear escort vehicle. This happens quite often to me.

[Stringbean]

I'm surprised SCS haven't nailed these issues yet. The DLC has been out for a while now. I own it too but haven't even played it yet so I'm surprised to read about these incidents. I'll have enough problems of my own let alone worrying about where the escort drivers are.

[LeonidasFett]

The special cargo missions are great, but some things are just too annoying for me to bother with them for now.

Another thing beside the rear escort vehicle regularly getting shanked is the trailers (the wide load ones) sometimes get damaged without any reason. I already drive in the middle of the 2 lane road so I won't hit the fence then suddenly I get a message "1% damage". It's like an insect hit the trailer and I get fined for it lol.

[Hypertext Eye]

Originally posted by LeonidasFett:

I already drive in the middle of the 2 lane road

How do you do that without getting the message to stay between the escort vehicles?

[LeonidasFett]

I just try to find the point farthest from the fence where the notifications stop. It beats having to deal with random 1% damage so much anyway.

[Silent Death_53]

I didn't even know the escorts could crash. :D

[Silverkite]

during beta I had to abort around 3 jobs in Italy DLC areas taken from Napoli and Genova, not sure if the one from Palermo went in and out with no problems but anyway it was because AI vehicles were either suiciding against my truck or against my escort vehicles, then I tried the one from Stavanger to Oslo, tested it with three different trucks and time and none committed suicide

[Agrippa HX]

Originally posted by stringbean6:

I'm surprised SCS haven't nailed these issues yet. The DLC has been out for a while now. I own it too but haven't even played it yet so I'm surprised to read about these incidents. I'll have enough problems of my own let alone worrying about where the escort drivers are.

Don't let the issues bring you to avoid the Special Transports. I don't like doing them constantly, but they're a fun departure from the day-to-day and I do recommend them. The autosaves have, so far, always eased my pain.

Maybe the issues persist because it's a more fundamental problem with the AI? But, honestly, I can't even see the rear escort. Just turn off collisions on it. LOL. :P

[Agrippa HX]

Originally posted by LeonidasFett:

Another thing beside the rear escort vehicle regularly getting shanked is the trailers (the wide load ones) sometimes get damaged without any reason. I already drive in the middle of the 2 lane road so I won't hit the fence then suddenly I get a message "1% damage". It's like an insect hit the trailer and I get fined for it lol.

"Shanked". LOL.

I have to admit, I sometimes am a bit perplexed by damage notices on Special Transports. I don't know if there's a damage bug (insects?), but I can't always figure out where the damage came from. It seems to me that some objects that don't seem to damage regular trailers can cause light damage to Special Transports (maybe so you don't just ignore all the road signs and knock them down?). Not sure.