Scrap Deliveries @ Outposts & Strongholds: How do they work?

[Jurassic Fart 2]

I've already searched this forum for any relevant data, but there's no useful information, only threads regarding bugs or glitches—and in those discussions, nobody details just how these "deliveries" are supposed to be accomplished or taken advantage of.

I bought the game a tad over two years ago, but hadn't played it but a few minutes, other game franchises occupying my attention (I have access to around 200 Steam games through Library Sharing on Owner accounts). I started playing this game in earnest yesterday, and already like it better than Rage, a similar game product, but I'm having trouble getting reliable information on just how the game is played, the developer-supplied manual being completely devoid of [useful] practical information (the overwhelmingly prevailing attitude of contemporary wet-behind-the-ears developer employees is, "Play the GAME, dumbass," to which I'm forced to respond, "I did, DUMBASS—hence my questions!").

I haven't bothered Avalanche with this question—yet—so, the latter "dumbass" senario doesn't apply here...but, I would be grateful if another gamer with more expertise in this game were to educate me.

Just how do I revieve scrap deliveries from a captured outpost or stronghold? I suspect it's not like the Grand Theft Auto franchise where hourly income is automatically deposited in your account. Is it like the Saints Row franchise where, in order to get "yer crap," you have to visit the locations repeatedly? How often are the deliveries made?

Due to a horribly flawed Save system and rampant bugs and glitches, I've already had to start over from scratch twice, and have yet to get very far past visiting Jeet's stronghold for the first time.

Thanks in advance.

[deeper]

I'm replaying the game at the mo, the scrap just gets deposited in your account and you get a message that pops up to tell you how much, you do not have to do anything, I'm fairly certain that you don't have to visit the particular stronghold (I'll update this post later to confirm, I've just finished playing for the moment). As to the timing, I'm not sure how often (maybe every few hours), so it usually pops up when I first start a new session and you spawn in a stronghold.

Have you condisered backing up your save manually after each session? Just create a shortcut to the folder and copy it when you've finished playing. I can't say I've had any problems with corrupted saves or game breaking bugs myself though, what in particular is happening to you?

C:\Users\[YOUR USER NAME]\Documents\WB Games\Mad Max

[Jurassic Fart 2]

Oh. Didn't look under WB Games in Docs...dummy me. Well, I'll get a camera lock and have to kill MadMax.exe; that's happened three times. As for "saves" (multiple saves) the rocket scientists at Avalanche saw fit to make room for ten saves, all labeled Autosave, but use only one slot, the first. Other saves I perform manually by overwriting Autosave slots 2-10, and see that the MANUAL saves are still labeled Autosave.

One time I tried jumping and injured myself fatally, only to find that all three of my saves loaded with me becoming instantly killed...even though only the third save had a fatality.

So far I've had to start all over three times in less than 48 hours. Good thing I only just started, or I'd be far more than merely mildly irritated.

Thanks to your Documents subdirectory tip, I can avoid that. I hadn't thought to look in WB...duh.

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

You will get bonus scrap only from liberated outposts / oil stations. And you need to stay in that strongholds territory in order to receive scrap.

[Jurassic Fart 2]

QED regarding "only liberated outposts / oil stations." Really. As for staying at a location to get rewarded, how come, while I was in the middle of the desert, not at any outpost, stronghold, or station, did I suddenly get a message that I'd just been paid?

So, now I know that the scheduled payoffs are performed automatically like in GTA; you don't actually have to be there, as Deeper stated.

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

You did not understand what I said, I said you need to stay IN STRONGHOLD'S TERRITORY.
For example JEET'S territory is 2 square miles, you need to stay inside that 2 miles boundary in order to receive scrap from them.
If you go to GUTGASH'S territory, then you will no longer receive scrap from any of those outposts which are located in jeet's territory. Instead you will receive scrap from GUTGASH'S TERRITORY's outposts, if you have liberated any of them.

[deeper]

I just started the game up, when I exited the game I was at Jeets stronghold, two messages just popped up immediately: Scrap Reward from Jeet 27 scrap , Scrap reward from Gutgash 27 scrap.

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

Originally posted by deeper:

I just started the game up, when I exited the game I was at Jeets stronghold, two messages just popped up immediately: Scrap Reward from Jeet 27 scrap , Scrap reward from Gutgash 27 scrap.

that's because you have build the ''Scrap Crew'' project in the strongholds that allows you to gain Scraps when you are not playing the game, that project will gather scrap from entire map and give you the bonus scrap as soon you launch the game.

https://madmax.gamepedia.com/Scrap_Crew

[deeper]

Originally posted by ⎛⎝ Cloud Boy ⎠⎞:

that's because you have build the ''Scrap Crew'' project in the strongholds that allows you to gain Scraps when you are not playing the game, that project will gather scrap from entire map and give you the bonus scrap as soon you launch the game.

Yeah, that's right and I could be wrong but I think that's what Feiglingmörder was talking about as well. In fact I think I am wrong, ah well, scrap my contribution to the thread.

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

i don't think he was talking about Scrap Scew Project, That's just a side project.
He was talking about Normal in-game Scrap delivery, which are big in quantities normally 200-500+ Scrap, which will be delivered to you in every 30-40 minutes of gameplay from the liberated outposts / oil stations throughout the game. That is the main sorce of Scrap in Mad Max game.

[deeper]

Originally posted by ⎛⎝ Cloud Boy ⎠⎞:

i don't think he was talking about Scrap Scew Project, That's just a side project.
He was talking about Normal in-game Scrap delivery, which are big in quantities normally 200-500+ Scrap, which will be delivered to you in every 30-40 minutes of gameplay from the liberated outposts / oil stations throughout the game. That is the main sorce of Scrap in Mad Max game.

Aye, you are right, I failed to read the OP correctly.

[Jurassic Fart 2]

@ Clooud Boy: I see‒it's not that I failed to understand what you meant, it's that you failed to communicate what you meant. If you'd said that each revenue-generation source was limited by distance, that you'd lose revenue by getting too far away from the generator, that would have been a horse of a different color entirely.

At least you're trying to help (and, thanks)‒the developers put diddly-squat for information in their manual.

I appreciate the help, guys. My understanding is such that I now understand that if you want maximum income, and you have control over lots of territory, you need to keep moving all about the map.

Got it!