I'm around 300 hours into a hard mode playthrough on steam and have started running into issues with some missions. This started in Kola with a long log mission paying slightly more (16k) than the cost of a rear log carrier (14k). This means that after fuel cost this mission would be a net loss. Yukon is where I struggled next. Fuel consumption, repair cost and proper addons/trailers on those large missions outweigh the payment recieved post mission. I would like to request some better balancing for hard mode specifically as it would greatly increase enjoyment and maybe I could stop fearing a soft lock due to no funds.

I brought in a lot of leftover fuel from Michigan and Alaska.  Didn't buy any fuel in Kola.  Yukon I left until later and by then money wasn't an issue.

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xcelpixel wrote:

I'm around 300 hours into a hard mode playthrough on steam and have started running into issues with some missions. This started in Kola with a long log mission paying slightly more (16k) than the cost of a rear log carrier (14k). This means that after fuel cost this mission would be a net loss. Yukon is where I struggled next. Fuel consumption, repair cost and proper addons/trailers on those large missions outweigh the payment recieved post mission. I would like to request some better balancing for hard mode specifically as it would greatly increase enjoyment and maybe I could stop fearing a soft lock due to no funds.

Like the "High Wind Warning" Mission at "Crossroads" (Belozerks). You need to buy the same 14.100 trailer for only this one Mission for a reward of 2.100.