Hello truckers!
The icy winds are swirling around us, snow is up to our knees, our mouths are dry, our limbs are weary, and our stomachs empty. No, this isn’t just a complaint about adverse weather conditions, we’ve been playing Alaskan Road Truckers.
One of the key gameplay features in our game revolves around survival - you’ll not just be taking care of your truck and your cargo, you’ll need to look after yourself too.
Staying alive isn’t just a Bee Gees song, stay healthy in Alaskan Road Truckers with our Alaskan Survival Guide!
A Vision of Health
Alaska isn’t always the safest of places to be, especially when you’re heading out into the wilderness to deliver cargo to some distant location. In Alaskan Road Truckers you’ll have to watch your health meter carefully in order to stay alive and keep yourself going against the odds.
There are many ways to take damage, just like in real life. For example, if you smash up your truck or get into a crash you’ll get wounded and lose health. Or if you head out into a blizzard without adequate protection you should be prepared to watch your vitality plummet.
Lose too much health and you’ll be heading to the hospital. The friendly medical staff in Alaska will happily patch you up - for a fee. You’ll also lose time and be transported away from where you were, so if you were on an urgent job you may fail it or have to take a riskier route to get your cargo there on time.
It’s Dinner Time
Everyone likes a good meal and in Alaskan Road Truckers there’s plenty of food to gorge yourself on. You’ll have to stay fed if you want to sustain yourself on the road, and thankfully there are plenty of delectable choices to enjoy.
Refueling your truck is essential and refueling yourself is just as important - but the quality of your food is also important. Sure, you can snack away on hot dogs and snaffle frozen pizzas and energy drinks but too much junk food and you may get a tummy ache and that might have health implications if you don’t deal with it.
Thankfully there’s plenty of good, healthy food you can eat in Alaskan Road Truckers. Often though this may be more expensive or require some preparation, so if you’re on the road and you’re running on empty, you might have to resort to some top quality gas station dining.
You’re Finally Awake
Driving can take it out of you. Hours spent behind the wheel, managing the weather, road conditions, and dealing with other drivers can test your ability to stay awake and alert.
In Alaskan Road Truckers you’ll need to take breaks and get some well-earned shut-eye to recover your energy levels before you hit the road again. You can pull over to the side of the road and get some sleep in the bed in the back of your truck but the quality of rest you’ll get is less than if you slept at your base or at a motel. Your energy levels won’t recover to their maximum if you’re not resting properly.
But if you’re stuck out in the snow, avalanches ahead and ice underneath, you might need to crawl into the back of your cab to snatch a few moments of rest to wait out the storm. Some rest is better than no rest!
Now you should be equipped to keep yourself alive and healthy when out in the vast Alaskan wilderness - good luck on the road, truckers!
Life on the Road Gameplay Trailer
As you wait for the next devlog why not feast your eyes on the latest trailer for Alaskan Road Truckers. The Life on the Road Gameplay Trailer shows more of the threats and peril awaiting you on the road - and gives you hints of what you’ll need to do to survive.
Get an eyeful here:
Alaskan Road Truckers at Gamescom 2023
As we announced earlier, we’ll be at Gamescom 2023 where attendees will be able to get their hands on an exclusive preview of Alaskan Road Truckers! So if you’re in Cologne this August - come by our stand at Hall 06.1, Stand C-043 for some trucking good fun.
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