Fat[EX] Courier Simulator - Devlog #59 "What is a courier without his truck?"
Hello Couriers!
We've noticed that we've never quite talked about your most important asset as a courier - your truck!
The truck is very important. You cannot underestimate the truck. Without a truck how would you be able to even do your job? Can you imagine running through entire city or to the suburbs? On your own leg? Or perhaps a little bit better but still unironically strange - by going there on a bus? No way! Your truck is your status symbol - you need to drive in order to feel complete as a delivery guy. You need to be proud of your truck. It's your greatest ally!
And your truck is great. It's quite fast - but not too fast so you won't get in trouble with Police. It's versatile, it can drive on almost any surface and it has quite a spacious storage space so you can take many packages with you at once and don't have to worry about coming back for extra deliveries. It also has those three interesting buttons on its side...
By pressing one of them the hatch will open and you will be able to load your truck. Just a press of a button - isn't that convenient? But wait, that's not all...
Two other buttons control the lift so you can load your packages in an easier way. You don't have to throw your deliveries and risk them become damaged - you can instead use the technology to make your life easier. And it's all thanks to truck.
Make sure to respect your truck - it does its best to help you!
Fat[EX] Courier Simulator - Devlog #58 "A little church in a big city"
Hello Couriers!
Some places in the city have this special aura that makes you want to visit them, just like that!
The city is full of memorable building and as you might remember from one of our past devlogs - there is also this special old church linked to one of the missions that you will have to go through. The church is quite old, it's not too big but it's somewhat special. The atmosphere of this whole place and the fact that it still exists and hasn't been consumed by the evergrowing city makes it easy to understand that it must be a part of a bigger story. Perhaps its operated by a very skillful priest or maybe citizens are too attached to it to let it be destroyed? Either way - church is here to stay.
Are there any quests here that I can take?! Oh, wait, it's not that kind of the game. But now that I think about it - how would you react if the game really gave you a quest by approaching a board like this one? That would be a neat surprise... On the other hand do you have any idea as for what kind of quest may you receive from this particular place? Let us know in the comments for this devlog, perhaps you'll inspire one of our quest writers or level designers...
This time we allowed ourselves to take a little look inside. Window at the top of the altar is impressive and the whole environment looks like something almost from a different game - didn't we say that this church is quite special?
There's nothing worse than arriving at your delivery address just to be met with closed doors!
It's frustrating, it's always a problem and the worst thing is you have to do something about it. Sure, you could just drive away and let your customer know that the package was not delivered but then you would have to make another round at a later time. Sometimes it paids off to get a little bit creative and try to make a way for yourself and safely deliver the goods.
Sometimes it's good to ask neighbours. Not all of them want to talk with you, many of them will try to avoid you or won't even get from the coach in their house to greet you but perhaps one of them might have some extra information that will let you slide the package in a particularly safe place. Or maybe they will just take the package off you? It's not the safest of all the choices but...
Creativity doesn't end there, however, perhaps you should climb a house and go through the chimney - as Santa Claus would? Or check if all the windows are closed? Well, whatever you do - please don't make yourself look like criminal - that would bring another set of problems to you...
And what would you do if you were to be in this kind of situation?
Fat[EX] Courier Simulator - Devlog #56 "Graffiti is not dead!"
Hello Couriers!
Have you noticed in the last devlog that the city got a little addition? It's graffiti!
There are many forms of art and graffiti is one of them! Very popular in the city - it can take many forms starting with simple tags and words painted on different kinds ending with very complex graphical designs! When you'll be traveling through different part of the city you will be able to spot many examples of them and perhaps you'll even have a chance to find some easter eggs or interesting art forms? Stay alert and look around!
What is your opinion about the graffiti? It is a topic that seems to have as many opponents as people in favour, treating graffiti as one of the highest form of art! Have you ever done a graffiti yourself or perhaps think about doing so? It is a time consuming process for the bigger ones and world is full of various examples of great works that are so memorable that they get world-wide renown!
Care to share examples of graffiti that you personally found likeable?
Fat[EX] Courier Simulator - Devlog #55 "Beware the traffic!"
Hello Couriers!
Couriers have to face challenges every day! One the biggest one is... facing other drivers!
Quite honestly, if everyone vigilantly focused on the law and abide by the rules couriers job might have been so much easier. Unfortunately - that does not always happen, although we are far from making any generalizations in that regard. No matter what - you always do have to stay careful when driving city roads as accidents sometimes just wait to happen.
On a normal day you will thankfully see drivers paying more attention to the rules and other participants of the traffic. However even then you cannot be lulled into a false sense of security. Driving is a constant battle - sometimes against yourself, and sometimes against the real opponent. So even if everything is currently working as per your imagination sometimes straight out of it might be waiting to happen soon.
The worst thing would be to be at the end of a long line of cars after an accident has happened to someone at the front. No way to go back and no possibility to move forward. Hopefully not many accidents will happen in the city during your time as a driver...
Anyway - stay vigilant, stay alert, eyes on the roads, hands on the wheel. You definitely don't want to be the one responsible for the mess...
Take care of yourself and of the others on the road!
Times are changing and something that used to be quite atypical in past is a standard nowadays!
Contactless delivery has become very important in contemporary times and couriers had to adapt to new reality where very often they don't even get to see their client's face! Of course our courier is not an exception and he is also following the newest trends and regulations. Let's check with him during one of the deliveries!
A moment of choice for every single courier out there - do you try to make it by going through closed road that you know is faster and still quite acceptable to drive on or do you follow the rules and go around the closed route? Customer is waiting and clock is ticking...
Almost there, just one more curve and then straight ahead until you will see the customer's house. You should still be on time even if you chose the longer road however making it just barely! Let's not procrastinate and make our delivery!
That's the house of the person we have a package for. But wait! We can't just go to the front door and meet with the person! They explicitly said that they want us to leave the package on porch and leave the area! As they say - God guards the guarded! Let's just do as they requested!
Job's done! Now we can go for a hamburger or donut and enjoy a little bit of free time before another delivery!
Thank you for your attention and see you in the next devlog!
Fat[EX] Courier Simulator - Devlog #53 "City Areas #2"
Hello Couriers!
New Year, New Me but deliveries still need to happen! Let's take a look at other important areas of the city and vicinity of the game!
This time we are starting with the... forest! Yes, it's not quite sensible to say that forest is an integral area of the city but in case of our place it does have some degree of sense. You'll quite often have to go through the forest in order to deliver the packages from your office into the more remote areas of the game map. Forest can be quiet and relaxing place but you still need to look out for the possibility of animals going on the street in an unexpected manner. No worries however - just have your eyes open and stick to the road.
Suburbs is a great place if you want to live near the city but find a relaxing and not too noisy location. People living here are enjoying the quietness and peace of the village-like quality while still being relatively close to the big city vibes. Of course we are also delivering the packages to citizens of this place and believe me - they're using our services quite often.
One of the iconic place of the city is definitely riverside. It's a great viewing vista and a place that we will often pass through when going about our daily drill. It pays off to find a moment to take a breather here while looking at the slowly but steadily flowing river. Some of the citizens tend to find themselves here when looking for a place that would allow their thoughts and minds to drift.
What you need to remember is that city is a living being, in a way. It always finds it way to grow and to change. That means that you might expect some areas that we haven't talked about too much yet and that we will definitely cover in future devlogs!
Happy New Year everybody - thank you for supporting us up until now!
Merry Christmas from Fat[EX] Courier Simulator Team!
Hello Couriers!
Festivities are upon us and we would love to wish you all the best!
Ever wondered what happens to those undelivered packages? Well... look above.
In all honesty - couriers deserve presents too! Sometimes you might even have the chance to deliver a package to your own home! Isn't that the best? Imagine, delivering your own package with something that you wanted for a longer time to your own four walls? That's the dream - working at something you love and can't wait to get your hands on it.
And our courier, as you can see on the picture, can't complain about lack of presents - so many boxes laying around here and there. Some of them already wrapped properly, some still in the original packaging. Let's relax for a moment before getting back on track. Perhaps from now on we will grab a costume and pose as a Santa? Imagine having your parcels delivered to you by a Santa Claus!
We would like to wish you a lot of warmth, happiness and Merry Christmas! Let all the couriers in the world be never late with your deliveries. We hope you will receive even more presents than you can see on the picture!
Fat[EX] Courier Simulator - Devlog #52 "City Areas #1"
Hello Couriers!
We’ve spent the last devlog talking about curious and interesting places in the city. This time let’s take a wider look and let’s see what areas we will find in the game!
Let’s start with the area that will be the very first one you will have an opportunity to visit when starting the game - the residential area. That is the place specifically designed for people to live, relax and breathe, a place where rest is the most important thing. You will find many blocks, houses, cafes and boulevards here - all created to make sure that people living in the city can live in the most comfortable way.
Next one on the list is the urban area of the city. Here is the place where most people in the city work. Full of skyscrapers and offices, classy and well-designed, a lot of people dream of working at this particular place. While it’s mostly administrational work, it is still constructed in a way to cater to all of the workers and employees fulfilling their duties. You will also find a lot of shops and restaurants here so you can go on a break and enjoy a bite.
To complete the first part of our overview of different areas of the city we would like to present you the industrial part of the city. In order to not bother people living in the main part of the city the industrial part has been moved to a side. Here is the place where most of the factories are constructed and where all the heavy work happens. It can get a little bit noisy here but it is the place where most of the needed work is taking place. Heavy factories, high chimneys, many delivery trucks and cargo cars - those are all the everyday element of the place.
That’s not all the city has to offer - make sure to follow us as we still have few places to discover and talk about!
Would you like to live in a city like the one in the game?
During your everyday courses you will have an opportunity to visit many places in the city and get to know a lot of interesting places. You will also notice that this city is a living thing always ready to change and accommodate new ideas!
This area seems to be guarded although it seems that employees supposed to be standing at the gate went for a break! While this is obviously a bad behaviour and a display of terrible work ethics it is an opportunity that a curious courier might take an advantage of. This time however, as we were busy, we left the scene without being too nosy. Whatever is behind that gate seems to be some secret and we’re definitely going to visit this place again...
Speaking of places that most likely are guarded this one seems to be quite interesting. Is it an embassy or particularly important governmental building? We don’t quite know but at some point in time they will need a courier to bring them their package. And that is when we’ll come in - we’ll deliver their purchase subtly, cooly and without a hitch while checking out what is this place in reality.
Our curiosity knows no limits and while we were delivering packages to another suburban family we noticed that there is a peculiar place in vicinity with a stone wall around it but inside we’ve found an empty field. Our imagination went wild so we thought about different scenarios - perhaps someone is going to start some kind of agricultural business here, or maybe someone is preparing to open a mall? We’re getting even more curious!
Sometimes it pays off to be a little nosy - but everything in moderation!
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