Hard Truck: 18 Wheels Of Steel was a game developed by SoftLab and SCS Software in 2002. Hard Truck: 18 Wheels Of Steel is similar to a game called Hard Truck 2. Rig 'N Roll is sometimes (or not) known as Hard Truck 3: Rig'N'Roll.
Gameplay[]
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel has very similar gameplay to most other installments of the 18 WoS series, focusing on taking jobs and delivering cargo. The game also features AI traffic, a fatigue simulation, road hazards, weigh stations, a time limit for the jobs and a simple business management simulation, where drivers can be hired and routes set up to make profit. Earlier games of the series also had racing options, but they have been removed in this one.
Load symbols[]
There are loads with warnings which are indicated by 3 symbols.
- Cup - don't damage your load. Even 1% damage makes $0 earning for delivering that load.
- Stopwatch - deliver your load on time. Even 00:01 delay in delivery resets your earnings to $0 for that load.
- Weight with lb sign - load's mass is excessive. Avoid weigh stations where you will pay a huge penalty ($15000 or more) for overloaded cargo. Drive on the roads without weigh stations. Calculate your route carefully (in this case) before you take your job.
Caution[]
All 3 symbols listed above may appear below one load.
Maps[]
There are three maps of different parts of the United States in the game:
West Coast[]
Easy difficulty. It features 3 cities in California, 2 cities in Nevada and 1 city in Arizona.
Las Vegas (Nevada) | Los Angeles (California) | Oakland (California) |
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Phoenix (Arizona) | Reno (Nevada) | San Francisco (California) |
Midwest[]
Medium difficulty. It features 1 city in Illinois, 1 in Ohio, 1 in Michigan, 1 in Indiana and 1 in Kentucky.
Chicago (Illinois) | Cincinnati (Ohio) | Detroit (Michigan) |
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Indianapolis (Indiana) | Louisville (Kentucky) | |
Rockies[]
Hard difficulty. It features 1 city in Idaho, 1 city in Wyoming, 1 city in Colorado, 1 city in Montana and 1 city in Utah.
Boise (Idaho) | Cheyenne (Wyoming) | Denver (Colorado) |
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Helena (Montana) | Salt Lake City (Utah) | |
Trucks[]
Pacific 351 (Rusty) | Frisk N1L (Topolino) | Frisk L9C (T1000) |
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Forerunner 21C (Brava) | Kinetic 1K1 (Roadmaster) | Kinetic 9W9 (FreightWay) |
Pacific 379 (Glutton) (1.2) | Formula Truck | |