Construction Simulator Guides on Playstation 4 (PS4)

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In Contract Simulator, the game has two career modes for you to complete; Campaign, and Contracts. Press “J” on your keyboard and the two career modes will pop up. Most of the campaign jobs are locked and need to be unlocked by completing jobs in contract mode. 

Select the “Contract” mode and a list of jobs will appear. There are three job scopes that you can choose from; low, medium, and high. If you select the job on “high” scope the job will be more difficult, you will need to do more and have a 100% completion rate.

The advantage of selecting a job in high scope is that it pays out more money once it is completed. Jobs that are on a “low” scope will be considered complete at 80% and don’t require intricate finishes.

In Construction Simulator, you will more than likely always need to lay a slab of concrete down for the foundation of a building or house. You will need to purchase bags of concrete from the service store and mix the concrete in a mixing truck.

There are several ways to pour a concrete slab in the game. The first and easiest way to pour concrete is with a concrete bucket. There are two types of concrete buckets that you can purchase from the materials store.

Once you have purchased a concrete bucket from the store, you will need to reverse your cement mixing truck up against your concrete bucket and open the context menu by pressing “F” on your keyboard and select “Pouring”. When the bucket is full you will have to switch off the pouring instruction.

Concrete buckets can be picked up either by a crane or an excavator, using an excavator is the easiest way to transport your concrete bucket to where it needs to be laid. Pick up the concrete bucket with your excavator and move the bucket into place.

Click on the “Context” menu and select “Pour Concrete”, when your concrete bucket is hovering above the area that needs to be laid with concrete. Switch off the “Pouring Concrete” instruction when you have completed the job.

The second way to pour concrete is with the help of a concrete pump that you can purchase or rent from the machine store. You will need to connect the concrete pump to a crane and your cement mixing truck.

Once you have connected the concrete pump to the end of your crane and mixing truck, you will need to select “Pour Concrete” from the context menu. You’ll need to swing the arm of your crane in the direction where the concrete needs to be laid.

The concrete pump will pour out concrete until your cement mixing truck runs out of concrete. It’s easier to pour concrete on multiplayer mode, where one player can monitor the levels of concrete and the other player pours the concrete. 

There are multiple construction jobs that you will need to complete in Construction Simulator. Each job requires its own set of equipment and fleet of machinery to complete the job. You can either purchase machinery or rent it from the machine store.

Vehicles that are rented from the machine store need to be returned once the job has been completed, else you will be charged extra fees on a daily basis. To return a vehicle press “B” on your keyboard, this will bring up a list of your fleet of vehicles.

Click on the vehicle that is rented, and select the “Return” button on the left-hand side. The vehicle will then be returned to the machine shop.

Your trucks and machinery will need to be repaired after they have been used in Construction Simulator. You will only be allowed to repair your machinery once you have unlocked the “ Workshop” upgrade on the company level.

Once you have unlocked the workshop, click on the truck or machinery that you would like to repair.  Press “B” to bring up a list of your machinery, and then click on the “ Vehicle Hall” option. Your machinery will now be stored at the workshop and you can click on the “Repair” option.

Excavators
Excavators come in three categories: crawler, wheeled, and compact. Crawler excavators move on chains, rotate on their own axis, and lift class B loads. Wheeled excavators are mobile, have a medium bucket capacity, and lift class A loads. Compact excavators are small, maneuverable, and versatile.

Backhoe Loaders
For backhoe loaders, the only option available is the CAT 430F2, which can load bulk goods and attach loads of weight class A to the shovel for on-site transportation with the crane function.

Concrete Mixers
A concrete mixer is essential for any construction site that requires concrete work, even for small areas on the ground. It is particularly necessary if you have a concrete pump on your site.

Concrete Pumps
Concrete pumps can only work in combination with the concrete mixer. To do this, they must be positioned on the back of the concrete mixer. Use the concrete pump to reach high levels.

Rotary Drilling Rigs
Even with the rotary drilling rigs, there is only one model that you can use. With the LH LB28, you drill deep holes in the ground, which are then filled with concrete. A rotary drilling rig must be requested, especially for the construction of high-rise buildings.

Reels
Rollers flatten both dirt and asphalt surfaces. There are two types of rollers: soil rollers, which level soil to create a flat work surface, and asphalt rollers, which compact fresh asphalt.

Tippers
Three dump truck categories include asphalt dump trucks, articulated tippers, and dump trucks. They are used to transport rubble and the machine description symbol indicates whether it's sand or gravel. Asphalt dump trucks are exclusively used for hauling asphalt in road construction along with a cold planer. Articulated tippers are smaller and more maneuverable, while dump trucks can handle more debris but are less maneuverable.

Cranes
Liebherr dominates the crane market in all three categories. Cranes lift and move light and medium-weight loads (A to B). Only the mobile crane can be placed anywhere on the site because it is on a vehicle. You can only set up fast-erecting and tower cranes in marked places.

Trailers
No matter what you want to transport: trailers. Tractors and multi-trailers are essential for various transports. Tractors can pick up material, bulk cargo or vehicles based on the semi-trailer. Multi-trailers do not require a semi-trailer. Your loading area can transport whatever material or vehicles.

Bulldozers
Bulldozers run on tracks and are used to dig up soil and spread bulk materials such as sand, gravel or earth. At the rear of the machine there are teeth that loosen the soil, while at the front there is a boom with which you spread the loose material.

Flatbed Trucks with Crane
Small loads (A) can be loaded and unloaded with the crane on a platform truck. At the same time, you can transport bulk goods with the platform as long as you have raised the side walls.

Wheel Loaders
If there is bulk material on the construction site, you can move large quantities of it with a wheel loader and transport it onto a flatbed of your choice. Skid steer loaders are small versions that are suitable for gardening and landscaping. The compact crawler loaders, which drive on tracks, are even more maneuverable.

Blacktop Pavers
To lay new layers of asphalt in road construction, you need asphalt pavers. Before that, the construction machine has to be loaded onto the asphalt tipper.

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