Construction Simulator Hints on Playstation 4 (PS4)

Here are our Hints for Construction Simulator on Playstation 4. The most trustworthy items get the most 'thumbs up' from our users and appear nearer the top!

Use Construction View

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When you are paving a road or clearing some rubble off of a construction site, it's important that you have a clear view of what you are doing. In Construction Simulator, there is a Construction view option that allows you to immerse yourself in the driver's seat.

The construction view option gives you a better feel of the game and allows you to see if the soil is level. There are color indicators on this view to guide you, green means the soil is level, while red means you still have some clearing to do.

Use Points to Upgrade Your Skills

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When you earn available skill points in Construction Simulator, you will need to purchase skills that will help you progress in the game. There are multiple skills that you can choose to upgrade, the first skill that you must purchase is “Good Business Sense”.

This skill increases the amount of money that you will receive per job, meaning that you need to do less jobs to make as much money. The skill improves your negotiation skills and earns you a bonus for every job.

Turn off Traffic Offenses

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There is an optional “Traffic Offense” setting under the “Gameplay” setting options in Construction Simulator. Although the setting was designed to make the game feel more realistic, the setting can be quite annoying and slows down your progress.

You’ll often get fined for the smallest traffic violations and they will all add up, slowly hindering your progress in the game. Turn off the "Traffic Offense" setting to avoid wasting your hard earned dollars on tedious traffic violations.

Fast Travel

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Traveling around a map can become extremely time consuming, there is a "fast travel" option available in Construction Simulator. The "fast travel" option allows you to jump from one vehicle to another vehicle, if the vehicle has been discovered in the game.

In order to benefit from the "fast travel" option, you need to discover different vehicles and locations in the game. The more locations and vehicles you discover in the beginning stages of the game, the easier it will be for you to travel.

Unlock the Foreman

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In the beginning of Construction Simulator, you will be limited to one job at a time. You can change this by unlocking the Foreman, later in the game. To unlock the Foreman , you'll need to select the 'Company' at the top bar and progress through this option.

Once the Foreman is unlocked in the game, you'll be able to take on up to three jobs at the same time. This means more money in your pocket, and you can switch between different jobs.

Tips and Tricks for Efficient Gameplay

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Camera and Control Options
To start playing, the user needs to access the in-game settings tab and navigate to the camera options. From there, they can select "Camera Dynamic" and set it to "None" to have more control over the camera angles created by their mouse or controller. It is recommended to turn off "Camera Dynamic" and turn on "Camera Controls" for toggling if using a controller.

Managing Vehicles and Machines
Pressing "B" on the keyboard opens the vehicle fleet, where the user can view all their vehicles, sort them by manufacturer, category, or other parameters, and quickly travel or store them by clicking on the mouse. Pressing "3" on the keyboard opens shortcuts to all the machines that the user owns. Pressing "4" opens the job tab, where the user can track their progress, view available jobs, and select the ones they want to work on.

Concrete Bucket and Excavator Usage
Instead of using the expensive concrete pump, the user can buy a concrete bucket at the materials shop. They can then fill the bucket by opening the context menu (by default, "F" on the keyboard) and selecting "Pouring." They can then use the excavator to move the bucket into place and pour the concrete where needed. The excavator can also be used to move other items, including materials, around the construction site.

Material Shop and Filtering Inventory
The user can filter the material shop inventory by hitting "F" on the keyboard, selecting the filter, and showing only the items needed for the entire job or a specific stage of the job.

Gravel Pit and Asphalt Pit Usage
One can drive to the gravel pit to pick up gravel, sand, concrete, and asphalt and take it to the job site, or buy it anywhere on the map. There is no need to be at the gravel pit or commodities place to pick it up. By clicking on the worker on the vehicle context menu, one can auto-fill the vehicles at the job site. There are two choices for selling: one can either go back to the context menu and empty it there or go back to the gravel pit and sell it at that location. At the gravel pit, gravel, sand, and soil can be dumped, while at the asphalt pit, asphalt can be put down and excess concrete can be dumped where concrete is picked up. Refilling the vehicles at the job site to save the truck drive back is an option, or one can be more realistic and drive back to sell it on their own.

Map and GPS Navigation
Pressing M will pull up the map, which shows all the different areas that have been traveled. By clicking on a location and hitting G, a GPS path can be made to go over there. There is a filter on the map as well, where locations where machines and contracts are located can be filtered out.

Company Management
The company tab shows the levels that can be upgraded, the vehicle fleet, the warehouse, and finances. On finances, one can take out loans once they unlock them and transfer money between accounts. The money transfer button is designed to be used in multiplayer. In multiplayer, friends can pay a certain amount of money to do a job with them. In single player, one can deposit money into their company account and take money that is given to them in multiplayer and put it into their single player account. To go online while in-game, one can select online, set up the game name and password, click create game, and then set up an instance for their friend to join them without going back to the main menu.

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