Sam crossing a crevasse while carrying a heavy load of cargo
As a porter, Sam traverse the worl during his expedition while trasporting cargo, and making deliveries to bring the country back together again.
Overview[]
Normally, any cargo container is wrapped in a damage sensor tape, that change color according to the integrity level of the wrapped cargo, from yellow to red. The amount of cargo Sam can carry varies, ranging from a single back load to two handfuls, two shoulder loads and a stacked back load. Sam has several tools at his disposal to overcome environmental obstacles in the world, including climbing anchor and portable ladder.
Cargo Types[]
There are generally 3 types of cargo that Sam will need to carry during the game:
- Delivery Cargo (Story Cargo) which Sam needs to deliver to the various Knot Cities, Bridges facilities and Preppers to expand the Chiral Network and to progress through his journey.
- Lost Cargo which does not progress the story but provides Sam with Likes and other aides to help him along, also establishing and strengthening connections that expands the chiral network and provides materials to fabricate items. Lost cargo are periodically found in the map that Sam can pick up while exploring, that belong to a certain person or destination that will show up as blue hexagons with a small icon representing a person inside them. Lost cargo can be either usable or non-usable items and since they are exposed to the timefall, or submerged in water, lost cargo may get damaged and need to be repair by using a cargo recovery spray.
- Dropped Cargo wich usually belonging to online players, appears in green, have their names on them, and are mostly equipment and items Sam can use or return to their owners. It is possible for Dropped Cargo to become Lost Cargo if Sam drop it, and move too far away from it.
Container Sizes[]
Most of the cargo Sam will carry will be packed into standard-sized containers. They are influenced by the size and the weight of the cargo itself, and can be classified as either small (S), medium (M), large (L) or extra-large (XL), with weight and size affecting deliveries. Small containers take up a space of 1x1, Medium 1x2, Large 2x2, and XL 3x2.
Sam's backpack can hold a maximum of 4x2 spaces (8 Small, 4 Medium, 2 Large, or 1 XL + 1 Medium). Anything that does not fit will be placed onto the stack above the backpack, which has a capacity of 10x2. Sam can only fit small (S) containers onto his shoulders and hips of his suit.