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Cargo / Hauling

12 guides · Game data version 4.10.0-hotfix (55227)

Cargo learning path

The learning path is built from the guides themselves: each guide states where it belongs. Planned topics have no guide yet.

BEGINNER

LEVEL 1 BASICS

  1. Cargo / hauling basicsSourced
  2. The runSourced
  3. Understanding SCUSourced
  4. Cargo and containersSourced

LEVEL 2 CONTRACTS

  1. Hauling missionsSourced
  2. Prepare the contractSourced
  3. Check start, destination, amountSourced
  4. Several destinationsSourced

ADVANCED

LEVEL 3 LOADING

  1. Freight elevatorSourced
  2. Tractor beamSourced
  3. Moving containersSourced
  4. Organise the loadSourced

LEVEL 4 TRANSPORT

  1. Prepare the shipSourced
  2. Cargo gridSourced
  3. Secure the loadSourced
  4. Several deliveriesSourced

EXPERT

LEVEL 5 UNLOADING & OPERATIONS

  1. UnloadingSourced
  2. Complete the contractSourced
  3. Group haulingSourced
  4. Cargo operations checklistSourced

Guides in this area

Cargo / HaulingBeginner

Cargo / hauling – basics

What cargo is in the game, how a hauling contract runs from acceptance to delivery, and which terms you need for it.

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Cargo / HaulingBeginner

Preparing a hauling contract

Check before you accept: cargo grid, route, time window, equipment. So you do not find out at the freight elevator that it does not fit.

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Cargo / HaulingBeginner

Freight elevator

The freight elevator is the link between warehouse and hangar: request goods, store them, place them on the platform and collect them.

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Cargo / HaulingBeginner

Understanding hauling missions

Which hauling contracts exist, what the contract text says, and how hauling differs from delivery jobs.

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Cargo / HaulingBeginner

Understanding SCU & containers

Which container sizes the cargo system knows, how long loading takes per size, and what the cargo grid dimensions mean.

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Cargo / HaulingAdvanced

Cargo / hauling – operations checklist

What should be settled before a cargo operation – by category, without meta routes and without price promises.

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Cargo / HaulingAdvanced

Cargo grid & stowage

A ship’s cargo grid: dimensions, permitted container sizes, external and internal stowage – and what that means for your planning.

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Cargo / HaulingAdvanced

Unloading & delivering

At the destination: request the platform, hand over the load, complete the contract – and what happens if you take too long.

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Cargo / HaulingAdvanced

Transporting cargo

From departure to the destination hangar: prepare the ship, keep an eye on the load, spot volatile cargo and order several destinations.

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Cargo / HaulingAdvanced

Loading ships properly

Four steps: plan, stage, load, verify. What of it is game mechanics and what is a BalduursGATE recommendation is stated.

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Cargo / HaulingAdvanced

Tractor beam & moving cargo

Pick up, carry, rotate and place containers – with the multi-tool, with the ship tractor beam, and with what the game data provides.

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Cargo / HaulingExpert

Hauling as a team

The BalduursGATE roles PILOT, LOADER, COORDINATION and SECURITY: who does what when a crew moves cargo together.

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