So I just played Grizzly Creek on casual, going to probably one of the easier lumber mills in the game. As such I wanted to see how a old semi would fare against the new ones so I picked a C-256. My other vehicle was a K-700, I originally planned on role-playing, using the Skidder to find logs and the K-700 to load them, but changed my mind after starting the map and I just reversed my trucks/trailers into the Log Station to load them the lazy way. As such I had 4 trucks, my C-256, 2 Chevy Bison's (which the map spawned) and a Western Star (again the map spawned).
So, we're focusing on the C-256 VS Bison here. Lets have a look at the trucks capabilities and my setup I'm using.
C-256
- No 6X6.
- Diff Lock (manual on/off)
- Street Tires.
- Spare Tires (repair points)
- Long Log Trailer.
Chevy Bison
- No 6X6.
- Diff Lock (always on)
- Street Tires.
- No Repair Points.
- Long Log Trailer.
So on paper both these vehicles look pretty even, repair point has no bearing on this comparison. Both are 2WD, diff lock only, with street tires. You'd think they'd be at least somewhat comparable in what they are capable of. Well.... not quite.
First lets see how both trucks fare trying to get out of one of the easiest log stations to access in the game.
Now lets see how they both do climbing a mostly paved hill.
Honestly this comparison is just sad, these new trucks are laughably bad even compared to some of the worse of the old trucks. I mean hell the bloody Bison got stuck pavement, with a load on no less.
fyi: For those curious my other topic is on the American Wilds dlc in general, here I wanted to focus squarely on just the trucks.