Carga Manual
Welcome to the customer manual for Project Carga: an online cargo network for flight sim and truck sim communities.
Project Carga brings pilots and truckers into the same shared economy. Cargo moves through airports, depots, Shared Hubs, live routes, and community operations that connect both sides of the network.
This manual explains the rules in plain language so you can take jobs, plan routes, spend funds wisely, and understand what changes when you subscribe.
Start here: every player begins in Germany. To start and finish jobs in another country, you need to own a trade licence for that country.
What You Do
In Project Carga, you move cargo through a shared online network.
- Pick a job from the dispatch board.
- Move the cargo in a supported simulator with the companion app running.
- Finish the job to earn funds.
- Use funds to expand your trade licences.
- Subscribed players also earn XP, rank progression, and bonus route multipliers.
Supported Simulators
Project Carga currently supports:
| Simulator | Role |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | Pilot jobs |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 | Pilot jobs |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Trucker jobs |
The companion app is required for tracked simulator jobs.
Core Rules
| Rule | What it means |
|---|---|
| Germany is the start country | Every player starts with Germany as their first trade licence. |
| Licences define where you can operate | You can start and finish jobs in countries you own a trade licence for. |
| Jobs need both countries | Jobs only appear when you own trade licences for both the origin and destination countries. |
| Funds expand your network | Extra trade licences are bought with in-game funds. |
| Live tracking is shared | All account types can appear on the live map while actively tracking a job. |
| Shared Hubs connect sims | Some airports and depots are linked so pilots and drivers can support the same cargo storage pool. |
| Local demand keeps cargo moving | Some locations use stored freight over time, which can create fresh demand for future deliveries. |
Manual Sections
- Getting Started explains your first steps.
- Download Companion explains installation and system requirements.
- Pilots explains MSFS jobs.
- Truckers explains truck jobs.
- Trade Licences explains country ownership and job visibility.
- Shared Hubs explains linked airport and depot locations.
- Operations explains shared network goals and events.
- Payouts and Markets explains market rates, destination demand, and local demand.
- Leaderboard explains cargo rankings.
- Free vs Subscription compares account types.
- Companion App explains the live helper app.
- Dispatch Board explains how jobs appear.
- FAQ answers common questions.