The rates it uses
Every base figure is quoted from BULKHEAD's Season 2 patch notes. They are what a delivery pays in the Control Zone — BULKHEAD corrected the post to say so: “Update: Original values posted at 17:00 UTC were base design values without a zone multiplier. We have since updated the values to the actual values players will receive when dropped in the Control Zone to better reflect the actual returns that would be seen by players playing logistics.”
| Job | What the notes say |
|---|---|
| Players delivered by ground vehicle | “Player Delivered (ground vehicle) $500 → $350.” |
| Players delivered by air | “Player Delivered $150 → $100, XP 50 → 25.” |
| Return trips by ground vehicle | “Return Trip (ground vehicle) $250 → $150, XP 100 → 50.” |
| Small supply crates deployed | “Deploy Supply Crate: small $500 → $250, large $1,000 → $500; XP small 250 → 200, large 500 → 400.” |
| Large supply crates deployed | “Deploy Supply Crate: small $500 → $250, large $1,000 → $500; XP small 250 → 200, large 500 → 400.” |
| Supply pallets deployed | “Deploy Supply Pallet $2,500 → $1,250, XP 500 → 400 (750 → 500 from a ground vehicle).” |
The streak, and the one thing we had to read
Season 2 cut the base rates and added a bonus for making the same delivery again and again without a break:
- “Crates: +$100 / +50 XP per crate in a row, up to 10.”
- “Pallets: +$250 / +100 XP per pallet in a row, up to 10.”
- “Players: +$25 / +5 XP per player in a row, up to 25.”
- “Return trips: +$50 / +25 XP per trip in a row, up to 10.”
“Per crate in a row” has two honest readings: the first crate of a streak already earns one step, or only the second does. The notes do not say which, so where the two differ the calculator shows both — the lower figure is the safe one. Small and large crates are counted as one crate streak, and players delivered by ground and by air as one player streak, because the notes name one streak for each.
What it does not count
- Deliveries outside the zone. The rates are Control Zone rates. A pallet into a FOB outside the zone pays “reduced rewards” since Update 0.1.2, and BULKHEAD has not said by how much.
- Server population. One community model scales every payout by how full the server is; BULKHEAD has never confirmed it, so it is not applied. See the money guide.
- The Lonestar bonus. Lonestar gets extra cash for teamplay actions in Season 2; the size is not published.
- XP. The notes give XP for most of these jobs, but not for every ground delivery, so the calculator counts cash only.
- What it costs you. Fuel, the vehicle, and the $1,500 per passenger if you crash — the loadout planner and which vehicle to buy cover that side.