Popular Post HoorayForTyler Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) ***The scrap crew challenges can no longer be completed due to the servers officially shutting down on November 2, 2020.*** Just wanted to drop some info here for those who are mentally holding themselves back from completing Mad Max and/or are looking for the quickest way to complete the scrap crew challenges, etc. before the server shutdown: I jotted down some data at random times over the last few days to calculate the amount of scrap earned depending on the time spent off game for the “online” challenges. With all four stronghold’s scrap crews built:586/2000 @ 10:07 am 676/2000 @ 2:19 pm + 4 hrs 12 min (90) 1124/2000 @ 9:04 am + 18 hrs 45 min (448) 1284/2000 @ 3:49 pm + 6 hrs 45 min (160) 1564/2000 @ 3:33 am + 11 hrs 44 min (280) 1916/2000 @ 6:18 pm + 14 hrs 45 min (352) EDIT (New Info): According to the data I gathered... Approximately 20 hours 56 min offline = 500 scrap total Approximately 83 hours 43 min offline = 2000 scrap total 4 days 8 hours 39 minutes TOTAL approximate minimum time needed to be spent offline with 4 strongholds built. ***Please refer to the bottom of this post (Edit 2) to find out how to potentially cut down hours of offline time for the challenges.*** My recommended way of tackling the challenges: 1. Create all scrap crews (look up videos on how to create all four scrap crews if need be; must have completed the game up to the beginning of Act 3). Let the game autosave and stay off of the game (game completely closed) for approx. 20 or so hours 2. Start the game again to get the 500 or so scrap, complete ‘A Penny Saved’ challenge. Enter your vehicle/leave whatever stronghold you may be in, let the game auto save, close the game 3. Start the game back up approximately 3.5 days later, or play the game in intervals, keeping track of time spent offline (the game caps out at around 500 scrap per stronghold built, which is all you will need from each stronghold to get to the 2000 scrap required). Complete ‘Dividend’ challenge. Leftover scrap does NOT carry over into the ‘Dividend’ challenge, so do not spend more time offline than you need to to complete ‘A Penny Saved’, you’ll be wasting time. I highly recommend creating the scrap crew at each respective stronghold (4 in total) before ever getting off of the game for the first time if you want to get this over with ASAP. They can all be created as soon as you complete Act 2 as you’ll have access to the second half of the open map. PLEASE NOTE: It will technically be near impossible to start grinding for the scrap crew related challenges if you start after October 26th so plan accordingly!!! Game breaking glitches: Even if you just so happen to finish the scrap crew challenges, there is a small off chance that your game may bug out in the stats for multiple reasons, thus voiding you of your platinum because you’ll have to revert to an older save (make multiple auto save slots). #1 - Glitched shipping container doors The very first thing I recommend you should do after completing Act 2 is head to this marked scavenging location. https://m.imgur.com/o98zZnz There’s an off chance the doors on the marked shipping container cannot be opened with the harpoon, thus stopping you from collecting a piece of scrap. If this happens, reload a separate, previous autosave or start a new game. There is a way to glitch yourself into the container, but it’s rather tedious. You can find a video on YouTube for more info. #2 - The Infamous 190/191 Glitch Most people who have played Mad Max or have yet to play it won’t even realize this until it’s too late, but there is an off chance that when you die as you’re picking up the last scrap/collectible at any scavenging location—and when the game is auto saving—the game thinks you completed the scavenging location already, but the stats will say otherwise. I have tested this a few times and it has happened almost every single time. It is imperative that you do not take a gamble and ensure you’re in no danger when the game is auto saving after finishing a scavenging location. There are a total of 227 scavenging locations and the “Reaper of the Harvest” challenge will track the last 191, so add the amount you have completed out of 191 to 36 and if that number matches the one in your stats page (found under STATISTICS > GAME COMPLETION STATISTICS) you are in the clear. Sorry for the lengthy post, but it is better for newcomers and those alike to not be in the dark with this buggy game. Good luck everyone. EDIT: As soon as you complete the “Dividend” challenge (2000 scrap from scrap crews) and you double check your scavenging location stats I HIGHLY recommend making two separate autosave slots to ensure that you can revert back just in case any issues may arise with your game, especially if you’re not getting the platinum before the shutdown. Remember, TWO saves, not one, as that save will continuously be overwritten automatically. EDIT 2: After creating just two scrap crews and hours of gameplay, the frame rate drops in Pink Eye’s territory were beginning to be atrocious, so I closed the game completely and I logged back in and found out I was already halfway through the ‘A Penny Saved’ challenge, even though I never technically went offline yet. This confirms that it is possible to earn scrap in the background while you play the game. To earn scrap while you play the game, after your session, quit out and close the game completely like you normally would, start up the game immediately afterwards, and you should earn scrap that has accumulated during your gaming session. It is recommended to at least have a session of 30 minutes or more to attempt this. This little trick will cut off hours and hours of waiting time depending on how many scrap crews are built during your gameplay and how long your sessions are. ***It is now impossible to complete the ‘A Penny Saved’ & ‘Dividend’ scrap crew challenges. Congratulations to everyone that completed the challenges in time!*** Edited November 3, 2020 by HoorayForTyler Saving tips and other new info. 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaltonioSpidey94 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Thanks for this, makes it a bit less daunting. Started the game a couple years back, need to actually boot it up and get to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoorayForTyler Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, DaltonioSpidey94 said: Thanks for this, makes it a bit less daunting. Started the game a couple years back, need to actually boot it up and get to work. Not a problem! I’d hate for people who have this game on their radar to miss out on the plat. Start now and you’ll have no issues. Good luck ☺️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UndamagedVirus Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Is there many online trophies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaltonioSpidey94 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, HoorayForTyler said: Not a problem! I’d hate for people who have this game on their radar to miss out on the plat. Start now and you’ll have no issues. Good luck Good news, I booted it back up just to check my progress and I'm already at 500/2,000 scrap for Dividend and surprisingly, it looks like my scavenging locations are all good! Was really worried I'd already gotten glitched but hadn't noticed. I've got a head start now. Edited September 26, 2020 by DaltonioSpidey94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoorayForTyler Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, UndamagedVirus said: Is there many online trophies? None of the trophies for Mad Max are considered online trophies except for “Up to the Task” due to the two scrap crew related challenges being tied to online servers. In the game look up the “A Penny Saved” challenge (earn 500 scrap from scrap crews), once that is completed it’ll automatically transition into the “Dividend” challenge (earn 2000 scrap from scrap crews). If you follow my advice above you should have no problems knocking out the two challenges, which are the only challenges related to online servers. Once those are complete you’re in the clear, but heed my warnings and make multiple saves if you’re not going to obtain the “Up to the Task” trophy before the server shutdown. 10 minutes ago, DaltonioSpidey94 said: Good news, I booted it back up just to check my progress and I'm already at 500/2,000 scrap for Dividend and surprisingly, it looks like my scavenging locations are all good! Was really worried I'd already gotten glitched but hadn't noticed. I've got a head start now. Glad to hear friend! Just keep track as you play and you should be good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UndamagedVirus Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 minute ago, HoorayForTyler said: None of the trophies for Mad Max are considered online trophies except for “Up to the Task” due to the two scrap crew related challenges being tied to online servers. In the game look up the “A Penny Saved” challenge (earn 500 scrap from scrap crews), once that is completed it’ll automatically transition into the “Dividend” challenge (earn 2000 scrap from scrap crews). If you follow my advice above you should have no problems knocking out the two challenges, which are the only challenges related to online servers. Once those are complete you’re in the clear, but heed my warnings and make multiple saves if you’re not going to obtain the “Up to the Task” trophy before the server shutdown. Glad to hear friend! Just keep track as you play and you should be good Going to start this tomorrow and get these out of the way so I can come back and plat the game sometime in the future:) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil757 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I don't think time is the only factor. I was off for 14hours and got 115 scrap. Later on I turned it off while I went for a shower and was gone for like 10 minutes and I got 45 scrap on booting the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoorayForTyler Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 minute ago, RedDevil757 said: I don't think time is the only factor. I was off for 14hours and got 115 scrap. Later on I turned it off while I went for a shower and was gone for like 10 minutes and I got 45 scrap on booting the game. That is quite strange. And you have every scrap crew created I’d imagine (4)? From what I gathered my earned scrap was consistent and tied to the time I spent offline. I also only ever quit the game for the first time after I created all scrap crews too so that may factor into things, not for certain. I’m just presenting my personal data over the span of a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil757 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Just now, HoorayForTyler said: That is quite strange. And you have every scrap crew created I’d imagine (4)? From what I gathered my earned scrap was consistent and tied to the time I spent offline. I also only ever quit the game for the first time after I created all scrap crews too so that may factor into things, not for certain. I’m just presenting my personal data over the span of a couple of days. Nope just the first 2. On the few occasions that my game has crashed, I've reloaded straight away and got different amounts of scrap from that too. I hope I'm not glitching lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoorayForTyler Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, RedDevil757 said: Nope just the first 2. On the few occasions that my game has crashed, I've reloaded straight away and got different amounts of scrap from that too. I hope I'm not glitching lol No I’m sure you’re fine! Probably just minor inconsistencies in earned scrap when you don’t have all scrap crews created. I wouldn’t fret ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScintillaWolf Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 So in game when I've turned on, I've accumulated nearly 1000 scrap offline from scrap crews, yet still says 0/2000 in the challenges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaltonioSpidey94 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, ScintillaWolf said: So in game when I've turned on, I've accumulated nearly 1000 scrap offline from scrap crews, yet still says 0/2000 in the challenges? Are you making sure to leave and let the game auto-save? I believe I read that they won't stay saved if you save manually, unless I'm thinking of something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScintillaWolf Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, DaltonioSpidey94 said: Are you making sure to leave and let the game auto-save? I believe I read that they won't stay saved if you save manually, unless I'm thinking of something else. So my PS4 was turned off overnight. Started the game next time I played, noted the number of scrap that showed up on the left hand side notifications, and continued playing. However I've now just noticed that Dividend says 0/2000 still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moose Knuckler Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 41 minutes ago, ScintillaWolf said: So my PS4 was turned off overnight. Started the game next time I played, noted the number of scrap that showed up on the left hand side notifications, and continued playing. However I've now just noticed that Dividend says 0/2000 still. I don't know if this is how you are doing it but if I just left the game in rest mode while the application was still on I wouldn't get any scraps at all. I had to fully close the application before turning off my console for it to count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maisie666 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bahamut3104 said: I don't know if this is how you are doing it but if I just left the game in rest mode while the application was still on I wouldn't get any scraps at all. I had to fully close the application before turning off my console for it to count. Thats what i do, close application, and power off ps4 to double make sure its not running in background. Hours later turn on, watch scrap crew rewards display in lower left screen, exit stronghold, wait for save symbols in upper right corner to finish, then back in to do redundant second autosave. Then Close Application and Power down again. Not a bad idea to get all 4 crews going, as i can see 1000 scrap a day for another month will be useful for a number of trophies. I think you will find that once you pop the 500 scrap challenge, that you have to start anew with the 2000 scrap challenge (AKA Dividend). Probably next time you accumulate scrap it will show. Also if you don t exit the stronghold and get an autosave you will lose it from the dividend counter. Lol at the guy who missed the Land Shark. Edited September 26, 2020 by maisie666 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3viladdict Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 A Penny Saved challenge completed & now only need to complete Dividend challenge, I was playing really slowly & built 3 scrap crews and I’m still at ACT 2. So far, I got 175 scrap from each one after around 12 hours I was away from this game, and a second time I got 174 scrap & another time I got 171 scrap lol, then got 174 scrap after hours and hours. I can tell right now that if you think about starting this game now, you have enough time to get it done but just don’t do last two weeks before Oct 31st if you don't want an unobtainable platinum. Also, keep checking if challenge and statistic page match the number of scavenging location you completed, you should be fine. I close the application & turn off the PS4 & only a few times I decide to watch some movies on HBO MAX after I close the game. I’m really liking this game & surprisingly it’s a fun game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScintillaWolf Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Just to remove all doubt, my PS4 was totally turned off and I was awarded scrap on the main screen notification, but when I check my challenges, it says 0/2000. But the 500 one is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maisie666 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I try and exit the stronghold and then re-enter to make sure i have the save, as you will lose it if you just view it then turn off. And i noticed also that some challenges reset if you die before reaching a stronghold, or save point again to save your progress. I had to redo an annoying car combat challenge because of this. Thats all i ve got. Hopefully this will start working again for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoorayForTyler Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 8 hours ago, r3viladdict said: A Penny Saved challenge completed & now only need to complete Dividend challenge, I was playing really slowly & built 3 scrap crews and I’m still at ACT 2. So far, I got 175 scrap from each one after around 12 hours I was away from this game, and a second time I got 174 scrap & another time I got 171 scrap lol, then got 174 scrap after hours and hours. I can tell right now that if you think about starting this game now, you have enough time to get it done but just don’t do last two weeks before Oct 31st if you don't want an unobtainable platinum. Also, keep checking if challenge and statistic page match the number of scavenging location you completed, you should be fine. I close the application & turn off the PS4 & only a few times I decide to watch some movies on HBO MAX after I close the game. I’m really liking this game & surprisingly it’s a fun game. You received 175 from each scrap crew after 12 hours and with only 3 built? If that’s true that is actually way more efficient than waiting 20 hours for the 4 scrap crews to give you around 100 each. I will test this out soon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3viladdict Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 2 hours ago, HoorayForTyler said: You received 175 from each scrap crew after 12 hours and with only 3 built? If that’s true that is actually way more efficient than waiting 20 hours for the 4 scrap crews to give you around 100 each. I will test this out soon I don't know if it's same for everyone & no idea how it works like this. I would say between 12 and 13 hours, I turned PS4 off at 2 AM & I went back to turn it on at 1 or 2 PM. I was expecting to get at least between 50 to 100 scrap and was surprised a bit that I got like 175, thought wait a second, how the hell did I get that much? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwaxer Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) I've found I was getting 130-140 scrap for 12 hours offline (actually in rest mode with game closed) with just the Jeeta crew. Built the second crew now. I'm probably being daft but I'm playing the game normally.. if I drive past an interesting spot I'll loot it. Checking my stats and challenge figures and I'm good so far. Bit worried I might bugger up another challenge.. I lost a war cryer after leaving him hanging and when I destroyed the oil pump he was gone.. but they don't appear to be a challenge.. I've got plenty of time however to restart if I mess up. I've died a few times (from snipers mostly) but wasn't lootng anywhere. I have five auto saves going atm Edited September 29, 2020 by Darkwaxer Spellings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SajoAtine Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 9/26/2020 at 0:27 PM, ScintillaWolf said: Just to remove all doubt, my PS4 was totally turned off and I was awarded scrap on the main screen notification, but when I check my challenges, it says 0/2000. But the 500 one is done. I had 496/500 scrap for the first challenge. I started the game a few hours later and got some scrap. When I checked my challenges I had 0/2000 for the new challenge. I'm assuming something similar happened to you and the game doesn't do any rollover for scrap from the first challenge to the second. If that isn't what you are talking about and you haven't gotten any scrap for the second challenge since your last post you should probably restart the game IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolm Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, SajoAtine said: I had 496/500 scrap for the first challenge. I started the game a few hours later and got some scrap. When I checked my challenges I had 0/2000 for the new challenge. I'm assuming something similar happened to you and the game doesn't do any rollover for scrap from the first challenge to the second. If that isn't what you are talking about and you haven't gotten any scrap for the second challenge since your last post you should probably restart the game IMO. This! ^^ I had the same... Earned like 300 scrap while I needed 100 to complete the 500 challenge. The 500 challenge completed and the 2000 challenge was added to the list, but started at 0 and the 200 extra scrap I gained was lost. Keep this in mind as it means that you can't just leave the game offline after first starting it and completing all scrap crews and then get all required scrap in 1 go when you first login again. I read somewhere that you gain 6 scrap / hour for each scrap crew, so a maximum of 24 scrap / hour if you have all 4 scrap crews. Edited September 30, 2020 by Kolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Pretty much what the OP said. Definitely not a game you want to miss out on the platinum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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