Description of the issue: Mission pay shown on the world map does not match the reported base income shown after completion of the mission. The example mission shown in my screenshots had a pay of 9,186,550 Cr. shown on the mission listing on the world map. However, when the mission was completed, the paid out base income was only 6,073,750 Cr. before bonuses. Why is there a discrepancy between the two?
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you: Every time.
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:
Select mission & observe listed pay.
Fly mission and compare base income to listed pay at the beginning.
“I noticed the same thing after maintenance. Personally, I’d prefer it to be just the base income, but if it stays this way, it is what it is. My main issue is with how passive income works. It’s not really ‘passive’ if you have to be actively playing. At this point, it seems more like a ‘bonus’ income.”
I would rather have the contract amount equal the base income and penalties be assessed for skipping, passenger/client dissatisfaction, etc.. And at this point, I don’t even see why they show a reputation bonus - it is not helpful at all because it doesn’t show you how your reputation level impacts the contract amount.
For instance, I regularly get B or C ratings when I fly passenger transport flights with my 737’s but nearly always S ratings with everything else. So, does the contract amount shown change with your reputation rating? We have no way of knowing (that I know of). Should I be flying different mission types between my 737 flights to get my rating back up to S before I take on the next 737 flight, or does it not matter? I usually do that anyway.
I think of it like in school, if I get A’s on everything and fail one test I’ll still have an A. If I get all A or S ratings and get one C rating it’s not that bad. The rating is to give you a gauge on how well you’re doing. If you have rough landings, miss radio calls, over speed etc you won’t have as high of a rating as someone who adheres to those.
If you consistently get C ratings you’ll receive lower bonuses than if you get all A or S ratings. Each flight gives you a rating to see how that flight stacked up against the rating you have overall. the higher the overall rating the larger your bonus can be up to 25% IIRC.
Now of course I say all this but the whole thing is broken to begin with so right now just fly and enjoy the sim. they tried, it will hopefully get better with time but now I don’t pay much mind to it I just fly as I would in free flight
Add up your income except for your weather bonus. It matches perfectly. The mission pay listed on the world map takes into account your base pay, rep bonus, and no skip bonus. Weather bonus is not included in that calculation.
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