Syndicates & Weekly Challenges¶

In VoltFracht, dispatchers can pool their operational resources by forming or joining a Syndicate (Syndikat). Syndicates allow up to 10 independent haulage companies to coordinate fleet operations, complete collective weekly challenges, manage shared alliance treasuries, and compete across 17 promotion leagues.

1. Alliance Structure & Member Roles¶

Every syndicate functions as an alliance of independent transport companies collaborating toward shared milestones and leaderboard standings.

Alliance Capacity¶

• 10-Company Cap: Each syndicate can host a maximum of 10 haulage companies.
• Public Directory & Applications: Open syndicates are listed in the global directory. Dispatchers can review syndicate statistics, total fleet size, and member profiles before applying.

Management Roles¶

2. Weekly Challenges & Score Mechanics¶

Every week, syndicates receive four distinct weekly challenges designed to test various operational aspects of their combined fleets:

1. Electricity Consumed (Strom geladen): Total kilowatt-hours charged across all alliance e-trucks.
2. Total Revenue (Umsatz): Combined gross earnings in virtual Euros (€) generated by completed freight orders.
3. Distance Covered (Kilometer): Total distance in kilometers driven across European road networks.
4. Orders Delivered (Aufträge): Total volume of successfully completed delivery contracts.

Dynamic Fleet Scaling¶

To ensure fair competition between small startups and established fleets, weekly target thresholds scale dynamically using the following formula:

Target = Base Value per Truck × Total Syndicate Truck Count × League Multiplier

This scaling mechanism ensures that a young syndicate with 2 players operating 3 trucks each faces achievable targets relative to a full 10-company alliance operating maxed-out 12-truck fleets.

Scoring Math: Leaderboard vs. League Promotion¶

• Target Percentage: Completing 100% of a challenge target yields 100 score points.
• Over-Fulfillment (Global Leaderboard): Points continue to accumulate past 100% without cap (e.g., reaching 430% of an electricity goal yields 430 points). The total weekly score is the sum of all four un-capped percentage scores.
• Capped Promotion Points (League Standing): For league promotion calculation, each challenge score is capped at 100%. This prevents massive alliances from monopolizing promotion slots purely through raw vehicle volume, keeping league movement competitive.

3. The 17 Promotion Leagues¶

Syndicates compete within a structured ladder system consisting of 17 promotion and relegation leagues.

• Weekly Settlement: League standings are evaluated at the conclusion of each weekly cycle.
• Promotion & Relegation: Top-performing syndicates in each league earn promotion to the next higher tier, while lower-ranking alliances risk relegation.
• League Multipliers: Higher leagues feature steeper target multipliers but yield enhanced weekly prestige bonuses, cash distributions, and Coin rewards for all participating members.

4. Shared Savings Goals & Treasury (Sparziele)¶

In addition to competitive weekly challenges, syndicates can establish shared financial savings goals (Sparziele):

• Collective Contributions: Members can deposit virtual capital into the syndicate treasury in a single transaction (Spenden in einem Rutsch).
• Tiered Reward Distribution: When a savings goal is met, rewards (including cash, Coins, and prestige points) are distributed to all contributing members proportional to their share of total donations (Spendenanteil).
• Expanded Treasury Capacity: Updated syndicate features support expanded donation caps and real-time push notifications when savings milestones are unlocked or completed.