My Time At Portia

30 Achievements

1,000

80-100h

Xbox One

Xbox Series

City Transporter

Complete all five Dee-dee transport commissions.

2.39%

How to unlock the City Transporter achievement in My Time At Portia - Definitive Guide

O4OUR

TrueAchievements

22 Apr 2019 06:14

** MISSABLE ACHIEVEMENT **
~~No, I don't have the achievement. That's why I'm writing this here. I missed it and didn't want others to.~~ Finally got it 1/28/22.

You yourself have to make all 5 of these vehicles and turn them in. You can only have 1 order at a time so try and time this for a Saturday/Sunday as Higgins doesn't work weekends and is at church on Sunday anyway. Because of this, he won't be able to steal an order. ~~The orders should appear the day after you finish the amber bridge.~~ *If you finish the Rat cave on Thursday, the commission's appear on the Saturday.

Need a lv 2 worktable to make most of this,
All 5 vehicles cost:
- 25 glass (200 sand)
- 15 rubber tires (75 rubber fruit, 30 bronze bars)
- 10 single seats (10 leather, 20 wooden boards)
- 5 small engine
- 25 copper bars (75 copper ore)
- 30 fiber cloth (60 plant fiber & 60 worn fur)

EDIT/UPDATES:

* As of the most recent update (May 23rd) a few comments below have stated changes to the order of events. Thank you to m5coat & mrcheeks617 for confirming this.

22 Apr 2019 06:14

45 Comments

Higgins can fuck everyone up, but there's a trick to this so he can't take any assignments, and that's just before he takes an assignment, you stop him with talk over and over again until the clock strikes 9am, then Higgins walks away. will turn around and leave without taking anything

A todos los puede joder Higgins, pero hay un truco para que éste no pueda tomar ningún encargo, y es simplemente que antes de que tome un encargo, detenlo con charla una y otra vez hasta que el reloj marque las 9 am, entonces Higgins se dará la vuelta y se irá sin tomar nada

https://gameclipscontent-d2016.xboxlive.com/xuid-25332749280...

By LRock Jms on 07 Mar 2022 15:29

This was a weird one. Anyway, I didn't want to pay attention to the days. Took a hit on some progress after finding this thread to find out I probably didn't need to because I had not made the battery yet. I painstakingly gathered the materials and made all 5 cars then built and finished the bridge quest. After turning it it I checked the board everyday for a week, during this week I was gathering materials for the battery which i then built and finished the rat cave mission. After this the next day I got the debt collector mission. The day after that I got the cutscene for the dee dee vehicles.

It was a Monday when I went and got the commissions and Higgins didn't even show up whereas he did every other day at precisely 7:50. He showed up right as I was turning in the 5th vehicle. So maybe not too missable idk if he would have taken one of the commissions or not.

By UnholyHeadbangr on 05 Aug 2019 02:09

Oh that's frustrating... I missed it too.
Higgins was really aggressive about taking these commissions on a regular weekday. He was at the board almost immediately after I took my first one!

I didn't know to time the bridge turn-in to avoid this.

By StormyAsh0450 on 22 Apr 2019 18:17

Me either. I initially skimmed the achievement list and thought it meant the stops, not the cars. I know guides written by people without the achievement is usually frowned upon, but I hope to save a lot of people the same grief I went through.

By O4OUR on 23 Apr 2019 04:43

Sorry if this seems like a silly question, but I am considering buying this on PC or Xbox and the achievements kind of determine which one to play it on (I know that's silly as well) but... Is this the only missable achievement? And why can't this be done after building that bridge early on?

By Dislodged Puma on 23 Apr 2019 15:35

This achievement sucks, the day after getting the commissions Higgins takes one and then I though there is no point in rushing them cause I had already missed the achievement so I consentrated on other quests, it's been over a week later and nobody has taken another one

By Dibbs93 on 23 Apr 2019 21:43

Oh, so what you're saying is that these 5 orders come up immediately after finishing the bridge, therefore I should have both the bridge and the orders done already so that when the bridge is complete, and the 5 orders appear, I can run over to the board and finish all 5 orders before this fuckface is out of church?

By Dislodged Puma on 24 Apr 2019 15:14

Basically yes. I'm fairly certain the work orders appear the day after. So Bridge Saturday, DD's on Sunday.

By O4OUR on 24 Apr 2019 18:56

I took the first contract straight away when building the bridge (guessing at a weekend as they weren't touched), however the following week or so it took me to build my first truck, the 4 remaining contracts remained on the board. Whether this was pure luck or not I cannot say, but as this happened to me, to give myself the best chance of success, once I saw they were all still there, I built all 5 trucks before handing the 1st one in, and handed them all in straight after each other as soon as the building opened at 8am.

By Sparkii Electra on 24 Apr 2019 21:00

Sweet deal. That's the way to do it. Definitely lucky he didn't take one. Maybe other contracts there just happened to be more appealing to his AI at that point.

By O4OUR on 25 Apr 2019 07:25

Thanks. I missed this first time around but I got it with your solution.

By DeathMcGlitter on 01 May 2019 19:38

So glad to hear! Thanks for the update! <3

By O4OUR on 01 May 2019 23:14

For me the commissions didnt show up until i beat the rat cave and turned the quest in for the mayor then 2 days later presley showed up at my workshop and said they posted them. So for me i turned the quest in for the mayor on thursday then on saturday the commissions came up and higgins doesnt work on the weekend so i got it

By m5coat on 28 May 2019 16:47

Perfect, thank you for the update. Any bit helps.

By O4OUR on 30 May 2019 17:43

Perfect, thank you for the update. Any bit helps.

By O4OUR on 30 May 2019 17:45

Just want to confirm they did patch the game so it doesn't show up until after the rat caves. If you finish the caves on the Thursday you get the commissions for the dee dee transports on the Saturday.

By mrcheeks617 on 04 Jun 2019 20:55

Thank you.

By O4OUR on 05 Jun 2019 08:01

Worked like a charm. Thanks for the heads-up.

By Weltschmerz#5299 on 05 Jul 2019 08:55

This worked perfectly. Thank you.

By risseless on 11 Jul 2019 03:54

I think this has been patched. As per the comment above, Higgins didn’t even try to take any of the Dee Dee transport commissions so I was able to take my time with these.

By Nana Lurgi on 16 Jul 2019 23:28

I don’t know. I just finished this mission as all 5 are built but I only built 4 of them so I missed the achievement as well

By potterscrow on 18 Jul 2019 17:48

He just took one off the board. Am I screwed?

By Skanker irl on 30 Jul 2019 00:29

Just got it and I can also confirm that if you finish the cave mission on Thursday, you'll get the Dee-dee commissions on Saturday. If only I knew that during my first playthrough, where Higgins snatched the last one... Damn you, Higgins! [shaking my fist in the air]
Also note that you can backup a save in the load menu (press start, go to load, select the save you want to backup and press y). In case anything goes wrong, you don't have to start from scratch (again).

By F77Bloky on 31 Jul 2019 09:47

Nah, still missable. I was doing well, completed 3 of them in 2 days, then the next day he took one of them (he took it on a Thursday, I didn't time anything out).

Oh well, will just craft all 5 DD's next time and hand them all in that way lol

By Leo Ascendent on 06 Aug 2019 15:19

Hi there,

I got it yesterday. Higgins one day picked up the commission, but I reloaded and then he didn't. It's totally random, so you can reload, go to the board, wait until he picks one commission, and if it's one of the Dee-dee, reload again, if not, you have one extra day to work on the Dee-dees.

By Elendow on 08 Aug 2019 15:11

This solution worked perfectly for me. I highly recommend just having the 5 cars on you once you finish the Amber Island Bridge. Make all 5 cars, finish the rat cave on a Thursday and then get the commissions on a Saturday. Higgins won't come in, and even if he does you finish all 5 in 5 seconds by picking one up, turning it in right next to you, and picking up the next.

Sure, you slow down gameplay a lot by focusing on making 5 cars before doing most other things, but it saves you the trouble of having to reload of Higgins decides to be a bitch about it.

By Dislodged Puma on 08 Aug 2019 18:08

Every once and a while another Dee-dee transport commission comes up on the board (not the one associated with the main storyline quests specifically). Has anyone tried completing those to get up to five? I may pick up the two Higgins stole and see if that works, eventually.

Probably need to simply do a playthrough to this point though.

By xPut Name Herex on 15 Aug 2019 11:29

The commissions that pop up later with Dee-Dee requests DO NOT count.

Just for clarification, the quest name is "The Cave on Amber Island", I vaguely remembered there being a few quests, and wasnt sure which it was.

By Leo Ascendent on 18 Sep 2019 14:22

@Dislodged Puma comment worked perfectly.

One additional issue I had was that I did this on the 11th so come Saturday there was actually a Martial Arts contest on. This meant Antoine (the person you hand the commissions in to) was half a mile away down the other end of town. Just meant I had to leg it back and forth from the Commission guild.

I took pleasure in seeing Higgins actually in the ring getting beaten up. After that was over he was just a spectator so didn't attempt to come steal anything. :) The even lasted until 7pm so I had plenty of time to spare.

By geordiedeviant on 26 Sep 2019 21:01

I'm glad the solution is working for everyone. I don't know anything about if it's been patched or not but it should be. This achievement seems entirely different from how the game is usually played. Happy building!

By O4OUR on 24 Oct 2019 16:07

Why oh why can't you just smash Higgins' face with a bronze pickaxe?

By buttmudBrooks on 14 Nov 2019 14:41

Thanks, your solution works perfectly! Got the cheevo today.

Started a new game just to get this one. Took me about 8 hours to have enough machines, resources and gold to make the 5 vehicles. The easiest way to get alot of money quick without too much hassle = fishing.

By LUDO VLD NL on 08 Feb 2020 18:33

Well done, thank you.

By O4OUR on 08 Feb 2020 23:51

Had this done within 2 hours by item duplicating on a new game thanks

By Gruber Hof on 14 Apr 2020 00:48

@Dislodged Puma's approach worked perfectly for me.

By DueAsh on 16 Aug 2020 10:38

Great guide. Worked perfectly as described. +1 from me.

By DunderMifflin83 on 16 Dec 2020 00:06

Looks like i missed it. After I turned in my 3rd vehicule, there was still 2 commissions left. I picked up number 4, crafted it and turned it in the next morning, I then went to get the 5th one and it was gone. :( So turned in 1 first day, 2 the second day, 1 in morning of 3rd day and it wasn't fast enough to get the 5th one. Ridiculous!!

By GrumpyYogi1968 on 28 Mar 2021 06:59

Guide helped a bunch, thanks! Had to do this on my second playthrough cuz I didn't notice to do the rat cave on Thursday part, and Higgins wouldn't give me a break lol. This achievement should be first priority for anyone starting the game looking to 100% in 1 run. I had all my deedee's built and ready to go by time the commissions came up, handed them all in within a minute. Took maybe 6-8 hours from startup, focusing only on gathering what I needed for this achievement.

By BadTarantula on 22 Apr 2021 23:12

👆That works! Thanks @LRock Jms

By Healtti on 08 Jun 2022 19:35

Does anyone know what triggers these quests to start? I'm trying to stay super early game to avoid them showing up while I collect all the mats I need.

Do you have to finish specific story quests or does it start to show up after a certain number of days regardless of what you do?

By KiRRAYNE on 29 Aug 2022 13:50

@KiRRAYNE, "The Cave on Amber Island" I believe. Build some before hand, and try to make it happen in the weekend when he doesn't take quests

By Leo Ascendent on 29 Aug 2022 16:57

This achievement is missable because there is a rival builder trying to outdo you in your profession. There are jobs posted on a board so its first come first served. If he takes even 1 of those jobs, the achievement is gone. All 5 are posted at the same time and you can only carry 1 job at a time. Leaving 4 just on the board for anyone to take.

So to counter that, don't build the bridge, make all 5 vehicles, turn in the bridge and then you'll have all 5 complete as soon as they pop up. You just have to grab one off the board, walk 10 feet and turn it in. Repeat 4 more times without your rival beating you to one and tadaa!

However that is unlikely to happen even with all that pre built. All that matters is the piece of paper. So to prevent him from taking one, you have to time the bridge completion. So that when the vehicle orders go up, it's when he's at church all day (Sunday's) and he just won't be working.

By O4OUR on 24 Apr 2019 05:55

can i ask a question. is this the only missable achievement in the game?

By xNSHD on 27 Jun 2019 23:08

I thought I failed the requirements for this achievement and did not prepare for it as I saw a Dee Dee request earlier in my playthrough and Higgins took it. I didn't have any prepared when the quest started. Yet Higgins didn't even try to take any Dee Dee quest commission (I let him have 3 opportunities). I don't know if it was down to luck or if it has been patched.
Short version: follow the guide to be on the safe side, but if you don't you are not doomed to miss this achievement.

By Fuuldrin on 12 Jul 2019 13:29

Luckily I remember seeing this achievement when the mission popped up in the game. The bad news is I was not prepared for it. Also can definitely 100% confirm that Higgins can still easily screw you over. Also if you get an 'unlucky day' where the Dee Dee Transport Commission is worth more than the others Higgins is about 90% more likely to take it. I reloaded my game five or six times and he screwed me over every time. I got really lucky and for some reason when I reloaded once he did not come to the office and take anything for whatever reason. That was on a Friday so I got really lucky.

Also something that is a little bit of help is you really only need to 'rush' to get four. As long as you can finish your fourth transport by whatever morning it is you are on you can take the last commission yourself and he cannot take it. May not be obvious to all.

By Hexa Fox on 22 Jan 2021 07:07

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painkiller

TrueSteamAchievements

10 Apr 2022 00:00

I suggest making 5 beforehand. At a fireside meeting, Gale will hint at the project so you are warned when it comes. You'll need in total:

-5 small engines (Abandoned ruins #1, Hazardous ruins level 1)
-15 rubber tires
-25 copper bars
-10 single seats
-30 fiber cloth (worn fur dropped by most furry creatures or get the civil corps to find at the cost of some money)
-25 glass

10 Apr 2022 00:00

AdanatoriaN

stratege.ru

06 Aug 2019 02:04

This guide was translated automatically.

THE ACHIEVEMENT IS MISSABLE! No problem) Let’s do it this way: according to the plot, they will give you the task to build the first bridge - but we don’t build it, we just build all its parts and leave them for later. Next, in the initial crafting list there will be a three-wheeled Tuk-Tuk, create 5 of them and keep them in your inventory (you will have to unlock the second level of the workbench in A&G Construction for the seats and wheels). Don't pay attention to the calendar! And so we have parts of the bridge and 5 tuk-tuks. We build a bridge and wait for the next quest, we pass the quest about rats in the cave (in other words, you must enter the CAVE ON THURSDAY!!!) we pass, and oh the trick. if you follow the instructions, you will be given an order for 5 cars on Saturday, well, that’s all, 3 minutes (took the order 5 times, gave it 5 times) and achievement. your.

Why is this so: in the game there is an uncle who is the same as you, fulfills orders and can take them before you (but in the game Sat and Sun these are weekends, and he does not work on these days), and if you complete the quest on another the day you will oversleep in the morning and will not be able to complete the achievement because... one out of five will be taken away from you(

Tip: The town hall is open from 8 to 20, try to be there at 8. This will come in handy.

All other achievements are easy, but long (read the name of the achievements - follow them), play without bothering, well, English)

06 Aug 2019 02:04