There’s a particular kind of magic to a roadside rest stop. Random people scattered about the parking lot, hot dogs of questionable quality rotating in the minimart; it’s almost like a fantasy hub town! Rather fittingly, Monster Roadtrip’s regular rest stops function almost exactly like a fantasy hub town. Here’s an explanation of all the rest stop options in Monster Roadtrip.
Monster Roadtrip Rest Stop Options Explained
Stopping at the rest stop marks the end of the in-game week in Monster Roadtrip. After your party has seen any four events, you’ll always end up at the rest stop, which features five potential activities you can get up to. These activities can help you manage your resources, plan out the next leg of your trip, and get to know your fellow travelers.
Related: Monster Roadtrip Bartering Trinkets Resources
Do note that you can only engage with one rest stop option per week. Additionally, if you’re playing multiplayer, every option except for the Car can only accommodate one player at a time. The only way to kick another player out of their chosen spot is to outbid them with Prank Dollarz in Prank Masterz mode.
Things to See, Smells to Experience
The rest stop features the following five activities:
- The Car
- Noodles’ Bartering Stand
- The Bus Stop
- The Destination Board
- The Benches
The Car
Going to the Car will allow you to choose from one of two mini-boosts. If you choose to be a Careful Planner, you’ll gain 1 point in your current lowest resource and lose 1 point in your current highest resource. If you choose to be a Risky Traveler, you’ll gain 1 point in your highest resource in exchange for 1 point in your lowest resource. Again, this is the only option that can accommodate all four players at once.
Noodles Bartering Stand
Need to do some resource swapping? If you visit Noodles’ stand, you can trade and receive trinkets that represent your resources. For instance, trading a Gas canister for the butt of a horse costume will cost you Magic, but gain you Hype. This is helpful if you need to adjust your resources, but not necessarily the highest and lowest ones.
The Bus Stop
More roadtrippers means more fun! At the Bus Stop, you can pick up one of two randomly-selected hitchhikers to bring on the road with you. When you have a hitchhiker in your party, you may occasionally run into special events while traveling between locations. If you select the Bus Stop again while you already have a hitchhiker, you can opt to kick them out and replace them or have a conversation with them. Chatting up your hitchhiker will activate their passive effect, getting you bonus resources or altering how events affect your resources. If you chat with them enough times, you could even get a Date Ending!
The Destination Board
It helps to have half an idea of where you’re going. The Destination Board will give you a selection of three potential event locations, including how the resources they could potentially affect. Whichever one you pick is guaranteed to appear on the road in the next week. This is a helpful way to force certain events to appear, whether you’re looking for certain resources or just want to see new stuff.
The Benches
Your steadfast roadtrip buddies Polly and Scott will always be hanging out at these Benches, eager for a chat. Just like hitchhikers, you can chat with either of them to learn more about them, as well as pursue a Date Ending. Both Scott and Polly have the same passive effect, adding an extra point to both resource gains and losses for the next week.
Carefully considering your options at the rest stop will go a long way toward ensuring your road trip ends up somewhere actually cool. You know, as opposed to breaking down in a ditch somewhere.
