Why do all cars have no gas?

[suppa]

This is really old. All cars have no gas in them. This is in apocalypse mode. Is it just the mode or something else? I thought apocalypse mode started right after the events of the knox infection?

[The cursed Jäger]

Sounds normal to me. Have you tried gas stations? Assuming power is still on.

[suppa]

Is there a mode that begins when the apocalypse first starts? My meaning is it shouldn't be so hard to find a car with gas in it.

[The cursed Jäger]

Originally posted by suppa:

Is there a mode that begins when the apocalypse first starts? My meaning is it shouldn't be so hard to find a car with gas in it.

Best you start a sandbox world and adjust the settings there. You can also adjust the fuel amount vehicles have at start there.

[Uncle No]

As cursed said, they change in game "lore" to balance the game better. Having every car have gas in it to start off is realistic, but letting everyone get a mobile base 2 minutes into a play-through is kind of busted. Just like how this is Kentucky in the early 90s and not every house as at least 3 guns, they need to balance the game as well.

[Bored and Tired Gamer]

Originally posted by suppa:

This is really old. All cars have no gas in them. This is in apocalypse mode. Is it just the mode or something else? I thought apocalypse mode started right after the events of the knox infection?

You can set the amount of gas under sandbox settings. There is also variety of mods related to gas, gas cans, transferring gas.

[Wolfiefang]

This is what people would call game balance, as others have stated. If every car was full on gas, getting gas would be easier and this hurt the balance. This still sorta fills the "lore" correctly because you are suppose to be one of the few that "stayed inside" at the start of it. Everyone else was driving around and screwing up with whatever gas they had left. I don't know about you, but I don't always keep my car topped off at all times.

But yeah, lots of jokes have been made about how it still feels way too small (that and how poor the condition of every car is), but again... it's still mostly to make the game more fun to get you to scavenge more. It's definitely not a bad thing to adjust the setting if you want cars and gas to be more accessible, as others have stated. Part of the fun of the game is adjusting things if you want to see how much more fun it will or will not be.

[Animalman]

Wolfiefang is right. My van has 5 bucks worth of fuel in it right now, No MOT, and no Tax, and its been on the driveway for idle for 2 years. Engine mint condition IRL. Door lock is damaged. Well the key must be gently done, the basically the wire connects from door handlle to open catch has a little hook, hook has come out of the hole. AS i am no longer in such buisiness require a van, and as i have not much social life at all, and walking distance from places i dont use.

Its part balance. Apocalypse gas isnt all that rare, its just that the cars you want to have gas in dont have gas in. Its a roll of the dice multiple roll, 1, was the key in the car? 2. the chances of the key in the car and gas? the chance to find a ready to go car is low but its not that low. And its always worth checking still. Never assume because of the game mode that its got no gas, sometimes it can be full.

[Andros]

Same thing as in “why is there not an average of 5 guns and 500 rounds of ammunition in every other home in rural Kentucky”

Game balance

10 guns over 2000 rounds of ammo in my home imagine starting the game off in my home

[Armagenesis]

The start of the game is a few days after the Knox event started, by the way. Before our game begins, people are panic-buying supplies because people are told to stay indoors. So that's the lore-based reason for the poor conditions of most cars we encounter.

[skinnywattie]

Im happy with cars having a lot of gas. its realistic and can be part of the game.
Especially if more cars are locked and have an alarm.
its a good trade off for realism and the game - it makes getting a car quite risky

[skylonny9]

you can fix in saNDBOX SETTINGS