Any mod to make towing more realistic?

[Acevy]

If I can put my car in neutral and push it, I should be able to tow a tiny car with a big ass truck at more than 15mph

[Armagenesis]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2241990680

This maybe?

[Quill]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Armagenesis:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2241990680

This maybe?

This is basically your only real option

However, the mod is unsupported so it's hit or miss if it'll work or not depending upon your mod list

[Anduin]

wait, you can put your car in neutral and PUSH?
100+ hours and this is news to me. GAMECHANGING!

[BlackWater821]

1000+ hrs still a news to me too.
How? Or mods?

[Shady Allie]

I only tow with a vehicle with high Horse Power engine.
480, 500 hp is good for towing for me.

[Acevy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Anduin:

wait, you can put your car in neutral and PUSH?
100+ hours and this is news to me. GAMECHANGING!

I mean IRL. The game is going for realism right? In real life I can push my car by myself. A truck should definitely be able to tow it faster than 30mph.

[Shurenai]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Acevy:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Anduin:

wait, you can put your car in neutral and PUSH?
100+ hours and this is news to me. GAMECHANGING!

I mean IRL. The game is going for realism right? In real life I can push my car by myself. A truck should definitely be able to tow it faster than 30mph.

So, Here's the thing. Yes, A human can get a car moving on level ground- It takes a fair amount of force to overcome the static friction, but once it's moving, you can generally keep it moving. Humans are pretty strong, and leverage is an incredible tool. Try pushing a car to get it moving without leaning into it or getting your body lower to the ground, and you'll find it much, much harder.

Problem is that as you go up in speed, You start having to deal with other kinds of friction and other concerns.


Another problem is that your vehicle has to deal with managing this weight in motion, In turns, In stopping...

Go tie a rope to your cars rear end, put it in neutral and get it going at a good clip, then try to stop the movement by pulling on that rope- Enjoy being tugged along by that 3,000lbs of momentum. You'll accelerate the rate at which it slows, but you most likely aren't going to be able to stop it dead.

Now try and make the vehicle turn while pushing it...without touching the steering wheel. Heck, try it while pulling it if you want. You're going to find that it requires a lot more power.


Most vehicles are rated to tack on roughly their own weight in towed or carried mass. As you increase the weight being towed/carried, you're trading top speed, control, and acceleration for that weight. By the time you're trying to pull something that weighs more than your vehicle, your vehicle just doesn't have the power or torque to keep doing so for long- And that's on level ground, forget any inclines.

I say most for a reason, though- A big ass truck with a tiny little engine isn't going to have a lot of spare power for towing something. Your horsepower is the driving force here; Little horsepower, little pulling power. Doesn't matter if the thing you're pulling is small- Most of your power is tied up just in moving what you have.


Also something I think you're overlooking is that weight in the trunk/seats/glovebox contribute to reducing your vehicles effective horsepower as well. A fully loaded truck in game has a harder time accelerating, maintaining speed, and braking compared to an unloaded one- And trying to tack a car onto the back only exacerbates that problem.

Oprindeligt skrevet af EnigmaGrey:

If the truck is significantly taller, you'll end up fighting the physics system, since instead of pulling it straight, you'd be also pulling upwards, as it's based on the angle from one attachment point to another.

Kinda doubt it matters in reality, but physics system going to physics system.

It does matter in reality- If you pull on a rope, the rope is tensioned and gradually straightens under that tension. With a large angle difference between the car and truck attachment points it will absolutely affect it.

A small car pulling a tall truck with the attachment points in the 'center' as described will end up with it's rear end lifted off the ground under the forces if it accelerates too fast- need to be slow, gradual, deliberate. Conversely, a truck pulling a car will find the weight of the towed mass being applied more heavily to itself- You'd be lifting the weight as much as pulling it.