Real Shop mod (realism)

[Fets]

This mod was created with the aim of adding more realism to the game. In real life, it's unlikely that you can buy a new body part or engine for cars older than 2005. In this mod, I'm trying to address this issue to introduce more realism. There's still a lot of work to be done, but you can already experience and evaluate a certain part of the new gameplay. I hope you'll enjoy this challenge because now, to assemble an old car, you'll have to visit junkyards, auctions, or barns to find the necessary parts. Since the mod is in its early stages of development, I highly recommend starting to play with it after you've unlocked all the repair tools in your garage and explored the entire branch of body part repairs. Good luck in restoring retro cars! 😊

IMPORTANT AND RECOMMENDED! It is recommended to use this mod only after unlocking the entire branch for repairing parts and purchasing the necessary machines for repairing body and other parts.

Key Features:

1. Junkyards, barns, and auctions now play a significant role in the game.
2. A wide range of car parts for vehicles older than 2005 is currently disabled in the shopping catalog.
3. Access to some auction features is restricted.
4. Access to the car dealership is restricted.
5. All body and interior parts can be repaired.
6. Configuration file allows for customization, including:
- Changing the year for cars that will not appear in the shop (add name to config section).
- Customizing the key binding to enable or disable the mod.
- Maintaining a list of old engines and parts that are no longer sold in the store, such as "(I3)", "(I6 B)", "(V8)", "(V8 OHV)".
- Whitelist addition: If a desired item is not available or not displayed in the store, it can be added to the configuration file whitelist for visibility.
 - You can enable or disable visiting the store. You can also enable or disable the auction where higher-quality cars were sold
 - Adding or removing specific brands from the list that won't appear in the shop.

Now the following items are available for expansion: "I4 DT224", "I4 204PT", "V8 392 Hemi", "V10 OHV MT8", "V10 OHV", "V12 AM11", "B6 MA", "B6 M64", "eDen-1H", "Proton e-R", and etc.

It's important to note that many parts in the shop will be unavailable, making regular visits to junkyards necessary. Non-default items can't be found in the shop, but can be discovered in barns, auctions, or junkyards and then repaired. Make sure to replace the old configuration file with the new one.

With this mod, realism is brought closer to the game. Enjoy the enhanced experience!

Download:

• nexusmods[www.nexusmods.com]
  
• github source code[github.com]

[Mardoin69]

Great concept!... the mod I mean... so long as you keep it as close to realistic as possible. I mean, there are lots of 'Aftermarket' parts you can buy "New" for older vehicles. Yeah... ofc a lot of OEM parts will run out of supply the older the vehicles are. And, obviously you can still buy routine maintenance parts for older vehicles... all your items that are common across several vehicles like pistons and rings, 'caps,' plugs, ignition parts, filters, brake components, 'most' suspension parts, etcetra etcetra. I haven't used this mod yet but, I plan to cuz it will make the game more 'robust' or 'challenging' or whatever... more realistic. I like that you've made it so a person could alter some things. I played the crap outta the 2018 version (still am finishing up with it) and know first hand how, Salon (dealership), auction, and junkyard 'can' be kind of unrealistic in ways. Actually, junkyard is about the only thing I use w/exception of the occasional barn (shed) map I come across. Since I'm already maxed out in level in the 2018 version and have my collection of cars... this mod would be great addition to my current 2018 version game save.