Is there a way to replace car batteries and other parts?

[ThePurbleKing]

Sometimes I'll find a vehicle that's better than the one I have in every way, but the battery is nearly drained. Or the engine is nearly busted. Etc.

Is there a way to replace these parts or repair them? Or recharge them, in the case of car batteries?

[IndieAnonGames]

If you have another car battery in your inventory, you can stand beside the vehicle in question (you'll notice the vehicle name appear at the top of the screen to indicate which vehicle is selected) and use the new auto part, it should replace the part (or in the case of oil, replenish the oil reservoir.

You can also charge the battery by running a vehicle with a decent alternator. The alternator provides a charge to the battery every tick based on its own durability, alternators can also be replaced. Also note that headlights, radio, and certain vehicle modifications actually draw a small charge from the battery as well, best bet is to shut down all electronics in a vehicle and let it run a few hours, should do the trick!

I think I have it set up so that you can only replace the part with something better, but I might take out so that players can cannibalize vehicles for parts as required.

[ThePurbleKing]

Originally posted by IndieAnonGames:

If you have another car battery in your inventory, you can stand beside the vehicle in question (you'll notice the vehicle name appear at the top of the screen to indicate which vehicle is selected) and use the new auto part, it should replace the part (or in the case of oil, replenish the oil reservoir.

You can also charge the battery by running a vehicle with a decent alternator. The alternator provides a charge to the battery every tick based on its own durability, alternators can also be replaced. Also note that headlights, radio, and certain vehicle modifications actually draw a small charge from the battery as well, best bet is to shut down all electronics in a vehicle and let it run a few hours, should do the trick!

I think I have it set up so that you can only replace the part with something better, but I might take out so that players can cannibalize vehicles for parts as required.

Being able to take parts from cars would be huge, honestly. Finding a vehicle only to see it has a dead battery can feel bad, and though that *does* add to the excitement of finding a vehicle that has a working battery, it can get frustrating if the vehicle is in good condition otherwise.

The charging only works while the vehicle is being driven, right? What I found was I kept getting out of a vehicle, turning it off, then starting it again, and the act of starting it was what drained the battery more for me. But it could have been the condition of the vehicle's parts that was the problem there.

I'll keep these tips in mind. I found out about the game after watching Tomato (a Twitch streamer) play it, and it's been a blast. I'm terrible at the game, but I'm having fun!

[Killbot]

You can repair every part of a car by using a wrench on it, though there is a chance the wrench breaks, and I think you need 1 or 2 levels of mechanics. With enough wrenches and some spare gas, you can get any car working. You can also disassemble and scrap several objects with screwdrivers; things I wished I knew when I started.

[ThePurbleKing]

Originally posted by Killbot:

You can repair every part of a car by using a wrench on it, though there is a chance the wrench breaks, and I think you need 1 or 2 levels of mechanics. With enough wrenches and some spare gas, you can get any car working. You can also disassemble and scrap several objects with screwdrivers; things I wished I knew when I started.

I didn't know that about the wrench, but I did know that about the screwdriver! Unfortunately I don't have any relevant skills to make use of those materials, but it's still nice to know.