Jump Jacks?

[FurFanatic]

Am I missing something or are these just... not that good? It seems that they do a bit of damage to you no matter what and a considerable amount if you have even a tiny bit of sideward momentum and land with either your back bumper or a door/panel first. They further take up one of two back-seat spaces as well as one of four ability spaces. They allow you to jump over stuff which is... neat? With the second engine, I don't really need to use them to get up anywhere so the only thing to use them for would be to jump over road obstacles I guess? Left-Rights you can't dodge this way, though, I learned the hard way that they affect you even if you are airborne above their zone, in contrast to some other AOE hazards which can be avoided this way.

So, am I missing something or are jump jacks just a sub-par choice?

[Honorable_D]

Someone said the longer you hold the button the higher you'll jump.

[FurFanatic]

Originally posted by Honorable_D:

Someone said the longer you hold the button the higher you'll jump.

Yeah, that is the case.

[MateM8]

Check out this Jumping Jacks Stunt Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPMyKYibvOY&t=2s

[Alkirin]

I installed mine and never looked back. The number of times they've saved my ass during a collapse cant be counted.

[funx]

Originally posted by Alkirin:

I installed mine and never looked back. The number of times they've saved my ass during a collapse cant be counted.

This, sometimes it's not even an anomaly but an unexpected pile of junk blocking your escape. Plus they're cool as hell.

If you're worried about hard landings check out the anti-grav emitter upgrade.

[one_hoop]

I was afraid to use them for the longest time, because I thought they would cause a lot of damage. So, when I needed the seat for gas or battery, I went on a zone 1 run to try it out. I was shocked at how little (no?) damage it does when you stick the landing! The major damage is if you run into something afterwards or fishtail out of control. They can sometimes be used to get unstuck, which is cheaper and faster than the car tp. It is quite surprising how large an item you can jump if you have good speed.

[Anachronomalous]

I have not used them for anything other than a laugh, but I absolutely see how they could provide a means of quick escape from a really bad situation.

Think of it as rocket jumping in an FPS: if done right, you sacrifice some health for potential mobility. It's up to you whether or not that decision is worth keeping a slot on your car occupied with that potential; I have never needed it in my entire time playing the game, but different strokes for different folks, as they say.

Worth noting: as you get more and more durable parts and have to escape from more bad hazards, the appeal of a quick boost at the cost of health will probably be more apparent.

[MateM8]

Guys, Jump Jacks are awesome upgrade, later when you have olympium parts and lim-shield there is almost no damage to the car if used properly. You can use them to climb mountains and jump over almost anything. You can also combine that with chrono dilator, nitro boost and anti-grav emitter for some cool combos, but beware of the battery then :) cheers