Tires go flat constantly after patch

[rightfn]

I'm not taking damage by driving into things. It often happens after just driving flat. It often happens after just fixing the same tire 5 minutes ago.

I get some of it could be bad RNG, did anyone notice a change in behavior after the patch?

[ShockedHearts]

the armor provided by panles doors and bumpers do not apply to tires IF the tires are put on after the parts.

takes all the parts off the car and put tires on first, then parts all after.

this will make tires last a lot longer, its likely a bug.

[elsporte]

I have noticed an increase as well. The worst...new tires all around and I drove four feet out of garage and got a flat. Just started bringing two stacks of sealing kits and repair kits.

[Darx]

I don't know if you already checked. I had no idea that's even a thing so I'm just posting it anyway. So there is this permanent status any part can get called 'fragile'. Apparently it makes the part loose durability at a much faster rate and on top of that, they're more prone to malefunctions too. I had two tires that went flat twice on every map and when I checked on them back at the garage, I noticed they became fragile. At that point, I just switched them out. I don't know if it's the same issue or a different one. Honestly your's sounds more like a game bug rather than this odd 'fragile' state.

[velcroboy333]

+1

It's not because the tires are fragile. They just go flat a lot. I thought maybe it was one of the specific zone characteristics. It might be, but I'd have to play some more to investigate.

[velcroboy333]

I also just noticed another thread about this being a potential bug wrt the order you put tires/panels/doors on. Which would add up since it did seem to be the same tire(s) going flat.

[Abyssal Crow]

Stuff can just break overtime and a source of damage I don't see people take into account is radiation damage, which can cause flats as well even if you barely drive by it. 2.5 and below radiation is usually fine, but if you see your status monitor start blinking out like it usually does when taking damage then you well, took damage.

[rightfn]

Some follow ups. I keep the parts at high durability (HP). Also I am not talking about any status effects such as 'fragile' or 'bald' or 'worn out' or whatever that last one is called. I am not talking about loss of durability rather I AM talking about the status called 'flat' where the tire performs differently on the road (causes vehicle to drag on that side).

I wondered if this is a re-balancing so that players favor the tires which cannot be punctured, as I started to do.

[rightfn]

Originally posted by ShockedHearts:

the armor provided by panles doors and bumpers do not apply to tires IF the tires are put on after the parts.

takes all the parts off the car and put tires on first, then parts all after.

this will make tires last a lot longer, its likely a bug.

Wow if the order you put them on the car matters, then I hope it is a bug. Also does this mean we are silly to use anything other than 'armored' quarter-panels? (Panels closest to the tires).

I would not have thought that panels can protect tires AT ALL except for the fact that panels with resistances will give those resistances to adjacent parts (possibly tires)

[ShockedHearts]

Originally posted by rightfn:

Originally posted by ShockedHearts:

the armor provided by panles doors and bumpers do not apply to tires IF the tires are put on after the parts.

takes all the parts off the car and put tires on first, then parts all after.

this will make tires last a lot longer, its likely a bug.

Wow if the order you put them on the car matters, then I hope it is a bug. Also does this mean we are silly to use anything other than 'armored' quarter-panels? (Panels closest to the tires).

I would not have thought that panels can protect tires AT ALL except for the fact that panels with resistances will give those resistances to adjacent parts (possibly tires)

adjacent parts give a minor boost to said part. and they also stack. there is no wrong answer but always put your panels and doors back on after applying new tires.

it 100% has to be a bug.

[Ramstar]

No, When I patch my tires they don’t go flat.

[Quill]

How old are your tires?

I've noticed once parts hit around the 60 mile range (you can check by holding the part and with your inventory open press V on the part for more info) they tend to get a lot more issues back to back

[Revd13]

I switched to no puncture tires because of this reason. I had to patch tires like 4 times in 5 minutes. it was stupid.

[Terra Blade]

I noticed the longer a tire is in use the more prone to go flat it gets. I think all the parts start to do this, that as they get closer to just being irrevocably broken they just start failing more. Definitely noticed this with my backseat battery and tank when they don't take any damage at all.

I would recommend just replacing the tire and see if that fixes the overall problem.

[Boikinov]

Always check the age of your parts before leaving garage
Hold the part in inventory and press V to check the miles it travelled so far
70+ miles part should be replaced as they have a very high chance to go malfunction

[Raptor85]

Originally posted by Quill:

How old are your tires?

I've noticed once parts hit around the 60 mile range (you can check by holding the part and with your inventory open press V on the part for more info) they tend to get a lot more issues back to back

yeah, the game does have a "wear" system where things break more often as they wear out (you only get the "worn" indicator when they're at the extreme EOL). Tires will start risking blowouts as they get older as well.

Also, are they spares or summer tires? both of those go flat extremely fast from offroad driving