Devs don't know how electronics work

[Varlun]

First of all, cars have alternators. Car should regenerate some electric power as long as the engine is running- enough to slowly charge the battery with the headlights running.

Second, if you look at the charging station, the batteries are hooked up all wrong. First of all they're hooked up in sequence, rather than in parallel, which would serve to provide more power for LONGER rather than giving a BURST of power, which seems to be the intended idea... given how you throw the lever, and all the lights go out, etc.

And also, you don't mix positives and negatives. The batteries are all chained from positive to negative. Negatives are grounds, they give the electricity the motivation to move. Anyone who's ever jump started a car knows you hook red to red, black to black. The way they're hooked up would cause them all to explode.

[loddite]

Originally posted by Varlun:

First of all, cars have alternators. Car should regenerate some electric power as long as the engine is running- enough to slowly charge the battery with the headlights running.

This car's alternator is broken.

Originally posted by Varlun:

Second, if you look at the charging station, the batteries are hooked up all wrong. First of all they're hooked up in sequence, rather than in parallel, which would serve to provide more power for LONGER rather than giving a BURST of power, which seems to be the intended idea... given how you throw the lever, and all the lights go out, etc.

Our character is a delivery driver doing their best.

Originally posted by Varlun:

And also, you don't mix positives and negatives. The batteries are all chained from positive to negative. Negatives are grounds, they give the electricity the motivation to move. Anyone who's ever jump started a car knows you hook red to red, black to black. The way they're hooked up would cause them all to explode.

This is why my batteries are constantly exploding.

These are the true wonders of LIM technology.

[Varlun]

If a car's alternator isn't working, the car will only be able to run for about, maybe 30 minutes max, from a healthy, fully charged battery. I've experienced this first hand. And the battery will rapidly get worse from being fully drained and recharged.

[loddite]

Originally posted by Varlun:

If a car's alternator isn't working, the car will only be able to run for about, maybe 30 minutes max, from a healthy, fully charged battery. I've experienced this first hand. And the battery will rapidly get worse from being fully drained and recharged.

Hey 30 mins is about how long my runs are.

[daggaz]

That's not the difference you get when running batteries in series vs parallel. Maybe pay attention in science class. Your explanation gets worse from there, honestly not sure if trolling or just the creme of the crop, but at least you have jumpstarting correct even if you clearly have absolutely no idea why.

[Varlun]

That's 30 minutes real life time. Which translates to, maybe 5 game time? That's with headlights off as well. On you're looking at dramatically less time. I know you're playing devil's advocate but you're just way off.

[loddite]

Originally posted by daggaz:

That's not the difference you get when running batteries in series vs parallel. Maybe pay attention in science class. Your explanation gets worse from there, honestly not sure if trolling or just the creme of the crop, but at least you have jumpstarting correct even if you clearly have absolutely no idea why.

no need to be mean

[loddite]

Originally posted by Varlun:

That's 30 minutes real life time. Which translates to, maybe 5 game time? That's with headlights off as well. On you're looking at dramatically less time. I know you're playing devil's advocate but you're just way off.

It's a deep-cycle marine battery.

[daggaz]

Well if you are going to lay into the devs of a cool, new game because, "they don't understand electronics," even tho it's clearly not an electronics simulator, maybe you should understand basic circuits yourself before foisting such wonders as "negatives are grounds, they give electrons the motivation to move." Lol. Lmao, even.

Putting batteries in series ups the voltage of the circuit. This will damage the batteries if the voltage gets too high. Putting batteries in parallel increases the amperage. Given identical batteries, both circuits will discharge in the same time if the effective resistance is equal. You don't put red to black when jump starting because this will just forcefully discharge any residual charge in the battery with increased voltage, likely damaging the battery and definitely frying any other electronics in the circuit.

[Varlun]

I never said the game wasn't cool. I'm just addressing one aspect that I think needs attention. No need to white knight for your favorite new game.

[FourMore]

The car may have an alternator but we already have a lot of crazy gadgets eating up power anyway.

[daggaz]

I'm white knighting for scientific accuracy.

[Varlun]

That's true, even at the start of the game. But I mainly made the post for those batteries being hooked up wrong. Say what you want about my explanation being amateur, at least I know you don't hook red to black.

[Abyssal Crow]

Reminder : Your car isn't a car. You're told this early, listen to the dialogue referring to your car as a remnant.

Basically its acting like a car but its not, which is why the QUIRK mechanic exists as well. It's not 1:1 because the game's not trying to be 1:1 with a car simulation, if you want car simulation play My Summer Car.

[PizzaCrunch]

Originally posted by Varlun:

First of all, cars have alternators.

First of all, the car isn't a car.

[Varlun]

Also true. But that charging station has nothing to do with the car.