If I Know Nothing About Cars...

[Doug_Dimmadome]

...will this help me learn something? Or is this a game for people who already know what they're doing but just don't have something lying around to toy with?

[J'skar]

It's pretty simplified, so yes it will help you learn. Mostly the general layout of different makes and models and basic diagnostics.

[Tigresuave11]

That was just what I was about to ask. It would be cool if they threw in some lessons about maintaining a car. I'd love to learn and that would sway my decision to buy this.

[GTFrank]

Well. I do not think this piece can be called anything near educational. Parts are too simple and moves are highly restricted. As posted by Red Dot Gaming in another post, their concern of not having a variety of layouts and a certain level complexity was that they didn't want the players to be too confused. Here I think simplicity is not the key to the problem. Since you can still find people stranded on both banks, too simple, or too hard. So, a better solution, if the Devs can, might be that different levels of difficulties or expertise could be optional. And this would push theis game to be a very professional simulator if that happens. And as of that time, can it be called able to help you learn something.

Now, just play it as a game.

[SomeUnregPunk]

Darn. There are programs out there which are basically pdf files of vehicle manuals and parts lists.

To have a program which expands on it that idea would have been nice.

[GameOverRIP]

this will teach you bare basics i'd say, the general feel of a car and what could be causing issues but the cars in this game seem to be based on a few basic designs not representative of actual world cars. plus you are only covering the basics nothing majorly technical and i'm sure in ther eal world if you looked at something you couldn't juse determine it was a % rating lol

[Neme]

I was actually thinking about buying this just so i could learn a good lot more about car mechanics since im pretty much just a noob when it comes down to it. But since its some what basic and not that much in the way of getting technical in regards to car mechanincs i think ill give this a pass.

I thought i may have found a real gem here as a learning tool but i guess not. But regardles i would love for them to expand upon it and have a fully technical car mechanic learning tool game for people out there like myself who would like to learn more and be more hands on so to speak but have no real and easy way of fulfiling it,

[Doug_Dimmadome]

Yeah, I know some basics like changing oil and tires, the survival stuff, but last time I had to replace a whole brake system I had to call in a realitive. If possible I want to stop calling and start being called. :P

[Helmic]

I'm really disappointed by the simplification. I mean, keeping it simple for the first few levels as the game eases you in would be fine, but I was hoping the game would merely ease you into a full simulation and gently guiding you until you learn a practical real life skill. I hope the developer takes these threads to heart and updates the game with edutainment in mind.

[Prpich25]

No, this is just a game.

[Deadhead]

Originally posted by Neme:

I was actually thinking about buying this just so i could learn a good lot more about car mechanics since im pretty much just a noob when it comes down to it. But since its some what basic and not that much in the way of getting technical in regards to car mechanincs i think ill give this a pass.

I thought i may have found a real gem here as a learning tool but i guess not. But regardles i would love for them to expand upon it and have a fully technical car mechanic learning tool game for people out there like myself who would like to learn more and be more hands on so to speak but have no real and easy way of fulfiling it,

Get a Haynes car manuel for the car your working on, its based on a complete teardown and rebuild. Those books will teach you 1000% more than this game will. However games and books will never prepare you for everything, you just have to do it to gain some experiense.

[Helmic]

Perhaps, but I'm a hell of a lot more likely to play a fun game that gives me "hands on" training and can rate my ability to at least know the theory behind repairs than to take the time to absorb everything from a manual. One is fun leisure time, the other is something I'd already have to be a car nut to enjoy.

[JeffieJeff]

Yeah. I was hoping this would be more simulator than a simplified game. But it looks interesting. I would really be down to buy this if it got a bit more complicated and had more of a learning curve.

[DELONG]

not trying to be a troll here ,i'm just saying that from the trailer of the game it looks very unrealistic compaired to online repair manuals such as ALLDATA that covers all makes and models ,i know thay cant get rigths to use real cars for models ,what im trying to say is you wont gain any automotive skills other than some basic lay out info on diffrent drivetrains