Repairing tires?

[1230james]

So now that the Turkey Update is out, how do we repair tires?

I understand that flats can be "unflattened" with the new tire repair kit, but that leaves the tire at 0/3 durability still. I don't see why the repair kit would be worth it if I have to repair a tire every 5 feet I travel down the road.

Does the tire repair kit repair in decimal amounts like the bronze spanner or something? I only tried using a repair kit on a flat tire, and a tire that was at 1/3. The flat tire was fixed (duh), but the 1/3 tire stayed at 1/3. I'm kind of scared of using all the backup tire repair kits I just bought just to bring a tire up to 2/3 or something.

Gone are the days of never having to buy new tires or repair kits.

[1230james]

Bump

[MinskWorks]

Tyre repair kits should repair tyres to 1/3, they are small and cheap, though if they seem too much I'll drop the price for balance, or maybe bring durability up to 2/3. Tyre repair kits repair to a maximum of 1/3 at the moment. I'd like to hear players thoughts on this and how it could be better implemented.
Thanks!

[1230james]

Originally posted by MinskWorks:

Tyre repair kits should repair tyres to 1/3, they are small and cheap, though if they seem too much I'll drop the price for balance, or maybe bring durability up to 2/3. Tyre repair kits repair to a maximum of 1/3 at the moment. I'd like to hear players thoughts on this and how it could be better implemented.
Thanks!

inb4 infinite use tire repair kit becomes a part of the tool rack

2/3 sounds good.
Also, do the [tire] kits repair 1 point per use?

[MinskWorks]

"Also, do the [tire] kits repair 1 point per use?"

Yup, then they're gone forever!

[1230james]

Originally posted by MinskWorks:

"Also, do the [tire] kits repair 1 point per use?"

Yup, then they're gone forever!

Welp. Time to spend all the money I got from wine crates and hoard all the tire kits I can.

[カモヴ]

Is it just me, or do repair kits shrink when put into the trunk?
Otherwise Im fine with them, theyre another thing to carry however, and take up a fair bit of storage space, and since tyres take their own slots its sort of a double up of backups for a single failure point.

Also Is tyre wear rate dependant on weight, terrain and maneuvering? or just overall time on the road?

[1230james]

Originally posted by Nahxemp:

Is it just me, or do repair kits shrink when put into the trunk?

Not really; it's an illusion, I think. The game recognizes it as a medium-size (like a wine bottle or spray paint can) item, and it causes the price tag to float up off of the kit. A similar thing happens when you try to put a newspaper in the trunk or on the roof rack; the headline text seems to run off of the paper.

Originally posted by Nahxemp:

Also Is tyre wear rate dependant on weight, terrain and maneuvering? or just overall time on the road?

Not sure about weight, but I'm pretty sure tires will wear out faster if you use them on places that they're not designed for (i.e. using road tires on dirt roads). Hitting stuff, like potholes, will also lead to damage, obviously. Either way, tires will wear out over time as you travel, regardless of tire type or terrain.

Also remember that harder compounds = increased lifespan for the tire, trading traction and cheaper price for it.

[Renegrade]

I'd buff them enormously, and here's why: The Laika, with a roofrack, can stores 12 durability of tire (4x3), or 6 without the roofrack, without displacing ANY paying cargo ("payload"). On the other hand, the kits take up the space of three winebottles EACH, and only provide one durability. Sure, the tires cost $80, but the three winebottles displaced by the one kit can be worth as much as $300.

So, I'd have to say that it really has to become a small item (like cigarette box size), and one of the following:
a) unlimited usage to repair to a max of 1/3 (like a bronze wrench). I'd definitely carry one then.
b) many charges, repairing to a max of 1/3 - say, a dozen or more.
c) several charges, repairing a max of 2/3 or full - say, six? (only taking one charge to bring a tire to 2/3)
d) several charges, repairing like a repair kit does (ie up to max). At least three charges each.

I'd use it in any of those cases. Anything less though, and I'll just carry tires instead.

[WillieSea]

I mostly agree with Renegrade. The repair kit really does not offer any incentive to buy and use them the way it is now. I would rather carry spare tires.

For a new game start with a car that is not upgraded, then a flat fix might be worth it. But really, I have driven to the next town on 3 flat tires with little difference other than it was a bit slower and I slid around a bit more than usual. Otherwise, why waste my money on a tire repair kit?

[vanripperz01]

maybe put the durability of the tires up and make them last longer. tires last a long time in real life, so for them to go so fast make little scents.

[cT917]

I like the tire repair feature but most of the time I just replace the tire.

Personally I think tire durability should be increased cross the board but punctures should occur at any wear level.

The repair kits should only fix the flat not restore the tread.

Even if they don't restore durability the repair kit will have value since it's worth repairing a tire that has plenty of tread left.

This could would really come into play if tires were more expensive but lasted proportionately longer.

[Renegrade]

that would work for me, dx421. I like that idea quite a bit.

I'd still like them to be smaller though - they visually look like they'd be about coffee sized, but take up several slots in the trunk. Or give 'em several charges and make 'em look big enough to justify the slots they take up.

I have a puncture repair kit in the glovebox of my car; it fits in the palm of my hand and has six charges.

[Trickem31]

Hey they said you could repair flat tires with any Spanner right? Because I try to use the bronze Spanner and it doesn’t work.

[Comric]

Originally posted by JustAHarmlessHoovy:

Hey they said you could repair flat tires with any Spanner right? Because I try to use the bronze Spanner and it doesn’t work.

Before it was patched, the wheels could only be repaired with the golden wrench.
Now they can no longer be repaired except with the appropriate kit, which is worth nothing. Much more useful to have money on the sidelines and to make economy for new wheels when it comes to replacing them.

[1230james]

Originally posted by JustAHarmlessHoovy:

Hey they said you could repair flat tires with any Spanner right? Because I try to use the bronze Spanner and it doesn’t work.

This feature was removed a long time ago. You can only use the tire repair kits now.