How Does Vehicle Storage Work?

[Bones]

I ran across a watermelon patch and started loading up my vehicle, but it would only accept about five. I am still able to load other things. I even cut up the watermelons into slices and was able to load all of them no problem. Then I came across an olive grove and now I can't put even one olive inside.

How exactly does vehicle storage work? Is it restricted to X amount of one type? Is it based on weight? Size?

[seven]

What I understand is that it is like your backpack or a chest, limited by weight and size, and item shape. Of course a lot bigger than a backpack. I'm surprised only 5 watermelons fit. Careful how much you eat.

[8-The-General-8]

Does vehicle damage effect capacity?

[seven]

Only when it catches fire and blows up.

Seriously though, I don't know but I didn't notice any change when I had a vehicle that was really beaten up.

[Bones]

I kind of wish there was a grid, like for backpacks or clothes. That would be a lot more clear.

[KoRnFeD]

Works, and displays like a crate. I have noticed that watermelons seem to have different weights? I always cut one when I get it. Takes up 4 spaces, instead of 9.

But, the last watermelon I cut into 4 pieces? 1 piece would fill about 95% of stomach capacity. The last one I cut up was about 85% per piece.

I had to pull all the tool boxes out I had collected just to put my recurve bow in my truck.

Size and weight determan what you can put in a vehicle or crate. The percentage filled meter on them is deceiving.

[Radonator]

Originally posted by KoRnFeD:

Works, and displays like a crate. I have noticed that watermelons seem to have different weights? I always cut one when I get it. Takes up 4 spaces, instead of 9.

But, the last watermelon I cut into 4 pieces? 1 piece would fill about 95% of stomach capacity. The last one I cut up was about 85% per piece.

I had to pull all the tool boxes out I had collected just to put my recurve bow in my truck.

Size and weight determan what you can put in a vehicle or crate. The percentage filled meter on them is deceiving.

those bows i put two in a metal crate and they took 50%!
you didnt dump toolboxs for watermelons did you??. nooo.

trucks seem to fill up at at about 38%. with small stuff.
yes watermelon is a real filler, dont have anything in stomach when u eat that. pasta same.
not as much now cos theyre tweaking metabolism every patch, you cant tell?. also zombs an mechs, lots of things tweaks are not in patch notes, its an ongoing thing.

my question is why take that much watermelon, do people just hoarde anything they find??
thats funny, trying to take a whole truckload of watermelons.
you know what he'll say?. Im going to be a trader, the hoarders always say that, lol

[Frle]

Originally posted by Bones:

I ran across a watermelon patch and started loading up my vehicle, but it would only accept about five. I am still able to load other things. I even cut up the watermelons into slices and was able to load all of them no problem. Then I came across an olive grove and now I can't put even one olive inside.

How exactly does vehicle storage work? Is it restricted to X amount of one type? Is it based on weight? Size?

Cars do have a max weight limit and the inventory itself works like a backpack for example. Just like people have already told you, it is a lot bigger, so you should definitely be able to store more then 5 watermelons (unless you already have a lot of stuff in your car of course).

[N0W3P]

so far as I can tell, vehicle storage works just like a backpack...

- There is a weight limit
- There is an item size limit (vertical and horizontal use of space)
- There is a capacity limit (think backpack vs. hiking pack)

So...

- Storing 1 rifle is the same as using 16 (I think?) slots in your backpack (8x horizontal, 2x vertical)
- Storing one large rock is the same as storing 5 (I think?) small ones
- If you have an assault pack, you can't fit another in a backpack, even if there's enough overall slots (can't stack enough vertically)