Phones and Batteries?

[johnthepatriot]

Is there a way to pull the batteries out of phones yet? Or will generators become a thing soon? I'm really tired of taking a break from the game just to dedicate the first 24 hours when I come back to finding a battery or another car.

[smokey57]

Don't look now, but in the future, you'll probably have to find tires, radiator water, spark plugs, doors, and lord knows what else before you can get a car running. Shades of DayZ.

[Bunny]

Vehicles that are in the game currently will be replaced with modular vehicles that will require extensive repairs and car part loot runs to get them running. It's being currently worked on along with new mechanics that will center around them. Sadly I do not have a exact date of release for you, but you can check out our CEO's Twitter for some screenshots and more info : https://twitter.com/dedaPong

[Ron]

Originally posted by johnthepatriot:

Is there a way to pull the batteries out of phones yet? Or will generators become a thing soon? I'm really tired of taking a break from the game just to dedicate the first 24 hours when I come back to finding a battery or another car.

You don't necessarily need the big 12v battery. You can use the little blue 9v batteries or the cell phone batteries that are in the loot pool.

Or, if the car is on a hill, you can also bump start it. Or have a teammate push the vehicle while you press start.

For now that is (muhahaha)

[johnthepatriot]

Originally posted by Bunny:

Vehicles that are in the game currently will be replaced with modular vehicles that will require extensive repairs and car part loot runs to get them running. It's being currently worked on along with new mechanics that will center around them. Sadly I do not have a exact date of release for you, but you can check out our CEO's Twitter for some screenshots and more info : https://twitter.com/dedaPong

All fine and beautiful, I'm always game for new survival mechanics. However, the offline bleeding battery thing in offline single player mode is really quite irritating and irrational.

[Bunny]

You can actually adjust that for your single player session by editing the serversettings.ini file located ( by default ) in :

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\SCUM\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor

There's a whole section dedicated to vehicle settings that you can adjust to your liking :


[SCUM.Vehicles]
FuelDrainFromEngineMultiplier=1
BatteryDrainFromEngineMultiplier=1
BatteryDrainFromDevicesMultiplier=1
BatteryDrainFromInactivityMultiplier=1
BatteryChargeWithAlternatorMultiplier=1
BatteryChargeWithDynamoMultiplier=1
VehicleSpawnGroup.PickupTruck.Max=16
VehicleSpawnGroup.Quad.Max=12
VehicleSpawnGroup.SUV.Max=16
VehicleSpawnGroup.Tractor.Max=12
VehicleSpawnGroup.Wheelbarrow.Max=20
VehicleSpawnGroup.MotorBoat.Max=16
VehicleSpawnGroup.SUP.Max=10
VehicleSpawnGroup.Motorcycle.Max=10
VehicleSpawnGroup.Bicycle.Max=10
MaxNumberOfDaysVehicleInactivity=10.0

[smokey57]

Originally posted by johnthepatriot:

Originally posted by Bunny:

Vehicles that are in the game currently will be replaced with modular vehicles that will require extensive repairs and car part loot runs to get them running. It's being currently worked on along with new mechanics that will center around them. Sadly I do not have a exact date of release for you, but you can check out our CEO's Twitter for some screenshots and more info : https://twitter.com/dedaPong

All fine and beautiful, I'm always game for new survival mechanics. However, the offline bleeding battery thing in offline single player mode is really quite irritating and irrational.

Set it to this:

BatteryDrainFromInactivityMultiplier=0.1

Then it'll take at least a month of real time for an inactive battery to drain.

[johnthepatriot]

Originally posted by Bunny:

You can actually adjust that for your single player session by editing the serversettings.ini file located ( by default ) in :

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\SCUM\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor

There's a whole section dedicated to vehicle settings that you can adjust to your liking :


[SCUM.Vehicles]
FuelDrainFromEngineMultiplier=1
BatteryDrainFromEngineMultiplier=1
BatteryDrainFromDevicesMultiplier=1
BatteryDrainFromInactivityMultiplier=1
BatteryChargeWithAlternatorMultiplier=1
BatteryChargeWithDynamoMultiplier=1
VehicleSpawnGroup.PickupTruck.Max=16
VehicleSpawnGroup.Quad.Max=12
VehicleSpawnGroup.SUV.Max=16
VehicleSpawnGroup.Tractor.Max=12
VehicleSpawnGroup.Wheelbarrow.Max=20
VehicleSpawnGroup.MotorBoat.Max=16
VehicleSpawnGroup.SUP.Max=10
VehicleSpawnGroup.Motorcycle.Max=10
VehicleSpawnGroup.Bicycle.Max=10
MaxNumberOfDaysVehicleInactivity=10.0

Originally posted by smokey57:

Originally posted by johnthepatriot:

All fine and beautiful, I'm always game for new survival mechanics. However, the offline bleeding battery thing in offline single player mode is really quite irritating and irrational.

Set it to this:

BatteryDrainFromInactivityMultiplier=0.1

Then it'll take at least a month of real time for an inactive battery to drain.

Wonderful :) Thank you both.

[Bunny]

No problem ! :) Have yourself a nice day !

[johnthepatriot]

Originally posted by Bunny:

No problem ! :) Have yourself a nice day !

If you can comment, I see a "Dynamo" setting... does this mean there are generators on the map or is it like the alternator on a car? And will we be able to charge batteries and then remove them so they can be used on other cars? Pulling cell batteries out of cell phones would be nice... I find TONS of phones, but can;t really do anything meaningful with them in Single Player.

[Bunny]

Originally posted by johnthepatriot:

Originally posted by Bunny:

No problem ! :) Have yourself a nice day !

If you can comment, I see a "Dynamo" setting... does this mean there are generators on the map or is it like the alternator on a car? And will we be able to charge batteries and then remove them so they can be used on other cars? Pulling cell batteries out of cell phones would be nice... I find TONS of phones, but can;t really do anything meaningful with them in Single Player.

The " BatteryChargeWithDynamoMultiplier=1 " affects how fast the battery of the vehicle charges while it is moving. If your vehicle is parked - it will slowly drain it's battery, but if you drive it around the battery will slowly charge.

Currently cell phones are used as a crafting ingredient for some items, but you will be able to use them in other ways in the near future.

Vehicle batteries can be charged with :

https://scum.fandom.com/wiki/Batteries

https://scum.fandom.com/wiki/Car_Battery

[johnthepatriot]

Originally posted by Bunny:

Originally posted by johnthepatriot:

If you can comment, I see a "Dynamo" setting... does this mean there are generators on the map or is it like the alternator on a car? And will we be able to charge batteries and then remove them so they can be used on other cars? Pulling cell batteries out of cell phones would be nice... I find TONS of phones, but can;t really do anything meaningful with them in Single Player.

The " BatteryChargeWithDynamoMultiplier=1 " affects how fast the battery of the vehicle charges while it is moving. If your vehicle is parked - it will slowly drain it's battery, but if you drive it around the battery will slowly charge.

Currently cell phones are used as a crafting ingredient for some items, but you will be able to use them in other ways in the near future.

Vehicle batteries can be charged with :

https://scum.fandom.com/wiki/Batteries

https://scum.fandom.com/wiki/Car_Battery

Wait, then what is the Alternator setting for if the Dynamo setting is for recharging the car battery in motion? Alternator is the setting for idle charging?

[Fragment Fox]

The modular system for vehicles would be great! I'm glad the grab-n-go days are over. It kind made squads OP compared to solo players IMO.