killed by electric shock

[Vinny]

From a 12 volt battery.

Ok, mortal mode is going off, because who has time for this kind of bs.

[Vinny]

Ok dev, if you're gonna kill the player character, at least do so in a way that is consistent with actual automobile mechanics. "I am coward" .... SATANA!

[Midnight]

Yeah i love this game but this type of death has always seemed stupid to me, a much more realistic punishment for not disconnecting the battery while wiring would be for the car to burn

[John Cruelty]

Originally posted by lazersynth:

I died to a fuse on my 72 days save, with Satsuma GT and Suski dating parts, all ordered and in the garage. I was going to close the game and not play it for a while. But saw that my fuse was empty, i just took it and died.

And here i am restarting the game on mortal like 4-5 times after that accident.

yeah that is your fault for not turning off electricity

[[CZ]PatVas]

Originally posted by obama prism:

Originally posted by lazersynth:

I died to a fuse on my 72 days save, with Satsuma GT and Suski dating parts, all ordered and in the garage. I was going to close the game and not play it for a while. But saw that my fuse was empty, i just took it and died.

And here i am restarting the game on mortal like 4-5 times after that accident.

yeah that is your fault for not turning off electricity

the thing is that appertantly there isnt much metal exposure for the electricty to flow to player's body

[DieselMerc]

Originally posted by CZPatVas:

Originally posted by obama prism:

yeah that is your fault for not turning off electricity

the thing is that appertantly there isnt much metal exposure for the electricty to flow to player's body

That's why the chance of dying while changing a fuse is so low.

[Midnight]

Originally posted by CZPatVas:

Originally posted by obama prism:

yeah that is your fault for not turning off electricity

the thing is that appertantly there isnt much metal exposure for the electricty to flow to player's body

Generally anything above 50 volts is able to shock you and anything over 50 milliamps is able to kill you. a common misconception is that amperage kills not voltage but its actually both mixed together, voltage is how easily electricity can flow and amperage is how much can flow

An example of high voltage but low amperage is an ignition coil these generally run at about 20000 volts but at only around 30 milliamps, more than enough to shock you but not enough to kill you, generally thats why it hurts like hell but is harmless

An example of low voltage and high amperage is a car battery, these generally run at about 6 or 12 volts but can output like 600 amps, more than enough to kill you but the voltage is so low none of it can flow, this is why you can touch the two battery terminals and not die, most you would get is maybe a little shock if you wet your hands enough

An example of high voltage and high amperage is your wall outlet, these run at 120 volts or 240 volts depending on location and can output generally 15/30 amps, more than enough voltage to shock you and more than enough amperage to kill you this is why outlets are so dangerous. (fun fact previous two example were Direct Current which is pretty safe but this is Alternating Current which is much more dangerous because it will actually make you grab onto the wire and not be able to let go due to the muscle contractions)

So thats why i think this feature is stupid and unrealistic

[Vinny]

Originally posted by Midnight:

An example of high voltage and high amperage is your wall outlet [....]
So thats why i think this feature is stupid and unrealistic

I agree. If you were really drunk, and stuck your finger into the fuse receptacle when the panel is hot, you would get fried. That would be expected.

On the car the only high voltage system is the ignition coil and even then it is high voltage but low amperage. Maybe if the player was drunk enough to stick their tongue on the output while standing in a puddle of their own urine, and their friend tried turning the engine over, maybe.

But I'm going to be careful of how much I complain about how irritating this game is, because the game dev might start uncontrollably masturbating.

[BenDingo]

On mortal mode it's worth it to backup your save files. That way you only lose a few hours if you die rather than everything.

Your save file should be located in "C:\Users\(PC name)\AppData\LocalLow\Amistech\My Summer Car" (you may need to unhide hidden folders)

[[CZ]PatVas]

Originally posted by BenDingo:

On mortal mode it's worth it to backup your save files. That way you only lose a few hours if you die rather than everything.

Your save file should be located in "C:\Users\(PC name)\AppData\LocalLow\Amistech\My Summer Car" (you may need to unhide hidden folders)

yea but removes the feeling of panic :P

[DieselMerc]

Originally posted by BenDingo:

On mortal mode it's worth it to backup your save files. That way you only lose a few hours if you die rather than everything.

Your save file should be located in "C:\Users\(PC name)\AppData\LocalLow\Amistech\My Summer Car" (you may need to unhide hidden folders)

What's the point of permadeath when you back up your saves? Just play on non-perma smh

[[CZ]PatVas]

Originally posted by DieselMerc:

Originally posted by BenDingo:

On mortal mode it's worth it to backup your save files. That way you only lose a few hours if you die rather than everything.

Your save file should be located in "C:\Users\(PC name)\AppData\LocalLow\Amistech\My Summer Car" (you may need to unhide hidden folders)

What's the point of permadeath when you back up your saves? Just play on non-perma smh

yea, couldnt agree more

[BenDingo]

Originally posted by DieselMerc:

Originally posted by BenDingo:

On mortal mode it's worth it to backup your save files. That way you only lose a few hours if you die rather than everything.

Your save file should be located in "C:\Users\(PC name)\AppData\LocalLow\Amistech\My Summer Car" (you may need to unhide hidden folders)

What's the point of permadeath when you back up your saves? Just play on non-perma smh

There's only so many hours in my IRL lifetime, I can't be wasting them on restarting the game from scratch for every glitchy death. But even with backups, dying still has consequences, which can't be said for non-permadeath mode. That's the system that suits my own tastes best for this game, and I'm not alone in that thinking.

[Vinny]

Originally posted by BenDingo:

. But even with backups, dying still has consequences, which can't be said for non-permadeath mode.

Mortal mode also deletes your items.txt file, so yes it's best to just copy the entire folder.

Honestly though it feels like Mortal mode is just the game dev trolling the player, given all of these hidden little death traps.