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Morpheus

Nov 13, 2017 @ 7:12pm

Diff Locks

Has anyone noticed that the Diff Locks don't actually work. Even on vehicles that have Diff Locks Always. you can see the tires spinning at different speeds on both sides of the vehicle. Clearly a result of open differential. Pretty disappointing.

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Rookie-31st has MudRunner

Nov 13, 2017 @ 7:32pm

Front axle has no differential lock. Rear axle locks work fine

Last edited by Rookie-31st; Nov 13, 2017 @ 7:45pm

KWPops

Nov 13, 2017 @ 9:11pm

They do work. I can tell the difference easily.

Vimpster

Nov 13, 2017 @ 9:54pm

As mentioned, wheels that steer do not support diff lock. At least not in hardcore mode. It tells you this right in the game.

Morpheus

Nov 13, 2017 @ 9:57pm

It's like someone that has never had a offroad vehicle with locking differentials is making the new models. It's not that way in Spintires. Spintires is more acurate.

Dan

Nov 13, 2017 @ 10:52pm

As Vimpster mentions - it's directly specified in the description for "hardcore" mode. Diff lock doesn't affect steerable wheels. Presumably on "casual" it affects all wheels regardless.

I don't know how this works in reality... but it's clearly a design choice in the game.

Rage Clown ®™ has MudRunner

Nov 13, 2017 @ 11:13pm

The op is right the diff lock is not working like you would expect. In fact it slips at the perfect time to slow you up causeing a drift that breaks traction.

This version nurfs your truck to make the game harder its really quite annoying and putting me off on the gameplay. They either need to make better maps or make better mud.

Morpheus

Nov 14, 2017 @ 12:09am

I owned a Steyr Puch Pinzgauer 710M for seven years. It has hydraulic diff locks front and rear. Most off road vehicles from that part of the world would have lockers front and rear. It's like having a solid axel all the way across from the left to right tires. Makes the world of difference in an environment that this game is portraying. Just very disappointing after having that in the original game. I was expecting more.

Morpheus

Nov 14, 2017 @ 12:18am

They spent all this development on the 'real time mud' and the water currents. Which is an awesome addition. But then to miss the modeling and physics of the real vehicles with front and rear diff locks is a huge miss. I will still be playing the original Spintires for a while longer until this is fixed. Very commonly 4x4, 6x6 & 8X8 vehicles have lockers in all axles.

LONGIRAFFE has MudRunner

Nov 14, 2017 @ 12:21am

How easy do you want this game to be lol!

F3mb0yTgirl$wag has MudRunner

Nov 14, 2017 @ 12:32am

IRL diff locks do not make the two axels spin at the exact same rate (a welded diff would do this) they have some play, also you say the diffs are completely open which is not the case try rockclimbing without the diff locks on and you will see what i mean (or use the b-130 for any amount of time)

#10

Brainy

Nov 14, 2017 @ 2:10am

The missing diff-lock on the front axle really hurts. That also explains why I have more problems in deep mud compared to Oldtires. If you dig yourself in, the front axle is the one that needs grip to pull you out (unless you drive in reverse). But now most of the time one front wheel just spins and the one with traction doesn't get any torque.

A bad design choice in my opinion.

Diff-lock damage isn't realistic as well. The diff-lock wouldn't take damage if you drive in a straight line, even on solid ground.

#11

Aerodyne

Nov 14, 2017 @ 2:21am

This needs fixed. I'm mostly happy with this game but the diff locks are something that needs changed ASAP.

#12

joridiculous has MudRunner

(Banned) Nov 14, 2017 @ 5:49am

Its a bad "oversight" in the design. All axels should have difflock for the 4x4,6x6 etc.

My 4x4 have hydraulick Full difflock on all axels.Of course turning becomas a pita :P

"Old" Spintires got this right. Full lock on all axels, and turning was bad. Difflock off for a sec and back on again got you out.

Last edited by joridiculous; Nov 14, 2017 @ 5:50am

#13

The_Mell

Nov 14, 2017 @ 7:11am

So now i was finally curious about old russian metal and diff locks.
And i couldn't find anything about locking axles. Thought, i'm just bad at googling it...

Wikipedia states for example for Ural4320:
"Transmission:
five-speed gearbox, two-speed distributor box with interaxle locked differential."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural-4320

Then i found this video of a Kraz255 getting (intentionally?) stuck:
https://youtu.be/2Mu6AU_yNe8
In the comment section different people state that Soviet trucks had no locking axles - only awd, gear reduction and interaxle locks - shown vehicle between 2.&3. axle.