So everyone can get a feel for how comprehensive the vehicle updates have been,
I'll edit this post to summarize the other vehicle fixes this month from the general thread.
MOTORCYCLE SPEEDING
Motorcycles now truncate room descriptions as cars do when driving excessively fast.
WEAR AND TEAR MESSAGING
Vehicles now add some flavor text when cruising around depending on the condition of their various parts.
KRO'S JUNKYARD NOW A MAZE
MOTORCYCLE MESSAGING
Motorcycles now display a modified message that give the shortdesc of the riders when they leave or enter a room.
PHOTOS FROM WITHIN VEHICLES
Snapping a photo from within a vehicle should now properly show the vehicles interior description instead of the 'just a plain vehicle' thing.
PHOTOS FROM OUTSIDE VEHICLES
Snapping a photo of a vehicle from outside will capture it's outer description, it's license plate, any graffiti on it, and it's damage, now.
CAR CRUSHERS PERMING ADMIN
Car crushers can no longer perm staff members.
MOTORCYCLE PART DESCRIPTIONS
All motorcycle parts now have descriptions. Enjoy the mechanical flavor.
BADLANDS JUNKYARD
There is now a junkyard in the badlands. You must find it IC.
VEHICLE DAMAGE
The number of parts damaged and the amount of damage will now scale more with vehicle speed. Additionally, damaged parts will affect your ability to control the vehicle to varying degrees depending on what you have damaged and how badly damaged it is.
VEHICLE HEAT
Vehicles of all kinds now generate and dissipate heat based on their parts. This serves as an analogue to exhaustion for vehicles and will have future impacts. For now, listen to your vehicle. Pushing for too long, too hard, can have consequences.
As part of this change, all vehicles have been retroactively given a radiator.
VEHICLE PART REBALANCE
A bunch of parts needed a balance pass. This has happened. Additionally, many parts also now confer penalties the more damaged they are.
NEW VEHICLE PARTS
Over twenty new vehicle parts have been added to the game. Discover them in game.
PART FIXES
Radiators have been given messages when they are damaged just like other parts. Additionally, some properties on parts have been adjusted that were missing from the initial imports.
VEHICLE BLOCKADES
It is now possible to blockade exits with ground-based vehicles. This mechanic allows for territory control and the ability to block streets for other vehicles.
MOTORCYCLE TEMPS
You can now look at your running motorcycle to see if its getting too hot or not.
VEHICLE GAUGE CONFIGURATION
Vehicle garages capable of repainting a vehicle can also be used by authorized users to
configure the color of the gauges in the vehicle. Examine your garage.
VEHICLE HORN CONFIGURATION
Vehicle garages capable of repainting a vehicle can also be used by authorized users to
configure the sound of most vehicle horns. Examine your garage.
VEHICLE WINDOWS
Vehicles now have them and they go up AND down. This has a number of implications, but among them ...
THROWING FROM VEHICLES
While windows are down it is now possible to throw things out.
VEHICLE VMOTING
And it is possible to give your chum the bird with the
vmote command, which works like emote except you do it through the open window of your automobile.
MOTORCYCLE HONKING
Honk those tiny motorcycle horns!
(Edited by Johnny at 11:48 am on 11/28/2020)
