Vehicles

**Important Note:** After The Nuclear Update(0.8), the old style vehicles were disabled and removed from the game. This removal is **TEMPORARY** while the development team convert the old vehicles to the new modular system
**Vehicles** are a highly sought after commodity on SCUM Island. Not only will they allow the player to travel much faster, but they also provide an amount of protection from firearms and equipped to carry a large amount of gear for loot runs or raiding bases.

## Vehicle Options

Currently enabled vehicles:

* Land
	+ WolfsWagen
	+ Laika
	+ Rager
	+ Dirt Bike
	+ Mountain Bike
	+ City Bicycle
	+ Metal Wheelbarrow
	+ Improvised wheelbarrow
* Water
	+ Wooden Motorboat
* Air
	+ Kinglet Duster

Currently disabled vehicles:

* Land
	+ Pickup
	+ SUV
	+ Quad
	+ Tractor
	+ Sled
* Water
	+ Big Improvised Raft
	+ Small Improvised Raft
	+ Motorboat
* Air
	+ Kinglet Scout
	+ Kinglet Mariner (Seaplane)

## Driving Skill

The driving skill affects:

* Top speed
* Braking distance
* Ignition success rate
* Turning responsiveness
* % chance of stalling when traveling under 10kmh
* % chance of stalling during a gear shift
* Gear shift duration.

## Procurement

Vehicles will spawn around the island in a ruined and salvaged state. Some will be missing only a few parts, some a large amount, and some of them won't even have an engine.
when you find a vehicle that you want to keep, your first step should most likely be to push the vehicle to a safe area or to the vehicle mechanic.
Note: Multiple players can push the same vehicle to make the process faster

* Pushing broken vehicle
* Pushing broken vehicle with assistance

## Vehicle Spawning

While vehicles can spawn at varying locations around the map, they will only spawn if a player is close to a potential spawn point and the conditions are met. There is a limit imposed by the server that determines the maximum number of vehicles (In all conditions) that can be in one game. The default limits are as follows:

Airplane Max Amount - 3\*

Dirt Bike Max Amount - 20\*

Dirt Bike Max Functional Amount - 20\*

Dirt Bike Min Purchased Amount - 5\*

Laika (Car) Max Functional Amount - 50\*

Laika (Car) Max Functional Amount - 20\*

Laika (Car) Min Purchased Amount - 5\*

Motorboat Max Amount - 11\*

Motorboat Max Functional Amount - 11\*

Motorboat Min Purchased Amount - 5\*

Wheelbarrow Max Amount - 20\*

Wheelbarrow Max Functional Amount - 10\*

Wheelbarrow Min Purchased Amount - 10\*

Wolfswagen (Car) Max Amount - 50\*

Wolfswagen (Car) Max Functional Amount - 20\*

Wolfswagen (Car) Min Purchased Amount - 5\*

Bicycle Max Amount - 20\*

Bicycle Max Functional Amount - 20\*

Bicycle Min Purchased Amount - 5\*

Both the vehicle and vehicle parts risk the possibility of despawning should you leave them on the ground (including inside a flagged area). A solution to this is to build large storage containers to hold the parts such as the Improvised Wardrobe. Naming your vehicle via right clicking on it while in proximity will pause the despawn timer.

By default a car that has not been driven, repaired or named runs the risk of despawning after 10 days. It is advisable to use your vehicle regularly to avoid the chance of it despawning. Removing all the parts from a vehicle leaving only the shell will still require 10 days to pass before the vehicle respawns.\*

\*These limits can vary from server to server.

## Repairing/Restoring your vehicle

When you first find your new vehicle it is going to most likely be missing a good number of parts. All of the missing parts can either be looted in the world or bought at the car mechanic.
The engine can only be serviced/installed at the Mechanic

## Vehicle Modules/Parts

There is a large list of different parts that can be added to your vehicle. You can see the full list of these parts Here.
You can install/remove parts yourself if you have:

* At least a medium level in the Engineering Skill
* A Car Repair Kit (2 charges are used per item added/removed)
* A Car Jack if you are working on Tires, Doors, Hatch, Hood, Battery or Alternator (All Vehicle Armor pieces can be removed without a Car Jack, but can only be installed with one)

If you do not have the skill/kits required the Mechanic is willing to install/remove parts for you, at a cost. If you're using the Mechanic just make sure you park the car at the car lift station. You can then hold the interact key to lift it which gives you the ability to purchasing the parts by interacting with the part on your vehicle. Keep in mind that when your car is on the car lift, you will always use the mechanic's services. Use a car jack to install parts for free if you have medium Engineering Skill.

* Mechanic car part interface
* Using the car lift at the mechanic

### Essential/Basic Parts

The essentials for making your car function are the following:

* At least 3 Wheels (you will have issues with any less than 4 though)
* An Engine, which can only be obtained by getting the vehicle to a Mechanic
* At least the front left car seat (Drivers seat)
* A Car Battery
* An Alternator (Not required, but the battery will not charge without one)
* Gas (can be transported via Gasoline Canister)

Once your car is running, you can add additional protection such as doors, bumpers, trunks, and hoods.

### Vehicle Armor

Each of these modules also have Armor that can be installed to assist in your protection. In order to install an armor upgrade, you need the base element as well as the upgrade element, which can be bought from the car mechanic. Adding armor decreases car handling, acceleration and top speed. Note: Wait with adding/Buying armor to your car if you are having issues controlling it. Leveling up Driving to at least Basic is recommended.

* Mechanic car part interface
* Using the car lift at the mechanic

## Salvaging Parts

If you only need a few select parts from a vehicle, you can use a Car Repair Kit and a Car Jack to salvage the desired parts from other vehicle spawns (jack is only needed for tires). These will only ever be the basic unarmored versions of the parts, but are better than nothing for sure
Note: most vehicle parts are too large to fit in any inventory, so they must be carried by hand, punching or interacting with the environment will cause you to drop the part. Tires however are 8x8 cells and fit in a Hiking Backpack. Doors also fit in the Wolfsvagon's own inventory if you do not have the needed Engineering skill to install them right away.

* Using car jack to service vehicle
* Remove interface for taking parts while in service mode

## Useful Tips

* Vehicle explosions will do damage to other vehicles and player built destructible structures.

## Change History

 Update 07-23-20 | Added "Drive By" shooting mechanics
Added tire damage
Added tire repair kits with improvised version
Added engine block damage
 Update 04-30-20 | Added fuel and battery mechanics