Car

The car is a drivable vehicle used for fast personal travel and early combat mobility. It can be entered and left directly, and unlike the tank and spidertron it cannot be remote controlled and has no equipment grid. Its handling depends heavily on the fuel used and on the surface it is driving over, making roads and high-energy fuel important for getting the most out of it.

Acceleration and braking are tied to the direction of movement: accelerating opposite to the car’s current velocity makes it brake, and holding acceleration after braking has no effect until the car starts moving in the desired direction again. Braking distance increases with speed, so a fast car takes noticeably longer to slow down. Fuel quality also affects performance: solid fuel gives a 20% acceleration bonus, rocket fuel gives 80%, and nuclear fuel gives 150%. Rolling resistance is reduced by stone brick, and reduced further by concrete and refined concrete, which also share the same benefits as their hazard versions.

The car’s maximum speed varies by both fuel and terrain. On poor ground such as sand, its top speed is lowest, while paved surfaces offer the best results. A car on concrete or refined concrete can reach 131.6 km/h on wood or coal, 144.1 km/h on solid fuel, 176.5 km/h on rocket fuel, and 208.1 km/h on nuclear fuel. On stone path, those speeds are 112.2 km/h, 122.9 km/h, 150.5 km/h, and 177.4 km/h respectively. Shallow water is also faster than dirt or grass for the car, while sand is the slowest common surface listed.

Reverse speed is lower than forward speed, at about 70.7% of the car’s forward top speed. That makes backing up useful for short corrections, but not ideal for sustained travel.

When using a controller, the left joystick can be set to two vehicle driving modes. In relative vehicle driving mode, the default, moving the stick in a direction makes the vehicle automatically turn and accelerate toward that side of the screen. In absolute vehicle driving mode, pushing up or down accelerates and brakes, while left and right steer.

• Use better fuel when you need both faster acceleration and higher top speed.
• Build roads with stone brick, concrete, or refined concrete to improve driving performance.
• Expect longer stopping distances at high speed, especially on high-tier fuel.
• The car is convenient for manual travel, but it lacks the remote-control and equipment options available on larger vehicles.