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#3967892 - 06/14/14 09:58 PM Spintires (Feeling Stuck)  
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Well I couldn't hold back anymore after hearing Sethos talk about Spintires and showing his pictures. Sure enough this game plays smooth and looks great except I have no idea what I'm doing. biggrin

The terrain and mud deformations is really cool. Your tires actually get mud caked on there and it stays that way. Somehow driving the little UAV I damaged my spare tire mounted on the back.

I'd appreciate any tips. I'm still learning how the gears work. How do you switch between vehicles? Is it possible so that if you get stuck you can go get another vehicle to try to pull them out?

My first real romp out in the mud and I get hopelessly stuck


Thankfully they gave me a handy dandy winch to play with. I attached this to a tree way off to my right so it was fun seeing my vehicle get jerked around



I started over and fiddling with the gears, I really got the UAV moving down this mud road and discovered a cabin with a heavy lifting truck next to it.


Its interesting to think of all the possibilities with this. I remember seeing a Dirties Jobs with Mike Rowe and he worked with the U.S. Army team that uses blocks and tackles and winches to move tanks and trucks out of tricky scenarios.


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#3967920 - 06/14/14 11:12 PM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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Im still trying to figure out the gear thing myself. Currently I just go with auto.(stick up and to the right). As for changing trucks, if they are unlocked just open your map and click on it and you should change to it.

Fun game. Drive over an area enough and it becomes and huge mud pit that you kinda just sink into.


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#3967943 - 06/15/14 12:20 AM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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When you are near a truck, you can either press "V" to go into advanced mode. There you can click on a truck if it shows up with a name ( Needs to be close by ), you can use the winch, refuel, repair etc. just remember, in advanced mode the handbrake is on. So if you tie something up to the winch, remember to press V again so you can drive and winch in at the same time ( Pressing F ).

To switch vehicles you can also open the map ( F1 ) and just click the vehicle you want. That's how you get one back at the garage.

Wait until you master the crane, then it gets really fun biggrin

#3967951 - 06/15/14 12:35 AM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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Cool thanks. Still trying to learn the winching. Thanks Weapon for explaining that the up and right gear is auto. I was wondering as it allowed me to go forward and reverse. It is fun though trying to change gears while driving but its a little finicky. I'll try to switch into gear 1+ and accidentally slide into reverse but when you time it right its fun accelerating through.

You all brought up a good question. So the game world maintains any scarring and deformation your activity does? I drove that UAZ from first pick and got stuck in a small pond. I then learned about switching vehicles via map and got the log mover I discovered "rescued" to my starting garage. I then drove it towards where my UAZ was stuck. Sure enough when I got close via map and knew I was near, off to my right I see tracks left by my previous UAZ! I then proceeded to get my big truck after rescuing the UAZ and almost flipped it by winching. Both big truck and UAZ are now unstuck and taking a well deserved break by a cabin.






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#3968037 - 06/15/14 06:26 AM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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Does spinning the tires clear the tread? Keep that wheel speed up or they should slick over.


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#3968042 - 06/15/14 06:53 AM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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This looks just like the demo. what new did they add?

#3968262 - 06/15/14 06:19 PM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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News maps, new vehicles, a damage model, log hauling, towing and winching, trailer attachments, better mud physics and graphics, and optimizations with the game engine.


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#3968338 - 06/15/14 10:15 PM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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I'm having loads of fun with this. I'm not sure RK about the mud. I'm pretty sure I've seen it eventually come off. Probably depends on the terrain you move onto and if you move through water. I'll try it out.

I already know the DLC module I'd like next....a car wash with pressure washers at the garage. biggrin


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#3968370 - 06/15/14 11:24 PM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Originally Posted By: Raw Kryptonite
Does spinning the tires clear the tread? Keep that wheel speed up or they should slick over.


After you get out of the mud on a semi hard to hard surface it comes off.


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#3968380 - 06/15/14 11:49 PM Re: Spintires (Feeling Stuck) [Re: Coot]  
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I wish I had a video but yes you can spin mud off your tires! On the first Russian military truck you get while at a base I winched it sideways to lift the left side of the truck off the ground. I unlocked the differential and just started spinning the tires up in the air and the mud flung off. cheers


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