First off: I love this mod. It has entertained me for hours on end. However, the suspension is the killer. When you try to do a big jump, upon landing one corner will usually cave in. To my knowledge the real monster trucks don't do that. Also, the truck has trouble doing wheelies. It has the power, but it just can't grip well enough.
Well... Monster Trucks don't really do wheelies... As for damage upon landings... you need to learn to land it right. Offset landings would kill suspensions IRL, too.
Wheelies are more common these days, on both ends. You gotta get the right bounce to get it up or hit a specific ramp the right way.
well there is this old clip from Crash Madness 2 where the Wrenchhead truck does a wheelie roughly halfway down the stadium, I think there's one of Blue Thunder doing it too but these are older trucks, as for new trucks it doesn't happen, makes me wonder if I can tune the suspension to do wheelies, it won't be good for jumps but it's something for me to do for the next few days (clip starts at 2:57 for some reason it didn't start at 2:57 despite checking the box under share for it to start there) as for the damage thing a bad landing will tweak a sway bar and make the truck sit crooked in real life
I can do a slap wheelie/sky wheelie pretty good in these trucks. I do agree the suspension gives way very easily. It literally is my only negative about this mod. I understand big hits or side slaps will damage it but i think if there’s a way to make it last Idk a minute longer would be good. A lot of times if you just land normal, the suspension gives and collapses. It was a pet peeve in the past version as well. Other then this, I am very impressed and satisfied with this mod.
suspension is strong for me. just learn to better angle the wheels for landing for the jump you just took. if you try turning and using the throttle or brake in the air you can find that you actually have a lot of say in which way the truck lands. in other words: git goot mayb ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well, of course it will cave in if you land on one corner, real monster trucks will also do that. Are you driving on solid ground in game or in mud? The soil makes a difference. Also keep in mind that the feeling of speed in (this) game is off, you a going faster than it feels in this game. Also, if you drive in real life, you steer way more refined than on a controller or on a keyboard, same goes for throttle control. All these factors make the difference between a proper, smooth landing and breaking your suspension And wheelies, I don't know, I can do them with some suspension tuning.
The reason I brought it up was that I was watching the show diesel brothers and they were doing some pretty massive jumps, and landed on one corner and it looked fine. I'll see what I can do in terms of landings, though.
It's really possible that could've been luck. Maybe the tyre flexed just the right way to take the landing without killing the suspension.
Very understandable. Just feel that unless you do insane jumps, that the suspension shouldn’t squish to the bump stops after a limited amount of hits. I try to drive realistic and smart and the shocks still collapse to the bump stops rather quickly. I do however love the new elimate of the motor/fuel cell catching on fire. I haven’t touched ROR since I’ve downloded this game and mod because of how good I feel it is and I’ve been playing ROR from the start of it and played in the MTM2 days lol. This mod is awesome. Just make the suspension not collapse to the bump stops as quickly unless your beating the truck bad imo. If that makes sense lol
Im currently on vacation. When I get back Sunday, I’ll mess with some suspension settings like I have and get back to you on that.
So, a little update to the base mod is in order. Next update will bring a fix to the driver cam, torsion bar simulation for swaybars and stronger shocks, as requested. I'd also like to include some extra content, in the form of new skin designs. Stay tuned.
when will we see Zombie, Max-D, El Toro Loco, and Donkey Kong in actual body styles? Zombie with the Flappy Tie and Breakable Flappy Arms, El Toro Loco with the Breakable Horns, and Donkey Kong with the Flappy Tie, The front for the mouth and nose, the sides with the ears, and the windshield for the eyes? I can be like All Things Everything.
ATE is using an old experimental version of the mod I put up for testing/limited distribution. Most of the assets included (bodies) were subsequently not authorized for use in the actual mod. We are creating our own content now, but stuff like this takes time.
