Alpha BeanAuctions v1.0

BeanAuctions
Salvage auctions, a diagnostic scan tool and an in-game tablet for career mode.

Buy wrecked, worn-out and repossessed cars at auction, find out what's actually wrong with them, fix them up and sell them for a profit.



Features

• Live auctions. 100 cars for sale at any time, from every make and model in the game. A new lot goes live about every 40 seconds.
• Hidden problems. Sellers don't disclose everything. Some cars have a bad engine, a slipping transmission or an ECU fault you won't see until you inspect them at the yard.
• Four kinds of sellers. Insurance write-offs, bank repos, salvage pool wrecks and dealer trade-ins.
• Sell your own cars at the salvage sale, or at the Collector Auction for valuable cars and classics. Set a reserve if you like.
• Restoration value. A car's value follows the parts actually on it, and fully restored classics can sell for up to twice their price new.
• Bean Diag. Read real OBD-II trouble codes from any car you own, with a repair price for each fault.
• Refurbishing. Rebuild a car's engine, transmission, driveline, suspension or body with refurbished parts, back to 95% condition. Never brand new.
• Chop shop. Strip every removable part off a car in one click from Part Customization.
• Second monitor. Open the auction site in your normal web browser while you play.

Screenshots
Live auction floor


Every lot gets a page


Bean Diag scan tool


The auction website


How to use

1. Load a career save.
2. Press B anywhere, or use the computer in any garage, to open the tablet. Esc puts it away.
3. Open BeanAuctions to buy and sell, or Bean Diag to scan and refurbish your cars.

Buying: set a max bid on any lot and it bids for you, one increment at a time. When the timer runs out the lot goes to a live auction. Inspect expensive cars first, and add up bid + buyer fee + towing + repairs before you commit.

Getting your car: pick it up at the yard for free, have it towed ($400, about 5 minutes) or pay $1,200 for instant delivery.

Buyer fees: 12% + $100 under $5,000; 9% + $100 from $5,000 to $19,999; 7% + $100 from $20,000.

Good to know

• Career mode only. Tested on 0.40.5, West Coast USA. Other career maps with parking spots should work.
• B is also the default nitrous key. Rebind either under Options > Controls ("BeanAuctions: open/close tablet").
• The value changes apply everywhere the game values your cars: selling, trade-ins, insurance and the auctions.
• Browser access only works on your own PC (localhost). The link from the tablet carries a private key.
• Suspension and shock wear isn't simulated yet.

Bugs & ideas
The best place for bug reports and feature requests is GitHub. The forms there ask for everything needed to fix things fast:

• Report a bug (include your game version, map and any red console lines)
• Suggest a feature
• See open issues

No GitHub account? Post in the discussion thread with a screenshot and your game version.

Source code: https://github.com/beanwrench/beanauctions (MIT license)