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Why does my car flip?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by BeamNGFilms, Dec 6, 2020.

  1. BeamNGFilms

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    Alright, I need some help with this issue or if this is just how real life works. I downloaded a mod, which allows you to customize your vehicles properties, like breaking resistance, weight, size, etc. This is where my problem comes in. There is a friction adjuster that allows the player to increase or decrease friction. I wanted to increase the friction, so the car I am driving can turn harder and faster, but (and I might sound dumb or moronic) my car flips over easily and I have no idea if I can fix that or if that is even fixable, which is why I am posting this thread.


    In case you were wondering, this is the link of the mod: https://www.beamng.com/resources/ve...e-and-other-values-edit-works-for-mods.14868/

    If this is fixable or unfixable, plz leave reply THX.
     
    #1 BeamNGFilms, Dec 6, 2020
  2. Agent_Y

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    That's literally how friction works. As long as all tires are on the ground everything is fine, but friction won't hold them there any longer. Instead when you lose grip in one of the wheels the friction will be too big for the car to slide so it will flip. It's like driving on a drag strip. It doesn't act like "glue" that pushes you to the ground but more like the opposite of ice if you know what I mean. On ice you can slide but on normal surface you will fall over if you try, the same thing happens to the car. Basically there is no way to make your car "turn harder" with it, instead you need aero pieces that will push it down, it won't prevent sliding but a bigger surface of the tire will be touching the ground so there will be more grip. But there is a reason hillclimb cars don't have extreme grip tires, simply they would flip like you are saying now. Drag cars on the other hand have tires with a lot of grip because they don't have to turn. I hope I have cleared it up a bit.
    Try the Road Grip Editor mod. Experiment with static and sliding friction of the surface to get the results you want.
     
    #2 Agent_Y, Dec 7, 2020
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  3. SuperShep1

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    well said, your car must have a low center of gravity or be vey wide
     
    #3 SuperShep1, Dec 7, 2020
  4. P_enta

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    physics

    basically if you turn too much normally your car will drift, but since you have a ton of friction your car can’t slide, so that energy must go somewhere right? It flips the car because that’s the easiest way for the energy to go.
     
    #4 P_enta, Dec 7, 2020
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  5. BeamNGFilms

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    welp
     
    #5 BeamNGFilms, Dec 8, 2020
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