While these dummies can be thrown out of the vehicle, the Rigs of Rods player character stays firmly seated during even the most severe crashes. ![]() Rigs of Rods actually has a human player character that can walk around whereas BeamNG has only got crash test dummies.Many Rigs of Rods cars are a lot softer than BeamNG cars. Ragdoll Physics: Not the people, the cars have this.Sometimes, careless off-roading is enough. Not that that's the only way tires can be destroyed in this game. Pop the Tires: There are also spike strips available for Rigs of Rods which can actually destroy vehicles' tires (if they have tires, that is).As in: The ones where you tossed your vehicle off of a cliff-face and watched it tumble downwards, being reduced to a pile of scrap that resembled the car in question. No One Could Survive That!: The very severe crashes.Invincible Classic Car: Some vehicles based on older Real Life models don't have softbodies yet.Nowadays, however, the automatic and auto-clutch shifting modes let you play Rigs of Rods like any other race game. ![]() So after backing up, the vehicle had to be put into a forward gear with the according controls. Had the Silly Thing in Reverse: Earlier versions of Rigs of Rods didn't have "easy" switching modes that put the car in reverse when the player hit the backwards control.Guide Dang It!: There is no built in configurator, all keymapping has to be done by editing the config file.That said, there are even more models of Real Life vehicles available for the game.The DI Sportster 390C is clearly inspired by the Ferrari 308 GTS.The Burnside cars have been designed to look like typical boxy 70s/ 80s US cars of the kind that were thrashed in many a Chase Scene.The Gavril Bandit is blatantly like a late 60s/early 70s muscle car.Driving Stick: Can be simulated if a Logitech G25/27 is properly hooked up, the clutch pedal can also be simulated using the shift key by default (as well as the clutch pedal on the afformentioned G25/27).Cool Car: Lots, especially the Gavril cars by Gabester.Car Skiing: Just like in Real Life, this is technically possible. ![]() And if all that isn't enough, checkout the Bigboss vehicles. Nowadays, the Rigs of Rods repository offers vehicles for oversized Scandinavian trucks or actual Australian road trains as well as military vehicles such as the ZIL-135, especially in the "Uragan" missile launcher configuration ( defied by the Hello Kitty-themed version, though).
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