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Better Car Physics

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Build 41, Build 42, Balance, Misc, Multiplayer, Realistic, Vehicles

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Mod Options (Build 41)

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Description

Manual shifting (toggleable) - Better Engine Sounds - Offroad driving - Engine braking

This mod requires manual installation steps. You must do these, otherwise the mod will not work.
See installation section.

What does this do?

In a nutshell:

Better engine sound
Manual shifting (toggle in settings, requires ModOptions mod)
Several improvements to driving physics, including offroad driving

Watch the video for an example.

Build 42

Now compatible with build 42!
Key differences:

Install the zombie folder from the 42 folder instead (should overwrite 27 files)
ModOptions is not needed anymore, its part of the base game now

Installation (Windows)

You can install the mod into existing saves.

Close Project Zomboid
Subscribe to this Mod
Wait for the download to finish
Go to
Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600\2909035179\mods\BetterCarPhysics
Go to either 41 or 42, use the same as your project zomboid version
Copy the zombie folder and nothing else
Paste the zombie folder into
Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid
Overwrite all files (should be 24 (build 41) or 27 (build 42))
Start Project Zomboid
Enable the mod. Done!

The mod will show you a popup in game if you need to update. You can turn this off in the mod settings.

Installation (MacOS)

See this guide

Installation (Linux)

Same as Windows. The steam folder is usually located in ~/.local/share/Steam

Uninstall

You can uninstall the mod at any time without affecting save files.

Deactivate mod in game
Close Project Zomboid
Right click game in steam -> Properties -> Local files
Click 'verify integrity of game files'
It should download 24+ files. Done!

Multiplayer

I only did some basic testing, use at your own risk

Should work on any server. Both server and client need the mod installed.
Anyone who wants the physics has to install this mod and follow the manual installation steps.
If someone joins without the manual installation steps, they can still join, but will have the vanilla physics.
The mod turns itself off completely if the server does not have it installed. You can freely switch between servers without changing anything.

Features

Realistic car engine and transmission behavior

Engine behaves/sounds much like it would in a real car
Releasing throttle leaves the car in gear
Engines have different torque curves. Vans operate best at low RPM, sports cars at high RPM
Lower gears produce more torque. Helpful for driving offroad.
Engine braking
Smooth gear shifts with rev-matching
Shifting into a low gear with too much speed will slide the car as the wheels lock up
Proper road friction and wind resistance forces

Manual and Semi-automatic transmission

Option to toggle manual on for all cars via ingame settings (Requires ModOptions mod)
In semi-auto mode, car shifts automatically, but you can override it using the shifting keys
Customizable keybinds for shift up (up arrow) and shift down (down arrow)
Change in keybind menu under 'Vehicle'
Clutch is always automatic

Smooth cruise control

With automatic transmission, automatically shifts + picks an appropriate gear
With manual transmission only controls the throttle, you can freely change gears
Vanilla controls: Shift + W to enable and Shift + W/S to increase/decrease by 5

Integrates with Sunday Driver and Speed Demon perks

Sunday Driver accelerates slowly, because they are scared of the throttle
Speed Demon shifts like a racedriver

Compatible with all vehicle mods that add new cars

I tested a bunch of the most popular mods, they all work fine.
If a car accelerates super fast, its likely because some mod boosts its engine horse power. See my explanation here
To modders: This mod ignores the gear ratios defined in the resources files. I had to do that as most vanilla cars dont have any, and the ones that were present didnt work that well. I created some logic that picks gear ratios based on engine type (generic, firebird, van, jeep). You configure this with 'engineRPMType' in the vehicle definition. The engine type also determines the max RPM, and when the semi-auto transmission shifts.

Compatible with

Customizable Containers - both mods change files in the zombie folder, but its different files, so no problem.

Workshop ID: 2909035179
Mod ID: BetterCarPhysics

Popular Discussions View All (12)

13 Feb @ 10:35am

42.3.0 Quick Fix Until Update

synister

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19 Feb @ 11:46am

PINNED: Bug reports

Neidmare

14 Feb @ 5:37am

Suggestion for when you update this mod

Alpha Gamer

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Alpha Gamer 25 Feb @ 6:43am

I had to uninstall this and validate my files. Yet the error magnifier mod still shows a better car physics error. How is it still detecting it?

kil549 23 Feb @ 9:02am

on build 42, the settings in the mods tab stopped showing up

Nero 19 Feb @ 12:05pm

Hey @Mythical, I get that you're frustrated—totally understandable when things don’t work as expected.

But just to clarify, the mod does work in multiplayer, so there’s nothing wrong with it itself. Nothing the Author can ever do.

My best advice would be to completely uninstall everything, remove any leftover files, and do a fresh install. Verifying the files usually helps too. But just to be on the safe site.

And then not use it, maybe it’s just not worth the headache. If the install process keeps giving you trouble while it works for others, it might just be one of those things.

Hope you get it sorted!

mario 18 Feb @ 3:33pm

for b42, it says

ModOptions is not needed anymore, its part of the base game now

fin fin fin ravv ravv ravv 18 Feb @ 2:32pm

Manual shifting (toggle in settings, requires ModOptions mod)
does b42 version of modoptions work??? cuz in this page there is only modoption[b41]

Mythical 18 Feb @ 2:25pm

can this mod please be fixed at some point in multiplayer? nothing works, even on a server that has had NOTHING to do with the mod, it fully deleted from mine and my friends game, IT STILL GIVES MY MATE AN ERROR ABOUT "file doesnt exist on client" its pissing me off now, not blaming the dev, just want to do a good rp server.

Rachel L 18 Feb @ 5:29am

Probably not

Aria The Fox 18 Feb @ 5:15am

Is this compatible with Knox Event Expanded for build 42?

Mitchel Vories 17 Feb @ 12:19pm

lol. I maxed the weight and the flat bed sunk into the ground at 3400lbs. What mod are people using to changes sandbox options in game? I'm using [B42] Sandbox Options in lieu of Change Sandbox Options (by Star) because the latter throws errors/triggers stack traces. I ask, because I definitely need to quit and reload the game for changes to take effect.

Neidmare [author] 17 Feb @ 11:43am

@AlunBrozy Or just honking also works to attract zombies - if that is what you mean

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