Every wheel in the game now has a real tyre pressure, tyre wear and the chance of a puncture.
Walk up to any vehicle, look at a wheel, and the game's own info panel shows you that tyre: the pressure in bar, its condition, and what key to press. Hold a key to inflate or deflate it on the spot.
Pressure is not just a number. A soft tyre visibly squats and grips noticeably better on the field. A hard tyre rolls faster and wears less on the road. Run the wrong pressure for the surface, drive too fast, or keep going on worn out tyres, and sooner or later one will blow.
FEATURES
- Real tyre pressure on every wheeled vehicle, from 0.6 to 2.4 bar
- Inflate and deflate any wheel while on foot, no workshop needed
- Pressure changes how the tyre looks and how it grips: low pressure = more grip off road, high pressure = speed and less wear
- Tyres wear down as you drive, faster if you run the wrong pressure for the surface
- Punctures, driven by how you actually drive: speed, wrong pressure, worn tyres and rough ground all multiply the risk
- A flat tyre visibly collapses, the body leans on that corner, you lose grip and you are limited to 12 km/h
- Change a flat tyre on the spot: hold R for 12 seconds, costs 350
- Everything is shown in the game's own vehicle info panel, no custom HUD clutter
- Pressure, wear and punctures are saved in your savegame
- Full multiplayer support
- Works on every wheeled vehicle, including modded ones, with no per vehicle setup
HOW IT WORKS
The ideal pressure depends on what you are doing:
- Field work: around 1.0 bar. The tyre spreads out and grips.
- Road transport: around 2.0 bar. Light rolling, low wear.
A puncture never happens below 8 km/h. Above that, the risk is multiplied by how fast you go (it starts to matter at 25 km/h and peaks around 55), by how wrong your pressure is for the surface, by how worn the tyre is, and by driving off field. With sensible pressure and decent tyres you can work all day without trouble. Blast down the road at 50 km/h on soft, worn tyres and you will regret it.
CONTROLS
On foot, looking at a wheel:
- Inflate: hold Numpad +
- Deflate: hold Numpad -
- Change a flat tyre: hold R
PC only.
