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SNFriedM14 · Apr 6, 2022

Duh anime addict said: ↑

no
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you’re not doing a good job at proving me wrong

Duh anime addict · Apr 6, 2022

SNFriedM14 said: ↑

you’re not doing a good job at proving me wrong
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ok

moses72 · Apr 6, 2022

it changes every 20 posts and we're only at post 15 including this
why is this even a big deal

Nazu · Apr 6, 2022

this thread makes me lose braincells sometimes

eggward · Apr 7, 2022

well maybe if yall stopped complaining about how bad it is, it'd stop getting worse?

Koichiro Iketani · Apr 7, 2022

Honestly the devs should just close the thread until the next teaser/update, as everyone else said, there's nothing left to speculate about

SNFriedM14 · Apr 7, 2022

eggward said: ↑

well maybe if yall stopped complaining about how bad it is, it'd stop getting worse?
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One look at the USA and how much people complain about its government proves that wrong.
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Koichiro Iketani said: ↑

Honestly the devs should just close the thread until the next teaser/update, as everyone else said, there's nothing left to speculate about
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Yes, please

Sparks4 · Apr 7, 2022

Koichiro Iketani said: ↑

Honestly the devs should just close the thread until the next teaser/update, as everyone else said, there's nothing left to speculate about
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$50 says they won't do that lmao. As that'll mean, the update is still X distance away.

Duh anime addict · Apr 7, 2022

GUYSSS THIS THING HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE NEW WORLD EDITOR GOT RELEASED!!!
(No joke)

JCX034 · Apr 7, 2022

Devs, lock this thread. Now!

Duh anime addict · Apr 7, 2022

JCX034 said: ↑

Devs, lock this thread. Now!
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no

fivedollarlamp · Apr 7, 2022

Duh anime addict said: ↑

no
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Why? There isn't anything new to speculate about

Wulf · Apr 7, 2022

McBeamer94 said: ↑

You're right, the 378 is quite powerful for its time, even with the 2-barrel carburetor (181hp) but it's not that far from the real-life Chevy 400CUI, which made 175hp back then.
Also, IRL, the 454 BBC made roughly 215hp during those dark times and, with the 4-barrel carburetor, the in-game 378 almost matches it (208hp), which isn't all that correct after the 1976 facelift of the Moonhawk.
So, the 2-barrel 181hp/4-barrel 208hp 378CUI can be reserved for the 1973-75 Moonhawk (which got out just at the start of the energy crisis), while some more restricted versions of this engine, with less hp, can be put on the 1976-78 one.
Also yes, the 244CUI Inline-6 can have a powerless version for the Base prefacelift model while the 160hp version of this engine we know can be reserved for the facelifted 76-78 model and it can also coexist with that particular powerless version in the facelift, for adding variety (meaning that the 244 can have its own tuning parts too). But for the "powerless" 244 to exist, a middle ground has to be made and that's by expanding the variety of engines because if anything, the distance between the "powerless" 244 and the non-choked 2-barrel 378 is too long (supposing the former is around 110hp and the latter, as we know it, is at 181hp). So a V8 smaller than the 378 can fit in between the 244 and the 378 while a Diesel V8 (with an available Turbocharger, as I said earlier) can be fitted to the facelifted models, as a reaction to the energy crisis. Plus a V8 larger than all of the aforementioned ones (and coming with a 4-barrel as standard) can satisfy those who want their excesses, adapted to the time period of course.

So, for simplifying all this text mess, we have:

244CUI Inline-6
"Powerless" Base version: 1973-75 prefacelift, 1976-78 facelift - it can stay on both life cycles for the cost-conscious buyers
160hp version, as we know it: 1976-78 facelift

V8 Smaller than the 378CUI V8, middle-ground between the 244 and the 378
1973-75 prefacelift, 1976-78 facelift - it can stay on both life cycles with its power/torque figures unchanged, for those who don't want a large V8 or the 244CUI Inline-6

Diesel V8 with available Turbocharger
1976-1978 facelift - as a response to the gas crunch

378CUI V8
The non-choked 2-barrel 181hp/4-barrel 208hp versions as we know them: 1973-75 prefacelift
Choked 2-barrel/4-barrel variants: 1976-78 facelift - these choked variants can coexist with the smaller gas V8, for those who just want more displacement plus a bit more torque out of it

V8 larger than all of the aforementioned engines, with standard 4-barrel carburetor
Non-choked: 1973-75 prefacelift
Choked: 1976-78 facelift

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I agree with everything you said, these are niches not filled in the BeamNG lore up until now!
T-Top and Convertible Moonhawk bodies would also be great, as would a Moonhawk Bastion Station Wagon be!
Not to mention (since I mentioned Convertibles and Wagons) that the Gavril Bluebuck could easily have Convertible and Wagon variants as well! The existing bodies offer an easy base for them: the 2-door Hardtop for the Convertible, the 4-door Sedan for the Wagon plus a Special 4-door Marshal Convertible based on the 4-door Hardtop!
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I find the Bastion good looking as well.
Also, putting real-life brands isn't the purpose of BeamNG. BeamNG already has its own lore of companies and nameplates, so it doesn't need real ones to become better known!
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I'm not reading all of this but i agree with you

YellowRusty · Apr 7, 2022

So it's official. The number of pages in this thread is now equivalent to the year A.D. This will probably not occur ever again, barring the possibility of the thread lying dormant for longer than a year. It's an impressive achievement for the community, that we've spent this much time and energy discussing the possibilities of the game's future.

Now, I find myself wondering again about ropables. Could they still be coming, along with the equipment necessary for true tow trucks in the game?

eggward · Apr 7, 2022

you know they could be working on something completely different than what you guys think, like split-screen multiseat since the multiseat camera makes me want to eat glass.

moses72 · Apr 7, 2022

please lock this thread we have literally nothing to speculate about

Shuddair · Apr 7, 2022

People speculate on stupid stuff until the cool things becomes wanting the thread locked and then they beg for that. Amazing . Instead of begging for it to be locked consider not talking in it…

Wulf · Apr 7, 2022

Really, let's think about it, have we ever had this long of an interval without teasers, could it be that devs are busy on an ambitious project that can't be easily teased?

moses72 · Apr 7, 2022

gone because drama or smth

Duh anime addict · Apr 7, 2022

moses72 said: ↑

After this post (mine) this thread is "locked" not really until the update drops or we get a new teaser, because we don't have shit to speculate about

THIS THREAD IS ESSENTIALLY LOCKED UNTIL WE GET A NEW TEASER
thanks
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Ok!
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Oh wait... tht means people will think it's a bump when we get a new teaser

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