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Is there a Tow-Truck coming? (D-series based)

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Ai'Torror, Dec 23, 2016.

  1. Ai'Torror

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    An update ago I've noticed a Push front bumper in the parts menu so I've thought that It's kind of useless but after this update I've found out that every (I think) vehicle has a node attacher on the front that looks like a great place for attaching winch/tow hook. So here is a question for dev's: Are couplers on the front of the vehicles a bug or is it intentional and could you tell us what's the purpose of them?

    (P.S. sorry for my bad-ish english)
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    + the Push bumper seems a bit unfinished (after it gets damaged it sticks to every car it touches)
     
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  3. Ai'Torror

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    I've noticed, that if you go in to the controls for the vehicles and click additional bindings, there are controls for an extendable boom as well as a hook! So I'm guessing in a future update there will be.
     
  5. coolusername

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    Wasn't this thing originally made by some dev and released as a mod?
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  6. BowlerHatJack

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    No? That's djploppers tow truck right?
     
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  7. coolusername

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    He reworked it, but didn't made it!?
     
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    You may also notice that a lot of (all that I have looked at) in-game vehicles have a special (useless) "tow_hook" location at the front, when you activate its hitches. They also are attributed with a "ropables" definition.

    I'd say future in-game tow truck will be coming.... some day.

    I think the current 'tow truck mod' just uses glitchy collision triangles to stick the hook to the vehicle, with no way to unhook. I haven't used it in a while so I don't know if this is still true...
     
  9. Sebas-Kitty

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    dutch tow truck something like this?
     

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  10. BowlerHatJack

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    Looked it up and yes your claim is sorta true.
    Direct quote from the mod page: "The Tow Truck D-Series is back! This mod contains a reworked version of the DS Tow Truck by DrowsySam, I added some configs, removed outdated parts and fixed some errors"
     
  11. Ai'Torror

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    Yup, This is just what we need (with the wrecker bed the heavy duty parts would start making at least a little bit of sense)
     
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