![]() ![]() Many maps have a pad with a small control panel available. ![]() Typically if there are special parts, they are controlled with the function keys. When you’re in a vehicle, press the T key to see any special controls that vehicle offers. Once you’ve gotten the hang of driving around, you’ll probably notice that many of the vehicles have special controls.įor example, you’ll find a number of trucks with cranes and lifts. All drive a bit differently from each other. There are plenty of options, from muscle cars, to off-road vehicles, buses, trucks, and tractors. Activate the ‘get new vehicle’ command on the ‘Simulation’ menu to get access to a new ride. Move your mouse to the upper-left corner of the screen and you’ll see a menu. If you find yourself stranded, you can always summon another vehicle. Vehicles and cranes may require pressing the Enter key again. You can then often get into other buildings or vehicles you encounter. Use the Enter key to exit your current ride. RoR uses physics in the damage calculations, so you can have some really painful-looking crashes (but that’s part of the fun, right?) If you crash, you can use the backspace key to restore your vehicle.Īs you drive around the map, you may find other vehicles and buildings you want to explore. It won’t take long before you crash, perhaps in a spectacular way. In most views, you can use the numeric keypad to change the current viewpoint even more. Some vehicles are easier to drive from behind (the default view) but you can also choose internal views. You can change your viewpoint with the C keys. Go to reverse gear and up arrow to accelerate backwards. If you want to back up, use the A and Z keys to shift gears. Most vehicles have automatic transmissions turned on by default, so just use the up arrow to accelerate, the down arrow to brake, and left and right to turn. ![]() Use the arrow keys to control your vehicle. I like the Chevy S-10 as a starting vehicle, as it’s reasonably forgiving and can be driven both on and off the road. Walk into the office and you’ll be given your choice of vehicles to try. Most of the time, you’ll appear near the “Rig-A-Deal” building. Use the shift key while holding an arrow to make him run, and the space bar to make him jump. Use the arrow keys to move this guy around. When the map loads, you’re controlling a small human figure. Helens” on the “Official Terrains” menu first, as it has all the main vehicle types readily available, and plenty of interesting things to see right off the bat. Run the program and you’ll be given your choice of scenery. It’s available for all major operating systems, but the Windows version seems to be most up-to-date. If you want to play around with Rigs of Rods (and you really should) just go to the web site and download the main package. You're born into the simulator world right in front of a car dealership – and every car is free! You can even fly helicopters and aircraft. You can create various kinds of cargo that can be lifted by cranes and moved onto trucks (which you can then drive around.) You can control watercraft, from huge liners to a small speedboat. What this really means is, you can drive cars, trucks, buses, and cranes. Essentially, the elements of each vehicle are accurately modeled mathematically. Rigs of Rods (RoR) is based on real-world physics, using a soft-body physics model. It began as a physics modeling experiment, and became a complete vehicle simulation tool. Rigs of Rods ( ) is a fascinating multi-craft simulator. This month we discuss a very flexible vehicle simulator. There are many fascinating simulators available free for exploring land, air, sea, and space. They are designed to let you simply explore something new. They don’t (usually) have point systems or even goals. Many of them are quite realistic, and encourage you to experience things you might never do in real life. Simulators are software programs that are designed to mimic some real or imagined situation. Simulation software allows all these things and more. Like many people, I learn by doing, and I’d really like to learn how to do things I might never do in real life, like drive a tow truck, lift huge loads with a crane, roll an off-load vehicle (and survive) fly a helicopter, and drive an off-shore racing boat. While we frequently talk about educational software in this column, I’ve long felt that most “educational” software falls short. ![]()
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