Rig of Rods

[OllieWinchester]

Anyone played it? I'd never heard of it but I'm just downloading it. You can drive cars, trucks, diggers, boats, planes, and they are all fully deformable. It's free too, my download is nearly done so I'm going to have a look...
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rig+of...

ETA link

Edited by OllieWinchester on Wednesday 22 December 21:09

[lost in espace]

OllieWinchester said:

Anyone played it? I'd never heard of it but I'm just downloading it. You can drive cars, trucks, diggers, boats, planes, and they are all fully deformable. It's free too, my download is nearly done so I'm going to have a look...

Looks great but my PC is a Pentium dual core, do you need a powerful PC for this I wonder.

Off to download! Thanks!

[Original Poster]

Just downloading for the Mac now!

[redtwin]

I tried it maybe a couple years ago. I had it on a laptop that could barely run it, but it was still fun. You have to have an interest in HGVs and the like though as there isn't much else to do beside hooking and unhooking wagons and driving around. Its more of a truck simulator than a game

Really wish there was a console equivalent that I could stick on the PS3.

[Stu R]

Been a while since I tried it, but there was a couple of fair sized threads on here about it way back when. Worth a quick punt, there's something very addictive about it which makes your brain overlook the fact it's aimless cack, and says keep playing.

[MrAdaam]

Downloading it now, looks like good fun. Not sure on the whole boating or large trucks but fancy some off road and flying!

Anybody had any experiences of it and like it? I don't suppose it supports multiplayer?

[SlipStream77]

I've played it a few times, it's very much a 'PH' type game.

There are quite a few new vehicles available for download, and it's also possible to create your own.

Personally I like playing with the cranes, there a massive power transformer that is quite a challenge to move around. IIRC you need 2 of the bigger mobile cranes to lift it.

ETA. Multiplayer was available in the last version I tried.

Also, a similar engineering type game is Pontifex or Bridge Builder, demos are here.

http://www.chroniclogic.com/

Edited by SlipStream77 on Wednesday 22 December 23:25

[OllieWinchester]

Just spent far more time than is feasible trying to crane a bobcat thing into the back of a pickup. Crane lorry fell over in the end.

I can't work out how to connect lorry cabs up to trailers? The writing is really small but it just says F9 and F10 raise or lower the load bed bit, but can't see how to connect?

[redtwin]

There is a specific key to latch the kingpin. I don't remember as it has been a while, but for some reason "R" sticks in my mind.

Just back up under the trailer and press every key on your keyboard until the indicator lights up.

[OllieWinchester]

The old Cummins bobcat thingie with the tail gate that goes up and down is shown with one of them bobcat diggers in the back of it. Try as I might, I cannot get the bloody thing in there, tried slowly driving it up, tried driving it up fast, tried craning it in, all to no avail. I need some ramps or something...

[HalfMoon]

OllieWinchester said:

Just spent far more time than is feasible trying to crane a bobcat thing into the back of a pickup. Crane lorry fell over in the end.

I've just been trying to lift a lorry onto a roof (yes, I'm bored...) and ended up breaking a few cranes...

[OllieWinchester]

My favourite is the 4x6 flat bed crane lorry. Bloody hard work though.

Also good fun loading up the 4x4 Twin Turbo race lorry onto the back of the transporter truck and trying to take it places without tipping over and it falling off.