Vehicle Penalties

The Game Mechanics section of the manual details the internal formula used in the game's calculations. This section of the manual uses pseudo-code and may not be 100% the same as the code in the game.

The Game Mechanics part of the manual is mainly designed to be a reference for the frequently asked question, “Why do I get this rating when I do X, Y, Z?!” Usually, this answer involves many different variables, which this section of the manual demonstrates.

The game mechanics section of the manual shows how the sausage gets made. So you really may want to avoid this portion of the manual if you enjoy the game.

Variables

Name	Description	Name	Description
year	The current game year	Engine_Year	The year this vehicle's engine was designed
Chassis_Year	The year this vehicle's chassis was designed	Gearbox_Year	The year this vehicle's gearbox was designed
CarDesignYear	The year this vehicle was designed	BuyersRating	This is the vehicle's final score used to calculate the number of sales. The higher this number, the more sales the vehicle gets.
baseTopSpeed	This is the base top speed used to calculate the required top speed for specific vehicle types.	CarType_Rating_Performance	This is the vehicle type's performance rating
Car_Top_Speed	This is the top speed of the vehicle.	soldAtBranch	This is the number of vehicles sold.
Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Stability	Chassis slider position for suspension stability	Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Comfort	Chassis slider position for suspension comfort
Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Performance	Chassis slider position for suspension performance	Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Braking	Chassis slider position for suspension braking
Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Durability	Chassis slider position for suspension durability	Chassis_Sliders_Technology_Materials	Chassis slider position for materials technologies
Chassis_Sliders_Technology_Tech	Chassis slider position for technology	Engine_Sliders_FuelEco	Engine slider position for fuel economy
Engine_Sliders_Materials	Engine slider position for materials	Engine_Sliders_Technology	Engine slider position for technologies
Engine_Sliders_Components	Engine slider position for components quality	Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Material	Gearbox material technology slider
Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Parts	Gearbox parts technology slider	Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Techniques	Gearbox techniques slider
Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Tech	Gearbox technologies slider	Car_Sliders_InteriorStyle	Vehicle interior style slider
Car_Sliders_InteriorLuxury	Vehicle interior luxury slider	Car_Sliders_InteriorComfort	Vehicle interior comfort slider
Car_Sliders_InteriorTech	Vehicle interior technologies slider	Car_Sliders_Material_Material_Quality	Vehicle material quality slider
Car_Sliders_Material_Material_InteriorQuality	Vehicle interior quality slider	Car_Sliders_Material_Manufacturing_Tech	Vehicle manufacturing technique slider
SellPrice	The sales price of the vehicle	UnitCosts	The material cost of the vehicle
CarType_WealthIndex	The vehicle type's wealth index value found under wealth demo

Age Penalty

collectiveAge = 0;
 
if(((year) - Engine_Year) > 12)
{
    collectiveAge = collectiveAge + (year - (Engine_Year+12)) * 0.05;
 
    if((year - Engine_Year) > 15)
        collectiveAge = collectiveAge +  (year - (Engine_Year+15)) * 0.25;
 
}
 
if(((year) - Chassis_Year) > 12)
{
    collectiveAge = collectiveAge +  (year - (Chassis_Year+12)) * 0.05;
 
    if((year - Chassis_Year) > 15)
        collectiveAge = collectiveAge +  (year - (Chassis_Year+15)) * 0.25;
}
 
if((year - Gearbox_Year) > 12)
{
    collectiveAge = collectiveAge +  (year - (Gearbox_Year+12)) * 0.05;
 
    if((year - Gearbox_Year) > 15)
        collectiveAge = collectiveAge +  (year - (Gearbox_Year+15)) * 0.25;
 
}
 
if((year - CarDesignYear) + 4 > 9)
    collectiveAge = collectiveAge +  (((year - CarDesignYear) + 4)/10.0)^1.6;
else
    collectiveAge = collectiveAge +  0.8;
 
if(collectiveAge > 1)
    collectiveAge = collectiveAge^1.2;
 
if( collectiveAge^1.2 != 0)
	BuyersRating = BuyersRating / collectiveAge^1.2;

Top Speed Penalty

baseTopSpeed = 10;
 
if(year < 2020)
{
    baseTopSpeed = baseTopSpeed + 1.05 * (year-1899);
}
else
{
    baseTopSpeed = baseTopSpeed + 127.5;
}
 
adjustedTopSpeed = (baseTopSpeed + (baseTopSpeed*(CarType_Rating_Performance-0.3)));
 
if(adjustedTopSpeed <= 0)
    adjustedTopSpeed = 1;
 
 
if(Car_Top_Speed < adjustedTopSpeed)
{
    topSpeedMod = Car_Top_Speed / adjustedTopSpeed;
}
else
{
    topSpeedMod = 1;
}
 
soldAtBranch = soldAtBranch * topSpeedMod;

Low Slider Penalty

lowSlidersPenality = 1.0;
 
 
 
if( (Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Stability + Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Comfort +
    Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Performance + Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Braking) < 1.0)
{
    lowSlidersPenality =  lowSlidersPenality - 0.07;
}
 
 
if((Chassis_Sliders_Suspension_Durability + Chassis_Sliders_Technology_Materials +
    Chassis_Sliders_Technology_Tech) < 0.35)
{
    lowSlidersPenality =  lowSlidersPenality - 0.05;
}
 
 
if( (Engine_Sliders_FuelEco + Engine_Sliders_Materials + 
    Engine_Sliders_Technology + Engine_Sliders_Compoenents) < 0.45)
{
    lowSlidersPenality =  lowSlidersPenality - 0.06;
}
 
 
if( (Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Material + Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Parts +
    Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Tech + Gearbox_Sliders_Technology_Techniques) < 0.45)
{
    lowSlidersPenality =  lowSlidersPenality - 0.08;
}
 
 
if( (Car_Sliders_InteriorStyle + Car_Sliders_InteriorLuxury +
    Car_Sliders_InteriorComfort + Car_Sliders_InteriorTech) < 0.45)
{
    lowSlidersPenality =  lowSlidersPenality - 0.08;
}
 
 
if( (Car_Sliders_Material_Material_Quality + 
    Car_Sliders_Material_Material_InteriorQuality +
    Car_Sliders_Material_Manufacturing_Tech) < 0.36)
{
    lowSlidersPenality =  lowSlidersPenality - 0.08;
}
 
 
BuyersRating = BuyersRating * lowSlidersPenality ;

Price Gouging Penalty

if(SellPrice > UnitCosts * (3.5 + CarType_WealthIndex / 5.0))
{
    overPriced = 1.0 - (SellPrice/(UnitCosts * 
        (3.5 + CarType_WealthIndex / 5.0))/2.0);
 
    if(overPriced < 0)
        overPriced = 0;
}
 
soldAtBranch = soldAtBranch * overPriced;

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