BetterVehicles
This mod modifies the performance of various vehicles to make them more enjoyable to use.
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Better Vehicles
If you ever felt that Astroneer’s vehicles were always stuck in first gear, you’ve come to the right place! This mod modifies the performance of various vehicles to make them more enjoyable to use, and makes their physics more realistic.
All vehicles and trains:
- increased caravan length to 8 (most vehicles), 12 (tractors & trailers), and 25 (train cars)
Tractor:
- higher torque, slightly less speed
Buggy:
- much higher top speed
- slower acceleration
Medium rover:
- improved torque
Large rover:
- overall better handling
Hoverboard:
- higher top speed
- Significantly reduced fall damage. No longer can you die from simply hitting a rock during your travels!
VTOL:
- significantly faster top speed
- slightly higher fuel consumption
COLE:
- faster top speed
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
- For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.
Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.