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# on and on%2C as happens in the real world.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5D%2A These are made-up part numbers%2C I couldn%27t be arsed to look up the real ones. You get the idea%2C though.%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D, Posted by on Dec-- at 00: AM #3, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by MoonEyes on Apr-29-20 at 06:39 AM In response to message #2 >(shrug) If Hitman isn't turning people into assassins, Drug >Dealer Simulator and Narcos probably aren't turning people >into drug dealers, either. Very likely not, no, but I still found it surprising that it's there, along with things like Weedcraft, etc. >Also, wow, I haven't seen the Forum drop its lunch as spectacularly as >it has on the first post in this thread for a long time. I had rather >hoped it was over that sort of behavior. Yeah, saw that now. Interesting, there was nothing like that when I posted on the 25th. ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #4, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by DaemeonX on May-01-20 at 07:24 PM In response to message #3 I thought it was my computer crying for help. Then I realized it was the forums crying for help. DaemeonX #4, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by DaemeonX on May-01-20 at 07:24 PM In response to message #3 I thought it was my computer crying for help. Then I realized it was the forums crying for help. DaemeonX #6, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Kendra Kirai on Mar-26-19 at 10:15 AM In response to message #4 In similar games, like PC Building Simulator, there does seem to be such a system, and if you forget to do something, like clean out the system or give t a test boot (they somehow know) they'll leave you a bad review on the games fictional review dealie.. In a very similar vein is House Flipper, where you work renovation and general contracting but the real meat of the game is buying, renovating, and reselling houses. I imagine that they're all made by the same developer. There's a plane repair simulator, too. #5, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Peter Eng on Mar-26-19 at 01:04 AM In response to message #0 If you hadn't said that the Countach was in need of bodywork, I would have thought that somebody wanted a camouflage car. Also, I think that Bentley couldn't be more purple unless it had "PURPLE" painted on it somewhere. Peter Eng -- Insert humorous comment here. #10, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by rwpikul on Mar-27-19 at 04:08 PM In response to message #5 >Also, I think that Bentley couldn't be more purple unless it had >"PURPLE" painted on it somewhere. Are you sure it doesn't? It's just that you can't see it because "PURPLE" is painted in purple. #7, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Gryphon on Mar-26-19 at 07:01 PM In response to message #0 >For instance, this Salem Spectre Fastback is clearly a >mid-'60s Ford Mustang like the one from Bullitt. > > >Fig. D Presumably in-universe, this was driven >by the movie star Dave McKing. To be fair, it didn't have the >Bullitt color or that license plate until I'd finished >restoring it. Oh yeah, speaking of Steve McQueen's Mustang... --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. #9, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by thorr_kan on Mar-27-19 at 09:33 AM In response to message #7 I remember that story! Pretty cool, innit? #8, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by StClair on Mar-27-19 at 03:10 AM In response to message #0 LAST EDITED ON Mar-27-19 AT 03:11 AM (EDT) Loved the banner, really loved the bits about the DeLoreans ("been here longer than the barn", the idea of both of them being really just one that's looped back on itself, and I found myself half wishing/imagining that when you got it up to 88 on the dyno, it did vanish - leaving twin trails of fire through the shop wall), and the green 'Cuda made me think of Jade Champion's orange Piranha (later inherited and driven by her brother Groove, and I swear I'm not making these names up) from another game with fictional equivalents of all the familiar classic makes, Interstate '76. (Their version of a 70s 'Vette was the Courcheval Manta.) #11, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Zemyla on Mar-28-19 at 01:39 AM In response to message #8 >and I found myself half >wishing/imagining that when you got it up to 88 on the dyno, it >did vanish - leaving twin trails of fire through the >shop wall Nah, it has to actually be going 88 mph with respect to the Earth's surface to time travel. That's why putting it on a train worked in BttF 3. #12, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by dbrandon on Mar-28-19 at 08:16 AM In response to message #0 I couldn't quite decide from your description whether or not this would be something I'd enjoy, but I went to Steam to look at it anyway. I don't think that it's quite worth the $20... but the 2014 version is on sale now for a grand total (with sales tax) of $0.74. That's worth giving it a spin, even if I am going to inevitably end up spending an hour looking for an air filter or something because I don't know my way around car innards very well. dbrandon #17, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Trscroggs on Apr-01-19 at 10:33 AM In response to message #12 Honestly, my understanding is that the differences between the various version of Car Simulator is largely academic...until mods. I have 2014 (or is it 2015?) and I enjoyed it for several hours....once I got fast unscrew. If you stick to it until you have all the 'fast' tools you'll find it can be a very relaxing and zen game. 2018 is on my "Steam Sale" list, but I have so many other games I'm trying to play it isn't on my "must buy as soon as I can" list. #13, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by MoonEyes on Mar-29-19 at 12:10 PM In response to message #0 LAST EDITED ON Mar-29-19 AT 12:45 PM (EDT) I've played one of the earlier versions of Car Mechanic, though I can't for the life of me remember which one. However, a couple of weeks ago, I went and got another game. Airplane Mechanic. Which as I understand it will let you work on British airplanes of WWII. I say "as I understand" because, well, I haven't gotten off of the Sopwith Camel, as yet. But I must say that it's a good bit of mindless fun. There are a few pains here and there, such as that EVERY job, so far, has involved refueling, something that gets tedious by the third assignment. There is also the issue that a lot of things "overlap" in the "reassemble" view, which can lead to you putting on the engine cover with a couple of cylinders still unattached. And then, of course, the "you have 10 minutes to finish the job" and something completely random to fix/replace, like a cylinder gasket. Tearing down the entire engine to establish the exact cause is not a trivial task, time-wise. Still and all, the game is in steams "pay to beta" program, so a bit of clunkiness is to be expected, and it wasn't that heniously spendy. And who knows, maybe soon I make it to a Spit or a Hurribug. Just hope I won't have to keep refueling those...it is painfully boring. ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #14, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Gryphon on Mar-29-19 at 01:14 PM In response to message #13 >There is also the issue that a lot of things "overlap" in the >"reassemble" view, which can lead to you putting on the engine cover >with a couple of cylinders still unattached. Hmm, hopefully they'll fix that. In CMS18, the reassembly mode is sequenced, so it won't let you put on, say, a cylinder head cover if all the rocker arms aren't installed. (I guess they assume that a real mechanic would just instinctively know not to do that, which, having watched real mechanics at work, is charmingly optimistic of the developers. :) >And who knows, maybe soon I make it to a Spit or a Hurribug. Don't be too eager to get away from those WWI engines. I've rebuilt a V12 in CMS18. Having that many cylinders is a pain in the butt. :) --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. #15, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Senji on Mar-29-19 at 09:32 PM In response to message #14 >Hmm, hopefully they'll fix that. In CMS18, the reassembly mode is >sequenced, so it won't let you put on, say, a cylinder head cover if >all the rocker arms aren't installed. (I guess they assume that a >real mechanic would just instinctively know not to do that, which, >having watched real mechanics at work, is charmingly optimistic of the >developers. :) > The number of times I've put a computer back together in the wrong order and had to redo half of it suggests to me that this is a cross-discipline thing. #16, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by MuninsFire on Mar-29-19 at 09:40 PM In response to message #15 >>Hmm, hopefully they'll fix that. In CMS18, the reassembly mode is >>sequenced, so it won't let you put on, say, a cylinder head cover if >>all the rocker arms aren't installed. (I guess they assume that a >>real mechanic would just instinctively know not to do that, which, >>having watched real mechanics at work, is charmingly optimistic of the >>developers. :) >> > The number of times I've put a computer back together in the wrong >order and had to redo half of it suggests to me that this is a >cross-discipline thing. Applies to radios, too. Applies even if you are -building them from discrete components- which is a -neat- trick with a hot soldering iron in a very confined space. #18, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by MoonEyes on Jun-08-19 at 04:11 AM In response to message #0 LAST EDITED ON Jun-08-19 AT 12:48 PM (EDT) Apparently, <Almost Any Word Here> Simulator is a thing, now. Car Mechanic, Airplane Mechanic, Fishing Simulator, THIEF Simulator(there's an interesting one) and now I got offered a discount on COOKING Simulator. Yes, you too can now be the next Bobby Flay/Mario Batali/Masaharu Morimoto. Or, you know, just set the entire kitchen on fire. Me, I think I'll pass because the interest is, in my case, nil. But I found the idea of this rather amusing, and so I thought I'd share. Incidentally, all these seem to be published by the same company too. Guess innovation was not a pre-requisite for working there. ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #20, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Peter Eng on Jun-09-19 at 05:30 PM In response to message #18 >...COOKING Simulator. Yes, you too can now be the next Bobby >Flay/Mario Batali/Masaharu Morimoto. Or, you know, just set the entire >kitchen on fire. > I've seen a Let's Play of it. The player tried to end the game by putting a propane tank on a hot burner. For some reason, this did not work as expected. Peter Eng -- Insert humorous comment here. #21, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by DaPatman89 on Jun-13-19 at 10:05 AM In response to message #18 I think I watched someone stream a prerelease copy of that. If it's the game I'm thinking of, the in-game radio picked up a local radio station from, if I remember correctly, an English coastal town (I forget which one). The streamer was in Canada. Okay, so it was probably an online station. It was still weird to watch someone streaming a game while in the background is an advert for an independent clothes shop thousands of miles away. #22, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Star Ranger4 on Jun-18-19 at 10:25 AM In response to message #21 >I think I watched someone stream a prerelease copy of that. If it's >the game I'm thinking of, the in-game radio picked up a local radio >station from, if I remember correctly, an English coastal town (I >forget which one). > >The streamer was in Canada. > >Okay, so it was probably an online station. It was >still weird to watch someone streaming a game while in the background >is an advert for an independent clothes shop thousands of miles >away. qwe qowie ,,, my poor sinuses #1, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by MoonEyes on Apr-25-20 at 02:43 PM In response to message #18 In re the Thief Simulator game mentioned in that list, it is now available in the "Bad Boys" bundle on Steam...along with "Drug Dealer Simulator". There's a game that seems to be thoroughly against all sorts of rules and agreements? On the other hand, Steam is rather well known for the "not our problem, dude, we just sell'em" mentality, so... ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #2, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by Gryphon on Apr-25-20 at 02:56 PM In response to message #1 >In re the Thief Simulator game mentioned in that list, it is now >available in the "Bad Boys" bundle on Steam...along with "Drug Dealer >Simulator". > >There's a game that seems to be thoroughly against all sorts of rules >and agreements? (shrug) If Hitman isn't turning people into assassins, Drug Dealer Simulator and Narcos probably aren't turning people into drug dealers, either. Also, wow, I haven't seen the Forum drop its lunch as spectacularly as it has on the first post in this thread for a long time. I had rather hoped it was over that sort of behavior. --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. #3, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by MoonEyes on Apr-29-20 at 06:39 AM In response to message #2 >(shrug) If Hitman isn't turning people into assassins, Drug >Dealer Simulator and Narcos probably aren't turning people >into drug dealers, either. Very likely not, no, but I still found it surprising that it's there, along with things like Weedcraft, etc. >Also, wow, I haven't seen the Forum drop its lunch as spectacularly as >it has on the first post in this thread for a long time. I had rather >hoped it was over that sort of behavior. Yeah, saw that now. Interesting, there was nothing like that when I posted on the 25th. ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #4, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by DaemeonX on May-01-20 at 07:24 PM In response to message #3 I thought it was my computer crying for help. Then I realized it was the forums crying for help. DaemeonX #19, RE: Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Posted by SneakyPete on Jun-09-19 at 00:08 AM In response to message #0 That last one looks very much like it should have Bruce Lee driving, and Van Williams working gadgets from the back seat. #23, Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by MoonEyes on Jan-14-20 at 08:01 PM In response to message #0 Yeah...somehow, this one does and does not surprise me at the same time. While it isn't out yet, there is apparently a demo and a steam wishlist possibility for Tank Mechanic Simulator. Just as the Car Mechanic version, you get access to a fairly decrepit vehicle, restore it, get it all running, and then either sell it or place it in your own collection. It's just that it's a tank. Yep, you too can now pick apart, repair, reassemble and restore large angry houses with guns. For those who are interested, https://store.steampowered.com/app/407130/Tank_Mechanic_Simulator/ ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #24, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by Nathan on Jan-15-20 at 10:08 AM In response to message #23 >Yeah...somehow, this one does and does not surprise me at the same >time. While it isn't out yet, there is apparently a demo and a steam >wishlist possibility for Tank Mechanic Simulator. Just as the Car >Mechanic version, you get access to a fairly decrepit vehicle, restore >it, get it all running, and then either sell it or place it in your >own collection. > >It's just that it's a tank. Yep, you too can now pick apart, repair, >reassemble and restore large angry houses with guns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Zq9hxvrQE Somebody I follow did a review. ----- Iä! Iä! Moe fthagn! #26, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by MoonEyes on Jan-15-20 at 04:21 PM In response to message #24 Considering, I think the vast majority around here have heard of Jingles, so you could have just said. :P ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #25, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by Gryphon on Jan-15-20 at 12:56 PM In response to message #23 Still hoping for 'Mech Tech Simulator 3025 someday. --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. #27, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by MoonEyes on Jan-15-20 at 04:25 PM In response to message #25 On the one hand, that would be epic. On the other hand, well, Car Mechanic 2018 is so called because it came in 2018. So... ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #28, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by Gryphon on Jan-15-20 at 05:13 PM In response to message #27 >On the one hand, that would be epic. On the other hand, well, Car >Mechanic 2018 is so called because it came in 2018. So... That's at least part of the joke... --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. #29, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by Star Ranger4 on Jan-16-20 at 06:33 AM In response to message #25 >Still hoping for 'Mech Tech Simulator 3025 someday. > Considering I play Battletech, and follow the 'Black Pants Legio' (or at least 'tex') that again made me snort alcohol out of my nose in a painful way G. #30, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by MoonEyes on Jan-16-20 at 12:42 PM In response to message #29 Don't worry, Pavlov has told us that repetition of things will lead to conditioned responses that, in this case, would lead to them not happening. Or, you know, you could just choose to not do alcohol when reading EPU in the first place. ...! Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths "Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!" #31, RE: Tank Mechanic Simulator Posted by Star Ranger4 on Jan-21-20 at 08:58 PM In response to message #30 > >Or, you know, you could just choose to not do alcohol when reading EPU >in the first place. > A choice I SHOULD make, but have not yet. And I also choose not to say WHY I have not made said choice?