You can read all the manuals and watch hours of video, but nothing beats hands-on key-turning experience if you want to better understand how your car works. But cars, tools and workspaces are expensive. This video game key, however, could make hands-on mechanics training much more accessible.
The concept seems quite simple: you assemble and maintain virtual cars! One of the game’s developers, Alec Moody, introduced me to the concept via email and described the game more specifically as: “A super detailed mechanics simulator focused on the preparation and maintenance of racing cars. ‘endurance. “
You can see more of the game in action at Alec Moody’s YouTube channel.
Moody just created the trailer for the game you see above, the game is official press kit has a bit more background information on what it is:
“Wrench tasks players with repairing and maintaining race cars. Every component of Wrench is meticulously engineered. The parts down to every nut and bolt are faithfully reproduced to provide players with an accurate simulation. The wrench includes tools. bindings (ratchets and impacts) and accurately simulates the torque, stretching and breakage of bindings. Players are using a growing selection of lubricants and chemicals to perform common tasks like oil changes or flushes. brake fluid.
You can play the game on a Windows PC or in virtual reality using motion controllers, the latter of which look particularly interesting. Unfortunately, I don’t have this hardware so I won’t be able to play this game anytime soon. But if you are enthusiastic you can check it out on To smoke or the Oculus Shop for $ 19.99.
It’s now an “early access version”, which basically means the developers plan to add a lot more content to the game. You can check the progress of this development at Key website. As of this writing, this is what the game’s “development roadmap” looks like.
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I’m neck and neck in a very frustrating automotive project right now, so the thought of spending even Following spending time on a car that isn’t even real made me laugh at first. However, upon closer examination, I realized that it would be a much more relaxing way to learn how to get around with the tools. And using it would mean I wouldn’t have to walk into the dark and filthy garage of my apartment complex!
It seems like a fun and educational tool. Based on reviews that are in place, it also seems to be a pretty successful execution. Leave comments if you’ve played it and have ideas to share!
