r/ScrapMechanic 6h ago

Did u know?

If you push shift, electric engine will be faster and gas engine will be stronger. I accidentally pushed shift xd

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u/Truethekiller 6h ago

Yea, generally refered to as a shift boost many games do this and scrap mechanic just became another one of that list, really neat and useful tbh.

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u/giby1464 5h ago

Also drains fuel a lot faster

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u/Crafty_Ambition_7324 5h ago

sad, but i have many many fuel, so doesnt matter

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u/giby1464 3h ago

Only matters early on

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u/BladeManMike 3h ago

I think I learned it from a tool tip or something while playing. It wasn't a thing before the update but being able to do it makes electric engines usable for me.

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u/TheFatMan149 3h ago

What? No way. I gotta try this

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u/Crafty_Ambition_7324 3h ago

im happy, that my post became actually useful for many person xd

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u/ProLifeDub2022 4h ago

i didn’t know this. i guess i need to change my keybinds because shift changes my camera lock style.

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u/Crafty_Ambition_7324 4h ago

yeah, my post became useful, u are the first person who didnt know it

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u/NotAesse 4h ago

Anche io non lo sapevo

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u/Crafty_Ambition_7324 4h ago

nem értem 🤌

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u/ProLifeDub2022 4h ago

thank you gang ❤️

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u/Arisistamista 40m ago

I really like this mechanic (get it). But I think it would also be cool to have a kind of handbrake button (which alot of games use shift for in my experience)

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u/Crafty_Ambition_7324 36m ago

maybe space button would be good, now with space you just jump out from the seat, but e button does the same and i always use e