My Summer Car

Early Access

My Summer Car released via Steam Early Access on October 24, 2016.

PC System Requirements

Early Access Change Log

2-23-2018

Warnings for existing saves before this update:

WARNING 1: All your bought Batteries, Fire Extinguishers and Oil Filters have reset back to Teimo's store

WARNING 2: Because of bug fix your Clutch Cover Plate will spawn back to garage. You can however install it back just through the engine block without having to disassemble anything.

WARNING 3: Make sure your Camshaft position is aligned before starting the engine!

New features:

• Added kWh gauge to house - Energy usage can now be tracked
• Added strawberry field, and new job: picking strawberries
• Added Racing Flywheel that decreases engine mass and inertia
• Added wasps, also note that player has a wasp sting allergy
• Added grandma, if you follow her conversations correctly you will get more money
• Added general conversation agreement gestures (when not too drunk), default button "K"

Changes:

• Increased battery charger charging speed
• Adjusted wheel rotation inertias for Satsuma, Hayosiko, Ruscko and Ferndale
• Adjusted performance characteristics of above vehicles
• Teimo now uses bicycle to travel to work
• Teimo's Store is now open from 10 to 20, and both the store and the pub are now closed on Sundays
• Interior light and gauges for the Satsuma are now properly illuminated
• The Rally is now a two day event with two special stages
• Moved Rally results tents to school yard
• Added Rally spectators
• Adjusted oil dipstick indicator, full oil level is now shown close to MAX
• Decreased engine shaking when using standard Flywheel
• Kilju guy does now catch you from trying to fool him
• Added office worker to water facility
• Firewood trailer now takes more firewood to fill
• Selling Kilju and picking strawberries does not count to your official income
• Increased tolerance of water treatment plant waste grate check to avoid incorrectly placed fines
• Fire Extinguishers, Batteries and Oil Filters are now disposable at the landfill
• Adjusted analog clutch sensitivity so that it engages little earlier
• Made Boat controls compatible with analog controllers, similarly to other vehicles
• The camshaft must now be properly timed with the crankshaft when assembling the engine
• Made Alternator charging efficiency dependent on wear
• Made brake fluid simulation better, amount of fluid affects the maximum braking efficiency
• Suspension can now bend (Fix at Fleetari's) instead of completely break off, except for very hard hit
• Added odometer to sewage truck

Fixes:

• Seating angle is now reset when entering Driving Mode
• Fixed issue where it was able to buy Block or Crankshaft even when those old parts were not fully
• disassembled
• Fixed bug with milk and pub coffee drinking not locking the left hand
• Fixed random "ghost bumps" that affected AI and Player cars on the highway
• Fixed audio issues with footsteps when using analog player control inputs
• Fixed bug where it was possible to remove disc and drumbrakes while wheels where installed

12-05-2017 - 100 years of Finnish independence update

New features:

• Added oil contamination simulation
• Added oil dipstick to check out oil level and quality
• Added Oil Filters to Teimo's shop
• Added rudimentary aerodynamic lift to Satsuma, makes the car more unstable at high speeds
• Made Satsuma glove box functional
• Added seatbelts to Satsuma, Hayosiko (blue van) and Gifu (sewage truck)
• Added tire wear and puncture
• Added more aftermarket wheels to the parts catalogue (Tires must now be purchased at Fleetari's shop)
• Added custom song CD which can be played with car CD player (max. 15 songs)
• Added possible destructive house fire
• Added two wood carriers for transporting firewood

Changes:

• Losing and winning card games now affects Stress
• Not using seatbelts is now traffic infraction
• Gifu (sewage truck) windshield can be now broken
• Every wheel can be now installed freely to any corner of the car
• Adjusted Satsuma cooling efficiency and fuel consumption
• Electric sauna stove cools down faster now
• Decreased Satsuma braking performance
• Moved Parts Magazine to garage table
• Player can now drown when too drunk
• Sleeping with a lit cigarette can start a fire

Fixes:

• Fixed car radio stereo effect
• Fixed Fleetari issues with engine adjustments/tuning and rim painting
• Satsuma handbrake setting is now saved

10-24-2017 - 1 year anniversary update

• Fixed bug with pikes not spawning correctly in the fish trap, if trap was being held by the player
• Pikes can no longer be caught anywhere in the lake. The best place is around the island, then average and bad places can be found elsewhere
• Fixed issue where starter status was not properly checked when starting the engine
• Changed min and max mixture setting limits for all the carburettors
• Adjusted Tractor and Flatbed weights, should perform better now
• Adjusted tractor physics and performance
• The Satsuma's clock now only works when both the clock and the battery are installed in the car
• decreased Alternator charging rate
• Added detailed car battery condition simulation
• Car batteries can now be bought from Teimo's shop (original battery now in bad condition)
• Added battery charger
• Traveling in the bus through police checkpoints no longer triggers traffic offenses
• Fixed bug with not being able to get out of Driving Mode if Racing Harness was removed while buckled up
• Home mailbox now works
• Sewage truck tank now needs to be emptied at the Water Facility with additional waste handling fee
• Dumping septic waste into the ground is now against the law, any fines will be appear at home mail box
• Added electricity bills, will spawn at home mail box
• Fixed sewage truck steering help setting issues
• Added a new drivable car
• Added a place to play cards with money. Large high stakes bets will grant the opportunity to win a car, or a house, with the risk of losing players own house, or Satsuma.
• Decreased jumping height while inside vehicles
• Fixed bug with police not giving fines for non-inspected Satsuma
• Added car and house keys (except for the tractor, moped and boat)
• Changed Satsuma standard suspension and handling
• Added suspension upgrades
• Pitched up of Satsuma engine sample to make it sound like it is revving higher
• Added exhaust cool down sound to the Satsuma when the engine is shut down
• Changed cigarette system; max 20 cigs in the inventory at any time, can be refilled from loose packages
• Made smoking decrease hunger and fatigue a little
• You can now drink from jail cell WC bowl
• Added odometer to Van and work hour meter to Tractor

9-04-2017

• Fixed issue with previous jail data not resetting properly when starting a new game
• Added another amis car to race around Peräjärvi roads
• Made amis car's speeds faster on the highway
• Fuel tank's fuel line nut can now only be tightened with a wrench
• Fixed money owner from spawning at certain locations
• Changed the way how chasing police cars tailgate the player
• Fish can be now grilled in a fire, or on the sauna stove and eaten, unprepared fish goes rotten
• The shower now works, and is now the primary way to reduce dirtiness (swimming still works as well)
• Added stress
• The sauna no longer reduces dirtiness, now reduces stress
• Added smoking as another way to reduce stress
• Changed system how hand usage is checked to avoid visual mutation glitches
• Urinating can no longer be initiated while in driving mode
• Fixed issue with engine not losing its oil due to major Block, or Oilpan damage
• Added three achievements
• Added high-performance Racing Carburettors
• Adjusted choke
• Added N2O kit (Nitrous system)
• Optimized bolt materials
• Changes in control assignments
• Added engine shake animation
• Added symptom for badly worn Crankshaft, engine shakes a lot and power is lost
• Added symptom for badly worn Head gasket, engine will spit out some steam and lose coolant
• Infamous Stuck In Kitchen glitch should be fixed now
• Shortened the refueling distance from the pumps

7-31-2017

• Fixed repair shop not being open on Fridays and being open on Sundays
• Fixed issue with Block replacement being successful even when the engine was not disassembled
• Made a closure for the life story lines of "kilju guy"
• Player colliding with the car should not make any dents to it any more
• Optimized death screen newspaper and added few more death screens
• Fixed issue with replacement parts getting stuck at the counter
• Added NPC tests
• Car inspection shop now follows opening hours
• Added Ratchet Tool set for faster bolt fastening, available from parts magazine
• Changed the system how Spark Plug fastening is handled
• Added working fireplace to cottage and house
• Improved Yellow car driving capabilities around the village, should not spin out so much now
• Smoothed out some bumpy dirt road sections
• Added footsteps sounds
• Added garbage disposal pit at landfill site to get rid of garbage (destroys items bought from store that are empty)
• Fixed issue where player could grab the car seat while in Driving Mode
• Cops now enforce 80km/h speed limit for the sewage Truck and the van
• Fixed bug with cops where some offenses were not noted if player stopped for breath test
• Changed so that player is released from jail instantly when he has 0 days left

6-20-2017

• Added engine spare parts to Fleetari for instant purchase
• Fixed issue with some pistons not breaking off properly due to failure
• Fixed issue with timing cover removal
• Fixed issue with radiator fan animation
• Made Headgasket wear little slower
• Added early access disclaimer and theme music to the main menu
• Increased the required force for suspension failure
• Fixed issue with hitch-hiking drunk kilju guy not triggering his life stories correctly
• Repair shop is now fully closed outside of working hours
• Pistons will now lose their power when the condition goes under 10%, total breakdown at 0%
• Added music mute button to main menu
• Fixed Satsuma radio players getting stuck if car ACC was shut off

5-29-2017

• Fleetari does NOT fix the whole engine any more, ONLY broken individual parts (I forgot to add this to earlier changelog...)
• Made a fix for the moped an player scaling problems
• Fixed issue with "Rusting Fast" achievement where it was possible to trigger it with train crash
• Fixed parts order wait time not resetting properly
• Made changes to "starter helper" to prevent Van and Moped from exploding at certain situations
• Added wear and eventual failure simulation for some of the engine parts and gearbox, condition at game start is randomized
• Added possibility for total suspension failure, also affects the assembly phase
• Water Pump and Alternator operating friction is now calculated into total engine friction
• Added radiator fan sound
• Adjusted conditions of when Fleetari calls about the vandalism job
• Changed the logic how items are spawned after load, should help with the items getting all messed up
• Added Satsuma gear grinding for missed shifts (works only in H-shifter mode with manual clutch)
• Fixed Gifu reverse gear ratios
• Made it little less probable for exhaust pipes to fall of during game load
• Added fix for ForceFeedbackPlugin that should prevent application crash if FFB-compatible controller is not present
• Increased player grabbing force for ragdolls
• Roll cage removal service added to Fleetari repair shop
• Added replacement fiberglass hood
• Added Fire Extinguisher to put out car fire, also required to be installed for rally event
• Car fire will now break some engine components
• "Fleetari's revenge" has now more randomized spawn points
• Made Fleetari repair time longer
• Made postal order arrival time longer
• Hopefully fixed infamous issue with moped vanishing in thin air
• Fixed bug with Satsuma wheels having a memory leak if game was loaded when car was saved upside down
• Changed how physics steps are calculated, should increase calculations accuracy at sub 40-50fps situations
• Added "Feel Alive" achievement
• Drunk driver in little green car now takes the player all the way to home
• Kilju buyer keeps his money if you do not accept the payment and leave the house area

4-17-2017

• Fixed bug in handbrake that caused the inspection to fail every time
• Fixed problems with drinking and handling of Juice cans
• Fixed ODDITY with the Fleetari not being able to trigger his revenge
• Made the duration much longer before Fleetari starts calling about his car
• Made a settings toggle for AI skidmarks
• Fixed unlimited sugar bug with Kilju bucket
• Fixed bug with passing out at the cottage
• Leveled the terrain at Peräjärvi and home pier to stop vehicles sliding into the lake
• Added moped (do not try to drive moped inside another vehicle, YOU WILL DIE)
• Added visual damage to Head Gasket to help diagnose blown Head Gasket
• Fixed issue with being able to drive Ferndale from rear seat
• Fixed a delay in fueling process
• Fixed a bug where sewage truck did not check the fuel level when starting the engine
• Added glovebox hatch and gas cap for Satsuma
• Fixed bug with steering wheel bolt referencing to distributor... don't ask :D
• Added more voice acting for Teimo
• Adjusted targeting of urine
• Added 2-stroke fuel to Teimo's shop
• Boat consumes fuel now
• Added more Achievements and made distinctive icons for permadeath-only Achievements
• Made swamp deeper right next to the rail tracks
• Fixed issue with Kilju bucket colliding with vehicles
• Changed Kilju bucket starting position to the cottage
• Drivers Licence now allows single letter last names
• Added towing hooks to that yellow bastard car (well just for fun!)
• Added (brought back) camera, photos go to your Windows "Pictures" folder
• Fixed issue with vehicles not colliding each other properly when being towed

3-20-2017

• Added a new danger - Train

3-13-2017

• New version of the "Push" system, should work better while being less glitchy
• Fixed issue where player was at risk of dying after riding with the drunk driver
• Fixed issue where yellow car driver did not begin to drive
• Fixed occasional double pricing of bought fuel
• Force feedback should work for all vehicles now
• Ability to brew Kilju and use Juice cans as storing containers
• Ability to sell Kilju for the drunk lifter when he is at home
• Drunk lifter now tells you his life story when you are giving him a ride
• Player can now sleep on Satsuma rear seat
• Added Intro
• Swamp area makes your vehicles stuck now
• Alternator and Oil filter cannot be moved by hand if Tool-mode is selected
• Adjusted timing of Fleetari calling about his car
• Fixed issue with Fleetari services repair time
• Added longer rear coil springs as an option (Can be found outside of Fleetari's shop)
• Fixed bug where rear trailing arms could be detached while wheels stayed in place
• Fixed bug with some of the fluid indicators getting stuck when closing the caps
• Added customizable rear window sticker
• Fixed possible bus spawning issue
• Disabling HUD (F2) now also disables the crosshair
• When passing out at the cottage island, player will wake up at the cottage
• Fixed bug where player was able to throttle and adjust mixture with detached carburettor
• Player can now climb back on to the boat

2-05-2017

• Player can now purchase another fan belt when the previous one is lost
• Store items are now re-stocked only at game load
• Decreased power of sewage truck engine
• Made sewage truck parking brake fail when strong force is applied
• Player can now sleep in the sewage truck and on the junk sofa found in landfill
• Sleep is now activated with Use button (default F)
• Added driver and voice over for the yellow car
• Added map features, railroad (no trains YET) and sports ground
• Added bus player can travel with
• Added cottage with wood burning Sauna
• Fixed issue with controller deadzone settings not saving
• Slower generation of fatigue when running
• Drunk driver of the small green car can now die
• Ability to buy coffee from the Pub, decreases fatigue
• Fixed issue with Christmas lights draining the battery even when shut off
• Fleetari wants his Ferndale car back now (I advise you to return it)
• Fixed bug where detached Starter motor did not enable trigger for assembly
• Fixed materials for all the bolts
• Random graphics work
• Random adjustments and fixes

12-19-2016

• Fixed issue where some parts spawn back at the store after removal and save
• Fixed issue where steering wheel could be installed without steering column and the wheel got lost
• Possible fix for add-on gauges shattering the windshield after windshield repair
• Jumping now resets any crouching position back to standing position
• Added car upgrades; racing tachometer, bucket seats, 4-point harness, roll cage and rally steering wheel
• Rally participation now requires installed safety gear
• You can now properly enter rally only with Satsuma car
• Fixed wrong name in rear left fender flare
• Added spark plug wrench for tightening spark plugs
• Made shopping bag rigid to solve bag instability issues
• All vehicles now die when they enter water, no permanent damage however
• Added separate setting for sun shadows and interior light shadows
• Fixed issue where engine simulation did not care whether pistons were bolted or not
• Fixed infamous "death bump" of the home road
• Changed spawn positions of some AI cars so that they don't spawn too obviously
• Added attempt to block lake side short cut route
• Green menace driver has been removed, RIP :(
• Added first version of AI car that can be driven with / raced against at the Peräjärvi center
• Increased strength of door locks
• Added slowly developing brake fluid leak
• Fixed issue with some used groceries getting set as "consumed" when quitting without saving
• Now when fuel tank is detached accidentally, a random amount of fuel is lost
• Player can now die when driving the sewage truck

11-24-2016

• Radio OGG song import is now done in Main Menu to help game loading issues
• House light states are now saved
• Sewage job darts/orders are now saved
• Fixed Air Filter bolts
• Added two odd jobs to do for Fleetari Repair Shop, vandalism and transporting of junk cars
• Any items that drop into sewage well should re-spawn at the Landfill site
• Portable Car Jack can be used only when it is placed on ground
• Physics optimization; some car part collisions are now disabled after they are bolted tight
• Fixed issue where telephone breaks down if mr. Fleetari tries to call from repair shop
• Fixed gear indicator for boat
• Fixed issue with front spoiler assemblies
• Fixed issue with Satsuma loosing its tire grip when loading the game on top of asphalt surface
• Made fur dices an optional accessory
• Fixed spawning of third halfshaft
• Police checkpoints now randomized
• Local radio station updated; more songs, more programs, more random
• Fixed issue where post order sheet is not always available after getting a call and then save/loading the game

11-08-2016

• Fixed some colliders at landfill site and home
• Fixed Racing Radiator which floats after removal
• Fixed adjustment issue with valves, where valve states were not correctly reset
• Fixes in firewood chopping exploit
• Made gesture animations independent from FOV setting
• Fixed issue with installation of dashboard covers
• Possible fix for Windshield shattering after Windshield repair at the car repair shop
• Added optional gear indicator showing current gear selected
• Made door usage easier for Truck, Van, Tractor and Muscle car
• Added hitchhike ability with the small green car
• Previously purchased parts cannot be re-ordered from the Parts Catalog
• Price of postal order is now calculated from parts *actually* delivered
• Changed mechanism how sewage well death is triggered
• Fixed issue with how car body parts paint types were saved
• Fixed issue where Police did not give ticket for speeding in some situations
• Fixed fueling-saving-loading exploit
• Fixed bootlid issue
• Fixed erroneous Hood bolts
• Fixed issue of bolts becoming unscrewed after having a damage and then quitting without saving
• Increased tire grip for sewage truck
• Added "night-TV", which being watched increases fatigue
• Added Amistech Games splash screen

10-30-2016

• Added re-spawner for vehicles, if they drop out of the map they should spawn at their original starting locations
• Made double check to reset spark plugs if they still get stuck
• Increased strength of sewage truck hose connection
• Fixed issue with stolen fuel getting saved too early
• Made brute force parking brake to the truck, it won't slide anymore when parking brake is applied
• Some player character stats are now reset after death (If bermadeath is disabled)
• Changed Satsuma gear shift audio from 2D to 3D
• Made flies appear little later at the dirtiness scale
• Swimming also reduces dirtiness now
• Starter help added to Van, Tractor and Truck for players who use Auto Clutch
• Fixed gears being shifted while not in Driving Mode
• Adjusted Tractor parking brake

10-28-2016

• Possible fix for phantom hit-and-run death
• Towing rope can no longer be attached to same car
• Dead player now spawns back at home (If permadeath is off)
• Added 'Mortal' text to player HUD to indicate whether permadeath is ON
• Removed underlying save encryption to possibly help save/load issues
• Player can now run
• Sewage truck hose will now detach itself if too much force is applied,
• Changed Repair Shop order duration to time instead of date to avoid bug that caused way too long repair times
• Fixed issue with front wheel brake nuts not saving their state correctly
• Fixed issue with clutch assembly where 'clutch cover plate' became stuck on to 'flywheel'
• Fixed spark plug assembly issue
• Made truck stop moving when player moves in the cockpit
• Dart is now removed from the map after job is done
• Fixed issue with Pouring fluids
• Increased efficiency of mosquito spray