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Events are a type of disaster that could/couldn't damage players and/or could/couldn't damage a vehicle. Currently, there are 9 types of events in-game.
Speeding Vans[]
The Speeding Van event spawns a rusty Vantage with no doors or apparent driver. It appears a far distance down the road and rapidly accelerates toward the player. It deals 100 damage on direct contact. When the Van spawns, players can hear its loud engine noises for about three seconds before it arrives. It will continue flying down the road until disappearing out of view. Due to its ludicrous speed, the van will often take flight after bouncing off a rock or cactus.
The death message refers to the van as "a speeding truck", which is clearly wrong.
How To Survive Speeding Van[]
To survive Speeding Van, get off the road as soon as you hear its engine. If driving a heavy car, it's possible to just ignore the van outright since it'll bounce off your vehicle.
Sandbugs[]
Sandbugs are an obstacle that can generate at random times. When players get too close to them, Sandbugs hit them with a splatter that blurs their sceen with dark green splashes. They do not damage players or vehicles, and will cause splatter effects regardless of if the player is driving or walking.
The obstacle appears as a brown circle with some green tubes on it. For some reason, it always floats a short distance above the ground.
Thunderstorm[]
A Thunderstorm is an event that causes heavy rain and intermittent thunder. When a Thunderstorm occurs, the environment will start changing into a rainy-bluish color to signify a thunderstorm, with some visible clouds forming above. A few seconds later, the wind will become audibly louder and lightning will strike. If lightning strikes a vehicle, it will be damaged similarly to being shot, and anything attached to the vehicle will fall off. If a vehicle's engine is active when struck by lightning, all gas in the tank will be destroyed. Lightning strikes also deal 100 damage in a small area of effect, which can kill players and enemies alike.
Lightning will never strike inside buildings/sheltered areas, but can hit just outside of them. The storm will clear quickly and the event ends after about 10 lightning strikes in total.
How To Survive a Thunderstorm[]
The lightning strikes in random locations within a small radius of each player. To avoid the lightning bolts, get inside a building with your car parked a safe distance away. If the building is large enough, move to the room furthest from your car to avoid it getting hit. Also stand a fair distance away from the walls of your chosen shelter, since a lightning strike can still kill you if it hits the other side of the wall.
Sandstorm[]
When a Sandstorm occurs, the atmosphere first becomes very foggy. After a few seconds, flying sand particles will appear and the wind will get louder. The Sandstorm does not damage Enemies, but does damage players gradually if without shelter. Vehicles will also be pushed a little by the Sandstorm's current. The wind will always blow from directly ahead on the road. After about 30 seconds, the wind will die down and the fog will clear, ending the event.
How To Survive a Sandstorm[]
To survive a Sandstorm, you must either take shelter in a building, remain in your vehicle, or have a moderately sized object above your head Ex: Bathroom Door. Remember to turn off your engine and lift the handbrake if you are taking shelter in your car, unless your vehicle can withstand the wind while driving. A sandstorm's total damage can be completely ignored with the extra health gamepass.
-Note that you can't survive it this way in vehicles such as the F1 Formula that do not have a roof.
Tornado[]
A Tornado is a large funnel-shaped cloud that forms randomly while traveling. If players get too close, the tornado will suck them up and their vehicle too, breaking it apart, and hurling its parts everywhere. This is non-fatal, but will often result in a loss as parts may be destroyed or scattered too far to retrieve. It can be identified without visual contact by the constant sound of strong wind and a slightly trembling screen.
The tornado always appears directly on the road a short distance in front of wherever the player currently is. It will move randomly within a small circle of its starting position, and disappear after about a minute.
- The F1 Formula, driving at full speed, can go through the tornado with no consequence.
- The Space Truck can do so too, except it can not get sucked into the tornado no matter what.
How To Survive a Tornado[]
To survive a Tornado, simply drive away from it, stop your car and wait for it to disappear, or drive offroad and around the tornado. It does not chase players, and its wind is weaker than expected.
Wind[]
The Wind event is simply a powerful gust of wind that blows from the left side of the road. Even with heavy cars, this will make driving more difficult. The wind will stop after about 30 seconds have passed.
Wind is harmless and cannot do any direct damage whatsoever. Simply stop driving or slow down to avoid crashing or flipping your car by mistake.
Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)[]
In the distance, a Flying Saucer with an active tractor beam can be seen flying through the sky. If driving, it is possible to catch up to it. The tractor beam can pull players and vehicles alike upward towards the UFO, which could flip the car. The beam also does damage to players caught within it.
This is currently the rarest event ingame.
Solar Eclipse[]
Solar Eclipse is a daytime-exclusive event where the moon will briefly pass between the Sun and the Earth. The player will be caught in the totality zone, and the world will suddenly become extremely dark. Looking at the sun during this event will rapidly damage the player and darken their screen temporarily. After a few seconds, the moon will move out of the way and the daytime cycle continues as normal.
How To Survive a Solar Eclipse[]
To survive a Solar Eclipse, simply don't look at the sun. If you still want to see it, you can safely view the sun through a window. (In real life, looking at a complete solar eclipse, as shown in the game, is safe. It is only unsafe when the moon has not completely covered the sun.)
Heat Wave[]
Heat Waves can only occur during the day. When a heatwave occurs, the ambient fog of the desert becomes a vibrant orange. Players will begin to visibly sweat, and the hunger drain rate is temporarily doubled for all players. Vision will also darken and pulse, and players will hear strange sound effects. There is no way to stop this effect until the event ends naturally after about 30 seconds.
How To Survive a Heat Wave[]
Despite the creepy effects, a heat wave has no notable impact on gameplay. Simply play as if nothing is happening, and find something to eat a little sooner.
Meteorites[]
During this event, rocks will fall from the sky and land a short distance ahead on the road. They will generally try to land in front of players. The rate meteorites land at starts slow, but quickly picks up. In total, about 15 meteorites will land. They will destroy vehicles' parts on impact and deal 100 damage to players in a small explosion.
How to Survive the Meteorites[]
The meteors will follow your movement, and are almost guaranteed to hit a slow vehicle. If you're currently driving fast (>120 MPH) then you can continue driving at high speeds safely. A surefire way to survive is to just stop the vehicle, get out, and run a short distance away from your car.
Plane flying in circles[]
plane flying
If a cargo plane is flying above you, you can shoot it to get supply crates with items in them.
Trivia[]
- Speeding Vans can occur at the same time as any other event. Other than this, only one event can happen at a time.
- Sandbugs aren't based on real life, its name sounds like an insert or a bug.
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