# Vehicle control problems

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [October 12, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479 "2013-10-12T18:28:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479/1 "2013-10-12T18:28:47Z")

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I can’t seem to operate a vehicle properly in latest experimental.  
Pressing left and right arrows doesn’t seem to do anything, it just increases or decreases the real speed (the violet one). The only way to get vehicle position to update is to use y or u (I don’t have the numeric keys as I’m on a laptop). Of course, this necessitates using handbrake a lot in order to avoid ploughing into stuff.

The issue is that the screen/vehicle position doesn’t change at all if I use arrows and/or .

The character has a driving skill of 1 and I know about the stuff like fumbling with controls or skids.

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**Author:** ![EkarusRyndren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ekarusryndren/32/80_2.png) [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479/2 "2013-10-12T18:31:44Z")

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I’ve noticed under about 12 MPH don’t get an instant update on the positioning of the vehicle, press 5 to ‘wait’ (a turn?) and it should update

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479/3 "2013-10-12T18:40:50Z")

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> [@EkarusRyndren](#):
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> I’ve noticed under about 12 MPH don’t get an instant update on the positioning of the vehicle, press 5 to ‘wait’ (a turn?) and it should update

I don’t have 5, I press . instead to wait. And I’m not seeing the vehicle position updated.

I managed to drive my motorcycle somewhat using y, u, s and decreasing speed a lot.

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**Author:** ![EkarusRyndren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ekarusryndren/32/80_2.png) [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479/4 "2013-10-12T18:45:14Z")

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> [@Zireael](#):
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> [quote=“EkarusRyndren, post:2, topic:3479”]I’ve noticed under about 12 MPH don’t get an instant update on the positioning of the vehicle, press 5 to ‘wait’ (a turn?) and it should update

I don’t have 5, I press . instead to wait. And I’m not seeing the vehicle position updated.

I managed to drive my motorcycle somewhat using y, u, s and decreasing speed a lot.[/quote]

You’re using a motorcycle? Motorcycles don’t display direction change too well either. If you can find something long (A Bus? Military Cargo Truck, something like that) it might show the direction change better.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479/5 "2013-10-12T18:55:04Z")

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Ok, I forgot to mention that the motorcycle is more of “a long train of trunks with wheels on both ends” 😛

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479/6 "2013-10-12T20:30:57Z")

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You can use arrow keys.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-control-problems/3479/7 "2013-10-12T20:50:31Z")

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I think a fix for this just went in like 15 minutes ago.