The systems behind the drive: camping, how your truck weathers and takes damage, map fog-of-war, and the recovery gear that gets you unstuck. Exact in-game values.
Camping
Set up camp to pass time and regroup with your party.
Skips ahead12 hours
Time-lapse speed50×
Tents per car1
Party stays within15 m
Min tent distance from car4 m
Map reveal (fog of war)
The map uncovers around you as you explore.
Fully revealed within50 m
Faintly revealed out to200 m
Update interval1 s
Damage effects
A fully damaged truck loses performance until you repair it.
Top speed50% at full damage
Acceleration80% at full damage
Torque80% at full damage
Recovery gear
When you're stuck, the winch and planks get you moving.
Winch range10 m
Winch vertical reach20 m
Engine grace in water4 s
Floods after4 s submerged
Dries out after12 s
Weathering — dirt, mud, snow & wet
How quickly your truck picks up and sheds the elements (seconds to reach the limit).
To fully dusty120s
To fully muddy120s
To fully sandy120s
To fully snowy (world snow)30s
To soaking wet15s
Rain cleans in120s
Driving cleans in240s
Water driving cleans in15s
Wetness dries in40s
Snow melts in120s
Meteorite extraction
Meteorites glow at night. Hook one with the winch and drag it free to earn Pebbles. Bigger rocks are worth more, but the heaviest need a full party pulling together.
Size
Value
Drivers to extract
Very small
15 Pebbles
Solo
Small
20 Pebbles
Solo
Medium
30 Pebbles
Solo
Large
40 Pebbles
2 drivers
Very large
50 Pebbles
2 drivers
Huge
60 Pebbles
3 drivers
Very huge
80 Pebbles
4 drivers
Cabins & fast travel
Cabins fully restore your truck and equipped tools, act as respawn points, and let you fast-travel to any you've already discovered. Each one also uncovers nearby points of interest on the map.
Cabins in the region50
Reveals points of interest within250 m fully · 400 m faintly
Starting cabinSunset Landing Cabin
All cabins in the region
Crossroads ShelterGreat Aqueduct CampLake View CabinHamra Plateau CampSunset Landing CabinMarsh Point CabinGharib el Kathib CampAlaska HomesteadEl Kalaa OutpostCamp de la TrompeElizabeth Lake CabinSeer LodgeBlack Bear’s Den
Shabah el Raml CampWhitecap Alpine LodgeKodiak RetreatPavilion Lake CabinMahrouqa BivouacRidgeline RestSimilkameen LodgeEast River CabinSecluded Marsh BunkieRock Cradle CabinPowder Creek LodgeSama el Sakhr CampGods’ RestTlata Qnater CampPorte du Désert CampEagle Perch CabinBrew HutBirch Grove HutValkyr LodgeNerthus CabinShaka BivouacHigh Point LookoutShaughnessy CabinMount Gibson LodgeOued el Ghubar CampMjoll Basin LodgeYamina Falls RestSunrise CabinThuban el Milh CampTaht el Borj CampAjanib CampEl Madraj Base CampTwin Pools CabinIstirahat el Hajj CampMalachite LodgeForêt de Pierres CampMountain View Lookout
Values are the game’s raw configuration constants and reflect the current release build.