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Car dynamics

ninjatobob edited this page Sep 17, 2025 · 17 revisions

Datamined from ROLLER.

Game engine runs at 36 Hz (before any speed up cheats).

Speed unit conversion

ENGINES.C defines max speed constants for each gear for each car. CAR.C converts these into units used by the handling engine (CONTROL.C) and track files by multiplying them by 2.2 (let's call these "Whips").

FUNC2.C converts Whips into mph and km/h which are displayed in the UI.

  • mph $= Whips / 3$

  • km/h $= Whips \times 0.625$

Note: 1 mph = 1.875 km/h in the Whiplashverse.

Gear speeds

Max speeds in each gear

Normal car set:

Car Max speed constant for each gear Vmax
1 2 3 4 5 6 Whips mph km/h
Auto Ariel 48 69 106 153 199 260 572.0 190.7 357.5
DeSilva 51 91 130 170 209 254 558.8 186.3 349.3
Pulse 53 79 113 153 200 264 580.8 193.6 363.0
Global 76 104 145 202 268 589.6 196.5 368.5
Million Plus 38 64 95 139 183 256 563.2 187.7 352.0
Mission 59 81 113 151 199 258 567.6 189.2 354.8
Zizin 86 124 181 262 576.4 192.1 360.3
Reise Wagon 79 105 140 191 277 609.4 203.1 380.9
All cheat cars 55 86 139 185 229 285 627.0 209.0 391.9

Advanced car set: multiply by 1.03.

Deceleration

ENGINES.C contains each car's $Drag$ coefficient.

Deceleration per tick (1/36s):

  • Coasting in gear: $\frac{V_{max}}{Drag \times 256}$

  • Coasting in neutral: $\frac{V_{max}}{Drag \times 256} \times 6$

  • Coasting off-road (in gear or neutral): $\frac{V_{max}}{Drag \times 256} \times 16$

  • Braking: $\frac{V_{max}}{Drag \times 36}$

  • Braking off-road: $\frac{V_{max}}{Drag \times 36} \times 3$

Note: $Drag$ is equivalent to the number of seconds it takes to brake to a stop from $V_{max}$ while staying in top gear.

Car Drag Decel (mph/s) Vmax-0 (s)
Coast in gear Coast in neutral Brake in top gear Coast in gear Coast in neutral* Brake in top gear
Auto Ariel 5.7 4.7 28.2 33.5 40.5 6.8 5.7
DeSilva 4.9 5.3 32.1 38.0 34.8 5.8 4.9
Pulse 6.2 4.4 26.3 31.2 44.1 7.3 6.2
Global 8.0 3.5 20.7 24.6 56.9 9.5 8.0
Million Plus 6.6 4.0 24.0 28.4 46.9 7.8 6.6
Mission 4.4 6.0 36.3 43.0 31.3 5.2 4.4
Zizin 6.6 4.1 24.6 29.1 46.9 7.8 6.6
Reise Wagon 9.7 2.9 17.7 20.9 69.0 11.5 9.7
Godley PLC (MAYTE) 1.9 15.5 92.8 110.0 13.5 2.3 1.9
Other cheat cars 2.9 10.1 60.8 72.1 20.6 3.4 2.9

*Theoretical assuming engine doesn't cut out.

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