Again me.
Physics SCS guys, especially Oscar, please pay attention to this topic.
Now I want to draw your attention to the reasons for the collision of the trailer with the rear fender of the truck (bug ID: 99556). Omit the fact that the rear fenders on some trucks are too lifted up.
The problem is that the mass of the trailer and the mass of the cargo push the trailer down through the fifth wheel. It shouldn't be like that. The bottom surface of the trailer fits snugly on the fifth wheel plate and can no longer push it down. I'm talking about an ordinary fifth wheel, not a special hydraulically lifted on.
In reality, we have this...
The 1st - unloaded, 2nd - loaded.
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Pay attention to two things:
- The gap between the bottom surface of the trailer and the rear fender of the truck - the gap is constant!
- How cargo weight affects truck (and trailer) suspension.
In the game, we have exactly the opposite...
The 1st - before loading a cargo, 2nd - directly after loading.
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The 3rd - before unloading a cargo, 4th - directly after unloading.
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Pay attention to the same two things (cargo weight is 22 t):
- The gap between the bottom surface of the trailer and the rear fender of the truck - the gap is NOT constant, it is different!
- Cargo weight DOES NOT affect truck (and probably also the trailer) suspension (in statics)!
I remember in previous versions of the game, the mass of the cargo had a noticeable effect on the suspension of the truck in static. Of course, "Fix one thing and break another" is usual practice now.
And now these two things (gap between trailer and fender, and suspension affect) could be a called a bugs but... who knows, may be it is a part of so called "optimizations". Thank you for your attention!
