Rigs of Rods at a Glance
"Rigs of Rods" allows you to try any number of vehicles for some go-anywhere, do-anything driving goodness. You are not using this game to do any races. "Rigs of Rods" is basically your own sandbox for any kind of driving. Or maybe you don't want to drive. Maybe you want to... pilot a boat, fly a plane, or even control a train. You can do those things too! With skill, you can make your own mods for RoR ranging from vehicles to terrains. None of the vehicles are properly licensed, but you can drive (for example) machines like the Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG. Some vehicles even come in different versions.
"Rigs of Rods" is more importantly heralded for its soft body physics model. As easily as you could control any vehicle, you can easily crash the daylights out of your vehicle to become a mangled mess of metal. People who provide mods for this game even make various terrains to allow your vehicle to become crushed in all kinds of ways.
Despite being out for so long, "Rigs of Rods" is today considered ancient as it has been succeeded by game made by most of the same creators of RoR- "BeamNG Drive." RoR is still played by a good number of people. Some even play RoR more than "BeamNG Drive" for those who don't have the PC requirements to efficiently play "BeamNG Drive." So if you are considering getting the more advanced "BeamNG Drive," "Rigs of Rods" can be a nice preview.
Vehicles and Objects.
While "Rigs of Rods" features a handful of vehicles (and some non-vehicles), RoR is better tailored towards heavy vehicles. From the base package, you have many different performance trucks, commercial vehicles, and even various light vehicles. You can place certain props into the terrain if you please. For example, you can place items like concrete barriers, cones, metal containers, and more into terrains.Terrains.
Some terrains allow you to go anywhere and do anything. Some terrains can be used for things like time trials or hot lapping. Let me tell you a bit at some of the default terrains. There is Bajarama which is is this fairly open off-road race track complete with bumps and jumps. It is a track that would mostly suit trophy trucks and buggies more than rally cars. Well, maybe Dakar-style "cars" and "trucks." It mostly is for off-road racing. This is also not a track for things like rock climbing or any serious off-roading.There is an F1 course that is about handling on tarmac on a race track. You can test to see how a heavy vehicle could handle a proper tarmac race course. Venture elsewhere on this terrain, and you can race on some different tarmac configurations at this course. You can certainly use the street cars around this track, but do not expect an experience like rFactor or Assetto Corsa with these cars. This next sentence may sound like a deal breaker to some of you: while this game features various Chevrolet Camaro models and even a Dodge Viper, they feel more like any other heavy vehicle rather than a proper sports car. Be warned.
Penguinville is an open-world city you can use to drive around in either civilian vehicles or commercial vehicles. Try driving around on the streets in a bus or some kind of commercial truck here. Or, you can be a rebel and do some street racing in some performance car. It is all up to you as to how you want to motor around this city.
Most of the other offered terrains are mostly test terrains you can use to do almost kind vehicle controls to your content.
Rigs of Rods: Final Thoughts
"Rigs of Rods" is a very good vehicle simulator. Unfortunately, the fact it seems more tailored for commercial vehicles diminishes its value for having various light vehicles. RoR is still a very decent driving simulator if you just want an unapologetic driving simulator to do almost any kind of driving you please. Considering the mod community is deep, you can always find mods ranging from vehicles to terrains to help enhance your RoR experience. This is also the game to play if you are considering going to "BeamNG Drive." Granted "BeamNG Drive" is much better catered towards various vehicles and has a more dynamic damage model, RoR is still not to be overlooked or disregarded despite its age. While "Rigs of Rods" is best regarded for its crash physics from its soft body physics model, it is also a more-than-decent driving simulator for almost any kind of driving. So don't look to RoR exclusively for wrecking vehicles. It is one of few driving simulators where you do not feel required to race a vehicle or anything of that nature.
If all you want is an unrestricted game where you can command almost any kind of vehicle and do almost anything driving-related, "Rigs of Rods" should be a strong consideration. However, the fact this game is mostly catered towards heavy vehicles and not so much on basic automobiles, it may be a deal breaker for those who want proper performing basic vehicles outside of heavy vehicles and even proper off-road trucks. Do not also let the fact this is a very old game deter you from thinking you can't still have fun with it. You could even create content for RoR to put into "BeamNG Drive" if you prefer to and if you have the skills to do so.
Video Preview.
Here is a trailer someone made of "Rigs of Rods." Take a look:^ Official Rigs of Rods Trailer | 2015
Maybe this will spur your interest in "Rigs of Rods."
For More Information:
If you want to know more about "Rigs of Rods" or even download this game, please visit www.rigsofrods.org. The latest version (and maybe final version) of RoR is the 0.4.7.0 release.This post is over. I hope you got a good amount of perspective in regards to "Rigs of Rods." I hope you get a good amount of perspective from any game I review in my blogs. Make sure you Subscribe/Follow my work in any capacity and help support my work any way you can. Thank you for reading! Take care and be well.
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