How do I predict when a car will blow up?
Using an explosive to blow up a car next to an enemy is a great way to get some extra damage in. This is especially useful with grenades. Sometimes I can get two enemies in the radius, but the third one is outside it. The car the third one is standing next to, however, is inside the radius. So, if I can reliably get the car to explode before the enemy moves, I can still damage all three with the one action. Or, sometimes, a large enemy will be next to a car. I can blow them up with an explosive, and then get more damage from the car going off.
However, I'm not always able to predict when the car is going to explode before damaging it, meaning that the enemy may move before it blows, meaning I wasted my explosive when I could have just shot them.
Sometimes, it explodes immediately after the explosive hits it, sometimes it blows up at the start of the next turn, and sometimes it takes all the way until the start of the turn after next.
How do I know how quickly the car will explode? Does it depend upon the explosive used, the positioning, or maybe the type of car?
The focus here is on being able to predict when it's going to blow up prior to doing any damage, in order to aid tactical decision making.
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I don't think there's a way to consistently cause a car to explode sooner other than by doing more damage. Hitting a car twice with guns seems to work fairly well, or hitting with a powerful explosive, like a plasma grenade. Destructible objects have an invisible HP value and much like when damaging enemies there's a range of damage values it can take.
I believe in the ini files there's values for terrain HP and cover damage HP that you could tweak, or at least peruse to see what the thresholds are. I've seen a shot from a ballistic heavy cannon + ballistic assault rifle blow up a car (in a hilarious gif) so a 2 shot explosion should be at least as likely with mag or plasma weapons.
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How likely is it for a car to blow up?
Car Explosions Are Really Rare Those odds are very rare. While fuel vapors can combust to create an explosion in a car, this requires flammable vapors trapped in an enclosed space to be introduced to a flame. The gas tank may seem like the obvious danger in this situation, but liquid gasoline will not explode.Can a car suddenly blow up?
No, cars are extremely unlikely to explode the way they do in action movies. There are really only two situations where your car might explode: You are carrying something explosive, such as a propane tank, that is triggered by an outside force.What could blow up a car?
A blow will occur if an engine runs out of oil. It is also possible for an engine to fail if it is run at high speeds and with excessive revolutions per minute (rpms) for an extended period of time. It is possible for the engine to explode if there is a serious coolant leak.What would make an engine explode?
Cracked or loose wiring or electrical problems, including a fuse that blows more than once. Oil or fluid leaks. Oil cap not on securely. Rapid changes in fuel or fluid level, or engine temperature.Do Cars Really EXPLODE On Impact? | Earth Lab
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The car will most probably be making a fizzig sound (the smoke coming from engine) and if you see smoke from the car keep shooting it or whatever and finally fire will come out and it will explode a few seconds later. I tend to use grenades if you have any double the impact.
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