My Summer Car is one of the more unique automobile sim games out there. With a focus on maintenance over driving, this is a dream for the most patient and observant players who love resource management more than anything else. As immersive as the minutiae of car ownership becomes in this world, this title is unfortunately not free of some flaws or so-called jankiness.
Luckily, the modding community for My Summer Car is just as resourceful as the game expects its players to be. Here are eight extremely useful mods that will add to the aesthetics, mechanics, and overall quality-of-life features.
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Expanded Winter Features
Though My Summer Car is obviously known for taking place during the hot season, the game still retains a lot of its simplicity and charm when taking place in the totally opposite season. Expanded Winter Features is a huge overhaul to the game, not only visually but in terms of audio as well.
There’s snow and ice everywhere, which means driving physics needs to be taken into account when slipping and sliding all over the roads. There’s also a winter ambiance that provides that fresh, icy feeling only winter has. Plus, with some new modded cars, a couple of big updates, re-done interiors, and the ability to make snowballs, this is a fantastic mod to experience car ownership during a quieter time of the year.
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Fuel Tank Door
Despite its intentions of being a highly realistic auto simulator, My Summer Car curiously doesn’t come with a fuel tank door for the Satsuma, the titular summer vehicle. Many players have wanted one since release, and now you can finally download and install a simple mod that adds an equippable and interactable fuel tank door.
It might not seem like much, but this is definitely one of the most important mods that any fan of this game should install. It will add to the realism and detail to the game, the kind of attention to detail that made My Summer Car such a fun game in the first place.
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Minimap
Even though My Summer Car isn’t too big of a game, it can be easy to get lost or lose track of where you stored your car parts and other items. The Minimap mod is a great way to put all of that busy work out of your head and just relax by focusing on the exploration and the core maintenance mechanics.
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If anything, downloading the Minimap mod will make My Summer Car feel even more like a grand open-world car adventure. Open-world games always have maps or minimaps, and since this is also open-world, this mod doesn’t even remotely feel out of place.
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Tangerine FZ-120 Pickup
Though many vehicles can be almost instantly acquired in My Summer Car, none of them have the feel or vibe of a classic red pickup truck. The Tangerine FZ-120 is a fantastic mod for anyone who really wants a vehicle that prioritizes utilitarian needs.
An old-fashioned pickup says summer like no other vehicle. With a bright red paint job and a huge trunk for massive inventories, this is arguably a much better vehicle than any sedan the game initially offers you. The tailgate is fully operational, so you can open and close it just like the real thing.
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DonnerTechRacing Turbocharger
Part of the joy of playing My Summer Car is the pride you feel once you’ve completed building your vehicle to your heart’s content. You can’t really build anything too fancy with what the game gives you, which is why you might need to take things into your own hands if you want to construct a true monster of a car.
With this Turbocharger mod, you’ll be given all the parts necessary to put an amazing engine in your car that will turn it into a powerful racer. This mod prioritizes realism, so be sure to install it properly and drive it properly, unless you want to know what an overheated vehicle looks like!
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Carry More (Backpack)
Like many open-world games that prioritize realism above all else, My Summer Car has a limited inventory. It might provide a level of friction that you find satisfactory, or you may be one of the players who was begging for an update. This mod is what you have been waiting for.
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Not only does the Carry More mod allow you to carry more, you can also toggle your list of inventory items at nearly any time. Now you’ll be able to spend more energy on driving and repairs, not worrying about having the right socket on you at all times.
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Show Bolt Sizes V2
If there is any feature in My Summer Car that has bugged its player base to this day, it’s not being able to see the sizes of bolts. This leads to a lot of time spent making sure one is holding the right-sized tool. With the Show Bolt Sizes mod, you will never have to play guessing games with bolts ever again.
This is by far one of the best quality-of-life mods you can get for the game. Whether you are a new player or an old one, the amount of time this will save you is truly priceless.
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Modern Optimization Plugin
My Summer Car’s greatest flaw by far is the poorly optimized state. This is by no means a unique problem to indie games, which is why optimization mods are also not a rarity in the indie gaming world.
If there is only one mod for My Summer Car you should download, it has to be this optimization plugin. No matter whether you’re playing on a portable laptop or a beefy gaming rig, every owner of this game should also own this mod. The number of frames it will add to your gameplay is truly astonishing.
My Summer Car
- Released
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October 24, 2016
- Developer
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Amistech Games
- Publisher
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Amistech Games
- Engine
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Unity
- ESRB
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- How Long To Beat
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30 hours