SCUM Easy AdminBattery drain from the engine
Multiplier on how heavily the starter and running engine load the battery.
Handle with care
INI key
scum.BatteryDrainFromEngineMultiplier
Default
1
Type
Decimal
Section
[Vehicles]
scum.BatteryDrainFromEngineMultiplier=1.000000
What does this setting do?
Every start and the running engine draw current from the battery, and this multiplier sets how much. Combined with the alternator it determines whether a battery charges on balance while driving or slowly goes flat.
This is the value behind most seemingly inexplicable breakdowns: a vehicle that will not start after several short trips has usually just lost more charge starting up than it recovered along the way.
Which value suits my server?
Relaxed PvE
0.5. Removes the most common source of vehicle frustration.
Classic PvP
1.0.
Hardcore
1.0 to 1.5, but only with spare batteries readily available.
What to watch out for
Short trips are the problem
Many short trips consume more charge than the alternator restores. If you raise this, raise the charging rate with it.