Shades Vehicle Tuner
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #7 of 21 Vehicles mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Main Features
This will likely need some further features and tuning based on feedback - vehicles are a brand new feature and likely to evolve.
Access the options via the Gameplay Options Menu in the pause menu once loaded into your game. See screenshots.
What it does:
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[]Camping options added - deploy a makeshift camp around your vehicle with a few handy workbenches, OR a campfire and sleeping bag arrangement - also features items for your party to interact with
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]Hanging around camp optionally provides environmental protection[]Configurable harvesting options added - automatically harvest minerals, plants, and creature parts whilst driving
[]Driving a vehicle optionally provides environmental protection
[]New remote control devices added to player inventory
[]Optional vehicle lamp when parking
[]Adds new secondary weapons accessible via new remote control devices in your inventory
[]Scale up the vehicle weapon damage - either scale with player level OR choose your own multiplier
[]Enable a cargo storage feature for your vehicle - choose 250KG or 500KG
[]Summon your vehicle to you (also fixes the weird occasional "floaty" vehicle game bug)
[]Emergency exit your vehicle in any place (also fixes the weird occasional "floaty" vehicle game bug)
[]Fully compatible! Works with any vehicles - including modded vehicles as it does not edit or make changes to them
[]Tune these settings and read detailed info from the Gameplay Options Menu - you have to be loaded into a save - mod related Gameplay Options (for any mod) are not visible from the main menu / title screen
This Mod Does not:
- []Does not make changes to vehicles, settings, or any form/asset in the game
- Does not change vehicle speed or boost - stats are soft-locked into each individual vehicle and cannot be changed dynamically like character or ship stats - mods can only individually override Rev-8 stats or create new vehicles with different stats
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Detailed Info
This mod is intended to dynamically add or change features relating to vehicles. Only features that can be implemented to apply to any vehicle in a safe way will be implemented in this mod, without the use of the Script Extender (S
Shades Vehicle Tuner is a gameplay mod for 7 Days to Die that adds camping, harvesting, new weapons, increased weapon damage, vehicle cargo storage, and various tweaks. It allows tuning vehicle stats via the Gameplay Options menu and works with all vehicles. Popular with over 1,000 endorsements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,081 endorsements and 52k downloads — clearly a lot of players are using this.
- Works with ALL vehicles, so you don't have to worry about compatibility with specific vehicle mods.
- Adds a bunch of useful features like camping, harvesting, and cargo storage — not just a simple stat tweak.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in September 2024 — might not be compatible with the latest game patches if you're on a newer version.
- No detailed documentation provided, so you'll have to figure out the exact tuning options yourself.
- The mod changes weapon damage, which could make the game too easy if you're not careful — might unbalance your playthrough.
For 7 Days to Die players who want more depth in survival — camping, harvesting, and vehicle storage add convenience. Also for those who want to customize vehicle performance without messing with XML files. Skip if you prefer vanilla balance or don't use vehicles much.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it works with all vehicles, test the tuning options on a spare vehicle first to see how they affect handling.
- If you're playing on a server, make sure the mod is installed on both client and server to avoid issues.
- Check the Gameplay Options menu after installing — the new tuning options are there, not in the mod's config files.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- Shadedness
- Version
- 2.16.10
- Downloads
- 52,018
- Endorsements
- 1,081
- Category
- Vehicles
- Created
- 8/21/2024
- Updated
- 9/27/2024
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