My Winter Car is a direct sequel to the popular survival game, My Summer Car. In the new installment of the game, players must maintain and improve the project car that they own. The game features harsh Finnish winters where survival depends on skill. One must maintain their physical health while trying to fetch important supplies and fix the car.
The developers of My Winter Car strongly suggest playing the prequel before starting the game to understand core mechanics. Regardless, this article will go over all the basics and provide some tips and tricks to get started.
My Winter Car beginner’s guide: Basics
Stats
You must maintain your stats to the optimal level to survive the cold. On the top left of your screen, you have eight stats. Your goal is to keep the bars as empty as possible except for Body Temp, which must be maintained at a balanced level.
As time passes, all the bars will begin filling in white. If you don’t tend to them at all, eventually, the bars will turn red. Keep them red for long enough, and your character will die in-game.
The stats in My Winter Car are as follows:
- Problem: Mainly drink alcohol to decrease. Also, drink some water to ensure you don’t get dehydrated.
- Hunger: Eat food by purchasing it from stores nearby. Liquids also help, but not enough.
- Stress: Difficult activities and tasks, as well as other stats going out of control, can impact stress. Decrease it by going to the Sauna or by chopping wood, drinking coffee, or eating meat. You may also decrease stress by swearing.
- Urine: Self-explanatory, use the washroom to lighten up.
- Fatigue: Sleep indoors and on beds to reduce fatigue.
- Cash: Unlock your credit card by going to PSK and use cash wisely. Take up jobs to earn.
- Body Temp: Maintain in Purple, which is a balanced level. Use the car heater, jackets, and indoor temp controls.
- Sweat: Shower when Sweat builds up.
These are all the ways you can maintain your stats in My Winter Car and stay alive to make progress. Let us discuss core mechanics next.
Core mechanics
Once you load up My Winter car, go ahead and find your jackets and overalls in the doorway. Wear them before stepping out to keep your body temperature in check. Your car is the Sorbet, which is parked outside connected to a block heater. Unplug the heater, and scrape off the ice from the windshield and side glasses by moving your mouse left to right while scraping.
Once inside, use the choke while starting the car to start it smoothly. Allow the engine to run for a second and then turn the heater all the way to the red mark. Close the doors, put on your seatbelt, and begin driving using the manual controls.
Now you can drive around, go to pick up beer, and unlock your credit card at PSK. You can purchase food, beer, and gas from here to fulfill all your needs. You may also drive to PUB Napo to have a drink to maintain the Problem stat in My Winter Car.
Finally, let’s discuss some important tips and tricks.
Tips and tricks to use
When you start My Winter Car, you will be asked to fill out your license. It is very important to turn permadeath off in this section. The option is located at the very bottom; click to turn it off since it will be turned on by default. If permadeath is on, once your character dies, you’ll have to start from scratch.
Next, ensure you always wear your winter jacket when going outside. Also, once the game starts, you can go to your telephone and dial 08609553 to contact Reijo, who will sell you the Corris Rivett, your first real project car. The cost to purchase it is 500 MK. Always exhaust all of his dialogue on phone calls or in person.
Also, always keep your engine on while doing chores. This is because your battery may die while firing up your car. Keeping it on while finishing quick tasks helps the engine remain warm and ready to go.
The goal is to restore and build cars to race them. Build your wealth by taking up jobs. In the beginning, you have 2140 cash, but your bank account has 2,000 more, so you can use this money once you unlock your credit card from PSK.
These are some tips and tricks you can utilize while playing My Winter Car. Focus on learning the game for the first few hours, and don’t rush to build your cars right away. Learn to maintain your stats at optimal levels and understand the timing of the game. Certainly, do not break laws like running people over, as this will result in arrests, and you’ll have to spend days in prison for doing so.
