Developer posts and news about this game.
Hey folks, We wanted to let you know that Trailer Park Mechanic/Petrolhead will be retired from the Steam store shortly. The game has been inactive for some time, and unfortunately, we lost the development files due to an accident. Due to this and the game's poor performance, we’
Dear mechanics, Since I took over Trailer Park mechanic from Petrolhead software a lot of work has gone into the game and a lot has changed. Due to a number of issues I had to start from the ground up. I took this as an opportunity to make some changes as well. The biggest change
Dear Mechanics, Since the takeover from Petrolhead software we've been very busy with the development of trailer park mechanic. To give all of you an update on development and when to expect upcoming content we've made a roadmap which we'd love to share with you. We really hope a
Dear Mechanics, A new update for the 1.2 has been uploaded. This update contains: Turbo kit for the inline 6 engine (more info below) Car dealer with 1 buyable car for testing (more coming soon) Console cheat system (more info below) Options for resolution, quality and sound Mino
Dear mechanics, A beta version of update 1.2 is now online! Use the code: PetrolheadBeta to unlock it. The old known bugs should be fixed and there is a whole new world to explore. Cheers, The Petrolhead software team Join our Discord:
Dear mechanics, We've been working on update 1.2 a lot lately and want to share the progress with you guys. As most of you know the game will be completely overhauled changing and improving all gameplay systems based on the feedback we've received. Besides this the world has beco
Dear mechanics, Since the old link has expired a new and definitive discord link has been created. Hope to see you there! Cheers, The Petrolhead software team
Dear Mechanics, First of we would like to thank all of you who bought the game in Early Access and helped us improve the core concept and mechanics of the game. The time has come for us to begin developing the full release version of the game, this version will include a bigger w
Hi Mechanics, A hotfix for update 1.1.1 has been released which fixes: The new pulley and new pulleymount always being worn. The game freeze on exiting. We've also opened a Discord channel (thanks for the tip @Catmat) where you can post questions, idea's or comments. link: See yo
Dear mechanics, After countless hours of work and a list of problems the time has finally come, update 1.1.1 is ready! The update includes: - New vehicle - Car dealer - ATM machine (save money for after a new game) - New vegetation - UI changes - Graphic improvements - New menu -
Dear mechanics, Update 1.1.1 is finally nearing completion with the new vegetation system and roads being implemented and the new cars working correctly. All that's left to do now is bug testing/ fixing as well as adding minor things to the game. Cheers, The Petrolhead Software t
Dear mechanics, In this announcement we will provide you guys with some info about the next update (1.1.1). New content (will possibly be more when the update is released). - New car: The Vulture Impalo - New building: Used car dealer - New system: Player can buy/own more cars -
Changelog: - New vehicle physics system - New engine (dis)assembly system - Changeable wheels - 2 New wheels - Improved garage job system - More mission information - Supports to put under car - New tool: Ratchet (used for wheels) - New menu's - Bug fixes - Stability improvements
Since the upcoming update contains new mechanics such as the driving and the wrenching we've decided to change the name of the update to 1.1.0. We're busy with the finishing touches which means the update should be available upcoming week! Yes you can finally mount different whee
Since update 1.0.4 is taking some time we've decided to update you guys about what has been going on behind the screens. First of all we have overhauled the way you disassemble an engine, it's less chaotic now and tells you which parts to remove and which bolts to untighten. Seco
Update 1.0.4 Is going to take a bit longer but will contain new content next to fixes and improvements on stability.
Changelog - Ladder added to garage - Less wild towing - Added icons - Fixed collider issues with the LongKing - Less annoying intro - Fixed tool dropping - Placing parts fixed - Garage door more user friendly
1.0.2 Is finally out! The bugs and issues which made the game unplayable have been fixed and tested. This update includes: - Collider overhaul - Improved vehicle physics - Fixed the engine mount - Fixed frame drops when walking against the engine We would like to thank everybody
We've been busy with changing the way vehicles collide and interact with each other and the world. This wil fix many physics related bugs and improves performance when vehicles collide. The update will be released soon!
Hi guys, There were some problems regarding the physics of the trailer bed truck. We have fixed these issues along with some other changes. Changelog: - Improved stability/physics for the Longking and the truck - Converted the engine's Liters to cubic inches - Changed name to cyl