#Mad max scrap stockpile upgrade#
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Plus, once you escape, the grappler is still alive and may grapple you again. And, that key is not one you normally use while fighting, so it's awkward mashing to boot. To escape, you have to mash a key really fast. While holding you, they begin whaling on your kidneys repeatedly. They grab you from behind, which immobilizes you. Grapplers are different, in that they're the worst and I hate them. In fact, I never ran out of gas once in my first thirty or so hours of playing, and I rarely even had to refuel. It won't take long for you to notice that you really don't need to put points into this ability because Max already gets excellent mileage. Speaking of Griffa and gasoline, Adaptation is a token-fed ability that decreases the amount of gasoline Max uses when driving vehicles. You don't need the Adaptation ability until you suddenly do And, fill the balloon's tank up all the way! It drinks gas faster than an SUV, and you don't want to get halfway up, run out of fuel, and have to descend to fill it again.

#Mad max scrap stockpile full#

Always keep a full gas canister in your car just for balloons. Plus, due to the same key being used for 'fill tank' and 'ignite canister' you may occasionally accidentally blow up the canister (I speak from experience) and have to leave to go find another. There are often several gas canisters nearby, but sometimes there's just one, and sometimes it's not even full. It's hard to spot at first, but there is a small tank on one side of the balloon you need to be standing right in front of to get the 'fill tank' prompt. Often you'll also need to fill the balloon's tank with gasoline. Suspension ain't a sexy choice for a war machine, but sometimes you need to be practical. It's important, though: most of Mad Max's races are optional activities, but two races are required story missions, and beating them is going to be more about the handling of your car than about ramming other cars.

#Mad max scrap stockpile upgrade#

With so many different and exciting things to upgrade on your car, like spikes, rams, flamethrowers, and nitro boosts, it's easy to overlook suspension because it doesn't kill anybody. If you see you've destroyed four cars by ramming them head on, and a fifth will complete the challenge, or if you've disarmed nine of ten enemies, you can make a mental note to finish these up at the next opportunity. Always take a look at the top of the challenges list before you venture out, so you know a quick and easy way to earn a few tokens. In the menu's Legend tab, there's a list of challenges and how far you've progressed. It helps, though, to keep an eye on which challenges are almost complete before you hit the wastes. For instance, you'll just be absentmindedly driving a shiv into the neck of a gibbering War Boy and you'll get a notification saying 'Challenge complete: absentmindedly drive a shiv into the neck of 10 gibbering War Boys!' The prize: a Griffa token. You'll beat a lot of these challenges accidentally, simply by playing the game. Increasing Max's abilities with Griffa requires tokens, which Max earns by accomplishing certain challenges. The other is by visiting a mystical weirdo named Griffa who wears the largest backpack in history and appears periodically in different spots in the desert. One is through the menu, where you can tinker with his knuckle dusters, shotgun, clothing, appearance, and fighting skills. There are two ways to upgrade Max himself. Know which challenges are nearest to completion The scrap crew collects scrap for you while you're not playing the game, which is less useful: they don't provide much scrap and you need to have an online connection to collect it when you return to the game.

Also, don't confuse the cleanup crew with the scrap crew. The crew in Jeet's stronghold only covers car scrap in Jeet's territory, so each time you reach and unlock a new stronghold you'll need to do it again: find the cleanup node, track the parts, collect them, and build it.