Vehicles

Vehicles are the basic means of conveyance in Overland. Without them you cannot continue on your journey and will succumb to the monsters that surround you. All vehicles can take two hits before exploding and can be repaired with toolboxes. On the second hit, the vehicle starts a fire before exploding. The explosion can then be avoided by using immediately the fire extinguisher or a character with the trait to put out fire. The vehicle will then not explode and can be used (but is not repaired until a toolbox is used).

At night a party vehicle will illuminate all squares in the direction it is facing.

Equipment
All vehicles can be fitted with extra equipment, if the party finds it on the road:


 * Luggage rack, which lets the vehicle hold 2 extra items (cannot be equipped on the Truck).
 * Extra Tank, which lets the vehicle hold 5 extra gallons of gas.
 * Metal sheets, which let the vehicle take one extra hit from a bug before it is damaged. After the vehicle is hit, the sheeting will appear on the ground, allowing you to pick it up again.
 * Fender Ram, which let the vehicle ram objects from the front without taking damage. It's possible they will fall off the front after ramming, but you can pick them up again.
 * Light racks, which extend the lighting of the vehicle at night to a 3 wide column in front of the vehicle.

Small car
Every game starts with a single survivor and one of these. It can carry up to 3 passengers and 1 item in storage (3 with a luggage rack). A small car has a 10-gallon tank.

Truck
These carry up to 2 passengers and 4 items. Some have the Offroad ability, allowing you to drive away from pavement; however, Trucks have poor fuel efficiency. The Luggage Rack equipment cannot be fitted onto the Truck.

Van
Mostly an upgrade from the small car, capable of carrying 5 survivors. A minivan can hold 0 items (2 with a luggage rack). Minivans, like cars, have a 10-gallon tank.

SUV
A light truck with ample seating, the SUV can hold 4 passengers and 2 items (4 with a luggage rack). Additionally they have the Offroad ability which allows them to be driven away from pavement, but they also have poor fuel efficiency.