Carmageddon: Max Damage

Great game but you should absolutely get the C:MD Overhaul patch at cwaboard and play with the experimental patch they released, by right click on the game in your Steam library, going to properties, clicking on the Betas tab and entering VmfPZyCgXec4v2R4 into the code box.

Vanilla game is quite boring... BUT! With this mod - STShotgun's C:MD Overhaul - it is completely different game. In short, cars are faster, they hit harder, and handle better.

How to make this game actually good
1. Follow this guide, in full -
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3. Profit.
It is as dumb as it looks like, but it is fun,
especially if you've played Carma 1/2 when they were released.
Installing a mod above is a must-have.

Pros:
-Physics that are faithful to the older games. There is zero learning curve in regards to the handling if you have played the earlier games. People with no Carma experience coming from Assetto Corsa or whatever are probably gonna have a bad time.
-Everything else there is to love about the older games is still here but shinier: stupid humor, lots of different powerups and powerdowns, fun vehicle designs, neat environments, endless vehicular chaos, squishy peds, etc.
-No missions! The most common criticism of the previous games is gone.
Cons:
-Fox n' Hounds I guess.
Other:
-Cops, including one that can emasculate the Suppressor.
-The majority of the vehicles you can acquire early on are objectively worse than your starting vehicle, and they may be very difficult to control or too weak for combat. I see people in other reviews complaining about it and just don't get it. It is intentional and an extension of the games irreverent humor. Part of the fun is taking these shitboxes into the hardest levels of the game and trying to win.
-The game had pretty poor modding support at start. Access the experimental beta branch to unlock full modding, and then download the Overhaul mod, which notably improves the AI (and they can repair and often powerups now, something I strongly wanted in previous games).
-This game, or rather Reincarnation (Max Damage was a free update for Reincarnation buyers), was a day-one purchase for me. I can only say that about maybe 2 or 3 games in the last two decades. Unfortunately, it didn't do well financially and resulted in the franchise getting sold to THQ Nordic. Let's hope they don't let it rot.

Imagine Carmageddon 1 but done worse in every possible way. The music and half the levels are straight from Carma1. The driving is awful and unresponsive... this didn't deter me from doing 100% achievements, but it was a major annoyance for sure. The graphics look fine, but I prefer the OG Carma 1 vibes. The game got patched and didn't crash even once. It's an okay game, but not as good as Carma 1-2. If the driving system was reworked I think this would have been a very enjoyable game. But sadly that's not the case. My dream game: take the driving from Forza Horizon 3, destruction from Flatout 2/Red Faction: Guerilla and everything else from Carmageddon 1 and you have a perfect racing title.

The fact that you can run over Trumps or Hillarys or both at the same time or neither depending on your preference is incredibly based.
Fantastic game.
Definitely recommend playing with the Carmageddon: Max Damage - Overhaul Mod tho.

My childhood series in a new coat of paint. If you played and enjoyed old Carmageddon games you'll feel right at home. Destruction model is the best it's ever been and the overall formula is still just tons of dumb, mindless fun.