
No part with a condition BELOW 15% can ever be repaired, with one exception: standard car batteries can be “repaired” in the charging station (if you have one) no matter how low their condition is. Below is a basic list to help you decide. Knowing which items to buy from the junkyard and which to leave behind, is important. Some of the gold parts for the DeLorean (mod) cost up to 20.000 credits – you do absolutely NOT want to reduce such a part to worthless junk by taking an unnecessary risk at the repair bench.Įach repair attempt costs you money, the amount depends upon the value of the part in question, from 1 credit up to several hundred, which is another reason not to take risks on the expensive parts – even if you land on a blank slot (and do no damage), you may still have wasted 500 credits on the attempt. Keep in mind, though, that some parts are very expensive – stuff like engine blocks, gear boxes, engine heads and body parts in special materials like gold or carbon fibre. Sometimes it’s tempting to give it a shot even if conditions are not 100% favorable (like if the green slots are surrounded or neighboured by blank ones (these won’t break the part, but you’ll waste money by landing on them)) Whether or not you want to take this risk, is your decision – the faster your reactions, the more daring you can afford to be. If you try again later, the slots will be in a new – and hopefully better – position. Once you initiate a repair, check the position of the green slots – if they are not in a good position, DO NOT START THE REPAIR, instead hit “Escape” and move the cursor on to the next part on the list. You will soon find out if this is the case for you. For many, it will also be easier to hit the mark in either the left or right side. The cursor moves from left to right and back again, and for parts in minimum repairable condition (15%) you’ll only get two green slots (success) surrounded by a lot of reds (failure), but since the cursor moves back and forth, you can effectively increase the number of neighbouring green slots from 2 to 3 if you make sure to only attempt repairs when the green slots are on the extreme edges, either left or right. Even if you do very poorly at first, do not give up: it can be learned and if you try not to take too big risks, you’ll soon start to see good results. If fast reactions are not your strongest side, you may want to create an extra profile in sandbox mode and use it for repair practice. Repairing takes quick reactions as you need to stop the cursor at the right moment in the mini game. The parts found in barns are generally in better condition, so the potential for profit is smaller – on the other hand, it’s less risky to try repairing a part in 52% condition than one on 15%. The more you improve the condition of a part, the bigger the profit, so the primary hunting ground for spare parts should be the junkyard. Repairs are a key element to making money in CMS21.
