Why
In UL shock absorbers give +100…200 kg and the cargo bag +50…100 kg. On a humvee (1600 kg) that is 6–12%, on a military truck (10,000 kg) 1–2%. This mod splits the roles and ties them to rank: shock absorbers handle carry capacity in percent, the cargo bag handles trunk size.
By rank
| Rank | H | G | F | E | D | C | B | A | S | S*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shock absorbers: carry capacity | +2% | +4% | +6% | +8% | +10% | +12% | +14% | +16% | +18% | +20% |
| Cargo bag: trunk rows | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +10 |
Example: a humvee (1600 kg, trunk 6×20) with S*** shock absorbers and an S*** bag carries 1920 kg in 6×30 = 180 slots; with an H bag, 6×21 = 126. The bag no longer adds carry capacity. The stats window shows the exact values per rank.
- The bag shows on the vehicle model wherever UL draws it: humvee, SUV, 4x4 pickups, motorcycle, minibike, railcart, bicycles. The Mountain Bike now gets its basket.
- The bag cannot be removed while the trunk's contents would not fit without its rows, so nothing spills onto the ground in a sack.
Bicycles
The Mountain Bike and the Dash Bicycle carry 400 kg with a 6×8 trunk, while a levelled character weighs up to 800 kg with gear: in UL you could not get on a bike with a full backpack.
- Overload on Shift. Shock absorbers on a bike give headroom above its capacity. Without Shift an overloaded bike stands still; with Shift it rides at normal speed and drains stamina like a turbo.
- 2 mod slots instead of 5 — exactly what fits a bicycle. Empty slots on older bikes are trimmed by themselves.
- The bag does not fit the Dash: UL gives it no trunk.
| Shock absorber rank | H | G | F | E | D | C | B | A | S | S*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shift headroom, kg | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 | 500 |
| Athletics needed | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 |
On a bike the shock absorbers work at a rank no higher than the rider's athletics level divided by 10.