Talos docs

VehicleSuspension

Since 0.6
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Fields

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultAllowed valuesDescription
restLengthnumbernoSpring length in metres with the vehicle unloaded. Greater than zero.
travelnumbernoHow far in metres the spring may compress from rest. Greater than zero. It is checked against the ground clearance under the chassis collider by vehicle-geometry.
stiffnessnumbernoSpring rate in newtons per metre. Greater than zero. A rough starting point is the corner's share of the vehicle's weight divided by the sag you want, so a 2,000 kg car on four wheels with 0.08 m of sag wants about 61,000 N/m.
dampingCompressionnumbernoDamper rate in newton-seconds per metre while the spring is compressing. Zero or more. Normally the smaller of the two, so a wheel absorbs a bump and releases it slowly.
dampingRelaxationnumbernoDamper rate in newton-seconds per metre while the spring is extending. Zero or more, and normally larger than dampingCompression.
maxForcenumbernoCeiling in newtons on what this spring may push with, whatever the compression. Greater than zero. It is what stops a stiff spring firing the chassis into the air after a hard landing at a 60 Hz tick.