How to decode VIN in My Winter Car and how to use it

Project vehicles in My Winter Car not only differ in their condition from ready-to-drive cars, but they also have a unique VIN that you can decode and get extra information.

The VIN appears to be only applicable for vehicles that are missing parts. It’s the Corris Rivett in the current build of the game, and you can find the VIN on its chassis. The same pattern could follow all future project cars that will be added in updates.

Here’s how you can use the VIN once you’ve figured it out.

How to find the VIN in My Winter Car

As mentioned above, you’ll need the open chassis of a vehicle to find out its VIN. It’s located on top of the right-side front headlight. It appears as a tiny sticker with a bunch of information on it.

The difficulty arises when you try to decode the information. There’s no possible way of decoding the VIN from directly inside My Winter Car. Thankfully, there are a few community-created solutions to mitigate the problem.

How to decode the VIN in My Winter Car

The VIN consists of a sequence of letters and numbers. The VIN will be unique for every vehicle, and differ across saves. You’ll need to put the code into a decoder, and you can use third-party options like My Winter Car Database.

Enter the code into the decoder, and you’ll get the complete set of specifications related to the car. This will also include every detail about the car parts and how they would look in mint condition.

While decoding the VIN is fine, it’s largely a novelty. While the VIN of a car is unique, you don’t necessarily have to use matching parts. You can easily use parts with different VINs to complete the Corris Rivett. However, using parts with a specific VIN will help you get that industry-grade mint finish on your car once it’s completely assembled.

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Modifying game data in My Winter Car isn’t the easiest of tasks as of writing, but there’s a backdoor way of tweaking the in-game stats.

This is possible all thanks to the My Summer Car Editor, or MSCEditor in short. It doesn’t work flawlessly in My Winter Car (since it was not specifically developed for it), but you can still use the tool to some extent, and this guide will explain the complete process.

How to install the MSCEditor for My Winter Car

The basic steps for installing and using the MSCEditor for My Winter Car are the same as My Summer Car. However, it isn’t fully functional (something you should keep in mind).

• Install the app from NexusMods.
• Extract the app file, and run it.
• Select Open from the top-left, and select the default save file for My Winter Car. You can find the file from the My Winter Car saves folder (Users-Username-AppData-LocalLow-Amistech-MyWinterCar).
• The file you’re looking for will be at the top of the folder. It will be titled ‘savefile’.

To alter the values, you must open the save file via the MSCEditor app. If you open it from outside, you won’t be able to tweak any of the save file values properly.

Will there be a new app for My Winter Car

My Winter Car is built on the same engine as My Summer Car. Hence, there’s a strong chance that we will get an exclusive editor app. However, such an app isn’t available at the time of writing. If that changes, it will be easier for us to edit the save files and the values present on them.

A timeline is hard to predict since it entirely depends on the community and how quickly someone can develop the mod.

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