LDS Broken Hydrants

  • A engine was dispatches to a small area fire. But the water supply is causing issues, since the hydrant is broken. Water is spraying from it and a icon above it signals that something is wrong.
    1. EXPLANATION | ODDS OF THE HYDRANT BEING BROKEN

    At the beginning of every session, 2% of all hydrants are randomly chosen and marked as broken in the background. As soon as you connect to one of these hydrants, a icon appears and water sprays from it. This hydrant is now visually defective.

    2. EXPLANATION | HOW DO I FIX A HYDRANT

    A broken hydrant is marked with a wrench icon:

    This hydrant must now be fixed using the repair service. Afterwards it works again and can feed vehicles.

    What else is important to know?:

    If a hydrant is broken, it cannot feed vehicles. This means: the engine will run empty. Hydrants dont have to be fixed, the vehicle can simply be disconnected from the hydrant and connected to a new one. Only the icon on the minimap and above the hydrant will remain. Hydrants will not fix themselves.

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