My Winter Car: A Starting Guide to MWC

What you need to know

This survival guide covers getting your initial vehicle running, managing your character's basic needs, and making your first trip to the local shop. Your character struggles with alcoholism and cold temperatures, meaning you must carefully monitor bodily stats, use heating systems, and keep your vehicle plugged in to prevent frozen oil.

Step by step

1. Open the apartment door by pressing the C key and clicking on the door handle.
2. Unplug the block heater from the front of your vehicle before getting inside.
3. Enter the vehicle, press the enter key to sit down, and start the engine.
4. Set the heater mode using the black button left of the temperature toggle, and point the directional toggle toward the windshield to clear frost.
5. Lower the handbrake, shift into gear, and drive out of the apartment complex, turning left and following the road until you reach the pub crossroads, then turning left down the hill to find the fuel station.
6. Pull up to the gas station pump, interact with the red payment machine next to the pump to select your fuel amount before grabbing the hose, and pump green petrol.
7. Manage your needs back at home: hold the F key in your bedroom to sleep, press the P key in the toilet to relieve urine, use the N and M keys to swear and lower stress, and shower to wash away sweat.

Tips

• Always leave your car plugged into a block heater when parked for extended periods, otherwise the oil will freeze and make the engine difficult or impossible to start.
• Do not stretch the fuel pump hose too far while refueling, or you will lose your money.
• Control the indoor temperature using the switches on the left side of the radiators in each room, as a cold house will prevent you from sleeping.
• Reduce your stress levels by smoking cigarettes bought from the shop by pressing the I key, or by using the old sauna at your parents' house.
• Listen to your neighbors through the wall at night and press the Q key to drink beer with them for free alcohol.
• Turn on the television using the bottom-right front button, press the F key, and type numbers like 301 on your keyboard to change channels.