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There are various vehicles that the player can use to navigate the game's expansive map more efficiently. Water and air vehicles additionally improve the player's ability to navigate challenging terrain.

Vehicles have a dark green background when in the player's inventory or storage.

Some vehicles require licences to be unlocked.

  • Level 1 is pilot water vehicles
  • Level 2 is driving land vehicles
  • Level 3 is to pilot flying vehicles

All vehicles need to be placed on the land/water to be used. This creates a map icon in the colour that the vehicle has been painted otherwise it is white (though the white paint appears grey). Vehicles in the inventory also show their colour, with the exception of the wheelbarrow which cannot be painted.


Vehicle colours on Map

Vehicle colours in Inventory
Vehicle icons (impacted by Paint colours)


To return a placed vehicle to the inventory, attack it with any weapon. When its hit points run out, it will turn into a green box that can be picked up. This can be done as often as needed, it does not actually harm the vehicle. Once the vehicle is a green box it is not visible on the map.

Animals are also able to damage the vehicle and cause it to turn into a green box. But don't panic, the green box will not despawn either from sleep or exiting the game. Search the area where it was lost to locate it. If however, the player was off island (in the Mine or Island Reef) and returned back home then it is lost and unrecoverable.

Though the Wheelbarrow and Lawn Mower are vehicles they are not able to be ridden by the player.

In addition to these vehicles, the Wheelbarrow can be used for the "I drive" milestone for travelling distance. This milestone does not include the use of gliders or boogie boards.

The Gliders and Boogie Board are used from the player's inventory. They are a tool, not a vehicle, therefore no map icon when dropped.

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Here are some of the key vehicles players can obtain
Name Source Input Base Selling Price
 Go-Go Trike
Use with Boost and Horn (whistle button).
Has a headlight at night.
 TownCo. Agent 3 Gonut
5  Old Gear
3  Old Spring
3  Tin Bar
2  Old Wheel
25,000
 Helicopter  Franklyn's Lab
Vehicle Licence Level 3
3,000,000

10  Old Gear
10  Old Spring
15  Iron Bar
4  Old Contraption
10  Bright Wire

1,500,000
 Hot Air Balloon  Franklyn's Lab
Vehicle Licence Level 3
1,500,000

10  Cloth
5  Flame Sac
5  Iron Bar
5  Copper Bar
2  Furnace
15  Vine

750,000
 Jet Ski  Franklyn's Lab
Vehicle Licence Level 1
80,000

10  Old Gear
2  Hot Cylinder
1  Green Board
5  Iron Bar
1  Old Wheel
1  Old Contraption

40,000
 Motor Bike  Franklyn's Lab
Vehicle Licence Level 2
80,000

10  Old Gear
4  Old Spring
5  Iron Bar
1  Old Contraption
2  Old Wheel

40,000
 Plane  Franklyn's Lab
Vehicle Licence Level 3
5,000,000

10  Old Gear
10  Old Spring
4  Old Contraption
15  Bright Wire
2  Ear Hats
15  Copper Bar
15  Iron Bar
5  Berkonium Bar

2,500,000
 Ride On Lawn Mower  Franklyn's Lab 100,000

8  Old Gear
4  Iron Bar
4  Bright Wire
4  Old Wheel
2  Old Contraption

50,000
 Rowboat Vehicle Licence Level 1
 Crafting Table

10  Gum Wood Plank
10  Palm Wood Plank
2  Tin Bar
4  Nails

6,328
 Sail Boat Vehicle Licence Level 1
 Blueprint
 Crafting Table

15  Gum Wood Plank
15  Palm Wood Plank
15  Hard Wood Plank
10  Copper Bar
10  Iron Bar
10  Cloth
1  Wooden Chest

116,344
 Tractor  Franklyn's Lab
Agriculture Licence Level 1
1,500,000

25  Old Gear
4  Old Spring
20  Iron Bar
2  Old Contraption
4  Old Wheel

750,000
 Ute  Franklyn's Lab
Vehicle Licence Level 2
320,000

10  Old Gear
8  Old Spring
10  Iron Bar
1  Old Contraption
4  Old Wheel
4  Tin Sheet

160,000