Upgrades playable without required Heat - possible error?

[Thargelion]

Hi,

I tried a couple of games with upgrades and I noticed that I am able to play an upgrade requiring paying Heat cards (Wings, Spoilers or Turbo Charger) without actually being able to pay for them.

Basically it allows me to use them "for free" (or just for the trashed cards from drawing pile)

Now, the rules of the game say that if you "accidentally" play an upgrade that you are not to pay in Heat cards for, you should replace it by random 1-4 number card, treating it like it was a (+) Stress card.

The game otherwise very strictly monitors using Heat cards and either tells you that you will have to pay more (in corners) or outright prohibits you from performing an action you do not have enough Heat for (like shifting 2 gears when you have no Heat).

So what do you think? Is this a mistake in the implementation, or not? I am asking here before I submit it as a bug.

[thoun]

That's why the garage option is still in alpha you can read here if you want all details about it : https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32642

[Thargelion]

That's why the garage option is still in alpha you can read here if you want all details about it : https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32642

Thanks, that actually explains a lot.

I see that it does not probably have a simple solution.

But I feel that just, in an extreme situation, being able to combine e.g. (6)Wings and (8)Turbo Charger for 14 speed in just 2 cards, without any Heat in your engine and therefore no downside, goes against the spirit of the game...

[thoun]

Of course there will be downside, once we know the exact rule to implement. In the waiting of DoW answer, the garage option remains in alpha because of this.