ADS Battery Isolator for Advanced Damage System v 1.0

A battery isolator addon for Advanced Damage System, designed to prevent unnecessary battery drain while your machines are parked or stored.

ADS Battery Isolator** is a standalone addon for **Advanced Damage System that adds a functional battery isolator to motorized machines.
When a machine is parked and no longer being used, you can manually disconnect the battery or allow the mod to automatically isolate it after a configurable period of inactivity.
Once the battery is isolated, the engine cannot be started until the battery is connected again.

Features
– Functional battery isolator for motorized machines
– Manually disconnect or reconnect the battery
– Optional automatic battery isolation
– Helps prevent Advanced Damage System standby battery drain
– Engine start is blocked while the battery is isolated
– Dedicated battery status icon on the vehicle speedometer
– **Green** battery icon = battery connected
– **Red** battery icon = battery isolated
– Configurable automatic isolation timer
– Isolator state is saved with the vehicle
– Multiplayer compatible
– Does not modify or replace Advanced Damage System files
– Designed to work alongside Advanced Damage System

Controls
B – Disconnect / reconnect battery
The engine must be switched off before the battery isolator can be operated.

The key binding can be changed through:
ESC → Settings → Controls

The control is listed as:
Battery Isolator
Automatic Battery Isolation

The automatic isolation system can be enabled or disabled through:
ESC → Settings → Battery Isolator

Available settings:
– Automatic Battery Isolation – On / Off
– Automatic Disconnect After
– Off
– 6 Hours
– 12 Hours
– 24 Hours
– 48 Hours
– 3 Days
– 7 Days

When automatic isolation is enabled, the battery will be disconnected after the machine has remained unused for the selected amount of time.

Important: Automatic isolation does not automatically reconnect the battery when you enter the machine.
Press B to reconnect the battery before starting the engine.

Battery Status
The speedometer displays the current battery isolator state:
Green – Battery connected and the machine can be started.
Red – Battery isolated and the engine start is disabled.

Compatibility
ADS Battery Isolator is designed as a separate addon and does not replace or modify the original Advanced Damage System files. It can be installed alongside Advanced Damage System without replacing its files.

Multiplayer
Multiplayer supported.
The battery isolator state is synchronised so the feature can be used on multiplayer servers.

Required mods:
Advanced Damage System