From e6760f1915839bc8342841db26a988a63b126fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bloodycop <89155277+bloodycop6385@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:03:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update cl_hud.lua

---
 lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua b/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
index b2d8e016..e352c9b5 100644
--- a/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
@@ -43,14 +43,30 @@ function ENT:LVSHudPaintInfoText( X, Y, W, H, ScrX, ScrY, ply )
 
 	surface.SetDrawColor( 0, 0, 0, 200 )
 	surface.DrawTexturedRectRotated( hX + 4, hY + 1, H * 0.5, H * 0.5, 0 )
-	surface.SetDrawColor( color_white )
+
+	if ( self:IsManualTransmission() ) then
+		local engine = self:GetEngine()
+		if ( not IsValid( engine ) or not isnumber( self.EngineMaxRPM ) ) then return end
+
+		local RPM = engine:GetRPM() / self.EngineMaxRPM
+		if ( RPM > 0.95 ) then
+			local OverRev = math.min( ( RPM - 0.95 ) * 10, 1 )
+
+			surface.SetDrawColor( 255, 255 - (255 * OverRev), 0, 255 )
+		else
+			surface.SetDrawColor( 255, 255, 255, 255 )
+		end
+	else
+		surface.SetDrawColor( color_white )
+	end
+
 	surface.DrawTexturedRectRotated( hX + 2, hY - 1, H * 0.5, H * 0.5, 0 )
 
 	if not self:GetEngineActive() then
 		draw.SimpleText( "X" , "LVS_FONT",  hX, hY, Color(0,0,0,255), TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER )
 	else
 		oldThrottleActive = false
-	
+
 		local Reverse = self:GetReverse()
 
 		if oldReverse ~= Reverse then

From 53bbe8c1bbf8fb47a8157c46554dbed7c6bd259a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bloodycop <89155277+bloodycop6385@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:06:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] refactor(hud): localise variable and re-use

---
 lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua b/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
index e352c9b5..7fb2d56c 100644
--- a/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ function ENT:LVSHudPaintInfoText( X, Y, W, H, ScrX, ScrY, ply )
 	surface.SetDrawColor( 0, 0, 0, 200 )
 	surface.DrawTexturedRectRotated( hX + 4, hY + 1, H * 0.5, H * 0.5, 0 )
 
-	if ( self:IsManualTransmission() ) then
-		local engine = self:GetEngine()
-		if ( not IsValid( engine ) or not isnumber( self.EngineMaxRPM ) ) then return end
+	local IsManual = self:IsManualTransmission()
+
+	if ( IsManual ) then
+		local Engine = self:GetEngine()
+		if ( not IsValid( Engine ) or not isnumber( self.EngineMaxRPM ) ) then return end
 
 		local RPM = engine:GetRPM() / self.EngineMaxRPM
 		if ( RPM > 0.95 ) then
@@ -75,7 +77,6 @@ function ENT:LVSHudPaintInfoText( X, Y, W, H, ScrX, ScrY, ply )
 			WaveScale = 1
 		end
 
-		local IsManual = self:IsManualTransmission()
 		local Gear = self:GetGear()
 
 		if oldGear ~= Gear then

From 80f15acf0b894f58f1d7477e01daa0bc090a9dd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bloodycop <89155277+bloodycop6385@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:13:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update cl_hud.lua

---
 lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua b/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
index 7fb2d56c..4c4bc4c7 100644
--- a/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/lvs_base_wheeldrive/cl_hud.lua
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ function ENT:LVSHudPaintInfoText( X, Y, W, H, ScrX, ScrY, ply )
 
 	if ( IsManual ) then
 		local Engine = self:GetEngine()
-		if ( not IsValid( Engine ) or not isnumber( self.EngineMaxRPM ) ) then return end
+		if ( not IsValid( Engine ) or not isnumber( self.EngineMaxRPM ) or self.EngineMaxRPM <= 0 ) then
+			surface.SetDrawColor( color_white )
+			return
+		end
 
-		local RPM = engine:GetRPM() / self.EngineMaxRPM
+		local RPM = Engine:GetRPM() / self.EngineMaxRPM
 		if ( RPM > 0.95 ) then
 			local OverRev = math.min( ( RPM - 0.95 ) * 10, 1 )