mods-discussion

[stiff lark]

Welp just waiting for Monday at this point

[quick pollen]

Yeah

[frank kelp]

what did you include inside the dae file?

[worn grove]

the 2 modified bumpers

i deleted everything else inside the car

[frank kelp]

try to clear your game's cache from the launcher

[worn grove]

alright

doin that rn

ill tell you if that works

[quick pollen]

The car will be hard to split ?

[frank kelp]

it is fairly difficult to split apart, yes

[quick pollen]

Hm okay

At least it can be split and its cool

[worn grove]

so cleared cache works but the rear bumper still got no texture

but to be honest i can live with the front one

so thanks for helping lucas

[silent dune]

most likely what has happened is the material name has changed on the rear bumper

[worn grove]

jbeam file?

[silent dune]

so just double check that in blender

[frank kelp]

IRL those take huge amounts of force to be split apart, most of the time it's actually just the gearbox that gets teared from the engine as those bolts are weaker than the ones holding the engine to the monocoque
I just can't be bothered to model a clutch, flywheel, and all that to make the transmission look pretty when it gets split so I'll just be splitting it in half from the engine instead lol
hence why it'll be pretty hard to split

[worn grove]

the pessima material is called pessima.003

[silent dune]

thats your issue

rename it to just pessima

[worn grove]

but the front one is pessima

[silent dune]

alright so

[worn grove]

so if i change it it will change to 001

[silent dune]

select the rear bumper

[worn grove]

yeah

[silent dune]

then the front bumper

then ctrl + L

[worn grove]

together?

then?

[silent dune]

then link materials

[quick pollen]

Yeah no problem, just having the feature of the split is nice and add realism

[worn grove]

perfect

[silent dune]

great that should work for you

[worn grove]

to test it i do ctrl + L in beamng for it to reload?

[silent dune]

so re export the mesh from blender then do ctrl + R

[worn grove]

alr

doesnt work

still orange

[verbal sequoia]

I'm trying to make these go low like quite to the ground but not all the way. I increase the strength and it explodes. And anything below a -2 and the shock still explodes? Can someone help me figure out how to mod a shock please. I'm still a little new to modding but I'm trying to make a shock for a car go low.

[worn grove]

nvm i restarted the game and now both bumpers are working just fine!

[native mulch]

@frozen tulip this is over 2 hours of rock work to make it vary. At this rate, my map will take years to complete. Moab was made in much less time, cutting necessary corners to release it, such as copy paste rocks.

[frozen tulip]

im not telling him to place tiny rocks in specific placements

im asking him to place large rocks efficiently in places that fill the gap while also looking natural

however that looks really nice

[native mulch]

Thank you! Even efficiently placing them like you say would take much more time than simply copy paste. I think it wouldve extended release for much longer. Thats always something that can be tweaked over time.

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @frozen tulip

[frozen tulip]

yes over time is fine

just a few different models of rocks of different sizes copy pasted would be perfect

like if you have a large strip of rock wall, you can place a large rock followed by a small rock and a medium rock just to make some variation in the rocks

[native mulch]

Yeah that would mean placing 3 objects vs 2. That adds up over time

[frozen tulip]

oh my god ive been looking for maps that have crawling trails just like that

please 🙏

[native mulch]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/caney-ridge-usa.90291/

[frozen tulip]

im guessing its not released

[native mulch]

no where near my friend

[frozen tulip]

please make a forum post for it, i would love to see progress like that

[frank kelp]

he just sent you the forum thread..?

[frozen tulip]

i mean on this discord

[latent ivy]

@stiff lark can you send link of the vivace Usdm mod?

if it's out ofc

[stiff lark]

https://www.beamng.com/resources/cherrier-fcv-usdm.27122/

You can't see anything I bet.

[latent ivy]

thanks.

oh you're right so it's available in monday

[native mulch]

Gonna wait till its a little more complete before making a discord thread. Follow me on the beam forums to stay up to date for now.

[frank kelp]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GPYDuy0Gtk9KY1o3B2

[fallen estuary]

wow

[latent ivy]

True F1 racing! I hope to see it with lore-friendly liveries soon.

[frank kelp]

that is not an F1 lol

[latent ivy]

Oh, I thought it looked like one.

[frank kelp]

it's an F4 so lower class open wheeler. Same concept except it only has 160hp

[quick pollen]

Did you change something to tire physics ?

[frank kelp]

It's using custom tires that have more noticeable deflection

[quick pollen]

Cool

[dusty bramble]

why do some of my mods spawn but now drive

like the vertex na2

[balmy loom]

what is this? :bluescared:

[smoky patio]

it's an F4 car

[balmy loom]

I don't think thats a f1, kinda looks like one and also he is editing f4 so
Btw you ok 10 hours an 40 minutes?

[cyan drum]

lmao

[balmy loom]

not what i meant but judding some prints i already got the answer

[foggy pelican]

oh man! I love the suspension movements, great job on the tires! how did you get themm to feel right? did you use an onboard and did it visually? anyway, great work! really looking forward to drive this

[frank kelp]

bits of both, just tuned them until they felt right
IMHO stock beamng tires don't have enough deflection and that was my main goal here

[foggy pelican]

yeah I also saw your post in the audio section, I 100% agree, the kerb sounds aren't loud enough. is there a way to do that with a mod ?

[frank kelp]

Probably, I don't have any map modding knowledge though

[quick pollen]

it's hypnotizing 😵‍💫

[lament scaffold]

i bet this will be stunning to drive on a direct drive wheel

[scarlet light]

hi, i was wondering about creating custom horn myself, sorry for if my question is repeated, but how can i create custom horn?

[wind wasp]

@frank kelp can we talk on pv?

[frank kelp]

haven't tried yet but I defo will once I get the handling right on controller

[frank kelp]

What's a pv?

[wind wasp]

private

[frank kelp]

is it serious enough that it warrants a DM? Can't you just ask here..?

[lament scaffold]

i hope you’ll manage to get this to handle good and realistic, i’m definitely going to race this when it’s released, and if you even manage to make it handle good on dd you have my respect because you can feel everything on those wheels

[quick pollen]

Since the car is N/A is it powerfull enough ?

[wind wasp]

My friend is having doubts about how to export things to Blender and then use BeamNG

[quick pollen]

Since the most recent have Turbo I wanted to know if its the same

[frank kelp]

Every F4 class makes 160hp, both turbo and N/A
same power, just different delivery

N/A feels a bit more linear but that's the only real difference really

[frank kelp]

Why do they need my help specifically?

[quick pollen]

Okay thanks for the information 🙂

[wind wasp]

we saw several videos explaining and we didn't understand, then he asked me to come and ask him for help because his mods are very well done

I'm using google translate so sorry for any spelling mistakes

[frank kelp]

I'm afraid I didn't even understand the problem

[wind wasp]

I understand reading and listening, I just don't know how to write

we just want you to explain to us how to do things because we don't understand watching the videos on the internet

the only video we found was from 2019

[frank kelp]

yes but I don't understand what the issue is lol

what are you trying to do

[wind wasp]

cars for a server we want to open

[frank kelp]

so you're trying to make cars..?

[wind wasp]

yes

[frank kelp]

that's a process that takes months and can't be simplified into a tutorial really

[wind wasp]

a

[frank kelp]

you can't just make a car in a single day

[wind wasp]

we already have the car modeled, we just don't know how to put it in the beamNG

[frank kelp]

even just putting it in beam requires months in itself and the car model has to be specifically designed for BeamNG
that includes having modelled suspension, engine, drivetrain, chassis, interior, etc

[wind wasp]

ok

thank you and sorry for the inconvenience

[frank kelp]

there is no real tutorial and I can't exactly give advice for this, your best bet is to reverse-engineer vanilla vehicles, spend time learning, cross-reference with the BeamNG documentation and wiki (https://documentation.beamng.com/index.html), and take lots of time to learn how to do things properly if you really want to start making vehicles

[wind wasp]

ok tks

[oblique jackal]

promising

hi @frank kelp, mind talking with a person abt ur mod?

[frank kelp]

[oblique jackal]

its just about license talking tbh

@lime heron

[frank kelp]

license..?

[oblique jackal]

just wait till he explains

i wont put word over it

[lime heron]

what he's trying to say is since your mods are paid mods

[jade briar]

Why yall being cryptic

[cyan drum]

what is all of this lmao

[oblique jackal]

italians

[lime heron]

if someone pays for the mod to use it on a beammp server would it be allowed or not?

[lime heron]

he doesn't know english very well

[cyan drum]

it wouldn't

[haughty jewel]

Beamcord™️

[oblique jackal]

bruh you're the one talking italian 💀

[tired coyote]

No because that is considered illegal distribution which is prohibited by the sales policy

[oblique jackal]

neither if we encrypt it?

[lime heron]

then why not make an agreement to make it possible like a subscription to use it on a server for a month

[cyan drum]

then the game can't read it

[tired coyote]

No, you're still supplying it to a user who hasn't bought the mod

[lime heron]

i'm not quite sure, the file is read only, so it should be able to

[haughty jewel]

You do know that even with said encrypted file they can still use it in singleplayer

[oblique jackal]

"not quite sure"

[frank kelp]

@lime heron if you want to use paid mods on your server then this is the only legal way :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8YU8u-n4Ec

[oblique jackal]

@lime heron

la svolt(in)a

[oblique jackal]

well thanks alot

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @frank kelp

[frank kelp]

this checks if the user connecting has the mod downloaded already and then it allows them on the server
if not it downloads a spoof mod that will not share the mod with the users
so people that join your server need to have bought the mod beforehand

[oblique jackal]

oh

[lime heron]

wait, that doesn't allow them to use the mod in the server tho?

[frank kelp]

it does if they already own it

[oblique jackal]

unless they own it already

[lime heron]

oh ok

[oblique jackal]

so theres no way to make people use paid mods in multiplayer without the possibility of stealing them in single player?

[frank kelp]

that is what I'm trying to say yes

this is the only solution

[oblique jackal]

aw, ig it will be even more realistic then

people will pay for their own cars 🥶

luckly respawns r free

[tired coyote]

That's actually such poor design from beammp
It should 100% verify that the mod that's hosted on the server is the same as the zip the user has
Kissmp does this, if you don't do that then you won't have syncing between versions

Not just by file size, that's literally what file hashes are for and you can check those from within beamng

[frank kelp]

beammp devs try to make decent software challenge

[jade briar]

KissMP try not to be majorly superior challenge

[storm rock]

whats all on our following list

[modern citrus]

Anyone looking for the au falcon mod?

[frigid palm]

@gritty stratus
Why are these wheels reversed?

[uneven rain]

Can someone send me the "Dummy.dae" file please?

[latent ivy]

not sorry for white mode.

[austere wyvern]

https://cdn.breizhhardware.fr/FAKA3/PoqicopU43.png

[smoky patio]

[frank kelp]

Jbeam is 95% done

~6 days of work, entirely made from scratch
pretty happy with how it feels too

[native mulch]

@broken crane Is your map a dual slalom track?

[broken crane]

mud truck

someone sent it to me so I could touch up on it and give it decals (may have redid the whole thing)

[native mulch]

lol nice! dual slalom mud runs are cool 😎

[quick pollen]

You are crazy

How can you work that fast 😵‍💫

[sudden stream]

does anyone of a good forklift or tractor? pls DM me

[fervent crag]

https://www.beamng.com/resources/wolf-heavy-industries-medium-duty-forklift.13495/
V8 available as a seperate mod.

[sudden stream]

thx, man

[fluid fog]

is there a simple guide to follow along when it comes to making your own custom car mod? I know how to use blender and I got a model of my car (Volkswagen T2a). I could rig it and all but I still would have to know how to do that properly for Beamng to recognize it

[native mulch]

I'm not a car modder, but I would recommend dissecting a base game car to figure it out. or maybe adding a somewhat simple part to an existing car. I've heard its pretty complicated with no all-in-one tutorial.

[frank kelp]

beamng does not have a "rigging" system. Cars act as the sum of their parts using the Jbeam system

essentially every part of the car is physically modelled, has weight and stiffnes properties, can have links to other parts acting like bolts, etc (ofc this is an oversimplification for the sake of your understanding)

[worn fable]

are there any modern game brand based SUVs in the making?? other than the newer ETK

[frank kelp]

https://www.beamng.com/resources/2022-procyon-centauri.24393/

[worn fable]

other than her ofc lol

thats like the only one that exists rn

[frank kelp]

there are no other modern suv mods then

[worn fable]

shame

[native mulch]

What's the widest base game offroad vehicle wheels and all?

[humble tinsel]

someone needs to make a s max mod

[sudden stream]

agreed

[torpid socket]

Hey, i am trying to make my own map but when adding in forest items and putting them on the map, only the trees don't have collision, what do i do? (the colide box is ticked btw.)

[inland belfry]

Interesting, the lightbar on the Gambler Covet starts rotating after a crash or a drop from somewhere high

[native mulch]

Just figured out how to auto paint all my asphalt roads in my map mod without hand painting them. Chat GPT is king.

[amber geyser]

Not enough leafsprings

[fresh bough]

(remove if not allowed) Heya yall! Im looking to get into the Beam.NG modding community and looking for someone that is willing to show me all the basics to beamng modding! I have a little bit of 3d Modeling experience from FiveM / GTA5 if anyone is willing to help please DM me 🙂 $$$

[rotund skiff]

someone know the creator of "Toyora4runner Pro"

I want to know him please

[runic axle]

My advice start with engine jbeaming it's one of the easiest things you can do to get your feet wet when it comes to jbeam

All you need to do is grab a engine jbeam from a car change the name so it doesn't conflict and learn from that

[haughty jewel]

only took 10 months to finish

[prime palm]

real

two more months and this van mod reaches 1 year in development while having absolutely nothing done to it 💪

[frigid palm]

Oh my god

What….. what the hell is that

And where can I obtain it

[sage chasm]

Sex

[prime palm]

real

[haughty jewel]

1. a car
2. somewhere in england

[frigid palm]

Pls tell me that’s gonna be released

[haughty jewel]

if i can get it to a decent standard yes
so like
maybe?

[frigid palm]

Nice

[prime palm]

just release it as is :trol:

update comes next year

[frigid palm]

Looks great as is

[haughty jewel]

looks are deceiving
currently has the small issue of:

[frigid palm]

What’s the issue?

I see no engine in the rear. It’s front engine correct?

[haughty jewel]

yes
the transaxle gets power despite there being nothing connect to it
yknow because thats normal

[frigid palm]

I mean….. does it work?

[haughty jewel]

yes...

[frigid palm]

Nice.

Does it perform well?

[haughty jewel]

elaborate

[frigid palm]

Do it drive well

[haughty jewel]

if you like understeer yes

[frigid palm]

Sounds like a grip issue

Still. Looks awesome and I could see past the rear transaxle being strange

Looking forward to it

[haughty jewel]

thank

[latent ivy]

Where? Here?

[prime palm]

no

[latent ivy]

😭whyyyyyy

[prime palm]

cause i said so

[latent ivy]

WhoYou?

[languid timber]

Well, that turned in an interesting direction pretty quickly

[honest hound]

send me mods im bored

[weary canyon]

where?

[maiden shard]

@smoky patio it seems like they modified the Centauri's dash (KDM mods Audi E-Tron)

[maiden shard]

they aslo grabbed Innocent's brake glow for their mods but they might deleted them already

[unreal forge]

Does anyone know any good free boat mods

[onyx widget]

River highway is even more broken.

[haughty jewel]

lmao
lovely

[latent ivy]

paid mod with stolen iphone model 💀

[stiff lark]

Remember, any mesh slap is automatically stolen.

[haughty jewel]

oh its paid
that wouldve made the perfect joke mod :/

[indigo prawn]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/93-toyota-supra-a80.87943/

[frank kelp]

are those your own models or did you get them somewhere else?

What does the jbeam look like?

[neon magnet]

Imagine its the pigeon

[frank kelp]

If you're gonna make me pay for a joke mod then it has to be good lol
if it's not a custom model or if it's a meshslap then no thanks

[manic sphinx]

What's the weight distribution?

[frank kelp]

[stiff lark]

Show jbeam.

[frank kelp]

So it's not even custom ..?

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/iphone-14-pro-max-95f11f5a06604c8b9fd44046ae52a9cc
also this one is free so no idea where you paid 24 dollars for an iphone model but that's a fat scam

[latent ivy]

stare

[frank kelp]

Yes but why would you buy a model when there's a same quality one for free though?

[whole ruin]

buddy you can make it from scratch easily on blender instead of buying it ☠️

[frank kelp]

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/apple-airtag-9683be76f58d4e559f58437502489beb
here's a free airtag model

they're literally identical

[neon magnet]

How better can a beveled cube be

[whole ruin]

bro got robbed

[frank kelp]

I'm sorry mate but they really are identical and I doubt it would matter for a beamng mod anyway

I mean then that's on you, idk why you'd make your troll mod paid

you can only blame yourself for buying a model that had a free equivalent of the same quality level

[neon magnet]

So the main driving force of the mod is profit

[whole ruin]

yes

[frank kelp]

I'm really sorry mate but they're exactly the same
the free one is indistinguishable from the paid one

they are quite literally identical

[neon magnet]

If im being honest i cant tell the difference between these 2

[frank kelp]

they're the same thing man

[neon magnet]

Flash textures may gibe it away re both good in their own

[frank kelp]

imho even the free one has a better flash texture lol, the paid one is all mushy and pixelated

if you're going to make a troll mod then why make it paid is my main question
especially if it's on a bastion jbeam like what

As I said it was your choice to buy the models though

[neon magnet]

So if you got the free ones this would be free?

[haughty jewel]

so sad its not on the mattress jbeam
such a waste

[neon magnet]

I see

[frank kelp]

I am this close to making a free version with a better jbeam

I bloody hope so

[whole ruin]

his mods is less than 10 euros iirc

[neon magnet]

Both paid mods are 3.80 each

[frank kelp]

the thing with my mods is that I make everything myself lol
I have made free mods as well and those took months to make so I really don't see why I would pay for an iphone mod that probs took less than a week to make and uses the bastion jbeam

people are free to buy it if they want to, though

[native mulch]

Of course quality, but what are some things you think about when making mods paid? what do you put in place to keep someone from buying it and reposting it for free on a mod website?

[frank kelp]

They all have unique ID codes embedded into the mod, people that leak my mods get immediately blacklisted from my customers lists
I also send DMCA takedown notices to the website they reupload my mods to

[native mulch]

A shame you have to do that stuff... At what point do you make the decision a mod is gonna be paid?

[frank kelp]

for the picnic it was like 3 weeks prior to release, but then I learnt from my lesson and now I decide as soon as I announce the mod so that people aren't deceived

[quick pollen]

Why you didn’t make f4 a paid mod ? Is it because you will take less time to make it or you just feel to make it free

[native mulch]

But do you decide whether its paid or not by the time you spent? or quality? or are there other variables that make your decision?

[frank kelp]

I usually aim for the highest quality I can achieve anyway so quality isn't really a part of the equation. It just depends on the mod, demand, and time spent

for regular cars I usually take 4-6 months to make them

[frank kelp]

There is not enough demand for these kinds of cars and it will also take less time to make than a street car, I also felt like making a free mod this time lol

[quick pollen]

That is really cool and also since you made every categorie of Formula cars, are you gonna try to make an F1 in the future ?

[frank kelp]

I have already tried and they're just way too complex for me to make currently

[quick pollen]

Okay okay

[native mulch]

Thanks for the info! I've been trying to decide how I want to do my map mod. I had a slow start since its my first and only mod, but i've put in hundreds of hours into it. I've been on the fence about making it paid or maybe just do a paid beta and release it for free when its finished in 30 years.

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @frank kelp

[frank kelp]

As a general advice I would say start off by making free mods so that people get to know you and your mods, then once you feel like you've reached a high enough quality level then you can start asking money for it

I think I made like 4 full vehicle mods before I started making paid mods

[native mulch]

What if I just go all out on this mod? The quality and scale is gonna be mint. Like I said, I've put hundreds of hours into it and plan to put hundreds more.

[frank kelp]

That's up to you, I spent a good year on the delorean mod and I still made it free in the end

[native mulch]

True. I'm not in it for the money, but payment would be nice. Maybe I'll just put a donation link and cross my fingers.

I want people to have this experience whether they have money or not.

[stiff lark]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[mystic ginkgo]

anyone know what mod this is?

[fervent crag]

Likely Cherrier Picnic.

[latent ivy]

cherrier picnic

LOLLL

THE PAID IPHONE MESSAGE IS DELETED. HSJAWKLSZBXBSKDLMEMQL

I would get the free one instead paying for the worse one. Sorry!

[mystic ginkgo]

What

[latent ivy]

he got banned i guess

[neon magnet]

we are literally talking to no one there

[latent ivy]

Somebody should make a mod whit Ford Fusion from 2008

[latent ivy]

same imo

[frank kelp]

progress on the steering wheel

[quick pollen]

really cool

are you gonna make animated button ?

[frank kelp]

That is not possible

[quick pollen]

oh okay

[latent ivy]

Very nice

can somebody tip me to some good mod sites

or just mods

ive drained the forums

[latent ivy]

excitment

[latent ivy]

impossible

worldofmods is okay, most mods there are bad and probably viruses though

[frank kelp]

Honestly none are as good as the forums and repository

[latent ivy]

so where are the thousands of mods that everybody uses

[haughty jewel]

Forums and repo lol

[limber jackal]

I looked at 2fast once, but the car mods are low quality

The only thing I downloaded was the Nurburgring, which even then is somewhat low poly.

[frank kelp]

forums and repo
rest is just meshslaps that are honestly not worth using

[frank kelp]

the 2fast nurburgring is terrible, use the kirbyguy ported one. Just lookup "kirbiguy nurburgring beamng" and it's one of the first results

[limber jackal]

Oh awesome, I'll take a look at that

[zenith cloud]

nice materials

[limber jackal]

Yea I've used a few for pictures, bit they crash terribly

[latent ivy]

Wtf JSZ was working on a 4-door K Series? Damn.

[whole ruin]

he just use those for clout

[latent ivy]

oh ok

[haughty jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/max-verstappen-simply-lovely-radio-gif-26632351

[limber jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/f1-gif-25339191

[crystal plank]

are there ny mods that show u where the fleeing suspect went?

[pine bobcat]

Any toyota WiLL mods?

[kindred fulcrum]

Alright, about a week ago I wrote a script that went through all the zip files in the BeamNG folder and recompressed them using 7zip to make them more compact... As it turns out, the original game's zip files full of compressed textures were completely uncompressed, and this reduced the game's file size from 44gb to 21.2gb.

...I didn't make any modifications to the game's code, I didn't change any settings or anything, but now my game actually loads faster since it doesn't have to pull as much data from disk. Can someone explain why tf the developers didn't compress the textures in the first place? is this a stability thing?

to clarify - the original game files were in .zip files, but they were not compressed - they were simply being stored.

[kindred fulcrum]

considering that most mods already use normal (compressed) zips, and the game works fine with them, I don't see why the assets use this uncompressed method

[latent ivy]

Anyone know if there's a BMW E91 mod?

[fading gust]

only one i could find was on modland. not worth it,

[latent ivy]

Yeah I saw that one, it looks pretty terrible though.

[fading gust]

yeaahhh

[frigid palm]

@wary robin
Just making sure that you’re the one that did garage v2 right?

Already forgot who is who and I gotta report an issue with the assets you showed me how to use

[wary robin]

Yeah what's up?

[frigid palm]

So. I used the assets in utah

Now my dseries spawns with white trim and bumpers

[wary robin]

Sounds like a problem with the vehicle texture, look for a materials.json in the vehicles folder

[frigid palm]

Which vehicles folder.

[wary robin]

Instead of levels go into vehicles then the problem one

[frigid palm]

Ok so I can’t find a folder called d series

[wary robin]

Would be called pickup I think

[frigid palm]

Ok I’m in that folder

[wary robin]

Any materials.json?

[frigid palm]

Main.materials

And skin.materials

[wary robin]

Move the main.mateials to the desktop temporarily, see if it's fixed

[frigid palm]

Nope

Now the truck is flying away.

[wary robin]

I have no idea, haven't noticed anything for me yet, what exact vehicle and part was the issue with?

[frigid palm]

And now I can’t load a level or it’s just taking a while to load

Uhhhhh lots of parts. D series only

[wary robin]

Move the file back of no fix

Disable the mod entirely?

[frigid palm]

Well the thing is I used your assets in utah so would disabling your mod affect that?

[wary robin]

Did you use the car parts or only rusty car props?

[frigid palm]

Both

[wary robin]

The problem is probably in the levels folder, specifically the folder containing car parts. Only the rusty cars are meant to be used since the others may cause slight issues if used

[frigid palm]

Ughhhh so I have to unzip the level stuff and repack them again?

There goes two hours of building a cool level

[wary robin]

World editor is harsh, keep a backup because at some point you might realise what has gone wrong and be able to fix it

Keep playing with bits there

[frigid palm]

Is there any way you could fix that issue on your end so they can be taken from your mod in the future and used or is it like just how it is?

Also is it just car parts that cause it or is the couches and other stuff too?

[wary robin]

Im not 100% but I'm sure it's to do with the way the materials are handled, all the car parts have the default material names, couch/tv ect are mostly shared assets and rusty cars are low quality bits by me

[frigid palm]

Well thanks. I’ll see if removing all the tediously placed car parts from both the level and the files fixed it

[wary robin]

There's also the obvious, I might be doing it wrong.
In scene tree you can search prop names to mass delete one type of object

[frigid palm]

Well it fixed it but damn my shop looks bland now. Thanks

I really liked that stripped off-road frame

[wary robin]

That is a D series frame I think, you could make it by modifying one of the cars down to the frame

[frigid palm]

Yeah but then it’s another vehicle my game has to load. It was more for static looks

[dark dome]

umm...

something happened

ayoo 10 sec thats to long

but anyways

why is meo free for the first year?

[kindred fulcrum]

THERE ARE PAID MODS??? HUH?

[latent ivy]

I know this is many hours late, but that is likely intentional. Why? Decompressing is a CPU intensive task. So if each time you load a car or a map or a new sound or whatever, you have to decompress a full zip that will be S L O W. So instead you can just use a zip like a container

[kindred fulcrum]

nope, I did full testing, and it actually loaded (marginally) faster, since less data has to be moved from disk to RAM.

tbh I'm using a 14 core i9 so slower CPUs might not have that advantage

it also took about 20 minutes to compress all that data, even when I was using all of those cores

besides, using Deflate on a modern CPU will yield around 4 megabytes per second per GHz per core - my CPU can decompress at ~600mb/s, which is still plenty fast

[latent ivy]

yes but do remember the average core count is 8 with an already cpu bound game
and it will be doing this decompression many, many times.

its probably faster in a normal high end machine but when already cpu loaded on an average machine I wouldnt be surprised if it was a bit slower

[stoic juniper]

hello to all, I have no experience in the world of modding but I would like to create a new project which would consist of creating a new European van like a renault master or a peugeot boxer under the gavril or cherrier brand, the goal then would be to offer several versions, including an ambulance version. Are there people here who would be interested in helping me with this project? I put you some images of what I would like to obtain.

[stoic juniper]

Is it possible to use this gta 5 mod unlocked to convert it to beam ng ?

https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/renault-master-2019

[frank kelp]

No, there is no such thing as converting a car from another game to BeamNG
Making vehicle mods takes months, sometimes years. It's not as easy as stealing the 3D model and magically importing it into BeamNG

[severe goblet]

https://tenor.com/view/yato-herzog-gif-26536644

[latent ivy]

pov innocent turning automition car into proper beamng mod

[stoic juniper]

Nice

Thks for your help

[patent rover]

the engine kenemation installed in the M5...

[native mulch]

WIP! Caney Ridge, USA

[slender light]

Im not sure wether to put this here or #support but I am struggling to find the official mod of the gavril scout. I have add on mods for it but I cannot find the base mod or else it just does this

[latent ivy]

As first you have to download original gavril scout and then download USDM mod.

[slender light]

I cant find it

ive looked in the repository and online

[latent ivy]

Try leaving and joining game back

[slender light]

aight just a sec im closing it

gonna reopen it for what reason?

[latent ivy]

idk

[slender light]

I just wanna know whre i can get the real scout mod so the others will work

[solemn vector]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/gavril-scout-18-24-paid.88644/

[slender light]

cant thnak ye enough

[solemn vector]

if you ever wanna try something just google

"mod name beamng"

[slender light]

preciate it, also no wonder i couldnt find it I have to PAY for it

so i just copy the file to the repo filder right?

[solemn vector]

you bought it? if so then just donwload zip into mod folder

[slender light]

Yeah i mlved the folder there. Making sure i did it correctly. Gonna try to see if it works

It did preciate it

[frank kelp]

@vast atlas pingus since you're alive
someone posted a URL here to a scam discord nitro thing

[vast atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/xx-gif-15660269

[full wedge]

hey where can i get good german car mods ? pref paid ones ?

[fervent crag]

The pinned doc has 2x BMWs I believe.

[sudden stream]

what's the mod called?

does anyone have a map with good pathfinder for the AI?

[grim depot]

whatq mod is that?

[silent dune]

finally got the chain acting realistic enough

[hollow brook]

oui ce serait génial un utilitaire europén pour remplacer celui de base, gratuit ou payant ?

[arctic night]

How do i swap the drivetrain with the AgentY values mod? I tried finding the option for the Piccolina but didn't find it, and i don't want to use the invisible engine because i want the engine to be, well, visible

[patent rover]

kenemation's m5 e60

[grim depot]

Thanks

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @patent rover

[grim depot]

Is there more m5’s?

[vagrant depot]

"E60 engine" lmao it has a name

[grim depot]

?

[vagrant depot]

i'm looking at the screenshot and it just says "E60 engine" 💀

[sick temple]

well there is such thing as meshslaps, though these low quality mods end up being forgotten or clowned on due to the low effort done in creating the mod.

just putting a dodge viper 3d model on a covet jbeam isn't a quality mod, a quality mod takes a lot of work to even get the jbeam working right, and that's not including the designing and 3d modeling stages of making a mod.

at the end of the day the quality of a mod is usually proportional to the effort put into it and the skills of the creator, from what i've seen with your gavril scout and super4 you have the skills and time to make some of the best quality beamng mods around!

[runic axle]

Yeah that's world of mods quality you can do it it just won't be good

The only useful thing about them is photos and even then there dicey

[sick temple]

so many meshslaps have a butchered 3d model as well.

modland, world of mods, practically all unregulated/no quality control modsites

[stiff lark]

What car should I "USDM"?

[stiff lark]

Fixed reflector on the sunburst being too wide.

[waxen cliff]

what do you guys think

[rancid sail]

Where can I find a good mod for a GTR-35?

[warped tartan]

any formula car mods besides genesis, fr17, and f320? Like any F4 mods

[sick temple]

might i suggest the pigeon?

[stiff lark]

The pigeon...?

[sick temple]

the pigeon is a jdm import car, it lacks side indicators and a lhd interior, and would require a flipped front suspension for a lhd 3 wheeled model

it would also need a 3rd brake light…

[stiff lark]

Pretty sure JDM cars can be import into the US after 25 years without modification?

[sick temple]

nothing about the pigeon suggests it being an import/usdm model exept the warning sticker with bad translation

[stiff lark]

maybe it's UKDM?

[arctic night]

Why would Ibishu translate it in English if it was only JDM

[sick temple]

makes sense, its basically a reliant robin kei pickup

https://tenor.com/view/top-gear-reliant-robin-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-james-may-gif-25295350

[dapper smelt]

Thing is the Pigeon's analogue,which is the Daihatsu Midget,doesnt really fit for US sales.
My best guess?
A New Zealand limited import,since they actually used the Midget to some capacity

[fervent crag]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/r35-hotfix.82191/

[stiff lark]

Idk why 1 of my mod have not get approve yet ;-;

[wild stream]

Guys should I mod beamng or is it bad for your PC

[stiff lark]

It's fine, if you don't use alot of mod.

[wild stream]

Ok

[civic hill]

I’m going to try to make my first mod, I’m planning to mostly do derby mods because that’s what I enjoy in beam and I was wondering should I do a oldy car firs 1930s-1960s or should I do a more modern one I hate seeing old cars in real demolition derby’s because it hurts my soul because I love old car me but I’m beam I could care less because well you know it’s a game or should I just do one of my favorite cars like a year of Pontiac GTO?

[severe goblet]

🖕

,

[severe goblet]

🌙

[prisma viper]

Stop it please

[severe goblet]

what

[prisma viper]

useles emojy spam

[runic axle]

Weird my mod is approved my admin but not showing up

[narrow bridge]

I'm looking for a mod for a small trailer like this one

[iron widget]

thats amazing

[frank kelp]

I'm pretty sure there's already a trailer like that in the base game

[languid lark]

hey guys, i saw this awesome modpack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9TZZF0Myfs&t=1s bbut i dont trust downloading from a google drive link, is it trustworthy?

[frank kelp]

No it's not and those cars are pretty bad anyway

[languid lark]

k, thanks

[oblique sphinx]

yo how can i find good touge maps?

[fallen raptor]

Change pfp please

[arctic night]

How do i swap the drivetrain with the AgentY values mod? I tried finding the option for the Piccolina but didn't find it, and i don't want to use the invisible engine because i want the engine to be, well, visible

[graceful basin]

"make a mod for gambler" I thought
"It'll be fun" I thought.
I'VE NEVER RAGED SO HARD JUST TRYING TO GET TEXTURES TO WORK!!! they were working just fine, I go to test drive it and....oh the textures broke, why? I DON'T KNOW!!! they're there in the materials editor but they just aren't showing up anymore

[haughty jewel]

modding sure is fun

[latent ivy]

@stiff lark what happened to vivace Usdm mod... Again

[stiff lark]

IDK.

Still not public

So ye, even I don't have answers.

And yes, I did get perms from Car_Killer, etc.

[stiff lark]

@latent ivy

[latent ivy]

oh... Okay

[stiff lark]

So ye, i hope I get help somewhere but yeah...

[zenith cloud]

Its safe but it sucks and not worth the download

Thumbnail 997 literally explodes in 4th gear

[young lily]

hello, im an Assetto Corsa moder, and i wanna know if its possible to use Beamng textures and put them in AC? and also how does PBR work?

and if you know with wich software i can open .jbeam files

[young lily]

mainly with what i open .jbeam

[frank kelp]

Just a regular text editor will do

VSC or Notepad++ is what most people use

[sick temple]

"small utility trailer", a 2 axle smal ltrailer, or the flatbed trailer, a 1 axle flatbed...

[sick temple]

id suggest notepad ++

[young lily]

Ok, and do you know where i found the "basic" parts like rims, tyres and steering wheels? Like i wanna try to use the new Etk race steering but idk where i can found it

[sick temple]

probably under "common"

[young lily]

Ok ok, gonna check that, thanks

[wraith hatch]

If anyone lives in the UK and can make any good bus models, can you make an ADL Enviro 400 MMC in the modern Stagecoach theming please? Thank You!!

[haughty jewel]

Why is there a requirement to live in the uk lmao

[viral agate]

What car is that?
That does sound like it sucks tho

[graceful basin]

Vivace

[viral agate]

Ah

[frank kelp]

UV unwrapping time

[wild grotto]

will this beauty be free?

[frank kelp]

Yes

[wild grotto]

that is awesome

[dusky shadow]

@frank kelp is there any update on the scout van demo version?

[frank kelp]

Nothing to say for now

[dusky shadow]

ok thx

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @frank kelp

[hollow citrus]

Thanks

[elder monolith]

Any one know if there’s mods that could add police pull overs or like anything to make it so you can play as an officer and do it realistically

[bright echo]

its already in game

you just gotta follow random cars and whn one starts speeding u gotta stop it

[jagged fulcrum]

not sure if this is a modding question does anyone know how to pull the ffb data from beamng

[silent geode]

f2 car?

[frank kelp]

F4

[silent geode]

looks good so far

[rancid sail]

Where can I find a decent McClarin Mod and a Porsche Carrera GT

[frank kelp]

McClarin

[modern crag]

Ooh, what powertrain?

[undone hollow]

And now do a 6x6 truck version 💀

[strange ginkgo]

yessir now ive got 2 great ideas for my gambler 500 config. aka 6 wheels and convertible pickup 💀

[frank kelp]

Well uhh, F4?

[modern crag]

I saw a lot of different engines in F4 cars on Wikipedia

[frank kelp]

4cyl N/A

[modern crag]

Oh, perhaps a Sunburst unit?

[frank kelp]

No it's completely custom

I don't reuse engine models and even less so the sunburst one which is like 8 years old now and looks terrible

[modern crag]

I meant like torque curves and whatnot

[frank kelp]

Ah then no it's also custom

[modern crag]

Oh my

How much power?

[civic hill]

I just did my first 3d model to practice for modding I know it’s trashy and it’s not good and all but it’s a start

I decided to just do a very basic frame

[neon magnet]

i started with modifying existing parts

thats better practice than doing that

it teaches proper flow, topology, and how to deal with shading errors

[civic hill]

Ok thank you I was practicing with this right away and I honestly didn’t know where to start so I just started a frame and things like that. Should I do some sort of body modification?

[errant fulcrum]

if you want to and have a good idea then go for it

[civic hill]

How are you able to get ahold of the 3d models for the regular stock cars in beam?

[civic hill]

Nvm I found it

[latent ivy]

Can anyone pls tell me how do I make a mod?

Anyone?

[frank kelp]

same as F4
so 160hp for 580kg (dry weight)

[native mulch]

Gotta be more specific.

[modern crag]

Noice

[latent ivy]

@native mulch I want to make a Dodge mod

With some configs

But I don't know how to make a mod

[frank kelp]

start here:
https://documentation.beamng.com/modding/

[latent ivy]

@frank kelp Which one do I click?

[native mulch]

Start clicking and find out. Take initiative.

[latent ivy]

ok

Well my friend coundn't help me so hopefully this does

[frank kelp]

if you ever want to make a mod you're going to have to learn how to find out stuff yourself because nobody will be able to guide you through every single step
as I keep saying it to every new modder : making a car mod takes months, sometimes years. You'd be better off starting with something smaller like a spoiler for an already existing vehicle or just parts

[latent ivy]

ok

@frank kelp But the thing is its not letting me import a car or anything in blender

[native mulch]

Do you have chat gpt?

[latent ivy]

Yes

[native mulch]

ask it questions. It can help some.

[latent ivy]

Ok

[frank kelp]

some other useful resources :
https://wiki.beamng.com/Vehicle_Creation_Guide.html
https://wiki.beamng.com/Vehicle_Creation_Workflow.html

[native mulch]

You should make a pinned message for people asking how to make mods with all of this info.

[frank kelp]

if you want to make a mod you're going to have to learn how to make 3D models as well and learn the basics of Blender. Otherwise with models you'd get off the internet you're going to lack the detailed underbody, engine, and drivetrain models which are critical for a beamng mod

[latent ivy]

@frank kelp Sorry If I disturbed you with all my DM's

[latent ivy]

Oh

[civic hill]

Well I don’t think it’s worked

It seems to be correctly it’s just softer and way to bend and I wonder why that is

[silent geode]

@frank kelp cant wait to whip it around spa and nurbergring

[stiff lark]

And I fixed Kashira Gen 2 confic with default cars.

[civic hill]

Btw I’m planning on makeing derby mods and the first one I’m going to make is a 1935 Ford coup or a 1969 Pontiac GTO. I’d hate to see these cars in actual demo derby but in beam I could care less. I just think it would be cool to see them In a demo derby in a game

But I am going to start of with small stuff first and see how I do before I go to the big stuff like @frank kelp said.

[terse jetty]

Hello, im searching someone who is into Wheel Mods.
I got some good Wheel Models (Rotiform) which i wana get into BeamNG as a Wheel Pack.

What do they need:

• Textures
• Jbeam (wheels are generaly easy jbeams)
• maybe something else.. idk
• they should work with vanilla Rims & D-Troxx ones
• and maybe 1 or 2 different sizes (19x9 & 20x9 )

I will be giving 10-15 bucks for 6-8 wheels depends on the Work & Quality.

So if you are up to the task, @ me!

[frank kelp]

Average pay for 3D/texture artists is 35-45$ an hour, I doubt someone would be ready to texture 8 wheels and make different size and variations for 10 bucks.
Especially considering this would probably take ~8 hours to make if not more.

[terse jetty]

cool, if you dont wana do it no problem.

[latent ivy]

@frank kelp Can the dummy mod fit in Cherrier Picnic?

[frank kelp]

Which one?

[latent ivy]

The classic orange one

[frank kelp]

I'm not personally interested in doing this, was just letting you know that if you want someone to do this for you you'll probably have to increase your offer. If someone ever DMs you should also ask for their portfolio first, that way you won't get scammed

[frank kelp]

I have no idea, never tried it. I know the paid Crashhard dummy works with the picnic but that's it.

[latent ivy]

Oh

The 2.0 Dummy right?

[frank kelp]

yes

[latent ivy]

ok

Anyone know how to get the engine of the EXACT Car I want

[amber geyser]

Excited how it's all gonna look in the end

[tepid owl]

Working on camera movement mod

[frank kelp]

normal map bake came out pretty nice

[viral agate]

Cool

[solid lily]

how are you baking it and what are you using? I've wanted to achieve similar results (especially with normal mapped seams) but never could reach it

[frank kelp]

I'm using bevel nodes and baking it using the bake wrangler addon

[humble tinsel]

that looks really good

[humble tinsel]

someone needs to make this car a mod

[restive wraith]

If anyone needs a sliding door sound here you go

[barren cypress]

Good evening. I've got a potentially weird question/request. Some time ago I was making AC mod, it was almost done, but the I lost all interest in AC so I never finished it. However, currently I often race in beam, I would like said car to be a mod for beam, but I have no skill in beam moding. Here's the question request, would anyone be willing to make it into mod if I was to provide the model? (attached a render of said car)

[restive wraith]

You could use the burnside special jbeam for that

[barren cypress]

I've tried moding beam in past, to say the least I really suck at it since I don't understand the process all that well, also I'd like it to handle like a pro car not a muscle car

or a gt car

[grizzled sedge]

Are drifting servers active?

[atomic pumice]

Disgusting. We need this instead

Alternatively, I'd be fine with this thing which is basically the same vehicle with a different body

[native mulch]

If I submit my mod to the repo tomorrow evening June 29 6pm CT, is it still possible to get in the gambler contest?

[civic hill]

I’m excited to I love old cars

I just had a idea for my first mod and it will probably be just a simple derby roll cage for the bluebuck or moonhawk. I’m not going to do anything more than that I’d do that to again get the feel for it

[left slate]

what is the cherriers name in the files

[cyan drum]

vivace

[left slate]

thx

putting a v8 in it cuz im not satisfied

[pliant sequoia]

I think there is already a mod for that

[left slate]

more fun to do it myself

[knotty bronze]

Nah, 100lbs of boost isn't a lot! It's not enough if u ask me lmao

[soft rapids]

anyone know what is responsible for this water in the circular area of the etk training map? i can litterally disable everything and it still shows up

[civic hill]

Quick question: how do I just select a certain cube or object in blender because I have a collection of cubes im using to create a derby cage and one of them is working correctly so I want to move it but I can’t without moving the cage and I can’t delete it without deleting all my progress. I don’t want them all as one entity at the moment

[frank kelp]

My recommendation is learn the basics of blender before you try making a mod

There are plenty of beginner tutorials on youtube

[civic hill]

I found out the problem and it’s done and I’m curious what do you think?

I’m fallowing a totorial on yt to understand how to create mods and stuff

[gray wave]

kinda neato that youre here rn, i tried adjusting the wastegate pressure in the engine jbeam file and it completely nukes the mod, is this anti tamper or am i just doing it wrong idk

[gray wave]

nvm it seems to just be super flaky when edititing the file, sometimes it shits the bed sometimes it doesnt

completely goofed the N/A readout but hey 192bhp realistic tune

[delicate heath]

is it easy to make an gauge, steering wheel and etc work on an automation mod?

[civic hill]

I think I’m just going to stop trying to get my mod into the game because I’ve tried everything I could but it won’t ever appear in the game

It’s just a simple roll cage and I can’t get it in

[fallow robin]

make sures its a zip and not a rar file

[quaint mortar]

Anyone know if you can make normal and Metalic maps for license plates?

[civic hill]

I did a compressed zip and all of the things you need to do for a mod to work and no matter what I did or how correct I did something it just won’t work so I think modding just isn’t for me and I’m just going to give up.

[fallow robin]

ask for help man'

it happens don give up

[zenith cloud]

😩

[terse jetty]

i dont need to pay someone anymore 😉 doit yourself works best

[stiff lark]

That's good.

[barren magnet]

was messing about with some of the gambler mods last night, mostly racing through Johnson Valley, made me think about a possible theme of a mod competition. something along the lines of baja $1000

the cheapest trims of vehicles modified to just barely handle a baja event throughout Johnson Valley

more purpose built cars vs the over the top craziness of the gambler 500

[foggy pelican]

Are you planning stuff like: pit limiter, maybe live brake bias adjusting? Or is that not possible?

[frank kelp]

they're both on my todo list haha
and they're both doable :p

[hexed bolt]

alpine had a baby with a z4: (2nd automation car)

[terse blaze]

a pit limiter would be awesome, you should totally add a lua endpoint for other mods to control the pit limiter :)
itd be awesome to integrate into my wip simracing package

[foggy pelican]

Oooh! Sounds interesting, hopefully you can do that, wishing you luck. hopefully someone makes a mod that does that for every vehicle 😄

[random cedar]

Is that a caddy?

[frank kelp]

I have zero lua knowledge lol all I know is that I've done it before and it's just if speed > 60kph then throttle = 0

[terse blaze]

💀

[cyan drum]

lmfao

[frank kelp]

expert coder

[foggy pelican]

I mean, if it works it works haha

[cyan drum]

work smarter, not harder

[foggy pelican]

wise words

[terse blaze]

well if you ever get around to it, id love to help out, ive been diving deep into beam scripting lately and goddamn im addicted

[frank kelp]

modding do be like that fr

[terse blaze]

it do be, it do be

[frank kelp]

but yeah will let you know once I get there, I can use someone better a lua's feedback lol

[terse blaze]

very epic

[foggy pelican]

you guys talking makes me want to go learn to mod haha

[frank kelp]

don't let anyone ruin your life, ruin it yourself by modding beamng

[terse blaze]

do it!!! creating things is the absolute best

[frank kelp]

like modding's awesome but when you get stuck on something for a week then it's just

[foggy pelican]

if you say so. haha

but when your F4 gets released I'm going to be busy for a long time lol

[terse blaze]

it does help if you already have knowledge on either like, vehicle dynamics, modelling or coding, so you have a way of getting into modding where not all concepts are foreign

[frank kelp]

fr

[cyan drum]

I've been stuck on a lot of stuff for like over a year lmao

[foggy pelican]

so like, does this count as professional moddeling? :sunglas:

[stark grove]

pro

(i have no modeling knowledge whatsoever)

[drowsy frost]

Materials with map making makes me want to commit arson and then mod again

[foggy pelican]

doesn't matter, you still said I'm pro 😎

[stark grove]

fr

[foggy pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/thanos-perfectlybalanced-gif-18301221

[drowsy frost]

The maps are done so jankily. The maps materials are all over the place so hunting for one material is damn near impossible.

[stark grove]

how many materials do you usually have to sort through

[drowsy frost]

Hundreds.

[stark grove]

i tried porting a need for speed map once and there were like 3 thousand for 1 small chunk

[drowsy frost]

Because God forbid the devs couldve combined materials but no everything has 1 individual material sometimes and it makes me wanna scream

[stark grove]

theres like 3 materials for every piece of road in mw2012

[drowsy frost]

Well those are map ports. Other games use 10000000000 materials for 1 thing.

[stark grove]

yes 💀

[foggy pelican]

well then, your journey is settled. become a dev and fix it haha

[drowsy frost]

God I wish lol
Aint old enough

[tired coyote]

i highly appreciate the fact that you put this out in public instead of just sending me a message

Still thanks, sent takedown requests 👍

[frank kelp]

why would you post this in public

you're just letting more people know it's there, just sent the modder a DM next time

[viral agate]

🤦‍♂️

what was i thinkuing

[frank kelp]

it's fine lol, ik you didn't have bad intentions, just letting you know

[viral agate]

yeah

im a lttle tired today

[tired coyote]

its been removed, thanks again for letting me know 👍

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @viral agate

[viral agate]

ok

modland is one of those things…

[slim palm]

thats fire

@boreal charm

[native mulch]

Can someone help me get my mod uploaded to the repo? Right now its saying my file size is too large, but its only 595MB.

[haughty jewel]

yeah thats far too large lol

[frank kelp]

limit is 500mb

if it's higher you have to contact a moderator to get them to upload it for you

[tired coyote]

you can message a moderator

well, have to

[native mulch]

Is it far too large for a map?

[native mulch]

Thank you

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @frank kelp

[native mulch]

any recommendations on who to ask? I am clueless to the process.

[frank kelp]

car killer would be ideal as he's the one doing repo stuff IIRC

along with synsol
but in general you never have to contact them, mods rarely go over 500mb

[native mulch]

even for maps?

[frank kelp]

and if they do it's likely just because of a lack of optimization than anything else

yeah even maps, bigger ones tend to go over that limit but as I said if it's optimized correctly you never have to go over 500

[native mulch]

I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I don't have many resources in the map to begin with

could it be the way Im zipping it? Through Beam

[frank kelp]

most of the time it's just unused assets lying around

models, textures, etc

[native mulch]

I dont have any of that..

I have ripped out all the junk

[frank kelp]

I mean I would take a look but I don't know anything about maps

what are you zipping it with?

[native mulch]

The pack button in Beam

[tired coyote]

nah that can easily happen even with a normal size map

[frank kelp]

ah well next time I'll shush when I don't know what I'm talking about lol, my bad

[native mulch]

Ok so my solution is still messaging a moderator? on here?

[frank kelp]

forums would probably be the better option

[native mulch]

its specifically a Gambler entry. Should I do it on that forum?

[frank kelp]

there is only 1 forums?

[tired coyote]

Those need to be on the repo

[native mulch]

Thats what i'm trying to acheive

[frank kelp]

https://www.beamng.com/members/car_killer.27522/ just start a conversation with this person
like just send them a DM on there

[native mulch]

Done. Thank you again.

[civic hill]

Can I dm you to ask for help?

[fallow robin]

i dont know too much about modding but make sure that everything is renamed and the jbeam for whatever car you're using it is under the car name in the mods folder

[civic hill]

Because I genuinely need it literally just to get a basic body in for the barsto

JBeam?

[fallow robin]

how did you put your mod? is it under the barstow name in the mod folder

[knotty bronze]

pssst #modding-general

I think someone posted about that before in there

that's only why I mention that channel lol

[civic hill]

Let’s see if it works now

Its still not showing up

[knotty bronze]

haha compression go brrrrrr

Time to re-mesh the damn thing... part 758 lol

[hollow citrus]

Wheel

[latent ivy]

I so want a 80mil vertices car in game with atleast 10000 nodes, time to upgrade my integrated graphics to new integrated graphics /s

[knotty bronze]

that... would not be GPU lmao

[latent ivy]

• /s as in sarcastic

I know i would need more then just the computer, and optimisation for that would be impossible

we also need to use the cpu for the physics calculations, also ram to store the vehicle data, storage so that I can have 20 cars thats 5gb

[knotty bronze]

ik lol
I figured u were bein sarcastic 😛

[knotty bronze]

I had 32 cars spawned once, 32GB ram, only used about 17GB. I now have 64GB ram, and barely push the limits, unless im modelling and playing BeamNG at the same time lmao

[latent ivy]

wow 32 cars, I can barely have one

I have to close google for my pc to not bluescreen

back on 8gb of ram btw I just didnt change my name, 8 year old pc

Im also modelling at the same time but blender is not that rough until you render

[hollow citrus]

What ram 😟

[timber dome]

hey guys im looking into making a super heavy duty flatbed trailer mod and i was curious how to get into modding?

this was the rough draft i made in the world editor by bodyswapping

[haughty jewel]

bro has a monopoly on tires

[timber dome]

i feel sorry for the shop when the time comes around to change them

[jade briar]

that truck going past would be like when freight trains come through places doing 15 and they have like 50 carraiges

[latent ivy]

abovination

[frigid kraken]

anyone got a nissan patrol gq mod that looks nice and real

[sudden ore]

Getting a new set of Toyos for that gonna cost the gdp of Somalia

[azure stag]

how do yall make mods??

[misty path]

man it sucks that the offroad barstow mod is outdated

[sudden ore]

Ye fr

Like how

[limber jackal]

Debating whether or not to put my mod in one of the mod showcase threads. 1999-2000 Soliad Conqueror and 2001-2006 facelift

[worn fable]

Nice is it based off of a Escalade?

Wait or a Tahoe/suburban

[limber jackal]

Model is from a 2007 FPS shooter that nobody liked, as a background vehicle, and its from a company thats been inactive for 9 years. I heavily modified the model and added in my own parts and stuff from the Roamer

[worn fable]

Nice! I say give it a showcase thread :))

[limber jackal]

Probably will.

I do need to perfect the model tho

[limber jackal]

However it says I dont have permission to post in the channel anyways

[worn fable]

Ah yeah you’ve got to contact them I believe

[limber jackal]

Comtact who?

[tepid owl]

It might look a bit worse than the last one but I decided to start from "scratch" instead of just changing existing camera mode

[vivid shard]

Hey Guys! Can anyone make a adjustable fifth wheel for the t-series frames please? one that can slide forwards or backwards. I've been trying but cant get it to work.

[maiden shard]

Cumtact

[verbal sequoia]

is there a way you can make a engine sound more like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC4SCC2geuM

[dapper smelt]

You can use automation engine sounds
Or better,have someone record actual engine sounds

[latent ivy]

the voices

[verbal sequoia]

how do I find the recources folder for beamng?

[kind forge]

👀

[foggy pelican]

Thanks haha, made some hillclimb parts for the Piccolina and I'm hooked

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @frank kelp

[trail ingot]

GUYS WHY DOES MY WINDOWS 11 LAG WHEN I SPAWN IN TRAFFIC? I DELETED ALL MY APPS NOW I ONLY GOT DISCORD AND BEAMNG???

[manic sphinx]

Hardware wise it could be a lack of computing power, ram or even thermal throttling

[vocal hazel]

yeah i dont think windows 11 is whats causing the lag 💀

[patent trout]

anyone got a good silvia s14 car mod?

[maiden shard]

1. #support 🤓
2. Your PC isn't that powerful to handle traffic, I guess ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[harsh hinge]

yeah i like beamng how could you tell

[frank kelp]

rookie numbers

[quick pollen]

Heures

[drowsy frost]

Checkmate

[quick pollen]

5k

Since when you play ?

[drowsy frost]

August 2020.

[quick pollen]

damn

[silent dune]

not quite there on single player but i have about another 2k hours ontop of that on beammp

[tacit wraith]

5 hours Beamng every single day for almost 3 years. That's alot.

[surreal snow]

F3 car?

[frank kelp]

F4

[sullen lance]

Im making a redone ETK 1300

[grim cloak]

This f4 looks almost finished

[sullen lance]

Its name will be 'ETK XF1800e'

[feral elk]

How much will you actually redo?

A huge part of the mod is an issue that needs a rework. If you properly want to do it you'd have to redo the entire of the mod

[sullen lance]

It will look something like this

[frank kelp]

It's really not lol
about 60% done

[harsh hinge]

I

HUH

[fading gust]

i probably have somewhere close to like 3k, because in the early days of me owning beamNG i pinned the game itself to my taskbar, and it would launch without steam and wouldn't record the hours

[harsh hinge]

wowza

[sullen lance]

me and my cat do modding

[harsh hinge]

so silly

[harsh hinge]

I

YALL ARE CRAZY

[sullen lance]

bro im on 500 hours yall making me feel bad

[rough mica]

hahahaha i have no life

[sullen lance]

Rough sketch

ETK XF1300e

[zenith cloud]

playing since 2016 though so it doesnt count

[latent ivy]

if i had legit copy since the start, would have had like 3K hours 😂

[amber lintel]

Is there a good 997 mod?

[native mulch]

Everyone posting hours... 600 of those were since the start of 2023. Low numbers, but Its climbing at an alarming rate

[limber jackal]

Me tryna get a #1102973298222051358 thread:

https://tenor.com/view/let-me-in-eric-andre-wanna-come-in-gif-13730108

[left slate]

smart people

what should i change in an engine jbeam to make more power

slightly. i only need like 100 more hp

[zenith cloud]

3.3 hrs/day

[native mulch]

For this year?

[zenith cloud]

If you gained 600 hrs since january 1st

[native mulch]

I had 250 when I started working on my first real project on Dec 28th

The 250 was just playing the game. Then I decided to mod so 3.3 hours a day of modding and probably going to get a sandwich or something.

[zenith cloud]

Real

[left slate]

im trying to make the sunburst awd with the etk 4.4L but the front diff doesnt show

not sure why, i added the etk front and rear diff with the sunburst diff slot names

not sure what else i have to change to get the front diff to exsist

oh the sunburst front diff is under transmission

this information doesnt help me lol

i have to add the sunburst front diff to the etk engine somehow

well i half figured it out, i think i need to make the rear diff sunburst too

wait nvm it already is

its fwd only the rear diff isnt working

oh wait no nvm it is awd lez gooo

the engine doesnt like to work now though

[haughty jewel]

The joys of modding

[amber lintel]

Is there a good 997 mod

[cyan drum]

no

[amber lintel]

Ok

[rigid ledge]

can any 1 send me a link to a rock crawling map ?

[fallow robin]

i like the little details like the bolts holding the splitter up

excited for it

attention to detail is so good

[haughty jewel]

small headlights mod

[dire marsh]

is there a modpack that has a lot of real cars or do i have to download each car one by one?

[terse blaze]

oh my god that looks incredible

fantastic work yet again

[viral agate]

Dang
That and WCUSA Street Circuit will be a perfect mix

[fast kernel]

Looks like an art

Is that an i4 engine?

[hushed venture]

...

[wild grotto]

look at that i4
beautiful

[sudden ore]

I have like 2500 and I got it like 2 years ago

I don’t rly play it tho

I Kinda Just don’t turn off my pc and leave everything open

Idc lol

If it goes nuclear, oh well

Im Talking Abt my pc lol

This is me but with msfs and dcs

I always have ultra on

I think at least

Idk my pc sounds like a Boeing sometimes

Irl?

Fr?

Oh

I was gonna say cessna pretty fun

I fly a Cessna 172g

It wip, kinda

It’s not very fast

I go like 130 knots lol

Still significantly faster than driving

140ish mph

Asl

[severe goblet]

[quick pollen]

This is insane I love it

[hushed venture]

dont tell me you fly to a supermarket

you just land on the parkink lot

[severe goblet]

[raw dagger]

does anyone have a lamborghini murcielago mod?

[uncut reef]

how can I identify a mesh slap without seeing the meshes

[dapper smelt]

Just by looking at it,lmfao

[worn fable]

i wish there was an SUV based on the Gavril Vertex, i was thinking it would essentially be a Ford Escape type thing since the year was 2008-2011

[raw dagger]

id love to see a well made f150 tbh

[worn fable]

yesss

theres that 2022 one being made from the forums

[sinful coral]

i wish someone made an actual non-meshslap high quality toyota prius

[foggy pelican]

That just looks insane! Where were all the pictures taken? Spa? First 4 don't seem like it.

[haughty jewel]

imola probs

[silent dune]

still lots of work to get done but its fun to play with

[wild grotto]

looking at this feels really different today than yesterday when i first saw this

[foggy pelican]

oh yeah, didn't think of that, great tracks haha

[foggy pelican]

I saw a gif of this thing driving, are there any more?

[frank kelp]

Not for now

[viscid scroll]

[quaint bloom]

a rotary mod should be made.

[quick pollen]

KLJP

[nimble valley]

787

[frigid palm]

Opening the repository today was like Christmas morning

[twin zinc]

what's in there?

[neon magnet]

Gambler 500 mods

Like a lot of em

[frigid palm]

Enough to where I needed to purge a good portion of my unused mods since I hate having too many

[nimble valley]

i cant enjoy those

still waiting for the stock production cars of more eras

and some famous race cars too would be nice

[jade briar]

agreed. they are too wild

[quick pollen]

They are hard to make

I guess

[nimble valley]

Yea the modern ones more

but what about 1960s race cars for example? They were much more simple.

[quick pollen]

And maybe nobody makes them bc less people cares about that

[nimble valley]

do you?

[quick pollen]

No ofc not

Old race cars is the thing I want the most

[nimble valley]

you dont care about those race cars?

ah ok i thought you meant no ofc not i dont care about the race cars lol

[quick pollen]

Something like a ford gt40 or a porsche 917k could be amazing

[quick pollen]

no no lol

[nimble valley]

or a lotus 49

[quick pollen]

Ferrari 312T

[nimble valley]

oh hell yes

3.0 Flat 12 engine

[quick pollen]

Or T2 cause after they are ugly (my opinion)

[nimble valley]

Yea that tall intake im not a fan

[quick pollen]

I love it

[plain crown]

mod

Good idea?

[quick pollen]

But what I’m saying is maybe modders are not interested bc less people ask race cars or maybe they are technically hard to make in beam

Also a full focus race car from dev could be nice

[nimble valley]

i think too hard to make

[quick pollen]

Yeah