mods-discussion

[drowsy leaf]

i think you missed the "good" part

alternative response to airacobras, you can open the mod manager ingame and there should be a "open mod folder" or something along that there

[latent ivy]

Rate these textures, I know the vents are bad.

I should turn down the metallicness

[onyx salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/roblox-bacon-hair-bacon-hair-dance-gif-18121336341116932036

[neon magnet]

Straight outta the ps3

[drowsy leaf]

early ps3 graphics

[graceful echo]

gta 4 car interior

[drowsy leaf]

nah those are complete dogshit

[graceful echo]

Real

[smoky pawn]

anyone know of a way to force a option onto a spawning vehicle in career mode, eg, I want all the semi trailers to spawn with pintle hitches, is there a file I can edit to force each one to have that, please ping on reply so I see the message thx

[empty grove]

Hello everyone,

I have a question about resetting objects or vehicles in the sky. I’ve been setting up multiple floating vehicles in the sky, and I want them to reset back to their original positions after falling or being used during gameplay.

Currently, I’m finding it quite tedious to manually set them back up every time they fall. Is there a way to automate this process so the vehicles can be reused without needing to manually reset their positions each time?

If anyone has encountered a similar issue or knows a solution, I’d really appreciate your help! Thank you in advance! 🙏

[latent ivy]

Good enough for my first ones!

[verbal steeple]

hey, does someone know how can i make a chrome material? If i make the material fully metallic and 0 roughness it just turns to black. And if i decrease the metallic value a bit it just is a glossy dark grey.

[latent ivy]

I just use the Mirror material, works good for me. If you want you can make a custom material (idk how tho) but its a lot harder

but its update-proof if they ever change the Mirror material from vanilla cars

[drowsy leaf]

Chrome is generally
Basecolor : white
Metallic value : 1
Roughness value 0.2-0.4 depending on how shiny you want it, if you set it to 0 it shouldn't go black, but it will look very shiny and odd

[drowsy leaf]

Please that's the worst advice I've heard

It's not that hard to just make a chrome material

[latent ivy]

Thanks, I won't give advice anymore then. That was how I was self taught since nobody wanted to teach me.

[drowsy leaf]

The mirror material is made to be used in mirrors so it has some normal map stuff and it's also way too shiny for chrome

[drowsy leaf]

Yes, you learn by yourself

As everyone does

It's not that nobody wants to teach you, it's that nobody teaches anybody, and if they do, they are probably friends or getting paid

[verbal steeple]

i have the basecolor as white and full metalliciness. whatever the roughnrss is it's still black

Do you think that the chrome should be it's own material so it doesn't have any colors than white cuz i have material with many colors but every part turns black with the metalliciness

[rough iris]

in the discord forums, I can only select one of the new tags. am I not supposed to click free and released?

[ocean mauve]

Is that on mobile?
It works just fine for me on pc

[rough iris]

it's on pc, I have all the normal tags, but wanted to add the new ones from yesterday. but choosing one seems to grey out the others

[ocean mauve]

Ah it when editing an existing post, I get that same menu, I see now

For me it greys the rest out after selecting 5 tags, so I guess that's the limit

[rough iris]

oh that makes sense, thanks!

[wild pier]

this is not the place to ask for beamMP support, but the server's open, properly configured and your ports are open, right? follow beamMP's official documentations, tutorial videos are always ass for this stuff

[slender socket]

@wild pier sorry I looked all over we did do them but still getting connections failed when friends try to join sever

[wild pier]

so you can join but not your friends

so you fucked up port forwarding

[slender socket]

If someone can just help with that

No I can't join only with direct

But I can't join sever by clicking on it too it fails

[wild pier]

check that everything on the official docs is done

[slender socket]

I try it

I can't understand i made this so much time over

Just want to can host with friends

[wild pier]

then start over

[slender socket]

Yep did that too

Can you help me please we been trying for 4 weeks to fix this

[wild pier]

any specific error shows up when joining?

[slender socket]

No only connection failed wen trying to join

[wild pier]

do you have your authentication key on the config and everything else there set up?

[slender socket]

No other erro

Yes everything set up

I can start the sever now u can try join u see

[wild pier]

check if your ports are actually open via websites that let you do so

[wild pier]

i dont have beamMP set up

[slender socket]

Oh

Okay sorry

I dont know much but just trying to get it where we can join

[wild pier]

i personally use this for checking if my ports are open

by the way unless you bought a domain your IP is probably dynamic, meaning it changes every once in a while

[slender socket]

It's closed

[wild pier]

what port? the beamMP one?

[slender socket]

Yh

[wild pier]

there we fucking go you fucked up port forwarding like i guessed

[slender socket]

30814

[wild pier]

w/o port forwarding there is literally no way anyone outside your home's network can join

[slender socket]

Ok but confused.com lol

[wild pier]

go to your routers config, set up DCHP binding to keep your local IP from changing and forward that port to your local IP

i cannot help for this a lot so go look up a tutorial for your internet service provider and specific router

[slender socket]

What language your speaking lol 😆 😂 🤣

Can you just jump on discord and point me in the direction

[wild pier]

im speaking the "unfuck your server so people can play" language

no. i said i cant help you with port forwarding as it varies from router and ISP, so look up [internet service provider name] [name of your router] port forwarding and follow it

[slender socket]

Ok bro bro I get u thanks

[wild pier]

and DHCP binding as well so you dont have to forward all the ports to a slightly different IP every once in a while, good luck

if you get stuck send a screenshot (make sure to blur out any sensitive data that may appear)

[slender socket]

Ok

Ok

Thanks

[wild pier]

also and next time ask for help in the proper discord server

[chilly crypt]

does anyone here have the lego car mod pack?

it’s amazing

[sour dew]

made it your entire profile i see

[potent fern]

Where can u get tow truck mods

[sour dew]

crazy dale creations

[potent fern]

Link?

[empty grove]

Hello everyone,

I have a question about resetting objects or vehicles in the sky. I’ve been setting up multiple floating vehicles in the sky, and I want them to reset back to their original positions after falling or being used during gameplay.

Currently, I’m finding it quite tedious to manually set them back up every time they fall. Is there a way to automate this process so the vehicles can be reused without needing to manually reset their positions each time?

If anyone has encountered a similar issue or knows a solution, I’d really appreciate your help! Thank you in advance! 🙏

[drowsy leaf]

there should be a set home button in the circular menu

[long moat]

what is bro yapping about, why spread anti fastlane propaganda?

you are also the guy who sells not 1, but 2 wheel pack mods right?

[drowsy leaf]

yes! they are fully scratch made so they are worth every peny

[ocean mauve]

(unlike fastlanes mods)

[lucid turtle]

He makes them for free tho😭💀💀

[drowsy leaf]

yea but that doesnt mean anything

both are fine

well idk i havent tested fastlane mods

i havent said anything about fastlane

i just know that some of his old mods are shit

[long moat]

modelling is not the only thing that is taken into account when creating a mod, so with your logic beamng devs should charge a steady 10$ for each car update they make?

[drowsy leaf]

im not talking about modedling tho

im talking about the whole package

[long moat]

i agree with this. the saab for example has a bad interior, and i am aware of that

[long moat]

people are just getting greedy lets be honest. back in the day we had mods like satsuma way more advanced than a flipping wheel pack and also for free

[lucid turtle]

Opss sorry i didnt want to ping you sorry

[drowsy leaf]

no thats just capitalism

if theres demand theres uh i forgot the other part

and his wheelpacks are pretty good

trust me i have tried em and seen him develop them

[long moat]

i didn't say that they weren't

they are probably very well made

[lucid turtle]

I dont want to escalate it more but with this logic FastLane scratch made the textures so it is worth every penny!

[ocean mauve]

so because one part is scratch made, the entire mod counts as scratch made...?

[lucid turtle]

Im just repeating the phrase

[lucid turtle]

As far as i know the Beach buggy mod uses the parts from autobello which makes it not scratch made + paid🤯

[drowsy leaf]

Well no
Baths entire mod is scratch made, fast lanes isn't, and iirc he buys the model and since it uses real life brands they wouldn't even be able to sell them

[cyan drum]

I jbeamed the whole thing from scratch aside from mechamicals

you should look into not making every single material not doublesided

[drowsy leaf]

And the buggy is early access not paid right?

[cyan drum]

yeah

otherwise this happens

[cyan drum]

not only 1 or 2 but like 6 different times accounting for remakes and different chassis

and it behaves nothing like the piccolina or the autobuggy

[cyan drum]

I'm mostly waiting for rommb to make the final release now but I also gotta do a lot of small stuff

guess the part

[lucid turtle]

Im not saying that you didnt i was just using the logic that was said before

[lucid turtle]

If there are parts in the mod not made by the author the mod is no longer scratch made😉

[drowsy leaf]

Yes
But baths mod is not paid

The buggy
Is early access
Which is different from paid

[lucid turtle]

Like fastlanes

All of fastlanes mods are free

[drowsy leaf]

Yes and?

That's not what we were talking about

[lucid turtle]

Nothing just answering the question

[cyan drum]

meanwhile fastlane mods:
jbeam are from vanilla cars, albeit edited (models still make it deform badly)
textures are from vanilla cars
models are from somewhere else

and for the love of god meshslappers love to use doublesided on everything even when it's not needed

[lucid turtle]

Did i say fastlane makes lore friendly/scratch made mods?

[drowsy leaf]

No

[misty onyx]

me and the gang fw the convertible

[drowsy leaf]

But both are beamng mods

[cyan drum]

nope but I'm elabrorating myself even furher on why I dislike his mods

[drowsy leaf]

I might test the latest one he's released later

[lucid turtle]

older FastLane mods are not the best but we are working on fixing many bugs that were annoying in the older mods

I honestly think that you should be able to do anything you want. It is your stuff, your work i see that you put effort to your mods

The entire point of this "drama" is that you are talking crap about somebody elses work/mods

I dont have time to continue this drama and i would suggest to just respect each other

Because FastLane is not talking crap about your or anybodys mods when they see a picture of it.

[drowsy leaf]

No he just not recommending his mods

On a message from a week ago

Then fast lane responds with this pretty rude message

[lucid turtle]

I would show screenshots of other messages but you can easliy check it out by yourself😉 as i said i dont want to continue this drama

[drowsy leaf]

Yeah but this drama comes from fast lanes message not bath disliking his mods

[lucid turtle]

So he can say that fastlanes work is not worth "anything" but when someone says that his wheel packs/Beach buggy are not worth anything its all of a sudden rude?

Just gathering the facts now

[drowsy leaf]

That's called defending your work?

Like fast lane out of nowhere had to criticize his mods for no reason

Like it coulda been the first message only then it woulda been fine

There's no need for the 2nd part, that's just clearly there to start drama

[cyan drum]

funnily enough in a similar way to danny

[drowsy leaf]

Anyways I need to head out

[lucid turtle]

Then why out of nowhere thetalkingbath decides to also criticize his mods? I honestly think we dont really need this drama but it had to be said at some point

[drowsy leaf]

Bye

[lucid turtle]

I would just suggest to be respectful to each other

[drowsy leaf]

Someone asked about fast lane, he responded with his opinion

[lucid turtle]

I really dont want to talk about this topic.

[ocean mauve]

and yet you do

[cyan drum]

wild

[drowsy leaf]

Why? I don't mind, it's just a discussion

Gosh that took like 3 minutes to be sent

[lucid turtle]

Im not saying that you dont have to

[cyan drum]

yeah

[drowsy leaf]

Yeah but I'm asking you

[lucid turtle]

I just have more important things to do rather than argue in a discussion like this

[cyan drum]

so close discord and do those things

[lucid turtle]

Yea i will do it now

[drowsy leaf]

Fair enough
Have a good day

[lucid turtle]

Thanks
You too

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @drowsy leaf (current: #54 - 47)

[chilly crypt]

yes

well actually i used to have that ford explorer cop car as my pfp, the one in my banner.

[latent ivy]

I got a question, is this a good enough engine model or does it need more details?

[drowsy leaf]

show a closer picture, but what is that bad square on top meant to be

[latent ivy]

Like the MK2 Punto had that intake, lemme find a pic

[drowsy leaf]

and why is there a tube coming from the exhaust to it

[latent ivy]

it is from carburettor to the exhaust

supposed to be this

[drowsy leaf]

ow god

uh consider just reuisng the mk2 pessima single cam engine

[drowsy leaf]

add the carb intake from the covet, then do that intake thing

[latent ivy]

...yea. that engine in a economy car. alr.

[drowsy leaf]

yes?

[latent ivy]

a car that is a bit smaller than covet tho

[drowsy leaf]

modelwise if you scale it down you can pass it as a 1.2 or whatever that is, and i can guarantee you it will look miles better than what youve made

especially since texturing is the hard part of engines, not modeling

[latent ivy]

nice, learned a valuable lesson today! thanks!

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @drowsy leaf (current: #52 - 48)

[signal osprey]

Hey! Is it possible to make my own buss route on my own map for the buss mode in the game?

[drowsy leaf]

especially since the 1.8 engine is modeled after late 90s 626 1.8 and 2.0 single and doublecam engines, and the mazda 323, has a 1.4 that looks nearly identical

[signal osprey]

im interested in making a realistic buss route that goes near the place i live (im bored ash)

[latent ivy]

Nice, but its not the look for it i want. thx anyway

[drowsy leaf]

replace the injection manifold with a carburator and slap that weird intake on top and no one will be the wiser

[potent fern]

where do u get good truck mods and how do u install them?

[thick niche]

so you'd rather have a very limited looking engine thats not correct vs a correct modeled engine thats not 100% matching

[latent ivy]

yea, because its my mod. i can do what i want. tho i wont do anything because of the encouraging words of Lichi.

[thick niche]

okay cool ,so ask for help then deny help

[latent ivy]

because ia already wont do that mod. also by denying help you mean me denying taking an engine from a american car, a putting german parts on it and putting it in a italian car.

dont want to start a fight so lets please end it here, i learnt my lesson to never ask anybody for anything and just to try figure it out myself.

[thick niche]

to answer your original question, yes that model would suffice but i would suggest spending extra time with texturing it.

[latent ivy]

Thanks! I will try spending more time texturing it but i dont know how to go from blender UV map to a normal map (or something i can turn into a normal map in GIMP)

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @thick niche (current: #81 - 35)

[drowsy leaf]

so, yesterday you complained that nobody helped you when you started modding and blah blah, now that we are giving advice, you dont want to take it?
you say it makes 0 sense, when it does make sense, the engine is japanese, but you cant tell by looking at it, its a lump of metal, which as "unfitting" as it might be. its easier to implement and will probably look better since your engine model looked mid. by modifying an existing engine you also get the benefit of learning how to model engines, that you can later implement into making a full on engine when you are experienced enough. and by what youve said, you dont know how to texture, which is what makes the difference between good and bad. but go on and do whatever you feel like

and im speaking from experience here, by following what ive said ive gone from this horrible thing (i did already know a few things but not much)
to making this bmw race engine which id say is very good

[latent ivy]

Just one thing, I don't want a fight. The engine is italian

[latent ivy]

I didn't say that I don't know how to texture, I textured a dash myself then I think you or someone else said it's crap

[drowsy leaf]

i didnt say its crap, its just basic

[latent ivy]

Not you someone else

[drowsy leaf]

but you said you didnt know how to normal map

which is what makes or breaks an engine

and you need advanced software for doing that

[latent ivy]

I didn't know how to make a UV map from blender (I know how to UV map) how to remove the dots that stay on (the polygons)

[latent ivy]

What software would that be? Substance painter? Already got it. Photoshop too

[drowsy leaf]

you mean export a uv map?

[latent ivy]

I know how to export it

[drowsy leaf]

not that, as in advanced techniques

[drowsy leaf]

this first engine was made by substace painter

[latent ivy]

And how to make it, but not the part of removing the polygons left in the template

[drowsy leaf]

just create a layer on top of the uv map then remove the uv layerr

[latent ivy]

Looks ok imo, the exhaust cover should be silver but.

[drowsy leaf]

looks terrible wdym

[latent ivy]

Intake is ok, cam cover not really.

And exhaust cover not really

But who am I to say anything, look at my textures

[drowsy leaf]

theres 0 block detail, theres no constrast in metalicness, it just looks like plastic, the wiring has sharp 90 degree bends in cables, the coilplugs are complete ass the alternator doesnt have atexture, the intake filter makes no sense, the engine cover makes no sense, the enginbaycrap is from the mk2 pessima, the intake manifold is too long, the throttlebody is wrong, the exhaust header iirc had a garbage texture

[latent ivy]

Dang, for my standards it ok, but for a professional modder there is a lot bad. Makes sense why mods of people like TraxR, Lucas, you and other people look so good.

[drowsy leaf]

with and without normal maps, you loose all detail, especially if the model was lower poly like standard beamng models

[latent ivy]

If I could ask tho, what car was in the first picture

[frank cove]

imo: reuse vanilla assets until you have the ability to make new assets that are similar quality

[drowsy leaf]

^^

[latent ivy]

I was already doing that but now I want to try make better. It's gonna take a lot of practice I know.

[drowsy leaf]

and even if the engine is "japanese" which means jackshit, they look the same as italian engines, as long as you make that weird ass intake manifold, the engine will be more than enough for everyone

[drowsy leaf]

complete garbage

[latent ivy]

Yea, anyways don't want to waste anymore time for yall

[latent ivy]

What car was it supposed to be, kinda looks like some civic

[drowsy leaf]

long story short,
i tried to model a 1 series but failed so hard it became a rover/corsa b/small civic

called the hirochi ch4

[cyan drum]

methane

[drowsy leaf]

which at some point meant something but now its just called hirochi methane

[latent ivy]

XD

[drowsy leaf]

which if youve not caught on, is the atom structure or whateerydo science thing for methane

[cyan drum]

molecular

[latent ivy]

Yea I got it

Also thanks for explaining how to turn Blender UV maps to normals

[drowsy leaf]

you cant really make normals with uvmaps

[cyan drum]

bevel node >>

[latent ivy]

idk how to say it

the concequences of being balkan

[sour dew]

how would i go about making a skin for a non vanilla car, since i dont or cant find a uv map

[drowsy leaf]

so to further mention this
engine is too long compared to how tall and wide it is, cam gears dont fit
the transmission is mk2 pessima but without the mk2 pessima textures
the pulleys are there but they dont make any sense, theres also no ac, power steering or anything a modern car would have
the exhaust system is VERY lacking
this exuast manifold is taken im pretty sure from the mk1 pessima turbo manifold it has a distributor but coil packs at the same time
also thos cables are horrid

[latent ivy]

one thing, i have a uv export now, you said to create a new layer. what after that

[drowsy leaf]

well on that layer you paint your texture?

[latent ivy]

do i need a layer mask?

[drowsy leaf]

uh no

[dense jungle]

but is the engine reliable?

[latent ivy]

got this rn

[dense jungle]

sorry for adding nothing i just wanted to make a joke

[drowsy leaf]

well its not possibly functional so not at all

[latent ivy]

i know its high poly, will deal with that at some point

[dense jungle]

got it

[drowsy leaf]

OH my god what the hell is taht

[drowsy leaf]

uh you know you gotta finish the model before doing any texture work right?

[latent ivy]

thats what happens when using asetto corsa models

[latent ivy]

yea, the model is already done

[drowsy leaf]

and that the body textures are 1 side mirrored

so like you only texture half the car then mirror

[latent ivy]

ooooooooooooooohhhhhh

makes sense

[drowsy leaf]

so then uhj how are you dealing with the highpolyness later?

you have to do that before

[latent ivy]

prob never, its gona be a private mod

[drowsy leaf]

also i see no underbody, enginebay, interior carpet or anything alike

[latent ivy]

i didnt add it, i thought to add it in another map for the underbody stuff

[drowsy leaf]

well thats a body texture right?

[latent ivy]

yea

[drowsy leaf]

well then you should add that

[latent ivy]

will add it

gimme a sec

ok what now

[latent ivy]

added

[drowsy leaf]

uh

is that it

[latent ivy]

yep

[drowsy leaf]

thats like 2 polygons

[latent ivy]

so what do i put for new layer

[latent ivy]

i am aware

[drowsy leaf]

you put a new layer and paint the body texture
but i dont know what youll be painting since the most complex part of the body texture is well
the engine bay, interior carpet, and details behind bumpers

[latent ivy]

one question, what color is body color? do i put it as white or?

[drowsy leaf]

yes

white

[dawn tiger]

opel is doing nothing but bitching about you in his server so id quit helping him hes complaining for no reason getting mad that you said that was 2 polygons and shit sorry for the responce but that shit pisses me off id send screenshots but he nuked the channel he was bitching in.

[drowsy leaf]

thank you for the honesty. @latent ivy really, i try and help you and this is how you act? go fuck yourself

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @dawn tiger (current: #51 - 49)

[dawn tiger]

Also anyone got any idea what im doing wrong lol

[drowsy leaf]

instead of using a embedded youtube video, download the video

the network functionality is heavily capped and copywrighted videos of music will never autoplay or even embed

[cyan drum]

copyrighted

[drowsy leaf]

death sentence

[dawn tiger]

yea but its going to be part of my mod so i cant dowenload it cause id get in trouble for giving out copyrights materals by beam

[cyan drum]

get copyrighted idiot

[drowsy leaf]

oh uh
then try and see if the embed html tag supports autoplay

if not well just make it a gif of the music video

you wouldnt get in trouble by doing that

[latent ivy]

Thanks, if he didnt know, because i am getting rid of beta testers. a apologised and i just said one thing. he is mad because he can test my crappy ass mods anymore

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @drowsy leaf (current: #51 - 49)

[latent ivy]

i can provide screenshots

[drowsy leaf]

yeah i call bs i doubt brokenbraincells cares about testing mods

[dawn tiger]

im not a beta tester u sent it to me to try and help u figure out why it was crasshing you game lol

[latent ivy]

wanna see screens

[drowsy leaf]

in a scale of 10-10 how fake are those screenshots 0 being real 10 being fake

[latent ivy]

see for yourself

i can see deleted messages BrokeBrainCells

[drowsy leaf]

uh i dont see anything wrong with his messages

that just sounds like a normal discussion

[latent ivy]

Lying about me deleting messages in whitch i supposedly talked crap about you (i complained about life, and other stuff dont want to flood this with it) Think anything you want. i said and explained (didnt include those screenshot rn) but i respect you. I never deleted anything neither did i curse you.

i did say insulted since i did feel kinda insulted.

however

he mixed me up with someone

[drowsy leaf]

well he has no reason to lie on my favour, ive criticized his decisions on his mod (now ive changed my opinion) but i would assume he wouldnt like me

[latent ivy]

i recall what i said. hope this can end.

[latent ivy]

i dont know but i showed you the truth. Goodnight and thanks for being the only person to teach me how to work with blenders UV Maps!

[drowsy leaf]

sure but i wont be helping you.

anyways
engine

[latent ivy]

no problemo, i got what i need for now! You can block me for all i care. yes there isnt a lot of people who help with modding like you. Goodnight.

[dawn tiger]

what carbon fiber material is that?

[drowsy leaf]

custom blender shader using these bad boys
the normal map rgb stuff its because it doesnt have a blue channel for compression

feel free to use, just credit

[dawn tiger]

betttt and if i do ill definitly credit lol

[delicate wasp]

hey guys does anyone know a good mod to use which gives me coola nd crazy configs for every car?

[dawn tiger]

https://www.beamng.com/resources/crazy-contraptions-part-randomizer-remastered.20226/

[delicate wasp]

ty

[sour dew]

anyone know why my alpha clips will not save after zipping my map to share to friends?

[dawn tiger]

your masterials file gets saved in the temp folder you have to move it over

[sour dew]

all i see are dds files

.cdae* files sorry

is that correct?

[jagged holly]

What are some suggested mods?

[torpid umbra]

From a modder POV: How do yall stand the people who hate your work cause they think you made it worse, yet you made it better? I ran with a server that has my Outlaw F8 car. An they had to use -13 grivity cause the version of the mod they had had a old flipping issue i have been fixed. It disappoints me that theres people out there that dont understand the Pain, Thought, and Hours of No sleep that goes into Mod updates. How do yall deal with it?

[bright jacinth]

so that is how you use textures that have multiple layers to them

[dawn tiger]

juat dont listen to them its pretty easy its your work that you worked hard on wether they l.ike it ot not you do and thats all that matters

[torpid umbra]

Thanks. It sucks tho. Cause he trys to go in an fix it himself ( He said that in VC with me in it) when i already fixed it

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @dawn tiger (current: #50 - 50)

[drowsy leaf]

As long as it's not like valid criticism (aka the mod having X issue, not "it hard to drive waaaa') towards the mod, ignore them

[drowsy leaf]

Well generally you refer to those images as textures, and the whole setup, a material, this is a material, it's comprised of a base color, roughness and normal map, however I've adjusted the color values inside blender

[limpid token]

I usually ignore that stuff

[torpid umbra]

That's the issue. Then the said they were trying to fix it while I was in VC. When I already fixed it.

[drowsy leaf]

didnt you tell them it was fixed?

[torpid umbra]

Yep. An the said "I don't like that version"

[drowsy leaf]

they just stupid then

assume most of the players that will use your mod are either a normie when it comes to modding, or a "modder" that thinks they are better than you

[torpid umbra]

Yeah exactly.

[dense jungle]

Ngl the most criticism i see, I think comes from people that have never attempted to make a mod

And usually its not that constructive

[torpid umbra]

It just sucks to me cause I put hours on hours. (And idk how many dollars from various people to fix/add to the F8 car) And the one time it is absolutely perfect. Someone goes out. Uses a old shitty version. And trys t fix it themselves when a newer update has it finished. And better yet it's released

Released on forums but hell it's released.

Do I need someone to look at the Jbeam to see if anything can/needs to be changed. Yes. Does the whole mod need a Fresh Jbeam yes. But until I find someone who can do that. I can't do anything more to that mod besides struggle to make the darn thing smaller....

[night wren]

is a javascript a sign for a bad mod ?

[drowsy leaf]

Yeah I understand, but some people are just like that. Better to ignore and move on
You got a link to the mod anyways?

[drowsy leaf]

What mod ? Its probably to do with the screen

[night wren]

a modland mod

[cyan drum]

hell nah

isn't js used for screens though?

[drowsy leaf]

But what vehicle

[drowsy leaf]

Yeah

[night wren]

audi rs4

[drowsy leaf]

Uh I mean Midland as a whole is garbage and should be avoided

That might be a reuploaded mod

[night wren]

so Javascript is not dangerous

[torpid umbra]

https://discord.com/channels/710082165253079061/1266878873681924298

It's all in there

Forum link is also in there I believe

[drowsy leaf]

No that's just literally code for a webpage

And webpages (html) are used for the digital screens I'm beamng

And some logic I think is controlled by that

[cyan drum]

are you beamng?

[drowsy leaf]

Screw off

[split vale]

Hi Lichi

[slender socket]

@wild pier mate did u send me send link to hosting sever

[wild pier]

what

link to what? to a paid hosting service that does all the work for you?

[carmine isle]

does anyone have a nice RS6?

[deft dome]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1171099509707780187/1294619508522221683/image0.gif

[wraith zephyr]

lol

[midnight wren]

Is the IRS D-Series frame still broken for anyone else?

[torpid umbra]

Any idea what the Wait time for a mod to be released on the repo?

[dusky sail]

project i just started yesterday

one ive been doing for a while on the side

[formal jackal]

So I imported a GTA V DLC model into BeamNG, it was originally named as "Canis Castigator" but I took some time to rebadge it as a "lore friendly" version, naming it as "Cherrier Avenger" since the model itself is based on the Jeep Avenger. Wondering what people think of it as I'm considering trashing it

[rapid kelp]

honestly, it looks pretty good you should keep going

we dont have many european SUVs so it would be nice

[uneven current]

Why isn’t my texture showing up? I'm trying to build a chrome plate that sits at the bottom of the bumper. The "fts" text isn't engraved, and the chrome didn't transfer from blender.

[rugged galleon]

when release?

[vague girder]

U need to make the material in f11

[frank cove]

For a brand new modder usually 2-3 weeks but it depends on the depth and scope of your project.

For a well known modder its usually a week at most

Any mod updates are the next day.

Mods only get checked on workdays too ofc

And this can vary wildly around update time

[spark fox]

hey guys i am trying to make street races on beam and for some reason when i start the races the cars drive everywhere but the next check point

when i start the race they literally drive backwards

[ocean mauve]

Mod approvals happen most weekdays, though sometimes they skip a day here and there so don't count on it

[spark fox]

hey i figured it out but does anyone know how to line the cars up next to eachother for a adrag racing mission?

[latent grove]

Hey, so recently in my vehicles folders I have found a textdocument that says that putting car mods into content --> vehicles isn't the right way, and it's telling me to go to a website to see how it fully works, just wanted to know if it's actually the wrong way or a scam/hack website trying to get me.

[bronze shard]

yeah thats a scam. its too late though, once you see that file you need to delete system32 immediately

but for real, the text doc is right. dont install mods in content lmao

[ocean mauve]

The text file is right, you shouldn't be putting mods directly in your game files.

Instead, put them in your userfolder, then /0.33/mods/ here

[ocean mauve]

BeamNG doesn't do anything with Blender materials. The only thing that matters, is the name of the material

That then needs to match the name of a material in a something_materials.json file, where all the textures and settings of the material are specified

Said file can be edited with a text editor, or with the materials panel in the in-game world editor

https://documentation.beamng.com/modding/materials/vehicle/typicalmaterials/

[latent grove]

Alright, thank you!

[latent grove]

^

[merry steppe]

Is there any good and SAFE Police Ford explorer mods??

[golden marsh]

I'd recommend looking through hellraiser's mods, off memory there's a ford explorer there

[merry steppe]

Okay will check it out

[torpid umbra]

Alrighty thanks.

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @frank cove (current: #64 - 41)

[errant wagon]

i really want an a-10 warthog mod

[drowsy leaf]

ok

make one

[errant wagon]

bet

[hard crest]

what should i do when trying to create a meshslap in beamng

i have the model in blender

idk what to do now

because i have never done something like this

[thick niche]

not do it

and start with something way simpler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNqsS5a9XVM

start with this

[hard crest]

i would like to create this tho. like i am just going to do this then probably stop modding

[thick niche]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/tutorial-viewing-your-mesh-on-an-existing-vehicles-jbeam.41130/

there you go, good luck. without previous knowledge its extremely difficult

[nocturne spire]

Its gonna be way too much for a beginner

[dusky sail]

making progress.... ready for a actually boxer powered sub in beam? lol

im thinking to keep the ej253, and ez30.... i think for the turbo version, im gonna base it off of a ej208 instead of ej255. make it a little different... so for engines im thinking 2.0T F4, 2.5NA F4, 3.0NA F6. Each will ofc have different tuning options, including optional turbo setups on the 3.0 and 2.5. we shall see. im thiking 185hp 2.5na. 240hp 3.0NA. 255hp 2.0T. stock numbers of course. got some time ahead of me for that though

[sour dew]

working on another assetto corsa rally track port

[ashen crane]

how do i get real life cars in beamng?

[cyan drum]

look up on google by doing this:
(car name/model) site:beamng.com

[ashen crane]

tyy

[edgy quartz]

i nned train mod (with rails)

[verbal remnant]

I am working on a mod and I was oplanning to make a 1930s car but now im wondering whether i should make it a 1990s dodge viper esque Bruckell or something

I have made the frame and the suspension

and it would work for both

theres already mods for 1940s cars so idk

[dusky sail]

honestly I'd rather the viper esque over a 30s mod.... but thats just personal opinion. Do what you want to see man, youre the one doing the work after all

[shy glade]

somebody should really make an excavator with a claw for tearing apart cars

[spark fox]

dooes anyone know of a towtruck wench mod?

[shy glade]

i would pay good money

[ocean mauve]

Good money being...? 5K+?

[shy glade]

5000?

[ocean mauve]

Having a mod made for you would be really expensive, and I don't think anyone currently does it for cars

[shy glade]

not for me

just like a mod

maybe even a paid mod if it was good

[ocean mauve]

Most modders make what they want to make, and don't take suggestions

[shy glade]

just an idea

[ocean mauve]

Fair enough

[shy glade]

a mere thought

[spark fox]

not true in the gta scene, but you beam n people are lowkey greedy lol. not suprised the game hasnt gotten farther yet

[ocean mauve]

You do realise that having someone model / texture / code for you for hundreds of hours, is not cheap?

Obviously a different story for mods that the modder makes because they want to, and then release for free of just a couple bucks. Was just talking about custom commissions before

Also, "you beamng people"? Lol
I would never take a commision, and I don't think there is anyone that does them for cars. Just saying that if there was, it would be expensive

[coral arrow]

Subaru detected

[dusky sail]

yessir

[drowsy leaf]

well yeah most gta modders dont scratch make their models textures or phisics

we are talking about good mod prices not crappy meshslaps with stolen asseto corsa models slapped on etk800 prices

[cyan drum]

wait until you find out certain suspension types require real engineering knowledge to make from scratch

gta5 modding is like 0 effort compared to beam modding

[dry quarry]

Farther🗣️💯

[carmine isle]

where can I download good maps from

[ocean mauve]

https://www.beamng.com/resources/categories/terrains-levels-maps.9/ (repo) and https://www.beamng.com/forums/terrains-levels-maps.27/ (forums)

[carmine isle]

thank you do you have any recommendations on what map I should get?

[ocean mauve]

Not really, I never leave West Coast lol

[dense jungle]

try attempt to make a mod for beamng first, from scratch and then talk

[carmine isle]

I want like a pch map

[spark fox]

LOL that exact mindset is what stops growth, when something is hard, you're supposed to figure it out together to get further. tons of people make mods. you aren't special. what would be special is teaming up and sharing your knowledge to grow a community. you know what that does? make it easier.

[cyan drum]

that's called modding for dummies discord server

[dense jungle]

im talking about calling modders greedy for not taking commissions

also what bath said

[drowsy leaf]

uh yeah thats a thing, but the process is so complicated to make a beamng mod youd have to be insane to help someone thru learning everything to make a beamng mod

a proper one at that

[cyan drum]

also like, beamng is extremely popular, way more than the most mainstream sim racing game ever

[frank cove]

Genuinely; assuming you have equal resources, skills and equipment for both, making a real race car from scratch is probably about the same difficulty as making one from scratch in BeamNg lol

As insane as that sounds

[dusky sail]

grilles, lights, badges (Hirochi), mirrors, etc started

current framework

ik its not photo subaru but its not supposed to be. gotta be somewhat hand made for lore reasons

[rustic shard]

is there a mod for after treatment on exhaust sytems on diesels. or any way you can mod the exhaust thats not just sound and flames

[zenith herald]

I need someone to help me put the normal map of some wheels in their correct position, but they have to stay blue, because they don't work for me in yellow

[mellow lichen]

How do I make the other versions of this car and mod appear since this one, according to what I believe, had more versions and only shows me 1 in the game?

[quick pagoda]

anyone know of an FPV drone mod that adds a physical drone instead of just a camera + FPV drone physics

[queen dagger]

how to move this engine and the pulleys

[jovial crypt]

does anyone have a huge empty map with all assets imported? if anyone does please send it to me

like a temolate for a huge map

[bright jacinth]

making jbeams makes me feel like im playing poly bridge i cant lie

[drowsy leaf]

they should work in yellow, the blue channel literally co ntains nothing, thats why its removed

[jovial skiff]

anyone know a free bike mod

[bright jacinth]

all bike mods are from the darker side of the community

so research about it on your own

[brisk leaf]

how do yall create the chassi design? in blender or what?

[drowsy leaf]

yea

[trim cove]

exit and go to the main car select page and a find a button named include custom .pc configs

[bright jacinth]

wait i found one https://www.beamng.com/threads/gsx-r750.88158/

[dry quarry]

What do you mean in the correct position

It follows the map of your material

It looks like its inverted tho

[brisk leaf]

Damn it blender is Soo hard

[drowsy leaf]

well yeah

[runic zealot]

thats a scan right ? looks about identical (other than its mising 2 doors) to my car irl

[drowsy leaf]

no i spent 3 months modeling it

its a bmw e24 chassis

[runic zealot]

ya i know e24

[drowsy leaf]

you have one-????

[runic zealot]

i got an e23

the lesser car but its the same body with rear doors

and its a 77 manual too

[drowsy leaf]

im currently getting helped trying to understand the cooling system on the m88 engine

since from what ive been told its very non standard

[runic zealot]

the m88 is a

its a special engine

[drowsy leaf]

yeah no ive seen that

its a first time for many parts

[runic zealot]

in south africa we got the m88 in the fancy version of the e23 as we couldnt have a turbo version cus the steering rack would go though the turbo lol

i actaully know a guy who has that version sitting in his garden rather rotted out

[drowsy leaf]

tryna understand all the tubing and diagrams is a bit of a pain but im slowly getting there

[runic zealot]

just crusios would having the car and engine irl help with that kind of thing ?

i want to make my irl race cars in beam one day but im not good at troble shooting

[drowsy leaf]

yes very much

[runic zealot]

so when i get to a problem that i cant fix i just give up for a bit the only problem with that method is recently an update has broken one of my projects

[runic zealot]

ah thats good

[drowsy leaf]

in the modeling part especially

ive had to model the entire engine based on images from partouts, museum pictures, and schematics

[runic zealot]

anychance you know if a recent update made previous maps just not work ?

[runic zealot]

wow that must be hard work lol

[drowsy leaf]

for the chassis i was lucky that there was a restoration video that had many angles, otherwise i would have been ultra fucked

[drowsy leaf]

uh open the game console while the map is loading, it might show something

i know nothing about mapping tho so thats as far as i could help

[runic zealot]

set camera not found no game camera

i never messed with that stuff lol

lol its at error 4100 and its just been the same one non stop

[drowsy leaf]

you could try asking in MFD

[runic zealot]

whats that i fear im being stupid

[drowsy leaf]

modding for dummies discord server

[runic zealot]

ohhhhhh

[drowsy leaf]

link in #mods-faq

[runic zealot]

ya im already in that ill go there again its been a few months since i last tryed to make my irl track in beam and i was so bummed when it just did work thanks for the help and good luck with the bm

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @drowsy leaf (current: #49 - 51)

[rustic shard]

Seems like no one knows shit in here hella questions unanswered.

[ocean mauve]

Almost as if people don't have infinite time and knowledge

[bronze shard]

plus we have to contend with comments that arent actually helpful at all and are just noise. sometimes people asking for help get drowned out by others sitting here going "wow, nobody helps here" or "guys pls make this complicated thing for free" lmao

[dry quarry]

How do I get the 2wd mode to work with a differential

Because now it inly works with a splitshaft

But with the splitshaft i cant do a 60/40 drive system at all times

[ocean mauve]

Also I'm guessing 'hella questions' means just their question lol

[graceful echo]

yup

[mellow lichen]

ok i try , thanks you very much for help me

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @trim cove (current: #1172 - 1)

[remote oak]

Does anyone knows where are the vivace spoiler uv files by any chances?

[mellow lichen]

Really, thank you very much for the help. I had 2 other cars with the same problem and this fixed it. Thank you very much, really.

[ocean mauve]

least obvious bastion meshslap

[dry quarry]

Pretty good mod regardless

Gauges and some weird wavy interior lighting

[drowsy leaf]

probably drives nothing alike a real bmw

[placid ridge]

Modders, I have a small request.

[ocean mauve]

most modders dont really do requests, but feel free to share

[placid ridge]

You know this skin? I'd appreciate it if you could put this on the piccolina.

[dry quarry]

Yea no shit, one is a few pixels and one is an actual car

[drowsy leaf]

thats different from what im saying

im saying that if the mod was not complete garbage, it might resemble how it drives in real life, compared to it just being a heavy american sedan instead of a less heavy german sedan

[dry quarry]

Less heavy german sedan?

Its 2.5 tons

[ocean mauve]

Fair enough, but a meshslap based on a Bastion will never drive like an M5

[dry quarry]

idk looks fine to me

front end a bit too narrow tho

[trim cove]

no problem brah

i got this issue with the s class mod a while back

[trim cove]

maybe in another file location since its like two cars in one

like how the gavril trucks all share the same engine and parts

idk tho just a guess

[ocean mauve]

The Vivace and Tograc aren't really two cars, which is also why they all their configs are listed under the same car in the vehicle selector. All their files should be in the vivace folder

[ocean mauve]

Skin UV's? The tailgate spoiler is in this part

The rally and race wings don't have skin UV's

[trim cove]

kinda like a mazda 3 and a mazda cx-30

[ocean mauve]

Here is it as its own separate image

[trim cove]

how do i do the vivace typing thing

like a little box with different font

[ocean mauve]

Put ` around it

[trim cove]

thanks bro

[remote oak]

thanks

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @ocean mauve (current: #3 - 261)

[snow stratus]

can i add grass to my .dae? i dont have a terrain block?

[drowsy leaf]

do the openables even work

that jbeam looks like complete ass

[pseudo path]

This is really specific but can I post to the repo if a mod is using IRL branding? looking to recreate a car I own, dont know if I should spend all the time making it 1:1 If i cant even post it to the repo that way

[dry quarry]

Yea i looked at it wrong, its ass

Is this straight bastion?

[brazen cypress]

Anyone think they can help me make a trunk work?

[static blade]

any one know of a mod of a toyota tercel?

[urban flax]

i need this car for beamng

[ocean mauve]

need?

[urban flax]

yeah

a mod

[ocean mauve]

then make it

[urban flax]

ok

[deft ingot]

is there a mod for the smart fortwo on the forums?

[ocean mauve]

doesn't seem to be

[rustic shard]

Ive done days of research just to be told to come here and it's just show and tell

I expect way more. It's OK tho I understand at the end of the day people treat beam like a video game

[drowsy leaf]

what

done days of reasearch to ask a question like that

[fiery adder]

Why are you talking so high-up esque?

[drowsy leaf]

ego

[rustic shard]

This isn't the place I thought it was lol

[drowsy leaf]

its a server with 100k people what do you expect

in the game you can :
modifiy the positions of the exhaust jbeam, so the exhaust is in another place
modify the volume of exhaust, amount of afterfire, amount of afterfire particles, volume of particles
and to change the exhaust sound you need to edit the engine since the engine and exhaust sounds are defined in that code, there you can play with highshelf,lowshelf and a few very simple eq features

[ocean mauve]

Well, it's a community help channel, on a complete voluntary basis. If no one reading your question knows the answer to it, then how are they supposed to give it?

[drowsy leaf]

^^

[fiery adder]

We saw that Lichi

[ocean mauve]

pp

[rustic shard]

I need telemetry not to make the car louder

[drowsy leaf]

yeah the p and the ` key is right beside each other

[drowsy leaf]

telemetry of what

theres no real exhaust simulation

[rustic shard]

I understand that now

[drowsy leaf]

the current sound system has been unchanged basically since the start, the samples just have gotten better, at some point they want to make it better, but i imagine simulating the exhaust is too much compute for such a minor detail and out of the scope of the simulation

[rustic shard]

I didn't when I was mod hunting and gave up and started to make my own just to find out the only things u can fuck with are the smoke and volume so I'm not sure what direction to go. It's frustrating and a lot of paied mods are breaking and all I'm told is fix then yourself so I'm mad and sorry I came off like an ass.

[fiery adder]

We need to wait for the intel I12 for accurate exhaust simulation

Although even if hardware was there for more advanced stuff Beamng is a slow progressing thing

[drowsy leaf]

if you are interested in this, you have proably seen anges engine thing, which takes insane amounts of compute to simulate it properly, adding this on top of beamngs phisics compute is just plainly not gonna work

[drowsy leaf]

what paid mods are breaking?

[rustic shard]

Diffrent exhaust systems for diesel requires a certain flow and if the exhaust system is not treated it can restrict. Especially when ur loaded up this is what I was interested in but it doesn't seem like it's a property of the game so thanks

There were sum long long trailers I got but they are out dated

[drowsy leaf]

nah that would never be simulated, this is a car game in which the mayority of cars are gasoline or small european diesels, adding this kind of simulation makes no sense, if we ever get proper exhaust simulation its also probably for making sounds

[rustic shard]

Well shit everything else on a diesel is extremely accurate. I repair diesel for a living and I have yet to find any differences. Beam is an exeptionaly powerfull tool and it bugs me when my friends call it a shit video game. Witch I hate that I can't disagree completely yk

[fiery adder]

I mean as a video game it kinda isn’t. It’s a simulator with game attached

[rustic shard]

I agree. It's a simulator trying to be game friendly. But I see it as a tool bc it does help me.

@drowsy leaf I saw what u deleted and thanks for typing all that to help me. I'll remeber u was a beam lord

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @drowsy leaf (current: #49 - 52)

[rustic shard]

As*

[gleaming escarp]

anyone know a Nissan GT-R mod?

[nocturne nacelle]

does anyone have a konessigg agera 1:1 mod?

[cyan drum]

nope

[latent ivy]

Is it very difficult to mod? (Ping me)

[cyan drum]

yes

[latent ivy]

Then I'd rather stick to playing World of Tanks

[cyan drum]

alright

[frank cove]

Diana GTz-R is pretty good + it’s lore friendly

[dusky sail]

started working on the interior today..... im in pain, mentally.

[gloomy inlet]

thoughts on the DFA pack?

[gloomy inlet]

there is one... somewhere

[gloomy inlet]

go and find one on modland

(with risk of downloading a random virus)

[olive spire]

It’s very good every week I put a lift kit on a random config and it looks great

[olive spire]

Beamng modding my type of thing. modeling😭😭😭😭😭

[gloomy inlet]

I said, with risk

So don't do it 👍🏻

[merry steppe]

How can i know what mods is safe???

[ocean mauve]

Anything from the official site is safe (stuff on there gets checked by moderators before people can download them)
https://www.beamng.com/resources/
https://www.beamng.com/categories/mods.23/

And of course the in-game mod repository is safe too

There is a lot of useful info about mods in #mods-faq

[merry steppe]

im thinking about like modland mods or smt idk

[ocean mauve]

It's not recommended to use mods from such sites because they can be low quality or stolen

However I think the chances of getting a virus or malicious software are pretty low, not sure if their mods get checked though 🤷

Long story short; use at your own risk, and don't click any suspicious links or ads

[merry steppe]

Okay so most like popular mods are safe?

[ocean mauve]

I would assume so, but personally I just stick to the official site

[merry steppe]

Okay, thanks alot for the information😁

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @ocean mauve (current: #3 - 266)

[torpid umbra]

Does anyone know what the deal is with BeamNG repo logos? I wanna make a scheme pack for my Outlaw figure 8 mod but idk if I can use irl cars or anything

Don't wanna get my favorite (and only game I play) sued

[thick niche]

you cannot use anything real

[torpid umbra]

So I'll have to make up names?

[bronze shard]

make your own names and logos, yes

[torpid umbra]

What about the ones that are already made like the Grip-All logos, then the Cola

[bronze shard]

you can use stuff from beam

[torpid umbra]

Okay cools

If there's a scheme pack for a mod that already has them logos (from beam) do I need to ask permission to use them?

Since it's technically beam's logos

Dumb question but it could make it easier for me

[ocean mauve]

Anything taken from the base game, is fine.
Anything taken from another mod, will require the authors permission

[torpid umbra]

Doesn't really answer the question. What if the author uses the Base Game stuff. Do I need to get permission from them to use the logos from beam?

[ocean mauve]

Yes, since you would be taking files from their mod

[torpid umbra]

Okay.

Well now I gotta find who made the schemes 🤣

[latent ivy]

<@&1303480079460073513> May I get permission to post my mod, its on BeamNG Forums too. The Opel Corsa B (with UKDM, AUDM, and USDM markets). Not really great rn, but I'm getting to it!

its using a model from a assetto corsa mod, i got allowance to use it

https://www.beamng.com/threads/opel-corsa-b.101753/page-1

and the forums post

[cosmic mulch]

are you planning on releasing it publicly when done?

[latent ivy]

Yep!

[cosmic mulch]

cool, I've given you access

best of luck with the mod

[latent ivy]

Thanks!

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @cosmic mulch (current: #41 - 61)

[bleak folio]

covet meshlap?

not ment badly just in like does it use covet mesh?

[latent ivy]

for now, yes. soon no

[ocean mauve]

meshslap would mean it uses the jbeam, not the mesh. the mesh is the 3d model that you see

[bleak folio]

i meant that

[graceful mural]

how do i fill oil in beamLR?

[outer echo]

How much is involved in bringing a car into BeamNG? I'd prefer to set my own wheelbase and the like rather than a mesh slap. I'm guessing half decent Jbeams are the worst part?

[pseudo path]

Theres a lot that goes into it but im experimenting feeding a ton of data into GPT 4o and having it take some of the load off. I've used it for other development projects before with tons of success so I would suggest doing that to help out since it gets pretty complex

for the software and implementation side of it ^^

[outer echo]

I do like GPT 4o for learning. I mean crash physics for the project don't have to be perfect. I just want it to not look 100% jank. I mean, someone actually already did the car I want to do, but it's not very good. It's literally undrivable

[pseudo path]

Ah. Jbeams are the hardest part in my opinion. I've never ventured that far into modding I dont have much experience, but I know that there's some software you can use to visually edit them, or import them into blender. Thats about the extent of my knowledge with that

[dense pike]

i didn't know where to put this. could someone try to make a mod for carer mode where u can park ur car n it will stay there when u leave the game. ik some servers in other games have that

[frank cove]

Allot.

For an experienced person it is minimum 500 hours for a quality car inport mod with a few configs I'd say

MAYBE 250hrs if its a simpler car

And thats with the model 90% already made in Blender

If you are scratch making a model then I would say 1000hrs

[wary bobcat]

Anybody in here want this that will actually do something with it I just don't have the time to get it up and running. Model isn't completely finished either but its a head start. Message me.

[torpid umbra]

Dm sent

That's actually super badass

[nocturne nacelle]

I have a weather controller on beam called ck map controller my friend wants it but I forgot where I got it from does anyone know where to get it?

[outer echo]

So if I split a model into sub parts, what's next?

[frank cove]

Look up tutorials and documentation. I can’t help with everything

[outer echo]

Was just curious if you knew all the different parts to it without going in depth. I have looked up tutorials

[frank cove]

There isn’t always one set way of doing things or one set order. It depends on the person

[outer echo]

What's the best way to go about a starter Jbeam?

[frank cove]

I would modify an existing one.

Have you made any jbeamed mod before?

Like a custom bumper or anything

[outer echo]

I have not

[frank cove]

I would start with that

You can’t really learn to swim by jumping in the deep ocean. You gotta build your way up with some swimming pools

[shadow edge]

I redownloaded bmng and obviously forget to back my mods and it was so long ago (havent played in a a while) I don’t remember any names, anyone got like a collection of essential mods of something?

[latent ivy]

Anyone got a mod for a 2015 ford f150 xlt?

[thick niche]

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=beamng+2015+ford+f150+xlt%3F

download from where you want at your own risk, i don't recommend downloading outside of beamng.com

[latent ivy]

when i click on that it brings me to google

[thick niche]

yeah

its googling it for you

[latent ivy]

i tried to find it online and had no luck

[thick niche]

theres your answer then

[olive spire]

Sadly

[dense jungle]

It won’t be worth using anyway, it’s definitely just a D series meshlap

[sage cliff]

how can i fix this weird texture?

[ocean mauve]

THe game can't find one of the materials textures, looks like the normal map maybe. Check your material and make sure the file paths to the textures are right

[sage cliff]

i will download the mod again and replace it

seems easier

[ocean mauve]

Oh, sorry, thought you were talking about your own mod

You'll have to ask the creator to fix it then

[thick niche]

that mod is so broken

[sage cliff]

the file is from 2022

there is a new one lets see if its better

[cold pewter]

my new high quality works, worth 50 dollars !!

[barren magnet]

up it to $75 and we got a deal

[cold pewter]

sold

[thick niche]

is this roblox?

[restive veldt]

does anyone know how i can add a sunstrip to a cars windshield?

[cold pewter]

gta !!

[obsidian plinth]

does someone have the reworked jbx 200or whatever the mods name was? i havent been playing alot and cant use it

[lusty sedge]

anyone able to identify what bx chassis mod this is? (the removeable quarter panel thing)
((photo by @deerrandom on twtr))

thx :)

[thick niche]

that is japancats fd mod

can find it on the widefap discord

[gentle ether]

hello

can someone pass me his folder of mods

im a new player and i dont have realistics cars

[junior meadow]

Go to beamng.com/resources/

[gentle ether]

are there packs of cars??

i dont want to go in 1 of 1

[junior meadow]

If you look for TheTruckKid thats me

[gentle ether]

in discord or google?

[junior meadow]

Google

[gentle ether]

?

[junior meadow]

i have mods on the beamng.com/resoucese/

[quick shale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1024366897443115122/1287425510334402570/attachment.gif

[limpid token]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1024366897443115122/1287425510334402570/attachment.gif

[scenic dock]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1024366897443115122/1287425510334402570/attachment.gif

[gentle ether]

What I don't want is to download them 1 by 1, but rather, look for a kit with a lot of cars.

[junior meadow]

There is not a lot of those types of mods

[thick niche]

there is no place that has packs of mods

[scenic dock]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1270070365128888473/1287858805883015178/cooltext466837106011773.gif

[junior meadow]

Not my mods anyways

[scenic dock]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1024366897443115122/1287424896506400819/attachment.gif

[thick niche]

automation cars*

[gentle ether]

Can you do me a favor and send me your mods folder, that way I can save a lot of time please?

pls

[thick niche]

no, download from the beam website like everyone else

im not gonna pack up 10gigs of mods and then reupload them, thats not even allowed

[gentle ether]

You don't have to upload them, send them to me by mega or something

It takes too long to download 1 by 1

[thick niche]

no, thats not allowed

[junior meadow]

discord doesn't let us send stuff like that i've tried

[thick niche]

#automation

[junior meadow]

Yeah i build automation mods

[thick niche]

yeah post in #automation

[junior meadow]

The ford is in there already

[thick niche]

okay cool, they dont belong in here 🙂

[junior meadow]

along with some others

[junior meadow]

This is modding-discussion so yeah it does belong in here

[thick niche]

no it does not, its a #automation you see anyone else posting automation in here. no

[junior meadow]

fine

Here is should this be in here

[lusty sedge]

thank you

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @thick niche (current: #80 - 36)

[deep sierra]

Anyone know of a 4wd/awd mod for the Bolide?

ive got an LS7 Bolide that makes way too much power for rwd lol

[wild pier]

no clue, the bolide becomes undriveable above 400hp lmao

[deep sierra]

and it screams at you the whole time

[deep sierra]

aight this thing might be insane, i got it to wheelie in 5th.

[fallen estuary]

there was a universal awd mod on the repo before but i’m not sure if it still works

[drowsy leaf]

i wouldnt consider clicking the export button modding

[eager vine]

Is there an easy way to make a costume skin for a modded beamng car?

[zenith herald]

Is there any way to add a video to a screen?

[tired coyote]

Yeah like you'd do it with any website really

Should just be video tag and play

Beam really hates some formats tho so you might need to convert a few times

[zenith herald]

I want to make a truck with screens, but I want real videos to play on it, and not just put a static image

[tired coyote]

Yeah

Html screen and video tag

[zenith herald]

I want to create something like this

[zenith herald]

do you know how to do that?

[red elk]

why is the ibishu lumiance so broken in career mode

[whole bay]

guys how do i fix this, its the kljp mod

[quick pagoda]

theres a fix for that somewhere on reddit

unpack the mod and remove some lines of code or smth

[dawn tiger]

Have fun i did it with youtube videos and its hard

[drowsy leaf]

He literally just told you

[drowsy leaf]

Not really, if it's using the video tag it should be pretty easy

[zenith herald]

I don't think I can make it work, there are still things I don't understand.

[dawn tiger]

well i asked and ziet told me he couldnt do it and it took me forever if you just want to play local videos its easy yes

[drowsy leaf]

I doubt he said that

[drowsy leaf]

YouTube link yeah, local video no

And the issue with YouTube is that anything with copyrighted stuff (like umg) will just not play

[dawn tiger]

yea thats what isaid

and yea it will i do it

[zenith herald]

What would be better for a mod? a local video, or one from youtube?

[quick pagoda]

im no modder but id probably assume that if its a public mod youtube would be better

[dawn tiger]

public would be youtube since if you do local you would have to distribute copyrighted content probably depending on the video

[drowsy leaf]

And videos are large files at that

[zenith herald]

The truth is, I wasn't planning to use music, just some other meme videos, to avoid problems and to make it work so that later people can make advertising videos to put on the truck.

[drowsy leaf]

So if it's a custom video just upload it as unlisted

[drowsy leaf]

How do you plan on people doing that

El sistema de mostrar videos no es dinámico, solo puede mostrar un video, tendrían que editar el código para cambiarlo

[dawn tiger]

thats my problem you can use glowmaps to switch between the html texture but just at max ive found 3 works but if it uses sound they all play at the same time

[drowsy leaf]

You can play sound from them?

Only way I can see it working, you'd need to have the different videos as different parts, or well use lua but scary

[dawn tiger]

yea if its a youtube link and you can also just add audio src tag and it will play

yea lua hurts my brain lol thats why my progress has been super slow lol

[drowsy leaf]

Wait

Have you considered using JavaScript to switch data

[dawn tiger]

i dont know any java script lol

ive tried using chat gpt but it just doesnt seem to work for me lol

[dawn tiger]

also mp4s dont seem to work ive oonly been able to convert videos from mp4 to webm to get them to work and it takes forever for me and the gui i use for ffmpeg

this is it working with youtube links

[zenith herald]

._.

[main bison]

Sf

[whole bay]

do you have the link?

i cant find it

[quick pagoda]

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeamNG/comments/1fni8im/comment/loskgc5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[whole bay]

oh thanks

[whole bay]

anyone know where i can get the excavator load for the flatbed

[whole bay]

istg there was a 60 ton excavator somewhere

[floral parrot]

does anyone know of any mods the change the interior of the ccf2?

[sinful prairie]

hey is there anyone who has like a Volvo 740 mod?

[kind dagger]

I have a question Hypothetically speaking would it b possible for someone to create a mod for beam to where you have cargo space in your automation vehicles doesn't even need physical box's just that could be used in beams career mode for delivery missions. Also what would it take to even do something like that

[dusky sail]

continuing the mental pain today

[dusky sail]

the gavril vertex started as an automation mod. anything is possible with enough time. theoretically it probably wouldnt be that hard assuming the jbeam is similar to a standard model

[willow turret]

it's a Nokotan powered skyline

this is in fact real https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-oiLrG1Ph0

[kind dagger]

Good to know however I was referring to it possibly working somewhat like automation supercharger mod where is just an option you click, nothing visually changes but you now have a crate for hauling stuff. I think I'm just gonna have to learn how to work with beam coding like I'd even try to pay someone for this mod if I wasn't so damn broke lol

[dusky sail]

that would make it even easier

once again assuming you dont have to remake an entire jbeam. you shouldnt though. honestly its not terrible to jbeam. I taught myself

you should just be able to copy a box jbeam from another vehicle and add it into the automation vehicle's accessories

[kind dagger]

Yeah...imma have to look into it sometime when I get some more wifi. But I love the idea of being able to play the entire beamng campaign using my automation cars (minus police of course)

And my biggest issue is I just don't know where to even begin on this sort of thing. Like do I need blender and and is there a special program I'll need to modify the actual coding forgive me for the rather ignorant questions but I'm genuinely that uneducated on the matter

[dusky sail]

no you dont need blender for that. all you need is notepad. a lot of people recommend notepad ++ but im simplistic and simply dont care lol

thats what a jbeam looks like. its looks more scary then it really is

[sacred spindle]

Hey i look like for a good modder, dm me

[thick niche]

no one makes mods for people and if you want a mod made expect to spend over 1000 usd

[junior meadow]

Anyone know how to import the t-series truck to blender

[bronze shard]

just grab the .dae from the tseries folder, not much to it

[junior meadow]

Found a video on youtube but thanks

[lyric cedar]

Gave +1 Reputation to @bronze shard (current: #118 - 25)

[junior meadow]

I tried to import it the file is incompatible

[bronze shard]

what version of blender? did you open the import menu or import another way?

[junior meadow]

4.3.0

[ivory field]

Did you use legacy?

Oh, and make sure the file is unpacked too

[bronze shard]

^ make sure you werent pulling it straight out of a zip and that you used the import menu

[junior meadow]

YES i got it thank you soo much

then i should be able to create a folder for the mod i build right?

[ivory field]

Yes

Create a new one titled as the mod you are making. I like to make 2 so I can store previous versions of the .Dae file incase something happens to one

[junior meadow]

after im done creating something in blender how do i put it in beam?

[earnest crown]

Does anyone know of a mod that adds a rear view mirror while in hood view?

[distant relic]

Anybody have a clue where the H-series upfits are in the files?

[vivid shale]

better than I can do

[deep sierra]

ill see if i can find it

[deep sierra]

Focus

hell yeah

[vivid shale]

focused on remodeling it again... haaaaaa...

(just imagine 😎+😭 here)

[deep sierra]

love low-poly focus

[rugged fox]

is this a good mod im looking to buy it

[bronze shard]

no

[quick pagoda]

no

you only buy mods from reputable and known mod makers

not that mesh slap shit

[drowsy leaf]

if you want a d series with a crappy 3d model slapped on top and bad sounds for an exorbitant price, go ahead

[dense jungle]

Don’t buy those paid mods, they’re just scams

[graceful mantle]

hello, is there a complete list of all engine sound samples?

[olive spire]

Not a good mod get dfa for half the price

(Dfa is also a truck mod)

[mighty basin]

don't

[lilac cloak]

I want a mod that lets you put a D-Series body on a Scintilla chassis

[cyan drum]

if you want it, make it

[abstract mango]

never fall for this

[ocean mauve]

and?

[lilac cloak]

Nothing

I just want a Scintilla, but with a D-Series body on it

Because I think that would be funny

[ocean mauve]

well then make it

theres lots of useful tutorials on youtube, and documentation on the beamng site

though i'd start with something smaller to get to know your way around beam modding

[olive spire]

It’s not though…

yeah so I don’t know where you got that screenshot from

[dawn tiger]

Lol the dfa pack

[olive spire]

You even ever installed

It

If he was trying to actually get that information he wouldn’t be dumb enough to make the folders the name of what they’re doing

[drowsy leaf]

yeah no

[dawn tiger]

IDC lol what y'all believe I'm not installing anything with those folder in it even if they aren't real code that's stupid as fuck to put in the mod in the first place just don't makes u look like a shady ass person

[olive spire]

well, if you never install it, you’re never gonna be able to see that it doesn’t have those in it I’m not even gonna send a screenshot it’s not worth it for you

It does have those files in it I’ve looked and there’s nothing dangerous in them. It’s simply a joke.

[dawn tiger]

Lol you ever use shift win s and 2 don't include folders like that it's pretty easy not to look shady as fuck even if ur trynna scare 'kids'

[drowsy leaf]

where are they?

[olive spire]

ive had it installed for years its my fav mod and nothing has happend to my pc

[olive spire]

external plugins file

[dawn tiger]

I'm not a kid I'm 25 and I def don't want the dfa pack leaked I don't do shit like that it's not cool

[olive spire]

yeah just named that

for a joke i guess

[dawn tiger]

Then don't make it look like that.i didn't spread misinformation I'm just quoting the mod

[olive spire]

well ill have you know this if you want one of the few good truck mods in beam your gonna have to understand its not full of that stuff

[dawn tiger]

Lol y'all just defending someone for no reason you clearly see it says what it says those folder names are sketchy and if you don't know anything about anything your gonna believe that it still shouldn't be included in the first place just give your mod a serial number if you don't want it leaked it's still gonna get leaked then you'll know who did it

[cyan drum]

yap yap yap

[olive spire]

clap

[dusk wave]

can someone help me with the mod i just bought i put it into the mods folder but it sadly dosent work

[drowsy leaf]

"for no reason" hes my friend, hes commisioned me multiple times and gone over the moon to pay me well and hes just a good guy

[ocean mauve]

what mod?

[dusk wave]

toyota land cruiser j100 from modland

[drowsy leaf]

theres the problem

[dusk wave]

so i just lost 8,70?

[drowsy leaf]

YOU PAID FOR A MODLAND MOD?

[ocean mauve]

not sure then, AFAIK some 3rd party sites require you to use an installer, not just to drop it in the mods folder

in any case, using 3rd party sites is not recommended

[dusk wave]

yep...

[drowsy leaf]

chargeback now, even if it worked it would most likely be a gavril roamer meshslap with little work put in with a stolen 3d model and stolen textures

[olive spire]

AW HELL NA

[dawn tiger]

That's fine and I'm saying in context of what is being said that shouldn't be defended what I said is true those files are there and it makes you look shady he may be a great person I don't doubt that I just think there's better ways to do it so you don't look like that

[olive spire]

HE PAID 8 US???

[earnest crown]

Anyone know of a mod that gives you a rear view mirror while in view?

[drowsy leaf]

theres no way to prevent mod leaking so scaring people is the only way

[dusk wave]

it was 2 cars

[drowsy leaf]

dude kenemations is a WELL known group of russinan grifters

[olive spire]

not that dude kenemation

[dawn tiger]

I started putting serial numbers in mine and worked just fine no ones leaked it since I started

[drowsy leaf]

lierally the first thing when you search it in youtube

[dusk wave]

well sh-

[dusk wave]

so what do i do now?

[drowsy leaf]

well how many ones have you sold compared to the thousands of sales dfa has had

[drowsy leaf]

chargeback your credit card as if you had been scammed, since you have

[dusk wave]

okay

[ocean mauve]

found muh long ass message

Using 3rd party sites for mods is not recommended. Lots of low quality and/or stolen mods, and potentially even virusses. The only official places to get mods from are the in-game repository, the website version of that same repository (https://www.beamng.com/resources/) and the forums (https://www.beamng.com/categories/mods.23/)

Paid mods use 3rd party sites for the payment, like Ko-Fi, Gumroad, Patreon. Just make sure the mod has a forum page too, like this one for example https://www.beamng.com/threads/gavril-scout-18-24-paid.88644/

And lastly, the search function of the forums is... not great. If you're looking for something specific, try googling site:beamng.com and then whatever you are looking for behind it

[dawn tiger]

Doesnt matter it's easy to add a serial number just send the mod separately instead of having a shared folder but I've sold a little over a hundred so far

[olive spire]

this is good advice the only time i dont use this is if i can trust the person

[drowsy leaf]

have you added the serial number manually 100 times?

[dawn tiger]

Yep to multiple files in the jbeams and the lua

[ocean mauve]

and would that even be possible for a platform like kofi/gumroad/patreon (where users can download the file directly after payment)

[olive spire]

brokenbraincells name is really starting to make sense

[dusk wave]

im guessing what i just downloaded was a virus?

[ocean mauve]

honestly i doubt it, not as many virusses on modland as people say. just low quality and/or stolen stuff

[drowsy leaf]

well do that like 1500 times or more for each update (he has released like 10 or so)

[ocean mauve]

but still delete it just to make sure

[drowsy leaf]

no youve just been sold a gavril roamer with a lexus badge

for an outrageous price that is twice what oyu should pay for a car mod

[olive spire]

no but it could have weird stuff in it ig ive never used/bought his mods

[dusk wave]

man i just wanted a j100 mod :(

[dawn tiger]

I have put out like 8 updates and I do one on one support for people I put in the work because mines a passion project that I want to people to enjoy and know I'm a decent person I help so many people it isn't funny my dm's are full of helping people make mods and shit I just like what I do and am glad to do it if it keeps my mods from being leaked i also have random ass people defending me on the beam ng leaked reddit were people try and get the mod leaked

[cyan drum]

use punctuation holy shit

[drowsy leaf]

yeah uh id say thats what retrox has been doing for like a few years

thats why im here defending him

[dawn tiger]

Where's yours, that's not a complete sentence? Nor did you put your interjections.

[drowsy leaf]

theres a difference between 4 words without punctuation and a whole paragraph without puntcioation

[dawn tiger]

Ok, well I'm just saying then it's not hard to do serial numbers.

[cyan drum]

well it's not hard to make serial numbers for like 3 people

[drowsy leaf]

it is when you dont have time for everybody

[dawn tiger]

Make time if you're gonna put out a product