modding-general

[distant pendant]

huehuehuehue

[unkempt sleet]

Material editor bro

But I don’t think its black

[unkempt sleet]

I think it’s showing the black part of the “no material” texture

[solar harness]

this?

[unkempt sleet]

And the UV is cooked

[solar harness]

yeah probbably

[unkempt sleet]

No.

[solar harness]

is there a chance that i delted the texture or something this happened when i pressed upgrade to pbr

[unkempt sleet]

Smartest man alive

Join modding for dummies

[brittle warren]

anyone know where these jbeams are located

[glacial forum]

either in common or in the specific vehicles that use them

I assume xl and xl_b would be t series, the m for h series, s for d series, and l for md series?

oh nvm I'm dumb I thought those were the big box truck boxs

[brittle warren]

I just made my own j beam for it lol

[brittle warren]

Does anyone know how I could set up a lua trigger to toggle a custom sound on or off with keyboard

[mellow elm]

How to małe mosa

Mods

Make

How

[brittle warren]

Go on internet and type beam ng documentation and there's a whole section for it if you have specific questions come here lol but that's very generic question lol

[mellow elm]

Thanka

[brittle warren]

yw

[broken mica]

hi huys could i have some help on this please, i made a front lip and canard mod and only the lip is showing and the original front bumper is gone

[gentle fox]

have you looked at the console for errors?

and did you check if the normals are correct?

[broken mica]

sorry its my 2nd time doing this where do you find the console?

i think i found it there doesnt look to be any errors

[gentle fox]

it can also be some yellow warnings that may tell you more.

[broken mica]

980.647|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_rev_aeb in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action inc_acc_dist in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_acc in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action dec_acc_dist in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action dec_acc_speed in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action inc_acc_speed in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_fwd_aeb in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action executeSpeedBreaker in actions lookup table
980.648|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action set_acc_speed in actions lookup table
981.450|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_rev_aeb in actions lookup table
981.450|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action inc_acc_dist in actions lookup table
981.450|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_acc in actions lookup table
981.450|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action dec_acc_dist in actions lookup table
981.451|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action dec_acc_speed in actions lookup table
981.451|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action inc_acc_speed in actions lookup table
981.451|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_fwd_aeb in actions lookup table
981.451|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action executeSpeedBreaker in actions lookup table
981.451|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action set_acc_speed in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_rev_aeb in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action inc_acc_dist in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_acc in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action dec_acc_dist in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action dec_acc_speed in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action inc_acc_speed in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action toggle_fwd_aeb in actions lookup table
981.479|E|GELua.core_input_actions.bindings|Couldn't find action executeSpeedBreaker in actions lookup table

thats all the errors

theres no yellow ones

[gentle fox]

yeah those seem unrelated

[broken mica]

yeah

is it something to do with the jbeam?

[gentle fox]

is the UV correct?

[broken mica]

how do i check that?

[gentle fox]

i think the jbeam is correct

[broken mica]

ohhh

[gentle fox]

how did you make the canards in blender?
Sorry im not an expert with Blender and texturing, but i think you need to edit the UV map, bake stuff and add materials if you modeled it yourself and didnt edit existing meshes

[broken mica]

i just edited the existing ones off the race bumper

[broken mica]

found them they are upsidedown

[gentle fox]

I also would recommend you use Visual studio code and the jbeam plugin for jbeam editing

[gentle fox]

you might not have apllied the rotation and transformation correctly then

press ctrl + a and then apply all when you have selected the canards

[broken mica]

got it they are there now but the vanilla bumper doesnt show up in the parts selector

[gentle fox]

how did you make the bumper mod? i hope you didnt just modify the original and saved your mod in the mods folder

oh i see the issue

[broken mica]

i copied the files over into an unpacked mod folder

[gentle fox]

you named the jbeam file the same as the original

rename the filename aswell

[broken mica]

ohh yes

thank you

[gentle fox]

np

[distant pendant]

so this is what im trying to do with the d series frame. When I move these nodes in to shorter it do I need to change the strengths and whatnot for all the beams?

[tropic sail]

how exactly do i execute code when something like vehicles.lua spawnNewVehicle() is called? i tried loading the extension, hooking to the function but it doesnt execute. i also have the file with my code loaded

i notice that it doesnt have a predefined extension hook made in the game. so is this impossible?

seems you can do this for non-extensions by creating a file with the same name but in the extensions folder

this is my code in extensions/code

local M = {}
local vehicles = require("ge/extensions/core/vehicles")

local original_spawnNewVehicle = vehicles.spawnNewVehicle

vehicles.spawnNewVehicle = function(model, opt)
    
    *do stuff here*

    if original_spawnNewVehicle then
        original_spawnNewVehicle(model, opt)
    end

end

M.spawnNewVehicle = spawnNewVehicle
return M```

what am i doing wrong?

[maiden vortex]

Add some logs to see if your code is being exicuted

I'm having a problem where a small number of people are having material issues with a specific material. I've tried rebuilding the material from scratch, reformating the textures, and just everything else. is there anything in this material that could fuck it up?

    "name": "RLA_Mat_Carbon_Fiber_v5",
    "mapTo": "RLA_Mat_Carbon_Fiber_v5",
    "class": "Material",
    "Stages": [
      {
        "baseColorFactor": [
          0.570427001,
          0.570427001,
          0.570427001,
          1
        ],
        "baseColorMap": "/vehicles/common/RLA_Mat_v1/carbon_detail1.png",
        "clearCoatFactor": 1,
        "clearCoatRoughnessFactor": 0.133000001,
        "metallicFactor": 1,
        "normalMap": "/vehicles/common/RLA_Mat_v1/carbon_fiber_nm_1024.png",
        "roughnessFactor": 0.347000003
      },
      {
        "baseColorFactor": [
          0.461602002,
          0.461602002,
          0.461602002,
          1
        ],
        "clearCoatFactor": null,
        "clearCoatRoughnessFactor": null,
        "metallicFactor": 1,
        "roughnessFactor": 0.0949999988
      },
      {
        "baseColorFactor": null,
        "clearCoatFactor": null,
        "clearCoatRoughnessFactor": null,
        "metallicFactor": null,
        "roughnessFactor": null
      },
      {
        "baseColorFactor": null,
        "clearCoatFactor": null,
        "clearCoatRoughnessFactor": null,
        "metallicFactor": null,
        "roughnessFactor": null
      }
    ],
    "doubleSided": true,
    "dynamicCubemap": true,
    "translucentBlendOp": "None",
    "translucentRecvShadows": true,
    "version": 1.5
  },

[pastel sandal]

What causes this?

[cyan jacinth]

heyo! anybody know what value i have to modify to make my car spit more/less flames from the exhaust?

[wispy thistle]

<@&1263825304724705341> Can somebody help me? I made a couple Automation cars (Different trims of the same car) and I want to make a mod pack of them. I put the vehicles, sound blends, and sound folders/files in their respective places, but the mod won't show up in the "vehicles" menu. It only shows in the "mods" menu. If you want, I can upload the mod so you can take a look yourself. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

better image for figuring out the file structure.

[brittle warren]

already cleared cache

[next widget]

does anyone know why a binding might work perfectly normal until the vehicle is hard-reset?
when the vehiclei s hard-reset the custom bindings fail completely and have to be rebound. But after rebinding they work like normal again, until the vehicle is hard reset

[near surge]

do we have a video related to adding dynamic mirrors on vehicles that don't support it?

[brittle warren]

I think you just change the material

[brittle warren]

Give me a min and I'll look for you

[near surge]

thanks! for the mean time im looking at these .dae's and its materials and cross referencing them with the ones written in jbeam to understand as much as i can

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @brittle warren (current: #285 - 8)

[distant pendant]

it's just a material if i remember correctly

[near surge]

i see the vehicle's mesh already has set materials to it, including the mesh for the mirror glass itself, should i just write stuff in the jbeam for it to work?

[brittle warren]

try changing material to mirror_CE

[near surge]

im adding a dynamic mirror for myself personally and im using the hyundai creta for example

[near surge]

really?? ill give that a shot rn, when you say changing materila like change how it's called?

[brittle warren]

yea just change the name in blender and lmk

[near surge]

if that works id kick myself for how easy it is lmao

ill let yall know

[distant pendant]

it should be just reassigning it mirror_ce

[brittle warren]

its capitol ce tho

[near surge]

ohhh and the other side will be mirror_cx?

[brittle warren]

yea but capitol

[near surge]

i noticed the other side of the pessima is CX so i thought thats how it would work

ohh i see, yeah ill put capital on it

[brittle warren]

mirro_CE and mirror_CX

[near surge]

yep

thanks ill give u guys an update

[brittle warren]

bet

[near surge]

and if a vehicle mirror doesn't have a material at all, ill just select the glass and assign a material on it called mirror_CE and mirror_CX right?

[brittle warren]

yes sir

[near surge]

you guys are cool, thanks!

i do have a question, how do i save/export it after renaming the mirror material name?

do i just export the dae?

[distant pendant]

Yup

[near surge]

daemn

[distant pendant]

Select all, export dea, entire selection

[near surge]

as in the entire vehicle right?

[distant pendant]

What will we do when dea is dropped completely

[brittle warren]

kms lol

[near surge]

do i export the entire vehicle's dae even for small changes such as mirror material renames?

[brittle warren]

yes

[distant pendant]

its good habit

[near surge]

thanks

[distant pendant]

you could have my headache - resizing the entire d series drivetrain to a smaller scale XD

[brittle warren]

i hate trying to resize jbeams lol it sucks

[near surge]

wait why does left and right have the same CE

[distant pendant]

dude i've been messing with jbeam for like 2 years now and i just can't retain the knowledge.

[near surge]

is it normal?

[brittle warren]

left is CE and right is CX

[distant pendant]

you need to chane the material for the right side

[near surge]

ohhh

i thought they used the same mat lol, ill change the right one

the tris on this model is crazy but im surprised it doesn't bog down framerates

[distant pendant]

you want a mod that hurts the game, DW corvette, mafka is 2 million pollys lol

[brittle warren]

some of my sub models have 200 thousand

[near surge]

lmao

one more question yall, when i rename it, it also renames the other mirror, what should i do? add another material called mirror_CX?

[brittle warren]

go to right mirro select the verticies and click plus button and click new material

[near surge]

thanks

[near surge]

got it

[distant pendant]

now remove mirror_CE

from the right side mirror

[near surge]

i see

[brittle warren]

modding sucks am i right lol

[distant pendant]

he shouldn't have to move the uv right?

[near surge]

when learning it the first time i do find it fun actually, but it would probably a pain in the ass when making a whole ass car lmao

[brittle warren]

no shouldnt

[near surge]

also, does the color of the material shown in blender matter in game? or should i do the same color for the left as well?

[brittle warren]

no ur good

[near surge]

this creta im working on seems to be slapped on to a cherrier

[near surge]

then after exporting, just replace the creta.dae in the mod folder then try it out right away to see?

[distant pendant]

when you export, it should auto overwrite the previous one

[brittle warren]

yea but id backe a backup of the original dae tho just incase

[near surge]

ahhh, i loaded a backup .dae instead of directly from the one used by the game rn

so ig ill have to drag and replace the one being used in the game rn

[brittle warren]

yea

[near surge]

i forgot this part, i shouldnt touch anything here right?

[brittle warren]

id click apply on orientation but that's all i do

[distant pendant]

i always hit selection only aswell

[near surge]

what does that do

[distant pendant]

it just makes sure it sets the correct y,z,x axis of position

[near surge]

btw, this vehicle has another mirror for a different variant, ill just do the same thing right?

[brittle warren]

definitly works without changing uvs

[distant pendant]

yup

[brittle warren]

lol

[near surge]

should i remove the .001 on this or it doesnt matter?

just found out that it doesnt go away

[brittle warren]

Click the down arrow and click on the one that doesn't say .oo1

[distant pendant]

correct always make sure no .001

[brittle warren]

Yea but it will just keep going back to .001 if he doesn't use the one that's already non .001 and then delete the one that's .001

[near surge]

now it says .003

[distant pendant]

mirror_CX only no 000

[near surge]

i tried to remove the .001 mirror cx

[brittle warren]

Click the little circle with a down arrow and fineld the one that doesn't say .001 and click it

[near surge]

ohhh that one

i found it

[near surge]

should i remove the other .001s/.003s from this button?

[distant pendant]

theres a way to clean up materials but its alright for the moment

[near surge]

i see

[brittle warren]

I honestly don't know how to do that lol

[near surge]

ill export now, thanks yall, ill let you know up next

[distant pendant]

file - external data - clean unused

[brittle warren]

Shit thanks for the info @distant pendant

[near surge]

sorry one more question just to ensure if such things would make a diff or not

should i select it all like this then export or that wouldnt matter?

[distant pendant]

i select all then export and when export window comes up hit entire selection

[near surge]

i see

[distant pendant]

a good amount of mods are mesh slaps with edited jbeams. its entirely difficult and requires 100 of hours to make the jbeams ourselfs.

[near surge]

i cant seem to find entire selections

[distant pendant]

you got it

[near surge]

ohhh selection only

lets goooo

[distant pendant]

you can edit it live aswell, most time the game you just need to cntrl l or cntrl r to reload it and it'll apply the fixes or changes

while you have it in game

[near surge]

its better now if thats the case cause i remember messing with the license plate positions on the FD2 civic recently and it automatically updates it if it detects any changes in the file

[distant pendant]

i've got a night full of headaches coming lol.

[brittle warren]

lol same doing my mod

[near surge]

i just dragged and dropped the creta.dae file and i think i messed it up

it now starts floating endlessly with nothing loaded up

[brittle warren]

click this ` key in beam and show the errors

[distant pendant]

did you change anything in the jbeam?

nothing model wise would cause that.

[near surge]

nopee, also ill try opening up the console now cause i just restarted the game

i also hotswapped the dae's while the game is running if that would cause such

[brittle warren]

shouldnt cause thats what i do

[near surge]

thats weird

[brittle warren]

just see what it does when u reload and if it flys aaway again take a ss of the errors in the console

[near surge]

it doesn't now after restarting the game, but i forgot what it looks like before, it seems better now but it still doesnt reflect the car

[distant pendant]

those are dynamic though

[brittle warren]

go in graphics settings and make sure both dynamic reflection and mirror are clicked

[near surge]

weird, i already have it on

anything that i might have missed? haven't touched the jbeam yet

[brittle warren]

hmmm yea that is odd

[near surge]

ill try the one mirror with the blinkers

[distant pendant]

i never knew the mirrors would show the car aswell

[brittle warren]

yea they do after the last couplke updates

[distant pendant]

oh neat, i rarely play in first person anymore

[brittle warren]

same

[distant pendant]

have you tried adjusting the mirrors position in game?

[near surge]

not yet, but i did look at it at a diff angle and it doesnt show the car

[distant pendant]

ah schucks

[near surge]

yall think i should try re-writing the mirrors jbeam?

cause i cross referenced it with the vanilla pessima mirror jbeam and it looks different

[distant pendant]

you could try

i'd backup what you have now though

[near surge]

i will

[distant pendant]

what you see there is like the built in turn signals and the various parts for that

[brittle warren]

add something like that

[distant pendant]

^

[near surge]

ill try copying the lines from the cherrier since that's what it was slapped on

what was the cherrier fcv called in files

[distant pendant]

that i do not know lol

[near surge]

ill try looking for croissant

i was looking at the wrong folder lmao where should i find the vanilla vehicles?

[distant pendant]

your steamapps/common/beamng/content/vehicles

[near surge]

thanks!

[near surge]

thanks again

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @brittle warren (current: #266 - 9)

[near surge]

thank god i used to read .truck files before so im not as lost as i would have been

[brittle warren]

whats .truck?

[near surge]

its like jbeam but for rigs of rods

[brittle warren]

oh shit yea ur rght i havent messed with ror in so long

[near surge]

kinda gives me memories lol, but id say it is easier to understand jbeam but harder to work on if that makes sense

tho i have a lot to learn so i wouldnt really recommend take my word right there

[brittle warren]

yea jbeam is pretty easy once it clicks

[near surge]

it seems like the creta specifically messes up when you change anything in it real time

[brittle warren]

could be

[near surge]

with the FD2 one it can be hot swapped real time

ig id restart every change but thankfully grid map loads real fast

what i just did is i copy pasted the mirror writing from vivace and changed the mesh names to its respective creta mirrors

@raw cedar @distant pendant holy shit aint no way its that easy lmfaooo i love this damn game so much

i really should look into the modding scene more frequently

ohh ok so ill just reactivate the mod from the game menu and theres no need to restart

[distant pendant]

eyyyyy lets go

[near surge]

should i just rename mats for the rear view mirror and then copy paste the ones from vivace jbeam when necessary??

hell yeah this thing is fun

[brittle warren]

yea i would and just see if it works

[brittle warren]

whos brain craver lol

[near surge]

i love learning

id assume this is the rear view mirror

[brittle warren]

yea int mirro

[near surge]

hmmm, if the left mirror is called mirror_CE, and the right as mirror_CX, what would be the rearview mirror?

i looked at the pessima .dae and it's called mirror_F, is the mirror_F material name a universal thing?

[brittle warren]

yea

[distant pendant]

follow same procedure, look at vanilla car its based on copy materials name from it.

[near surge]

got it

ill let yall know again with this one

oooohhh so it's called mirror_F then

ill just re-write the mat names from the creta side mirror

it seems to not work

i wonder why, i copy pasted "mirrors" on to it and then copy pasted the mesh name

[brittle warren]

maybe the base translation is off

[near surge]

this is what it looks like rn btw

where should i start when tinkering the the base translation

[brittle warren]

copy whats thererr now and put it in a new document then id try putting 0s

[near surge]

this is what the jbeam looks like

ill try that

[brittle warren]

do it in the mirror section

[near surge]

btw which one's forward? X, Y, or Z?

[brittle warren]

y

[near surge]

thanks

changing the Y to 1.04 and -1.04 doesnt seem to change anything with it

[brittle warren]

im not sure on that honestly

try looking in blender and see where the mirror is located

[near surge]

hmmm, maybe this woudl help

the mirror of the creta is directly modeled with the creta_body mesh

[distant pendant]

oh

[near surge]

ill compare it with the vivace .dae

[distant pendant]

i think it should be its own model outside of body

[brittle warren]

yea what he said

[near surge]

ill try one thing, the vivace's mirror's called intermirror, if the creta's directly modeled with the body ill try renaming the mesh in the mirrors jbeam of creta to see if it works

wait i got confused a little, it was mirrored directly with the body, but in jbeam it's called creta_intermirror

[brittle warren]

im also confused

[near surge]

@brittle warren @distant pendant bruh it works lmfaoo, i just called it the same name as the body's mesh name where the mirror was modelled directly with, and i think this is where i will tinker with the refbase translation?

somehow the modder called everything that says vivace_[insert part] into creta_[insert part] even if it doesn't exist

[brittle warren]

yea that and rotation if its not working right but id make a back up of original first

[near surge]

will do

oh wait, positive Y is like forward right? then - for backwards?

[brittle warren]

yes sure

[near surge]

thanks

[proud solstice]

depends how the refnodes are setup but global orientation is -y forward, +y backwards

[near surge]

aah

here's how it looks like rn

[brittle warren]

yea i didnt realisze what i put lol

[near surge]

idk what causes the black thing

[proud solstice]

use the mirror debug in the vehicle editor

[near surge]

thanks, ill check that out

[proud solstice]

shift + f11, apps iirc

then tweak from driver cam

[near surge]

this is what shows up

[proud solstice]

use this

[near surge]

thanks, i found it now

wait so this means i could tinker with the position without having to manually write things in jbeam?

this is awesome

i wonder if this has something to do with the position of the glass model now

it looks dirty rn but i think im getting there

@proud solstice would this save the positioning/changes automatically?

[proud solstice]

no

[near surge]

what should i do to save it

[proud solstice]

paste the values manually

[near surge]

thanks

am i understanding this correctly?

how do i close mirror debug lol

this is the first time ive messed with it

[brittle warren]

yea and probably same keys u used to open it

[near surge]

what are the Nrms from baserotationglobal?

[proud solstice]

[brittle warren]

probably the offsset rotation global

x 2.1 y0 z 36

[near surge]

it resets itself after changing

[brittle warren]

did u save the jbeam

[near surge]

copy pasted values in jbeam from what i see in the debud > save > reset the vehicle > values in rotation resets to the following shown in ss

[near surge]

yeah

[brittle warren]

restart the game maybe

[near surge]

whenever i set it to (x 0.667, y 0.744, z -0.050) and then save, now it resets to (x 0, y 1, z 0)

yeahh ill restart the game just in case

[brittle warren]

try putting them in when the games closed then reopen it

[near surge]

lets see, im loading up rn

[proud solstice]

oh if you're trying to modify these then don't offsetRotationGlobal is deprecated

[near surge]

ahhh, yeahh thats what was resetting, it did save the one on top tho. but modifying that does fix the angle of the mirror, what should i do in this case?

[proud solstice]

edit the model itself instead

adjust it's rotation

[near surge]

i see

[proud solstice]

also make sure to unwrap the mirror part properly, otherwise it'll be warped

[near surge]

rotate the mesh in blender > unwrap > export ?

[proud solstice]

the mirror itself usually uses most of the uv space

[proud solstice]

yes

[near surge]

i also figured that the model is literally centered and not positioned with the driver in mind lmao

[proud solstice]

lmao

[near surge]

over damn joint 😭

[near surge]

i might need a little help on the unwrapping thing

i only have to unwrap just the glass right?

[proud solstice]

yes

[near surge]

where do we look for the unwrap thing

this might also fix the dirty look on the mirror

[brittle warren]

up top next to face is says uv then hit smart uv

then above face u can click uv editing and see if it looks right

[near surge]

ahhh this one?

[brittle warren]

yea and it looks fine

[near surge]

ig no need to unwrap or smart uv? or should i still do that just to make sure?

[brittle warren]

click on the right where it says uv maps and see if theres multiple

[near surge]

im sorry where should i look at im kind of blinded by these buttons lol

[brittle warren]

all the way to the right were that little green triangle it open the menu that says uv maps

[brittle warren]

click on the triangle above the material button

[near surge]

ohhh this one?

[brittle warren]

like the button u clicked to get to the materials theres a green triangle under it click it

yea now click all of them that dont say 0 and click the minus button

[near surge]

ohhhh i see

[brittle warren]

then export to beam but make a back up first before u export

yes sir

[near surge]

hell yeah

thanks yall @distant pendant @brittle warren @proud solstice

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[proud solstice]

[brittle warren]

yw bro

[silver compass]

Hello, does anyone know exactly what these names stand for in the Bastion's UVs? Like what type of map is each one
Still kinda a noob with UVs, I'm making a mod that changes part of the Bastion's body

[brittle warren]

they are the materials ao is ambient occlusion b color is the diffuse color m is metallic map normal is normal map and r is roughness map

[silver compass]

Awesome. Thank you so much

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[brittle warren]

yw

[eager moss]

can someone please give some help on how to create a spare wheel slot, specifically for a rear bar for the roamer

[hushed bridge]

how do i create intersections without using presets in road architect tool

if i figure this out

i can finally start working on my highway map again

[shut pollen]

not even 24 hours ago there was a discussion about a similar topic in the general chat of beam wheeler, someone (dennis, i think?) posted a better method than what vanilla uses. better off checking that out rather than spending time looking at the pretty terrible vanilla system

[eager moss]

ok thanks @shut pollen

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[brittle warren]

Anyone know why my flexbody isnt showing up its had all transforms applied and in the console it doesnt say it cant find it

[inner heart]

node group match?

caught in 4k 60fps

[brittle warren]

sorry lol was gonna reply and didnt click reply

confused there all the same

[inner heart]

yes

because u put them in the wrong order

the second param is the group, the third param should be left as empty list

[brittle warren]

so like that?

[inner heart]

yes

[brittle warren]

thank you so much i just spent 3 hours trytin to figure ity out and it worked right away

[brittle warren]

Thank you .... for the rep

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[plain charm]

https://youtu.be/GL51GpcbI6Y?si=W39pofF_qSG9mTr0
hello, i watched this tutorial and im trying a basic bumper swap but idk why, nothing change ingame, i think i did it right, i just didnt did the nodes rn but nothing show up ingame

and yeah i relauched the game

[distant pendant]

Whats your folder path look like

[plain charm]

this is where i put everything before copying into the mod folder, i zip the covet debil one

[distant pendant]

File path should be (vehiclename/vehicles/vehiclename)

[plain charm]

ahh

so:
Covet Debil/vehicles/Covet?

[plain charm]

it doesnt work, i tried different roots but no, can it be from my 3d model?
i put all the parts i wanted in the same, maybe it is the problem?

[distant pendant]

you can't put all those under one jbeam

it would still show up but wont work right

[plain charm]

ah ok, i need to put each part in 1 dae, but it doesnt explain why nothing show up?

[distant pendant]

no, you can have it all in one dea, but you have to have jbeams for the strut brace, exhaust, bumper, spoiler.

[plain charm]

Ah yeah, that's, what i did here, but it doesn't work

I did a new jbeam for the bumper, changed the names but still nothing show up, should i do it in the normal bumper jbeam?

[inner heart]

you should use the unpacked folder workflow

and, no capitalized c for the covet in folder name

[plain charm]

ok, so i put the mod in the unpacked file and work dirrectly with this one?

[inner heart]

working in unpacked folder allows you to not re-zip every time you make some changes. instead the game picks up every changes you made real time

the unpacked folder can be found in app data local beamng mods folder

if u don’t have a unpacked folder u make a new folder and name it unpacked

[plain charm]

yeah i have it

[inner heart]

and every mod you want to make goes in like unpacked/myModName/vehicles/Covet

[plain charm]

ok

[inner heart]

once u do that, check in mod manager that your mod is enabled

[plain charm]

does the fact that i have textures be the reason why it doesnt work?

idk how textures work on beamng so idk

[inner heart]

well the jbeam part should show up in the part menu anyways

show file path again

not confident that you have the correct setup

[inner heart]

i assume in the mod menu the beamngcovet mod is enabled?

[plain charm]

nah its not

[inner heart]

mfw

[plain charm]

but i didnt changed anything since it was on zip, just not zipped into the unpacked

so i dont think the problem if from here, this is an other one no?

[inner heart]

you should not work with zip when using the unpacked folder workflow

[plain charm]

yeah im not dw

[inner heart]

remove the beamngcovet.zip in the mods folder, if u still have it there

[plain charm]

oh damn it finally work

[inner heart]

knew it

[plain charm]

idk why but it just didnt updated

relaunched an other time and its good

[inner heart]

when shuffling around the entire mod you sometimes needs to reload the lua

[plain charm]

so its here, i just need to edit the model to apply the mirror and fix the shading issue, and there is no textures bcz of what? wrong UV?

[plain charm]

yeah i relaunched 2 times and its good

[inner heart]

are u intending to use existing or custom material

[plain charm]

using nothing, i didnt touched anything about them, not even the uv map

[inner heart]

so u intend to use original

[plain charm]

so beamng normal textures

yep, its just a cut version of the original

[inner heart]

fix the referenced material name of the mesh obj in blender by removing the .001 suffix

[plain charm]

i just put covet and it should be fixed?

[inner heart]

yes

[plain charm]

nice, im doing all the body pannels i need and then come back for the exhausts lol

[inner heart]

additional note, for livery to not be mirrored on ur bumper, fix the second uv map of the bumper after applying the mirror modifier

the second uv map is responsible for livery

[plain charm]

this?

[inner heart]

second uv map

that’s the first uv map(looks like)

(prob need to fix that deranged uv aswell but i feel like you know what you need to do)

[plain charm]

how can i find the second uv, i dont know anything about mapping i usually give this task to friends lol

[inner heart]

ehhh the small window at the bottom right in default blender layout (i’m not blender expert you see)

or would i call it toolbar, idk, but one of the tab have it, i think the icon of that tab is green

[plain charm]

ahh yeah

[inner heart]

you can grab the skin UV png in the vanilla covet.zip as a reference

[plain charm]

yeah i see, ig im gonna let it to peopls that gonna make the textures and skin, its already a good start lol

and to be able to put the mudflaps i paste here from a car that already have them and it should be good?

[inner heart]

well if the part is in common then yes, else you need to copy the slots and the mud flap jbeam

[plain charm]

Ok i see, im gonna see how its done on other parts and gonna try to make it work, for an intake and a strut bar it work exactly the same as the bumpers right?

[inner heart]

well u can always copy the vanilla intake and strut bar jbeam

[plain charm]

Okay nice, do you know where i can move the exhaust flames? Like change where is the exit?

[plain charm]

oh okay i understood the exhausts, it was a 3d model issue, bad separation

[junior oak]

who can tell me about adding materials? i have a problem where i added a material, but it either doesn't show up in the game or doesn't belong to the car

[shut pollen]

post a pic of the material list of a problem part in blender, an in game screenshot of what the issue is and a pic of your materials.json

[junior oak]

right?

[shut pollen]

it has been a hot min since ive done anything light related and not currently at my pc to check but looks mostly ok. pic of it in game?

[junior oak]

the texture just isn't in the material editor

there's nothing about it in the console

[shut pollen]

huh, is it pathed wrong or missing an open bracket above maybe? might also need to clear the persistent id

[brittle warren]

Use vs code with jbeam extension will help a lot

[faint bison]

do someone have idea why the car spawns like that after ctrl-r

[shut pollen]

ref nodes?

[junior oak]

okay thx

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[brittle warren]

wtf lol ive never seen that

[plain charm]

hey, can someone help me with some parts i dont know how to import?
i have an air intake, an exhaust header and quarter panel

[brittle warren]

wym like they wont import or you just have 3d models

[plain charm]

like idk where i need to put the names in the jbeams and in wich one?

[brittle warren]

well lets start with the header what car is it

[plain charm]

covet

[brittle warren]

did you already make a mod folder for it

[brittle warren]

dm me then i can help[ u better cause we can send jbeams back and forth

[plain charm]

yep, its not the first part i did, but it the ones idk hiw to do

[ruby owl]

anyone help with ai racepath editor?

[eager moss]

can someone help me fix half-invisible parts? what is happening is when I export my working d series tray, with a working texture (pickup with uv), some parts of the tray will be see-through, but when i move camera a different part of it will be

[modern marlin]

hey there, trying to fit a 2J into the gen 2 Zenith, but front wheels don't show up when the engine is fitted. How can I fix this? Also I still have no idea what the VY node is, and the official documentation doesn't help

[inner heart]

it cannot map flexbody to the nodes you give it

normally, this begs the question: are your nodes aligned like a straight line

but i think u just broken the node group or the flexbody group

[modern marlin]

i havent changed anything in the suspension, only slapped the engine in there

[inner heart]

check if any property settings are "leaking"

[modern marlin]

where do i check

[inner heart]

node section

[eager moss]

Sorry to be an ass guys but i kinda need some help here

[modern marlin]

1 is engine 2 is stock suspension nodes

[inner heart]

actually, no, turn on ingame node debug and are the wheel nodes there, i think your wheel didn’t spawn

[modern marlin]

they really didnt

[inner heart]

inverted normal?

[inner heart]

you broke whatever supposed to spawn the wheel

[modern marlin]

if i knew what can break wheels when changing the engine

[inner heart]

does the engine have preesurewheel stuff

cause normally it shouldn’t

[modern marlin]

it doesnt

[eager moss]

Sorry how do i fix that?

[modern marlin]

shift+N when selected the mesh

[eager moss]

Thanks

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[inner heart]

cursed, send jbeam? just the engine

[inner heart]

quick question

what happen when u remove the engine

[modern marlin]

the wheel spawns

any other engine works fine

[inner heart]

cursed

transmission jbeam?

[inner heart]

this is absurd

what part of the front suspension actually was broken

the spindle?

or the preesurewheel

[modern marlin]

everything else than the wheel is showing up

[inner heart]

so the fw1l stuff shows up?

[modern marlin]

yep

[inner heart]

i do not know wtf is going on

if you dont mind, send me the whole mod

if u do, i will try think of smth

[modern marlin]

sec

ill send in dms alr?

[inner heart]

thats fine

oh i also need the Zenith mod dont i

[modern marlin]

yea

[inner heart]

found it

[inner heart]

the wheel also doesnt appear, without an engine

not your fault

this zennith is weird

[modern marlin]

oh

[inner heart]

the front spindle mentions nodes that nolonger exist when u swap the engine (which also swap the transmission)

which also explain why the wheel dies when u dont have an engine

the specific nodes are tra1r and tra1l

what the fuck is torqueJointNode anyways

idk how u want to fix that, since the missing front transaxle break the spindle, basically

you can create fake transaxle nodes somewhere, or make a new spindle

[modern marlin]

what if i get the stock nodes from the stock engine

would that work

[inner heart]

its not from the engine

its from the transaxle

[modern marlin]

oh

[inner heart]

here, the spindle that fixed the problem

the important bit are the removal of torqueJointNode1 and torqueJointNode2

[modern marlin]

wait so it works with that?

[inner heart]

yes

[modern marlin]

where do i place it in the mod, just the folder? or the original mod

[inner heart]

u have access to the original mod?

uh

[modern marlin]

i unpacked it

and yeah that way

[inner heart]

i assume you are not re-shipping the kljp with your 2jz mod

[modern marlin]

well the 2J is a separate mod from kljp

[inner heart]

so theres only one answer, in your mod

[modern marlin]

alr

[modern marlin]

thank you

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[sly pier]

does anyone know how i can make it so that one of my parts in blender is part of paint slot 2 in game?

[cold osprey]

Does anyone know how to combine two main level LUA's to enable drag strip timing system plus dynamic lighting?

[hardy dune]

im looking to add yellow drls to stolbhunters a90 mod, how would I like do it

[fickle raptor]

is it better to meshslap then edit the jbeam until it looks and weighs and deforms right or should you just make a whole new jbeam from scratch?

im looking to make my first car mod and i want it to be as great as i possibly can make it so im not a modland outcast with a half assed mod

[unique zealot]

its better to make a part mod instead of a full car as a first mod

[fickle raptor]

i have heard that advice over 30 times now and i don't feel like its always true

[unique zealot]

if you've heard that advice then follow it

its advice for a reason

[brittle warren]

definitly part mod first cause mesh slaps are stupid and wont help you figure anythung out

[unique zealot]

it also helps you how to learn to model to beamng standards instead of just modifying some values in a text file

[fickle raptor]

i said im editing the jbeam

like base the car then go at it editing

[brittle warren]

go for it how you want noone can stop you if you learn you learn but it will be more rewarding to start with custom parts and do that first cause editing a jbeam for a whole car is going to be much harder than just meshslapping or making your own

[brittle warren]

does anyone know why my hydros are using steering input?

[icy spade]

nope

[urban chasm]

these wheels in the back are rotating based on the wheel not the rear hub

the rear is what is in the air

[brittle warren]

move the wheel data

[urban chasm]

how do i move wheeldata

[brittle warren]

use node move on the wheel data

[urban chasm]

ok

what am i doing wrong here

i decided to look where the hubs went and found another nodeoffset so i am gonna attempt those

any idea

i just reenabled the trackoffset

[brittle warren]

change nodeoffset with node move

[urban chasm]

would moving them with nodeoffeset in the suspension work also?

[brittle warren]

can try if it doesnt always go back to what you had

[urban chasm]

it works until i renaabled trackoffset in the hubs

[urban chasm]

but i just reenabled it by /* */ it

un doing it

[brittle warren]

im not sure at that pont

[urban chasm]

and it outputs that error above

[inner heart]

that variable is not defined

its not a built in feature u just enable and the game does magic, no, its a variable that (probably the suspension) needs to include

[inner heart]

is the actualy physical representation of the wheel in the center bottom also? (you know the nodes)

if so i think u need to move the fw1l fw1ll nodes to the correct place

then nodeoffset the wheel_R_5 properly

[tired owl]

Hi i would like too lower the pitch of the tire noise
how would i do that thats all

[wet bronze]

Hi does anyone know how to fix the steering jbeam breaking if you steer too much in my mod? To enable my mod please change the bus axle to "Front Axle Guided". Any help would be appreciated!

[left swift]

Does anyone know where these files are stored in older versions of the game (0.20) or if they're generated dynamically? I'm trying to get the v0.20 West Coast USA working in v0.33 but some of the road textures are missing. I searched in all the content zips from 0.20 but couldn't find anything

In 0.33 they're missing but when I load the map in 0.20 its fine

[distant pendant]

doesn't look fine

[left swift]

Yes that's in 0.33

[distant pendant]

no texture

[left swift]

Yep that's the issue

It's meant to look like this

I remember they changed the road textures but I don't know where they should be in the files

it seems those roads are part of the terrain so maybe the terrain file will say 🤔

I think they're defined in the levels/west_coast_usa/art/shapes/roads/main.materials.json file maybe

I renamed levels/west_coast_usa/art/shapes/roads/main.materials.json that file to see what would break and those roads are still fine. What type of roads are the ones that are part of the actual terrain is it decal roads or mesh roads? It seems the textures for these are defined somewhere else

it seems they actually are decal roads. so I'm guessing need to find where the materials/textures are for those decal roads because they're obviously not in the new version

What's weird is that these seem to be the textures for the old decal roads and theyre inside content\levels\west_coast_usa.zip\levels\west_coast_usa\art\road\ so they surely have to be getting loaded by the game

[distant pendant]

They changed how the road decals are used

[left swift]

Seems like some of the textures might be loaded in from elsewhere and I need to copy these files too?

[left swift]

I'm loading the v0.20 map up in 0.33 to see if I can manually set the texture of the decalroads where the textures are missing

[left swift]

Would you know if there's any documentation on what the change was and how to update maps for it please? I did look at https://documentation.beamng.com/world_editor/tools/decalroad_editor/ but it seems that doesn't mention how things are done differently before and after the change

[vital osprey]

how does one edit UV to make a paint job appear

please help fellas

[left swift]

oh so I found it in the material editor but when I selected that material the game dropped to 3fps probably because its trying to load it constantly or something

It seems when loading the map in v0.20 the Directory under material info is /levels/west_coast_usa/art/road/ and in 0.33 its /art/shapes/common/decalroads/ I wonder if this is what was changed and why its broken

[left swift]

As a test I replaced 0.33 art_shapes.zip\art\shapes\common\decalroads\main.materials.json with 0.20 west_coast_usa.zip\levels\west_coast_usa\art\road\main.materials.json and it seemed to fix some of it but not all and now there's another issue.

I get that I'm going to need to rename all the west_coast_usa references in the old map at some point to avoid conflicts but from what I can tell it seeme the answer is defining the materials/textures for the decal roads in art_shapes.zip\art\shapes\common\decalroads\main.materials.json

[karmic mango]

where is the dodge charger

[left swift]

ok so it was looking for AsphaltRoad_variation_02_d.dds in art_shapes.zip\art\shapes\common\decalroads\ but in 0.20 that file used to be in west_coast_usa.zip\levels\west_coast_usa\art\road\ and in the main.materials.json there isn't a defined path for that texture file only the file name so the game must default to looking in art_shapes.zip\art\shapes\common\decalroads\ now when only a filename is set. Just copied the textures over for now and the roads are pretty much fixed.

Think I know what I need to change to do this properly now

Need to work out if theres a LUT/color correction file for the map somewhere beacuase in v0.33 its really washed out and cold feeling. Maybe its not possible to change that though

Modern beam feels so washed out and harsh

First picture is 0.20 and second picture is 0.33

[distant pendant]

its just your settings

[left swift]

I'm sure they changed the tonemapping at some point

I think its when they switched to PBR but maybe I'm wrong

You can see mentioned here https://beamng.com/threads/pbr-neutral-tonemapper-khronos-group.100948/#post-1771527 game uses this horrible Uncharted2 tonemapper now

[eager moss]

Can anyone help me make custom slot? Specifically trying to make a slot for some jerry cans for a custom rear bar i made. Could someone explain how to do this?

[distant pendant]

decals no show on modded map , yes i've changed render priority

[quaint tundra]

yo im new to this how do i import my own objects and 3d models or can i not do that

[eager moss]

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

[quaint tundra]

thanks

[eager moss]

no problem

Can anyone help me make custom slot? Specifically trying to make a slot for some jerry cans for a custom rear bar i made. Could someone explain how to do this?

[hearty wadi]

is modland a ok place to get mods or is it unsafe?

[eager moss]

if you virus check its fine

[eager moss]

buttttt... a lot of stuff is leaked, if you are found with a leaked mod, a lot of discord mod servers will ban you

[hearty wadi]

so its safe. i just need to check?

oh ok

[eager moss]

yes, but remember most of it is. just leaked paid stuff

[brittle warren]

https://wiki.beamng.com/JBeam_Reference#slots

[eager moss]

and it must be a zip file not exe

[hearty wadi]

so if you pay for a mod thats bad

[eager moss]

thanks

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[eager moss]

i wouldn't reccomend getting paid mods off modland

[eager moss]

but most stuff on modland is paid stuff that has been leaked

[brittle warren]

Mods from Modland just don't use perid most are stolen from creators

[eager moss]

exactly

[hearty wadi]

ohhh

[brittle warren]

If your willing to pay for mods look up good ones like what are you trying to get

[hearty wadi]

is the porsche 911 stolen?

[eager moss]

which one there are millions of 911s on modland

[eager moss]

but likely

[brittle warren]

https://www.beamng.com/resources/porsche-911-gt3-rs-gt2rs-packs.24919/

[hearty wadi]

oh ok

[eager moss]

yea just get the one above

[hearty wadi]

oh thank you

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[brittle warren]

Most of the stuff on Modland you can find in the beam ng forums

[eager moss]

or on patreon for money

[hearty wadi]

its hard to find mods on the forums. i just look at videos to find mods

[brittle warren]

Yea that too I swear if I see my mod on Modland I'm using Modland lol

[eager moss]

yea lol

[brittle warren]

Suing^

[eager moss]

yea it can be hard, but you can ask around

[proud solstice]

nope, full of shit mods

[hearty wadi]

okie thank you guys

[eager moss]

all good

[proud solstice]

also applies to worldofmods, modshub, modshost, modsgaming, stmods, etc

[eager moss]

yup for sure

[hearty wadi]

ok

[warm sphinx]

Do you have over object checked?

[distant pendant]

i figured it out, needed to add a terrain block

[proud sierra]

Can someone help me import something from utah to east coast?

[brittle warren]

#mods-discussion message

[rancid wedge]

It helps to just google what you want to find and write "site:beamng.com" behind it. Then it only shows mods from the official forum. This often works better than beamng's searchbar

[left swift]

I'm wondering is it possible to have a map with two separate terrains? Where its like two terrain squares separated by the void or whatever its called

I've never seen that before.

[brittle warren]

cancsomeone help me my glass material says no texture

[strong epoch]

Anyone have texture & .jbeam files for procyon centauri skin making?
All the ones I have used don't seem to work

[hushed bridge]

how do i make intersections with the road architect tool

[lean mountain]

anyone able to help me get rid of this no texture on my car im making plus the skins aint working and dont have a clue why any help is really apreciated (ive got it on a covet jbeam)

[prisma knot]

I wanna make a mod but i have no idea how. I dont wanna use a meshlap

[viral juniper]

Creating mods or learning how to create mods is a difficult task. Start with simpler mods such as parts for a vanilla vehicle, rather than trying to make an entire vehicle

[prisma knot]

How do parts work exactly then?

[viral juniper]

I'd recommend taking apart vanilla vehicles JBeam files and figuring out how they work, that's how I learned

[prisma knot]

Where are vannila jbeams located

[brittle warren]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/tutorial-making-a-custom-part-for-a-vanilla-car.82050/ check this out

[prisma knot]

ty

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[prisma knot]

my blender doesnt allow jbeam importing @brittle warren

[brittle warren]

Ok go on Google and search blender jbeam importer

[warm sphinx]

For those that have expertise in modding/making UI apps;

How do I keep the Trip Computer UI app from resetting when I tab between cars? I have already messed with the code to remove all instances of reset and have made my own complete version of the UI app, but it still resets.

Is this just an inherent issue with Beam that I cannot solve or am I just missing something?

[brittle warren]

Um I'm not sure what you did did you delete anything?

[prisma knot]

No i was just coding the main part for the car

[prisma knot]

Do you know how to fix this?

[brittle warren]

At the bottom right of vs code does it say jbeam

[brittle warren]

So u installed the j beam extension for vs code right

[prisma knot]

yeah

ill try chatgpting it

wait

i never knew chatgpt made 5 mods for users in the past

[brittle warren]

Lol really

Try removing the last bracket with the comma at the end

[prisma knot]

So uh i zipped it, its not showing

[brittle warren]

Rename etk in your jbeam at the top to whatever you want it to be

[prisma knot]

Its like this

@brittle warren

[brittle warren]

Yea rename the etk to etka230

[prisma knot]

And ittl work then?

[prisma knot]

nope

doesnt work

[brittle warren]

Did you make a json file for your car

[brittle warren]

https://wiki.beamng.com/Introduction_to_Vehicle_Creation follow this and see if anything is different

[gentle fox]

im pretty sure your vehicles folder needs to be lowercase

[brittle warren]

i think your right idk why i didnt catch that

[winter peak]

how do you start modding when you already have a 3d model

how do i add lights and stuff and import it into the game and jbeam it

[brittle warren]

https://wiki.beamng.com/Introduction_to_Vehicle_Creation

[brittle warren]

yea but it works tho

[proud solstice]

it's so old it doesn't even use the wheel system used since like 10 years ago

[brittle warren]

well it works to get a jbeam in game as a vehicle thats as far as i went cause thats all i needed

[proud solstice]

#mods-discussion message this is much better and is much newer

[brittle warren]

ight ill use it if i ever need to again thank you

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @proud solstice (current: #39 - 61)

[sour cape]

so i see the bounding boxes for the light source and it lights up the reflections on vehicles but it doesnt light up the ground

someone help please i am at a loss now

[tepid sable]

Hello, I have a problem,
I'm currently modifying the jbeam of the sunburst and I'm using the BNEeditor software. I've modified the location of all the nodes but 3 don't move and aren't in the right place even though I've changed their position. However, the coordinates have been modified in the .jbeam file.

in bne

in game

However, I refreshed it with ctrl r

[distant pendant]

I find moving nodes in programs to be absolutely broken regardless if bne or blender plugin

the only successful times I get nodes to move is editing them in visual stuidio via their # parameters.

[tender barn]

i have a object that i made for 200bx but dont know how to map it. Its a steering wheel but i cannot find the vanilla materials by beamng for the steering wheel for 200bx. Where is it? I couldnt see or find it in main materials

[tough sierra]

whats up with these weird things on my skin? skinmaterials.json looks fine

more on the side skirts

[distant pendant]

bad uv overlapping incorreclty on what looks to be some wide body bolt Normal material

[tough sierra]

how can i fix it

[tender barn]

"etki_steer_sparco" : {
"name" : "etki_steer_sparco",
"class" : "Material",
"persistentId" : "323232",
"Stages" : [
{
"colorMap" : "vehicles/etki/Sparco_R345_DIFF.jpg",
"normalMap" : "vehicles/etki/Sparco_R345_NM.png",
"specularMap" : "vehicles/etki/Sparco_R345_TX.png",
"specularPower" : 32,
"useAnisotropic" : true
},
{},
{},
{}
],
"mapTo" : "etki_steer_sparco",
"materialTag0" : "beamng",
"materialTag1" : "vehicle",
"dynamicCubemap" : true
},

How to fix this not from working

[tough sierra]

@distant pendant

[tender barn]

the textures just dont work

[tough sierra]

you gotta make a folder

in vehicles

then "vehicles/etki/FOLDER/Sparco_R345_DIFF.jpg"

put all the textures in the folder too

@tender barn

[tender barn]

yo i got this far

but cant understand why it doesnt work

[river forge]

Having a subfolder after etki/ makes no difference

[tender barn]

what should i do then?

[river forge]

No clue

[tender barn]

damn

[dry cargo]

Anybody who can/wants to help wit UV Mapping, DM me (Will recieve Beta Tester, and will be given credit)

For the Autobello Milano

[brittle warren]

name your material file yourname.materials not main materials

[brittle warren]

also make sure in blender that the steering wheel material is exactly right

[tough sierra]

oh alr sometimes worked for me

[ruby owl]

how can i get rid of the dip at the transition between ground types asphalt and grass

[keen shadow]

Custom map?

[ruby owl]

yes, the dip doesnt occur when both ground types are set to the default

[keen shadow]

I’ve never made a map but I’m pretty sure you could either:

• Make a custom depth map
• Try to fade between the two terrain types
• Set all materials to have 0 depth

[ember wagon]

Why i get no material on paint and steering wheel is missing?

[brittle warren]

is it your mod?

[ember wagon]

No

[brittle warren]

then its the mod thats messed up you could try making the materials for it and poiinting them to the right place

[ember wagon]

Thanks i will try again.

[brittle warren]

What does the masterial editor look like

[tender barn]

Yo, in blender it works perfectly, and the textures are png and one is jpg

im probably missing a step

[brittle warren]

i meant like the name of the material also did you make a material slot for it in your own materials file

[tender barn]

wait... what do u mean by the material and a material slot in my own materials file

Thats what i am missing haha, im new to modding

[brittle warren]

oh lol yea you need to make a materials file named like myname.materails.json and add your materials to that

[tender barn]

dang

Well thats why, imma try it rn ill let you know!

[brittle warren]

this is what a single material looks like

[tender barn]

"etki_steer_sparco" : {
"name" : "etki_steer_sparco",
"class" : "Material",
"persistentId" : "323232",
"Stages" : [
{
"colorMap" : "vehicles/etki/Sparco_R345_DIFF.jpg",
"normalMap" : "vehicles/etki/Sparco_R345_NM.png",
"specularMap" : "vehicles/etki/Sparco_R345_TX.png",
"specularPower" : 32,
"useAnisotropic" : true
},
{},
{},
{}
],
"mapTo" : "etki_steer_sparco",
"materialTag0" : "beamng",
"materialTag1" : "vehicle",
"dynamicCubemap" : true
},

Is this right or no?

[brittle warren]

"LCDView": {
"name": "LCDView",
"mapTo": "LCDView",
"class": "Material",
"Stages": [
{
"baseColorMap": "/mods/unpacked/subwooferspessima/vehicles/common/Textures/cone/Metal061B_1K-JPG_Color.png",
"instanceDiffuse": true,
"normalMap": "/mods/unpacked/subwooferspessima/vehicles/common/Textures/cone/Metal061B_1K-JPG_NormalDX.png",
"normalMapStrength": 2,
"normalMapUseUV": 1,
"roughnessMap": "/mods/unpacked/subwooferspessima/vehicles/common/Textures/cone/Metal061B_1K-JPG_Roughness.png",
"roughnessMapUseUV": 1
},
{
"instanceDiffuse": null,
"normalMapStrength": null,
"normalMapUseUV": null,
"roughnessMapUseUV": null
},
{
"instanceDiffuse": null,
"normalMapStrength": null,
"normalMapUseUV": null,
"roughnessMapUseUV": null
},
{
"instanceDiffuse": null,
"normalMapStrength": null,
"normalMapUseUV": null,
"roughnessMapUseUV": null
}
],
"doubleSided": true,
"dynamicCubemap": true,
"translucentBlendOp": "None",
"translucentRecvShadows": true,
"version": 1.5 use this and replace the names with your names and images

[tender barn]

oke lemme try ty

[tender barn]

hmm still didnt work for some reason

[brittle warren]

send a screenshot of your whole materials file

[tender barn]

wait yeah i noticed a big mistake

[tender barn]

{
"bx_steer_sparco": {
"name": "bx_steer_sparco",
"mapTo": "bx_steer_sparco",
"class": "Material",
"Stages": [
{
"baseColorMap": "/mods/unpacked/200bx_tunink/vehicles/common/steeringwheel/Sparco_R345_DIFF.jpg",
"instanceDiffuse": true,
"normalMap": "/mods/unpacked/200bx_tunink/vehicles/common/steeringwheel/Sparco_R345_NM.png",
"normalMapStrength": 2,
"normalMapUseUV": 1,
"roughnessMap": "/mods/unpacked/200bx_tunink/vehicles/common/steeringwheel/Sparco_R345_TX.png",
"roughnessMapUseUV": 1
},
{
"instanceDiffuse": null,
"normalMapStrength": null,
"normalMapUseUV": null,
"roughnessMapUseUV": null
},
{
"instanceDiffuse": null,
"normalMapStrength": null,
"normalMapUseUV": null,
"roughnessMapUseUV": null
},
{
"instanceDiffuse": null,
"normalMapStrength": null,
"normalMapUseUV": null,
"roughnessMapUseUV": null
}
],
"doubleSided": true,
"dynamicCubemap": true,
"translucentBlendOp": "None",
"translucentRecvShadows": true,
"version": 1.5
}
}

this is everything i have

[brittle warren]

the line after 1.5 add a ]

also is the bx_steer_sparko a stock material?

[tender barn]

well heres what i did,

I cloned the airbagsteering wheel and then replaced it and made a new slot and everything. So im not sure whats even a stock material, but it should be like my materials

my materials files in in the common folder

[brittle warren]

ok did you make the name bx_steer_sparco and are you loading this as a mod or straight in the common folder

[tender barn]

The name bx_steer_sparco comes from this

"bx_steer_sparco": {
"information":{
"authors":"BeamNG",
"name":"Sparco steering wheel",
"value":250,
},
"slotType" : "bx_steer",
"props": [
["func", "mesh", "idRef:", "idX:", "idY:", "baseRotation", "rotation", "translation", "min", "max", "offset", "multiplier"],
//steering wheel
["steering", "bx_steer_sparco", "stc3","stc1","stc2", {"x":90, "y":90, "z":180}, {"x":0, "y":1, "z":0}, {"x":0, "y":0, "z":0}, -1000, 1000, 0, 1, {"baseTranslation":{"x":-0.03, "y":0.005, "z":-0.006}}],
],
},

And its loading as a mod, its in the unpacked folder

\mods\unpacked\200bx_tunink\vehicles\bx

[brittle warren]

dont use that name give it your own name its trying to over write that one when you do

[tender barn]

really? damn oke imma try that just a sec

[brittle warren]

aslo have to rename the material in blender with that name also

[tender barn]

yep

[brittle warren]

clear your cache in bettween reloads cause it will store the old material file usually

[tender barn]

oh yeah thats true actually, so i will rename it completely also in blender, then fix the materials file thats in my common file and then reload clear cache and try in game! Am im missing something?

[brittle warren]

i dont think so

[tender barn]

picture how it looks in blender

[brittle warren]

how many uv maps does it have cause you may need to delete one

[tender barn]

mm im not sure how to check it, its from someone else

sorry if im pain in the ass

is there anything wrong? I couldnt understand where to put the ]

behind the 1.5 that you said earlier

[brittle warren]

under the 1.6 and above the }

[tender barn]

oke

[brittle warren]

like that

[brittle warren]

yea idk why its turning red tho i dont see anything wrong

[brittle warren]

does that show any errors when you click it

[viral juniper]

You don't need the ] below the version

[viral juniper]

And don't write /mods/unpacked/, as this will cause your textures to not work if you do end up packing your mod

[brittle warren]

well that breaks all my materials if i dont have it and all the stock materials have it

[viral juniper]

Instead, your maps should start with just /vehicles/common

[viral juniper]

They absolutely do not

[tender barn]

ye thats what i had before

[brittle warren]

i copied mine from a stock material so idk

[viral juniper]

This is how a stock vehicles material looks like

[tender barn]

anyways i will clean my cache and try it out if it works

[brittle warren]

your right im just saying i coppied mine from one of the stock materials so idk why its like that

and if i remove it it breaks

[viral juniper]

You need the bracket to close off stages

It shouldn't be below the version number

[distant pendant]

why not make the material name in blender, and then use material editor and make the material in material editor instead of trying to do it manually?

[tender barn]

im not familiar with that thats why haha

i have no idea how to do it

[distant pendant]

lemme see if i can source a decent tutorial for you

[tender barn]

haha sure bro

[brittle warren]

and you have to copy it from the temp folder which some people dont know how to do lol

[viral juniper]

Where are your texture images located?

[distant pendant]

ima try to find him that tutorial i used

[tender barn]

common/steeringwheel

mods\unpacked\200bx_tunink\vehicles\common\steeringwheel

[ember wagon]

Let me send it to you when i can.

[viral juniper]

Make sure your maps are linking to the proper location, they should be "/vehicles/common/steeringwheel/name_of_texture.png"

Don't put mods/unpacked in the maps

[tender barn]

oh yeah

[distant pendant]

if i was at home, i'd just vc and show ya how to do it. If you still having troubles in like 3 hours tag me and i'll help ya in vc

[brittle warren]

thats what it does if you use the materials editor cause thats why mine say it

[tender barn]

fixed that alreayd, lemme show you

[tender barn]

sure bro ill add u

[viral juniper]

And you should remove it, as packing the mod will cause the textures to break

As your textures will no longer be located in mods/unpacked

[brittle warren]

ok thanks for that info i didnt know

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @viral juniper (current: #589 - 3)

[distant pendant]

no need to add

[tender barn]

oke

[viral juniper]

What is your material named inside blender?

Make sure it is the exact name you have given mapTo in your materials file

[tender barn]

well im a bit confused but i use the same pngs and jpgs inside blender also if thats what you mean by the name

or i can check it inside blender also for the name if its something else?

[tender barn]

oh that one

[viral juniper]

What does your material say?

[brittle warren]

beat me too it lol

[tender barn]

yeah it says something different

[viral juniper]

Change it to the same thing as you have mapTo set to, sparcosteering

[tender barn]

yes, now what, do i restart the game or clean cache again?

[viral juniper]

I'd say so

[tender barn]

well, we will see in a bit

[tender barn]

welp that didnt go as excpected, still doesnt work

im defenietly missing something really simple, but not sure what

[brittle warren]

so mine should look like this then?

[viral juniper]

Have you checked the error logs by any chance? Accessed with the tilde key (~)

[viral juniper]

Yes

[tender barn]

aha

hmm

Yep thats my bad, i didnt save the blender file

it works

[viral juniper]

That'll do it

[tender barn]

Thank you so much

[viral juniper]

No problem, glad to help

[tender barn]

thanks @brittle warren

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @brittle warren (current: #93 - 28)

[tender barn]

thanks @viral juniper

didnt work >(

Sorry for ping haha

[viral juniper]

I do not deserve reputation apparently

@toxic widget Thanks

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @toxic widget (current: #21 - 89)

[viral juniper]

@tender barn Thanks

[brittle warren]

yw sorry i had the info wrong lol mine just work like that so i figured it would for you

[tender barn]

tyty

[viral juniper]

I don't understand how the bot works

[brittle warren]

Thank you for your help

[tender barn]

totally fine bro still was helpful

[viral juniper]

No problem

[tender barn]

bro this shi broekn haha

[brittle warren]

apperently lol

[tender barn]

just one more little thing before i go on

How to not make it so red

or whats the reasoning behind it

[viral juniper]

Not sure about that one

[brittle warren]

in the material editor next to base color theres a color picked you can try moving it around

[tender barn]

Got if fixed, it was that, i made it false not true

its absolutely beautiful

thanks

thanks @viral juniper

bro 💀 it just doesnt work

[viral juniper]

I don't think the bot likes me but no problem, glad you got it fixed

[tender barn]

Im pretty sure u saw the bot reply to me haha

ye but really appriciate it, i got alot smarter now

[viral juniper]

@tender barn Thanks

Arghh

[tender barn]

haha ye it just does not like u

thanks

thanks @viral juniper

nope just doesnt wanna give u the rep

[viral juniper]

It replies to that but ignores when you tag me, I see how it is @toxic widget :(

[tender barn]

ye fr

[brittle warren]

wich video?

like whats not working for you is it not showing up in the vehicle selector or not in game

[ruby owl]

thanks, changed the value from 0.05 to 0 after adding groundmodels folder

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @keen shadow (current: #411 - 5)

[brittle warren]

anyone know why this is happening

[inner heart]

bad file path in material json is my guess

[brittle warren]

did what you said and it broke

[brittle warren]

they worked until i changed the path like rx said and now when i changed it back there still broken

[inner heart]

show ur currently used path and what u were using before?

[viral juniper]

Are your textures located in the same location as in the materials file?

Ah wait, I see the issue

[brittle warren]

there not in the same folder bu theye werent before either

[inner heart]

yes, vehicle/subwooferspessima is not right

[viral juniper]

Remove /vehicles/subwooferpessima

[inner heart]

/\

[viral juniper]

^

Sorry, just saw your message as I sent that

[brittle warren]

ok one sec

[inner heart]

okay i remember who u are and what u doing now seeing the "subwoofer"

[brittle warren]

so like that

[inner heart]

yes

[brittle warren]

ok loading back in do you guys know why iit worked before with /mods/unpacked/subwooferspessima/vehicles?

[viral juniper]

While it does work, it won't when you pack the mod

[inner heart]

guessing its coincidence

[brittle warren]

it worked thank you

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @inner heart (current: #104 - 26)

[brittle warren]

ok thank you it worked

[viral juniper]

👍

[inner heart]

give u the missing thanks also

[toxic widget]

Gave +1 Reputation to @viral juniper (current: #484 - 4)

[brittle warren]

his wouldnt work earlier either if u scroll up lol

[viral juniper]

Oh hey the bot finally gave me reputation

[inner heart]

pretty sure theres a cooldown

cant spam thx for free rep

[hushed bridge]

i have a loose deadline of november 29th so if someone could please help

[brittle warren]

did you follow the jbeam exactly and the info exactly cause its pretty important

https://documentation.beamng.com/modding/vehicle/tutorials/basic_car_tutorial/ try this

[cursive tartan]

i need some help doing gauges

[molten sandal]

How does the interior camera muffling work

And where can I find files for modifying it

[molten sandal]

I need to change this mods muffling box, the area in which it seems to muffle within, and also the amount that it muffles by

[river forge]

See #mods-discussion message for the amount of muffling

As for the area in which it muffles, I'm not sure you can change that. I think it either does it when you are 'inside' the jbeam, or maybe just whenever you select the interior camera? Can't find any info on it

[river forge]

@chilly flare Sorry for the (silent) ping, but could you maybe shed some light on this when/if you have time for it?
How does the game determine what area counts as the interior (aka what area to muffle the sounds in)?

So it isn't showing up in the vehicle selector?
Do you have an info.json file?

[molten sandal]

I haven’t found any jbeam suggesting it, I think it’s hardcoded to the driver cam once you’re within a certain distance of its node

[ember wagon]

I tried reducing bov volume but it stays the same any ideas?

[novel wagon]

how do i fix this hood?

[proud sierra]

um idk how or why this happen