[Released] [Free] Wentward S3 - https://www.beamng.com/threads/wentward-s3.95636

[sand forge]

Alright cool, it's been tested, I can push this

I'll remove my lua hack once the bug is fixed

literally unplayable

Yet another small update

• Added "School Bus Yellow" choice. The school bus configs use this now, which may fix them spawning in white in multiplayer mods.
• Fixed a small bit of model clipping in the headlight trim
• Fixed a couple configs forcing a custom license plate
• The Transit config can now have its color changed in the vehicle selector
• Added support for the decal editor

wentward_s3.zip in the main post has been updated, overwrite your previous wentward_s3.zip with the new one

[jolly leaf]

69
Nice.

[jade spindle]

could you fix the turning radius

[sand forge]

I'm entirely redoing the steering jbeam

With more steering angle too

This also has th eside effect of improving the front suspension behavior as a whole

[sand forge]

Probably tomorrow I'll post another small update with the following

• Completely redesigned steering mechanisim
  -- More steering angle
  -- Improved suspension interaction
  -- Better steering mesh deformation
• Adjusted crossing arm open angle

[final patrol]

Since when did a skin editor exist?

[spiral hinge]

Question, are the brakes the same or close to the real life bus? If not is there a way that you could update the brakes. Let me just say I am not telling you to, saying this so people won’t get butt hurt for asking.

[buoyant tusk]

When does this bus get added to repo?

[sand forge]

Smoothed out the rear cap

About to post the next update

Smallish update

• Completely re-did steering physics
  -- More steering angle
  -- Improved suspension interaction
  -- Improved steering responsiveness
  -- Better steering mesh deformation
• Improved the modeling of the rear roof cap
• The front tire is now slightly wider in the physics model
• The crossing arm now extends to a further distance
• Fixed a very minor normal map error on the front cap
• Fixed a small normal map issue at the rear of the roof
• Fixed a minor modeling issue by the drivers window frame
• Removed some hack lua code that was added to work around a bug in the decal editing code
  -- If you cannot add decals after this mod update, please update your game to the latest hotfix

wentward_s3.zip in the main post has been updated, overwrite your previous wentward_s3.zip with the new one
https://www.beamng.com/threads/wentward-s3.95636/

[fallow jolt]

yipieeeeeeee

[sand forge]

As far as repo goes, I want to have a more complete vehicle before that happens
There's probably only one or two more bugfix updates that I'll end up doing, then we wait to see
a) If I make more variants
b) If my thread is suddenly taken down by legal, preventing any future development

[vast arch]

Would be funny to see Bluebird complain about modders "stealing" their design on mods for games, when their design is based on a generic one from the 1950s

[uncut storm]

for one variant you should give the bus more metal body panels

sort of like a derby bus

tryna find an image

I can’t find one but it looks like steel grating

like down the sides and on the bumpers

[shadow vine]

gotta add this

would be dope af

[fallow jolt]

yes

[drifting sierra]

i used to watch these light up on the bus for the entire bus ride in like 1st-4th grade

[shadow vine]

Yea

[drifting sierra]

tbf i still would if i didn’t live so close to my current school, you need to be at least a mile away to be offered transportation (i think)

[dusty warren]

Please get a shorty out 🙏

[copper plaza]

Yep!

[heady zinc]

Always read the release notes

[lone palm]

Where's the link for the mod?

[granite needle]

no way

[heady zinc]

In the forums (search it up)

[lone palm]

Yep. Found it. Thanks!

[heady zinc]

np, just re-download it when he says he’s updated it

at some point it’ll be on the repo tho

[lone palm]

Aight

[heady zinc]

Presumably on mobile

It’s impossible to see

[lone palm]

I didn't even know what the bus ended up being named until I downloaded the mod in the forum

[sand forge]

New Discord UI moment

[twin magnet]

Zooweemama

[sand forge]

Mudflappin

Also I'm aware someone just made a set, but I'm not suddenly making them because of that
It's been on my list for a while lol

[wicked lintel]

Hmmmm

[sand forge]

I wasn't expecting them to be attached like this tbh

Oh, they're a pretty tight fit, hopefully I can prevent clipping too bad ingame

[wicked lintel]

Hopefully yeah

[steel star]

Guys, is the back emergency door of the bus openable?

[wicked lintel]

I tried and I guess no?

[steel star]

F

I hope it will be made soon

[sand forge]

Oh cool so the new truck has common mudflaps

I can use the new PBR textures with my own normal map to customize the depth

[wicked lintel]

That's good

[copper plaza]

What about turn indicators on the side of the bus by the service door and stop arm?

[sand forge]

oh yeah that should exist lol

[heady zinc]

Love this bus! My only suggestion is EU plate support and metric gauges. Good job, mate.

[winged cipher]

The white bug was fixed but now its yellow instead the lettering still does not show up

[lone palm]

What map mods have schhols? I haven't seen any maps with schools other than that big map with a water park and stuff (forgot what it's called)

[sand forge]

Re-modeling the underside a bit because the mudflaps didn't fit properly before

[languid surge]

When doing some work I noticed when you remove the right seats the railing isn't attached to anything & probably shouldn't be there if no seats are installed

I just set it up like this to keep the railing

[sand forge]

.

[tepid mango]

How do u get that customization menu

[candid orchid]

Garfield Heights has one

[wicked lintel]

Better one

[sand forge]

What about the one that's included in the zip? 😄

[wicked lintel]

Ah this one

[sand forge]

I think the TODO before an update today is

• Tweak mudflap jbeam so it's not as bendy (currently goes thru the body)
• Model the mudflap mounting plates
• Redo config thumbnails

[candid orchid]

what is the current list of things to be included in the update

[sand forge]

Re-done underbody support models
Added side signal lights
Added mud flaps
Fixed a minor modeling issue on the side trim
Fix underfloor model being protruding out of the body
Fix a texturing issue with the 'LIONS' skin
Limit the fuel display to a maximum displayed value of 999

[shadow vine]

Would we have to re add the file for the update or does it update by itself?

[winged cipher]

Oh yeah another bug the bus does not store your miles like the FS does

[sand forge]

It's using the games built in odometer system now

[winged cipher]

👍

[sand forge]

You'll have to de-download it once I post it

[buoyant tusk]

When are you having this placed in repository for players using GeForce Now?

Or have you not fully finished it?

[sand forge]

Update is out on the first post of the forum thread
https://www.beamng.com/threads/wentward-s3.95636/

[languid surge]

I looked & missed it, my bad

[copper plaza]

exterior fuel door? 😛

[heady zinc]

i kind of like this bus

[languid surge]

It's a blast, not to mention high quality

[faint fog]

Is there any chance you could add the RV interior from your old FS-65 mod to it like what JoshD did?

[sand forge]

Not currently planning on jbeaming right now
But I'm making it a bit more modular to make this possible in the future

[wicked lintel]

Is it possible for someone to make their own body?

And put it on this bus frame?

[stark dew]

3 Sunbursts long

[amber dagger]

mod doesn't pop up when I download, any fix?

[gaunt hawk]

I swear I can smell the diesel when i look at this

[strange osprey]

Imperial bro’s most sane measurement

[gaunt hawk]

sounds like the wise words of a manlet. I bet you're only 9.64785335263 cans of Monster Energy™️ Ultra Paradise tall

[buoyant tusk]

@sand forge could we get one addition? The Dayton Wheels?

[sand forge]

Afaik they were never officially an option on this generation nor the previous

[bleak lintel]

aftermarket 😉

those look like something you would see on a russian trolleybus

[copper plaza]

Does anyone know how to make a license plate mod? In my state, they have a unique plate design for school buses that no one has made for BeamNG just yet. I would love to put it on this mod whenever I use it

[steel star]

Hey guys, is it planned for the bus to have openable doors and latches in the future?

[heady zinc]

Are you gonna make a unique engine or lore friendly engine or is it always gonna be a CAT?

[dusty warren]

Make a Cummins ISB

Use the bus engine sound bc it sounds just like a Cummins

[buoyant tusk]

These were placed on all Thomas 3800s from the release to late 90s’

[jolly leaf]

Yeah I wanna see a TCM or the new Belasco Diesel engine

[late wind]

i wanna see an RV config

[twin magnet]

Yo i need the link

[languid surge]

#1150448043091579060 message

[twin magnet]

Thanks

[languid surge]

@sand forge You should have a chat with JNR231, they got those types of mirrors working with their bus, maybe they'd help get the S3s working

[sand forge]

Theirs are low enough field of view that it works

If you look at them at even a slight angle you start to see the edges

[languid surge]

Hmm, frustrating

[regal plank]

hey I'm experiencing an issue, if I turn too fast or swerve left and right the wheels lock up even with a fresh reset of the bus.

[heady zinc]

It needs a recall. Imagine if an accident happens.

[regal plank]

Lol

[river halo]

I think in my state we just use exempt plates

[regal plank]

@heady zinc Here's the link

[lone palm]

My state just uses county plates with the label "apportioned"

And private schools use license plates that say "school vehicle" but it's not a county plate

[sand forge]

agh I see why this happens and the fix would most likely be adding another body node

[lilac solstice]

is a super-short bus config currently planned?

[regal plank]

no problem

[river halo]

Man, I sure do hope this will spark some new bus mods like say a Vision, probs one of my favorite school buses in design.

[solar plover]

it would be nice to actually hear the turn signals with the engine on

[solar plover]

how do i get a different engine in it im not a fan of the current

[heady zinc]

Why you complaining though

It was literally JUST released

Give it time

[buoyant tusk]

Ngl the sounds on that bus are loud af

[solar plover]

that is true tho

[woven canyon]

broo this is outdated lol

[lone palm]

How? It just released a few days ago

[woven canyon]

its cuz like

it keeps crashing

it says that its out of date on beam smth

[wide cloak]

it's working fine for me

[languid surge]

Just used it, no crashes or anything saying it's out of date...

[river halo]

You know what I feel is missing?

A placeholder for this thing the bus driver uses to stop traffic as to allow children to cross the road safely.

[velvet storm]

can someone help?

[velvet storm]

what mod could break the wentward?

[sand forge]

T series expansion pack has been reported to break anything with air simulation
This mod also requires the latest version of the game

[sand forge]

no more sticky wheels

[rapid anchor]

maybe your computer is not up to par hardware/software wise

on a undervolted intel core i9-12900k and a geforce RTX 3060 Ti on win 11, it works smoothly for me no crashes or anything and at the same frame rate as every other car

[jolly leaf]

CPU really bottlenecking GPU

[rapid anchor]

my cpu draws so much power that i'm on my 3rd power supply

i'm running on a 6yo 1200w that might have a faulty OPP so i'm gonna get a brand new actually good one

anyways back on topic

[jolly leaf]

Gavril TCM would probably match this best, from a lore standpoint

[wicked lintel]

Wentward also works no?

[jolly leaf]

The DT40L uses the TCM

[rapid anchor]

the wentward uses a gavril engine yeah

[buoyant tusk]

can the suspension be fixed too cause every like if I go up a hill, it is like hella slick and can't even make it around the sharpest of turns..

[heady zinc]

It’s a bus, what more do you expect it to do?

[teal current]

ahh you see theres a small ammount of people, who refuse to use a bus properly

[velvet storm]

are there any actual schools in the game?

[teal current]

No

Us maps seem to lack schools

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/yippee-happy-yippee-creature-yippee-meme-yippee-gif-gif-1489386840712152603

[river halo]

Plans on rear engine configurations "S3RE"?

[jolly leaf]

AFAIK Dummiesman has no plans to mod Beam further post-S3

[river halo]

Oh

[frigid cypress]

is there plans for a rear engine version?

[jolly leaf]

Someone else is making RE, but not a Blue Bird-based one
https://discord.com/channels/710082165253079061/1135847208940490822

[copper plaza]

that's been on hold for a while now

[jolly leaf]

Nope

Progress restarted

[frigid cypress]

ive seen it but i like older model school buses

like this one

the headlights look weird on that one and it looks like a city bus with school bus lights and lettering on it

[sand forge]

They're from the same generation tbf

[jolly leaf]

Lore-friendly 👍

[modest solstice]

noice

[heady zinc]

Assuming that Wentward is owned by the Gavril Motor Company.

[rapid anchor]

that makes GMC LMAO

[jolly leaf]

Nah, their DT40L, according to multiple projects, ran not just the TCM, but also foreign engines like the ETK 6D120

[heady zinc]

Nice.

[distant void]

I wonder if people are going to make mods for this bus that replaces Wentward badging with Blue Bird badging to enable people to drive a real Blue Bird All American in BeamNG.drive.

[drifting sierra]

now that i think about it it really wouldn't be hard, change like 4 textures and call it a day|

in all seriousness, if anyone were to do this, i doubt it wouldn't be dummiesman

[sand forge]

My personal copy has high resolution badging in Blender but due to previous legal incidents with the company it wasn't included

[green ivy]

will the S3 have fan noise the switches make noise

drivers fans

[final patrol]

id love a camper conversion mod for this

[copper plaza]

I'm not sure what this is called, but I remember my school districts having these glass 'windows?' around the SCHOOL BUS plaque that is illuminated when the headlights are on. Was wondering if there could be a configuration for that at some point

[river halo]

International 3000 Series

[copper plaza]

was that only available on the 3000 series?

not on the flat-noses?

[river halo]

For full immersion, I'd suggest the feature to open the driver's window when it comes to the bus driver stopping at railroad crossings along with the doors and lowering the radio and turning off the fans to listen for an oncoming train.

[heady zinc]

3800 Bluebird

[dusky perch]

Cool

[spiral hinge]

What’s the point in that.

[river halo]

RPing is what

[spiral hinge]

Just open the door and look…

[lilac solstice]

you could probably post a zip of it here

[eternal ivy]

@sand forge pin up this massage, please
-https://www.beamng.com/threads/wentward-s3.95636/

[sand forge]

I can't do that but It's in the thread topic

[Released] [Free] Wentward S3 - https://discord.com/channels/710082165253079061/1150448043091579060/

[Released] [Free] Wentward S3 - #1102973298222051358

[Released] [Free] Wentward S3 - https://www.beamng.com/threads/wentward-s3.95636

[dusty warren]

When is the next update gonna be for the bus approximately?

[winter blaze]

How?

[jagged haven]

agenty global values tuning mod

[winter blaze]

Makes sense

[stark dew]

Prison bus someday?

[buoyant tusk]

anything new?

[regal plank]

doesn't seem like it.

[solar plover]

anyone know how i can get a different engine?

[regal plank]

you sadly can't.

(unless) you can mod one in

[solar plover]

Unfortunately I have no clue how

[regal plank]

yea fair.

[regal plank]

I know that the developer isn't active or super active however I want to post an issue and it's not the first time it's happened.

(FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING)

[final patrol]

are you sure that’s the bus?

[regal plank]

no

[final patrol]

ok

I’ve had cars flash like that near the factory in west coast

that’s why I asked

[regal plank]

could be a mod I have

but probably not.

[river halo]

How long until this lands on the repo, man?

[candid orchid]

Heard something regarding bluebird requesting this mod be removed from beamng forums…

I’m afraid the mod may not be continued

I really hoping that’s right but

[regal plank]

yea I've heard of them doing that, however it's one of their older models and it doesn't use any of their branding so I don't think they can make a proper copyright claim, tho I'm no lawyer.

[half minnow]

what have i done

im deeply sorry

fyi, it still works

[tribal basin]

I’ve got this mod, and I think it’s great, but some friendly feedback: you should see if you could make the engine sound a little quieter. You can’t even hear the turn signal clicking in the cab camera

And it’s even louder by the tailpipe lol

[shadow gull]

amazing, but add this pls?🥺

[river halo]

What bus was that from?

[final patrol]

Every bus I’ve ever been on

[shadow gull]

same

[regal plank]

yes while a lot of buses have this there are a lot of contractors/school districts that don't use them.

[shadow vine]

YES, My bus has those

[solar plover]

i rember when he was deving he made a spot for this but was never added

[wide shoal]

One of the spare FS-65s have them from what I seen

178 is the number, and I believe it's a '97, because the last 65 we have in full service is 196, which I'm thinking is getting retired after this school year ends

[earnest cape]

question, well you ever restore fs65?

[earnest cape]

and for the other peopl CB-40

[regal plank]

last I heard about it he said no.

some other people like aplaneguy has released a fix.

[earnest cape]

do you have a link to it?

[regal plank]

yea here it is just click on the zip files to download them if you don't know already. https://www.beamng.com/threads/freightliner-fs-65-on-hold-indefinitely.69915/page-18#post-1677621

also sorry for the late reply.

[sand forge]

Rear overhang simulator

[river halo]

Just when many thought this subchannel was dead…

[regal plank]

The legend is back!

[final patrol]

Longer version???

[sand forge]

yep

[candid orchid]

The rear end swing must be insane

[sand forge]

How to test out new seat jbeams:

[shadow vine]

🦅🦅🦅🦅

[sand forge]

Exhaust jbeaming is pain

[earnest cape]

how do you even run it?

like jbeam

[sand forge]

Exhauts are super lightweight and so they have sparse nodes directly along the exhaust, then a bunch of support nodes off the edges
I usually do it in a corkscrew pattern

[sand forge]

smol

[dreamy grotto]

the engine noise is really loud on the inside of the bus, are you planning on a fix?

or is it supposed to be that loud

[sage bane]

it is that loud in the actual buses ive been in
mines rear engined though but i sit in the back so its basically the same

[final patrol]

petition for dummiesman to reuse the rear half of this bus to make a type-c bus /j

[buoyant tusk]

when will we ever see a TYPE-C bus again?

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/1310filmz-13filmz-pjmfilmz-jimimkitty-gif-22693891

[wide shoal]

Type Cs are needed honestly

[buoyant tusk]

Exactly we don’t need anymore flat nose buses

[final patrol]

Type C is better as a derby bus ngl

[sand forge]

it's coming together

[wide shoal]

Looking good so far

[wide shoal]

And for front end collisions

[final patrol]

Ye

[wide shoal]

I'd like to see another like that, what kind, whether its a bbv, ic ce, thomas C2, 3800, idc

I'd like to see a type C bus like that

But I'd also like to have dummiesman finish this project first before starting on another one because, for one, less stress because focusing on one thing at a time is better than doing multiple things at once

[final patrol]

I don’t care

Other than not an International brand bus with that stupid smile

boxy and old

[copper plaza]

corbeil

[wide shoal]

I like em like that

[buoyant tusk]

3800 is a must

but if anything modern

do a thomas c2

[wide shoal]

I've been thinking of buying a first gen CE, FS65, or 3800 irl

They're cheap asf around here

For a 3800 I would prefer an air/hydraulic door instead of a manual door but those alone are rare

[buoyant tusk]

well we had a fs65

but uh

it got like mesh whatever

[wide shoal]

Yeah I remember that

[sand forge]

(FWIW I'm not committed to this, but I'm toying with the idea at least)

[uncut storm]

its back yaaaay

sort of atleast

[distant void]

Looks like the first generation Blue Bird Vision.

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/surprised-sorprendido-shaquille-oneal-gif-23222312

[regal plank]

yes

[heady zinc]

Does this mean a possibility of 3800s? 👀

[river halo]

I'm more leant towards the 2008 cowl Vision, but a'ight.

[candid orchid]

Interesting…

[wide shoal]

Ooo bbv

[wide shoal]

Same but no issues towards the first gen even though it's a bit too boxy for my liking

[river halo]

Well, I guess he's starting with that first then the updated one.

[wide shoal]

Yep

[buoyant tusk]

Bluebird sucks

https://tenor.com/view/school-bus-bus-yellow-bus-cheese-bus-taylor-school-district-gif-26540242

[lone palm]

You should make a transit version like this with transit windows and the metro and transitbus livery

Or if you're not down for this idea atleast add a destination board like on the fs65

[buoyant tusk]

International and Thomas on top

[lone palm]

Thomas HDX

[solar plover]

In the next up @sand forge could you maybe make the engine quieter? so i can hear the turn signals

[solar plover]

id like to see and ic ce be made

[sand forge]

See, the solution to all this is
https://wiki.beamng.com/Introduction_to_Vehicle_Creation.html
🙂

Anyway the choice comes mainly for practical reasons
Same headlights and running lights, same engine, same body, similar dash panel

[heady zinc]

Modern bluebird sucks

Especially the visions

[regal plank]

Honestly from an objective standpoint ic and thomas suck too due to reliability reasons (as far as I've heard)

[heady zinc]

All modern buses suck, before they started putting DEF crap in the tanks we didn’t have issues

[earnest cape]

two good mods

[solar plover]

Where can I find the wrecker?

[final patrol]

Looks like automation

[regal plank]

It's currently a paid mod but you can find it here: https://www.beamng.com/threads/jerr-dan-50-60-rotator-paid-early-release.94451/

It will be a non paid mod when the creator hits a sub goal

[wide shoal]

If I had the time I would, trust me

[earnest cape]

what zysom said

[stark dew]

https://tenor.com/view/leonardo-dicaprio-clapping-clap-applause-amazing-gif-12138398582836018081

[dusk brook]

wow im exited for this

[dusk brook]

wow when release that

when compatibility with dynamic decals

[sand forge]

the mod currently has compatibility

[dusk brook]

does work for me decals are invisible

any plans for a 3 axled version

when release swb versions

[wide shoal]

Ooo, I can make charter company liveries now

I didn't know that

[dusk brook]

but decals are invisible for me

[sand forge]

Normal mapped the gauge glass

[dusk brook]

wow nice

when release 37ft and 30ft versions

[dusk brook]

any plans for thomas saf t liner c2 mod

[dusk brook]

50ft version lol

[dusk brook]

when manual door version

[regal plank]

Whenever they feel like it.

[regal plank]

Someone started to make one and it got taken down for copyright reasons.

[dusk brook]

where i can see it

[regal plank]

Plus I think that dmmiesman said that this was the last mod that he's doing.

[regal plank]

You can't.

It got taken down

For copyright infringement.

[dusk brook]

but easily they can rebadge the bus to wentward or any lore friendly thomas based company

[regal plank]

It can't because Thomas still has the rights for the design.

[dusk brook]

but why remember the f65 repo cb40 it was thomas rebadge too}

[regal plank]

It's an older bus (that was replaced by the c2) and at the time of release the designs for the body and frame were at least 12 years old.

So that's why I think it was allowed by Thomas to stay up.

Rather than the much newer c2 that's still in production and their main cash cow.

[dusk brook]

well c2 is one of the vehicles what i want to see in beamng

why there is too much thomas c2 for rigs of rods and they are not taken down

[regal plank]

Either the mod makers paid for the license to use the brand or the game is too obscure for them to really bother with taking down mods.

[dusk brook]

beamng is a bit underrated so why they are losing time in taking down nice bus mods

[solar plover]

not true bamng is highly popular

[dusk brook]

thomas built buses is afraid of seeing a saf t liner in one off those youtube shorts being destroyed

[solar plover]

yea idk why its just free advertising

[regal plank]

That's not the point nor the problem though, They're protecting their Intellectual property. (even though I do find the idea of Intellectual property stupid)

[wide shoal]

When I learn to make stuff for beam I'll probably do a C2 but I'll only keep it for myself cus copyright

Can't take it down if its private

[regal plank]

Very agreeable imma work on a ce when I learn.

[wide shoal]

That's what I'd like to do

Although if I did a ce then I'd try to release

[regal plank]

Yea honestly if I get into modding I'd want to try to release the mods however I don't know if dealing with copyright sounds like fun.

[wide shoal]

Yeahhh

If anything I'd probably call a representative and see how they'd feel about it

[dusk brook]

or is in modland they dont takedown anything in that 3rd party site

[wide shoal]

Is it?

[dusk brook]

no i said if someone or dummiesman made one you can upload it on modland

[wide shoal]

Okay

[dusk brook]

because in modland no one will take it down

@sand forge are you plannig do a small microbus like this based off the d series chassis

[solar plover]

He's not doing any mods after this unfortunatly

[dusk brook]

oh just a suggestion dont take it serious thanks for understanding

[solar plover]

ok?

[dusk brook]

https://tenor.com/view/discord-gif-27442765

[hybrid zenith]

Bus'

[wide shoal]

So we're not getting the wrecker?

[wide shoal]

I could probably try something like that to play around with

[regal plank]

@wide shoal this wrecker?

[wide shoal]

Yeah

[regal plank]

This is where you get it.

[wide shoal]

I don't have any money sadly

So I can't cus it's still paid

[regal plank]

Yea

The author will release it for free when they hit a sub goal on their youtube account but it'll be a bit before that happens.

[wide shoal]

Whats the sub goal

[dusk brook]

funnyphysics yt channel

[regal plank]

I think they said 250k

[wide shoal]

So not gonna be free

[regal plank]

Not for awhile no.

But if you can find around 5 usd it's worth it.

[wide shoal]

Not gonna happen any time soon sadly

[regal plank]

Fair enough.

[solar plover]

idk

[green ivy]

funny part is i remastered the FS for private use for now

thing is i think this version i have of the CB40 legit will prob not break in newer versions of the game

cause i made it like that

personal private bus to use for fun

[gleaming cargo]

Hey Jacob didn’t realise u were in this server too

[green ivy]

I am

Funny enough I never modded beam

Till recently

The fs65 was needing some work so I remastered it made it loo good

Look

I also made it not conflict with the wentward S3

[dusk brook]

wow is gonna be public sometime or private a fs65 CB40 remaster thats im looking for

[buoyant tusk]

Anyway we could get a copy of this mod? I’ve been looking for a remastered version that isn’t broken

[buoyant tusk]

I would love to see a 3800 rather than a bluebird cause the hoods on 3800s are nicer than bluebirds

[heady zinc]

Bluebird is the body manufacturer and 3800 is the chassis of international

[dusk brook]

or a international loadstar carpenter hoods of those looks nice

[regal plank]

Nah they said that the mod is "for private use" so unless they say otherwise I wouldn't expect anything.

[dusk brook]

all the s3 needs is belasco diesel cui9000 engine

[green ivy]

why are you askin i would never release a project without the authors permission so the answer to this is obviously no

plus it's far from finished as i might make new parts for it

things i already did to it was Fixed tires not being orange-
-New Glass Reflections

etc

normal mapped the dashboard so you can see the leather

new camper interior colors

[dusk brook]

you mean dynamic mirrors or what

[regal plank]

To get this thread back on topic, the Guage covers are looking amazing!

[solar plover]

Gauge

[regal plank]

yea sorry, excuse my dyslexia.

[wicked lintel]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/freightliner-fs-65-on-hold-indefinitely.69915/page-18

First one right there, well that's a fix

[green ivy]

i might put dynamic mirrors on it next i fixed alot of stuff on it

i made the engine sound like a c7

cat

[dusk brook]

now swap a belasco diesel 900cui on it

[heady zinc]

It’s spelled correctly

[heady zinc]

Oh yeah I read it wrong lmao

I read it too fast my bad

[solar plover]

hey ya'll i got a new engine in it with the universal engines mod but the transmission don work

[native bolt]

Prolly cus the mod isn't compatible

[rapid anchor]

in a community like this i'd be careful saying the word you used for transmission, ik you had no bad intention but it can be insulting to trans ppl

just say the gearbox or the trans or the transmission

atleast i've heard it can be insulting

[lilac solstice]

i mean, the slang term has existed way longer than the insult has soooooo...

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[native crane]

oh my god

what the hell

IT IS on wikipedia

and no i cannot find a transgender related insult

[quick veldt]

can we not be so sensitive about these things

IT'S LITERALLY A CAR PART

or a vehicle part, for that matter

[wicked lintel]

Do you guys really think like this???

[quick veldt]

fr

like stop being so woke

[rapid anchor]

lol i don't give a fuck i'm just saying u might wanna be careful bc other people will give a fuck

[wicked lintel]

The west sure have gone woke huh.

[jolly leaf]

What do you mean by "woke", exactly?

[wicked lintel]

I prefer not to start a whole thing about it here.

Anyway, nice bus

[jolly leaf]

Yep, don't. Politics drained me

[jolly leaf]

I tried swapping a Gavril TCM into one (lore-friendly power!)

[wicked lintel]

Did it work?

[wide shoal]

They really have, and its sad

[sand forge]

I mean, there's a reason we don't use a certain term for cigarettes as the norm
I don't use the word we're discussing because, yes, it is a legitimately derogatory term towards a group of people. It doesn't hurt me at all to change my wording if it means there's a chance I'm not going to offend someone else. It's more about respect than 'woke' 🙂

[wicked lintel]

While I don't agree with what you said, I think we should change the topic back to Wentward S3 before both of us (well I'm probably going to be the first) get banned.

Anyway, what is new since the last time I checked this thread?

[lilac solstice]

supercharged school bus when

[solar plover]

Hey @sand forge is there any new progress?

[stark dew]

Pls don’t ping the owner

[rare fable]

https://tenor.com/view/i-dont-remember-asking-gif-18088104

[stark dew]

I see you like being an asshat

[lament zealot]

did someone steal your chin? lmao

[rare fable]

Wdym it’s right there 😭😂 you are funny 🫣

[rare fable]

You freaking boy lover

[lament zealot]

hmm?

[rare fable]

You like men

You’re weird 😤

😝

[lament zealot]

funny you say that

one could argue that you’re also weird

[rare fable]

ME?? NOOOOO NEVVER

[solar plover]

Pls don't be a mini mod

[stark dew]

😐

[rare fable]

Fr

Tbh

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/damn-shookt-shocked-gif-5580082

[dusty warren]

Dummiesman if u do end up making a vision for beamng can you give it a cat engine and a Cummins option. The file named i6d bus engine sounds just like a Cummins.

[candid orchid]

It’s been a while since any update on the different length configs and the vision, just wondering if the mod is being worked on or just slowly or something.

[frail oriole]

Flatnose school bus 😊 I've seen a few IRL, but you don't usually see them much anymore because they got replaced with newer buses

[wide shoal]

My district doesn't use anymore flat noses

I remember the last ones we did have were Thomas saf t liners

[heady zinc]

Transit style school buses are a safety hazard and also harder to work on. That’s why you don’t see them anymore

[radiant grove]

mods good but engine is way too loud

[sand forge]

As far as actual progress, I haven't really touched it since the last progress update
The long version is just about complete
The short version falls apart on spawn
I might be motivated enough to update this soon though, no promises though.

[robust sparrow]

what mod is that

And is dummiesman making a Bluebird ford - B700- B800 school bus?

[latent bluff]

Add it to repo

[robust sparrow]

this mod

and this one

[heady zinc]

Why

Turn pings off the next time you reply to someone without context

[river halo]

How's progress on this btw?

[latent bluff]

Make a Blue bird vision buffoon

No preferences

[robust sparrow]

sorry for theping btw id di not mean to have ping on, i found out what mod it was its a proton bus

[fast wharf]

That isn't a Mod it's from The Crew 2

[dusty warren]

The real question is: is there progress on this bus to begin with.

[robust sparrow]

DAM A VISION???????????????

[fierce willow]

I would cry such tears of joy (and pay $100)

[robust sparrow]

how is the progress of the 1st gen "bluebird vision"

or wentward vision?

[candid orchid]

Wentard optic

[dusty warren]

Wentward Foresight

[wide shoal]

Wentward Eye

[robust sparrow]

Eh id go with Wentward vision

[wide shoal]

Ngl wentward optic sounds good imo

[sand forge]

I'm just realizing that this is missing engine mounts, the engine just kind of floats there

[heady zinc]

It’s a bus what do you expect

[heady zinc]

Just get the remaster

[sand forge]

It's been toned down a bit in my WiP version because it was way louder than even the T series

[radiant grove]

its js louder than the other busses

yk

[radiant grove]

w

[wide shoal]

There's a remaster out?

[robust sparrow]

dummmiesman, How is the progress on the 1st gen bluebird vison

[heady zinc]

Yes it’s on the last page

[wide shoal]

Send it

[icy bane]

It no longer works for me.

On 0.32.2.0.16444

I really like this bus. Has anyone got a fix?

[icy bane]

@sand forge

[dull gulch]

i'll investigate

[dull gulch]

wasn't able to replicate the issue

[icy bane]

I don't get why it would break for me but not anyone else.

What other mods could possibly interfere?

Just doing a verify integrity.

💀

Luckily it didn't last 4 hours

nope

Also got the full error

Console seems to change when I hit print screen

I fixed it

Turns out at some point in time the script got modified and 0.32 broke it

Simply deleting the lua from the folder fixed it

[icy bane]

Actually I'm going to go through my mods.

Kind of a shame that game updates break some mods. Meanwhile some games will update in such a way to keep old mods working.

[languid surge]

Seems to be an issue only you have so it's probably a mod causing it

[oblique quest]

Do you think the blue bird vision would be released at all?

[late wind]

well he said he's not committed to it

[oblique quest]

I know but since it’s been a while like what’s the update

[river halo]

Damn, nothing new?

[regal plank]

Nope, nothing new.

[regal plank]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/wentward-s3.95636/

[heady zinc]

can you make a bus with a front engine?

[regal plank]

they did.
https://www.beamng.com/threads/freightliner-fs-65-on-hold-indefinitely.69915/

(make sure to download the fix by a plane guy tho)

[coarse snow]

i'm already on it :3

oh wait i remember you, you already know lol

tommy ldx school bus

[regal plank]

Is this mod going to be private or public?

[coarse snow]

private, but you can ask when im done

[regal plank]

okay I probably wont. but it's a cool mod regardless!

[coarse snow]

ahh, thats fine. thank you regardless!! i wish i can make my own post about this mod x3

[heady zinc]

tyyy

[dense salmon]

W

I occasionally drive one irl so major W

[coarse snow]

ayeeee nice

you're driving an hdx for your school?

[dense salmon]

Well we run the T3’s but the HDX’s are spares

[dense salmon]

But on some occasions I get booted out bc some ppl struggle with the HDX’s so they take the T3 I’m on

[coarse snow]

bluebird t3's,,

i might make a mod for those too ngl

either fe or re

[dense salmon]

Def should

RE is better

[coarse snow]

oh yeah re is the best kind of bus

[robust sparrow]

love it

[coarse snow]

thamks :3

also im chosing the names between Tommy LDX and Tommy REX for this mod

[lone palm]

Tommy sounds weird

It doesn't sound like a brand name

[dusty warren]

Nah just do Thomas branding

Bc the fs65 on beamng is called the fs65

It’s just with bluebird that has the branding problem I think

[heady zinc]

you gonna make the new gen thats coming out too? its got the C2 body now

[coarse snow]

yeah i heard lol
but i gotta wait for the vids to roll in thats touring the hdx2

so definitely gonna be making that

[desert ice]

Or Gavril branding

The FS65 was uploaded to the repo as the Gavril CB40

[dusty warren]

Yea but in the end it’s the fs65

[coarse snow]

hmm alright
guess i'll name just name it the HDX

maybe my next mod will be the EFX

[copper sigil]

Crazy how the rear end of the EFX is virtually identical to the rear end thomas was using in the 70s

[coarse snow]

yeah!! i honestly prefer the first gen rear ends, they’re the classics

[copper sigil]

I’d love to Thomas to make a type C with an international chassis or ford chassis

Since the F650 exists, it’s possible

There basically aren’t any options

[coarse snow]

dude imagine thomas brings back the fs65 with the new freightliner hood from the c2

i would love to see that in person ngl

[copper sigil]

You can buy a CE, Vision, or C2 (if you want a type C)

But what if I don’t want a freighter or Volvo? Chassis

I don’t know who builds the engine and transmission for bluebird

[coarse snow]

but yeah that would be interesting, because the only buses i see with the 2nd gen international chassis nowadays are buses from ic

[copper sigil]

I finished this earlier, and I plan on posting it on the forums once I’m done a septa skin for the neuplan N series

[coarse snow]

bluebird did use the 2nd gen internationals at one point with the 2005 model

but those are so rare lmao

[coarse snow]

ooo

[copper sigil]

The neuplan skin is loosely based off of the Neoplan AN440 that septa used from 1986-2016

Septa was Neoplan’s biggest customer

They ordered 1092 AN440s

[solar plover]

just tom LDX or REX

[dusty warren]

It’s ford chassis

And either a Cummins diesel or ford Godzilla for gas/propane

[dusty warren]

Because they all lasted so little compared to other bluebird buses

[lone palm]

If u need reference pics just ping me

The HDX has different mirrors. Some have the EFX style mirrors and some have the regular fat mirrors

Also the 2020+ have a square rear window

Some have grilles

[coarse snow]

aight

also should we move to #1266182108938895430?

[oblique quest]

hey, could you DM me?

[echo furnace]

oo

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/unnecessary-james-may-top-gear-the-grand-tour-grand-tour-gif-23755698

[echo furnace]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1256604964227125292/1257902870238593075/attachment-1.gif

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/kitten-cat-gif-19635026

[echo furnace]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/630462416836231181/1259536073734885467/6epyq3drdhtb1.gif

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/discord-mod-moderator-discord-moderator-delete-moderator-snitch-gif-27063075

[echo furnace]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1063341986649751622/1154212553564626964/gyatt.gif

[uncut storm]

1 year since original post

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/unnecessary-james-may-top-gear-the-grand-tour-grand-tour-gif-23755698

but cool nonetheless.

[river halo]

Seems you're back in action, but what about the damn bus?

[river halo]

Still around? I bet you could turn the MD-Series into something like this.

[candid orchid]

That would be cool especially with some of the older pre facelift configs

[coarse snow]

[shadow gull]

Love this mod literally can recreate my schools TC2000s to a t

[sand forge]

The jbeam wasn't really great for making multiple length variants

Currently toying around with doubling up the density, which would also allow me to do working emergency exits

[river halo]

You really can't make longer variants?

[sand forge]

The jbeam wasn't really great

[coarse snow]

oo

[river halo]

Dang, you had it for a bit.

[sand forge]

(first functioning test, sounds and other tweaks to be determined)

[coarse snow]

what about working emergency exit windows? thats what im implementing in my mod

[sand forge]

I have this tab stack open for a reason 😉

[coarse snow]

YOO

thats awesome

[sand forge]

Really not looking forward to jbeaming that emergency exit mechanism but, it should be done tbh

[coarse snow]

honestly

[sand forge]

Probably will involve 8 support nodes + slidenodes + 2 sets of latches

[coarse snow]

just make them “doors”

[sand forge]

It has to push up first to be opened

[coarse snow]

oh yeah

thats gonna be a task now that i think about it

gl

[sand forge]

The difference between new and old

Model has been updated
The texture is passable in game but could be better

[coarse snow]

ah

[coarse snow]

also also

i think it would be cool if the windows on the s3 had actual window latches for xtra detail

[coarse snow]

its what i did for my mod btw!!
only a suggestion, u dont have to implement it

[sand forge]

Currently missing some visual details + a limit on how far it can open
But this is really cool 🙂
I made the latch models actually open too

[sand forge]

More openables

[echo furnace]

fire

oh yea i was gonna ask

do u have any plans to make like a transit version with rear doors?

theres these tourist buses in nyc

they use a bus chassis and have rear doors added to em

[sand forge]

Fidget toy

[river halo]

So, how's the fictionalized con-cab Vision?

[coarse snow]

awesome!! love the detail

[sharp furnace]

just gonna say that ~80s, busses didn't have roof exits. can give proof.

[languid surge]

Pretty sure it's based on the 4th gen though

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Bird_All_American#Fourth_generation_(1999–2013)

[sand forge]

Well that's ~20-30 years behind this 😅

[native crane]

wait what OS and browser you using?

[coarse snow]

also also
might i ask if we could collab on a school bus mod some time? a collab would be a great learning experience for me tbh

[sharp furnace]

sorry. It looked eighties-ish.

[vast arch]

US school buses always look 80s or older. They are stuck in the past.

And are REALLY expensive for a 1950s basic design

This is one of the designs for Brazil.

[shadow gull]

That’s a good thing

[vast arch]

Why?

[shadow gull]

That looks disgusting for 1

And 2 old shit just looks better

And 3 there’s no reason to change something that ain’t broken

[vast arch]

I Agree they look ugly, but it is form over function. They are built to pickup kids on rural areas, so the short front overhang, the HUGE departure angle and optional 4WD comes real handy

[shadow gull]

What about the bluebird vision and International ICE buses

[shadow gull]

these are barely used

[vast arch]

Also they are built with the latest technology in safety and construction, also they offer comforts that no American School bus offer, like AC

[shadow gull]

American busses do have AC

[vast arch]

School buses?

[shadow gull]

yes

[vast arch]

I've seen some, but all of them look Aftermarket and tacked on

But maybe those I've seen actually have aftermaket A/C conversions

[vast arch]

Those look like what they are, old bodies with modern hoods

[shadow gull]

The ICE is the out dated one

bluebird vision has seen a little more updates

the international ICEs are much more reliable and last longer than the new visions

[vast arch]

It looks off just like a Chevy square body truck with a 2024 Silverado front clip

Or this, an 80s coach bus with a late 2000's front clip adapted

[shadow gull]

the 2025 Silverado doesn’t exist

Nvm it does

Looks absolutely nothing like a ICE tho

[vast arch]

But you get my point

[shadow gull]

I guess so

[vast arch]

The main problem for me is not they looking WAY outdated

[shadow gull]

2wd sucks

[vast arch]

What's crazy is that they are REALLY expensive for a 1950's basic design with small updates

[shadow gull]

That’s because of the American economy

[vast arch]

Its like VW making a modern Beetle based on the Classic one

And charging Passat Prices

[shadow gull]

they have

and that’s kindve what happened

[vast arch]

They made the classic one unchanged

that's different lol

and they were cheap

and offered only in 3rd world countries

How much does a brand new Bluebird Vision Cost?

[sand forge]

This again...?

[sharp furnace]

Does anyone know if the MD bus might look like this?

[final patrol]

prolly

[sharp furnace]

cool

[final patrol]

like if I had to guess

[sharp furnace]

here's some seatless bus shots if you plan on doing an rv conversion. I've got more pictures if needed.

[ashen jacinth]

@sand forge are you going to make another school bus soon

[ashen jacinth]

Oooooo

[steel star]

I think the school vans (not to be confused with the buses, which mostly are municipal) look way better

[sand forge]

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-peter-griffin-sigh-ugh-upset-gif-16836198

[buoyant tusk]

whens the next update coming out just wondering

[ashen jacinth]

@limber condor

https://www.beamng.com/threads/wentward-s3.95636/

[rare grove]

Is it planned for a release on the repo?

[shadow gull]

They are both in the ballpark of ugly so yeah I agree

[coarse snow]

@sand forge yo sorry for the ping but can i perhaps add a cummins 6.7 to this mod

https://youtu.be/jDe_WbCZBBw?si=TR2XWuK00F3gVkqW probably make it sound like this

[solar plover]

This would be awesome

[shadow gull]

it would be so awesome, it would be so cool

[coarse snow]

true
just need the author’s permission, else i can’t do it :p

[fast condor]

bus

[frail vessel]

I know everybody asks about it, but how is progress going with the blue bird vision style bus?

[languid surge]

I got the new halogen lights working with this just for fun, gotta say it looks pretty good

[minor hinge]

Does it work with all the lighting? Or is it just headlights, tail lights, and turn signals? I wanna figure out how to do it myself

[languid surge]

All of it

[minor hinge]

Could you possibly steer me in the right direction to get this working on my end?

[languid surge]

Sorry, I'm not great at explaining how to do things

[minor hinge]

Is there a chance you could send me the file? I tried to figure it out myself, but I can't understand anything about this coding stuff 🤣

[languid surge]

I'm sure it will be updated with proper support soon.

[ashen jacinth]

Is this mod ever getting updated

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/haha-gumichan-bird-no-laughing-gif-5128531988218293677

[lapis ivy]

This kid gives me Thomas saftliner vibes

[ashen jacinth]

Says the one with a Greenville pfp and using shaders to make ur game better cus u got a gt1030

[lapis ivy]

its a 4070, btw

and ur link to join ur server in bio is expired

[ashen jacinth]

Ik, I deleted my server.

DMS

Wait nvm

[shadow vine]

Update?

[regal plank]

https://tenor.com/view/haha-gumichan-bird-no-laughing-gif-5128531988218293677

[shadow vine]

[ashen jacinth]

e

@sand forge Are any configs or anything else being added to this mod? Just asking...

[coarse snow]

i think he quit the modding community idk

[ashen jacinth]

o

[river halo]

Unspeakably impossible.

[lapis current]

peak

[grand sage]

could somebody give me the newest mod link?

[languid surge]

#1150448043091579060 message

[spring steppe]

Is there any skin mods for this?

[rich edge]

can you put candy and garbage wrappers on the bus floor to make it realistic

[regal plank]

No you cant.

[rich edge]

I meant like add them in

[regal plank]

https://www.beamng.com/threads/small-wentward-s3-skin-pack.96335/

[regal plank]

I mean, the author of the thread hasn't posted a update for the mod since October of 2024, sooooo probably still a no.

[coarse snow]

besides didnt they retire from the modding community

from what ive gathered

[fast condor]

i thought he just took a break for a min

[sand forge]

Smooth

[river halo]

Wait…

[solar plover]

UPDATE?!?!

Is that an UPDATE?!?!

[coarse snow]

thats cool as shit how did you do that

[full ice]

Dynamic mirros when

also, ik its wip but the lights need to fade in much more early

[river halo]

Coincidentally, the school bus body for the MD is manufactured by Wentward. How fitting, eh?

[sand forge]

It has dynamic mirrors where possible
They cannot be added to the remaining crossview mirrors because the 'field of view' for dynamic mirrors is too small

[sand forge]

Builtin smooth lighting system in BeamNG, see e.g. pessima.jbeam + pessima_headlights.jbeam
Components+Glowmaps+Props sections

[solar plover]

Did you add anything else?

[sand forge]

WiP version has double density Jbeam matching the new MD series bus density

• openables

(Demoed before but they're fun to play with)

[solar plover]

Awesome!

[river halo]

Still haven't given up on the cowled version?

[rustic birch]

YAY! @sand forge is back!

Will we get more engine for it too? The real-life Blue Bird A3FE has more engines than just Caterpillar.

Here is a list from WIkipedia of all the other engines it has.

[wind herald]

is it possible we could get lore freindly engines that has been my only complaint ever with the mod
its all lore freindly except for a caterpillar engine

[rustic birch]

Sadly, I just remembered that VeryonEB, the creator of the engines in his buses left the community.

[wind herald]

even if it just used the belasco diesel found in the md it would be better than a cat

[rustic birch]

Yup

Here is what the John Deere engine could look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ6CIyfcq7o

For the John Deere engine, he could just use the bus one since its so similar in shape. What I also wish this bus had was custom engine sounds.

[sand forge]

I may add the one from the MD series bus in as an option, then also do a repo release with only that engine choice or sth.
Since it's a forum mod it's pretty unknown still

[rustic birch]

Alright. Btw why did it never have its own mod page.

[sand forge]

Contains branded contant, can't be put on repo with that

[rustic birch]

I see. But you put the FS65 and CB40 up and those had real company names.

[sand forge]

The FS65 was only on the forums

[rustic birch]

Oh sorry, what I meant by its own page is this. Here is an example:

The link to the S3 isn't its own page, its like a thread

Btw just curious, was there even a middle engine school bus produced?

[wind herald]

wouldnt that be wildly impractical

[rustic birch]

I'm suprised DTech listed it in description for the Dansworth bus then.

I guess it actually might have existed then!

[river halo]

Since Wentward is also based on Blue Bird in this case, what's a good name for a fictionalized Thomas Built Buses?

[coarse snow]

gavril

i think

because my gavril rex and the gavril cb40 are both based off thomas buses

[minor hinge]

Bruckell most likely, if bruckell is what I believe to be beamng's dodge brand. Thomas is a subsidiary company of Freightliner, and freightliner's parent company is Daimler-Chrysler, specifically the Daimler Trucks of north America division

[sharp furnace]

Franklin Built Buses?

[river halo]

Sure

[shadow vine]

What kind of name would Ram be if it was in Beamng

[coarse snow]

no clue lol

[regal plank]

If I would have to guess Bruckell because the Bastion is sorta based off a Charger, but this is really off topic.

[ashen jacinth]

Oh shit, he’s back.

[ancient lichen]

Huh

[rustic birch]

Bruckell Bull

[vast arch]

Actually, Bruckell would make sense as the Frame manufacturer, just like the MD-Series School bus is a Gavril Rolling frame with a Wentward Bus body

But not as the body

[rustic birch]

Good point

[vast arch]

I don't know if American school buses from the same manufacturer can be based on multiple frame options, or they go to a specific manufacturer and make the bus around that especific platform

[rustic birch]

I hope that this bus will also get custom engine sounds. The regular semi ones just don't give it that CAT feel.

[wild fulcrum]

If the author ever wants to make a surprisingly similar but also extremely different bus I’d suggest the blue bird “All American” rear engine bus

Well the wentward “all firwoodian” or something i dunno

[ancient wasp]

Oh yes and with this folding door in the front ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[rare grove]

Wha... wha... WHAT?! DUMMIESMAN IS BACK FROM HIS SLUMBER/COMA/VACATION/BREAK/TRIP TO THE UNDERWORLD?!

just one question, will there be a repo release? This could reach much bigger audiences and people may be interested in making addons

[sand forge]

As I've been saying for years: If someone had proper C7 sounds, I'd be using them, lol

[coarse snow]

you could ask @tardy axle to help you with that
he help me acquire cummins engine samples, so if he has a bus/truck with a C7 then he could maybe record some samples if he has time

[rustic birch]

You could also ask a YouTuber for them. And also @coarse snow , I don't think any of the buses over in Australia where @tardy axle lives use CAT engines sadly. CAT is more used in countries neighboring the US such as Canada for example.

[tardy axle]

I don't believe we have any CAT engines. I mean, we have their construction equipment, but that's completely different

[fierce raft]

Will you include the Halogen lighting affects?

[languid surge]

#1150448043091579060 message

[rustic birch]

Hello @sand forge , @coarse snow is wanting a fix for her bus with AI and coloring. I sugguested you to her and she said yes. The bus just spawns in AI traffic but sits there idiling. It uses the category "Truck". It works with commands such as, chase/flee and others but the traffic ones don't work on it. Also, the skins are colorable for some reason. Would you possibly be able to help her on this? Also, I know this is off-topic.

[river halo]

I am curious what the name was you were giving that WIP Vision-based bus.

[true thorn]

why is it not in the repo?

[rustic birch]

He said something about branded content being the problem

[true thorn]

uh... lol

I realized that I didn't understand anything)

[fierce raft]

sweet

[ember pasture]

it is cool

[ashen jacinth]

bro just let her ask

you like

rushing her mod

god damn

[coarse snow]

i actually let him lol

[ashen jacinth]

Oh

🥀

[river halo]

What happened?

[ancient lichen]

When bus update

[river halo]

Well…

[fresh kayak]

What’s wrong with her

U acting like she’s a bad modder or smth

[river halo]

I didn't say that

[solar plover]

Yo, @sand forge Sorry for the ping but are you planning to release the smooth lighting?

[regal plank]

@solar plover

[solar plover]

It's not available

[regal plank]

oh mb

for some reason I thought you were asking if they had implemented it not if it had been released.

[carmine willow]

I wondered how the MD70 series felt about this:

[merry jungle]

the wentward fusion could be the md70's newer sibling if it was made with 2 different suppliers

but that would be cursed

[carmine willow]

Let me guess, instead that Wentward will make the body, and the chassis will be made by Garvil, except that there will be no front nose made by Garvil and instead, Wendward front part will be the cabover. and the only part of Garvil is the chassis and the engine.

[merry jungle]

older versions are cool
but newer ones?

like wtf are those people doing?

you cant do that with newer buses its a sin

[carmine willow]

Well the bright side is that, you know mods are disabled if you join a multiplayer server in BeamMP, well, we can spawn school bus in any servers vanilay.

[wind herald]

Isn't that how most school busses are made

[merry jungle]

the dev of this mod should make a t3fe bus
and call it the wentward r3

[exotic hatch]

He retired

[quasi kindle]

Is this added?

[ancient lichen]

I want to try the 0.34 lights on the bus

[languid surge]

If you know how to mod you can add it somewhat easily.

[winged birch]

Could I pay u for some custom parts for this bus ?

Idk if u take commissions

I want accessories for it tho

[quasi kindle]

i wonder if this thing will ever get an update

[tropic yew]

it wont

[coarse snow]

pretty sure mod author retired from modding

[tropic yew]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[quasi kindle]

this is a really good mod

[tropic yew]

fr

[long basalt]

uhhh has this ever been posted at all?

[coarse snow]

sadly no

[tropic yew]

He retired from modding.

[rustic stream]

has the short version been released?

[fluid lily]

as far as I know, nothing happened in a long while.

[tropic yew]

He retired from modding, no farther updates will be added to this mod

[coarse snow]

wish we can innovate this mod but we can’t </3

[gloomy granite]

ngl so true

All I wish for was new lighting, parts, and better sounds

it would be perfect

[coarse snow]

i wouldve loved to innovate this mod and add more stuff such as a short config, interior improvements etc.

[gloomy granite]

the interior is fine enough tbh

[coarse snow]

it is what it is

[gloomy granite]

just needs textures

[coarse snow]

windows are lacking latches

[gloomy granite]

I’d love to do a private thing but ik he wanted no work done with his mods so

[coarse snow]

how are ppl supposed to open them?!?

[gloomy granite]

with their imagination

[coarse snow]

h

[gleaming rock]

Dansworth retired so Wentward could succeed

[languid surge]

@sand forge Could it finally be possible to mod your mods now that you're "done".

[gloomy granite]

He’s unfortunately completely off discord too I believe

[languid surge]

Last message posted was the 8th of this month.

[gloomy granite]

Oh

I thought he was gone off discord too

[light compass]

Nah, he's still here. Most likely turn off any and all @ mentions though unfortunately.

[gloomy granite]

Probably

[languid surge]

Doesn't anyone in here talk to him in some form?

[light compass]

I've tried to reach out to him here, in DM's and on the BeamNG forums over time but nothing has worked so I just gave up lol. Plus the stuff I was going to ask him if I could use/integrate, I just ended up making myself so that worked out 😄

[coarse snow]

dunno if this means i could just make my own (private) a3fe mod (with my own models n everything) and innovate

[light compass]

I doubt it, I don't believe he wants any of his stuff messed with (except for skins of course). A rather unfortunate occurrence to most but I definitely understand it & respect it at the end of the day. Having someone mess with models and anything else that were scratch-made can be very frustrating.

Sadly it still happens, wish some certain mods containing copies of files from mods that did not authorize such happenings.

[coarse snow]

mm, yeah, its sad but its what they decided for their stuff. things are what they are

[light compass]

Yeah. I'm not too sad about it, kind of neutral. I definitely feel for that decision and why it was done. Hell, even I have heavily restricted my mod with a custom license. A lot of people these days think that once they have a mod like this, they can do as they wish regarding modification/alteration without consequence.

[coarse snow]

yup, but unfortunately thats what the Past Me™ thought with her first school bus mod and well, yeah that mod's gone and forgotten about lol
but hey we're good with the wentward fusion because i actually have jbeaming/lua/modeling experience now

[languid surge]

I just wish we could get his bus pattern controller ported over, the way the BeamNG team did it was stupid.

[light compass]

Oh, yeah.

[coarse snow]

real 💔

[dense jetty]

sigh this is such a good bus

like all yall say, wish it can be revived and improved even more

[gloomy granite]

The one in the Wentward bus body is also kinda ugly

[languid surge]

The jbeam you mean?

[gloomy granite]

No

I meant the switch panel mb

[languid surge]

Oh.

[gloomy granite]

The one with the bus light controls

It’s kinda ugly and unrealistic to me

[sand forge]

The one in the default bus is nearly a 1:1 copy of the body its based on

[light compass]

Oh hello there 👋

[sand forge]

But anyways
I want to finish this someday but

• BeamNG has gotten kind of stale for me, with KissMP coming back maybe I'll play more
• I work and do a bunch of hobby stuff, have a house to maintain
• I don't get paid to do any of this or have anyone helping out
• food prices in Canada have risen over 30% in recent years, and struggling to afford to live kind of makes you less interested in gaming, lol
  the TLDR is I've had around 30 minutes to work on this every 6 months or so, lol, which ends up getting spent mostly setting up a new version of BeamNG and doing small tweaks