Tornado - Mod - Beta

Discussion in 'Videos, Screenshots and other Artwork' started by Artistterrymartin, Sep 22, 2022.

  1. Artistterrymartin

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    https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoPEwcmh86n1z1iDMCVw7MsQfYKI?e=UEwJJl
    -Steer left right to move up down.
    -T to start the rotation
    -G presses is like tilt on a pinball machine, will jar it from the side to side some
    -When you spawn it, hit Control T to see the collisions triangles. It will spawn likely 400 feet too high in the air.
    -I prefer to set the triangles just above the ground so that I can steer left and right to lower it and raise it. Maybe some will get lucky and make it by, and others.... Bye.....
    -Not final mesh for funnel cloud.
    This is a bit heavy on the alpha effects. Have not had time to remake the visible model yet.
    -It can snag on track objects, it is a mod like a car, so if a car can hit it on a track, the tornado will too...but the tornado will stop spinning. There are no ground collisions though, that you don't have to worry about.

    The lower it is in the ground, the wider the arms that pick up cars. and the higher up the more narrow.
    Don't let mesh fool you, it is the collision triangles that hit the cars. I would get some practice with triangles on to get a feel for it.
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  2. Leavs_theSirenEnthusiast

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    too large and way too strong imo
     
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  3. Artistterrymartin

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    Thanks, appreciate the feedback!
     
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  4. SmokeyDokey

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    So it spawns as a vehicle and can be used on every map, or am I wrong?
     
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  5. Artistterrymartin

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    It can be used on any map, just remember its collisions are vulnerable to the same road side collision meshes cars collide with. I had to use forest brush to delete a large patch of rocks and bushes, then removed a few signs on the road in the area it is placed. While there are no ground collisions to worry about, other things can snag it.
    This is basically a giant spinner but with arms that can scoop a car, suspended by two nodes high in air and low in ground but it can move around a bit. Control T to see the actual device. I tried to spawn it on a racetrack and the track objects caused it to snag.
    It would be much better with a redesign, one that does not do so much damage to the cars. Ideally it would gently scoop them up and have them rotate a few times before getting discarded. This is the first design, I will improve it, and the mesh too that you see on screen. Appreciate any feedback of course!
    Thanks

    Oh, forgot, it is a vehicle you select
     
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  6. SmokeyDokey

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    Alright, so it is as cool as I reckoned it would be. Keep up the good work!
     
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  7. Artistterrymartin

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    Thanks ! there is a Car VS Tornado track that can be downloaded from the repo. Free road in Highway once loaded, but that tornado is animated DAE. There is also a hidden cone with a hole at the base of the funnel cloud. A spiral river in the cone and a few rivers leading to the cone. With particles for water off, it almost looks like wind influencing it.
     
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  8. bariroland588

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    so if i download dominator vehicle mod can i like kill the tornado or will the tornado kill the dominator
     
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  9. fyric13

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    How do I spawn it?
     
  10. Richard Brooks

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    so how do i spawn it? ik i'm bumping thread but i don't care
     
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  11. Artistterrymartin

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    I am making new one.. That works better. See the video on my channel for a current work in progress partial prototype. Still got a lot to do.

     
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  12. RaceCarDemon

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    Can we have a beta of the new mod?
     
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    If you feel it, Chase it!
     
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  14. obamium1

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    Is it possible to make it like Into The Storm ef5 level? not just winds, like size and stuff. SOMEBODY PLEEEAASE MAKE SILVERTON AIRPORT! we can use the an-12 and watch them get sucked up
     
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  15. MrPeaceBringer

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    I need help? I downloaded the mod but I don't know how to spawn it I already looked in the vehicles tab and it isn't there. Please help me with this
     
  16. Devel6016

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    It's most likely outdated. Use the tornado feature in this mod: https://www.beamng.com/resources/mks-dynamic-weather.33820/
    And don't bump threads that are a year old at this point, please
     
  17. Artistterrymartin

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    Press F to get out of vehicle. Once out and your the tornado. Turn on Force Field. I hot key it to z
    --- Post updated ---
    Problem making it a particle is the max meter for a particle is 50. You can offset to buy some more room though. But not no 1/2 mile wide for sure. That would have to be made with a more traditional animated texture 3d mesh. I made like an ef3, but after messing with the particle I thought this is the way to go. I agree there needs to be a EF5
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    Oh hell, this is the OLD one that was a mesh, Latest is a particle that does not fall over lol...
    It looks silly falling over.
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    Exit vehicle on foot and turn on forcefield.
    You are the tornado.
    If you are using version 4.2

    If you mess up and select a car and turn the forcefield on it will make the car suck up all the jbeams around it. Simply tab to unicyle (tornado) and press control-L then turn forcefield on to make that the thing pulling. I hot key the forcefield to Z to make it easier to turn on.
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    4.2 is latest... I need to make a video on how to use it..
    But for now, place the zip in the mod folder.
    Hot Key Forcefield to something like Z
    spawn a car. Exit on foot, you are now the tornado.
    Press Z to make it turn on.
    It can be tricky driving it, its hard to see where you are going. I just go to external camera and Tap gas. The unicyle has a thruster. But a tap... Too much and its going to look like rocket ship blasting off lol.
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    4.2 is latest... I need to make a video on how to use it..
    But for now, place the zip in the mod folder.
    Hot Key Forcefield to something like Z
    spawn a car. Exit on foot, you are now the tornado.
    Press Z to make it turn on.
    It can be tricky driving it, its hard to see where you are going. I just go to external camera and Tap gas. The unicyle has a thruster. But a tap... Too much and its going to look
    This is version 4.2

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    You can edit the jbeam so the thruster is not SO much.. It is too much when moving around
     

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  18. CallistoWX

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    How do I get rid of it. Its stuck on one map I cant select it, and it does not show up in the mods section.
     
  19. Artistterrymartin

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    You exit out of any car. and turn on Forcefield. It is the unicycle that is the driver for the mod. Surrounded by particles.
    To remove it, remove the zip from the mod folder.
    I have another version that is using levitate but that is using someone's proprietary code. Not something I can share but it is the best version.
     
  20. obamium1

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    hey so it spawns in, And I can move it around. HOWEVER, it wont suck in ANYTHING around it. How do I fix this?
     
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