Announcement of Mod Support Meeting

It seems like an excellent idea, i wish we could talk about skinning creation, tweaks and tips because i am new to this world, Thank You

 

I would like improvements on torque error reporting jbeam files.

This because if you have 600 lines of jbeam and make one mistake such as missing comma or a dot somewhere in your file. Then torque spams a lua error that is totally useless. Then you will have to look on trough 600 lines of text and check them all. For this I would like if torque could instead spam the location of your errors instead of something about the ((electrics being nil)).

EDIT: thanks @Nadeox1 for the tip.

 

What I'd like to see would be some more information about modelling and what is good for BeamNG on the wiki. Things about polyflow, the amount of polygons which are good for a vehicle etc etc.

 

I'd like to know how to deal with some weird errors during the process of creation. One I encountered a problem with importing textures to my map, I did everything the exact way it is supposed to be done, but still, I just got the same error over and over again....So I quit for a while because of frustration and now I kinda feel motivated again.....so yeah.
I'd really like to use this opportunity to discuss such problems.

 

I'm having some issues updating my mod to the latest BeamNG.drive standards. Like with the windows, if they break, they make a noise. And that stuff with the radiators and so on.

 

I have lots of questions about the map editor, so an event like this would be great.
EDIT: 300th post...

 

i have many questions about modelling and uv editing

 

Well, I really need lots of advice with my park map project. From textures to other many details...I'm sure the answers could be really helpful for more people, maybe a in-depth tutorial could be done out of it, it would be great!

 

This event sounds a great way to get answers; for example, I'm having problems with custom roads causing major lag when the car skids on them. I also have major skidmark elongation events when using custom roads as well, especially in Grid Small Pure. Thus, I am supportive of this idea and endeavor to see where it goes in the long run.

 

Torque3D material editor support, in-depth tutorial.

 

i would really like to know how to setup the lighting in blender for AO baking, when baking the textures for a car and espacially for a wheel.

 

How to make skins

 

Thank you very much

 

I would like the ability to turn features on and off for certain scenarios during creation via a checkbox or Lua. For repairing vehicles or node dragging, instead of no scenario having those have an option for the creator to turn them on or off. or better, when a user selects the scenario a popup asking if you want them on or off.

 

Something like this is amazing!

Suggestions: UV Mapping, Describing the physics skeletons of the vehicles, tips and tricks within the world editor.

 

Hey, I love this . I'm speechless with the effort you people put into this game. 11/10 would thank again -IGN.

Anyways, so the question I have is, how do I access files like these featured in this page ==> http://wiki.beamng.com/How_To_Edit_Vehicle_Files ? Because when I do look for them, I can't find them, probably because everything I found about this was pre-steam release days. So how can I find those files in a Steam-purchased Beamng.Drive? Other than that I don't need any more help with coding, because I don't really want to do J beams and all of that visual stuff. Just coding. Because thanks to a Tech class I took last year I was able to edit the HP numbers in other games like Assetto Corsa, so I was confused when I didn't find anything related to what I was looking for in my files.

And sorry in advance if what I wrote here broke any rules at all (like eg: off-topic writing, etc.)

 

Thank you SO much for doing this!!!
My questions are:
-What is the list of all file types (names) that you need in order to make a car mod?
-Of those files, which ones are you supposed to make first and last, or does it matter?
-Do I need to do any kind of copyright stuff if I make a real car or movie/TV car, public or private?
-How long does the average car mod take to create for BeamNG.Drive, for someone who has no background in game modding?
-What do all the letters/numbers in each vehicle's file mean?
-Lastly, does this mean that the Wiki page on content creation will finally be updated?

Thanks again,
-HB1