(SOLVED) Vehicle default color selector

I feel like this is the most correct section for this, and I have searched this for a hour, so here I go.

I downloaded a bit while back a 6x6 Gravil D-15 and a 4x4 pigeon. These vehicles work rather well, but there's just one slightly annoying thing. When I spawn the vehicles in, the color cannot be selected from the factory color list, and it starts off as chrome. After I spawn it I can tweak the colors to what I want, but I want to get the color selector like default vehicles do.

How would I do this?


EDIT: added picture for further explanation.

 

Re: Vehicle default color selector

Old mods that don't support the new vehicle selector. Wait for the mod authors to update them (which they probably wont)

 

Re: Vehicle default color selector

I think you have to add something like this in the info.json

Code:

    "default_color":"Sea Blue",
    "colors":{
        "Pearl White": "1 1 1 1.2",
        "Charcoal": "0.25 0.25 0.25 1.1",
        "Silver": "0.65 0.65 0.65 1.1",
        "Cream": "1 0.9 0.8 1.4",
        "Light Brown": "0.6 0.45 0.35 1.3",
        "Jet Black": "0 0 0 1.2",
        "Fire Red": "1 0 0 1.1",
        "Flame Orange": "1 0.3 0 1.2",
        "Burgundy": "0.5 0 0 1.2",
        "Forest Green": "0.1 0.4 0.2 1.2",
        "Seafoam Green": "0.24 0.48 0.48 1.2",
        "Olive Green": "0.27 0.35 0.23 1.2",
        "Aquamarine": "0.15 0.35 0.6 1.2",
        "Sea Blue": "0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2",
        "Bermuda Blue": "0.06 0.145 0.17 1.1",
        "Navy Blue": "0.0 0.05 0.25 1.1",
        "Chrome": "0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0"
    }

 

Re: Vehicle default color selector

Or add an info.json file in the mod folder if there is not one already.

 

Re: Vehicle default color selector

Alright. I have added the info.jason and the color selector is present and it works. Sorta.
The pigeon works fine, but the Gravil 6x6 all I can get is different variations of... red.

How do i fix this problem?

EDIT: Also, pigeon can't be white. When I try to it's just lime green...

 

Okay, I'm posting for the sake of helping other people. When I was messing around with the 4 wheeled pigeon with the stock pigeon, I noticed when I reset the stock one, the color of the 4 wheeled one got fixed, and when I reset the 4 wheeled one, the color messed up again and the normal pigeon got its color messed up too.

I made the connection that they are probably using a material under the same name, and each one had a slight discrepancy in the file. I went digging in both's material.cs, and behold, I was right!
Here's the stock pigeon:

Code:

{
    mapTo = "pigeon";
    diffuseMap[2] = "vehicles/pigeon/pigeon_c.dds";
    specularMap[2] = "vehicles/pigeon/pigeon_s.dds";
    normalMap[2] = "vehicles/pigeon/pigeon_n.dds";
    diffuseMap[1] = "vehicles/pigeon/pigeon_d.dds";
    specularMap[1] = "vehicles/pigeon/pigeon_s.dds";
    normalMap[1] = "vehicles/pigeon/pigeon_n.dds";
    diffuseMap[0] = "vehicles/common/null.dds";
    specularMap[0] = "vehicles/common/null.dds";
    normalMap[0] = "vehicles/pigeon/pigeon_n.dds";
    specularPower[0] = "128";
    pixelSpecular[0] = "1";
    specularPower[1] = "32";
    pixelSpecular[1] = "1";
    specularPower[2] = "128";
    pixelSpecular[2] = "1";
    diffuseColor[0] = "1 1 1 1";
    diffuseColor[1] = "1 1 1 1";
    diffuseColor[2] = "1 1 1 1";
    useAnisotropic[0] = "1";
    useAnisotropic[1] = "1";
    useAnisotropic[2] = "1";
    castShadows = "1";
    translucent = "1";
    translucentBlendOp = "None";
    alphaTest = "0";
    alphaRef = "0";
    dynamicCubemap = true; //cubemap = "BNG_Sky_02_cubemap";
    instanceDiffuse[2] = true;
    materialTag0 = "beamng"; materialTag1 = "vehicle";
};

Now, here's the 4 wheeled pigeon's material

Code:

{
   mapTo = "pigeon";
   diffuseMap[2] = "vehicles/pigeonpickup/pigeonpickup_c.dds";
   specularMap[2] = "vehicles/pigeonpickup/pigeonpickup_s.dds";
   normalMap[2] = "vehicles/pigeonpickup/pigeonpickup_n.dds";
   diffuseMap[1] = "vehicles/pigeonpickup/pigeonpickup_d.dds";
   specularMap[1] = "vehicles/pigeonpickup/pigeonpickup_s.dds";
   normalMap[1] = "vehicles/pigeonpickup/pigeonpickup_n.dds";
   diffuseMap[0] = "vehicles/common/null.dds";
   specularMap[0] = "vehicles/common/null.dds";
   normalMap[0] = "vehicles/pigeonpickup/pigeonpickup_n.dds";
   specularPower[0] = "16";
   pixelSpecular[0] = "1";
   specularPower[1] = "16";
   pixelSpecular[1] = "1";
   diffuseColor[0] = "1 1 1 1";
   diffuseColor[1] = "1 1 1 1";
   diffuseColor[2] = "0.3 0.5 0.3 1.3";
   useAnisotropic[0] = "1";
   useAnisotropic[1] = "1";
   useAnisotropic[2] = "1";
   castShadows = "1";
   translucent = "1";
   translucentBlendOp = "None";
   alphaTest = "1";
   alphaRef = "0";
   cubemap = "BNG_Sky_02_cubemap";
   beamngDiffuseColorSlot = 2;
   materialTag0 = "beamng"; materialTag1 = "vehicle";
};

I immediately noticed the difference in the diffuseColor[2], and when I set it to 1 1 1 1, the color worked. Did the same changes to the Gavril 6x6 and it worked too.
Only thing I noticed that seems to have no effect is this, it's in the stock pigeon but not the 4wd and I can't notice a difference.

Code:

    specularPower[2] = "128";
    pixelSpecular[2] = "1";

Does anyone know what that does?

 

I suspect that specularPower may no longer work / no longer be necessary. Take a look at the v0.4.3.1 patchenotes: