RedCarDriver's Workshop

RedCarDriver · 2012-09-15T01:49:08+00:00

Original first post: I figured that, since I have a WIP topic on GOM, I may as well have one here. This is my latest project: a Holden VE Commodore, made from the Forza 3 meshes of the Pontiac G8, HSV W427, and Holden V8 Supercar. Thanks to Robban for converting the Forza meshes for me. (Pics are the same as on GOM.) A few notes: Since taking these photos, I have also fitted a hood to the W427 front end. Speaking of the W427 parts, interestingly, none of the three Forza meshes line up, because o

Bigg_Boss93

all two things should be possible via java, but im not sure how..

for the pop up lights, you should be able to use the aero spoiler script from Franco's 3000gt and rewrite just some parts to make it work as you need.

for the shift light, i think you have to wait someone that knows javas better than me

RedCarDriver

Thanks for the response, Bigg Boss! For the pop-up headlights, Franco's 3000GT wing was actually what I was thinking of using as the basis. What I need to figure out is how to read the time of day from within the java for the part. I'll have to go code-diving into the sources for the rest of the game, I guess.

As far as the needle, I remember reading that someone was unable find a way to access the current engine RPM reading (they were working on variable cam timing), but if I could figure it out, I would probably use the same method.

Neither of those things pertains directly to the Commodore; they're just for random other SLRR things.

Added 14 days later:

Got another scripting question. (I also posted this to GOM.)

I am having a problem getting a tuning menu to read the values from the menu into the part's variables. I have created tuning menus before, but I can never get multiple-choice menus (like the standard fuel type menu) to work. Additionally, even though I have gotten slider-based menus to work, I cannot get this one in particular to work; it seems very stubborn.

Here is the code in question. (I am omitting part of the java source because not all of it is relevant, and it is a rather lengthy class file. This IS for the animated headlights I was describing before.)

	float rads, degs, fullcloserads, fullopenrads;

float old_rads;

float old_open_mode;

public int isTuneable()
{
	return true;
}

public void buildTuningMenu( Menu m )
{

	demonstrate_sleeper = 1;
	
	old_rads = rads;
	degs = rad2deg(rads);

	old_open_mode = open_mode;
	
	String[]	headlightmodeText = new String[4];
	headlightmodeText[0] = "Standard (Full Open/Close)";
	headlightmodeText[1] = "Full Close, Custom Angle When Open";
	headlightmodeText[2] = "Custom Angle When Closed, Full Open";
	headlightmodeText[3] = "Custom Angle Full-Time";

	m.addItem( "Headlight Mode: ", 2, open_mode, headlightmodeText, null );

	m.addItem( "Custom Headlight Angle", 1, degs, (rad2deg(fullcloserads)), (rad2deg(fullopenrads)), 1.1, null ).printValue("   %1.1f degrees");

	m.addItem( "Reset to factory defaults",			0);	//this should always be with cmd=0
	

}

public void endTuningSession( int cancelled )
{
	if( cancelled )
	{
		rads = old_rads;
		open_mode = old_open_mode;
	}
	else
	{
		if (rads != old_rads)
			GameLogic.spendTime(5*60);
		if (open_mode != old_open_mode)
			GameLogic.spendTime(5*60);
		getCar_LocalVersion();
		if (the_car)
			the_car.forceUpdate();
	}
	demonstrate_sleeper = 0;
	animate_progress = 0.5; // forces animation to reset
}

public void handleMessage( Event m )
{
	if( m.cmd == 0 )
	{
		rads = fullopenrads;
		m.gadget.osd.findGadget( this, 1 ).setValue( 0 );
		m.gadget.osd.findGadget( this, 2 ).setValue( rad2deg(fullopenrads) );

		setSlotPos( 7, null, new Ypr(0.000,rads,0.000) );
		
		open_mode = 0;
	}
	else
	if( m.cmd == 1 )
	{
		rads = deg2rad(((Slider)m.gadget).value);
		degs = ((Slider)m.gadget).value;
		((Slider)m.gadget).changeVLabelText( Float.toString(degs, "   %1.1f degrees"));
		setSlotPos( 7, null, new Ypr(0.000,rads,0.000) );
	}
	else
	if( m.cmd == 2 )
	{
		open_mode = ((MultiChoice)m.gadget).value;
	}
}

public float rad2deg( float rad )
{
	return(rad * 180 / 3.141);
}
public float deg2rad( float deg )
{
	return(deg * 3.141 / 180);
}

radu_cainamisir

this is really difficult 🙂) I think this is C++ or smth like that because i'm using a same at school

RedCarDriver

It is actually Java. SLRR was built using Java, and all of the cars use Java as their basis.

I'd really appreciate it if someone would help me figure out what the problem is here. There is nothing glaringly wrong, but yet it doesn't work! So frustrating.

radu_cainamisir

do you need help at the RPM indicator and speed indicator?

RedCarDriver

W00t! I think I may have found the problem, thanks to Bigg Boss93 and Franco's posts on GOM. I am probably missing the following line in the buildTuningMenu method:

GameLogic.player.car.wakeUp();

I'll add this and see if it works. I do not have access to my SLRR installation right now, but I'll do it later. (This is mostly a note to myself more than to anyone else, but should also help anyone who has similar problems in the future.)

@ Radu: Thanks for offering, but I have already done the RPM and speed gauges in the Commodore and I know how to do those in general.

Added 7 hours 20 minutes later:

Aargh! I found out that the code I had written is correct, but the animation code prevents the tuning menu from altering the variables! It has something to do with thread execution; I'm not knowledgeable enough about Java to have any idea how to fix this. I tried a couple of things that caught my eye on the Java database, including setting the "rads" and "degs" variables to volatile, but that didn't help.

Miran? Wichur? RAXAT? Anyone? :/

Added 18 days later:

More Commodore stuff!

FYI: dG.Cyanide @ GOM has offered to help me with the Commodore.

HSV GTS E3 front bumper and rear wing, converted from FM4 by Joealex. Rear bumper coming soon. Also shows carbon fiber hood, interchangeable badges, and hood addon bits that are interchangeable. Also note that the wheels here are the W427 wheels. GTS wheels will be here too eventually.

Again, rear bumper not done yet; neither are badges. Note the chrome trim on the trunk; this is a custom trunk.

V8 Supercars front bumper and grille. This has been done for a while, but I haven't gotten around to taking pics of it. Regular Commodore SS front bumper will be based off of this one. Rear bumper again not done yet. Note the wing in the background.

Chevrolet Lumina (Middle East) grille.

Chevy rear badge.

Other things that have gotten done but aren't in pictures yet: The interior has been re-done so that it is recolorable by exchanging textures; Holden, Chevy, and HSV steering wheels (the Pontiac one used to be the only one); and the G8 GXP wheels have been imported too.

radu_cainamisir

that's cool, i really like it

Did you try to put a little releflection at the lights texture?

Bigg_Boss93

# radu_cainamisir :
Did you try to put a little releflection at the lights texture?

if you use the transparency(alpha) the reflection doesnt shows up

Added 2 minutes later:

(at least, this is what happens to me)

RedCarDriver

@ Bigg Boss: This is correct. From my experience, I think it is impossible to use both a reflection texture and a transparency texture on an SLRR part. (This is part of why the Mustang rear lights never worked!)

The reason the headlights and tail lights of the Commodore have reflections is because they use a plain glass material for the lenses (like the windows), not any kind of textured material.

Speaking of, Joealex told me that he thinks the glass is too light on the car. What do you guys think? If enough people agree, I'll think about changing all of the glass.

radu_cainamisir

i understand, but i mean at the texture "lights", or what name you have, to set the spectacular level and a little glossiness 😃

Bigg_Boss93

# Harrison15 :
Speaking of, Joealex told me that he thinks the glass is too light on the car. What do you guys think? If enough people agree, I'll think about changing all of the glass.

imo needs less opacity, i leave here my setup

try my liana to see how it is

JoeAlex

I refer to the color, This is my setup:

Bigg_Boss93

isnt that a bit too dark?
i use two sided glass and i have no problems while driving in cockpit view(you can see that there is a glass but it doesnt bother you to see the road)

RedCarDriver

Thanks for the tips about the glass. I'll try some things out and see if I can get it to look any better. Though I won't be changing the red tail-light glass - that looks fine to me.

Added 2 hours 29 minutes later:

This is the result of adjusting the glass material. I think it looks way better.
(Decreased opacity from 50% to 30%, and darkened diffuse color from 150 to 90.)

Spoiler: Old:

New:

radu_cainamisir

yes! it is 😃

do you want to try to take pics outside? i want to see the care outside. PLZ

Locomanusa

Nice work man B) >🙂 B)

Gijs571

I'm lovin it! 😃

RedCarDriver

RHD chassis and re-texturable interior:

(Interior color can now be changed by swapping out texture files. Tan interior is also possible but not shown in these pics.)

maryus_x90

nice ideea with the interior 🙂

RedCarDriver

Fun with scripting. Watch what happens when I hit the "skip 8 hours" button.

(Not 'shopped or otherwise edited. The lights do, in fact, go up when the time is between 7PM and 7AM.)

Also, the car that this is attached to.

Incidentally: Does anyone know what part of the core game scripts controls whether the lights are on or not? Or how you could tell whether or not the car is started? This would be a huge help.

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