Update Speculation thread

These already exist as mods
https://www.beamng.com/resources/h-series-bulldog-armoured-van.16926/
https://www.beamng.com/resources/h-series-prison-van-version.17173/
https://www.beamng.com/resources/gavril-t-series-expansion-pack.636/

 

yes but its not vanilla content

 

We want to see how it will be executed by devs

 

Maybe, but probably not priority for the devs at the moment

 

With part 2 of the H-Series remaster coming uptm I'm not so sure I agree with that statement. We know H-Series content is in the near future pipeline and are discussing the possibilities.

 

Yeah although when they update vehicles they normally focus on factory stock configs. Of course if a passenger body is added it will likely get tuned, drift, off road and or derby configs, and maybe a shuttle, school van or possibly even a conversion/camper van config. Being that as far as I know the devs have never added any official armored vehicle or armored config of a vehicle, I don’t think it’s likely that they will now, at least not immediately.

 

Not really. We have seen plenty of non-factory content in game, both originally and during the remasters. Without aftermarket configs the D/H-45 would have no reason to exist; the entire point of cabsters like that is for aftermarket commercial uplifts. Which is exactly what the most basic CIT trucks are. Personally I'd like to see something visually more interesting than an armored box, but at the end of the day all of these CIT trucks are just big and heavy commercial uplifts/bodies on a HD truck frame of some description. We've seen plenty of commercial vehicles and police trucks and even one military truck, and have one scenario involving a bank robbery, so it's not like a CIT truck really is going into new territory here. If we were discussing a full on APC I would agree with you (though the ram-plow T-Series is getting kinda close to a kill-dozer-esque home made AFV so even that envelope got pushed years ago), but a cash-in-transit truck is a fairly standard and common commercial application for IRL counterparts of both the H and D-Series. There's always going to be a first for whatever new vehicle type and it's only natural for the discussion to come up with the H-Series remaster on the horizon since so many IRL CIT trucks are based on Sprinter and Econoline vans.

 

I originally thought you meant just the regular van body, but with armor. I guess if they would make it an upfit for the H45 cabster then maybe a cutaway cab shuttle/ school bus may also be planned, since they would both be additional upfits for the H45 frame.

 

I've never worked with CIT trucks, but to my knowledge there's 3.5 options (2 of which also apply to the D-Series) which I discussed here. The simplest is just a thick steel box uplift. Extremely easy, applicable to the D45 and H45 and any future similar vehicles, but also really boring. Just a big box on the back of the cabster, it really is difficult to get more boring than that. There's also adding armored doors & windows plus appropriate interior modifications to the H35 body and potentially dropping it onto the DRW H45 frame (hence the "3.5" options). IMO still a bit boring depending on the particulars (sometimes these are visually nearly stock) but still not too difficult. a DRW van body with armored windshield and a push bar would certainly be a unique sight. The most interesting but also most involved is to replace everything from the firewall back with an armored box. Visually unique, interesting, and cool, but also much more involved than the other options. This option likewise applies to both the D35 and H35.

As for the bus... I'm sure we will be seeing a fair number of uplifts, since it's a big thing for commercial trucks and would require very little work to put onto the D45 after the asset is made. Considering how often a minibus is requested and the fact that it would double the number of vehicles we could use for bus routes, I'd be surprised to not see one. It would also be a great demo derby class as mini-buses are often used for those since they are cheap and plentiful.

 

With the bus and armored box possible, that also makes me think of an aftermarket work truck body for H and D-series, like this:

or this:

or even something like this badass custom bus:

The first two could give Beamcom more types of vehicles than just the regular H-series and the last would be an awesome new type of vehicle in the game.
The possibilities are endless.

 

Cargo box and 15+ passenger van aside, a news van might also be a reasonable investment. Viable scenario/roleplay vehicle, plus the folding dish or telescoping antenna has some low-clearance crash potential. The broadcast equipment might be a lot to model (especially if it needs to be accurate), but it's probably pretty doable.

 

I imagine a lot of the equipment can be done using creative texturing and modeling work. No need to model every piece of equipment.

 

considering the film stunt driver career path will likely developed further, one other van configuration they could possibly make is a MIC rig, as was used in the early fast an furious films for moving interior shots.

 

I didn't know that! Interesting

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Shouldn't the left door also have a handle? Since vehicle triggers work only on one, but two are opening?

 

I don't think so, the door that has the handle has to be opened first and then the second door has to be opened, as the door handle is inside

 

ahem

 

What currently bugs me the most about the H-Series is the total lack of rear badging, among other details.

Last post is great proof, in real life badging would go off if necessary in order to paint it and/or apply a company livery, but out of the factory, it's weird seeing a van without any badging at all, it's just a small detail, but it really adds that bit of realism to the whole car, in the D-Series it was definitely a distinctive touch when it was added (let's remember the D-Series never had any rear badging for the first years) so I think that will come for the next update, they might do it since it's not a major task, but improves the realism/looks of the car with minimum effort. (And all cars would finally have rear badging as well)

 

Personally I'd replace them with an overland/van life config. It's a big thing nowadays.

 

Talking about the h-series, there's no such thing as a base duty version. Currently the most basic you can go is the H15, and that one's description states that it's a medium duty variant.