I was messing around with the JBEAMs of several automation cars and default cars and had a thought If things like NO2 can be copied over from one car to another how much effort would it take to copy over and adjust some transmission code for a CVT? I have looked at https://wiki.beamng.com/CvtGearbox a little bit but I am very unfamiliar with how the game code all works. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Yes this is completely possible and easy to do. In this example convert the automatic to CVT in the Endevor 2000. Open the folder in endevor_2000.zip and look for vehicles\adam_graham_endevor_2000\camso_engine.jbeam Edit the jbeam via Notepad, locate the "automaticGearbox" in the "powertrain" section (use the search function in Notepad), change the "automaticGearbox" to "cvtGearbox". Locate the "gearbox" section. Delete the "shiftEfficiency":0.5, and "gearChangeTime":0.35,. Change the "gearRatios":[-2.21, 0, 2.11, 1.18, 0.75], to "minGearRatio":0.75, "maxGearRatio":2.11, Locate the "lowShiftDownRPM":2427.1179166071, "highShiftDownRPM":3940, "lowShiftUpRPM":2927.1179166071, "highShiftUpRPM":6100, in the "vehicleController" section, and change them to "cvtLowRPM":1500, "cvtHighRPM":6050, Locate the "vehicleController" below the "gearbox" section, delete the "transmissionGearChangeDelay" "gearboxDecisionSmoothingUp" "gearboxDecisionSmoothingDown" "sportGearChangeTime" "maxGearChangeTime" "minGearChangeTime" "autoDownShiftInM" and the value after them. Change the "automaticModes":"PRND21", to "PRNDS",. Delete the "torqueConverterLockupMinGear":0 Change the "torqueConverterLockupRPM":0, to 1500. Finally, save the file.
So I tried it on another car and I am not sure what I have done wrong. The car's engine data is all 0 and the car will only accelerate to around 30mph before stopping. https://pastebin.com/f1nTUrry (This is not for the endevor 2000, I tried changing it on a economy car. Here is the untouched JBEAM. https://pastebin.com/fjCGbWb5
so even after doing that the car still tops out at 40MPH...? Thank you by the way for your help I am learning a lot! Edit: And it holds RPM's fairly high.
Is there still "he car's engine data is all 0" Please put a download link to your car mod so I may have a look You can use the "PowertrainVisualization" app, move your mouse over parts to show RPM. To reduce RPM holding too high, set these value "aggressionHoldOffThrottleDelay":0.1, //lower it "aggressionSmoothingUp":0.15., //lower it "aggressionSmoothingDown":2.5, //increase it
That was fixed by changing calculateOptimalLoadShiftPoints to false I'll see if this changes anything and post the mod in a few minutes
