(SOLVED) Problem with mod file structure / Miramar textures

Hi there,

I made an electric motor for the Miramar and some other parts. However, the parts only show up if I install them under

"Documents/BeamNG.drive/vehicles/miramar",

but not if I install them under

"Documents/BeamNG.drive/mods/vehicles/miramar" or "Documents/BeamNG.drive/mods/unpacked/vehicles/miramar"

Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?

I also haven't managed to make the material for the electric motor (which I have UV mapped and the proper textures for it too). I remember doing this a year ago for other parts with no problem with the material editor inside BeamNG, but I can't figure it out now :/ Also I remember I was able to use .png files no problem, but I converted them to .dds just in case.

I noticed the Miramar doesn't have a materials.cs, but a json file for the materials. Has the system changed? I haven't managed to find any info about it...

How can I make it work?

Thanks in advance

 

1; You can use the BeamNG.drive/vehicles directory you're using to develop your mod I don't quite know how to help you get the other directories working but they should work too.

2; Don't use anything other than .dds files for textures, it's easier on the GPU and takes up less space.

3; Here's a crash course on the new materials system thanks to @Nadeox1;

https://www.beamng.com/threads/a-thing-that-we-all-need.65352/#post-1069753

You can still use the old .cs system if you feel more comfortable with it for now, but be prepared to switch in the near future.

 

Your mods from "Documents/BeamNG.drive/mods/unpacked/vehicles/miramar"

Should be in "Documents/BeamNG.drive/mods/unpacked/yourmodname/vehicles/miramar"

 

Ahhhhhhhhhh well that would make sense... Thank you very much... i tried a whole lot of things and it was that simple...

I see... I had tried it though.

No results yet even just with the diffuse map...









I have been trying stuff the whole day and I still can't figure it out

Is there something very obvious that I'm missing? Looks like its completely ignoring the file. Something to do with file directory or file name perhaps?

 

Can you send your materials file?

 

Sure.

I have this under "Documents/BeamNG.drive/vehicles/miramar"

 

So, first of all, ugh its a new format...

but ive tried to fix it, try this one

 

Still no luck but thanks for trying, appreciate it

 

try making it in .cs, no one have made a proper documentation of .json material format so far
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singleton Material(mod_engine)
{
mapTo = "mod_engine";
diffuseColor[0] = "1 1 1 0.1";
specular[0] = "0.25 0.25 0.25 1";
specularPower[0] = "3";
doubleSided = "1";
translucentBlendOp = "None";
diffuseMap[0] = "vehicles/path/engine.dds";
diffuseMap[1] = "vehicles/path/engine.dds";
materialTag0 = "Miscellaneous";
};

Example of .cs that will work

 

Still nothing. I have a feeling that it might not be the content of the file itself what's wrong.

I have tried overwriting the original files adding it to main_materials, with the textures in the game directory (not mods) and still nothing.
--- Post updated ---
UPDATE: got it working by naming the file the same as the original "main.materials.json" and adding the new material at the bottom. But this overwrites the original file, so it's not exactly a solution Also now the rest of the car is grey.

 

put the materials file in folder inside your mod folder

 

Just got back home and tried it. Engine still has texture. Rest of the car is still grey. I placed the file in /Documents/Beam.../vehicles/materials

 

nono, do /vehicles/miramar/materials

 

actually i just got it working right! but not that way. I noticed at some point a file was created that was not there before, I think somehow due to another mod (I wasn't aware that I had another mod affecting the Miramar, my bad). And the car was grey and not orange because it was only affecting the "miramar" material, as another material was mapped to that slot for some reason.

Anyways I placed the file in /Documents/Beam../vehicles/miramar/velstyde/main.materials.json" just with the new material in the file, deactivated all mods and now it works! Now I will have to see if it will still work with the other mods... But thank you for helping!

 

No problem man, good job!