[SOLVED] Need some assistance with packaging and overall modding. I am new to this.

I have a small question. I have created a custom vehicle through the garage feature. I wish to use this preset and a make a texture for it. I hope to make it look like a goalie for soccer. So I have saved the car.pc and would like to quickly put it into a mod so that I know it will work before heading into texturing.

In the Vehicle Customization Menu I have saved the Config as Goalie Car.
I have now put the Goalie car.pc together in a file under Soccer/vehicles/midsize.
Now are there any other files I need. I tried coping a info JSON file from another mod as well as a png and renamed them info_Goalie_Car and Goalie_Car.png. I also then turned them into a compressed zip.

Now when I load up the game i do not see this new custom vehicle. I must be missing something but I am unsure of what...

Here is the Zip if you would like to look through it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7vBowofA7DLc3NHck84RGRNUUE/view?usp=sharing

 

I found the issue: your archive is not a .zip, it is actually a .rar. BeamNG uses .zip archives, .rar archives do not work. So, what I would do is copy the vehicles folder inside your .rar which has everything else in it, copy it to your desktop or somewhere else, right click, and under Send To, click compressed file (.zip). Then, try putting it in the mods folder. You probably just clicked the wrong thing and didn't notice. We all make mistakes though

The files/file structure in vehicles/midsize looks good though, should work fine once you do the above steps.

 

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Now however, when I load it up it doesn't load my saved set up it just loads the basic car. I had headlights removed and so on however they are in it when it spawns.

 

Can you upload the new .zip so I can take a look?

 

Here you go:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7vBowofA7DLVHhqYUlyaS0zN2s/view?usp=sharing


I should note I have mods on, I have the variety mod on as well that adds more pieces to the stock vehicles, should I disable them.

 

Just FYI, you can upload files using the Upload a File button to the right of the Post Reply button.

 

Ok thanks

 

Case sensitivity is all wrong. Inconsistency in underscores all wrong.Got spaces in filename where shouldnt be.

 

How would you recommend formatting them, all files the same name or so, no underscores?

 

For a config you need:

• the config file (configname.pc)
• a preview image for the config (configname.png)
• a .json file for info (configname.json info_configname.json)

All three files have to have the same name. You can use underscores but do not use spaces.

So for example if your config is named Covet_Rice.pc the preview image should be Covet_Rice.png and the .json file should be Covet_Rice.json.

 

The json should actually be "info_Covet_Rice.json"

 

Thanks for the correction, you're right

 

Thank you all very much and I hope to have this finished as soon as possible!