I'm having a mess around trying to add an engine to the Covet. I copied the covet's engine .jbeam, removed any parts I didn't need, tweaked it to my liking and placed the .jbeam under: "Documents\BeamNG.drive\mods\unpacked\VX Engines\vehicles\hatch\VX_4A-GE.jbeam" Now when I try to spawn the Covet, I just get a very dark screen with the camera under the world, no car, and a whole bunch of errors in the console (but nothing seems to point to my mod). As a side note, is there any kind of software I can use that can scan and identify errors with .jbeams? I have the jbeam syntax for Notepad++ but I didn't see any highlighting that looked like an error. Here is the .Jbeam: Spoiler: .jbeam Code: { "hatch_engine_vx_4age": { "information":{ "authors":"BeamNG & VoidSixx", "name":"4A-GE 16v", "value":600, }, "slotType" : "hatch_engine", "slots": [ ["type", "default", "description"] ["hatch_intake","4age_factory_intake", "Intake",{"coreSlot":true}], ["hatch_exhaust","hatch_exhaust", "Exhaust"], ["hatch_engine_internals","4age_factory_internals", "Engine Long Block",{"coreSlot":true}], ["n2o_system","", "Nitrous Oxide System"], ["hatch_engine_ecu","4age_factory_ecu", "Engine Management",{"coreSlot":true}], ["hatch_transmission","hatch_transmission_6M_race", "Transmission"], ], "powertrain": [ ["type", "name", "inputName", "inputIndex"], ["combustionEngine", "mainEngine", "dummy", 0], ], "mainEngine": { "torque":[ ["rpm", "torque"] [0, 0], [500, 50], [1000, 75], [1500, 97], [2000, 116.2], [2500, 128], [3000, 140.4], [3500, 143], [4000, 149.6], [4500, 150], [5000, 153.4], [5500, 153.5], [5800, 157], [6000, 156.1], [6500, 152], [6600, 147], [7000, 144], [7600, 123], [8000, 121.4], ], //max rpm physically capable of "idleRPM":900, "maxRPM":8200, "hasRevLimiter":true, "inertia":0.08, "friction":12, "dynamicFriction":0.04, //"burnEfficiency":0.30 "burnEfficiency":[ [0, 0.12], [0.05, 0.26], [0.4, 0.42], [0.7, 0.47], [1, 0.35], ], "torqueReactionNodes:":["e1l","e2l","e4r"] "energyStorage": "mainTank", "requiredEnergyType":"gasoline", //exhaust "particulates":0.03, "instantAfterFireCoef": 0.5, "sustainedAfterFireCoef": 0.5, //cooling and oil system "thermalsEnabled":true "engineBlockMaterial":"aluminum" "oilVolume":3.5 //engine durability "cylinderWallTemperatureDamageThreshold":120 "headGasketDamageThreshold":1500000 "pistonRingDamageThreshold":1500000 "connectingRodDamageThreshold":2000000 "maxTorqueRating": 190, "maxOverTorqueDamage": 300, //node beam interface "waterDamage": {"[engineGroup]:":["engine_intake"]}, "radiator": {"[engineGroup]:":["radiator"]}, "engineBlock": {"[engineGroup]:":["engine_block"]}, "breakTriggerBeam":"engine", "uiName":"Engine", "soundConfig": "soundConfig", }, "soundConfig": { "sampleName": "I4", "mainGain": -18, "maxLoadMix": 0.65, "minLoadMix": 0, "onLoadGain":1, "offLoadGain":0.7, "eqLowGain": 10, "eqLowFreq": 400, //"eqLowWidth": 0, "eqHighGain": -5, "eqHighFreq": 2000, "lowCutFreq":80, "fundamentalFrequencyCylinderCount":4 "eqFundamentalGain": 10 }, "vehicleController": { "clutchLaunchStartRPM":1700, "clutchLaunchTargetRPM":2400, //**highShiftDown can be overwritten by automatic transmissions** "highShiftDownRPM":[0,0,0,2700,3350,3600,3800,3800] //**highShiftUp can be overwritten by intake modifications** "highShiftUpRPM":6200 }, "flexbodies": [ ["mesh", "[group]:", "nonFlexMaterials"], ["hatch_engine_sohc", ["hatch_engine"]], ], "nodes": [ ["id", "posX", "posY", "posZ"], //--1.5L I4 Engine-- {"selfCollision":false}, {"collision":true} {"nodeMaterial":"|NM_METAL"}, {"frictionCoef":0.5}, {"group":"hatch_engine"}, {"nodeWeight":12}, {"engineGroup":"engine_block"} ["e1r", 0.12, -1.62, 0.30,{"chemEnergy":2000,"burnRate":0.39,"flashPoint":800,"specHeat": 0.1,"selfIgnitionCoef":false,"smokePoint":650,"baseTemp":"thermals","conductionRadius":0.07}], ["e2r", -0.37, -1.62, 0.30,{"chemEnergy":2000,"burnRate":0.39,"flashPoint":800,"specHeat": 0.1,"selfIgnitionCoef":false,"smokePoint":650,"baseTemp":"thermals","conductionRadius":0.07}], ["e1l", 0.12, -1.31, 0.30,{"chemEnergy":2000,"burnRate":0.39,"flashPoint":800,"specHeat": 0.1,"selfIgnitionCoef":false,"smokePoint":650,"baseTemp":"thermals","conductionRadius":0.07}], ["e2l", -0.37, -1.31, 0.30,{"chemEnergy":2000,"burnRate":0.39,"flashPoint":800,"specHeat": 0.1,"selfIgnitionCoef":false,"smokePoint":650,"baseTemp":"thermals","conductionRadius":0.07}], {"chemEnergy":false,"burnRate":false,"flashPoint":false, "specHeat": false,"selfIgnitionCoef":false,"smokePoint":false,"baseTemp":false,"conductionRadius":false}, {"engineGroup":["engine_block","engine_intake"]} ["e3r", 0.12, -1.62, 0.74,{"isExhaust":"mainEngine"}], ["e3l", 0.12, -1.2, 0.74], ["e4r", -0.37, -1.62, 0.74], ["e4l", -0.37, -1.2, 0.74], {"engineGroup":""}, {"group":""}, //["tc1", 0.0, -1.62, 0.35{"nodeWeight":16}], ], "beams": [ ["id1:", "id2:"], {"beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, {"beamSpring":15001000,"beamDamp":400}, {"beamDeform":250000,"beamStrength":"FLT_MAX"}, //engine ["e1r","e1l"], ["e2r","e2l"], ["e3r","e3l"], ["e4r","e4l"], ["e1r","e2r"], ["e1l","e2l"], ["e3r","e4r"], ["e3l","e4l"], ["e1r","e3r"{"isExhaust":"mainEngine"}], ["e1l","e3l"], ["e2r","e4r"], ["e2l","e4l"], ["e2r","e3r"], ["e2l","e3l"], ["e2r","e3l"], ["e2l","e3r"], ["e1r","e4r"], ["e1l","e4l"], ["e1r","e4l"], ["e1l","e4r"], ["e1r","e2l"], ["e1l","e2r"], ["e3r","e4l"], ["e3l","e4r"], ["e1r","e3l"], ["e1l","e3r"], ["e2r","e4l"], ["e2l","e4r"], //["tc1","e3l"], //["tc1","e3r"], //["tc1","e4l"], //["tc1","e4r"], //["tc1","e1l"], //["tc1","e1r"], {"disableMeshBreaking":true}, {"beamDeform":90000,"beamStrength":90000} //["tc1","e2l"{"name":"driveshaft"}], //["tc1","e2r"{"name":"driveshaft"}], {"disableMeshBreaking":false}, {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, ], }, "4age_factory_ecu": { "information":{ "authors":"BeamNG & VoidSixx", "name":"Factory ECU", "value":250, } "slotType" : "hatch_engine_ecu", "mainEngine":{ "idleRPM":900, "revLimiterRPM":7600, "revLimiterType":"timeBased", "revLimiterCutTime":0.11, }, }, "4age_factory_internals": { "information":{ "authors":"BeamNG & VoidSixx", "name":"Factory Internals", "value":0, } "slotType" : "hatch_engine_internals", "mainEngine":{ }, }, "4age_factory_intake": { "information":{ "authors":"BeamNG & VoidSixx", "name":"Factory Intake", "value":100, } "slotType" : "hatch_intake", "flexbodies": [ ["mesh", "[group]:", "nonFlexMaterials"], ["hatch_airbox", ["hatch_engine","hatch_airbox"]], ["hatch_header", ["hatch_engine"]], ], "nodes": [ ["id", "posX", "posY", "posZ"], {"selfCollision":false}, {"collision":true} {"nodeMaterial":"|NM_METAL"}, {"frictionCoef":0.5}, {"group":"hatch_airbox"}, {"nodeWeight":1}, ["airb", 0.56, -1.52, 0.73], {"group":""}, ], "beams": [ ["id1:", "id2:"], {"beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, {"beamSpring":50600,"beamDamp":120}, {"beamDeform":2500,"beamStrength":"FLT_MAX"}, ["airb","e2r"], ["airb","e4r"], ["airb","e1l"], ["airb","e2l"], ["airb","e4l"], {"beamDeform":2000,"beamStrength":10000}, ["airb","e1r"], ["airb","e3r"], ["airb","e3l"], {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, ], }
Ah, that fixed it. Thanks. I'll still post the errors here just in case. I don't know what any of it means, but none of it looked like it was referring to my mod.
