Experimental Breakable Hardpoint 0.5

You're welcome! Once upon a time, I didn't think grabbed nodes could be disconnected. Even though I finally figured out how to disconnect them, it's still tricky on occasion. Sometimes it's easier to have it rigged to just press a button.

The node grabber functionality is not within my control. The Breakable Hardpoint and Breakable Link are simply objects with nodes, just like any other vehicle or prop. Sticking a node of Object A to a node of Object B is all BeamNG, regardless of the types of objects. The only magic I'm wielding is beamstate.breakBreakGroup(myBreakGroupName), which is evident by examining the mod's jbeam and lua files. It's the simplest mod in the universe: you press a button, and it falls apart by calling 1 function. Everything else is boiler plate controller bindings and barely enough nodes to build something. There's nothing in the code that manipulates the node grabber in any way. It doesn't even have skin.

I've had problems if one of the nodes is too far in front or behind the other. The target node will still turn blue, like it's supposed to, but it won't stick. I'm also pretty sure I've had problems hanging an object that was way too heavy. Other than that, I don't know why it's not working for you. I have a trash computer, and it works just fine for me. I've been able to hang up a bus, _reliably_. Here's a video: https://youtu.be/vnV8AtKVMps

Thank you for the review!
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Tow truck role play isn't complete without a way to disconnect the cable hook on-command.

Thank you for the very positive review!
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I thought that it would be cool to be able to drop heavy objects and implement pendulums for base defense. They're also handy for building traps down in the labyrinth for your friends to run the gauntlet.

Thank you for the review!
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The "Breakable Hardpoint" is a spawnable "vehicle" and is spawned just like other objects/vehicles. Its position is fixed in space except for the lowest node, which drops when triggered.

The "Breakable Link" is a mobile version that is not independent. It's spawned as part of a vehicle. It has no fixed nodes so it can move with whatever it's attached to.