WIP Chevrolet Corvette (C2, C3)

robben896 · May 1, 2023

I tried porting sounds from a Corvette C2 but its looped inefficiently but still sounds alright i guess. I will see if i can get the loops straightened out so its not going up and down like that. This is the 327ci apparently.

nortenho · May 1, 2023

robben896 said: ↑

I tried porting sounds from a Corvette C2 but its looped inefficiently but still sounds alright i guess. I will see if i can get the loops straightened out so its not going up and down like that. This is the 327ci apparently.

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it would be nice to see that 327cui sounds on the corvette/vendetta mod

TheBlackSunburst · May 1, 2023

Now if someone can re-make the old deleted Gavril Blue Collar Series mod thingy, I'd be a very happy man. This is a nice re-make, good work.

robben896 · May 1, 2023

nortenho said: ↑

it would be nice to see that 327cui sounds on the corvette/vendetta mod
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I will keep working on it and see what mod author says.

bussin.buses · May 1, 2023

TheBlackSunburst said: ↑

Now if someone can re-make the old deleted Gavril Blue Collar Series mod thingy, I'd be a very happy man. This is a nice re-make, good work.
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@Driv3r1142
Aren’t you?

catchow1977 · May 1, 2023

will the lore friendly version on the repo be gavril or another brand like bruckell or a whole new brand

bussin.buses · May 1, 2023

catchow1977 said: ↑

will the lore friendly version on the repo be gavril or another brand like bruckell or a whole new brand
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Read @Driv3r1142’s latest post on this thread.

TMccanna · May 1, 2023

TheBlackSunburst said: ↑

Now if someone can re-make the old deleted Gavril Blue Collar Series mod thingy, I'd be a very happy man. This is a nice re-make, good work.
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at this point somebody should just mod the burnside heavily into some utilitarian vehicle (and not just "saw the back half off and slap together a bed" i mean actual modelling and diff styling)

TheBlackSunburst · May 1, 2023

We kind of already have that with the Burnside Ute mod somewhere around here. But yeah that'd be a good idea considering we don't have any classic 40s to late 50s style trucks in the game.

adelan14 · Jun 22, 2023

I am down bad for this mod, any updates?

moses72 · Jun 22, 2023

i had no idea this thread existed until now lol
and what were you saying about that early-mid june 2023 beta?

(i'm kidding, take your time)

Aessick · Jun 22, 2023

I forgot about the Gavril Vendetta mod, but I live for this car.

flyunox · Jun 22, 2023

Driv3r1142 said: ↑

Oh god I'm getting notification spammed alongside a flood of comments already I'm so out of this having not been that active in the past couple years lol The accidental early-post definitely lit a fire under my ass to respond to everyone that hasn't been there in years.

Thanks Normally don't make threads before I have the body in-game, but I just got the chassis in game last night and I really needed to clear up some things about the Vendetta remaster, so I figured it was time. Rules state I need in-game progress, and I have enough to make a thread.

Yeah I've definitely improved over the years as I've done this sort of stuff more, and since I started the remaster I've improved my skills substantially. They're not 100% where I want them yet, and I've asked a few people privately for advice in that regard when it comes to specific modeling aspects I find to be troubling at times, but I can say this is already turning out better than the previous project by a long shot.

I've always wanted to do this, the Corvette has always had a special place in my heart as my dream car since I was a kid, particularly torn between the second or third generations... Always thought those were the coolest looking cars for some odd reason, maybe that explains my fixation on it for all these years?

The old project was a mess unfortunately, there was no way I could save that without losing my sanity despite it having been done to the point of having skins... Agent_Y can probably attest to that, since he's one of the few people to have actually tested the remaster first hand.

Despite it ending up cancelled, the project itself was an extremely valuable learning experience.

Not at all your fault I had actually modeled the C3 shell and a good chunk of the base low poly frame before I even contacted you. You just confirmed my own suspicions and doubts about the remaster and I decided it was time to reboot it. The remaster was stuck in development hell and was harder to work on than this has been so far. Seriously, proper planning helps tremendously Your input was valuable, and didn't entirely go to waste.

The old project was more of a remake than a remaster, was at a time where I was making some rapid improvements in my own skills, the game was rapidly changing over to PBR rendering, the project wasn't properly organized like my projects are now (Having separate blend files for each major project stage such as the main models, the UVs, baking down, and texturing,) and didn't have a to-do list. All of those points have been addressed for this.

I'm gonna be contacting you (if you're up for it) later to test the chassis, since I want to get that as complete as possible (within reason) before putting the bodies on it.

Yes I thought I mentioned that in the main post, will double check that though since again this was posted accidentally before I was 100% done writing it The internal file names atm are lore-friendly in anticipation of a repo release (working directory is called sporter_2 atm.)

There will be both lore friendly and real badging, the question isn't if it's just how I'm going to execute it.

My plans for the beta are going to be a mix of model years, basically as I said initially whatever was/is easier to model. I eventually want to get to a point where one can build any particular model year, but as you said and I already know from my own research and previous attempts, that's, to say the least, quite an undertaking that is simply unrealistic to go for on an initial release. Even the D series back in the day only had a fraction of the parts it has now, for similar reasons.

The initial beta will be a mix of different model year elements, within reason. I promise it should all look fine in the long run, more like a non-historically correct/personal restoration or build. My goal for the C2 shell is the 63 split rear window and front fender vents, later everything else (Window trim, lack of hood vents, etc.) The C3 shell is centered on a 1970 body, though since I was initially planning on that being more lore-friendly appearance wise I will need to redo the vents... Will probably do early side vents since those are easier to integrate.

But yeah, it was insane how many small changes were made over the years... The C3 was even worse than the C2, where the mid and late plastic bumper designs had entirely different fender and quarter panels, despite them looking very much identical in part to the earlier ones... Which is why I'm putting those off for later to be treated as separate bodies while I focus on the initial stuff.

Topology matters. For reflections. For deformation. For everything. Topology is love, Topology is life. I want to marry it. I love it. Quads get me going inside. They -

Ok time to cut it off there

For years I've been searching on my own for how to achieve that, and while in private I've kinda called it rubbish, it really isn't and is actually quite good... Even if it's not 100% where I want things to be, and I still have some difficulty managing larger projects (High to low poly workflows still elude me for bodies, but just baked down the chassis and it turned out pretty good, though not perfect.) My biggest problem comes from trying to figure out where my low poly meshes are coming from and managing that, especially for the body itself, which is why I don't do a ton of High to low poly baking on my shells.

I only recently started getting entirely comfortable with modeling in quads, and my discovery of the loop tools addon earlier in 2022 really, really helped my modeling substantially (Seriously I went wtf when I finally found it, I had been putting so much stress on myself for no reason at all for things like integrating circles, spacing edge loops, etc. Quads just feel natural to me now, and while it's tough around the wheel wells at times trying to find the perfect setup, when I do it just feels awesome. Great reflections, edge flow is good enough I can add/remove edge loops as I need to, etc.

I'm currently spending most of my time on the chassis, since this is going under effectively 2 cars, this needs to be right. A solid foundation makes for a solid mod, and that's exactly what I'm going for.
Nothing else will go in-game until the chassis is on par with official content (Rolling chassis wise anyway, obviously things will need to be changed/adjusted as I add things.) Too many problems on the old mod were due to issues in the chassis that were impossible to fix with everything on it. Paired with very poor planning on my part and yeah, it's no surprise it ended up in development hell.

Also, please respond to the DM I sent you recently, if you have time

Sorry about any of the typos/issues in the OP btw, I spilled my coffee on my mouse, and the mug just happened to hit the mouse button that was over the post thread button while I was halfway done writing, proofreading, and editing it... Yeah... Run on sentence IK but that kinda upset my mojo and has put me in panic mode to finish the thread and respond to your comments asap (Since you can't delete threads.) The spill ruined my morning for sure but thankfully I have a backup mouse and wasn't entirely that far away from completing the thread anyway lol Sucks that the mouse was new (Just got this G502 to replace my old one,) but oh well.

This week's plans are focused on getting the chassis entirely in-game, JBeamed, and textured to serve as a solid base to build off of, then I'm going to start cranking harder on the body and interior stuff and start getting ready to get that in-game.

Sorry if I missed anything, I haven't had to write long posts like this in ages and it does take a bit of getting used to, especially if you haven't been writing stuff like this much. Give me a week or 2 and I should be back in shape writing-wise
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how is the mod going?

Poirot · Jun 23, 2023

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SixteenGuns · Jun 23, 2023

robben896 said: ↑

I tried porting sounds from a Corvette C2 but its looped inefficiently but still sounds alright i guess. I will see if i can get the loops straightened out so its not going up and down like that. This is the 327ci apparently.

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DUDE THAT SOUNDS AWESOME!

Angry_Bird · Jun 23, 2023

I missed the Gavril Vendetta tbh, in this mod I hope you could put a more buffed up radiator (you could slap on a more modern radiator model from the vanilla models) because I had cooling issues with the car.

AD03_YT · Jul 6, 2023

any progress?

adelan14 · Aug 12, 2023

Lordlichi2006 · Feb 25, 2024

MichalDobes said: ↑

Hello, I have a question. Is it possible to purchase this model from you?

I am a manufacturer of exhaust systems and covers for these cars, and I am currently working on exhaust manifolds for this model. I need a faithful model to check the exhaust routing from the engine, I have 3D scanned the original manifolds but for control, I would rather verify their dimensions on a 3D car model.

Thank you, Dobeš
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you should open a private conversation with him instead of asking in a public thread

Musicman27 · Mar 4, 2024

Can't wait for this remake to be done! It's looking great! Good job so far!

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