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EXPERIMENTAL: Vehicle Livery Creator / Dynamic Decals

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by Dizboosta, Dec 13, 2023.

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  1. meywue

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    As mentioned earlier in this thread, the world editor tool comes with a bunch more features since it's easier to iterate on. 'All' these features will eventually end up being in the garage tool.
     
    #41 meywue, Dec 28, 2023
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  2. bussin.buses

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    No one?
     
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    I assume you have hit the buttons 'Add layer' and 'Decal' in the 'New Layer' section?
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    Do you have any errors in the log?
     
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    Yeah. I'll check the console.
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    Here it is. I've just tried the Moonhawk, and decals work on it, but not the Roamer.
     
    #44 bussin.buses, Dec 28, 2023
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    True, the Sheriff variant doesn't work here either. Thanks for the report. The system doesn't pick the correct material while it does work for other configurations of the Roamer.
    I'll have a look at it soon-ish. Thanks again!
     
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    Is there any way to delete the file or the exported version after you've made one?
     
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    there should be, exporting the file basically creates a unpacked mod file, so all you have to do is go to your mods folder, then go to unpacked, find your file, and delete it.

    to delete the saved file I assume it's as simple as finding it in it's folder and deleting it
     
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    I'm having a hard time trying to get this to work with my mods, from what I've seen it's quite literally just a folder with a json file and materials, but somehow it's not working. I know the question is a bit broad but some documentation on this new system would be great for modders :D
     
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  9. meywue

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    As @Footage mentioned, the exported skins are basically mods. You can check out the in-game Mod Manager and remove them from there.

    However the project files you have to delete manually at this point.
    The project files for the garage tool version are located at: %LocalAppData%/BeamNG.drive/0.31/settings/dynamicDecals
    While the project files for the world editor version are located at:%LocalAppData%/BeamNG.drive/0.31/art/dynamicDecals/projects
     
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    Yes. You basically need a dynamicDecals directory that contains a jbeam part for the skin and a skinnable material. The material theoretically is just a copy of your vehicle's main material and then you add/replace the following properties in the 2nd stage of the material:

    Code:
    "useAnisotropic": true,
"instanceDiffuse": true,
"clearCoatRoughnessFactor": 0.06,
"baseColorMap": "@DynamicTextureBaseColor",
"diffuseMapUseUV": 1,
"colorPaletteMap": "@DynamicTextureColorPalette",
"colorPaletteMapUseUV": 1,
"metallicMap": "@DynamicTextureMetallic",
"metallicMapUseUV": 1,
"roughnessMap": "@DynamicTextureRoughness",
"roughnessMapUseUV": 1,
    But even if the part and material are set up correctly you need to make sure the right material is selected so the system knows what material to project on since it only does an educated guess.
    You might want to check if that's the case in the world editor version of the tool under Advanced->Settings->Material
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    In the jbeam part you can actually define which materials are supposed to be used like so:
    (Disclaimer: This might be buggy in the current version of the game!)
    Code:
    {
"etk800_skin_dynamicTextures": {
    "information":{
      "authors":"BeamNG",
      "name":"Dynamic Textures",
      "isAuxiliary": true,
      "value":1350
    },
    "slotType" : "paint_design",
    "dynDecalMaterials": ["etk800", "etk800_extra"],
    "globalSkin" : "dynamicTextures"
  },
     
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    The problem with the current implementation is that there is no way to extend the list of "valid" materials for decals, in case a "Dynamic Textures" skin has already been created for the car.
    For example, if for one of the standard cars (say 200bx) you decide to create a new body with a different material, there is no way to add a new material except overwriting the original "coupe_skin_dynamicTextures" part.
     
    #51 _N_S_, Jan 1, 2024
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    suggestions: 1. the ability to mirror decals. 2. a way to create text without hand-placing each letter.
     
    #52 EUDM fanboy, Jan 17, 2024
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    Both suggestions do work in the world editor version and just wait to be implemented in the garage version of the tool.
    There's still a few issues regarding mirroring that need to be ironed out e.g. the orientation of the flipped mirrored decal is wrong once applied to the vehicle.

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    Looks very interesting, but can this system in future be used to add old look to the vehicle - rust, oil, exhausts out, small dents, dust, water effect (clean car) on body? Or maybe you have other plans to add this? Because for now vehicles to clean, not realistic.
     
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    I was about to ask for this text generation feature, but this is even better than the "NFS Heat" style text system I wanted!
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    This error happened on the E Vivace, when I used more than 1 decal in a group and tried to edit one of them to make a Fake Company logo.
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    This error happened on the E Vivace, when I used more than 1 decal in a group to make a WDS (Fake company I made up) logo.

    Welcome to the forums... the place for conversation and where speculation and tomfoolery run rampant.

    --- Post updated ---
    One more thing... Will there be different fonts for the letters and numbers?

    PS. sorry for the long post...
     
    #55 Musicman27, Jan 18, 2024
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  16. meywue

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    In the video I posted, the path layer with the text is actually not using any of the letter decal textures you see in the browser, instead it uses a TTF file which is referenced in the Font Path input field on the left hand side.
    So in theory you can use any TTF file and it should just work™.
    That's why there's a lag when I apply the first decal in the video since it was generating the texture atlas for the first time for this font.
     
    #56 meywue, Jan 18, 2024
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    Looked smooth enough to me. (this is coming from a guy who plays Bick rigs, on a laptop, at 20 fps regularly though.)
     
    #57 Musicman27, Jan 18, 2024
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    Is there or will there be a way to edit the Upfit of a vehicle like the Gavril H45 Cabster or Ambulance?
     
    #58 Spacerobot, Jan 23, 2024
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    Howdy folks,

    I was fooling around with the new skin editor earlier, which I am loving by the way, and decided to try adding something like mud splash to my D-Series offroader, but I noticed that the decals seem to distort pretty badly in a couple spots on the Short Frame's bedcap. The two most prominent issues I've found are decals that are placed along the rear edge of the bedcap seem to stretch up over the roof and down the hood as well as decals that are placed on the bedcap near the B-pillars seem to jump from the cap onto the pillar. (I know, a lot of words, so I included pictures :] )
    Was just wondering if anyone else has seen something like this.

    Also, while we're at it, a couple of quick feature suggestions:
    It'd be nice to have some sort of "decal perspective" choice. As of now, the decals seem to be applied based on camera angle, but an option to align decals with the placement surface might prove useful?
    It'd also be kinda nice to have some way to paint certain parts. Maybe separate layers with their own "Fill" for each part? (where the body, hood, doors, ect. can all be painted individually without having to absolutely smother them in decals :] )

    Just my two cents. Anyways, let me know what y'all think.
    By the way, sorry if I doubled up on someone else's suggestions. Seeing a lot of good stuff on here already!


    - Ramius
     

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    only now am i seeing this post after creating my thread regarding the issue, and it is semi-clear that there should be a somewhat simpler way of doing this in the future. i'm fairly certain that a reasonably large portion of amateur players would have already been lost on what to do by the time they read the word 'directory'*, and even then it appears to go against the purpose of the skin editor - to make skin creation easier, presumably.

    i'd assume a skin mod creation tool is already planned or in development, but just in case it isn't it would be a fairly good idea. i do, however, understand that modding isn't easily turned into a cakewalk, especially with the system at its current state.



    *unless it is just me, then disregard the first reason.
     
    #60 skel07s, Jan 25, 2024
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