I absolutely agree with you, LFS is a great car raсing simulator, and it's good that the developers still support it, this allows the game to survive until now. I agree with you that the main thing that is missing now is a Track Editor. In my list it is also top priority, graphics and physics in second place (with the update we've all been waiting for), weather changes in third.
And Scawen once said he was planning to introduce a Track Editor. In my opinion it would be reasonable to do it after the main update with graphics and physics. But even if it does happen, who knows how many years it will take.
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Check groups from lfs editor for smoothing the shaders 
nice job btw 
nice job btw I just realized that I like modeling more than doing stuff in LFS Editor. And where I model there is no internet, so it is quite an issue to use it, but at home I spend some time on the LFS Editor. But Editor progress is going slower than modeling.
Added a rear spoiler and some more rims variants (made from the original rims in LFS Editor.
I didn't steal these wheels, I used them in lfs 0.6v before there was official support for mods, I just converted them and opened them in the lfs editor. I don't know who the original creator of these wheels is but I'm going to change them in the next version of this car
hey, I have a question if you could tell me how to add a photo to the LFS editor like in the first photo
Its not editor bug related so its not gonna get fixed
Imported it to editor already. Will need some fixes here and there but it fits pretty good
Some previews in LFS Editor
well since i have told you about the engine on the publishing thread, i have actually went and made an engine in the editor, i was going to maybe try to record something send a youtube video of it here of my engine but i couldnt find the time for it, but since you said just send it here, i have attached the engine file.
well about this engine, its turbo spools around 1.6k rpm on the 6th gear but you start getting noticable acceleration around 1.5k right before it spools. it shows 790 nm at 1.9k rpm due to editor limitations, but one cool thing about these vw group diesel engines is that they do kinda make more torque than the specs indicate if they have a large flat line in the torque curve, this can be seen especially in the 3.0 tdi where one of the 450 nm versions are rated 450 nm flat for a wide region while a marine version of the same engine with same outputs is rated at 500 nm at a single point, so this can be applied to this engine too i think, the q7 has this (or mabe a different version with small edits?) engine rated at 760 nm 1800-2800 rpm iirc so i think this is not really far from realistic, it pulls around 0.03g more than it should until like 2.2k (tested with a 730 nm n/a test engine to test the torque curve i had in my mind)
also while testing, i found the factory gear ratios, im gonna paste them here
I
4.171
II
2.34
III
1.521
IV
1.143
V
0.867
VI
0.691
R
3.403
Final drive ratio std:
2.895
i hope all this helps
well about this engine, its turbo spools around 1.6k rpm on the 6th gear but you start getting noticable acceleration around 1.5k right before it spools. it shows 790 nm at 1.9k rpm due to editor limitations, but one cool thing about these vw group diesel engines is that they do kinda make more torque than the specs indicate if they have a large flat line in the torque curve, this can be seen especially in the 3.0 tdi where one of the 450 nm versions are rated 450 nm flat for a wide region while a marine version of the same engine with same outputs is rated at 500 nm at a single point, so this can be applied to this engine too i think, the q7 has this (or mabe a different version with small edits?) engine rated at 760 nm 1800-2800 rpm iirc so i think this is not really far from realistic, it pulls around 0.03g more than it should until like 2.2k (tested with a 730 nm n/a test engine to test the torque curve i had in my mind)
also while testing, i found the factory gear ratios, im gonna paste them here
I
4.171
II
2.34
III
1.521
IV
1.143
V
0.867
VI
0.691
R
3.403
Final drive ratio std:
2.895
i hope all this helps
Editing Mods
Hello fellow racers 
today I am suggesting something that I would love to have, as you all know you are not allowed to edit published vehicle mods without permission. However, I also know that some of us may want to change particular details of some mods, so my suggestion is to be able to fully edit and customise mods any way we want however they are only available in single player. Now this is a very complicated topic and I know it is unlikely for this to happen and files may be sent to other players and stuff, but essentially the only thing that is stopping full mods customisation is that when you try to edit and mod and save it, you need some dds files (i don't know much about files system or the editor) which you are unable to get other than from the publisher themselves. So that is my suggestion. I know it is very complicated and prob will not happen, but I hope something similar will be available in the future.
thank you
today I am suggesting something that I would love to have, as you all know you are not allowed to edit published vehicle mods without permission. However, I also know that some of us may want to change particular details of some mods, so my suggestion is to be able to fully edit and customise mods any way we want however they are only available in single player. Now this is a very complicated topic and I know it is unlikely for this to happen and files may be sent to other players and stuff, but essentially the only thing that is stopping full mods customisation is that when you try to edit and mod and save it, you need some dds files (i don't know much about files system or the editor) which you are unable to get other than from the publisher themselves. So that is my suggestion. I know it is very complicated and prob will not happen, but I hope something similar will be available in the future.
thank you
Create objects
I have made some objects in the editor some banners and so (not published yet) how can i place them on my layout etc since they are objects and i cant move them , i seen ppl made stuff as karts etc with wheels to move it but that still would Need 1 connections per object i wanna place.
Can someone give info about how the object works that the community have Done
Can someone give info about how the object works that the community have Done
Damn you always amaze me , and everything done in lfs editor
We're not gonna see any screenshots i think 
Cant even recall when was the last progress report....
Too many modder editor updates that is so uncalled and useless but its what its
Cant even recall when was the last progress report....
Too many modder editor updates that is so uncalled and useless but its what its
However, I give +1, as not every steering wheel position is dead straight in every car. It may be tilted and may contain several different adjustments, along with driver position.
EDIT: I know this is more like to LFS Editor itself really... I went too far from this topic... but my point stands.
EDIT: I know this is more like to LFS Editor itself really... I went too far from this topic... but my point stands.
FORD FIESTA
Hello!
I was looking for a template to try drawing in the editor, and I came across a template for the "Ford Fiesta" vehicle and I started drawing.
Since it was my first drawing, I got help from (Rubbel_31) and (Skorzz) on issues I did not know.
I was looking for a template to try drawing in the editor, and I came across a template for the "Ford Fiesta" vehicle and I started drawing.
Since it was my first drawing, I got help from (Rubbel_31) and (Skorzz) on issues I did not know.
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS
I've been modelling a gt4 version of the Porsche 718 cayman for 3 days now, based on my other mod. It turns out that I like modelling more than messing around in the LFS editor
Advanced skin making with Blender
I decided to release the secret of the milanesa, a little how-to on some results you can accomplish with Blender. You're gonna need these models:
https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/95307-NEW-Blend-and-OBJ-Files-for-All-LFS-Cars-Updated-v1-2%21
Also there's a video and a post that goes onto some of the stuff i'm doing, credit where credit is due:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRlqbFo0SA
https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/95303-Tutorial%3A-Procedural-skins-using-Blender%21
First and foremost, Blender has a feature which lets you bake textures. Meaning you can make a procedural skin and bake it into an image. This allows you to have a seamless, form fitting texture that you can apply to a multitude of cars.
To make it you will need to have enabled Cycles as a Render Engine (In Render Properties, the camera icon in the lateral bar) Then the Bake section, put Bake Type in Diffuse and check "Color". You don't need Indirect and Direct, but if you want to you can enable them and put an HDRI image for light. This will give you a texture which has shadows and ambient colors, which would look good if the same enviroment aligns in LFS. It wont.
Now, let's say you want for example, a camo skin. Go to the Shader Editor (or Shading tab at the upper bar) and add a Noise Texture, a ColorRamp and connect this to the base color. Change the Noise Texture from Linear to Constant and move the arrow to the middle, if you select the arrow and click it's color at the bottom it allows you to change it. It does look wonky though, to fix it add a Texture Coordinate and a Mapping (in that order) or press Ctrl+T if you have Node Wrangler enabled. Play with the values until it looks good, i recommend having a reference picture to compare it (i didn't and it looks like this). If you want to add more spots, select the previous concoction and duplicate it. Then add a Mix Node, change Float to Color and connect both lines into it, and it into Base color. Shift+A allows you to speed up this whole process.
Few things to note, you CAN change the color in the ColorRamp to be transparent. Then connect the Alpha into the Factor and Mix it that way. Or change from Mix to Multiply, or Overlay, or anything you want. There's multiple ways to reach the same goal, chose the one you prefer.
Also Adding a Snap Node with a value connected to increment makes the camo look digital. Connect it between the Mapping and the Noise Texture.
Great! Let's bake it. Add a Image Node in the Shader Editor and Click New, make your prefered options (1024x1024 should work fine) and keeping the Image Node selected AND the mesh selected. Click the Bake button in Render Properties. Now you should see your texture in Image Editor tab, click the 3 horizontal lines>Image>Save As and you have your texture.
Moving on into a more versatile example. With a Gradient Texture connected the same way (Texture Coordinate>Mapping>Gradient Texture>ColorRamp>Base Color) add a color stop in the ColorRamp, change its color to transparent and move the Arrows until it looks like a stripe. Connect the Alpha wire from the ColorRamp into the Alpha from the PrincipledBSDF and bake it. This image you can Paste as a layer in any image editor and you will have an instant Stripe in any skin.
With the knowledge from the previous example i made this rainbow stripe, placing it is tricky but with trial and error it's feasible. If you want it to only appear in certain panels of the car, i can show you another trick. Go to Edit Mode (Press Tab) deselect everything (Press A twice) and with the mouse over the panels you don't want, press L. Then go to Mesh>Separate>Selection (or press P). You can bake this meshes separately now. Or join them again with Ctrl+J.
Some few uses for the Gradient Texture, change Linear to Radial and you can achieve this. Or change it into Quadratic to achieve this, the limit really is your imagination.
Moving on into the next feature, you've baked your image and now you want it to have stickers. Fair enough, select the image and connect that into the Base Color. Then go to the Texture Paint tab, click New then click Open in the Texture Properties tab in the lateral bar (checkered square). Search for your PNG and after you select it, disable Interpolation. You can paint the sticker now, for better placing go to Active Tool (the first tab in the lateral bar) and change the Mapping to Stencil. This enables you to move the PNG with your mouse, using right click, Ctrl+right click and Shift+ right click. Change the Falloff to Constant for a sharper edge.
Placing your stickers this way allows you to control the way it looks, in the sense that it changes with the perspective you're placing it with. Putting the camera close and it will look very deformed, put it into Orthographic (numpad 5) and it will look mostly perfect. If the Stencil looks somewhat weird, click Reset Transform and Image Aspect and it should be spot on.
This is the end of my ramblings concerning some of the uses you can bring with this tool. If you're sane after subjecting your eyes to my horrid creations, leave a comment
*Just realized i made a blunder uploading the images
, welp here it goes again.
https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/95307-NEW-Blend-and-OBJ-Files-for-All-LFS-Cars-Updated-v1-2%21
Also there's a video and a post that goes onto some of the stuff i'm doing, credit where credit is due:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRlqbFo0SA
https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/95303-Tutorial%3A-Procedural-skins-using-Blender%21
First and foremost, Blender has a feature which lets you bake textures. Meaning you can make a procedural skin and bake it into an image. This allows you to have a seamless, form fitting texture that you can apply to a multitude of cars.
To make it you will need to have enabled Cycles as a Render Engine (In Render Properties, the camera icon in the lateral bar) Then the Bake section, put Bake Type in Diffuse and check "Color". You don't need Indirect and Direct, but if you want to you can enable them and put an HDRI image for light. This will give you a texture which has shadows and ambient colors, which would look good if the same enviroment aligns in LFS. It wont.
Now, let's say you want for example, a camo skin. Go to the Shader Editor (or Shading tab at the upper bar) and add a Noise Texture, a ColorRamp and connect this to the base color. Change the Noise Texture from Linear to Constant and move the arrow to the middle, if you select the arrow and click it's color at the bottom it allows you to change it. It does look wonky though, to fix it add a Texture Coordinate and a Mapping (in that order) or press Ctrl+T if you have Node Wrangler enabled. Play with the values until it looks good, i recommend having a reference picture to compare it (i didn't and it looks like this). If you want to add more spots, select the previous concoction and duplicate it. Then add a Mix Node, change Float to Color and connect both lines into it, and it into Base color. Shift+A allows you to speed up this whole process.
Few things to note, you CAN change the color in the ColorRamp to be transparent. Then connect the Alpha into the Factor and Mix it that way. Or change from Mix to Multiply, or Overlay, or anything you want. There's multiple ways to reach the same goal, chose the one you prefer.
Also Adding a Snap Node with a value connected to increment makes the camo look digital. Connect it between the Mapping and the Noise Texture.
Great! Let's bake it. Add a Image Node in the Shader Editor and Click New, make your prefered options (1024x1024 should work fine) and keeping the Image Node selected AND the mesh selected. Click the Bake button in Render Properties. Now you should see your texture in Image Editor tab, click the 3 horizontal lines>Image>Save As and you have your texture.
Moving on into a more versatile example. With a Gradient Texture connected the same way (Texture Coordinate>Mapping>Gradient Texture>ColorRamp>Base Color) add a color stop in the ColorRamp, change its color to transparent and move the Arrows until it looks like a stripe. Connect the Alpha wire from the ColorRamp into the Alpha from the PrincipledBSDF and bake it. This image you can Paste as a layer in any image editor and you will have an instant Stripe in any skin.
With the knowledge from the previous example i made this rainbow stripe, placing it is tricky but with trial and error it's feasible. If you want it to only appear in certain panels of the car, i can show you another trick. Go to Edit Mode (Press Tab) deselect everything (Press A twice) and with the mouse over the panels you don't want, press L. Then go to Mesh>Separate>Selection (or press P). You can bake this meshes separately now. Or join them again with Ctrl+J.
Some few uses for the Gradient Texture, change Linear to Radial and you can achieve this. Or change it into Quadratic to achieve this, the limit really is your imagination.
Moving on into the next feature, you've baked your image and now you want it to have stickers. Fair enough, select the image and connect that into the Base Color. Then go to the Texture Paint tab, click New then click Open in the Texture Properties tab in the lateral bar (checkered square). Search for your PNG and after you select it, disable Interpolation. You can paint the sticker now, for better placing go to Active Tool (the first tab in the lateral bar) and change the Mapping to Stencil. This enables you to move the PNG with your mouse, using right click, Ctrl+right click and Shift+ right click. Change the Falloff to Constant for a sharper edge.
Placing your stickers this way allows you to control the way it looks, in the sense that it changes with the perspective you're placing it with. Putting the camera close and it will look very deformed, put it into Orthographic (numpad 5) and it will look mostly perfect. If the Stencil looks somewhat weird, click Reset Transform and Image Aspect and it should be spot on.
This is the end of my ramblings concerning some of the uses you can bring with this tool. If you're sane after subjecting your eyes to my horrid creations, leave a comment
*Just realized i made a blunder uploading the images
, welp here it goes again.
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VALERA
(The pictures are probably all out of order)
It came time to make a new team drift car with preferable specs in mind, hopefully this being my first successful publishable mod. I decided to use the open-derivatives SLX141 as my base. You can find the main inspiration for this car by searching "Omid's 240" on Google. First I optimized the base textures from 5.0 MP to 1.7 (only swapped seat fabric texture, of the same size).
In pursuit of the IRL inspo car, I started with Avante Garde F140 wheels, I then got my preferred wheel size, and then started the slow, tedious process of pulling the fenders, adding a few extra triangles for smoothness (in game pic with the SSRs is the bad shading version before I fixed it). I finally settled on XXR 527's which miraculously hit the triangle limit on.
Parts made in the editor:
Side skirts, little divider in center console + cubby space, orange indicator lights, and grill.
Rest of the mods/custom parts made in Blender:
High poly shift boot, OEM handbrake, audio deck, intercooler, seats, vintage style fogs, license plate holder, and steering wheel.
I'm hoping to get a front lip figured out. Tried a couple of times and wasn't happy with it. Other than that I think the car is just about done.
It came time to make a new team drift car with preferable specs in mind, hopefully this being my first successful publishable mod. I decided to use the open-derivatives SLX141 as my base. You can find the main inspiration for this car by searching "Omid's 240" on Google. First I optimized the base textures from 5.0 MP to 1.7 (only swapped seat fabric texture, of the same size).
In pursuit of the IRL inspo car, I started with Avante Garde F140 wheels, I then got my preferred wheel size, and then started the slow, tedious process of pulling the fenders, adding a few extra triangles for smoothness (in game pic with the SSRs is the bad shading version before I fixed it). I finally settled on XXR 527's which miraculously hit the triangle limit on.
Parts made in the editor:
Side skirts, little divider in center console + cubby space, orange indicator lights, and grill.
Rest of the mods/custom parts made in Blender:
High poly shift boot, OEM handbrake, audio deck, intercooler, seats, vintage style fogs, license plate holder, and steering wheel.
I'm hoping to get a front lip figured out. Tried a couple of times and wasn't happy with it. Other than that I think the car is just about done.
Why is the standard RAC in editor 270bhp instead of 245 in game? is this a future "remap" for it not released yet?
Editor Patch E6:
Much faster "reduce detail" function
Command /rtex can be used to reload textures
Editor unlock no longer affects LFS unlocks
(S3 number of unlocks now matches S1/S2)
https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/106792
Much faster "reduce detail" function
Command /rtex can be used to reload textures
Editor unlock no longer affects LFS unlocks
(S3 number of unlocks now matches S1/S2)
https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/106792
Better Security Measures for LFS Mods
Currently, there is an issue that allows players to easily access and steal mods by navigating through the LFS folder on their computer. Though, to my knowledge, there is no way to export the meshes from the editor it still bothers me that there is a lack of security to the mods uploaded.
I suggest adding encryption to the mods, similar to that found in other games, making unauthorised access much harder. The implementation of encryption for mods uploaded would protect and safeguard the the property of the mod creators preserving their work and creativity as it would prevent other users to manipulate the content without permission.
I believe the implementation of this would build a bigger trust in the LFS community giving the confidence for users to upload knowing their content is safeguarded.
I suggest adding encryption to the mods, similar to that found in other games, making unauthorised access much harder. The implementation of encryption for mods uploaded would protect and safeguard the the property of the mod creators preserving their work and creativity as it would prevent other users to manipulate the content without permission.
I believe the implementation of this would build a bigger trust in the LFS community giving the confidence for users to upload knowing their content is safeguarded.
https://world.city-driving.co.uk/?page=stats&type=money
You know this connection. The first place and second place person are in the game 24/7. I don't understand who and why is playing so many games, but everything can be understood from this list.
I really don't understand either. I am a new player, but I do not enter the TC server and earn money. I just ride and get out. Apparently there are people who sold the game money and need real money or need a new S3 license. Why wouldn't they... You play games and they pay you ahahahah
I said it was my last post but this is the last one for sure
Now, I think these issues should be closed and LFS should continue to be developed. We are waiting for new test patches. (editor patches are of no use to me I don't understand vehicle mods )
You know this connection. The first place and second place person are in the game 24/7. I don't understand who and why is playing so many games, but everything can be understood from this list.
I really don't understand either. I am a new player, but I do not enter the TC server and earn money. I just ride and get out. Apparently there are people who sold the game money and need real money or need a new S3 license. Why wouldn't they... You play games and they pay you ahahahah
I said it was my last post but this is the last one for sure
Now, I think these issues should be closed and LFS should continue to be developed. We are waiting for new test patches. (editor patches are of no use to me
I don't understand vehicle mods )New Video: Wheel rims in the LFS Editor
Hello Mod Creators!
Here is a new video about rim profiles, different types of wheel and how to recreate realistic wheel rims in the LFS Editor.
Narrated by me, photos taken by Leo at Haynes Motor Museum.
Here is a new video about rim profiles, different types of wheel and how to recreate realistic wheel rims in the LFS Editor.
Narrated by me, photos taken by Leo at Haynes Motor Museum.
Škoda Favorit
A Czech low budget car from 90s...
I started to work on this car solely on purpose to improve my Blender skills and to learn the LFS vehicle editor.
It is my first attempt to create a mod so I actually don't know if I finish it or not.
I will try tho.
I started to work on this car solely on purpose to improve my Blender skills and to learn the LFS vehicle editor.
It is my first attempt to create a mod so I actually don't know if I finish it or not.
I will try tho.
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