I think I found a bug between the editor and game version, when using a skin to paint on the hvac on my mod, I have it set for full flip, so the texture should not flip when going between driving sides.

In the editor, it seems to transition sides correctly, in the game the texture flips.

Gold handle is game (incorrect) red handle is editor (correct)

Would it also be possible to get the "add page" feature on the rim and wheel section? I know it's been used in the past to get good looking Chrome using a transparent texture. I know the rim part might be more complicated, but it would need to support chrome. Otherwise, we would make the chrome barrel on the wheel side and do no rim. If that was done, and enough points / tris allowed (I find I'm hitting the 1600 max quite easily while using the editor for some more complex wheels), there would be a lot more uptake using the wheel and rim editor. Of course, that would be a very "nice to have," not necessary like the tire stretch feature.

Last edited by OpenClutch, Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:03.

Hey Scawen,

Thanks for the latest updates on the rims and wheels, lights and all. I'll be going through my mods and updating them to the latest.

However after loading up some of my previous mods, I noticed that the rim and tires don't align. I've read the update documentation, and you mention that the rim needs to be the same size as the tires, while that works for most cars, we have a few that have some stretched tires. I noticed that the tire isn't actually aligned with the rim anymore, and goes 90 degrees towards the rim. While in previous versions this wasn't the case, and was always parallel with the rim lip. Could this be restored? A slight stretch to the tires is pretty common with our drift cars, as well as our ae86 mods. I've also tried reaching out on the discord channels and people seem to have the same issue as me, tried the rim protector both ways and didn't help. I've included the previous v40 look, and v50 look for reference.

Thanks for converting! This should open up some options for those who model outside of live for speed editor like Blender, Sketchup, 3dsmax, etc.

Vehicle mod: SLX180 TYPEX
Details page: https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/35D799

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

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Nismo inspired 180sx TypeX

DESCRIPTION:

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Type X kit, with the Nismo tuning package

- Stiffer suspension S-Tune spec
- Nismo ECU tune bumping up the boost, weight reduction
- Nismo shifter, steering wheel, cluster, brake calipers
- R32 seats

Credits:
AHPP for steering wheel
Partan for seats from Saliva15
LossTunes for type x body kit

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SLX180:

• Repulled from the source 3d hatchback model for the line and door handle, as well as some other small details
  
• Final mesh is shown as attached for the stock version
  
• Made some coilovers from scratch, as well as a handbrake, the coilovers will be in all versions, the handbrake will be in the drift version
  
• Made vented fender and vented hood for drift version (with a little surprise under the hood)
  
• Made a wheel from scratch, from an accord for a custom model (my own car)
  
• Created LOD2
  
• Returned steering wheel to stock, cluster to stock, shifter to stock (prepping a typex nismo version as a separate upload now)
  
• Reorganized and labeled all subobjects, mappings, cutouts, and pages to try and be intuitive when extending this model
  
• Created a poster for the upload
  

If anyone wants the rims, handbrake (~800tris), or coilovers (~1000tris), just shoot me a msg in discord #openclutch. I'd be happy to share anything I create, in hopes to create high quality mods.

Started working on the stock SLX180 version:

• Returning fenders to stock
  
• Swapped rims to stock
  
• Stock seats
  
• Nismo steering wheel
  
• Made kouki tails using my existing US tails as a base to build from, also configurable between the two
  
• Fitting up a typex body kit, with working turn signals on two configurations (stock and typex)
  
• Swapped frame and suspension geometry to more of a stock configuration (thanks Martin18!)
  
• Fitted a sr20det with stock power, and custom sound wave
  
• Setup to as close to stock as possible, working on a touge setup
  

Planning on having two models to start, SLX180 as the stock version with hopefully the typex kit with derivatives allowed, as well as the SLX180 Drift version with derivatives allowed.

The main differences between them will be the physics, suspension, engine, pulled fenders on drift, rims and tire size, seats, potentially diff body kit etc.

Still need to port over the kouki tail lights to the drift version.

Just swapped them back to a previous set, trying a bronze look this time. Let me know what you think. Open to any suggestions as well, I'm pretty easy going.

Hey guys, just posting some progress shots on a new public s13 hatchback (for a few reasons, with the main being allowing derivatives), building upon the existing SLX130. I have plans to release a stock version as the base, a drift version, then race version (hopefully with a type x kit)

Just listing out the work I did to hopefully make review go a bit quicker as Scawen stated in another post.

*this is a catchup post for the work over the last couple months*

I started with this source for the hatchback part:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-model ... 8ff40ecb39202b57811b5ef):

Well, it looks about as much as it costs, and I double checked against other 180sx mesh and it didn't seem to match any from a game (I hope not at least, it's barely accurate)

Pretty rough shape, I started modeling the mesh using photographs, ideally using low fov or zoomed in to not have the perspective mess with the lines, but finally resorted to using some blueprints to dial it in the rest of the way.



It was off quite a bit in all dimensions.

Added the texture mapping, and it starting to look okay while the paint is black (I know the rim logo needs to change, and thats the drift version, keeping the motivation going lol)



Got tired of aligning the rear, made a handle from scratch instead



Time to do some proper trim since just the texture wasn't quite cutting it.



Found the correct wheel base, adjusted suspension, moved rear forward to match blueprint



Adjusted rear as linked similar to above. After spending so much time adjusting this mesh, I might has well have made one myself, it's probably the same time.

Made a custom cluster with the new backing system, skinable background surrounding the gauges, skinable radio, and made a shifter with a boot

Cluster:


Shifter and radio skin (lol):


Sunvisors & Wipers from RB4 (such an easy QOL upgrade):


How it's sitting now (using the drift rims, won't be on the stock version):




All in all this is less than 40k triangles total, leaving lots of headroom for additional parts.

Next on the list is to: make the body lines a bit cleaner from the back, finish the interior for the hatch, find or build some visible suspension pieces, cleanup and sort some of the textures, currently over the 5mb limit (aiming to have clear descriptions for each texture as well for other content creators)

Let me know what you guys think, I'm pretty excited to finally get a legal s13 hatch in LFS that you guys can build upon.

Rims are coming up next, any suggestions? Might have to make them from scratch for anything good.

Just testing a few options, no worries, I switched it to another setup, let me know what you think, it's in between the two rims.

Thanks for catching that, fixed now!

Added stock with headlights down as well as some other fixes

Thanks! No problem at all, I'll enable that on the next update (within a day). I'm currently working on more accurate tail lights and different rims. Let me know if you have any other feedback, I'd be happy to take it into account!

Vehicle mod: SLX130 HATCH
Details page: https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/2C60D7

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

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Hatchback version of the SLX130

DESCRIPTION:

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Inspired and built upon the SLX130 and N.S80 with a few upgrades:

• RB20DET
  
• S13 Suspension based on laser scans
  
• SLX130 base model
  
• N.S80 Hatchback with body kit
  

Designed for drifting primarily, but can be fun around the track. Setups included for both drift and racing. Still a WIP.

Thanks to Aleksandr_124rus for permission on using the N.S80 model (through private agreement), PopnLochNessMonster for the skin mapping, and Martin18 for the engine/suspension help.

Additional credit to AutoHouse Performance Project for additional add-ons to the model (exhaust, intercooler, steering wheel, license plate). Boost gauge from the LFS RACEABOUT.

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