Geo Tracker

**zukiguy** · 10-11-11

Hi all I've played RoR for a while but never really tried to make a vehicle until now. I'm working on a Geo Tracker learning everything as I go. I've built a frame and suspension (3-link out back and a double wishbone up front... still playing with sliders to make a true McPherson strut) using the editorizer, given it realistic gearing and power, made a skin using Gimp to export to a .dds image, and created a partial basic submesh. It handles pretty much like I expected. My own Tracker is inspiration for this.

After rendering the roof and driver's side in game I realized that there has got to be an easier way to do this and am currently learning how to use Blender.

I'll post major progress as I go and release it at certain stages.

**BUS121** · 10-11-11

It look very nice for first car!!

**dragst1** · 10-11-11

dude- KEEP IT UP!! :thumbs-up:

**zukiguy** · 10-13-11

Thanks guys!

I think I've got the basic hang of Blender. I completely redid the frame and body and started on a new texture. I'm experimenting with a double wishbone suspension that approximates the travel of a McPherson strut with a much longer upper A-arm. It works pretty well but I definitely need to play with the beam defaults to tighten the truck up.

Wasted an hour trying to figure out what I did wrong when the texture didn't show up in game. Turns out I had an older file in a different directory that was taking preference over the updated one.

Anyone know what would cause me to be unable to enter the Tracker in-game? I can spawn in it but once I get out I can't get back in.

**dragst1** · 10-13-11

i'm not really an expert on putting stuff in-game, but it might be something with the .truck file

**Aivar** · 10-13-11

Originally Posted by zukiguy

Anyone know what would cause me to be unable to enter the Tracker in-game? I can spawn in it but once I get out I can't get back in.

Make sure you have defined the 'cameras' and 'cinecam' sections correctly in your .truck file.

**anonymous1** · 10-13-11

Originally Posted by zukiguy

Anyone know what would cause me to be unable to enter the Tracker in-game? I can spawn in it but once I get out I can't get back in.

Check your log. It should provide more information on what happend. If you cannot find the error, then you can upload it here.

**zukiguy** · 10-13-11

It was the cinecam section. Getting in and out works fine now. Thanks!

**dragst1** · 10-13-11

glad you got it straightened out

you gonna make it with 5 speeds? (like the manual versions)

**zukiguy** · 10-13-11

Originally Posted by dragst1

glad you got it straightened out

you gonna make it with 5 speeds? (like the manual versions)

Yep. I've already looked up the gear ratios for the manual and added them. I'm playing with torque levels as the stock 80 lb-ft isn't enough to push it around in game.

**Brickman** · 10-13-11

Wow, you are doing a great job

**bray** · 10-14-11

i can help you with the engine i know alot, and is the ?weigt real? press t and post a screenshot , ror uses newton meters , use the inertia about 0.1 or 0.2 and add difs preferably pm me i can help you with

**silvermanblue** · 10-14-11

I love these. Looks great for a submeshed car. Also if you backmesh at the end of every submesh section it will have a visible backface.

**zukiguy** · 10-14-11

I just discovered the game calculates the car's mass at 6.5 tons.. I think that's the issue. haha. Thanks fr the tip about the game's units being in newtons.

I got the truck submeshed and started on the interior when I did some reading on flexbodies... I'm going to try that out tomorrow.

**jdog1** · 10-14-11

very nice keep up the good work. Ive always wanted to make my own car for this game but ever since school came around i haven't had time. any ways keep up the great work from what i see it looks great!

**zukiguy** · 10-17-11

Update..

Nearing completion of a mesh in Blender. Tomorrow I will take a break from modeling that and figure out how to attach it to the truck.

**0xsergy** · 10-17-11

Originally Posted by zukiguy

I just discovered the game calculates the car's mass at 6.5 tons.. I think that's the issue. haha. Thanks fr the tip about the game's units being in newtons.

I got the truck submeshed and started on the interior when I did some reading on flexbodies... I'm going to try that out tomorrow.

This will help.

**zukiguy** · 10-17-11

Thanks dude!

I uploaded the last version of my submeshed Tracker if anyone wants to play around with it... I didn't adjust the weight before uploading but I'll get around to it sometime.

**samuraicrwler666** · 10-17-11

Originally Posted by zukiguy

Thanks dude!

I uploaded the last version of my submeshed Tracker if anyone wants to play around with it... I didn't adjust the weight before uploading but I'll get around to it sometime.

i wana play with it..