New Save Editing - Discussion (many images)

[Forerunner 2816]

This topic is not up to date - if a /home mod is not allowed it is now automatically kicked for.

There is mention to "Addon Hookups and Customized Accessories" in rule 3.4, here i will explain what these are, give you and show you some examples. The idea of this topic is to inform players of what these mods are and to discuss what can be done with them.

 

What is it?
Well this new save editing is all local-only, that is the main thing. No-one else in MP will see these modifications on your vehicle(s), however they can be used to change how your own vehicle(s) look in screenshots.

Despite looking like they could only be done through usual singleplayer mods, these mods are done via save editing, allowing them to be used in MP. These mods revolve around one very import folder "/home": this is the way that your game starts references to files in your "documents/euro truck simulator 2/" folder, its what profile file path start with in the game's internal file structure (this works for ATS as well).

I first found out about "/home" when I made a typo which caused my save not to load, and it said the profile failed to load from "/home/profiles/..." and so on, so i thought "Can i put a trailer skin in /home?" and the answer is yes. Any type of asset (model, texture, sii etc) can be in "/home" however for the purposes of MP you MUST comply with rule 3.4 in the link at the top of this topic.

 

Got any examples?
Here are some examples of vehicles and trailers created using "/home" based mods:

 

Short curtainside trailer - (trailer accessory):

(Alternate link: https://prntscr.com/iztzog)

 

Insulated double (with extended rear trailer, the extra "length" has no collision in order to comply with 3.4) - (trailer accessories, not chassis):

(Alternate link: https://prnt.sc/iztzoh)

 

ETS1 Reefer makes a return - (trailer accessory):

(Alternate link: https://prntscr.com/izu08k)

 

Custom Volvo bullbar - (truck accessory):

(Alternate link: https://prntscr.com/iztzx0)

 

8x4 Volvo with aero spoiler and fuel tanks to make it resemble a 6x4 (and custom trailer) - (trailer accessory + truck accessory):

(Alternate link: https://prntscr.com/iztzzh)

 

A roadtrain hauling KW900 - (addon hookup, attached to light slot):

(Alternate link: https://prntscr.com/iztz65)

 

Volvo Classic with fake rear axle (the extra "length" has no collision in order to comply with 3.4) - (truck accessory, not chassis):

(Alternate link: https://prntscr.com/iztzho)

 

Double trailer with the looks of the "aero dynamic" trailer - (trailer accessories):

(Alternate link: https://prntscr.com/izu08t)

 

Please feel free to ask questions below, that includes things like "Could you make something like the for MP: <image>". If anyone wants to see what these example parts look like in blender then please ask and i will show it, please also feel free to post screenshots of your own mods of this type.

 

[TrademarkGamer 854]

Well, there are indeed many picture. Not something I'm usually interested in but this is quite something.

Edited April 2, 2018 by TrademarkGamer

[[TPH] +theo+ 47]

I never do save edit so I think I am safe of any kind of this

[Mika L. 170]

Does that mean, that we now can make our own custom trailer designs like this?

 

 

So technically, VTCs can now make their own trailers for multiplayer, so we can end up trucking like this in multiplayer?

 

[Forerunner 2816]

@Mika L. yes but it is local-only, so only you would see it and only on your own trailer

 

[Mika L. 170]

So what about if I made a custom trailer that looked like this, and shared it with others that's part of Viva. Wouldn't we see each other's trailers then, since we all got the same file in-game?

[Forerunner 2816]

no. it won't sync

[Mika L. 170]

But that's cool anyways, that we can now truck with our VTC trailers, even though it's local only.

Edited April 2, 2018 by Mika L.

[Forerunner 2816]

@Mika L. the main advantage i see is for screenshots and streams. you can now park up as a vtc and get pictures with your logo on a trailer.

[Mika L. 170]

Excactly what I was thinking

Edited April 2, 2018 by Mika L.

[Pereira-153 64]

I'll wait to make the download available.

[Guest MHT_]

Sounds and looks good so far! 

[BL4CK$K1LL 8208]

Looks great, I think we all were waiting for this update  Good job TMP Staff and thanks @Forerunner

[iHobbit 687]

 

[User278910102999999998 1]

having our own custom trailers for VTC's will be just too complex to do, therefore wont be introduced on MP anytime soon

[iHobbit 687]

@?1CO They are only local side anyway. however it is now possible to use custom skinned trailers on mp if you know how to do it 

[Forerunner 2816]

@?1CO read the post, this is not a suggestion or a request. Everything shown there can run in MP right now, just local only as @iHobbit said.

[Forerunner 2816]

not directly. The save contains references to files, eventually those files will reference a .dds

[Extern28 42]

How can I convert it to ".sii" file?

[Forerunner 2816]

@Extern28 you don't. your game.sii references either other siis or models. models reference materials, materials reference textures then dds files come in.

[[C.E.L]Daniel123[MEX] 30]

https://imgur.com/a/Aoflo

Is banneable now?

also this?

https://imgur.com/a/mfd2A

Thanks

 

[iHobbit 687]

3 minutes ago, Daniel123[MEX] said:

https://imgur.com/a/Aoflo

Is banneable now?

Thanks

 

yes, it is no longer allowed!

[Extern28 42]

Guide soon!

[Forerunner 2816]

Custom trailer skin now released, with instructions on installation and editing.By default it comes as the rainbow trailer with "save editing" written on the side.

[Olympiaa 3]