@menos | M6 you are the man! I adapted the code, but dunno where it goes. Looked all over data files for strings of the code, in cars with shaking exhaust, and didn't find anything. I can't change the name of the car parts either, as I'm just using CM. But thanks for the info, I may stumble upon a solution by trying further!
Here is three (there are a couple more of course) quick methods how to get object names when modding AC:
The quickest and easiest method:
- open car in Content Manager Custom Showroom:
- single left mouse click on the object you want details from (in your case the exhaust):
In the Custom Showroom toolbox you will now find basic info on the selected object:
- copy the object name (in the field "Name:") to clipboard by marking the full name (double click on name or single click and pressing CTRL+A) and copy (right click and select copy or hit CTRL+C)
- now you can paste the correct object name into any ini file you need
Bonus Tip:
Even WHILE you are in an active AC session you can bring up Content Manager (ALT+TAB) and in pretty much ANY menu where your car in question is displayed you can invoke the Custom Showroom (either through clicking the showroom icon or right click and context menu to showroom).
Should CM not be responsive as it may be blocked by the secondary race pop up box - you can easily CLOSE that race pop up box by right click where an imaginary windows menu bar would be (all up top of the box) and selecting "Close" - this will just close the race pop up window and CM should be responsive.
The session will still stay alive and you can at any time ALT+TAB back into the session.
This way I usually have open:
1) Content Manager to use CM tools, browse content and find my way fast through the file system
2) CM Custom Showroom to select objects, adjust shaders, find textures, build physics, lights, etc
3) a live session to immediately see changes I make in extension files, etc
4) text editor - I like notepad++ best
5) 3DSimEd when having to modify very basic 3D like repositioning misaligned objects
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Content Manager really functions as the central hub for all of this. The.Best.App.Ever
Second method of selecting an object:
- In a live session open the CM dev app "Object Inspector" (this app is part of later CSP builds, if you do not find this app, make sure you are on a later CSP version, since prev..46 it is definitely part of the build, maybe even earlier):
- hold ALT key and left mouse click on the object you want info about (you may have to switch cameras (F7 is best) and navigate until the correct object is picked up):
- now the app will display a whole lot of information about the object (whcih is why you really want to know this method as well):
- lastly, click op "copy" next to the object name ("exh" in this case) and you have the object name in your clipboard
third method (the least convenient but you may use it as well as you may be using these apps and may have them on the screen anyway):
- in either 3DSimEd or ksEditor select the object in question and read the relevant object info - done ;-)
There you have it - the three easiest ways to find the object name to use in an ini file ;-)
This is absolutely correct - thanks
@bestiajo for the tip ;-)
you must extract data.acd of the car with CM (go to Content Manager...Content...Cars...select the car you want to extract data.acd files and press ALT+J) then a data folder is created in your car folder. After that, delete data.acd file in your car folder (if not, the game will read data.acd file first).
Once deleted, go to data folder and you have to put the code or values posted before inside "damage.ini". Of course, you need to know the object name of the exhaust to put in NAME="object name for the exhaust"
Yes, those are excellent to drive. I agree. Steering with your pedals at it's finest. There are to few liveries sadly. Up to 11 with yours. 👍
And staying down under, beta of atcc 80s mod is getting released today. Guess who is getting somewhere between zero and very little sleep tonight?
EDIT:
Released
Link
Awesome I looooooveGroup A cars ;-)
I donated 5 EUROS to get the Full version of the Content Manager, but I don't get a serial key.
Could anybody give me an advise?
I paid via PAYPAL.
If you have checked your spam folder and you didn't get a key mailed within say 48 hours (respect the weekend too please ;-) just mail Ilja your transaction details and ask kindly.
He does usually get to it very fast - he is a super nice guy but unquestionably burried in work ;-)
Just use the email address of the receiver from the paypal funds.
