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AAPpain

Nov 21, 2018 @ 9:17am

How to make a truck/car mod on the Workshop?

I really want to drive a Subaru in ATS, but I only trust the workshop and they dont have many cars, much less a Subaru. I am just wondering how people get cars onto the workshop. Thanks!

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Trucker_71 has American Truck Simulator

Nov 21, 2018 @ 9:25am

This is a truck sim that's focused on hauling freight and making money. What do you plan on hauling with a Subaru?

AAPpain

Nov 21, 2018 @ 9:28am

A caravan/trailer.

Nov 21, 2018 @ 3:06pm

But a stupid can can not make you money in this game. I suggest if you want a car to drive the get a car driving game.....

AAPpain

Nov 21, 2018 @ 4:21pm

what if i just... you know... use a mod? Maybe make a pickup that has a fifth wheel in the bed? I'm just looking for answers because I have used all of the different trucks and i want to drive in a normal car.

AAPpain

Nov 21, 2018 @ 4:22pm

a mod for money/xp, of course. I like the fifth wheel idea a lot more.

B_Wald

Nov 21, 2018 @ 5:40pm

Originally posted by TW:
But a stupid can can not make you money in this game. I suggest if you want a car to drive the get a car driving game.....

Every time cars and car mods come up, someone makes this exact argument.

While I understand completely, and even agree to an extent, I feel the logic is flawed.

ATS is a cruising game, when you boil it down. You're meant to plod along at or near the speed limit, watching the scenery flow past your window. The physics, controls and AI are at their best when you travel at regular highway speeds.

The vast majority of car-driving games are the exact opposite- you're meant to haul as much a$$ as is humanly possible and ignore every traffic law known to man.

Take the Forza Horizon series as an example. If you attempt to cruise, it IS possible, but you have to be impossibly gentle with all controls. The vehicles become darty and clumsy: moving the steering stick by a milimeter results in a 90 degree turn, and even LOOKING at the brake pedal causes the car to stand on its nose and stop abruptly. Likewise, the AI does not behave in a believable manner, as they're meant to be little more than mobile obstacles.

Then there are the roads in these games. They're ridiculously wide, as much as 2x their IRL width. Going at normal speeds, you feel like you're driving on an airstrip. The twisty bits feel unnecessary, and you can't shake the feeling that these roads were designed for a videogame, little more than racetracks disguised as public roads.

Damn, this got WAAY longer than I meant it to be, lol. My point is there are very few games with the look and feel of ATS, so I don't blame folks one bit for wanting to drive cars in it.

/soapbox mode

Last edited by B_Wald; Nov 21, 2018 @ 5:41pm

AAPpain

Nov 21, 2018 @ 6:17pm

Hey B_Wald,
Thanks for replying. I toatally get it. But how do I make a mod?
Thanks,
Alex

AAPpain

Nov 21, 2018 @ 6:18pm

Oh and I also do play City Car Driving

B_Wald

Nov 21, 2018 @ 9:27pm

Originally posted by Yeet:
Hey B_Wald,
Thanks for replying. I toatally get it. But how do I make a mod?
Thanks,
Alex

Originally posted by Yeet:
Oh and I also do play City Car Driving

Yeah, I was gonna bring up City Car but my post was getting a little long.

Alas, I have zero modding skills beyond installing them.

AAPpain

Nov 22, 2018 @ 6:54am

B_Wald,
Yeah, that makes sense. Posts don't want to be TOO long! And I have 0 moddin skills either

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Frostbite

Aug 2, 2020 @ 1:07pm

I hate to say it but your best bet would mist likely be to download a car mod off a a website. There are a good bunch of them out there that are trustworthy.

Best - golar26

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Sandhill

Aug 2, 2020 @ 3:16pm

If you have many hours to devote to the project, this is as good a place as any to begin your journey into modding:
https://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=201&t=203315
I would point out, though, that it is not, to my knowledge, possible to even remotely model auto handling characteristics in the SCS universe. The vehicle you build will, for example, be incapable of oversteer (rear tires breaking loose) on a skid pad. Go fast enough and your car just falls over on it's side, which works passably for trucks but not at all for cars. I'd drive someone else's mod first just to see if you can stand how odd the car's handling seems.

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[GER] TM

Aug 2, 2020 @ 6:13pm

Just use a website, The best mods cant be found on the workshop and unless youre a complete tool and have no antivirus whatsoever, you can easily use websites.

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