Better towing with the gavril d15

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Title kinda says it all. Love the D15, I'd say its been what I've played for well over half my overall time in the game. Lately I finally found a good trailer pack, and really dig trying to tow. However, I have been finding it almost impossible to really do even somewhat well. Best I've managed is towing 5800 pounds up to 75ish mph. This was using the biggest V8 with a stage 3 supercharger, and a 6 speed automatic with a high stall converter. For reference, I can tow twice that weight with my stock toyota tundra irl, and easily cruise at 75. Whereas in game It takes the strongest available engine set up for max performance and flooring it. So, not at all realistic at all. Which is fine in some ways, it's a game. But it still kinda bums me out.

Now I've got a TON of mods I use, but none seem to address the issue at play here. Which is the rear differential ratio. Shortest gear I can put in there is 4.10. So anyone got any idea for mods that might change that, adding shorter gears more inline with towing needs?

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tried finding mods that might add more rear dif options but to no avail so far. would really appreciate any help on this

[Nadeox1]

The game is pretty accessible, and doing this kind of changes is not that hard.
You could mod in your own custom differential with ratio range you prefer.

You can follow this guide:
https://www.beamng.com/threads/tutorial-how-to-mod-engine-part-1.39221/
Up to step 4, you need to pick the file that contains the differential (usually the suspension one)
Then up to step 6, you need to simply find the differential values in the file and change them.
Also give your part a specific name, so it shows up as a new part.

NOTE: The pickup files are split between these two folders
Content/vehicles/pickup
Content/vehicles/common/pickup

[Big 3]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1311612617

lots of power ;) just to heavy lol though i do feel like the default gear ratio is a bit off as well 90km in first gear in high range?

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Originally posted by Nadeox1:

The game is pretty accessible, and doing this kind of changes is not that hard.
You could mod in your own custom differential with ratio range you prefer.

You can follow this guide:
https://www.beamng.com/threads/tutorial-how-to-mod-engine-part-1.39221/
Up to step 4, you need to pick the file that contains the differential (usually the suspension one)
Then up to step 6, you need to simply find the differential values in the file and change them.
Also give your part a specific name, so it shows up as a new part.

NOTE: The pickup files are split between these two folders
Content/vehicles/pickup
Content/vehicles/common/pickup

YOU IS A GUUD PEOPLE!!!!11!!!one!

Really though, thanks a lot, I'll definite give myslef tons of new difs. And honestly, some custom motors. Most of my passion is for old trucks, so making a 454 big block from the 70-80s era that only has ~250 hp and ~260-~300 torque would be AMAZING. Thank you so very much you beautiful bastard.

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Originally posted by Nadeox1:

The game is pretty accessible, and doing this kind of changes is not that hard.
You could mod in your own custom differential with ratio range you prefer.

You can follow this guide:
https://www.beamng.com/threads/tutorial-how-to-mod-engine-part-1.39221/
Up to step 4, you need to pick the file that contains the differential (usually the suspension one)
Then up to step 6, you need to simply find the differential values in the file and change them.
Also give your part a specific name, so it shows up as a new part.

NOTE: The pickup files are split between these two folders
Content/vehicles/pickup
Content/vehicles/common/pickup

Welp, that failed. guide didn't help, could find the right location. Found another guide, seemed promising with a file ready to go, however upon loading it into truck i get an error and the truck no longer works. Sooooooooo, i suck lol.

This is in no way the game's fault, except perhaps it is silly that the only pickup in the game cant tow for ♥♥♥♥ and has no adjustable diff choices. But mainly it's my lack of intelligence. Oh well :/

Thanks anyways my man, you did try.

[B25Mitch]

It may be that the mod loads you are trying to tow have very high rolling resistance. The stock D-15 should easily be able to tow over 10k lbs at over 75mph:

http://puu.sh/zuC5G/f0fcbc8ba6.jpg

[Nadeox1]

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Welp, that failed. guide didn't help, could find the right location.

The install folder?
It may vary if your Steam is installed in a different location.
You can quickly access that by doing this:
- Right-click the game in your library
- Properties > 'Local Files' tab > 'Browse Local Files' button
Now you are in the game's directory. Go in content/vehicles and you will find all the files

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Welp, that failed. guide didn't help, could find the right location. Found another guide, seemed promising with a file ready to go, however upon loading it into truck i get an error and the truck no longer works. Sooooooooo, i suck lol.

Uhm, not sure about this.
It's possible that file is outdated (this stuff gets constantly changed, so using old files is no go). Or that file was meant for another vehicle. Or it had errors.

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Originally posted by mitchsahl:

It may be that the mod loads you are trying to tow have very high rolling resistance. The stock D-15 should easily be able to tow over 10k lbs at over 75mph:

http://puu.sh/zuC5G/f0fcbc8ba6.jpg

Am I mistaken or is the weight listed there GVW? I meant the tralier itself weighs 5800 lbs on it's own (Thats including load weight). And that's something I'll look into, but I do not believe it to be the case. The mod seems very well done and I have not noticed such issues. Aside from that I haven't found any good way to simulate load weights with the normal trailers. The mod I'm using actually repurposes some the the normal trailers, just allowing suspension customization and granted the option to have loads on them. I've been using hay bales.

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Originally posted by Nadeox1:

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Welp, that failed. guide didn't help, could find the right location.

The install folder?
It may vary if your Steam is installed in a different location.
You can quickly access that by doing this:
- Right-click the game in your library
- Properties > 'Local Files' tab > 'Browse Local Files' button
Now you are in the game's directory. Go in content/vehicles and you will find all the files

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Welp, that failed. guide didn't help, could find the right location. Found another guide, seemed promising with a file ready to go, however upon loading it into truck i get an error and the truck no longer works. Sooooooooo, i suck lol.

Uhm, not sure about this.
It's possible that file is outdated (this stuff gets constantly changed, so using old files is no go). Or that file was meant for another vehicle. Or it had errors.

No I found the install location easy enough, I mean I could find the actualy file containing what I was looking for. As for the seond point, more than likely that's the case. Like I said, I'm rather inept at this sort of thing so I cant make my own. Rebuild you vehicle from the ground up irl? Heck yeah, do it for fun. Make a custom diff for a game? Not so much lol xD

[B25Mitch]

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Am I mistaken or is the weight listed there GVW? I meant the tralier itself weighs 5800 lbs on it's own (Thats including load weight). And that's something I'll look into, but I do not believe it to be the case. The mod seems very well done and I have not noticed such issues. Aside from that I haven't found any good way to simulate load weights with the normal trailers. The mod I'm using actually repurposes some the the normal trailers, just allowing suspension customization and granted the option to have loads on them. I've been using hay bales.

The trailer itself weighs over 10,000lbs - try spawning one, it's just the default flatbed trailer from the stock game.

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Originally posted by mitchsahl:

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Am I mistaken or is the weight listed there GVW? I meant the tralier itself weighs 5800 lbs on it's own (Thats including load weight). And that's something I'll look into, but I do not believe it to be the case. The mod seems very well done and I have not noticed such issues. Aside from that I haven't found any good way to simulate load weights with the normal trailers. The mod I'm using actually repurposes some the the normal trailers, just allowing suspension customization and granted the option to have loads on them. I've been using hay bales.

The trailer itself weighs over 10,000lbs - try spawning one, it's just the default flatbed trailer from the stock game.

So, after a bit of testing, I have no explanation as to what that works. But it is not accurate. I actually have a fifthwheel adapter trailer mod, so I can actually use the flatbead properly. And empty, yes you can tow it. But the second you add a load to it, it becomes almost impossible to move. Again, no explanation as to why it works empty, but again it is not accurate.

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Originally posted by mitchsahl:

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Am I mistaken or is the weight listed there GVW? I meant the tralier itself weighs 5800 lbs on it's own (Thats including load weight). And that's something I'll look into, but I do not believe it to be the case. The mod seems very well done and I have not noticed such issues. Aside from that I haven't found any good way to simulate load weights with the normal trailers. The mod I'm using actually repurposes some the the normal trailers, just allowing suspension customization and granted the option to have loads on them. I've been using hay bales.

The trailer itself weighs over 10,000lbs - try spawning one, it's just the default flatbed trailer from the stock game.

Originally posted by Dr. Phil-Good:

Originally posted by mitchsahl:

The trailer itself weighs over 10,000lbs - try spawning one, it's just the default flatbed trailer from the stock game.

So, after a bit of testing, I have no explanation as to what that works. But it is not accurate. I actually have a fifthwheel adapter trailer mod, so I can actually use the flatbead properly. And empty, yes you can tow it. But the second you add a load to it, it becomes almost impossible to move. Again, no explanation as to why it works empty, but again it is not accurate.

Turns out, I'm an idiot. Yeah Idk why the trailer pack I use is so hard to tow, but once I loaded the flatbed PROPERLY, it was pretty fun to mess with and worked great. So yeah, you were entirely right.

However, I sstand by the need for shorter rear diffs for towing, or better yet an adjustable one. This would be great for many reasons, including better towing and better offroad gear reduction.