vehicle sliding

[Mr. Rumsmith]

can you make a vehicle slide less by adding the friction scale to it?

[Andy]

i have the ZZZ_driveControl mod, and that help alot :)

[Hi-Torque]

Originally posted by Mr. Rumsmith:

can you make a vehicle slide less by adding the friction scale to it?

You can try increasing the downforce in the xml and adjusting the mass (density) of the i3d.

[EZP]

What line do you edit for 'downforce' in the xml?

[rayhere]

Yes I was wondering why some vehicles (pickup and others) seem to slide out just above a certain speed. I have few that as soon as you hit the brakes (at any speed) they will slide for a short while. Please post if you get it fixed, I sure could use a fix.

[Run_like_a_Deere]

ya i love that (realism) "not" giants added

[Hi-Torque]

Originally posted by EZ:

What line do you edit for 'downforce' in the xml?

The tag that opens with <downForce> .

[EZP]

Huh...there's no such line in the xml I'm looking at...which I guess could explain why it handled like a 1978 Ford Granada on ice with bald tires.

I did manage to make some tweaks and dial in the handling though.

[tom]

Do you mind share your experiense with us, i'm trying myself to adjust but seems like getting worse evry time.

Originally posted by EZ:

Huh...there's no such line in the xml I'm looking at...which I guess could explain why it handled like a 1978 Ford Granada on ice with bald tires.

I did manage to make some tweaks and dial in the handling though.

[Hi-Torque]

Originally posted by EZ:

Huh...there's no such line in the xml I'm looking at...which I guess could explain why it handled like a 1978 Ford Granada on ice with bald tires.

I did manage to make some tweaks and dial in the handling though.

You can add <downForce>50</downForce> to the vehicle xml and increase the number in small increments.

You can adjust the density in the rigid body tab of the vehicle i3d in very small increments.

Finally, you can adjust the weight distribution with the below tag found in the vehicle xml:

<component1 centerOfMass="0 0 1.5" solverIterationCount="25"/>

The first number is your right left suitability.
center is height or center of gravity.
the last is your fore/back. This is what you would need adjust for trucks with light front ends.

[EZP]

Cool...that helps a ton. Thanks a lot!!

[EZP]

Tom...is there a particular vehicle you're having issue with? I posted some settings here yesterday but removed them 'cause they caused some weirdness (they would flip over while turning hard if on a 'placed' surface...like the dealer parking lot, etc). They work good on normal surfaces though. I'm going to keep messing around...

[tom]

Well, i have a grimme mod downloaded..i think is the latest version for potatoes and sugar beet, i could adjustet this mod a bit...when i make a turn feks grimme textron is making a 360 turn and i are not turning at all, if you understand me.....

Originally posted by EZ:

Tom...is there a particular vehicle you're having issue with? I posted some settings here yesterday but removed them 'cause they caused some weirdness (they would flip over while turning hard if on a 'placed' surface...like the dealer parking lot, etc). They work good on normal surfaces though. I'm going to keep messing around...

[EZP]

I think I understand...but link me to the specific mod. Not sure I can help, but I might. If nothing else I might learn something.

[tom]

http://www.ls15mods.com/grimme-set-v-1-3/

[EZP]

So this line in the xml...

<ackermannSteering rotSpeed="70" rotMax="40" rotCenter="0 -0.74" />

I changed the rotMax="40" to rotMax="85" which makes it turn much more directly. Which I think is the issue you are having...at least that's the biggest difference I can detect between the Giants original and this modded version.