Minamoto Sky Traveller release

Ok, it took half-year again. Nevertheless it's done and out.

Here's the manual article: http://sl-gemc.blogspot.com/2013/05/minamoto-sky-series-bus-manual.html
Here's the SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Land/87/164/3701
Here's SL MP page: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/GEMC-Minamoto-Sky-Traveller/4918683
Enjoy.

Minamoto Sky-series bus manual

This vehicle is built under "Real Scale" initiative. Learn more: https://sl-gemc.blogspot.com/2019/03/real-scale-initiative-by-gemc.html

In this article we will highlight most bus features required for every day use.

Common features.
1. Fuel - this bus is equipped with GFS fuel system. It uses DIESEL FUEL.
 Sky Traveller has two fuel tanks - one on the left, and one on the right side. Right side tank is used for main engine, an left tank is used for air conditioner engine and air compressor engine. Tanks capacity is 52.8 gallons each.
 Sky Messenger has a single tank, and its cap is located by the left rear wheel.

Main and auxiliary tanks on Minamoto Sky Traveller.

Fuel cap on Minamoto Sky Messenger.

2. Electricity - this vehicle is equipped with two batteries and electricity consumption system. Batteries are located under the vehicle, next to the main door. The system supports all GEMC batteries types, so you can choose your favorites. OEM batteries for this vehicle provide 80Ah output each.(see Batteries and electrical devices policy update for details).

Batteries compartment

3. Gearbox - Minamoto Sky-series buses are equipped with manual 6 speed gearbox. You can switch between positions with E/C or PgUp/PgDn buttons.

Gearbox positions:

Transmission lock - vehicle physics off;

R - Reverse;

N - Neutral;

1 through 6 - Forward gears.

The Sky Traveller is equipped with innovative cruise control system. You can engage it by tapping W/Up key when in one of forward gears. System will be disengaged when you touch W/Up key again, or brake. You can select your desired speed using buttons on UniHUD, or by going to vehicle's menu, "Vehicle" - "SpeedLimit+"/"SpeedLimit-". This system is similar to the one I used on ZAMANI Ravago and Iwaki B-series.

 

4. Starting sequence - this vehicle is equipped with realistic startup procedure. Click the ignition key on the dashboard once to turn the ignition on, and then click+hold the key to crank up the engine. Depending on vehicles's conditions, startup time may vary.

Additionally you can start the vehicle via UniHUD(see below). To do so, press the key button. Keep it pressed until the engine starts.

3rd method of starting the engine is to use gesture(gestures can be obtained from the UniHUD(question mark button - Gestures). In this case, the whole sequence is played automatically.

 

Unusual features and buttons.

Buttons on side console.

5. Fuel pump(Sky Traveller only) - bus is equipped with internal inter-tank fuel pump. The pump levels the fuel in both tanks to provide fuel to empty tank and/or keep bus center of mass in the middle. If you ran out of fuel in one tank, you can press "FUEL PUMP" button on dashboard extension below side window. It will pump some fuel from the other tank(provided it has any fuel). Pump will stop automatically when fuel level will be the same in both tanks. Also you can click the button again to stop it manually.

6. Compressed air system - multiple systems of this bus are using the compressed air. Air is stored in the air tanks and its pressure is shown on dashboard gauge. Once the air pressure is going low, air compressor turns on automatically(if there's fuel for it, and main engine is running). You can turn on air compressor manually by pressing "AIR PUMP" button on the dashboard extension below the side window. Compressed air is used for operating main door, suspension lift, and brakes. As pressure falls, these start to operate worse.
6.1. Also compressed air is used to start the main engine in case of emergency(i.e. flat batteries). To do so, click ignition key to put it to Stage 1(ignition connect), and press "EMERGENCY STARTER" button. It will start the engine if there's any air pressure. Some compressed air will be spent during this operation.

7. Suspension lift - the bus is equipped with suspension lift. It will lower the front part by 8cm to allow easier entrance and exit. To operate the lift, press the "LIFT" button on the dashboard extension. It will operate the suspension one or another way(if there's any air pressure). Some compressed air will be spent during this operation.

8. Emergency starter - this bus is equipped with emergency starting system, which takes no electricity to spin the engine crankshaft. Check part 6.1. for details on operation.

9. Message display - there's an interior message display, which shows various warning and information messages to passengers.  To turn it on or off, click the "MESSAGE DISPLAY" button on the dashboard extension below the side window. The message display switches between lines with 3 seconds step. To switch lines manually, press one or another arrow on "DISPLAY" button placed next to previous one.

10. Route sign - the sign is placed in front of the bus between headlights. Pressing "ROUTE SIGN" button will turn it on or off. Sign can be changed to one of predefined settings or used for displaying your custom image with bus Custom HUD(see chapter 13).

Dashboard.

11. On-board computer - the bus is equipped with computer to assist driver monitor the travel distance and fuel levels. Computer has multiple modes - odometer(total passed distance), trip counter(distance passed since engine startup), fuel level in main tank, and fuel level in auxiliary tank(Sky Traveller-special). To switch the modes, press the small button below speedometer gauge. By default, computer is set to "odometer" mode. You can switch the output type between metric and imperial units by pressing "I/M" button on the bottom left part of central dashboard console. You can reset your odometer output by pressing "0.0" button on the right bottom part.

12. Media unit - this thing has 3 modes - TV, camera, and Web. To turn it on or off, press the "power" icon button. In TV mode it plays the looped "TV" animations. In "camera" mode it plays "static" animation, as SL does not support "picture-in-picture" effect. Web mode allows you to surf the web, using built-in web browser. "Channel" buttons are used for changing "TV" animations in TV mode.

13. Air conditioning unit - this thing is really simple. Press arrow down to turn it off, and arrow up to turn it on. "Fan" icon buttons increase or decrease air blow in the conditioning vents.

Other functions. 

14. HUD - This vehicle is utilizing second generation of GEMC UniHUD, which means dynamic controls layout and simple operation.

15. Occupants and animations - depending on the model, this vehicle can provide room for up to 47 occupants, including driver.

Passengers can change their seats by using the bus menu, or their UniHUD(obtained from the vehicle). Passengers can also adjust their positions by using the bus menu or their UniHUD.

Driver can use "Eject" function on their UniHUD to eject unwanted occupants. 

16. GTFO! support - this vehicle supports GTFO! system(https://sl-gtfo.com) out of the box. By default, this vehicle uses its built-in luggage for GTFO! visuals(roof rack must be enabled), but you can attach your prims to it and use them as a cargo. To do so, change the description of your cargo prims to "CARGO"(without quotation marks). This will make those prims elegible for participation in our cargo loading/unloading scripted sequence. Cargo prims will be loaded starting with the ones that are placed deeper inside the vehicle, and going towards the outside. Unloading is performed in reverse. 

17. Customizing - click the vehicle to get the menu, then click "Customize..." button, and you'll be presented with a number of customization options such as various colors, liveries, interior trims, additional equipment, dynamic license plates(LHD versions use new NTBI GLPS system), ability to add custom route signs and so on. If you've purchased a "Modify permission upgrade", you can modify the vehicle using SL's building tool. Please make sure to turn the vehicle's "EDIT MODE" on before editing, to ensure the stability. 

Useful tip: if you own a modifable version and want to replace sun shades texture with your own, paste the UUID of your texture into the name field of the sun shades prim.

 

Route sign size ratio: approx 1:6.73(h:w).

Sky Traveller livery template(2021) 

Sky Traveller normal maps(2021)

Sky Traveller nterior texture(2021)

Sky Traveller floor texture(2021)

 

Sky Messenger livery template (2021)

Sky Messenger normal maps(2021)

Sky Messenger nterior texture(2021)

Sky Messenger floor texture(2021)

 

Seats texture

Curtains texture

GEMC, 2021.

Gmünd Stuttgart Ferdinand v1.3 update

Okay, there's plenty of time passed, i was quite busy making new things and dealing with various issues. Anyway, today we have an update for our Gmünd, main point of which is top speed tweak, and new charger code(it transmits necessary data to the vehicle now, so charger can be used for similar cars(geometry-wise) without additional update).

 Here's the list of all new things in this update:
1. Top speed tweaked, it's about 2 times faster now or so.
-Clocks custom time zone bug totally fixed, using llGetUnixTime now(credit goes to Aryn Gellner for pointing at that function).
2. Heating and temperature issue fixed, engine heats up and cools down smoothly now.
3. New code for gauges cluster warning lights - smaller size and more effective.
4. Electricity and charger code changed - make sure to rez your GEMC JG 1500 Charging unit and accept update.

Couple more words about new charger code. With this update we added llCastRay function to it, so it can detect the vehicles better. All you have to do is to "aim" the charger to make it face the car you want to charge(same way as GFS fuel cans). So now it will not pick wrong car if there are more than one in charger range. That's it for now folks, hope you'll enjoy new update.

Picture of the day: runnin' ultra settings here, guys. 

GEMC, 2013.