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.
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| Main and auxiliary tanks on Minamoto Sky Traveller. |
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| 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).
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| 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.
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| Buttons on side console. |
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).
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| Dashboard. |
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).
GEMC, 2021.
