Friday, July 5, 2024

Baiern Alpenjager v2.0 update

The vehicle was coded from the ground up, so it's pretty much a new product in a familiar shell. Main branch is now RL-sized(https://sl-gemc.blogspot.com/2019/03/real-scale-initiative-by-gemc.html) and mod out of the box. Legacy version(nomod) will remain available for some time via CasperVend.

Here's the list of changes:

- updated mesh, some bits are smoother now;

- all doors are now moving smoothly;

- glovebox is a separate prim now and can be used for storing things(see below);

- number of illuminated parts on the interior increased;

- additional light sources added for ceiling lamps; 

- glass tint options added;

- inner part of the windshield is a separate material now, you can adjust its transparency(locked at 25% on legacy version);

- factory wheels got more definition;

- most of the textures got brightened up to work with PBR;

- tail lights retextured;

- headlights are more visible now; 

- sim crossing errors fixed;

 - battery charger is now using animesh;

- vehicle customization moved to menus;

- media screen replaced with a modern unit;

- more buttons now do more stuff(ceiling console buttons can be used for aux equipment);

- console buttons used for screen navigation now control the legacy loops player; 

- outside and climate temp now shows Fahrenheit when output is switched to imperial;

- "max ac" button on the climate pannel now sets the temperature to lowest and turns on the blower fan;

- !GTFO support added;

- CasperUpdate system added;

- GLPS added;

- GMLS added(GMLS id: ALPENJAGER);

- EasyWheels system added(adjsutable camber too);

- movable addons system added, use following prefixes for their respective parts:
ADDON_BONNET
ADDON_DOOR_FL
ADDON_DOOR_FR
ADDON_DOOR_RL
ADDON_DOOR_RR
ADDON_TRUNK_1
ADDON_TRUNK_2
ADDON_GLOVEBOX;

- adjustable ground collider added;

- vehicle handling changed;

- speed lmiter and cruise control added;

- boost system added(think zamani torero v2), with several upgrades;

- engine temperature system upgraded. Now the engine only cuts off if overheated in idle, and can be restarted right away;

- large number of variables moved to LSD and can be queried and modified;

- engine sounds can be changed via LSD;

- more sounds added, such as various button clicks, wipers sounds, etc;

- "acc" to "off" iginition key sequence fixed; 

- figurine is made randomizable;

- other minor fixes and improvements.