ATS Example file structure mod using templates (Includes Volvo VNL 2018)

[Alarthon]

Updated with International lt.

[BK Vissers]

Thank you for the update!

[SyphonFaraday]

Thank you very much! This is what I was looking for!

[Alarthon]

Updated with ownable dump trailer and Cascadia 2020 parts.

[RottenRowdy]

Yeah like PBandJ said. You will no doubt have to find that mods template, even if its slightly different it is different and will not work.

I found the Rollin Pete 389 Template, If you would like it I can send it over. Ironically its a SCS template >.>

Anyway you are still around and i can get my hands on it?

[Alarthon]

Anyway you are still around and i can get my hands on it?

I never received the template. Sorry I can not help with that.

[kaitahn25]

i am having an issue with this file it is telling me that when i go to save it says that it is a read only file and i do not have it set that way in any way

[Alarthon]

Which one? All of them? When looking at the options for me it says viewers can download. With google drive you can't pull specific files from it, you have to download it all. The download button is in the top right of the screen and icon is a down arrow.

[KingOfTheRoad77]

Hello Alarthon,

I already asked you for some advice for your Ali Arc bumper mod via Steam Workshop, my Alias there is TraubeNuss

Well - to be honest - I once again tried to understand what to do and where:

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... and watched a YouTube Paint Job tutorial, too, but it really isn't that easy to just change that "damn" one pixel to black colour

I first went once again to this folder:

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... but as you can see in my screenshot, the only DDS file containing any (senseful) content GIMP is showing, is "details_c.dds".

I then discovered by help of the YouTube tutorial, that the paintjob should be located here:

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... but here, all DDS just show a middle grey 2k resolution image in GIMP...


I simply haven't got the slighties clue in which texture file and where exactly to find that pixel in order to make it black / anthrazite...

And I really like to it myself - but well... absolutely no success so far.
So I would be thankful for some additional, more detailed help, please


Just for background:
I am using the emerald Bison SCS paint job from the Wyoming event for my Anthem. Choosing the paintjob fitting painted bullbar/bumper version makes it much too green without any contrast, choosing the chrome version is far better - but when looking at other accessories I kept plastic / standard / black, black / anthrazite seems to fit the best for my personal taste

[Alarthon]

So how I have the bumpers set up you will need to make a full paintjob for it. There is no .dds files in my mod that paint the bars/bumpers themselves. The files you found are for specific parts of the bumpers that are not paintable.

The easiest way right now will be to use paintjob packer. viewtopic.php?t=282956 It will help make the mod for you then you can see the file structure of paintjobs.

You will need the SCS extractor to pull the files https://modding.scssoft.com/wiki/Docume ... _Extractor To use it just copy and paste the .scs files (where you have them installed from steam) to a new location then drag the .scs files onto the extractor.exe. Let it run until the command prompt goes away by itself.

The bison paintjob is vehicle\truck\upgrade\paintjob\mack_anthem\wy_bis . Just pull a .dds from that location. Open it in a image editor and add the black pixel in the bottom left corner. Use that .dds in the paintjob packer and you should be all set.