Volvo lightbox templates

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Volvo lightbox templates

#1 Post by Lost Virtual » 28 Jun 2020 01:16

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With the new volvo tuning dlc the have changed the 2012 lightbox making the older lightbox templates obsolete. There is also new lightbox accessories for the 2009 volvo as well.

This is just a little template pack to be able to make your own standalone lightboxes!

It come with 2 for the 2012 volvo (plastic and paint) and a the 2009 volvo

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https://sharemods.com/bu5m44b0xmxt/ligh ... 2.scs.html


and heres one for Schumi and overfloater 2009 volvo fh

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https://sharemods.com/6kmnin6fnz3k/schu ... 0.scs.html


To make your own standalone change the name's of the files from coname1/2/3 for your name (to keep it easy don't use cap letter and keep it just 7 letters/numbers)

you will need a tobj editor
for tobj files (mods studio 2 has one)

https://www.mods.studio/download

and a hex editor for pmd files (hxd is the one I use)

https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd

Here's a guide by @Cadde on hex editing
viewtopic.php?f=172&t=190173#p432985

Also with the painted lightbox you will need the ao folders in both vehicle and lghtbox. You do not need these folders if you are using just the plastic and/or 2009 lightbox.

And like @Cadde once said "DO NOT... I REPEAT, DO NOT just use "decal_template" in your released mod or it will conflict with other equally lazy modders. Thus completely negating the point of having a stand alone mod. Then you can save yourself the time and just edit "decals.dds" in the Volvo FH16 directory."
Also his page still has some good stuff about making a standalone lightbox that still applies the this one.
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=107303#p160349

Also a special thanks to @MDModder for his old mods studio 2 template that this mod structure is based on,@overfloater for the 2009 Globetrotter lightbox model and @Sogard3 for the painted lightbox model!.

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scs volvos
v1.0.2 changed painted lightbox to model made by sograd3,updated plastic lightbox

1.0.1 added automat files for steam workshop. compatibility

1.0 initial release

Schumi/overfloater  2009 volvo

1.0 initial release
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#2 Post by aerlenkoenig » 03 Jul 2020 12:21

Thank you for this one. Will be useful for the FH Tuning Pack.
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#3 Post by Lost Virtual » 04 Jul 2020 02:06

@aerlenkoenig No problem!
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#4 Post by Cadde » 03 Aug 2020 15:43

I will just drop this link here: viewtopic.php?f=172&t=190173
Because some people might wanna know what it means to hex edit.
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#5 Post by Lost Virtual » 03 Aug 2020 21:39

@Cadde Thanks. I'll put a link to that on the description.
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#6 Post by DKDBEM4 » 05 Aug 2020 16:26

Hi @Lost Virtual

Thanks for your work and explaination. I've almost succesfully edited all the files and will have my own standalone lightbox soon.

I'm just encountering this problem. The not painted (black background) Lightbox works. But with the painted option for the fh2012 lightbox the painted part turns red like it's missing the texture. Could you by any chance tell me which reference I missed or screwed up?
I've added a screenshot for reference:
Lightbox.png
Thanks in advance for your response!
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#7 Post by Lost Virtual » 05 Aug 2020 17:46

@DKDBEM4 could I see the error log and maybe have the file that you are working on?
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#8 Post by DKDBEM4 » 06 Aug 2020 06:10

I totally forgot about the log...

I've renamed all the 'conameX' to 'pupboxX'
These are the errors:

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00:01:51.766 : [Vehicle accessory]: 'pupbox3.volvo.fh16_2012.decals' /def/vehicle/truck/volvo.fh16_2012/accessory/decals/pupbox3.sii
00:01:51.774 : <ERROR> [fs] Failed to open file '/vehicle/truck/upgrade/lvs/acc/pupbox3/fa/fa058c82ae8fd6af.mat' in the read_only mode.
00:01:51.775 : <ERROR> [material] Can not open '/vehicle/truck/upgrade/lvs/acc/pupbox3/fa/fa058c82ae8fd6af.mat'
00:01:51.894 : <ERROR> [fs] Failed to open file '/vehicle/truck/upgrade/lvs/acc/pupbox3/e9/e9b194a8bcab7039.mat' in the read_only mode.
00:01:51.895 : <ERROR> [material] Can not open '/vehicle/truck/upgrade/lvs/acc/pupbox3/e9/e9b194a8bcab7039.mat'
00:01:51.898 : <ERROR> [fs] Failed to open file '/vehicle/truck/upgrade/lvs/acc/pupbox3/e2/e2584ff97fc95daa.mat' in the read_only mode.
00:01:51.898 : <ERROR> [material] Can not open '/vehicle/truck/upgrade/lvs/acc/pupbox3/e2/e2584ff97fc95daa.mat'
For the file, should I just send you the entire .scs?
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#9 Post by Lost Virtual » 06 Aug 2020 16:07

@DKDBEM4 do you have the volvo turning dlc? because painted lightboxes are exclusive to the dlc.
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Re: Volvo lightbox templates

#10 Post by DKDBEM4 » 06 Aug 2020 16:13

@Lost Virtual yes I do! So that shouldn’t be the issue..
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