works fine for me on high physics but i will point out its WAY too fast for how its built, you might have to try connecting the wingtips to the main body or building the wings out of fewer parts
i dont really know whats possible and what isnt so i guess ill just dump some ideas for car related stuff:
* transmissions
* more tarmac circuits
* better lights (headlight parts, square lights, etc)
* more parts for suspensions (specifically spring that are meant to take huge amounts of forces because the default ones dont seem to be capable of handling much weight and raising the value through xml seems to reach a certain point then do nothing but maybe i just suck at building suspensions)
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/CNfksL/2019-Indycar-Dallara-IR-12
here's a link to it if you want to check it out, please feel free to let me know if you'd like anything changed or removed
@aircraftarsenal123 ill credit and since i used your 2015 car i believe it will automatically make it a successor? not too sure but ill link the original just in case
is there some trick to get the rear suspension pieces to connect? i somehow broke the suspension while adding my own personal touches to the rear and now no matter how hard i try the pieces will not connect, it says they're connected but they just fall apart when i spawn the car in.
woah youve even got your own suspension tester, thats incredible. everything is modeled and functional. i can safely say this is the best mid-90s F1 car out there. mind if i take inspiration from you and build my own suspension tester?
@MetalManiac54 my idea is that if you position the engine in a certain spot, you can basically cancel out those forces using the force of the engine to achieve an aircraft similar to a B2 Spirit
@LieutenantSOT you didnt come off as rude, but limiting the drag to only 300 would mean having to use really low grip tires or really nerfed engines (like 10hp type of nerfed) to prevent the lack of drag and lack of weight from a <700 part car from making it reach those "unrealistic" speeds and accelerations the OP emphasized
and also the "under 300 drag" for cars is literally impossible. the fuselage block itself is 127 drag points and adding a block to that exceeds the 300 drag point limit by 87 drag points
@JumpingJack you said the parts keep bending? that could be caused by either the connection points you chose or the thickness of the wings. try connecting multiple pieces to the rotator and thickening the wings a bit more (If the car is SUPER fast i dont know very much to do besides adding extra parts for support to keep the pieces from bending. i dont have much experience with extremely fast cars. around 300mph is about the limit of my knowledge, anything beyond that and i usually just slow the car down for realism purposes.
@JumpingJack if the rear wing is what youre trying to make active aero for id reccomend using pistons and taking inspiration from something like the Zenvo TSR-S' wing
@JumpingJack i do know for sure though that the thickness 100% affects weight and flexibility so you'd want the wing to be as thin as possible without it being too flexible.
ill see what i can do, might take a few weeks though unless you arent looking for anything too complex. Do you want a open cabin design? one that can have an interior added in later? would you prefer a rear wing and/or canards? if so, any specific style?
just need some idea of what direction to go with the chasis.
hi, I'm planning to attempt to build my first car using the knowledge I've gained from modifying other builders cars. I want to make it a custom supercar based on the design of the New Gen Ford GT. I was wondering if there were any car building tips you could give me. any advice will help. (I'm almost certain the car will take me over a month, probably two or three, since I want to make sure it will look great and drive well)
@Shanethepain1 is the fixed version posted? ive never worked with a suspension design like that, only pushrod and double wishbones so id love to see how this one works
i couldnt fix it, since all the pieces are connected by hinges the entire thing basically functions as one complex rope so almost the entire thing would likely need to be redesigned to stiffen it, sorry
ill actually highlight the parts in a really bright orange so you can see which ones were causing the issue and can remove them or make fixes based on that, i feel that would be more helpful
@Shanethepain1 youll have to stiffen the suspension or possibly redesign the chasis because i tested it and the structure just caves in since theres no support holding it up anymore
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/XsHdQ1/Aircraftarsenal123s-Lotus-T125-Exos-S1
never got confirmation from the suspension owner and didnt want to keep you waiting for so long so i just stripped the suspension from the car. there is the link in case you want to check it out.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/XsHdQ1/Aircraftarsenal123s-Lotus-T125-Exos-S1
sorry about the lack of suspension, the suspension owner never replied back and i didn't want to keep you waiting any longer. ill try to look around and find some pushrod suspensions or maybe do some testing and try my hand at building my own (probably the method im going to go with, easier because i can use it anytime)
i didnt know you built this or i wouldve used the suspension here to avoid the wait for confirmation from the owner of the suspension i used XD. i might try to swap them if he doesnt reply back soon.
@Defalt1 I’ll try emailing them, thank you
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works fine for me on high physics but i will point out its WAY too fast for how its built, you might have to try connecting the wingtips to the main body or building the wings out of fewer parts
do you have any tips for building steering wheels?
i dont really know whats possible and what isnt so i guess ill just dump some ideas for car related stuff:
* transmissions
* more tarmac circuits
* better lights (headlight parts, square lights, etc)
* more parts for suspensions (specifically spring that are meant to take huge amounts of forces because the default ones dont seem to be capable of handling much weight and raising the value through xml seems to reach a certain point then do nothing but maybe i just suck at building suspensions)
i just finished editing the description (in case you saw it before i finished)
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/CNfksL/2019-Indycar-Dallara-IR-12
here's a link to it if you want to check it out, please feel free to let me know if you'd like anything changed or removed
@aircraftarsenal123 ill credit and since i used your 2015 car i believe it will automatically make it a successor? not too sure but ill link the original just in case
is there some trick to get the rear suspension pieces to connect? i somehow broke the suspension while adding my own personal touches to the rear and now no matter how hard i try the pieces will not connect, it says they're connected but they just fall apart when i spawn the car in.
@w101tdi thanks
this is incredible
@AmirDehvan thanks
imagine if someone were able to make a much smaller version of this and pair it with an engine and driveshaft
@ArkRoyalTheDDhunter do tell
woah youve even got your own suspension tester, thats incredible. everything is modeled and functional. i can safely say this is the best mid-90s F1 car out there. mind if i take inspiration from you and build my own suspension tester?
this is perfect lol
@asteroidbook345 do i hear a possibility that needs to be tested? xd
@MetalManiac54 sure
@MetalManiac54 my idea is that if you position the engine in a certain spot, you can basically cancel out those forces using the force of the engine to achieve an aircraft similar to a B2 Spirit
@LieutenantSOT you didnt come off as rude, but limiting the drag to only 300 would mean having to use really low grip tires or really nerfed engines (like 10hp type of nerfed) to prevent the lack of drag and lack of weight from a <700 part car from making it reach those "unrealistic" speeds and accelerations the OP emphasized
i believe that if you were able to position the engine, cockpit block and wing correctly it could be possible to get away with 3 parts.
and also the "under 300 drag" for cars is literally impossible. the fuselage block itself is 127 drag points and adding a block to that exceeds the 300 drag point limit by 87 drag points
@Chancey21 i was thinking the same, glad to see im not the only one
@JumpingJack you said the parts keep bending? that could be caused by either the connection points you chose or the thickness of the wings. try connecting multiple pieces to the rotator and thickening the wings a bit more (If the car is SUPER fast i dont know very much to do besides adding extra parts for support to keep the pieces from bending. i dont have much experience with extremely fast cars. around 300mph is about the limit of my knowledge, anything beyond that and i usually just slow the car down for realism purposes.
@JumpingJack if the rear wing is what youre trying to make active aero for id reccomend using pistons and taking inspiration from something like the Zenvo TSR-S' wing
@JumpingJack i do know for sure though that the thickness 100% affects weight and flexibility so you'd want the wing to be as thin as possible without it being too flexible.
@JumpingJack i dont know for sure but i could test it out. it is supposed to but idk if the in-game physics cover that.
@Aviatorsunglasses yeah i read the desc, and you should be able to just type "Help" in the tags search bar and it should be there
it drifts pretty well, i might need to stop myself from goin all out and making this thing like 800 parts xd
ill see what i can do
any rules on changing xml values like mass and drag?
im in
also, id reccomend you put the "Help" tag on the build, it will make it easier for people to find and help you out
ill see what i can do, might take a few weeks though unless you arent looking for anything too complex. Do you want a open cabin design? one that can have an interior added in later? would you prefer a rear wing and/or canards? if so, any specific style?
just need some idea of what direction to go with the chasis.
@LoafOfBread keep trying, make the mistakes now so that you'll learn from them and they will no longer become your mistakes
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hi, I'm planning to attempt to build my first car using the knowledge I've gained from modifying other builders cars. I want to make it a custom supercar based on the design of the New Gen Ford GT. I was wondering if there were any car building tips you could give me. any advice will help. (I'm almost certain the car will take me over a month, probably two or three, since I want to make sure it will look great and drive well)
@Shanethepain1 is the fixed version posted? ive never worked with a suspension design like that, only pushrod and double wishbones so id love to see how this one works
@Shanethepain1 glad you got it working
@Shanethepain1 oooooh, i see now, ill see if i can figure out whats wrong
i couldnt fix it, since all the pieces are connected by hinges the entire thing basically functions as one complex rope so almost the entire thing would likely need to be redesigned to stiffen it, sorry
ill actually highlight the parts in a really bright orange so you can see which ones were causing the issue and can remove them or make fixes based on that, i feel that would be more helpful
@Shanethepain1 youll have to stiffen the suspension or possibly redesign the chasis because i tested it and the structure just caves in since theres no support holding it up anymore
@Shanethepain1 sure, ill add a link when it posts
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/XsHdQ1/Aircraftarsenal123s-Lotus-T125-Exos-S1
never got confirmation from the suspension owner and didnt want to keep you waiting for so long so i just stripped the suspension from the car. there is the link in case you want to check it out.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/XsHdQ1/Aircraftarsenal123s-Lotus-T125-Exos-S1
sorry about the lack of suspension, the suspension owner never replied back and i didn't want to keep you waiting any longer. ill try to look around and find some pushrod suspensions or maybe do some testing and try my hand at building my own (probably the method im going to go with, easier because i can use it anytime)
@aircraftarsenal123
@Juanfly154
i didnt know you built this or i wouldve used the suspension here to avoid the wait for confirmation from the owner of the suspension i used XD. i might try to swap them if he doesnt reply back soon.
@Juanfly154 im still waiting for confirmation from the creator of the suspension before i post but ill tag you and post a link here when i do.