Has there been any progress on this? I have several friends that cannot run ELS on multiplayer and want a substitution for the core lights in GTA IV. We would all use this mod in a heart beat if it came out.

Looks sweet :D

Looks sweet :D

 

Yeah and much needed, this is why, go to 2:30 and look at his map distortion.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMVwD5hXFmo

Edited December 29, 201213 yr by BRAVO

Huge potential. It would be sad hearing that development of this is stopped...

It's not that its stopped, it's that it was always intended to come out after .95.

Nice work! I like it!

I'm not 100% certain, but I believe this is related to illumination.

Yeah and much needed, this is why, go to 2:30 and look at his map distortion.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMVwD5hXFmo

 

Hmm, 'video does not exist'. Could you please re upload it.

Hmm, 'video does not exist'. Could you please re upload it.

 

His channel went down due to some copyright issues. It will be up in a few weeks.

good ol Google :P

Sam, is illumination still in the works? You mentioned that you've been working on a halogen related lighting project in the ELS-V7 topic, and considering EVCS seems to be the same idea as illumination, has illumination been scrapped?

Sam, is illumination still in the works? You mentioned that you've been working on a halogen related lighting project in the ELS-V7 topic, and considering EVCS seems to be the same idea as illumination, has illumination been scrapped?

 

Updated the first post.

After a pretty major code rewrite, ELS-DN is now beginning to take shape and I think it is at a point of functionality where I can begin to show some of the stuff it can do.  As promised a few weeks ago, I do plan on getting some video footage out, although that will require some of the front-end (controls, displays, etc.) to be complete which might take a little while.

 

As posted in the gallery a few hours ago, this is the latest screenshot of the code in action:

 

 

What ELS-DN can currently do:

• Load vehicle configuration files
• Load pattern configuration files
• Process user-defined patterns
• Support up to 50 user-defined lights per car
• Support AI vehicles
• Simulate rotating beacon (almost fully) and LED lights (partially)
• Dynamically and automatically create environmental lights
• Flash the headlights and taillights individually (this has some problems which LMS is working on)
• Display an exact replica of the ELS display panel (uses the same exact code - Lt.Caine has been helping with this)

 

Vehicle configuration files:

 

Probably one of the best bits about ELS-DN is the vehicle configuration files.  They work by creating a folder in scripts/ELSDN called Vehicles, and then creating a new folder for each vehicle inside there.  Inside each vehicle folder is a configuration file and a patterns folder which contains three separate folders for primary, secondary and warning patterns (those of you who've used ELS will be familiar with these).

 

 

The vehicle configuration file stores everything about the vehicle itself, including up to 50 custom light definitions (meaning you can create some really hideous Christmas trees), the model which the config file is assigned to and the default patterns for it too.

 

Vehicle configuration files are designed to be easily shared, all you have to do is plop the vehicle's folder into your Vehicles folder and it's ready to go.

 

 

Pattern configuration files:

 

The pattern configuration files allow you to make your own fully customisable patterns.  A pattern is either primary, secondary or warning in type and is assigned to a specific vehicle.  This means that every vehicle has its own patterns folder with its own patterns.

 

 

Next steps:

 

Unfortunately there's a lot of work that needs to be done on the user interface, in particular the controls and adding stuff like the ability to browse through patterns, etc.  On top of that, I need to complete support for different light types (LEDs and bulbs) and then think about siren controls, which may or may not make it into the first version.  Hopefully, though, I should have some sort of video to show fairly shortly.

 

That sounds really good. We'll be able to have all the patterns from ELS right? Also will we be able to set the speed of all patterns (primary, secondary, warning)?

That sounds really good. We'll be able to have all the patterns from ELS right? Also will we be able to set the speed of all patterns (primary, secondary, warning)?

 

You'll be able to make them yourself and yes, you have full control pretty much.

So this uses GTA coronas right? So we will FINALLY be able to make nice non-els cars without being restricted on light amounts. (Not dissing ELS, I like is too :P)

Edited May 2, 201312 yr by GTAIVpoliceman

So this uses GTA coronas right? So we will FINALLY be able to make nice non-els cars without being restricted on light amounts. (Not dissing ELS, I like is too :P)

 

Yes.

this looks really promising...cant wait

Since this is due out after the next release of LCPDFR (If I understood correctly) this can be used with previous versions of LCPDFR? It looks very promising as well! I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of this and ELS v7.