9 hours ago, Arariel said:

 

Go into update (vanilla game, not mods folder)-->x64-->dlcpacks.  Do you see mpchristmas2?  If so, navigate your way to vehicles.rpf.  Once there, right click and select "copy to mods folder".

Okay, I followed your steps and tried it again.  It didn't work.  There's something in these files that might be off. 

 

You can try it if you want. 

6 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

Okay, I followed your steps and tried it again.  It didn't work.  There's something in these files that might be off. 

 

You can try it if you want. 

 

What would be off in the files?  The names must not be correct, or the vehicle files are missing.

3 minutes ago, Arariel said:

 

What would be off in the files?  The names must not be correct, or the vehicle files are missing.

It might have to0 do with that buick_mods rpf.  I am going to try something.  I might be putting that in the wrong place.

6 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

It might have to0 do with that buick_mods rpf.  I am going to try something.  I might be putting that in the wrong place.

 

If that doesn't work, lets verify if it's something with that car or something you're unintentionally missing.

 

Here's an unmarked CVPI you can try to install as a standalone.  Download the files to your desktop and follow the instructions I  posted above. :)

https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/lapd-unmarked-cvpi

That didn't work either.  I don't know man, its almost not even worth it anymore.  I might just simply replace the car.  I have been trying everything for almost a week now.  I know how to install them when they are already pre-made and I can follow directions, but for this one, I have no clue and just about at the end of my perseverance. 

 

 

12 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

That didn't work either.  I don't know man, its almost not even worth it anymore.  I might just simply replace the car.  I have been trying everything for almost a week now.  I know how to install them when they are already pre-made and I can follow directions, but for this one, I have no clue and just about at the end of my perseverance. 

 

 

 

 I wish I could actually see the steps you're taking, because you must be missing one.    After you edit the vehicles and carvar, are you saving and readding them to OpenIV?

I got the buick to spawn, but still no mods work with it.  What is the main file that connects the game modifications to the car?

 

Then, what name do I connect the car with, "buick" or Sabregt?

At this point I will tell you exactly what i did to get us this far. 

 

I put the three car files into mods/x64e

I added a buick set of lines into the handling file

I added a buick set of lines into the vehicle file.

The car came with a buick_mods.rpf file.  I put this exactly where they told me to

mods\update\x64\dlcpacks\patchday1ng\dlc.rpf\x64\levels\patchday1ng\vehiclemods

 

That is all at this point and it spawns perfectly with paint options, but no modifications. 

10 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

I got the buick to spawn, but still no mods work with it.  What is the main file that connects the game modifications to the car?

 

Then, what name do I connect the car with, "buick" or Sabregt?

 

Glad you got it!

 

It's in the carvariations at the end.

 

<kits> 
 <Item>157_massacaro2_modkit</Item>
</kits>

 

What do you mean?  Which portion are you talking about for naming?

Edited October 29, 20169 yr by Arariel

Do I need to update my vehicle flags?

 

I want livery and modifications.  What are those flags?

 

4 minutes ago, Arariel said:

 

Glad you got it!

 

It's in the carvariations at the end.

 

 

<kits>
        <Item>157_massacaro2_modkit</Item>
      </kits>

 

 

What do you mean?  Which portion are you talking about for naming?

I mean, do I leave the mods as sabregt since they are made for that car, or do I change those files to buick?

 

6 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

Do I need to update my vehicle flags?

 

I want livery and modifications.  What are those flags?

 

 

See my previous post about modifications.   To my knowledge, there is no vehicle flag for body mods.

 

For liveries, use:  FLAG_HAS_LIVERY

Okay so lets not confuse things.  You saw what I added and how I did it.  What is my exact next step to get modifications linked to this car?

8 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

Do I need to update my vehicle flags?

 

I want livery and modifications.  What are those flags?

 

I mean, do I leave the mods as sabregt since they are made for that car, or do I change those files to buick?

 

 

I honestly don't know.  All the files that came with that buick are not something I've dealt with previously.

When I first downloaded the car it was all titles sabregt since its a replacement. 

 

So, woudl my next step mean that I need a carvariation set of lines for it since I changed the name to Buick?

8 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

When I first downloaded the car it was all titles sabregt since its a replacement. 

 

So, woudl my next step mean that I need a carvariation set of lines for it since I changed the name to Buick?

 

If all of those files were initially named sabergt to replace, then yes, rename those to buick so they all link.

4 minutes ago, Arariel said:

 

If all of those files were initially named sabergt to replace, then yes, rename those to buick so they all link.

Yes I renamed them all to buick, all 4 files, but it didn't come with a carvariation, carcol, or anything else.  So this means I need to add a new set of lines for a Buick in carvariation?

7 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

Yes I renamed them all to buick, all 4 files, but it didn't come with a carvariation, carcol, or anything else.  So this means I need to add a new set of lines for a Buick in carvariation?

 

Yep!  If you reuse a police-based carvar line, make sure sirensetting is set to "0".

since I am installing the car as a new add-on in x64e and using the basic update/update/common/data/handling and then vehicles files, where do I find the carvariation that will hook to this car?

Also, do I need to set any of the livery settings to true in the carvariation file?  They are all currently false.

7 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

since I am installing the car as a new add-on in x64e and using the basic update/update/common/data/handling and then vehicles files, where do I find the carvariation that will hook to this car?

 

I don't advise installing standalone/add on cars in x64e.  Mpchristmas2 or mpluxe2 is preferred.  You're going to have to put the carvariations there anyway.  x64e does have a vehicles meta, but the carvariations are hard coded into the game.  If you still wish on using x64e, I'll direct you to the path for the vehicles meta.  If not, you know where the dlcs are. :)

Yes lets try using the x64e since I am 90% done going in that direction

 

7 minutes ago, Spitfire7 said:

Yes lets try using the x64e since I am 90% done going in that direction

 

 

Navigate to mods-->update-->update-->common-->data-->levels-->gta 5.  Extract vehicles meta and plac your new line in.  Then readd it to OpenIV.  Next, go to mods-->update-->x64-->dlcpacks-->mpchristmas2-->dlc-->common.  Extract that carvariations and include your new line.  Readd it to OpenIV, and you should be done.  If you haven't already added the vehicle files, you should know where to place them. :)