This topic should be a great way for us too pool our knowledge about els together and help each-other. post anything u think would help others, or ask questions if u need help.

Edited December 23, 20169 yr by OfficerFive0

I converted a lightbar from GTA IV and I'm trying to get the lightbar to work in game and with ELS also. Any advice?

1 hour ago, officerwaller said:

I converted a lightbar from GTA IV and I'm trying to get the lightbar to work in game and with ELS also. Any advice?

are you having any problems with it or just want advice in general

9 minutes ago, OfficerFive0 said:

are you having any problems with it or just want advice in general

Advice.

10 minutes ago, officerwaller said:

Advice.

study the user guide and parts map well, most problems ull have can be solved by reading that, also download this, as it will fix the extras 6/9 bug.

 

Anyone know how to get the takedowns working on a lightbar? I've set them to Extra_12 in Zmodeler like the ELS Part Map Said to but no luck.

9 hours ago, Makita said:

Anyone know how to get the takedowns working on a lightbar? I've set them to Extra_12 in Zmodeler like the ELS Part Map Said to but no luck.

takedowns is extra 11 scene lights are extra 12

scene lights shine to the side, while takedowns shine to the front

On 12/29/2016 at 6:38 PM, OfficerFive0 said:

takedowns is extra 11 scene lights are extra 12

scene lights shine to the side, while takedowns shine to the front

 

So the documentation is incorrect then? It might be worth raising the issue to LtCaine if that's the case.

 

EDIT: Anyone reading this later on, yes the documentation was incorrect, and this has been fixed in 1.05.

Edited January 10, 20179 yr by gp

On 29.12.2016 at 9:38 PM, OfficerFive0 said:

takedowns is extra 11 scene lights are extra 12

scene lights shine to the side, while takedowns shine to the front

I have a problem when takedown environmental light is facing negative Z instead of positive X. Can you help me with that?

 

13 minutes ago, Fenix2525WOT said:

I have a problem when takedown environmental light is facing negative Z instead of positive X. Can you help me with that?

is it like this?

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8 minutes ago, OfficerFive0 said:

is it like this?

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No, It's like this

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Edited January 3, 20179 yr by Fenix2525WOT
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4 minutes ago, Fenix2525WOT said:

No, It's like this

sorry i cant really tell whats wrong there

7 minutes ago, OfficerFive0 said:

sorry i cant really tell whats wrong there

How did you organize your takedowns? Cause I don't have any dummys for them, but I bet you do 

I mean how should I set them up to work like yours?

Edited January 3, 20179 yr by Fenix2525WOT

6 minutes ago, Fenix2525WOT said:

How did you organize your takedowns? Cause I don't have any dummys for them, but I bet you do 

how is yours setup? can u show me ur hierarchy?

6 minutes ago, OfficerFive0 said:

how is yours setup? can u show me ur hierarchy?

sure!

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4 minutes ago, Fenix2525WOT said:

sure!

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hm, im not sure, perhaps the light origin would come from the axis? although either way, you should do lods for all the lights, and then place each dummy to where u want it to flash from far away, (otherwise from a distance ur lights wont look good)

@OfficerFive0 , the only mesh that has dummies is EXTRA_1

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4 minutes ago, Fenix2525WOT said:

@OfficerFive0 , the only mesh that has dummies is EXTRA_1

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yes but (im not 100% sure this is how it works, but im pretty confident) the parts axis is in essence its own dummy, therefore if say an axis was flipped, then ingame the mesh would be flipped. but in general ALWAYS do lods for anything ur doing

1 hour ago, OfficerFive0 said:

yes but (im not 100% sure this is how it works, but im pretty confident) the parts axis is in essence its own dummy, therefore if say an axis was flipped, then ingame the mesh would be flipped. but in general ALWAYS do lods for anything ur doing

Can you explain, how to create those dummys properly? I think I'm doing something wrong.

 

Edit: All the lghts except Takedowns and Scene work as the should. Take a look:

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Edited January 3, 20179 yr by Fenix2525WOT

@OfficerFive0 , also, should dimmy inherit from mesh or mesh should be inherited from dummy