Server Suggestion Better Car Customization?

[wicked]

Suggestion Title: Better Car Customization?
Suggestion Description: A way to go to the paint n spray and maybe be able to lower your car? Or access to to more body kits, rims.

Why should this be added?:
- So people can waste more money on car mods and everyone has different looking cars

What negatives could this have?:
- People having ugly cars

 

[Goonsberg]

this has been suggested multiple times and it would be a great addition to the server, however, it is one of the hardest things to implement.

Let me explain why…

The Cars we use

We currently use TDM cars. TDM Cars only have limited modification options, which are already available at the upgrade NPC via bosh kits. So, the question is, why don’t we add more options?
This isn’t easy, each option would require a custom body group for each individual car. The way we customise cars would also likely have to change due to change from being ‘body kits’ to individual body groups.
Doing multiple options for multiple cars is a HUGE job and would take longer than making a new map, which is currently the priority.

Why don’t we use different cars?

Because it’s not that easy. TDM cars are very lightweight for the quality. Majority of car mods out there are ‘large’ which creates more and more lag, something we want to avoid.
The cars also need to have multiple skin slots available (tiered, dirty, paint, police etc) which often doesn’t happen as they are already used up.

The problem is, everyone wants more/different car options. However, the negative impact on the server would be huge!

 

[wicked]

this has been suggested multiple times and it would be a great addition to the server, however, it is one of the hardest things to implement.

Let me explain why…

The Cars we use

We currently use TDM cars. TDM Cars only have limited modification options, which are already available at the upgrade NPC via bosh kits. So, the question is, why don’t we add more options?
This isn’t easy, each option would require a custom body group for each individual car. The way we customise cars would also likely have to change due to change from being ‘body kits’ to individual body groups.
Doing multiple options for multiple cars is a HUGE job and would take longer than making a new map, which is currently the priority.

Why don’t we use different cars?

Because it’s not that easy. TDM cars are very lightweight for the quality. Majority of car mods out there are ‘large’ which creates more and more lag, something we want to avoid.
The cars also need to have multiple skin slots available (tiered, dirty, paint, police etc) which often doesn’t happen as they are already used up.

The problem is, everyone wants more/different car options. However, the negative impact on the server would be huge!

I understand what you are saying, I just hope maybe someone can make a easier way to lower, adjust camber, and swap out wheels on cars, will make alot of the cars different on the server so not everyone is driving the same stock car with a different color on it.

 

[MaverickRat]

Suggestion Title: Better Car Customization?
Suggestion Description: A way to go to the paint n spray and maybe be able to lower your car? Or access to to more body kits, rims.

Why should this be added?:
- So people can waste more money on car mods and everyone has different looking cars

What negatives could this have?:
- People having ugly cars

i think everyone wants this besides the gmod engine, like its a obvious suggestion but as goonsberger said, TDM has little customisation

 

[Goonsberg]

I understand what you are saying, I just hope maybe someone can make a easier way to lower, adjust camber, and swap out wheels on cars, will make alot of the cars different on the server so not everyone is driving the same stock car with a different color on it.

I do think that once paralake v6 is out (the new map) - direction will be turned to focus on cars.

That’s just a feeling not a fact. Cars is the area that has seen little to no changes during PERPs life.

However, focus on cars does not mean they can solve the issues!

 

[Bnjemann]

So, worth mentioning now that the suspension on most perp vehicles can technically be adjusted, However this changes the performance of the car.

Upgrading a lot of cars on perp already lowers the suspension. Why? Because due to gmod source engine fuckery, suspension changes the Speed of the car. Adding this could very well turn cars into incontrollable pocket rockets or turn an everyday drive to casino into a Sisyphean pilgrimage.

There was an issue where the suspension on the new ambulance was set wrong resulting in a speed and performance issue.

 

[Blue]

So, worth mentioning now that the suspension on most perp vehicles can technically be adjusted, However this changes the performance of the car.

Upgrading a lot of cars on perp already lowers the suspension. Why? Because due to gmod source engine fuckery, suspension changes the Speed of the car. Adding this could very well turn cars into incontrollable pocket rockets or turn an everyday drive to casino into a Sisyphean pilgrimage.

There was an issue where the suspension on the new ambulance was set wrong resulting in a speed and performance issue.

Give me a super lifted mini cooper that drives like a milk float with a jet engine please.