Vehicle prop

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I am not having any luck with searching the forum for this so i'm just going to ask.  

1.  does anyone know of a decent school bus prop? 

(other than this one http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=655927209 )

2.  if not, how hard would it be to turn an existing vehicle into a prop version? 

like this one http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=483867475

if someone has posted a how to or walkthrough on conversion i should at least be able to get a local copy for use.  i wouldnt post to the workshop with out original uploaders thumbs up.

Thanks!

 

[Avanya 2,605]

You can follow this guide and just skip the editing of textures. Getting the model and textures out and importing them as a prop is the same as described in the guide. Hope that helps (I really should add some pictures to that guide)

[Judazzz 1,936]

I've been wondering before: since the model/textures are 100% identical, why aren't all vehicles automatically available as props as well: that would save most of us tons of - basically double - subscriptions?
I'm aware vehicles and props aren't the same from the game's point of view, but wouldn't it be possible to make a mod that automatically converts all available vehicles into props during the loading process. I reckon the main issue would be to persistently register vehicles as 'virtual' PropInfo (PropInfo variants) prefabs, but if this would be possible, I think it could open new doors for props with custom textures (like for example road signs), which could then be registered as virtual props as well....

[pauliaxz 195]

@Judazzz There is illumination map incompatibility. If _i texture from a vehicle will be converted to prop, whole car (as prop) will be lit, except turning indicators, since they are painted black in _i texture. OK, so a suggestion is for a system to skip illumination texture, but then what if mod author wants to make special illumination for a car prop? Like headlights turned on and etc. Illumination can't be skipped in that case.

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Aanya thanks for the link.  i will give it a go once home tonight.  

Judazzz similar to the train station converter for MOM possibly?

pauliayz adding lights to say prop police/fire but would this require yet another subscription to a with / without lights version of the prop/vehicle?

thanks for the ideas/responses guys