Simulated Engine

This simulated engine starfall script provides the building blocks for creating a realistic mobility system for garry's mod. The goal of this project is either to replace the existing mobility portion of ACF, or to become it's own standalone mod.

You can find videos of this script in use at my YouTube Channel.

Dependencies

Requirements for this script to work

• Starfall
• SProps
• WireMod

Place each of these dependencies into your garrysmod/garrysmod/addons folder

Installation

Installation of this starfall script

Folder location:

• garrysmod/garrysmod/data/starfall

If you are downloading this project as a ZIP remember to rename the zip from simulated_engine-main to simulated_engine

Steps for proper unzipping:

1. Unzip folder into garrysmod/garrysmod/data/starfall
2. Verify the Unzipped folder has this structure simulated_engine-main/simulated_engine-main/...
3. Rename the second simulated_engine-main folder to simulated_engine
4. Drag simulated_engine folder into the root data/starfall folder
5. Delete the now empty simulated_engine-main folder

The folder contents should appear as such in the in-game starfall directory:

How-To...

Spawn the components

• ALL components must be an Advanced Wire Entity Marker
• Engine model must be models/sprops/cuboids/height12/size_1/cube_12x18x12.mdl
• Transmission model must be models/sprops/cuboids/height06/size_1/cube_6x24x6.mdl
• Transfer Case model must be models/sprops/cuboids/height06/size_1/cube_6x18x6.mdl
• Differential model must be models/sprops/cuboids/height06/size_1/cube_6x12x6.mdl

The console command for changing the Advanced Wire Entity Marker is

wire_adv_emarker_model MODEL_TO_CHANGE_TO.

Link the components

Link the advanced wire entity markers to each in this order

⚠️ Differential orientation is important. Have the differential long ways between the wheels. ⚠️

RWD/FWD systems

Engine => Transmission => Differential => Wheels

AWD systems

Engine => Transmission => TransferCase => Differentials => Wheels

Initialize the starfall script

⚠️ Parent ALL components directly to your baseplate first ⚠️

1. Select the file named main.txt and spawn it into the world.
2. Wire both the POD input and Engine input.
3. Refresh the chip

Control the script

• W is 75% throttle.
• L.Alt is 25% throttle.
• S is brakes.
• Mouse1 change gears up
• Mouse2 change gears down
• L.Shift is clutch

To-Do:

• Engine Stalling
• Differential Lock Ratio
• Transfer Case Power Bias
• Transaxle
• Turbos
• Supercharger
• Engine Braking
• Interpolated Sound Built-In
• Fuel Tanks
• Step by Step video guide