TTBL225

18 hours ago, ThePoliceGuy said:

Another completely self absorbed, selfish user on this forum. Its a game mod? Who cares whos name is on it? Thank god other gaming communities aren't like this. 

Lick my nuts

3 hours ago, mcflame1 said:

@TTBL225 Why don't you give it to someone to finish the mod? I do know that motivation is the killer of mods because of how much work goes into a single mod. 

Because I am not giving someone else my work so they can take credit for it...Nor will the work probably be done to my standard. I don't want my name on something that isn't the quality I try for. Hence why Thin Blue hasn't seen an update. I have reworked that mod probably 9 times and no one has seen any of the work. Its just how I am.

I was given permission to release it, but there are still some things that need buttoned up. I also want to improve a few more things will require a decent amount of work. I don't have the time nor the motivation to do much with it at the moment. I wouldn't expect it anytime soon.

On 1/8/2023 at 10:09 PM, mcflame1 said:

I have kept this to myself for the past couple of years. But I believe it is time to share my thoughts on the whole EM4 Modding Community. The community is in a bad place due to both people who create mods for the game and the people that play those mods. And the reason for that is for 2 reasons. Mod creators either keeping their mods private for no real reason besides they can. And for mod creators who release mods but then forbid people from using stuff from that mod (looking at you Itchboy). And they both affect the community the same way. They keep people from creating and releasing mods that they are proud of. Not everyone that can work on a mod have the skills that other people do. Plus mod creators need to start somewhere and usually that is with a reskin of a current mod. Forbidding people from using your stuff in a mod and releasing it. And throwing a hissy fit when someone does is hurting the community. Because again. It limits how good a mod is because they aren't as good as others. The only reason a mod should be kept private is if it is either a work-in-progress (WIP) or it is unstable. But other than that. Mods should be made public when they are finished or close to finish and need bug testing that more than a couple people can do. The modding community can't really grow as much as it can if we keep making mods private or forbidding people from using things from one mod and putting it in another. Have I wanted mods like River Falls? Yes. Will we get them? No. Why? Because the mod creators are selfish and want to keep the mods private. I wonder how many mods have died because the mod developers couldn't use stuff from another mod? All that should be required for a mod to be released is everything that you did not create gets credit to the people who did create it.

That is enough on the mod creators being selfish and restricting the modding community.
Do I understand that the player base for Emergency 4 can be annoying? Yes. And I can somewhat understand why. People begging for mods can be easily solved by releasing your mod to the public once it is done. But what happens if it is still a WIP? Then you just say that the mod is still a work-in-progress and will be released when it is done. As for people asking for release dates. What we have done on here is enough to keep it to a minimum. Will there still be people asking for release dates? Yes. Why? 9/10 times. It will be because they did not read the TOS for the site. Are there other annoyances with the community? Yes. Can I think of it off the top of my head. Not right now.

Can the community be helped and Emergency 4 can have an amazing modding community? Hell Yeah. But it has to come down to people like Itchboy who needs to let people use their stuff in other mods or using their mod as a base. And people to stop needlessly keeping mods private. Those 2 things hurt the community the most. And restrict the creativity of mods as I know people want to make mods as realistic as possible.

Ah yes, the subpar modder that wants everything handed to him. I grew up and out of this stage. Maybe you will too someday.

Everyone else on here is right. What someone creates is theirs, and theirs only. They have 100% control over what they choose and choose not to do with it. While it would be great to have access to use some of Itchboy's great stuff, I respect and understand his decision to do what he did. The modding community here is definitely extremely toxic and this is just another example of it.

While I have moved passed serious mod making, mainly due to real life obligations(Lets be honest, fighting real fires for a living is way cooler anyways), I have come to the realization that if I want something, I have to learn and do it myself. Sadly, due to reasons stated above, that is likely out of the cards for me. Plus, I'm not gonna waste my time learning skills for a outdated game with less than stellar capabilities.

TL;DR - Make it yourself and stop bitching

12 hours ago, itchboy said:

The mod is still alive, I would prefer people didn't ask so often because if anything came up, I'd tell you guys.

Functioning ladders is a pretty dam good accomplishment. Great job Itch. Looking forward to seeing what else you have in store for us.

Are the textures loosely based on South Metro?

4 hours ago, FInn Rescue 12 said:

Send me the mod fist so I can look at it before up load or send me video on work and units remastered? 

4 hours ago, bobby0793 said:

Hey. Are yall still working on the mod?

Yes. Still finishing up a few things. I won't release until I'm comfortable with it.

19 hours ago, ARTMAN74 said:

Alot of us will be more than grateful for all of your hard work and have fun playing your mod. If  I was as skilled as you I wouldn't hesitate to share my mods with others. I would want people to appreciate  my work and put in a good word about me. I know others here besides myself will do that for you. All about respect.

it's not up to me. I don't want to release without the owners permission.

On 10/16/2021 at 1:06 AM, FInn Rescue 12 said:

Just some ideas for you good luck with the mod work.  

 

https://youtu.be/F4yzEKOipYo

What are your opinions on me releasing this?

On 10/16/2021 at 1:06 AM, FInn Rescue 12 said:

Just some ideas for you good luck with the mod work.  

 

https://youtu.be/F4yzEKOipYo

New stuff looks really nice!

57 minutes ago, Squad 65 said:

Alright. 

If the vehicle spawns without crashing when it is set to RW, then we can chalk it up to a configuration error of the vehicle related to LWS more than likely.

10 minutes ago, Squad 65 said:

Yeah. Everything is fine. 

Try setting the engine as type RW and see if it works then.

Do they have all the proper components such as connector 0,1,2, and 3 under superstructs? 

Edit: Also, the logfile doesn't show anything worth much. 

I assume this is a CTD as the vehicle is spawning?

2nd Edit: Also, I believe a error in the Unit.XML can cause crashes. Double check that and make sure its all good.

Are the engines you're trying to spawn set as GTFs? That can cause an instant game crash if they aren't setup properly.

If people would like to change staffing after release, more power to ya. It will be released with ALS staffing. 

1 hour ago, AgentSmith6 said:

Incredibly excited that it's getting resurrected, for obvious reasons. Have you given any thought to reworking EMS at all (BLS and ALS differentiation etc)?

No. All ambulances will be ALS. In my opinion, much like in real life, there isn’t much room for BLS anymore. 

53 minutes ago, Squad 65 said:

Was there an issue with the ones I sent ya?

Going a different direction

Is there anyone interested in doing so Police Department textures? If interested, please PM me.

Its private.....as in no one has access to it.

I have been working on a project for a few months now off and on. I have decided to rework and fix some issues for the Boston Mod by FINN. I do plan on a release, assuming I am able to receive permissions from the proper folks. 

All original credits can be found in "EM4 Boston SubMod read me credits".

Work done by Mentor1159/TTBL225:
Edited and Fixed fire station scripts
Added Police and EMS station Scripts
Map Fixes
Other general script fixes
Added LWS
Massive Reorganization of File Structure (About 20 hours of work)
Massive reduction in file size due to the removal of unneeded and duplicate files

Screens:

Original Credits:

1 minute ago, EmC-Unit said:

Good lookin stuff, sadly you yetted me from facebook.

Made a new one, feel free to add my new one. PM me if you need it.

This project may be remembered by some or most as the original Riverside Mod. I have always been working on the mod, however progress is slow. This will be the next release and likely the last major overhaul of units.

The city of Riverside is set to resemble a medium size city, serving roughly 50,000-100,000 residents. The Fire Department is a full-time paid department operating with 4 stations. The city is also protected by the Riverside Police Department.

Current Status of Fire/EMS Units:

Revamp of RPD Units:

V2 Link: https://mega.nz/file/000WjK7Z#tDjs8gMwQXdz9065e-RB-Kt2LEru-nxmpToyuiNd1-I

Credits:

***I am currently looking for someone who is good with map work for some serious map overhaul. If interested and you have the required skills, feel free to contact me via PM.

Some vehicles, such as those with the vehicle type DLK, require there to be things named under childs.

Under Childs/Superstructs you are required to have objects with the names:

base

l1

l2

l3

l4

basket

cannon

If these are not present, you will get a CTD when calling in a DLK from off the map or when the game loads if a DLK is spawned on the map at the start.