Turk_WLF

On 6/3/2024 at 10:48 AM, Turk_WLF said:

Pardon me for bringing this old topic up again, Is it possible to do Drafting as of today (6/3/24) from the river/pond/lake or was it a feature that tried for a while was removed due to not working as intended? If Drafting is working how do you active it?

Thanks!!

I got the drafting to work with the all 3 (Large) Pumpers except for the Brush Units, However I think it is just positioning to the river. I'm just not sure how to face the Brush Unit when drafting at the river. Thanks!!

1 hour ago, Johhnnyy said:

I'm sure it still works, and that it would still be in the mod. You need to position park the apparatus, parallel to the river, and park it close. There should be a suction pipe button on the commands bar. Click that. If it's ok, it will work. If not, it will tell you what to do.

Hmm, I tried all 3 (Large) Pumpers I couldn't get them to draft off of the offier's side & I had the right next to the river. I even tried one near the Swift Water Boat Launching point of the river.

Pardon me for bringing this old topic up again, Is it possible to do Drafting as of today (6/3/24) from the river/pond/lake or was it a feature that tried for a while was removed due to not working as intended? If Drafting is working how do you active it?

Thanks!!

Now with some mods using “Limited Water Supply” on the Engines like the Montana Mod v2.5, is it possible to have the Hydrants marked on the mini map? That way the player knows where the Hydrants are to refill the tankers.

When I go to open a Mod in the Editor, I want to add the Jaws to one of the Engines. However when the Mod loads the “grid” flies off screen and I can’t figure to recenter the “grid” so I can see it on the screen. Thanks!

I’m pretty sure this has been asked before but I couldn’t find the answer. What I want to do is add the maximum number of Firefighters to each Fire Apparatus and also how do I set the maximum number of Firefighters when you begin a game or if you automatically empty the Fire Apparatus after a call.

Here is what I want to do if an Engine seats 6, I would like have 5 Firefighters and 1 Firefighter/Paramedic instead of the normal 4 Firefighters.

I know that each unit has an Unit.xml file and in that file it has

<personnel>

<unit id="FF">

<defaultcount value="5" />

</unit>

<unit id="FF_SCBA" />

<unit id="FF_EMT" />

<unit id="FF_PARAMEDIC" />

</personnel>

for both Campaign and Freeplay.

I have no idea how to do the second part.

Thanks.

On 3/8/2024 at 3:45 PM, Yankee43 said:

Not sure if there is an easier way, but I typically just look up "(any state) blank license plate". I put it in paint.net and just draw text on it. 

(picture from amazon) 

Thank you Yankee43, I never thought of use the "(any state) blank license plate" because of the raised numbers, letters of  older plates.

I have noticed in the newer mods the units have realistic custom license plates. I’m just wondering where you found a License Plate Maker to create these custom license plates? Thanks.

22 hours ago, Johhnnyy said:

@itchboy Hi. I'm just wondering if it's possible to dispatch all 3 units at the MPFD station, with 2 guys on the engine, one in the brush truck, and one on the tanker. Say I dispatch both the engine, and the tanker, and I steal one of the tanker guys to be on the brush. Would that actually work?

Yes, that does work if you can catch one of the guys off the tanker, I have done it before. Sometimes I had to have the tanker drive back to the station and drop of the passenger to get the brush truck.

How does the Bomb Squad work in this Mod? Because I had a suspicious device call & I called in the Bomb Squad & did both a rapid deploy & normal exit the vehicle. Next I clicked on the Bomb Tech then on the “hand” icon to defuse the device and Nothing Happened.

Just a silly question.. how do we know when a new update-bug fix drops? It has been awhile since I played the game & visit this site.

Thanks,

A game play question for the mod: Is there a way that I can have all Crown Engines in the Main Fire Station? I’m having trouble replacing Main Engines (the left most bay) with the Crowns, they seem to want to take the 2^nd bay (the second to left bay) or go to the second station and replace that Engine.

Also I would like to say a Huge Thank you to Itchboy & whoever helped him in making this Great Mod!

Thank you itchboy,

I got the firestation start script to work fine.

However I can't find the alarm script at all where is it located?

Thank you again.

I’m sure this has been asked before but using the LA Mod 2.1 how do I go about adding a Diver and a Paramedic to the USAR on initial start-up (where everyone runs to the trucks)?

Thanks,

Amazing as always Itchboy, but what does the pickup do? just a crew transport or a rapid attack vehicle?

Itchboy,

Thanks for clueing me in but one thing that makes me part of the rare breed is my hobby of 3D modeling and I spent over 6 years just a single model, so I do have some insight what it take to do a mod. I understand that everyone has lives outside of EM4 & Issues I'm no different as I have Cerebral Palsy and limited use of one hand.

I have had friends that told me that I should sale my models or go work for a company that makes whatever I'm modeling but what they don't know or understand is the number of hours/days that I have put into the model and becomes like one of your children.

Helljumper51,

If you believe that everyone wants to just wants reskinned models & buildings. I got news for you, I'm still waiting for your Emergency! mod WIP that you posted couple years ago.

I might be one of the rare end users that is total grateful for all of the time the Mod Masters put into their mods.

Itchboy,

I have to say this.. I was so looking forward the pack coming out when it was completed, because the vehicles look amazing and I don't have knowledge to make anything close to them. However I totally understand your feelings  and wishes to kill the release.

I wish you the best on your next Big Modding Project.

I think the "Kevin C Kane" would be the best fit for the mod, however I kind of like the looks of the Bravest a little more. As a fellow 3D modeler I understand your pain of lack of good reference material.

I'm just wondering what are the black domes on top of the patrol cruisers (CHP & LAX) because I never seen them before.

Itchboy, I'm just wondering if you have thought about doing a LA County Engine to go with the Patrol & the Squad? In other words how did you pick the different styles of Engines that you did?

Itchboy,

A retractable awing, is a motorized shade mounted on the side on both USAR & Hazmat Rigs that Firefighters use for shade on long incidents. Sorry but I can't post any links or pictures.

Here is the working link...

https://www.emergency-planet.com/bostonmodguys

then click on the Notes tab to get to the downloads

I think there is an error in the hyperlink on the first link on the front page.

I like both, I think more realistic would be the White One but the Red One just looks better.

I’m thinking about trying my hand at modding but I have a few questions…

1. Is it possible to make a copy of a mod (Original & a working Copy)? (for Private Use Only)

2. Is it as simple as taking Engine 1.Png a replacing it a modified Engine 1.png? (changing colors)

3. How many different types of Aerials are there in EM4? I know of the Aerial Platform, Tiller, & the Straight Ladder.

Thanks,