THE WIZARD DK MODS & PROJECTS 2

[Yasen]

Cool stuff! Thanks for that you are sharing all your work!

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(2023-12-01 14:14)Yasen Wrote:  Cool stuff! Thanks for that you are sharing all your work!

thank you. im just having fun with making it. so hope others will enjoy it too in LFS

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Snow Edition 2023 (FULL For all tracks works with D Patches (58) and online(not recommended).
it uses custom shaders, hence not all lightnings on all tracks will look good.
usually cloudy skies or sunset skies looks best in these mods.
in options/graphics it is highly recommended to let all sliders in mip map section to the right side to smoothen out image.

i havent really updated this mod for a couple of years.
but made a speedy recovery yesterday and cleaned up the entire game folders for no longer in use or files i was to remember. stuffed all that in the version i use to make it now.
as for today im currently going through all tracks to see if i made any huge bummer mistakes. the mod is still WIP due to the graphics update which i suspect will change some files and make me do this mod from scratch all over again. but with the new tracks too. i could use a hand for that actually since i am also working on rally edition which is mostly why the snow edition was not really updated. it is possible to make a snow mod for lfs with a scenery looking pretty real actually. but my tools is not the best i think. and i am not a pro at this in any way. so please dont expect top of the line files. also the mod might look extremely bad in VR. it was simply not made for that.

checked blackwood (curb needs a little re-edit 2 min job) but otherwise done for now.
Rockingham checked. found no major flaws except trees too bright white.
all trees in this mod is supposed to be changed at some point in time. also other tracks.

pretty sure westhill is okay too. so gonna go check that and kyoto,fernbay,aston,southcity(i think its okay too),LA Square(done),autocross.
when i checked them all and corrected a file here and there, ill upload it .
so santa gets a white xmas

here is a little teaser from the far up north lands of LA Square.




Here is a playlist, some files are changed since these videos was uploaded.
SNOW EDITION (Multiple Tracks)

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Snow Edition 2023 by The Wizard Dk (extended work of Trakah123)
Works with patch D58 & Online , although it is never recommended to use mods like these online.



How to Install :
Download a fresh LFS and install that. LFS.net
unlock it if necessary.
copy ALL folders from this pack & overwrite everything.

Options/Graphics:
go into game and go to options/graphics and set all sliders to full right.
setup everything else graphics wise as you please.
it could be a good idea to set textures to low resolution.
it is also a good idea to slide LOD slider in graphics all right along with the dust slider.

Car mods :
if you got an existing LFS game with car mods you can copy them to the LFS you modded with Snow Edition.
LFS/Mods/Vehicles

Audio:
turn audio on in options/audio.
LFS radio provides the tool to have ambience in LFS.
LFS.RADIO.RAD comes with this so you should only have to turn on/off.
it is recommended to NOT use louder engine sound than MAX 12 in audio settings.
this is where the limiter takes over in LFS and will make other sounds fade out or not even be hearable. i have set my own to 10.
and other settings in audio worth to spend a minute on.
the very high skid sound is because you get snow effect sound which is deeper and therefore lower in volume. you also get a hectic winter wind in your face on bikes



Sound:
This mod comes with custom sounds

Visual:
Some Lightnings are better or worse than others ingame.
thumbrule is to not use ordinary day.(you can of course)as it will cause severe brightness
on some of the tracks.use almost any other. in rockingham it seems the skie files are a tat brighter than all the other skies in LFS,so that thumbrule defo plays in on ROK.
This mod is not made for high resolution VR.
in fact some files are still original snow mod files and therefore in very bad quality
such as on old tracks for example. its not that serious a mod yet although trying to get there.

The mod uses custom shaders, why some places may in certain lightnings appear blueish.
i had to make it like that, because otherwise you would not be able to see a thing due to the extreme brightness.

Fixes:
Fixed trees i hope on all tracks very quickly 1 hour before i release this.
Fixed BLW curb which had a pirelli advert on it. removed that.
Fixed westhill nad rockingham armco backside with signs. previously did not have those.

other than that i just hope people will enjoy it and if not, so be it.
my little contribution to everyone having a merry xmas 2023.

Winrar packed, use 7zip or likewise to unpack.

Download 1.3GB:
ufile download
file download
fastupload download
uploadnow download
udrop download

The Wizard DK
Dec 8 2023

PS:
feel free to visit ingame server Magical Circuits(D52)to test it.
Users can:
use SHIFT+R on the server to restart race from correct place.
use SHIFT+X to change track/Lightning.
Tracks will load with layouts.
normal tracks use normal track layouts.
X & Y open configuration tracks use rally stages or race tracks.
exception is autocross and LA Square where you find drag drift and top speed tests.
you can even make your own little event on the server.

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COQUETTE Z5~026

Light changes.

Dashboard light (3 colors, green,yellow,red)

Headlights(new colors purple,green,blue,yellow)


overhauled coquette z5.
new steeringwheel color(goldish)
new head lights (several files in dds folder)
new rearlight transparency for better seeing the rears while lights on.
checked if brake light visible. okay.
new dashboard light in 3 colors + some extras.
new reverse light without the metal edge.
corvette in third brake light.
new engine sound.
ZO5 highest number in folder is the one used.
file named coqz5_org is original engine sound in case you like to revert back.
if you copy the entire mod, copy too : LFS/Mods/Vehicles .
if you only want some files goto: LFS/Mods/Vehcles/COQUETTE Z5~026 .

Download Links (Winrar packed)
Ufile download
file donwload
fastupload download
uploadnow download
udrop download

at the last words i would say this car differs alot from other coquette cars with its files.
light files are seriously dark on this while rear lights and head is very bright.
fog lights are impossible to get right for me. but it looks like i managed to make the front indicators a tiny bit more bright than default so its actually somewhat visible. if more than 20 m away you may still not be able to see them.
really Grrr file to work with tbh. so yeah thats why it looks totally overcooked on brightness.

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EM30 RALLY~006 overhaul.

including new head lights in yellow.
sharpened rear lights + indicator
interior door with BMW motorsports logo hidden behind the window lever.
new engine sound(sounding more like a rally car with dampened or muffled sound)
i only started this overhaul because tired of the extremely loud and screaming engine sound from the default car engine. my engine is less screaming.

skin included i made, can be used but not renamed.
4096 version goes to data/skins if you want the high res version.
if you like the 2048 version theres a separat folder for that.



Download links:
mirror1
mirror2
mirror3
mirror4

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Some Engine sounds

mostly for rally cars like memolution and impressive but a few others too.
deeper and muffled sounds with loud bangs.
these are newer made than those with that actual car packs.

Download winrar packed engine sounds

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ARTON MASTIN 117~017
Arton Mastin overhaul

includes new GPS (Still android)
new colored speedo
new logos(however not showing because model logos)
new brake pads , made from Lynche´s lingenfelter pads
Danish license plate.

(Original files are named org in the end if you want to revert)

Engine sound:
well this car has an extremely high pitched engine that gave me a headache.
so decided to beat the high pitch but still having it scream but without clipping.
in the engine folder you can see that took me a few tries. and i had to change the very idle sound a bit too,
in order to get below the unclean screaming sounds. so instead of a light buzz screamer,
it is now a brutal roar from deep within the engine. currently using test10.
i can recommend lighter with test4, again bit deeper in test5. but up to you if you even like any of them.
however the default is seriously light, and this is still too.
but i have really spent alot of time trying to make it sound aston martin,
but also giving a roar, a woosch feel, while screaming at the top.

right, made a skin free to use but no renaming. its made from scratch.
this car has some missing texture of smth weird.
so even if you make a skin and put in lfs skin folder it still doesnt load it until you use a default skin.
really annoying process. anyways,
thats how i finally was able to make the skin template coming with this pack.



hope it can be useful for someone.

Wiz
Jan 4th 2024

DOWNLOAD Winrar pack:
Download1
Download2
Download3

EDIT: Checked links, seems to be working.

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K3 Bull & Murgese Cabrio V8 :

Changes :
working rearlights.
different or sharper textures.
new engine sounds non clipping.
some new logos with mustang logo.

files packed in folders in winrar:

Download will vanish in a week or so(be fast)

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Lambos/Feras/Porchetes mostly in this megapack of several cars.

new textures(some made specially for the individual mods(such as brakepads/logos).
some have new interiors.
some had non working lights now working.
new engine sounds non clipping all these was made from originals or in one or two cases all new because default sucked(sorry).

some mods do not have any new textures mostly bikes and what is changed is only the engine sounds as some bikes are seriously overdone on that part. sure they need to be screaming, but this can be made without them clipping too.
Engine sounds used on these is always the highest numbered sound.

NOTE: all files with "org" in the end of file name is the original file you can revert too in case you dont like my files. it is also a good idea to keep the default folder with all files in any case(could be renamed to _2 in the end of file name so you get two folders whereas one is mine and the other is default so you alsways can go back and check default files or revert to them).

NOTE2: when a mod is updated you will need to update these modded files too. most times can be done by simply copy the dds/engine sound folders to the updated mod folder.

im not doing these things to annoy modders but to my own satisfaction. if someone likes them i think that is the main reason i upload them. i know some people uses files from me, so more to those than to think i do this to annoy modders. honestly im surprised how many bad engine sounds are made. which is the main reason i focus on any car. if it is mod able i usually add some different looking textures to get some sort of unique feel to my own game experience.

For my engine sounds i recommend using ingame
ESC/Audio
volume at 10.
echo at 3.
skid sounds at 1-3 (depending if you are using those i use or default defo turned all down).

even most of my engine sounds are made from original they may not sound like the original due to lower volume will change tone of a sound. think of them as "fictional" sounds even made from original.

mega pack download (243.1 MB) packed in winrar:
Download by pressing this

hope it brings a smile to someones face. thanks for reading :-
Wiz

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testing new resolution @ 2880x1620 for uploads to youtube.

these are not being used for anything but to see how they turn out on youtube(resolutions etc).

also made westhill rally edition a bit darker to get an atmosphere of evening dusk or early morning.
its also a tiny bit made with GTA vice city in mind, to create that kind of feel while driving LFS !
this test is purely to see how youtube process the video resolutions and testing to record longer than free 10min recorders.





okay first video was recorded using mkv and 1920x1080 desktop resolution.
this video is recorded in MP4 using 2880x1620 desktop resolution.





the first two videos did not turn into the desired resolution on youtube.
they were recorded with weather set to "Cloudy Sunset".

This video is with the weather set to "Clear Day" which makes it alot more bright.
this video is recorded with 2880x1620 resolution MP4 Lossless @ a whopping 44.2GB filesize





Video is still being processed while writing this

all 3 was recorded using OBS.

[bowler]

nice work mate 2nd vid best

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(2024-05-06 11:32)bowler Wrote:  nice work mate 2nd vid best

thank you.
i just uploaded a third video with lossless MP4 format.
(it might take a few hours to complete processing though).


also from now on i will save texture files in DXT3 but with support for DXT5 which is used by Directx 11(for future updates) it works for both older and new files 7E or higher. i will also try to find more suitable upload places so files stay longer.

after searching for almost a year for some textures for tarmac on south city i think i finally found some i can use. IF i make them SO will get black asphalt and probably less striping on track as i think its a bit too much on south city. will keep essential ones though but perhaps with only one arrow instead of multiple to lessen the crampy feel(even its a cramped city). well more about that if i succeed with it. i also have to remember to darken the grass file on SO(reminder to self sort of)

regarding recording i think this solution might be good for organized videos.
while mkv for other videos. the mkv file was 14 gb compared to lossless at 44 gb.

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Sedan~21 :

better lights

Front :

Rear :


this does not affect the lights inside the car.

Texture download/goes to lfs/mods/vehicles/Sedan~21/dds

Download Sedan textures

Packed in winrar/7zip.

i gotta say the frontlights is creepy to deal with, but i think i can fix them even more. but for now this is what i got.

last, heres my engine sound for it :
Engine sound for Sedan by WIZ
goes lfs/data/engine OR to lfs/mods/vehicles/sedan~21/engine if you want it permanently you can copy and paste the original sound(so you always got a copy)and do same with this, then rename a copy to default name. everytime you start up this car it will have my engine on it. its made to sound like 124W by listening to real engines. this was as close as i could get it,without clipping.

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Astonishing Aston Rally Edition Showcase:





Grass gets a little refurbishing to match trees better. but other than that i think aston is done.

so made few changes.
this is clear day:




Cloudy Afternoon:

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Rockingham spectators added to tribune.

Rally edition:



Vanilla/Default:


Packed in winrar.
goes to LFS/data/dds
DOWNLOAD:
Here

The crowd was taken from crowds dds in data folder. tried to make it look like they are behind glass.
added Rockingham logos. Rally edition glass made green instead of blueish.
NOTE*
white in default is much brighter than the rally edition version. ingame with skie files it creates a very strong contrast for the eyes. this is another thing rally edition tries to avoid and therefore white is more greyish. but its possible to look at the screen for longer because your eyes will relax more. the more dim ligthing make it more comfortable to look at and makes you focus more on driving than annoyed eyes or overly concentrating keeping awake or whatever. default is rather sharp on all fronts with lightning and also texture i found. i found myself getting tired fast when many things happening on screen such as you drive and looking at chat/insim messages etc.. so the contrast just made it worse and brightness made my eyes sore sort of. so rally edition tones all this down ingame because you dont really have a slider like in most other games to +/- contrast/brightness in LFS. or have a color slider. those 3 things could do a whole lot me thinks. so as LFS is build right now, the only way to change those things is the actual dds files. and thats what rally edition does.

EDIT:
they can now be found in the Default versions here :



Files:
Download From Nexus

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Non Clipping concrete7.dds

Basically made from pavement from South city default.
almost any file i tried to use for concrete7 clipped /made strange pulsating lines while driving it. so far i havent seen any of those clippings on this file.
it does make the colors a bit darker on layout objects such as walls,road etc.
but it seems to not clip at all which is nice. colors on objects is still visible.

on nexusmods

Goes to: LFS/data/dds (remember to back up your current file of same name)
even its a single file its packed in winrar due to nexusmods rules.
Download

PS: the file repeats itself multiple times so you wont really see the tiles as such. but it gives a good ground surface that doesnt clip.

PPS: okay so i checked it out a bit more and it does clip but its much less profound than other files i tried with. also the clipping stripes are more red ish and not so annoying for the eyes. not perfect but yet a good optional option.

Not about the driving but the clipping on concrete7:

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SCOOBY STYLE~058

got annoyed about having just colors on this beast of a racer.
so made a skin for it : click image again for 2880x1620 resolution.

with Scooby on the roof.
there is 5 skins in this pack. my own scoobydoubt, and some basic skins in black/white/yellow/blue. 5 in total. these are free to use as i assume the modder will make a new skin template at some point in time so this will be obsolete.

i also made some changes to the huge American bad resolution flag in the rear window. more suited for this car to me was to use some actual Scooby sponsors/Logo´s.
while at it i also found this car has bad LOD3 and a unfinished skin template as its really all messed up on all layers. (could someone help the guy to make skin templates?). so dived into the dds folder and found this car has probably the worst ever interior file i ever seen in LFS. its really so low res i cant tell what im looking at at the dash. so to fix that or try too i took the interior i made for RB4 before mods, and sort of glued it to the other. its not perfect but it takes away the very bad feel of the default somehow. its VERY much darker as this was the only way i could make it look sort of "ok"(ish) inside. it also now has Subaru brake padsz. new rear window sticker. Scooby on intercooler. New license plate. new carbon logo on front and steeringwheel(uses the same file). new steeringwheel grip(from momo wheel). more glossy lights and indicators got a little more color to them. it also have the usual lower engine sounds although this clips a tiny bit in tunnels and such places with alot of echo.

all packed in winrar which will vanish in a week or so.
DL 1:
Ufile Download
DL 2:
File downlaod

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Rally edition teaser:

some signs made for westhill
2880x1620

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GT-V34 MINE9~008 (Slicks)
GT-V34 R-TUNE~005 (No Slicks)

2 skyline overhauls .

new headlights, sharper and higher resolution.
new LED rearlights
new more orange colored indicator lights.
new steeringwheel(nismo)
new logos
new gps, now radio
new brakepads(grey/nismo)
the wheels center(instead of cromo,now nismo)






Download is packed in winrar/zip:
Back up your files before overwrite.
Mines9 R-Tune

EDIT:
some remade skins from originals. added shaded skin template on the skins. some are originals from R34 R-Tune and R34 Lightbar(different colors).
you can edit the ID´s but not the names of the skins so you can use it for other skyline cars. they are not uploaded to lfs world.
all these skins is in 4096x4096 so you will need to downgrade them to 2048 for LFSworld.













last skin was originally made for God foot but remade for R34 Mines9(it also fits on other skylines). memorial skin from fast & the furious movies.

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SLX 180



updated lights a little bit(more color).
new skin(the wizard nebula-free to use"just a quickie").
new rear window with sponsor stickers(also a quick made).
added rainbow ish colored glass.(unfortunately this was my testfile for raindrops on windows,which i found out after i made it,so sorry about that but it works anyways).
new engine sound,non clipping,but lower volume.

Goes to LFS/Mods/Vehicles/
download winrar pack here:

Mediafire download