BeamNG.drive

[M D Gourley]

A fantastic video showing the new 'MOZA Indicator Stalks' being set up and used in BeamNG....a superb Tutorial and Video.

 

[Johan Falk]

Hey momma rock me like a south bound train

Released - Journey: The Long Road - (PUBLIC RELEASE!)

PUBLIC RELEASE! New map! This is called The Long Road which aims to bring The Long Drive to BeamNG! This map has been great to work on, as it feels...

www.beamng.com

Nice map, need to try that, thanks

 

[M D Gourley]

What a great 'BAJA' experience in BeamNG....this video is a great watch....with links to Map in BeamNG

 

[Christopher E]

What a great 'BAJA' experience in BeamNG....this video is a great watch....with links to Map in BeamNG

This looks insane wow

 

[M D Gourley]

This looks insane wow

Thanks for showing some interest 'Christopher E',...BeamNG is coming of age and showing signs of some awesome content...one to watch

 

[M D Gourley]

I’ve been experimenting with some 3D character software that I used over 20 years ago. Combining it with my BeamNG Screenshots and with the help of Photoshop, compositing the 3D figure to create something different.

There needs to be far more research and knowledge on my partto be able to export these figures in a suitable format from the 3D software so it can be directly imported and placed into the BeamNG as a 3D object for that extra creative visual.

Below BeamNG Screenshot Composite with the 3D Droid Figure purchased from Daz3D Shop

I liked the juxaposition of the old 'High Tech' car vs the 'Future High Tech' human.

Below is BeamNG Screenshot before.

Below Daz3D Software program with posed, lighting added and rendered Droid Figure before exporting.

Set up for this screenshot is a work a round procedure by previsualising the end result, posing and lighting the 3D character in Daz3D software program, rendering the charactor image then exporting the rendered image as a .png for that clear background and easy compositing into another image.

Once in Photoshop, open the BeamNG screenshot, composite the 3D Figure and adjust lighting / shading in the usual Photoshop way....lol

The Daz3D Standard Base program is Free to download and has ready-made 3D models and kits for characters, environments & props which you can purchase from vendors in the 'Daz Shop'...possibly much like any Sim / Game that has paid Mods.

Just trying something different

 

[M D Gourley]

Just playing around with some more compositing with BeamNG screenshots and Daz3D 3d Figures.

Set up a Police scene this time in BeamNG, added extra lighting within the scene using the awesome 'World Editor'.

Figuring out a good workflow by having the final BeamNG screenshot open in Photoshop and the 3D program Daz3D open with the character posed, then adjusting the lighting and colors to suit within Daz3D.

Below screenshot showing this in action...having aTriple Screen set up has some extra advantages.

Final composite screenshot below....The future of 'Law Enforcement'

BeamNG.drive....'Creative Gaming'

 

[M D Gourley]

"Are you the Droid I'm looking for".....continuing my BeamNG screenshot character inclusion

Below is the original screenshot from BeamNG with some 'World Editor' magic....extra lighting within the Warehouse before the characters were added.

Workflow procedure as per above posts

 

[M D Gourley]

"Taking a break....Time to Reboot"

Below BeamNG original screenshot

 

[Johan Falk]

Cyberpunk.NG 2077 ...awesome pics!

 

[M D Gourley]

'I am UNIQUE"...characters posed and lighting added in Daz3D as mentioned in above posts

Original BeamNG screenshot below with some extra magic from 'World Editor"

Screenshot below showing the extra 9 Light sources added for this scene in 'World Editor'

Continuing my journey through BeamNG and I would have to say BeamNG in combination with World Editor is most inspirational creative screenshot tool in a Sim that I have ever come across (at time of this post)

 

[M D Gourley]

'2077 International Car Show"....it could be

Trying out a futuristic scene in the BeamNG 'Showroom'

Below BeamNG original screenshot.....as it was un-edited in Game

 

[M D Gourley]

"Say Hello to my little Friend"...thoroughly enjoying this series of screenshots, for me personally it's the next level.

I always try to do as little Editing as possible in Photoshop, mainly just the 'Grounding Shadows' on any Characters standing on ground zone and the rest spending considerible time in the magical 'World Editor' adding extra lighting and adjusting brightness / exposure for effect.

Below is the original screenshot

...and the 'World Editor' screenshot showing the added lights below.

 

[Johan Falk]

Hey M D, we should get these cyborgs in the game. It is one thing I look forward too, when we have an actual driver so it does not look like ghost cars driving around by themselves

 

[M D Gourley]

Hey M D, we should get these cyborgs in the game. It is one thing I look forward too, when we have an actual driver so it does not look like ghost cars driving around by themselves

Yes agree....although I have been trying over the last couple of weeks to import these characters into BeamNG so I do not need to do this 'composite' work around, it proved to be much more complicated than exspected....lol.

I reached out to one Map creater within BeamNG Forums and in their words...'can be a bit tricky'...and with all the You Tube video tutorials I watched on importing characters it did not work properly....way above my pay grade and knowledge, I'll just stick to what I know, as above .

Maybe in future BeamNG updates there might be drivers implemented....who knows

There could be some more high quality 'Props' in game though eg the 'AT Drone' and 'Bot' in above screenshots and maybe the Cyborg type humans with some basic moving limbs, much like the BeamNG 'Crash Test Dummy"...amongst other types of high quality props.

The 'Daz3D' software I use where these figures are posed / lighting added etc can be rigged to motion / movement...so the Cyborg above could walk around etc and I have seen the BeamNG Dummy riding a Bicycle in some You Tube videos...so it may be doable

Not sure about the complexitiy of this....easy to suggest something not knowing if it is feasible or not

Just thinking out loud.

 

[M D Gourley]

'Sector...Secure Miss'

Below is the original screenshot

 

[M D Gourley]

'Citizen, leave sector immediately....10 seconds to comply'

Original BeamNG screenshot below with added lighting within World Editor before characters are added within Photoshop

I always try to get all lighting finalised in World Editor for the screenshot and matching lighting within Daz3D for the characters so there is only 'Grounding Shadows to add in the final screenshot rendition....the additional Photoshop work was the 'Booster Flames' on the Police Robot

World Editor lighting screenshot

 

[M D Gourley]

'Warp Drive installed, Little Miss'

Below un-edited screenshot from BeamNG with some magic from World Editor.

 

[M D Gourley]

'THE JUDGE, Jury and Executioner'

Original BeamNG screenshot below with some magic from World Editor.

I am slowly getting into the rhythm with a 'Workflow Procedure' and have started doing a quick 'Print Screen' Test shot, then placing the low res character into the scene within Photoshop.

This is to test lighting of the character, pose, perspective and horizon line, BEFORE hitting the 'Render' button, as the render can sometimes take an hour per character...on my potato low spec PC

Screenshot below showing the initial character before Gun was added...also decided to mirror the character as the Gun was in the right place in the final screenshot.

I generally have both Photoshop with the final BeamNG screenshot and Daz3D open at the same time so I can also see the lighting that needs to be created in Daz3D etc.

 

[M D Gourley]

A behind the scenes video below on how one of the top you tube creators 'Crash Frontier' makes his epic BeamNG movies.

Original finished BeamNG movie below...awesome