My realistic number plate mod
Posted: 25 May 2015 08:00
Hello everybody!
A couple of months ago I had a small problem with the map not stretching to Finland and I asked the forum. cashtime2013 very kindly helped me out by saying that I'll need a mod that will "reset" the limit of the map. And then I stumbled on some files for the number plates in the game and I thought "Why not change those to make it look more realistic?".
And that's how this started. I remembered that firstly the UK needed more numbers, and especially if one has got the Jazzycat AI Traffic pack, it would be more realistic. So I added all the numbers (from 51 - 15) and every truck you buy has a 15 plate on it. Then I also noticed that Italy needed some tweaking, so I changed the AI's range from BA 123 AB - EX 123 AB and if you buy a truck it will have a ET - EX plate. That's all I've done so far, although I'm planning to change the number plate template for some countries and to tweak Germany's number plate.
Now there has been only one problem: I can't choose which cars can have which numberplate; it's all random by the game. So you may see a brand new car with a old plate and the opposite. This is something very difficult (at least for me) to crack. Also, a few months ago, I was thinking that in this mod I'd add a feature that keeps your original number plate when you change slots in the garage, instead of changing it. These two features are very difficult to add. And because I'm always looking around these files, and also because I want to know what you guys think of this idea, I haven't released this mod yet.
Now, some images (these are from the UK only, I forgot to take some pictures from Italy):
So what do you think? Is there any country that you think needs fixing as far as number plates are concerned? Would you like to have such a mod?
@Vladzz-G: Since you've got some fixes, maybe we can do something together about this?
A couple of months ago I had a small problem with the map not stretching to Finland and I asked the forum. cashtime2013 very kindly helped me out by saying that I'll need a mod that will "reset" the limit of the map. And then I stumbled on some files for the number plates in the game and I thought "Why not change those to make it look more realistic?".
And that's how this started. I remembered that firstly the UK needed more numbers, and especially if one has got the Jazzycat AI Traffic pack, it would be more realistic. So I added all the numbers (from 51 - 15) and every truck you buy has a 15 plate on it. Then I also noticed that Italy needed some tweaking, so I changed the AI's range from BA 123 AB - EX 123 AB and if you buy a truck it will have a ET - EX plate. That's all I've done so far, although I'm planning to change the number plate template for some countries and to tweak Germany's number plate.
Now there has been only one problem: I can't choose which cars can have which numberplate; it's all random by the game. So you may see a brand new car with a old plate and the opposite. This is something very difficult (at least for me) to crack. Also, a few months ago, I was thinking that in this mod I'd add a feature that keeps your original number plate when you change slots in the garage, instead of changing it. These two features are very difficult to add. And because I'm always looking around these files, and also because I want to know what you guys think of this idea, I haven't released this mod yet.
Now, some images (these are from the UK only, I forgot to take some pictures from Italy):
So what do you think? Is there any country that you think needs fixing as far as number plates are concerned? Would you like to have such a mod?
@Vladzz-G: Since you've got some fixes, maybe we can do something together about this?