Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.04

Speeder · January 20, 2015

Introduction

After editing by hand some sectors for the next update of Project Paradise, I thought it could be nice to create a proper map editor for TDU. After all, that's the only part of the game which has never been modded before. :) (and yes, next pp update should come soon, so less pm spam everyone thanks :twisted:)

Description

Even if it's called "Editor", this tool is a toolbox to export your files in your favorite 3D editor (maya, 3DS max, blender,... any editor as long as it's compatible with .obj) and obviously do the opposite. :p

This choice as been made simply because I didn't want to make the usage of a cheap and badly written 3D editor an obligation. :D

.obj has a pretty basic structure making easy to build an object from nothing.

Features

Heightmap Creation/Import/Export
Material Editor
World Objects Creation/Import/Export
Road Collision Support (Havok *-R.shk)
World Collision Support (Havok *.shk)
Entities Management
Soundscape Edition
Wire Editor
Map Network Editor
Security Ramp Editor

Green: done / almost done

Orange: in progress

Brown: just started / researches

Red: todo

Screenshots

Terrain Edition

Fast and clean heightmap edition (note: only the Y-axis is used by the game)

Untextured/Textured heightmap

World Object Edition

Imported Untextured Object from a *-O.3DG (some oil station)

Imported Road Network from a -O.3DG with a bit of Havok vertex (yellow dots)

Terrain, world objects, havok collision mesh

Havok Mesh in Editor, Havok Mesh Exported to TDU (early test)

Custom low poly mesh (edited plane) exported as Havok Collision Mesh

World Object Import (W.I.P.)

World Objects with custom pivot point

Basic Material Editor

Download

Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.04

Changelog

*Objects Import/Export

*UI update

*Now using collada

*Complete and detailed user guide inside the archive

Download V0.04

Old Version

Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.03

Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.02

Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.01

I'll try to keep the thread updated as often as I can.

Opened to suggestions / Q&A / testing (dont ask for that yet :cheeky:) / ...

Milli · January 20, 2015

Qwerty98366 · January 20, 2015

It is necessary to Hawaii Nurburgring add! Will then be a lot of fun)))

CLR-GTR · January 20, 2015

T1M raised the question in the chatbox if it's possible to convert Ibiza to TDU. I initially said yes because I >assume/think/hope< both games share a same world structure (file types, methods of creating height, world sectioning etc). But ofcourse, to get Ibiza ín TDU1, we have to get it óut of TDU2.

So then comes the question: are you considering to test and/or adapt the tools for TDU2 world editing (in the future)?

civicmanvtec · January 20, 2015

Sounds really promising. :)

Driver:TDU · January 21, 2015

:eek: Its really not a dream? Guys you are become a really heroes for all TDU community with PP and now you said that we can modifying a map! So with all this futures, with our modders and your knowledge and skills, we can do the game of dream! Lets do TDU 3 guys! :nuts:

Tob-Racer · January 21, 2015

That is unbelievable ! :eek: Can't believe what's going on now !

In 10 years time (I Hope) We gonna be able to import the map from the Crew too :D :lol:

Good luck with that project Speeder. Sound very very promising !

COMB@T_$HOTGUN · January 21, 2015

omfggggg woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow :panic3::panic3::panic3::panic3::panic3::panic3:

HOLY CRAP, Thats what i call a whole new era of tdu modding

great job ;) ;)

Djey · January 21, 2015

:clap: Moddingly speaking, 2014 did end well and 2015 is starting even better, way better than expected.

TDUF 0.2.0 is in great way to release, it will provide features to reverse engineer game files.

I hope it will be useful to understand those and speed'up the project ;)

TDUZoqqer · January 21, 2015

Whoa guys, nice one! Finally smooth roads on the island, as the collision models will be able to be edit too. You make some great possibilities for TDU this year, I am really looking forward for this project.

TIMELESS · January 21, 2015

Agreed - smooth roads is all I need. Wouldn't say no to some new roads and a new track though :p

The Compensator · January 21, 2015

Let's google street view the

whole oahu island

looks like we can't use caps lock anymore

CLR-GTR · January 21, 2015

Make a real dirt road of that route towards the west lighthouse :p

Looks like I can still use caps lock?

Milli · January 21, 2015

You can't make a whole post only using caps lock.

MagicV8 · January 21, 2015

Whoa guys, nice one! Finally smooth roads on the island, as the collision models will be able to be edit too. You make some great possibilities for TDU this year, I am really looking forward for this project.

It's really incredible, what you all are doing here, wonderful :clap:

And nice to see you here again, Zoqqer :nods: :)

Djey · January 21, 2015

Airports as drag strips, finally :D

TIMELESS · January 21, 2015

Airports as drag strips, finally :D

Yes!! Get rid of that horrible bumpy runway that limits your speed..

COMB@T_$HOTGUN · January 21, 2015

Airports as drag strips, finally :D

ohh yh that would be so EPIC:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

the whole airport with street mesh and nice Hq textures :O

Speeder · January 21, 2015

So then comes the question: are you considering to test and/or adapt the tools for TDU2 world editing (in the future)?

TDU 1 uses Twilight 1 whereas TDU2 use... Twilight 2. :cheeky: To be honest, I didn't examine TDU2's file but I'm pretty sure it's different (at least the car models used a different structure, so it's probably the same scenario for every 3D assets).

:clap: Moddingly speaking, 2014 did end well and 2015 is starting even better, way better than expected.

TDUF 0.2.0 is in great way to release, it will provide features to reverse engineer game files.

I hope it will be useful to understand those and speed'up the project ;)

TDUF is gonna be really helpful to allow new sectors to be added to the game (and even new islands).

CLR-GTR · January 21, 2015

Ahh :( Ok, didn't know that. Thanks for the answer :D

Hypercycle · January 22, 2015

Oh my lucking god... New cars + new world + TDU = Ideal Racing Game

rebelinho · January 23, 2015

Airports as drag strips, finally :D

And a normal entrance to the strip... some 1/4 mile races at last!

JPTH · January 23, 2015

Wiil be possible import Ibiza Island(from TDU2) to TDU and make a bridge conect to Hawaii or like TDU2 loading?

Tob-Racer · January 23, 2015

Wiil be possible import Ibiza Island(from TDU2) to TDU and make a bridge conect to Hawaii or like TDU2 loading?

As said previously in this thread, First we have to get in TDU 2 underhood. It's gonna take a long time to get Ibiza into TDU1. It could be possible but there is a lot of work. At the moment, I imagine only tracks made for RFactor GTR2 etc... can be import. We'll see in the future, everything is at it's early stage at the momennt.

Ryzza5 · January 23, 2015

If you have a map editor, why would you be interested in importing Ibiza? Why not create something 100x better? :)

Ibizi wasn't great for cruising as there wasn't really much a circuit of great roads that covered most of the island, as I recall (it's been a while). Just some boring main roads/motorways with some random twisty roads branching off towards the coast.