https://www.ventdev.com/forums/ Fri, 15 May 2026 09:06:22 +0000 MyBB https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=4152 Wed, 25 May 2022 16:03:41 -0400 Eric.B]]> https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=4152 Price: $3500

Description: Liftbacks are a type of Hatchback with a long sloping roof. The rear door generally comes up at a 45-degree angle, and occasionally there is a tailgate. These vehicles can be 2-door or 4-door and are similar to a combi coupé.

We'll create 15 Liftbacks using the new Body Designer Mk 2 system.

Requirements: None

Required By: None

Links: It doesn't happen unless you contribute!

Liftbacks
Wikipedia]]> Price: $3500

Description: Liftbacks are a type of Hatchback with a long sloping roof. The rear door generally comes up at a 45-degree angle, and occasionally there is a tailgate. These vehicles can be 2-door or 4-door and are similar to a combi coupé.

We'll create 15 Liftbacks using the new Body Designer Mk 2 system.

Requirements: None

Required By: None

Links: It doesn't happen unless you contribute!

Liftbacks
Wikipedia]]> https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3784 Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:15:38 -0500 Eric.B]]> https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3784 Price: $500 (3-days)

Description: I will create an additional tool in the Mod Tools system to create the Body Information XML files for the Body Designer Mk2 system. This should make it easier for the artist to script everything required for vehicle bodies in the game. 

Requirements: #2 | Vehicle Body Designer Mk2

Required By: None

Concerns: None

Eric's Opinion: I will periodically self-fund bounties when we have good sales months. I am self-funding this bounty to help create new vehicle artwork for the game.

Links: None]]> Price: $500 (3-days)

Description: I will create an additional tool in the Mod Tools system to create the Body Information XML files for the Body Designer Mk2 system. This should make it easier for the artist to script everything required for vehicle bodies in the game. 

Requirements: #2 | Vehicle Body Designer Mk2

Required By: None

Concerns: None

Eric's Opinion: I will periodically self-fund bounties when we have good sales months. I am self-funding this bounty to help create new vehicle artwork for the game.

Links: None]]> https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3783 Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:05:31 -0500 Eric.B]]> https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3783 Price: $2000 (10-20 Days)

Description: Complete revision of the vehicle body design system to take advantage of new vehicle graphics funded by the Feature Bounty system. The new body design system will use an additional XML file for each vehicle model. The XML file will contain information about each model's morph animations, translatable names, animation icons, default animation slider positions, what GUI widgets to use, a Hierarchies.

Many accessories that required manual placement in the past are now modeled directly into the vehicle body. This allows better integration of these models and will provide more detail. There is some loss of position customization, but quality overall should improve. We will still allow click placement of some accessory models, however.

With default slider positions, we can make somebody animations simple checkboxes or radio buttons between different animation positions.

The system also incorporates automatic accessory placement for items such as tires. These mount points will also link to the chassis wheelbase and track dimensions. 

The AI will also make use of this system since a single body artwork will have everything needed to make a vehicle. The AI will design an entirely random vehicle body instead of relying on a limited selection of premade vehicle designs. And those designs should be somewhat coherent.

Finally, both the old vehicle body design and the new vehicle body designer will work side by side. The game will select which body designer to use when the player selects a body from the vehicle body list.

See attached file for current body art guidelines.


Requirements: None

Required By: Required by all new vehicle artwork.

Concerns: None

Eric's Opinion: I will periodically self-fund bounties when we have good sales months. I am self-funding this bounty for the first milestone because all vehicle artwork bounties require it.

Links: None

  BodyDesign_Mk2_v1.0.txt (Size: 11.71 KB / Downloads: 149) ]]> Price: $2000 (10-20 Days)

Description: Complete revision of the vehicle body design system to take advantage of new vehicle graphics funded by the Feature Bounty system. The new body design system will use an additional XML file for each vehicle model. The XML file will contain information about each model's morph animations, translatable names, animation icons, default animation slider positions, what GUI widgets to use, a Hierarchies.

Many accessories that required manual placement in the past are now modeled directly into the vehicle body. This allows better integration of these models and will provide more detail. There is some loss of position customization, but quality overall should improve. We will still allow click placement of some accessory models, however.

With default slider positions, we can make somebody animations simple checkboxes or radio buttons between different animation positions.

The system also incorporates automatic accessory placement for items such as tires. These mount points will also link to the chassis wheelbase and track dimensions. 

The AI will also make use of this system since a single body artwork will have everything needed to make a vehicle. The AI will design an entirely random vehicle body instead of relying on a limited selection of premade vehicle designs. And those designs should be somewhat coherent.

Finally, both the old vehicle body design and the new vehicle body designer will work side by side. The game will select which body designer to use when the player selects a body from the vehicle body list.

See attached file for current body art guidelines.


Requirements: None

Required By: Required by all new vehicle artwork.

Concerns: None

Eric's Opinion: I will periodically self-fund bounties when we have good sales months. I am self-funding this bounty for the first milestone because all vehicle artwork bounties require it.

Links: None

  BodyDesign_Mk2_v1.0.txt (Size: 11.71 KB / Downloads: 149) ]]> https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3782 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 15:24:20 -0500 Eric.B]]> https://www.ventdev.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3782 Price: $200 (2-Days)

Description: We will distribute feature bounty work via Steam DLC. We want the player to be able to pick easily between GearCity "Classic" (v2.0) and GearCity "TBD" (v3.0). The game also has three external tools included with it. So a launcher program to run any of the five binary files makes sense. This platform can also serve to launch any future iterations of GearCity (v4.0+), display news, and even update the program should we lose access to platforms like Steam.

I will write the program in QT4 because the game already includes it with the external programs.

Requirements: None

Required By: Required by all.

Concerns: None

Eric's Opinion: I will periodically self-fund bounties when we have good sales months. I am self-funding this bounty for the first milestone because all other bounties require it.

Links: None]]> Price: $200 (2-Days)

Description: We will distribute feature bounty work via Steam DLC. We want the player to be able to pick easily between GearCity "Classic" (v2.0) and GearCity "TBD" (v3.0). The game also has three external tools included with it. So a launcher program to run any of the five binary files makes sense. This platform can also serve to launch any future iterations of GearCity (v4.0+), display news, and even update the program should we lose access to platforms like Steam.

I will write the program in QT4 because the game already includes it with the external programs.

Requirements: None

Required By: Required by all.

Concerns: None

Eric's Opinion: I will periodically self-fund bounties when we have good sales months. I am self-funding this bounty for the first milestone because all other bounties require it.

Links: None]]>