Thanks for the tutorial, man! I still got plenty of issues in-game, since it's a heavily modded tractor, but this is a good start! I also hope GIANTS will make a conversion of their Classic Pack DLC (from FS15), coz manual conversion of those stuff is such a major pain lol
Check your game log, it will likely list the reason. It is probably a malfunctioning script, which would take experience to fix. Often when mods with lots of scripts are converted this is the case, and conversion becomes a lot more difficult that what I have shown.
Is the vehicle rather jittery? If so, this might help... Below There are some things you can try, for example decreasing the mass of the vehicle. This can be done in Giants Editor by decreasing the density. If you don't know how to do this, msg me on my FB page: facebook.com/The-Chase-Is-On-1032565856771055/ I will make you an image showing how to do so if necessary. That's the easiest way I can explain it, both for me and you.
Hi, good video showing the very first steps however converting isn't that straight forward. You did a very basic vehicle. Mods like tractors and such can have wrong tires on it and misplaced hitches and other elements. You have to look at the error log in the game folder for the less obvious errors and if you have developer mode activated you can see errors that way when you load the item into the game map. One thing to tell people in my opinion is the Giants editor is not something to play around with unless you have a very good understanding about what it does. Giants does have a pdf manual. There are good videos tutorials from accomplished modders on RU-vid also :)
Yes, this is true, some mods can be a real pain, especially when they have a lot of scripts that don't work properly with FS 17. This can often cause problems that I did not have, but others may. I know it is not as simple as this, but this video just serves as a base for people looking to convert mods, and get started that way. if somone is going to convert a mod, manual or, through the editor, it does requires knowledge of some sort in working with mods, and I do not expect everyone to exactly know what they are doing at first. So yes, I am aware of this, and I am trying to make some videos that may help resolve these problems, within time. I will also maybe try to make the fact that : "Giants editor is not something to play around with unless you have a very good understanding about what it does" clear in my videos, and something to the effect that you should have a basic/moderate understanding of how it works. I may also make reference to some other resources as well as that may be useful, I will see. Thank you for your constructive criticism. =) ~RT911~
TheChase IsOn you're very welcome and I hope you know I wasn't picking on you :) Your video is very informative and you were articulate and clear. Your video is a very good base to expand upon indeed. Please keep up the great work :)
hey man, having troubles. trying to convert a square bale wrapper from 15. got everything converted and shows up in mod list. but i cant get it in game. it just says vehicle selection is being purchased. im new to this so i have no idea how to fix this
Hi, so to get straight to it, most likely your problem is an outdated / incompatible script, that would have worked in fs 15 but not fs 17. If you check your log at : My Documents / My Games / Farming Simulator 2017 / log.txt You should see which scripts are causing the errors. Scripts are generally in .lua format so it will likely list something like LUA callstack, Error, that kind of thing and generally something there with (ScriptName).lua To fix this problem you generally remove the offending script, unless you understand lua enough to convert the faulty script.
That would be because it is a script mod, script mods must be converted manually, or, at least the lua files must be updated to fs 17 standards. Unfortunately the conversion tool does not do this, as is usually shown in the report as : lua file copied without change. That is since it has no fs 17 equivalent script for that mod.. Unfortunately I know little to nothing about lua scripting, so I'm not able to help you there. Sorry about that.
I just tried that. Only one warning. The lua file was copied as is. My mod is not showing up in the game. I tried converting the bunkersilo from fs15. Any thoughts?
It shows up in mods on title screen,when you just hit mods. But when i select a saved game to play, it doesn't show up on that list and i can't use it. why?
That is a rather odd issue. However, a good place to start is to check your log at: My Documents / My Games / Farming Simulator 2017 / log.txt and check for errors, especially from lua's. Often listed is the name of the offending lua after something like, lua call stack. Best way to fix such errors, unless you know lua programming is to remove the offending script. I will be uploading a video to this effect when I can.
This is likely due to an error, likely with one of the scripts used in the vehicle. Check the log at My Games / Farming Simulator 2017 / log.txt then work to fix those errors.
Check the log at My Documents/My Games/Farming Simulator 2017/log.txt, it will likely tell you what is wrong with the mods. But before you do that, go in-game and attempt to purchase them, then quit. Here is my other video for instruction on the dev console, as that may be useful as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_tuDOOINVo0.html
You know how to convert a mod which has how do i say it storage like a trailer? the mod I am talking about is a crasshopper. It has the ability to unload a combine. Fill from a silo but I cannot find out why it wont work after converting. I have the fuel locked on to saying hit R to fill fuel. If you have any videos that would help me in any way that would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance
Hello there, unfortunately I don't really have any videos on mod's fill capacity yet. It does however sound like it could be a problem with the fill plane, if it functions like a trailer, like you say. My next video I make will be on getting converted mod's fill planes to work, so, once I got that up, I'll try and let you know, and hopefully that can help.
You forgot to mention light corona's.. oh and winRAR is junk go use 7zip. it's faster and FREE. Get a better a microphone please. I was able to skip through your tutorial and lose a good 5 minutes of gibberish and still gather the idea of how to convert a mod. Thank you for your efforts. Please don't give up dude. Seriously.
Once I get the time to check out how to fix light coronas, I may make a video of how to fix some conversion problems, and the such. The gibberish, I include for the newbies, so, yeah, because, they may not know how to get to the point that some may already know how to. I will look into a new mic, but for now, this is all I got. But thank you for your feedback. :)
So i'm trying to convert a mod from FS13 to FS17 and i keep getting this error: "Mod Desc version 9 is not supported". Any solutions? I'm really new to modding.
find an in game vehicle similiar to the mod you are working on and copy the top few lines covering everything about the vehicle and purchase desc etc.. paste that over your existing mod xml and change the lines for title, desc, store.dds etc to what your mod is there are many videos online regarding this topic as well
I was able to convert a couple mods and they work in game, problem I'm getting is the same as you, the white squares around the lights, has anyone figured this out how to fix it ?
I know, go to My Computer/C:/Program Files(x86)/Farming SImulator 2017 or C:/Program Files(x86)/Steam/SteamApps/Common/Farming Simulator 2017 Then go to data / shared Then copy the files there named coronaRed_diffuse, and coronaWhite_diffuse and coronaOrange_diffuse over the corona texture files in your mod.
please help me , I did everything exactly like you said , the mod show up in the game main , I mark it, and when the map is loaded and I'm inside the game I cant find the mod in the shop ,please help me . thank you.
Likely your issue is a malfunctioning script, in which case, these videos should guide you through the process. I would reccomend viewing the one on the game log first if you are not familiar with it. ru-vid.com/group/PLCT2A9zAL1JsXDN96YECnyxIMjWWhbC35
Some mods simply won't convert properly, since their scripts are not compatible with FS 17, such incompatible scripts would likely be modded scripts, which need to be updated to FS 17 standards. It is not the fault of this conversion method that your vehicle does not work, if it is due to such scripts, which the editor does not/cannot convert interferring with your mod working. You can find the error - causing scripts by looking at your log, at My Documents / My Games / Farming Simulator 2017 / log.txt I will soon be releasing a video of how to remove such scripts on my channel.
It hasn't worked for me and I'm so pissed... I did everything you did and just keeps saying error.... what should I do???? because I need a specific mod and hasn't come out yet and I don't feel like waiting for it either
Sometimes this can be due to an incompatible script. Sometimes, the only things to do is wait for a new version of the script to come out, and replace the one in the mod with it, or update the script yourself. You can also remove the script causing the trouble, if you can find out which one it is, and then the mod should work. I may be able to have a look at the mod for you as wel and see if I could help.
TheChase IsOn If yo could look at the mod that would be absolutely fantastic! its the "Mouse Steering Mod" from fs 15... just Google that and your find it quite easily... just wondering is it to much to ask if you could try and convert the mod for me and see if it works and if it does... I would be happy to give you an email address or something.. if you could do that I would be forever in your debt Let me know if you can thanks
It is likely an error due to one of the scripts being incompatible with fs 17. You can check which ones in the game log, and then fix those, if you know how.
I've done exactly the same thing time and again, and it shows up, I check it, once in game I hit the P key, find it in the store, buy it, yes, next screen you want to buy X for X amount? Yes, completing purchase, and it never completes, the little hour glass keeps spinning.
It may be useful to check your game log at: My documents/My Games/Farming Simulator 2017/ log.txt and look for any errors in there, likely at the bottom of the text, or enable the dev console and use it. Both of these are explained here:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_tuDOOINVo0.html
You can remove the code relating to animation script within the xml and moddesc.xml. However this does require a bit of experience with coding. Perhaps I could look at it for you tommorow sometime?
I will see what I can do, tommorow. : )If you have FB, you can message me details here.. on my page: facebook.com/The-Chase-Is-On-1032565856771055/ Or find someway to get the mod over to me. :) Any way that works for you.
I'm not sure, but you could try converting it again and see what happens. Perhaps it didn't convert properly. So, yeah, just try running it through the converter tool again.
Thanks for the info, sad to say the redo didn't work. Nor did another conversion from fs15..... same fault message. Great tutorial btw...hopefully I'll sort it soon :)
Probably not, as I have never done a baler / bale wrapper before, or generally, implements / trailers. However, you may be able to find help on fs-uk.com. Or if you want to have a go at it yourself, you could try converting it, referencing the bale wrapper that comes with the game (FS17).
i liked the video it helped a lot but still don't help. I am getting errors to the point it wont load up such as version not supported and i am working off of 2013 and 2015. Thanks for the tutorial though
Yes, that is a common problem, unfortunately though any conversion method there will be errors, which can neagtively affect the result. Ultimately you can convert it easily, but fixing the errors becomes a real pain. You are welcome though.
As for the other errors, usually this is due to scripts incompatible with FS17, I will maybe discuss specifics of how to fix these things in a future video.
My newest video which I am hoping to get out today will hopefully show you how to fix it. It is mostly a problem with the scripts, and to fix this, you have to remove the script, which, how to do that, will be shown in the video.
CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME i am trying to convert some fs15 ni modding Jf stoll trailed forager and a keverland mower, after doing this they both showed up in game and i could buy them, but they would not attach to my tractor PLEASE HELP ME
What may help though is having a reference to a trailer which does this, so if you like, you could give me a link to the mod with this problem, and it would speed up how fast I could fix this problem dramatically. =) That is, since I'd have a reference and something to work with. =P
Could you convert the Krone Big M500 wide mod please? I tried it and it gave an error with lua. "Error: running lua method 'onsavegameloaded'." I'm no coder myself so i have no idea what to do with it.
Hi, I am afraid I have never really worked with combines, so I don't really knwo much about them, but are there any other errors, perhaps higher up in the log? I could try once I have some free time, but I can't guarantee anything.
TheChase IsOn All errors related to this mod. I have more mods that aren't working atm. Got to remove them but lazyness wins :p Warning: Missing l10n for button wide in KroneBigM500_Wide (not sure about this one:)Error: Not all prerequisites of specialization steerable are fulfilled and than a whole lot of lua call stack. I uploaded it to pastebin: pastebin.com/JGpD1pni and the entie log:pastebin.com/mbxCV4aT btw: thanks for any effort you will put in it. If you want you can tell me whats wrong and how to correct it and ill try but i cant code so please?
Ah, that one about steerable would be your problem. I think. Can send the mod to me at my email (racetime911@gmail.com) or FB: facebook.com/The-Chase-Is-On-1032565856771055/messages/ and... I can see if I can fix it for you. :)
Good, I DOWNLOADED ALL RIGHT, AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY GIANTS , MORE TIME TO OPEN APPEARED THAT ERROR: "Could not create OpenGL viewport", GOOD IF SOMEBODY KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE, ANSWER THAT COMMENT.
First, make sure that the .zip file has no spaces in the name - ex. : Ford Police Car.zip --> change to : Ford_Police_Car.zip It could also be due to an error with one of the scripts not being compatible with Farming Simulator 2017. You can check your log to confirm this at : My documents / My Games / Farming Simulator 2017 / log.txt Then you can work to fix these errors if you know how.
Some mods simply won't convert properly, since their scripts are not compatible with FS 17, such incompatible scripts would likely be modded scripts, which need to be updated to FS 17 standards. It is not the fault of this conversion method that your vechile does not work, if it is due to such scripts, which the editor does not/cannot convert interferring with your mod working.
Ones without extra/modded scripts are more likely to convert cleanly to FS17, yes.Either that, or remove the mod scripts from the vehicles you have converted.
top video ive being trying to convert rwtb350 mod. other channels on the same subject but everyone talks too fast and races through so far im 1/2 way there
best thing to do is either remove the script, or replace it with a fs17 ready version, if there is one, or update it to fs 17 standards yourself if you know how.
This tool basically just does the basic conversion for you, such as updating the structure of the Moddesc and xml to fs17 standards. Some fixes, need to be done manually. Perhaps this video may help you in that regard, if the problem is indeed a malfunctioning script. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QClKOavOHvo.html
Hi, I'm afraid I know little to nothing about baler mods, or their scripts, I mostly only do car/truck/semi mods, and rarely, tractors. So, I really do not know if I could, but perhaps you could find help on fs-uk.com. There are people on there who can help sometimes.
loaded mode or can not be purchased at the store,log says: Warning: Invalid animMesh index '0|0' in 'C:/Users/User/Documents/My Games/FarmingSimulator2017/mods/Horsch_Tiger_27LT/horschTiger15LT.xml' Warning: Old shape file format version found 'horschTiger15LT.i3d.shapes'.
1st problem, sounds like it could be a problem with a misguided index path or malfunctioning script. 2nd problem should not stop it from working. Also, they are both warnings so technically, it should still work. Are there any "Error:" bits?
I do not find my error for him only warning:, Warning: Only zip mods are supported in multiplayer. You need to zip the mod Horsch_Tiger_27LT to use it in multiplayer. and this: C:/Users/User/Documents/My Games/FarmingSimulator2017/mods/Horsch_Tiger_27LT/horschTiger15LT.i3d (92.82) ms Error: Invalid 4-vector '0.3 0.3 0.3' Error: Invalid color string '0.3 0.3 0.3' Error: Failed to open xml file 'data/vehicles/wheels/lizard/Unsized.xml'. Error: wheelConfigIndex 'basic' not found in 'data/vehicles/wheels/lizard/Unsized.xml' Error: Invalid 4-vector '0.3 0.3 0.3' Error: Invalid color string '0.3 0.3 0.3' Error: Failed to open xml file 'data/vehicles/wheels/lizard/Unsized.xml'. Error: wheelConfigIndex 'basic' not found in 'data/vehicles/wheels/lizard/Unsized.xml' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/particleAnimations/horsch/horschTiger10LT.i3d' Warning: Invalid animMesh index '0|0' in 'C:/Users/User/Documents/My Games/FarmingSimulator2017/mods/Horsch_Tiger_27LT/horschTiger15LT.xml'!
These sound like a problem, to begin with. Error: wheelConfigIndex 'basic' not found in 'data/vehicles/wheels/lizard/Unsized.xml' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/wheels/trelleborg/trelleborgAW305_480_45_17.i3d' Error: failed to load i3d file 'data/vehicles/particleAnimations/horsch/horschTiger10LT.i3d' Could you verify that these files are actually where the file paths point to? Also verify that your game files are intact. Perhaps, if on steam try verifying integrity of game cache.
I honestly have no idea as I have never converted one, but I would assume so as long as the mower doesn't have and scripts that would interfere with it working properly in fs 17.
Ive tried this with a ton of my FS15 mods, none of mine have worked, I get lots of: "Warning:Invalid convex cooking data" errors, google has no idea either :D
Sometimes mods have incompatible scripts, or flawed code, which can cause these issues.... This was also a problem with converting mods to FS 15, FS 13, etc... Even manually. Have you used the mod iin FS 15? How did it work then?
I think perhaps putting this in the xml does it. Of course changing the node, such as here "0>8" to the proper node of your vehicle. So basically, where the body of your vehicle is, I think, could be wrong.
well, there is only a converter for 64bit and i have 32bit so it doesnt work for me, because i wanna have a excuvator in it but i cant findt one any where, so if somebody wanna help me
Yeah, idk why they wouldn't make a 32 bit version, as they did for fs 15, very strange.... I'd try and help but I got lots of projects on my hands already, but perhaps you could find some help on fs-uk.com, there are some modders on there that sometimes can help you out.
I have a theory of how to do so, but I have yet to try it. I do suppose it is possible though. Once I figure it out, I'll maybe make a video on the subject. =)
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This may be since the attacher joint index is wrong in the xml, or an error of some sort, check your game log at My Documents/ My Games / Farming Simulator 2017 / log .txt after going in-gaming, buuying the vehicle, driving it, and quitting.
Hi, I am do this tractor www.ls-novinky.cz/farming-simulator-2015/traktory/zetor/zetor-7711#stahnout-mod i´am do according to you and mod is isn´t in FS 17? where is the problem, Sorry for my English i´am not from England ;/
So, if I understand correctly, the mod doesn't show up in-game? First, make sure that the .zip file has no spaces in the name - ex. : Ford Police Car.zip --> change to : Ford_Police_Car.zip It could also be due to an error with one of the scripts not being compatible with Farming Simulator 2017. You can check your log to confirm this at : My documents / My Games / Farming Simulator 2017 / log.txt Then you can work to fix these errors if you know how.
I´ve made it.. I took and unpacked the zip.. then open map.. Mark every file.. Rightclick marked files and create a new .zip whit all the files in the root. After that it worked flawless.. And if u get weird lights from the tractors do it as they explane in this link fs-uk.com/forum/index.php?topic=186912.msg%msg_id% Ps! Sorry for my bad english :)
TheChase IsOn ok thats fine by me but the video does not help me that much becuse i do this thing but the mod dont apear in game or in select thing and i dont know how to make it work i saw the thing with the lights and was helpfull but i rly need help mate you did a video but i didnt understand that good becuse i tryed 6 different mods and only 1 of them worked and not that perfectly so... i liked both videos
Well, to explain it simply, this is just the method of getting the mod ready for FS17, to actually get the mod working in-game, it often takes a lot more work and polishing.... Often old scripts (such as animation script, beleuchtungv31) and other fs 15 mod scripts, are not compatible with fs 17. This conversion method, does not / will not convert these scripts, but simply copies them over without change, as showed in your conversion report you get once it finishes conversion. As such, these scripts, if they don't work with fs17, will cause issues such as the mod not showing up in-game / not buying / etc. Likely why only 1 mod worked is since it had little to no custom scripts to it. Only way to fix these problems unfortunately is to remove the script, or convert the script to fs 17 standards. Though, if you don't understand lua coding, conversion is next to impossible. I may do a short video on how to remove such scripts in the near future.
Ya'll who are having questions about fixing lights and coronas after conversions, go watch this video I just made specially for you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lLY_R7Gz6Ms.html
So i converted an f350 dually and im having problems with the sound. the start up and shut down sounds work but there is no idle or run sounds. they are in the sound folder but dont work in game. Have a clue how i could fix this
Yes, check the xml, and somehwere down there, you should see something like this... 1500 Check that the filepaths, for example: "$data/vehicles/steerable/lizard/lizardPickupRodeo_stop.wav" Make sure this is where the sound is.
