Mods Studio 2 v.2020.06 released (Patreon)

Hello again,

:-)

It's been only two weeks since the last release, but I felt this version should be released as soon as possible. The focus in this version was on bug fixes, and smaller quality of life improvements. This is a Patron only release and will not be shared to the public.

This is a free release - Patreon will NOT charge you for this release. You are charged only for one release per month.

Bugfixes

Most fixes are related to the recently introduced changes to our internal handling of lists In last version we added support for trailer accessories, proper names in lists and support for groups in most lists. This required us to change core data models we used, and thus introduced a lot of bugs. Hopefully, with this version, all those bugs are exterminated.

If you still encounter bugs, please let me know here in the comments, on our GitHub issue board, or using our Discord server.

Volvo DLC support

This version brings support for the recent Volvo tuning pack DLC. You will find Volvo trucks now in both Simple and Advanced truck skin templates. All accessory names are, of course, named and grouped properly for your convenience. As adding all the accessories is a painstaking process, I developed a tool for us to automate this process a bit. We'll add more accessory names to existing vehicles over the next few releases.

If you would like us to prioritise a vehicle or a tuning DLC, please let me know in the comments.New options to make your life easier

We added a couple of new options where you can set paths to locations you most commonly use - like where you have the games installed (useful when you want to extract newest game files) and location where you export your finished mods. You can find some new buttons in the ScsExtractor (Buttons labeled ATS and ETS2) - These buttons are only available if you saved valid paths in your options. When used, the save/open file dialogs will start from the paths you have in your options, so there will be no need to lose time browsing over your filesystem. Of course, the default Browse button is still there and it behaves as it used to.

On our latest Twitch live-stream, we had a request for project auto-save feature. This was also requested on our MS2 GitHub issue board. So, we jumped on it and now there is an auto-save feature available for your convenience. It can be enabled in Options.

Next live stream

I am trying to get into a habit of doing regular Mods Studio 2 related streams on Twitch.The current planned schedule is to stream every last Saturday in the month. This means the next MS2 Twitch stream will be on:25th July 2020

17:00-21:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)18:00-22:00 CET (Central Europe Time)9:00 AM - 1:00 PM PST (Pacific Standard Time)12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time)

You can watch it on my Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/werewolfcustoms(Subscribe to get notifications when I stream)

It's a casual chatting stream where I try to show some MS2 features, talk to your guys and maybe even develop some new features. Also, when I stream, you are welcome to join our voice chat on Discord.

Next release

Next Mods Studio 2 release will be on schedule, at the end of the month. It will finally be a release with some new and cool content that we have been working on for a while now. Also, soon we'll start releasing a special Pro version that will be available only to you guys!

As always - a HUGE thank you for your continued support of Mods Studio 2. I know you hear this a lot - but it is true that this project would not be possible without your support!

All the best,Marin