Mods Studio 2 v.2020.08 released (Patreon)

Dear Patrons,

Once again a new version of Mods Studio 2 is here! The biggest news in this one are the two new vehicles that you can skin: The Transit van and the Tourliner bus. Both of these vehicles are for ETS2. Vehicles for ATS are coming soon!

Apart from the new AI vehicle skinning, we have fixed bugs that were reported. Most of these bugs were related to traffic truck & trailer skins. So, if you experienced any issues or crashes while making these mods, please give it another go with the new version.

Also, various UI bugs have been fixed (Mod Manifest description).

Upcoming changes to Patreon pledges

On Monday, September 7th, we will switch our Patreon campaign from pay-per-release to pay-per-month.

We have started developing MS2 Pro features that are now a integral part of the application and are meant for Patrons only. These features require activation from inside of the MS2 application - and that is only possible if we use Patreon's monthly payment plan. 

So far, our Patrons were charged on the 1st of the month following a release. This does not work for us any more, since these members are reported as inactive until their first payment gets processed by Patreon. We want to enable our new Patrons to have access right away to MS2 Pro features. The pay-per-month Patreon plan gives us this option, since new Patrons are charged right away when they join.

Another big benefit coming from this change is that we can now focus on bigger feature that we were putting off, since they couldn't be developed within a month between two releases. Yes, in some cases this means that there will be bigger gaps between releases when we develop bigger features. But, on the other hand, it gives us freedom to release smaller features more often since there is no more danger of "hit and run" patrons. (These are the ones who join our Patreon in the middle of the month, download the newest version and than quit Patreon before their pledge could be processed.)

I hope you understand and agree with the reasons that we have for this change, and that you will continue to support our project!

What features are coming in the next months?

Highlight of the next version will be automatic updating. I've spent most of this month developing the web API infrastructure for this feature, and it's looking good. So, from v.2020.09 you should be able to have automatic updates within Mods Studio 2.

Alongside, we'll keep developing content for our current mod templates (traffic trucks, trailers, AI vehicles... Also, we're doing upgrades to the 3D previewer and initial development of the fleet design tool on the side. As you can see, we have our hands full!

Thank you all for the support! We really couldn't do it without you!

Marin