Sabre v1.1 Update

 Thank you to everyone who reported bugs and gave feedback. Update 1.1 brings the following changes:

- Changeable two tones (See bottom of post)

- Fixed an issue where on some viewers avatar would stand up in driving seat when turning the engine off

- Fixed an issue with the left hand drive version where you couldnt control the vehicle if you clicked the drivers seat to get in

- Dashboard window buttons now function (Yes it's meant to control both at the same time :) ) 

 

As this is a small update I am not sending out a re-delivery to everyone. To get the update you can get a re-delivery manually here .

 

Using custom two tones 

The Two Tones on the Sabre were recorded from a real Sabre so are authentic and lovingly made, however if for some reason you would like to change them simply place a sound in the root of the vehicle called "twotones"  

 

Sombre Sabre - User Guide

 To get a vehicle HUD, click on the cab then choose Vehicle HUD. The vehicle HUD is the GEMC UniHUD. If you already have this HUD you can just attach it and sit in the vehicle.

 You will also need a Sombre Gear HUD to use the tools on the vehicle. Click on the Cab and choose "Gear HUD" to get one. 

 

How do I get moving?

Sit in the drivers seat either by clicking on the seat, or right click the truck and choose "Drive".

Either click the actual key, or the key icon on the HUD. Once will turn on the battery and a second click will turn on the engine.

Use Page Up and Page Down, or E and C (Depending on SL Viewer) to change which "Gear" or driving mode you're in.

W is accelerate, S is brake. A and D turn. This may be the arrow keys on some viewers.

Here is a diagram of clickable controls (Can be clicked in mouselook too)

 

 

Cruise Control 

Simply release the accelerator once you've reached the speed you want to drive at, and the vehicle will continue at that speed. If you want to slow down a bit you can tap the brakes.

Damage / Fluids

The vehicle has the familliar Sombre maintenance features. You will need to keep your Sabre topped up with GFS Diesel Fuel, Sombre coolant, and engine oil. You will also need to do routine repairs if your engine gets damaged.

If you don't want to do this, access the menu, choose vehicle and use "Quick Repair"

You can refuel using any NTBI GFS compatible pump / jerry can. You can get one here.

To check the level of the Coolant, Oil, and Damage you can click in the engine compartment - See the image below on where to click.

Addons

Select AFTER EDIT from the vehicle menu. Rez your addon and wait for it to position itself (Assuming its using the Sombre Addon Installer). You can then select the addon first, then hold down shift and select the Swift, and choose "Link" or press Ctl + L. Then select AFTER EDIT from the menu again.

 

Changing Two Tones

The Two Tones on the Sabre were recorded from a real Sabre so are authentic and lovingly made, however if for some reason you would like to change them simply place a sound in the root of the vehicle called "twotones" 

 

Vehicle Menu

Click on the main vehicle to get the vehicle's menu.

Access.. - Will let you change access of the vehicle (Owner, Group, Everyone)

Lock/Unlock - Will lock or unlock the vehicle, regardless of access

Eject - Will let you kick someone out of the vehicle

Camera - Lets you change the third person camera angle

Vehicle HUD - Will give you a GEMC UniHUD

Gear HUD - Will give you a Sombre Gear HUD

AFTER EDIT - Use after linking or unlinking things from the vehicle to make sure the physics shapes etc are ready to use

Vehicle..

    - Driver Pos - Lets you adjust the seating position for the driver

    - Quick Repair - Will reset all vehicle fluids and repair status

    - Restock - Will restock all equipment

    - Debug mode - Will print link messages in local chat, useful for people making mods

    - Reverse Snd - Will let you turn on / off the reverse sound and change the UUID

    - Suspension - Enable or disable raycast suspension, sometimes called "Bad Roads Fix"

    - Turn Speed - Adjust how quickly the vehicle turns

     - MPH/KPH - Swap the dashboard display between MPH and KPH

    - Auto ShutOff - Enable / disable the engine automatically turning off when you get out of the vehicle

 Customise..

    - WigWags - Enable / disable headlight flashers

   - Custom Body - Apply a custom texture UUID to the body

    - Shelves - Change shelf colour

     - Pump - Change pump colour

    - Number Plate - Access NTBI numberplate menu

    - Custom Cab - Apply a custom texture UUID to the cab

    - Parts.. - Enable / disable parts of the vehicle   

AFTER EDIT

To be used before and after linking things to the vehicle. No need to reset scripts, just use this. Amongst other things, it will make sure the physics shapes are set properly. You can add "CONVEX" or "PRIM" into an objects description to set the physics shape accordingly.

 

A huge thank you to:

BeckHanRa - For allowing us to use the UniHUD

Martin Mendle - Tester

Owen Lusch - Tester 

Jokah (eliseyoung2) - Tester 

Hendrik (foriankleve) - Tester 

Sean Roxley - Tester

Zen Swords-Galway - Tester

 

Equipment Upgrades

 Hello everyone - It's been a while, apologies. Real life is much busier for Val and I than it used to be so progress has slowed significantly. With 2 new vehicle releases on the horizon, I thought I would make a post about some of the upgrades we have made to the existing equipment. This will be available to everyone with the Gear HUD 2.8 update (which will come with the next vehicle release).

All of the updated equipment (except for the ladders) will replace the current version in the new update. This means if your vehicle has the old model that you click, it will rez the new version for you to use. 

 

Scene Tape

The old scene tape worked, but it was a bit fiddly having to go into mouselook. It relied on casting rays, which isnt always reliable; especially with phantom objects. It also only had 1 texture (fire and rescue) but the Sombre world has expanded since then.

The new scene tape has 11 textures:

FIRE & RESCUE / DO NOT CROSS

FEUERWEHR - SPERRZONE

Generic Red and White

POLICE

POLIZEI

Garda (Irish Police)

Politi (Norwegian Police)

Generic Blue and White

INNER CORDON / DO NOT CROSS

CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS

Generic Black and Yellow Hazard

With the tape in-hand you press C or Page Down to change the texture, then click the tape to start placing. It will place down the tape immediately with a little pole to hold it up. The tape will follow you as you walk and you can then click the tape again or press C / Page Down to place another pole.

You, or someone in the same group can then click the pole or the tape to remove it.

 

The new tape is much easier to use, and hopefully the new textures will allow for more variety.

 

Disc Saw and Chainsaw

The models for these were made in early 2020. They have served the fire & rescue services of Second Life faithfully for the last 6 years, but they were in dire need of an upgrade. Val has made gorgeous new models for both, and their sounds and functionality have also been updated.

 

 The saws can still cut vent and climb-able holes along with the sound-only mode, however it is now controlled using buttons on the Gear HUD. You can turn the saw on and off, switch through various poses, and there are now particles that can appear when you use the saws. You can change through several preset colours / sparks.

 

 

Cones

A similar age to the saws, they were also starting to show their age. The new model is similar, but updated. It has a specular map so the reflective bit will be nice any shiny. The new cones have several colours, and you can change the "mode"; this means you can have the cones rez as physical or solid (non-physical) with with or without click-to-delete.

 

Halligan Bar

A new model, more poses, and it can now be controlled using buttons on the Gear HUD.

 

 

Ladders 

The ladders have been completely re-made, both models, sounds and scripts. 

 

 Previously you would have to carry the ladder to where you wanted it, then click again to rez it. Now then ladder will rez straight from the gantry (truck mount). From there you can click "Move" on the controls and the ladder will move around in-front of you (like moving the training dummy). When you're happy with where it is you can click the ladder to place it down. From there, there are controls to raise, lower, and extend / retract the ladder. These actions also have sounds.

 You can click on the ladder to show / hide the menu.

 

PPV Fan 

The model for the fan is the same, though I have added a Normal Map. The main change here is that it can now blow out HD2FS smoke without needing an API channel - Thank you very much to Lares Carter for sharing the necessary information to make this possible.

 

 

Sombre Swift - User Guide

How do I get moving?

 Sit in the drivers seat either by clicking on the seat, or right click the van and choose "Drive".

Either click the actual key, or the key icon on the HUD. Once will turn on the battery and a second click will turn on the engine.

Use Page Up and Page Down, or E and C (Depending on SL Viewer) to change which "Gear" or driving mode you're in.

W is accelerate, S is brake. A and D turn. This may be the arrow keys on some viewers.

Here is a diagram of clickable controls (Can be clicked in mouselook too)

 

Cruise Control 

Simply release the accelerator once you've reached the speed you want to drive at, and the vehicle will continue at that speed. If you want to slow down a bit you can tap the brakes.

Damage / Fluids

The vehicle has the familliar Sombre maintenance features. You will need to keep your Swift topped up with GFS Diesel Fuel, and Sombre DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) and engine oil. You will also need to do routine repairs if your engine gets damaged.

If you don't want to do this, access the menu, choose vehicle and use "Quick Repair"

You can refuel using any NTBI GFS compatible pump / jerry can. You can get one here.

To check the level of the DEF, Oil, and Damage you can click in the engine compartment - See the image below on where to click.

To check the fuel, or DEF you can look on the dashboard.

If you don't like using mouselook or alt-cam, you can check the DEF level by clicking on the DEF cap (Left side of the vehicle below the fuel cap), and you can check the fuel by opening the menu.

To refill the fluids, rez the Sombre Maintenance Cart nearby. You will need to be wearing the Sombre Gear HUD (You can request one using the vehicle menu). Click on the fluid you want to refill and you will pick a bottle up. Walk up to your Swift and open the bonnet. Then click the bottle you are holding and it will position itself. Click on the bottle to start pouring.

To repair engine damage you follow a similar process but choose the "Repair" option. The cart will position itself and then you can sit on it to start repairs.

High Roof

To install the high roof, select EDIT MODE from the vehicle menu. Then rez the high roof addon and wait for it to position itself. You can then select the roof first, then your Swift and link them. It will remove the old doors for you. Select EDIT MODE again and you're done!

Addons

Select EDIT MODE from the vehicle menu. Rez your addon and wait for it to position itself (Assuming its using the Sombre Addon Installer). You can then select the addon first, then hold down shift and select the Swift, and choose "Link" or press Ctl + L. Then select EDIT MODE from the menu again.

Vehicle Menu

Click on the main vehicle to get the vehicle's menu.

Lock/Unlock - Will lock or unlock the doors

Eject - Allows you to kick unwanted passengers out of the vehicle

Access - Choose who can use the vehicle

Get HUD - Gives you a UniHUD to drive the vehicle

Gear HUD - Gives you a Sombre Gear HUD for using Sombre Equipment

EDIT MODE - Performs edit mode functions, see below for more info

Camera - Allows you to choose a camera angle

Vehicle..

    - Debug mode - Shows link messages being sent in local chat, this is good for modders

    - Reverse Snd - Allows you to use a custom sound for reversing, and turn the sound on / off

    - Suspension - Toggles raycasting based suspension for dodgy roads

    - Turn Speed - Allows you to make the turning speed faster or slower

    - MPH / KPH - Swaps the dashboard display between the two measurements

    - Auto Shutoff - Toggles engine auto shutoff when the driver stands up

Customise Menu

The first thing I'd like to say is that this is not spelled incorrectly. This is the British English spelling.

Numberplate - Allows customisation of the numberplates

Back Addon... - Will bring up the menu for a back addon, if there is one

Wheels - Allows you to change the colour of the wheels

Themes - Allows you to choose a preset theme

CustomLivery - Allows you to change the texture of the Swift to a custom UUID

Parts - Allows you to toggle various parts, including windows.

Seats - Allows you to change the texture of the seats to some presets

Side Doors - Lets you choose which side doors are functional

Colours - Allows you to choose from some preset van textures

EDIT MODE

To be used before and after linking things to the vehicle. No need to reset scripts, just use this. Amongst other things, it will make sure the physics shapes are set properly. You can add "CONVEX" or "PRIM" into an objects description to set the physics shape accordingly.

Side Doors

You can change which side doors are functional using the Customise Menu. It can be set to Left, Right, or Both.

Windows / Panels

 You can change between windows and panels for some of the parts on the van. Use the Customise menu for this and choose "Parts"

GTFO - Get The Freight Out

The Swift is GTFO enabled out of the box. You don't need to add any scripts. You can add CARGO!0/1/2/3/etc to make objects appear and disapear when you load or unload cargo.

Example: First object has CARGO!1 in description, the next object has CARGO!2 in description.

Updates

Changelog v1.1

- Fixed issue where command and police bench seats were changing texture with other seats
- Fixed custom reverse UUID not working
- Fixed an odd issue where fuel would be used even when the engine was off
- Minor dashboard sound fixes
- Fixed broken specular on front doors
- Added lock / unlock sounds
- Police cell seats now ignore group / owner lock, so vehicle can be locked to group but anyone can sit in the cell

A huge thank you to:

Owen Lusch - For the wheels / Tester

BeckHanRa - For allowing us to use the UniHUD

Sean Roxley - Tester

Eesoov Elan - Tester

Zen Swords-Galway - Tester

Martin Mendle - Tester

Swift Modding

 The Swift has been designed with modding and addons in mind, so there are quite a few systems available to modders.

Physics Shapes

If you want an object in your addon to use either a Convex Hull or Prim physics shape, you will need to set the description of said object to either "CONVEX" or "PRIM". If you don't, EDIT MODE will set it to none.

Addon Touch System

No need to add a script into everything that you want to be touch-able. You can do it all with 1 script inside of your mod and use the built in addon-touch system. This was originally done by Beckhan.ra of GEMC, and it's a genius system so we've added it to the Swift.

To use - Simply add ADDON_# into the description of your object. You can add further values after the # if you want to use them in the script. When this object is clicked it will send the #addon_touch link message.

Example: Object desc: ADDON_#locker1#0

In script:

if( _func == "#addon_touch" ) {
            list parts = llParseString2List(_msg, ["#"], []);
            
            integer link_num    = _num;
            key     toucher     = llList2Key(parts, 0);
            integer link_face   = llList2Integer(parts, 1);
            string  link_name   = llGetLinkName(link_num);

           // Accessing the custom values after ADDON_# 
           string door_name = llList2String(parts, 2);
           integer door_open = llList2Integer(parts, 3);         
} 

Addon Menu

If you want to have a menu for your addon, you can make use of the "Back Addon.." function from the Customise Menu. To do this listen for the "#addon_menu" link message. See the link messages section for more on this.

Simple Doors

If you have a door where the mesh is offset to include a hinge (As in, you only need to set the rotation to make it open / close) then all you need to do is change the name and description for it to become a door (Once linked to the Swift).

Name: Must include "SimpleDoor" in the link name

Description: A list separated by #'s - [(Vector) Axis, (Integer) Amount to rotate, (Integer) Sound set to use, (Integer) State]

 Example: <1,0,0>#-56#1#0 - This will rotate -56 degrees on the x axis when clicked, and use sound set 1. This door is currently closed.

Sound sets available:

0 - Small door

1 - Large door

2 - Basic

3 - Locker style door

Simple Seats

There are a few key-words you can use to easily make something a seat.

Passenger - Will make the object a seat

PassengerTex - Will be a seat, and get re-textured with the regular van seats

PassengerAny - Will be a seat and ignore group / owner lock and allow anyone to sit (Example usage is in the police cell, so a prisoner can sit but the van is still locked to group)

The description will need some information. Each item is separated by a #. An example is:

<0.05,-0.8,-0.3>#<0.5,-0.5,0.5,0.5>#DoorL#none#sit#00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

<Seat Offset>#<Seat Rotation>#Door to open when seated#Get-in animation#Sit animation#Key of currently sitting avatar (Set to 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000)

If you don't want a door to open, or an animation to play, simply write none.

 

Changing Siren Sounds

The siren sounds are held within the lightbar itself. They must be named numerically, starting from 0. They will play in order, and then loop around (If using horn to change).

Example: Your first siren is called "0", the next is called "1".

Right click the lightbar, make sure "Edit Linked" is ticked, delete the existing sounds, then drag in your siren sounds.

GTFO - Get The Freight Out

The Swift is GTFO enabled out of the box. You don't need to add any scripts. You can add CARGO!0/1/2/3/etc to make objects appear and disapear when you load or unload cargo.

Example: First object has CARGO!1 in description, the next object has CARGO!2 in description.

 

Link Messages

All of the link message "commands" are sent in the key field. Please note the left column which tells you if the command can be sent by you, or if its only receivable.

Sendable?	Command	Number	String	Description
Yes	#check_oil	N/A	N/A	Will print oil level in % in local chat
Yes	#check_def	N/A	N/A	Will print DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) level in % in local chat
Yes	#check_damage	N/A	N/A	Will print engine status in % in local chat
Yes	#set_locked	0 = Unlocked, 1 = Locked, 2 = Toggle	N/A	Will lock / unlock or toggle the lock on the vehicle
No	#locked	0 = Unlocked, 1 = Locked	N/A	Status of vehicle lock
Yes	#auto_shutoff	N/A	N/A	Will toggle auto-shutoff when the driver exits the vehicle
Yes	#get_access	N/A	N/A	Will send out #access with current access level
No	#access	0 = Everyone, 1 = Group, 2 = Owner	N/A	Current access level of the vehicle
Yes	#access_deny	N/A	Key of user	Will post message in chat saying llGetDisplayName((key)_msg) doesn't have permission to use the vehicle
Yes	#edit_mode	N/A	N/A	Will make the vehicle perform edit mode functions
Yes	#get_menu_details	N/A	Key of user who wants menu	Will send out #menu_details which contains the access level, distance driven, and current fuel
No	#menu_details	Current access level	CSV[Total distance travelled, Fuel level in %]	Returned following a call of #get_menu_details
Yes	#do_key	N/A	N/A	Will turn the key 1 notch
Yes	#do_ignition	N/A	N/A	If the key is in, will turn the key an extra notch to turn the engine on
Yes	#suspension	N/A	N/A	Will toggle working suspension
Yes	#change_camera	The camera setting wanted - Or -1 to cycle through them	N/A	Sets the camera angle, or cycles through them
Yes	#swap_measurements	N/A	N/A	Swaps between MPH and KPH on the dashboard
No	#use_mph	0 = Use KPH, 1 = Use MPH	N/A	Sent when the measurements are changed
Yes	#turn_speed	-1 = Slower, 0 = Default, 1 = Faster	N/A	Adjusts the turning speed, or resets it to default
Yes	#horn	0 = Off, 1 = On	N/A	Turns the horn on or off
No	#offroad	0 = End, 1 = Start	N/A	Sends when the vehicle goes onto or off LL terrain
Yes	#ac_fan	N/A	N/A	Toggles the AC / Heater!
Yes	#reverse_beep	N/A	N/A	Toggles the reverse beep
Yes	#reverse_uuid	N/A	UUID of sound	Changes reverse sound to specified UUID
No	#gear_change	0 = Park, 1 = Reverse, 2 = Neutral, 3 = Drive	N/A	Sends when the gear is changed
No	#ignition	State of the key, 0 = Off, 1 = Battery, 2 = Engine	N/A	Sent when the key is changes
No	#brake	0 = Released, 1 = Pressed	N/A	Sent when the brake is pressed or released
No	#accelerator	0 = Released, 1 = Pressed	N/A	Sent when the accelerator is pressed or released
No	#highbeams	0 = Off, 1 = On	N/A	Sent when the state of the highbeam headlights is changed
Yes	#do_headlights	N/A	N/A	Same as clicking the headlight dial
Yes	#set_headlights	0 = Off, 1 = Running Lights, 2 = Fully on	N/A	Sets the headlights to a specific setting
Yes	#do_highbeams	N/A	N/A	Toggles highbeam headlights
Yes	#set_highbeams	0 = Off, 1 = On, 2 = Toggle	N/A	Sets the highbeam headlights to a specific setting
Yes	#do_intlights	N/A	N/A	Toggles the interior lights
Yes	#indicators	0 = Off, 1 = Left, 2 = Right, 3 = Hazards (Both)	N/A	Sets the indicators to a specific setting
No	#indicator_state	0 = Off, 1 = Left, 2 = Right, 3 = Hazards (Both)	N/A	Sent when the indicators are updated
Yes	#indicator_left	N/A	N/A	Sets the indicators left
Yes	#indicator_right	N/A	N/A	Sets the indicators right
Yes	#do_simpledoor	0 = Close, 1 = Open, 2 = Toggle	Link name of the door	Looks for a simple door of name _msg and will set it to state _num
Yes	#animation	N/A	CSV[Avatar key, Animation name]	Will play an animation on selected avatar
No	#door_state	0 = Closed, 1 = Open	Object name of the door	Sent when one of the main doors is opened / closed
No	#gtfo_loadunload	0 = Unload, 1 = Load	N/A	Sent when GTFO cargo is loaded or unloaded
No	#parking_brake	0 = Released, 1 = Applied	N/A	Sent when parking brake is applied / released
Yes	#aux1/2/3/4/etc	N/A	N/A	Aux button pressed
No	#addon_touch	Link number touched	List#[Key of toucher#Face touched#Anything in the description after ADDON_#]	Sent when a link using the addon touch system is touched
Yes	passenger_stand	N/A	Key of avatar	Will force seated avatar to stand
Yes	#door	0 = Close, 1 = Open	Link name of door	Force one of the main doors to open / close - Also see #do_simpledoor for a non-main door
Yes	#addon_menu	N/A	Key of avatar	Sent to access the rear addon menu - You can use this if you make an addon to open your own menu