How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Nova1990
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How To Shorten A Trailer??

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I wounder if someone can explain for me how to shorten a trailer, i understand that i need to do that inside GE9 wich i got but when i open it i dont see the trailer just alot of other stuff like lights patterns, there are some errors that i dont know what it means also

I have changed similar things before but this seems not to work this time
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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What are the errors?
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Error: Failed to open xml file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shaders/vehicleShader.xml'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/clearPlastic_diffuse.png'.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/assets/lights/lizard/rearLight32_normal.png'.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/assets/lights/lizard/rearLight32_vmask.png'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/clearGlass_diffuse.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/clearGlass_diffuse.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_specular.dds'.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/assets/lights/lizard/rearLight32_normal.png'.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/assets/lights/lizard/rearLight32_vmask.png'.
Error: Missing dds file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22/data/shared/default_normal.dds'.
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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That's weird. Is FS22 installed?
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Yeah it is. its worth to say that the mod is also converted if that matters.
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Anyway whats the procedure to make the trailer shorter? it is enough to edit it in GE or do i need to edit xml too?
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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If you can edit it in GE, that should be enough. There is nothing about size in the XML.

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulator 22
is that where FS22 is installed?
what trailer is this?
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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so i just take the red "dot" and drag it to desired length i suppose, i have done it before but nothing happend thats why i ask, i changed a forwarder loadingspot to wider and it worked but not with length.

installation is here
D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Farming Simulator 22
i changed the install path to drive D instead

Its a timbertrailer
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Nova1990 wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:07 pm installation is here
D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Farming Simulator 22
i changed the install path to drive D instead
Well, that's the problem. The mod is looking for the game on the C drive. The error message shows the path it is looking at. Thank you that was weird.

I don't know what you mean by red dot. I don't understand what you are trying to do, so it's hard to answer general questions.
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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thats weird because i have always had FS games on D drive and it has always worked with GE its just this mod.
what i mean with red dot is that in GE there is a red dot for changing length and a green one for changing width of the object that being changed
the " dots " can you see if you marks the whole object

And what im trying to do is to make the timbertrailer abit shorter
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Ah, scaling mode, thnx.

Have you tried turning rigid body off?
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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hmm no, dont know what that is, can you explain what that is?
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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Thanks but what will be the difference if i tick RIgid Body?
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Re: How To Shorten A Trailer??

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That may be preventing scaling. I tried scaling and I couldn't scale a rigid body. That may not be your problem, it is just something to try. Turn it back on when your done scaling.
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