Gravitative Cable Car

Make cable cars subject to gravity. This is a mod not an asset. Version 0.3

In the vanilla game cable cars move unrealistically because the top/wheel part and the cabin part are combined together so the game physics handles them in the same way. In reality these two parts have different movements. This mod makes them rotate/sway in different ways when rendering so it looks more realistic. Cable car assets need to be modified to get the best result.

v0.3 – Disable sway of the top/wheel part. video explanation

v0.2 – Disable sway on the Y-axis so cable cars don’t jump up and down on the cable. video explanation

v0.1 – Proof of concept. Limit the rotation of meshes for rendering so it looks more gravitative. See the screenshots above.

Harmony: this mod overwrites a function the game uses to render cable cars. boformer’s Harmony mod makes this a lot easier.
Mass Transit DLC: You need this DLC to use cable cars.

Does it work with existing cable cars on the workshop?

Compatible cable car assets that can have the top/ wheel part rotate fully in the intended way:
Modified Vanilla Cable Car
Cable Car TR – LHT
Cable Car TR – RHT
Colored Cable Car
Cable Car "Swing Sing" by uiop4869
Ryde – Cable Car – Azure [RHD/LHT] by BlueThunder796
Ryde LHD – Cable Car – Azure [LHD/RHT] by BlueThunder796
Chair Lift by Ciar Aon

Vanilla cable cars and other cable car assets, without modification, would have the whole vehicle rotated like the third screenshot shows(see the wheels). I think this still looks better than the original. Now we have the smaller top/wheel part, not the cabin part, against the law of physics, and this is nearly unnoticeable when you watch from a long distance.

How do I make my own cable car assets compatible with this mod?

Check out the detailed FAQ section on github.[github.com] Also check out my cable car creation guide.[github.com] It shows the steps I did to make my colored cable car asset, and also how to make your cable car work with this mod. The guide assumes you already know how to make other types of assets(props, buildings, cars, etc.)

Incompatibility with other mod?

No known incompatibility yet. This mod was written in the prefix method of Harmony so it will be incompatible with other mods if they also change how cable cars are rendered. Right now this is just a proof-of-concept thing and cable cars are not popular….

How do I make cable cars sway more/less?

This mod doesn’t change how cable cars actually move. Use Advanced Vehicle Options to change the spring and damper values.

Performance

Minimal and unnoticeable. This mod only does a few simple things.

Can this mod break my save file?

This mod does not touch you save data, game physics, or any other game data so it is unlikely this mod would break you save file. You can unsubscribe this mod any time. All compatible cable car assets previously mentioned can work without this mod.

Source code and other info can be found on Github[github.com].