Way too late for a major rewrite of the design code. So none of the three will probably make it into the game. Although I can tweak the current gearbox stuff somewhat. All in all transmissions aren't going anywhere.
1) Won't happen, Gearboxes are one of the most common licensed components, you need to be able to trade them.
2) I could move drive train to gearbox, but that's not how it works. Gearboxes can be used on all kinds of different drivetrains. It just depends on how they mount
3) lot of text, :| I will say that a transmission are generally designed for a vehicle type in mind, then tweaked for the vehicle. You are right it looks like we're doing vehicle specific designing in the GB stuff. That needs to change.
What I could do is expand the options, (Non-synchronous, semi-auto, dual-clutch, electronic shift, hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, cv, iv, etc.) The possibly turn fuel,performance slider into one slider, with the possibility of adjusting each individual gear ratio focus for "toque - fuel." Slap in a torque limit as you said, So you can't make a super cheap, super toquey gearbox that works on everything. That would force gearbox qualities rise with stronger engines.
Anything other than adding onto the existing system is out of the question. You should of pushed harder for it 1.5 years ago.
1) Won't happen, Gearboxes are one of the most common licensed components, you need to be able to trade them.
2) I could move drive train to gearbox, but that's not how it works. Gearboxes can be used on all kinds of different drivetrains. It just depends on how they mount
3) lot of text, :| I will say that a transmission are generally designed for a vehicle type in mind, then tweaked for the vehicle. You are right it looks like we're doing vehicle specific designing in the GB stuff. That needs to change.
What I could do is expand the options, (Non-synchronous, semi-auto, dual-clutch, electronic shift, hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, cv, iv, etc.) The possibly turn fuel,performance slider into one slider, with the possibility of adjusting each individual gear ratio focus for "toque - fuel." Slap in a torque limit as you said, So you can't make a super cheap, super toquey gearbox that works on everything. That would force gearbox qualities rise with stronger engines.
Anything other than adding onto the existing system is out of the question. You should of pushed harder for it 1.5 years ago.
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good human beings save the world, so that bastards like me can keep creating art, become immortal.
if you read this after I am dead it means I made it." ― Charles Bukowski