Saigon Taxi

[csj 0]

Made this for a bit of fun and R&R.

Also for some local atmosphere in Nam missions.

Based mainly on Bis_bike.

Carries two ppl's in front.

Covered or uncovered models

DL here

CSJ Trishaw form OfpBase

Enjoy  

Also pictured Sebnam villager1 and Vung Tau PTP [HC]Para.

[wheres my rabbit ? 10]

looks like a lot of fun could be had with this *looks for the nearest mountain to ride off*

but i think a better qualiy screenshot(higher res) might sell it better as it kinda looks like zig zags held together by wheels

[Sepe 1]

Hmm makes a nice addition to philcommando's Vietnam Town addon.

[wheres my rabbit ? 10]

was bored made some pics to show it off better

[miles teg 1]

Wow! Very nice! That brings back memories! I used to ride in these all the time in Indonesia. Over there they're called "Baychaks" and were a pretty cheap form of transportation for short distances. I felt bad for the poor drivers though....those guys really worked hard for their money especially when they had to go up hills.

But they were alot of fun to ride in and especially exciting in heavy traffic! lol!

At any rate, yeah I agree that these little guys will add some excellent atmosphere in any maps that have larger Vietnamese cities...but then again now that I think of it, none of the maps do. Kind of a shame since these bikes are used primarily in large cities...don't think they use them a whole lot in the Vietnamese countryside, but maybe I'm wrong.

Chris G.

aka-Miles Teg<GD>

[wheres my rabbit ? 10]

theres 1 flaw in background eye candy usage of these (same as bis bikes) the ai will only drive them around at -1 miles an hour

[csj 0]

@wheres my rabbit ?

Nice pics !

Have not tried them other then with in group.

Was there a fix for the bike problem?

[wheres my rabbit ? 10]

dunno about a mission editing fix...probs not (i made a mission once with angelina riding around on a bike and most of the time she just sat on the thing and hardly went anywhere )

maybe some cfg tweaking tho to make go a bit faster or summit but i know shat all about cfg's so i'm not the person to ask

[csj 0]

These guys generaly just sat around anyway, until they pulled a fare.

I will have a look see l'ron, might be able to do something.

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I just tried it and it worked fine with AI.

Did laps around at usual speed.

Started with empty Trishaw then AI moveindriver etc.

[wheres my rabbit ? 10]

strange that wot i did an they were going quite slow ...dumb game wants to make it mind up wether its gonna work or not lol

[JGreyNemo 0]

Also note in pilot view the front and back wheels don't seem to move. But it's only apparent as a passenger or driver. Not too important, but nice if you can fix.

Good work, very nice addon.

[FerretFangs 0]

WOW! That looks BEAUTIFUL! Certainly deserving of praise as one of the most creative and artistic addons I've seen in quite some time!

BRAVO ZULU

[philcommando 0]

Good job, CSJ

You certainly have put your skills to good use. Thank heavens not another M4 or C130. Creative and original! Adds another level realism to the game! Well done.

[csj 0]

@JGreyNemo

true they don't

although in pilot view you are doing well to see any wheels at all. The mud guards cover most of the tyre.

Cargo view is more obvious but both lods are direct C&P of main res lod including all selections so I have no solution to this problem.

@philcommando

if you like this I think you will really like the next one.

Saigon taxi #2

Quote[/b] ]Thank heavens not another M4 or C130

(CSJ pushes delete on C130 p3d)  

[JGreyNemo 0]

@JGreyNemo

true they don't

although in pilot view you are doing well to see any wheels at all. The mud guards cover most of the tyre.

Cargo view is more obvious but both lods are direct C&P of main res lod including all selections so I have no solution to this problem.

@philcommando

if you like this I think you will really like the next one.

Saigon taxi #2

Quote[/b] ]Thank heavens not another M4 or C130

(CSJ pushes delete on C130 p3d)  

Perhaps you can just fudge-fix this by pushing/stretching the arms of the passenger basket up a little higher so the passenger can't see the wheels when sitting in the basket.

Anyway it's a small tiny problem. I really like this addon actually. Nice to have unique vehicles like this, really adds a nice atmosphere, especially on certain city maps.

[somebloke 0]

But do they go south of the river?

[FerretFangs 0]

Now we just need some Olongapo Jeepnees, and some bar girls...

Ah yes, memorieeeeesss...

[StealthTiger 0]

High speed data transfer mirrors from Stealth-Net:

Trishaw (Saigon Taxi)

Enjoy!

[miles teg 1]

Now that I think about it, I'm not sure if they use these much in Africa, but it would look nice seeing these scurrying around some of the cities in Tonal in the tropical zone.

Gives a certain 3rd world flava.

Does anyone have any recommendations of any other good tropical (preferably Vietnam) maps that has any decent size towns in it?

I wish someone would make a Vietnam map with the city of Hue, scene of the most intense urban combat in the Vietnam War. A nice simulation of Hue would be perfect for this addon. You could be a soldier getting a ride on one of these during the beginning of the Tet offensive finding yourself suddenly in the middle of a mortar attack and your driver jumps off and flees...leaving you to have to either run, or jump back on as the driver and pedal your way back to base.

lol!

Chris G.

aka-Miles Teg<GD>

[FerretFangs 0]

Glad the closest I came to that was Hong Kong.... and that was pretty damn cushy!