BeamNG.drive Script AI: Advanced Tutorial & Techniques

[@Bayotter]

Excellent videos. Not everyone has the ability to teach in such an effective way. You do a great job of it. I have two requests, but I haven’t read all of the comments so apologies if they have already been asked: 1) There are some great videos posted where cars are driven over or into objects that have been multiplied many times, such as laying down dozens of speed bumps or chain-link fence gates down a road etc., to see how far vehicles can make it through. How would I accomplish doing this using the editor? Would doing that affect performance? I can only add around 10 vehicles before I lose frame rate, but not sure if props affect the game in the same way as vehicles. And 2) Just for fun…… are you able to create a backwards-in-time vehicle chase like the one in the movie “Tenet”? ? Thanks.

[@BNGFPlus]

Thanks for the kind words! While I don't create those types of videos myself, I'd imagine they're first spawning in one of the objects, then opening the World Editor (F11), followed by pressing Ctrl+D (duplicate) to create a copy of it. You can then subsequently create more copies of these to exponentially keep duplicating them. At least that's how I would do it ;) With regards to the movie scene, sadly, reversing doesn't seem to work very well with Script AI. You can always try it out for yourself to see if you have better luck but for me I find that the vehicles lose control easily when reversing in playback :( Hope this helps & thanks for watching!

[@Bayotter]

@@BNGFPlus Thanks for the reply. I’ll give it a go and see what I can do.

[@AKPlay]

@@BNGFPlus Man, why when I record the car, it comes out one way, and when I press play, it comes out another. I'm having a hard time doing something simple. Car 1 and 2 go together, when I press play, car 2 keeps a lot of distance...

[@randomwiiguy4555]

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[@ondography]

Great depth to this tutorial, clearly showing the steps and pointing out the 'gotchas' that most people would encounter. Thanks for this excellent video! Also, in the newer version of the game in the "More" section of the AI Script you can create start offsets or start delays which help with timing!

[@tomalex5492]

Perfect brother....

[@TwistedTriggerEnduro]

Absolutely perfect timing, this is exactly what I wanted to learn. Thank you for all you do!

[@BNGFPlus]

That's great! Hope it helps out. If I missed anything, let me know as I plan on doing some more videos on Script AI.

[@TwistedTriggerEnduro]

The more "how to" videos you make the more it shows your passion and dedication for the game. Looks easy to watch, very challenging to make happen.

[@davidinark]

Great tutorial!! Earned a sub for sure. Can’t wait to check out more!

[@monkey35462]

How do you play the recording after you switch to camera mode?

[@Alphaa101]

very helpful, Can't wait for more, Thanks a lot

[@ahanusek]

Thank you so much this is exactly what I needed i was so confused on people made this but now i can make more realistic crash scenes rather than using normal traffic settings in the ai menu

[@BYLEGA_]

My brother continues on his way after the accident, what can I do?

[@beamngshunt237]

which gameplay recorder you use and video editor?

[@mg_ground4702]

Thx for more details on this feature

[@skylrrizk9496]

Do you know why when I record on script ai my car moves but it won’t turn

[@perttipentila4980]

Next vodeo : how to make plane ai

[@DandysWorldAbstraction]

You cant

[@unfnuuyy]

@@DandysWorldAbstraction i feel like you can since the player is the one recording where to drive, but it may be hard

[@vrynstudios]

Is it possible to edit the path by drag and drop?

[@Biglittleman907]

What keyboard are you using? I’m pressing F 11 it’s not allowing me

[@USMBsalt]

use fn

[@redline1776]

While in photo mode, how do you go about playing the script

[@PLPlolol1]

using script ai to make police chases is great fun especially when you manage to sync 10 cars

[@09RadBoy]

im not sure how to remove the marks on the cars and like the road marks when i go to reccorc

[@josephleahy8280]

here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/jovTp6aheLtkeMk watch this video

[@Pothole1]

How does the car blinker work in the ai manager?

[@CarBinsBeamNGDrive]

I have the same question as you

[@aliultimate009]

Can i use the Scripted Ai in missions editor ?

[@risotdi]

Thank you so much i needed this for so long

[@HighDefBNG]

Nice video! The Tools menu has now been renamed in that last update to 'Window' menu.

[@animacjeborowki5668]

Thx very much!!!

[@glatchikit]

14:00 - and also there is a other option, after setting up the crash and doing some tweaks you can make one of the vehicles brake (by that i mean via recording and not pressing stop playing) so then you dont have to control the vehicle

[@epic8263]

Hey beamNGdrive. On beamNG when i press the 11 key on keyboard and when i exit it i can not move my car. Any idea how I fix it. Ill check my beamNG drive game soon.

[@BNGFPlus]

I'm not sure what might be happening there. Are you sure the game just isn't paused (J key pauses/un-pauses)?

[@shea8457]

I’m having the same problem have you fixed it?

[@severipernu7067]

Allright but when i save the script Ai roads yk what i mean so how do i delete them?

[@bidiii9663]

yes, thats my same question

[@BNGFPlus]

If you mean you're looking to delete saved script AI paths, you need to go into this folder in file explorer and delete them from there: userfolder/replays/scriptai/tracks/ Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

[@bidiii9663]

@@BNGFPlus it works big thx, you re the best

[@yarro.k69]

Great guide. I decided to give you a subscription. Thank you and best regards.

[@ibmer9543]

Hi, I recently started playing in the editor and I want to make a light map and I have a problem with point light because when I put it somewhere on the map and I turn the camera, it turns off and only works when I'm very close to this light or when I look at it and can it be changed somehow (in the inspector I changed every setting possible and it did not work)

[@BNGFPlus]

Map making is an aspect that I'm probably least familiar with (although still willing to learn about of course!). That being said, check out this map mod which uses the point lights a lot as you may be able to reference it for some help: www.beamng.com/resources/east-coast-usa-with-lights.15251/

[@simrealracing]

is there a way to save the paths and vehicles used for the latter?

[@PLPlolol1]

tip use cruise control at a low speed for a few seconds that way you can tell right away how out of sync the cars are

[@Bl8ke_]

how do you hide the camera ui and everything on screen at 9:40???

[@perberb1799]

Alt+u

[@Shansaa]

Hi! nice tutorial, but the cars after impact are driving back to their paths and to end of it. How to make cars stop and don"t move after impact? Please help

[@BNGFPlus]

If you're interrupting (crashing) a car during it's path, the best thing to do is - after the crash occurs, pause the game and press on the stop sign beside that vehicle (or the one at the top for all vehicles) which will bring them to a stop. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@danon20]

Hey, I've been trying to make the car honk while in action (Playing in the script AI manager). Are you able to make it honk before it crashes because that would be pretty realistic.

[@SceptiKalmannsSandbox]

It only works with a replay to make things on, you start recording your replay, when you need to honk, you pause the game, switch to the car and so on. Once you finish your replay, everything will be normal. I do that for other reasons but it's the same thing.

[@dannysandoval5703]

is there an AI script I can modify to stop the AI cars from braking when i get close to their bumper?

[@jessicameow614]

You did an amazing job at explaining things, thank you. I've been trying to set up a long point to point race using hotlaps. I really need some walkthroughs I have the long bumby road map I just want to create a mad max scenario of vehicles driving more competitively and fast. I can't seem to figure out how to set the speed and to reset all the vehicles to their starting positions. Definitely will try the editor never used it before, I don't need the AI to have a specific path I just need them to follow checkpoints to the end. I know this video is 3 years old but any help would be appreciated ty

[@LanD_87]

Est ce que ceci fonctionne ensuite si on es en freeroam en activant le mod trafic il suivront ces lignes ou ces justes pour créer des scenario ?

[@BIGRAT306]

Hey i've been doing car crashes but for some reason their are path dots showing up? Can you help me fix it?

[@michaelnewman7468]

Please help me. Why do cars drive slowly after recording? Although during the recording I was driving at maximum speed?

[@sithsabapama6660]

just want to edit the map so cars race each other indefinitely on a track like Nurburgring to test mods

[@markytolle8401]

thx it helps a lot! im a beamng youtuber now i get it how! thx m8!

[@BNGFPlus]

Great! Glad to hear this helped you out. Thanks for watching!

[@markytolle8401]

:D thx a lot!!❤️❤️🔥

[@TheWarNoobYt]

Hey @BNGFPlus when revieving a recording of a police chase (with police lights on) the lights dont flash... any solution for that?

[@Qutoe]

Couldnt you let the crash play out and just manually smash into it while recording the additional vehicles? Or will that not work well?

[@BNGFPlus]

You definitely could, yeah, and that's something that I sometimes do myself. It all depends on the type of crash you're going for. Maybe this wasn't the best example I used but oftentimes I'll use the method shown here to crash multiple cars simultaneously. If you're just going for one at a time, you could totally do those manually. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Manlencue]

Thanks for the video! you make it so easy!

[@DecrepitChef]

awesome. thanks. love your videos

[@andreyboiko1647]

thanks for the video keep making more tutorial videos!!!

[@candlesmodeling]

Hello sir! Why I can't play in F11? (Cannot driving in F11 if want to drive it need to close f11 editor) any working key?

[@BNGFPlus]

I've heard of this before. Give this a try: Click the gear icon along the top of the World Editor, click 'User Interface' on the left side of the window that opens, and make sure 'Enable Vehicle Controls' is checked. Hope it helps and thanks for watching!

[@candlesmodeling]

@@BNGFPlus Yes, Thank you, it's great work now! :)

[@mrskills9311]

I think there have been a update which make the tools button disappear do you know any option pls answer

[@BNGFPlus]

Yes, it's now under Window > Gameplay > Script AI Manager. Hope it helps and thanks for watching!

[@mrskills9311]

Thx a lot

I would like to know how to make the bots better drivers

[@rickygrenadier6303]

Hi, first of all, thank you for doing these tutorials, these are great. Spreading the knowledge. I want to ask what the reason is you are not using the camera path editor?

[@Kawasaki22Kawasaki22-rm3wh]

What's that

[@VtolVRClips]

dude do you know how to adjust default traffic speed ive got the autobahn map and im trying to find a way to make them drive faster nothing ive tried works

[@rhodesianpm]

Thanks for the video!

[@garden0fstone736]

Do you know how to get the menu text to increase in size? When I hit f11 I can barely read anything on the screen it’s so small

[@BNGFPlus]

Yes, when you open the World Editor, click on Edit > Editor Preferences > User Interface and increase the "Scale" value which will make all of the UI and text larger. Hope it helps!

[@garden0fstone736]

@@BNGFPlus thanks! Was driving me crazy. I have a 55” tv and the font was so small I needed binoculars to read 😂

[@CrashCamTV]

Great tutorial. Thanks for showing!

[@BNGFPlus]

You're welcome! Hope it helps :)

[@failedmeteor6172]

Hello! Do you use the obs to record beamng?

[@BNGFPlus]

Hey there - that's correct, I use OBS for all of my recordings :) Thanks for watching!

[@failedmeteor6172]

@@BNGFPlus Thanks!

[@sandipnalawade8263]

Thanks for tutorial, its really helps me. I did exactly same as you did but issue is my cars pass through each other but there is no impact happening.

[@AKPlay]

Whats the button gonna play on scene? I cant gonna play

[@markytolle8401]

man can i ask? how o make that in the left one pop up the scene time? i accidently close it :V

[@BNGFPlus]

Not exactly sure what you're saying here but if you're ever missing anything that you opened for the Script AI manager, you can always re-open it by pressing F11 again and then going to Window > Gameplay > Script AI Manager.

[@markytolle8401]

Okay 👍

[@MaxMotorsportRacing]

How do you save the level and load it so you can view it multiple times, i cant seem to find any of it in my files.

[@BNGFPlus]

If you're using a mod map, extract it to a folder called 'unpacked' in your mods folder (delete the original .zip). Then when you're in the game and have World Editor open, you can save it (Ctrl+S) which should save everything properly. If you're trying to save vehicles on the map, make sure you've selected a vehicle and have the 'canSave' checkbox checked on the right-side (this doesn't always work right). Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

[@MaxMotorsportRacing]

@@BNGFPlus Thanks!

[@gamezonerdaboss6612]

I'm having problems with the vehicle spawn point I hope anyone has tips on how to fix it I set my cars spawn point and record its path but whenever I play the recording the vehicle shifts to the left once every new recording when I press play. It changes the spawn point of the vehicle in the process. This is messing up the timing of the whole recording.

[@BNGFPlus]

Yes, mine sometimes does this as well. If it's giving you trouble, I'd recommend re-recording the path from a new position. Otherwise, sometimes you can account for the shift in your playback as at least it's usually consistent. Hope it helps and thanks for watching!

[@iamasovietguy864]

for some reason on the utah map, when i play the 3rd car, it will not move at all. i checked everything. parking break, gear shifting, etc. any idea?

[@BNGFPlus]

Are you talking about when you use Script AI? There was an issue with it after the last hotfix where some cars wouldn't move when played back. They said the fix will come as part of the next hotfix update. In the meantime, if you delete the car, add it back and re-record the script path, it usually fixes it. More info on that issue here: beamng.com/threads/0-23-discussion-thread.80024/page-53

[@tuberstoyreview2135]

How do you play it after you go into photo mode?

[@Alphaa101]

how to make realistic highway crash with realistic traffic

[@BNGFPlus]

The last scene of this video sort of shows a bit of that. There's also the traffic app that you can use that will add traffic at random: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnLdnGh-fbujba8

[@Alphaa101]

@@BNGFPlus Yes your video helps a lot, but I can't create a good crash with realistic traffic for example like nsyd gaming, I watched All your tutorials, Can't wait for more

[@BNGFPlus]

Check out towards the end of the video, it shows how to add traffic in and create crashes in it. Hope it helps & thanks for watching!

[@Alphaa101]

@@BNGFPlus After a lot of practicing Now I can create a good crash scene, Thanks a lot for amazing tutorials, Keep up your great work

[@Alphaa101]

​@@BNGFPlus Also, will you make some tips and tricks videos about script AI and replays?

[@BeamngGearCrash]

How about a head on collision?

[@Halfahillbilly]

When I open the vehicle window in the AI script editor It keeps rapidly disappearing. Does anyone know what's happening?

[@MetalFan10101]

Can you save the paths so you can spawn them into the map at a later time?

[@rickyrotarys1501]

How would u do a path for a semi truck with a trailer? Record both truck/trailer at same time?

[@BNGFPlus]

Good question... there's two things you can do. First, I would recommend downloading this mod if you're working with semi trucks: www.beamng.com/resources/gavril-t-series-with-trailer.9325/ It will give you a "single" semi truck vehicle like you described that will allow you to record a script path for the entire "vehicle"/unit. If you're looking at working with regular trailers like behind a car, make sure the trailer is lined up with the car's hitch when the vehicle is at it's starting point of the script path. Then, with the game paused, press 'play' in Script AI manager and then the 'L' key to activate the coupler. When you un-pause, it should simultaneously link up the trailer to the car and start the vehicle's script AI path. If this doesn't work the first time, use the World Editor to re-position the trailer as needed. Hope that all makes sense & thanks for watching!

[@Jonusbiker]

So setting up these little scenarios is a ton of work for people

[@infinitegames1019]

i was enjoying the vid the whole time!!

[@SwedishHitman]

Great vid man! u earned my sub

[@legoivan44321]

you couldve just said that the beige car was distracted like on their phone or opening a drink

[@jonathankang8121]

Really great tutorial on this! Thanks. I met an issue when I try to let two cars crash each other. After fixing the timing and crashing them successfully, these two cars were still trying to drive as if there wasn't any crash.🤣 Is there any way of fixing this? I saw this didn't happen in your demo.

[@SpetznasR]

Thanks for telling me about this, I usually use the normal AI (random and span), put in 0.3 or 0.20 risk, put on stay in lanes, then hope for the best.

[@beamngdriveij7103]

hello, my pc is too weak to be able to use the replay, but thanks to you I can create AI path and position my cameras. thank you so much.

[@superheroesgaming1050]

hi bro i need to contact you if you don't mind?

[@好困啊]

Thank you for recording this tutorial, but I can't see the position of your mouse, which makes it difficult for me to understand which button you clicked

[@BNGFPlus]

I will try and make it more clear for future videos. Thanks for watching and providing this feedback!

[@xtranightgaming]

How u hide yr mouse when recording

[@sushi_glitch5192]

Hi there, whenever I try to record a path I cant drive the car? Any ideas?

[@martinnedved4786]

1. Did you unpause the game? 2. Do you have a gear in, aren't you in N? 3. Aren't you using a broken mod? 4. Are you using the newest version of BeamNG.Drive?

[@BNGFPlus]

All good suggestions by Martin. Also, give this a try too: Check this setting: Click the gear icon along the top of the World Editor, click 'User Interface' on the left side of the window that opens, and make sure 'Enable Vehicle Controls' is checked It seems the game has defaulted to having this turned 'off' for some people. Hope it helps!

[@sushi_glitch5192]

@@BNGFPlus Hi there, still thanks for the help but just after i posted this comment, i actually saw you have a discord so i actually already asked you there.

[@bb5898]

Great tutorial !! BTW I need you help, I want to know how to save this scene. I did Ctrl + S , but I cant find save files so couldnt load.

[@uiseng]

script a.i. is not working currently for me does anyone know a fix??

[@kabooom8425]

Well done 👏

[@seemlymorty]

how do you make the car go a specific speed?

[@BNGFPlus]

When you're recording the path, you're also recording the speed that it will go in the playback so if want it to go slower, for example, you can drive slower during the recording. If you're looking at going an exact speed, maybe use cruise control and set the speed when you record the path? Hope this helps and thanks for watching :)

[@Twohoppies]

if you dont have tools it is under windows and then gameplay

[@Twohoppies]

np

[@geraldbroflovskiskankhunt4776]

Thank you !!

[@drahcir8727]

Ok so I found the perfect timing for my crash but how do I make the crash happen again without having to pause the game and pressing the reset button?

[@godl166]

tools doesnt show up in my editor???

[@cookieman988]

For some reason when ever make a crash scenario even if the cars crash they still try to finish their path

[@SceptiKalmannsSandbox]

Yeah so you press pause and stop them. Then let you game continue with the replay recording ...

[@anormaldriver2079]

Thanks!

[@hadye1357]

How would you use script AI manager with trailers and trucks?

[@Manuqtix.Manuqtix]

Now I fully understand. Script ai works well with default cars. But is struggles to drive mod vehicles

[@dashcamobservations]

the video enlighten me on this subject except that I do not understand how to manage the timings apparently you have to put the game on pause and once done manage the timings and how to have a desired percentage like on the video thank you for answering me sorry for my english i'm french...

[@BNGFPlus]

Yes, you got it. Pause game > Playback all vehicles > Pause game again > Play only the vehicle(s) you want to start at that particular moment. Keep an eye on the relevant percentages for when you're starting certain vehicles and adjust if needed. Hope it makes sense and thanks for watching!

[@beamngcrashlife106]

Please make a tutorial of howw to place different angles of cameras and record it, can't inderstand that yet

[@abl892]

I was struggling to make more than one car weave without crashing at the wrong time. Thanks!

[@Youshisu]

there should be some delay function for that, setting all cars manually is silly :P

[@BNGFPlus]

Totally agree with you and actually, since I made this video, the game has been updated to include an offset/delay function. I go over it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHPchmqvnpKEn6c Thanks for watching!

[@Aviation-sn2ut]

my world editor won't open i usually go into roane county and press f10 and it wont work

[@BNGFPlus]

Try F11, they changed it to F11 a little while back. If you''re on a laptop, it might be Fn+F11.

[@leavemealone3364]

My cars are trying to get back on their way after the crash. For example, in your trial they are standing at the crash site. how can i make this? For example, when there is a minor accident, the cars return to their own way. this is unrealistic :D

[@BNGFPlus]

Oh like they're resetting after the crash? You'll need to click on the 'More' box beside each of them and then uncheck 'Loop'. After you do this, start your playbacks again and they should stay in place after they finish. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

[@leavemealone3364]

@@BNGFPlus no i removed the loop what i want to tell you is when there is a small accident a car comes out of the gas station and another car coming from the road touches it lightly. Both cars then correct their course and continue on their way. as if nothing had happened. I called after them "hey dude where are you going, you just crashed here :D" Should I shorten the route so that it doesn't happen? By the way, sorry for my bad english.

[@BNGFPlus]

I hear you. Yeah, the Script AI path will always try to continue in until the end of the recording you made. It won't stop trying until it finishes - even if there's a crash. So if you're making a movie, best to record a script path up to the crash, then start your next scenes with new paths. Hope that makes sense!

[@leavemealone3364]

​@@BNGFPlus yes thank you again for answering 🙏 I thought I'd give it a random try and the perfect scenario turned out. I was very surprised: D

[@shorgivr9424]

is there any good solution to this?

[@AeroGaming_and_Planes]

How can I get rid of the Collored Lines?

[@randomcarcr]

can you show how to add Traffic Ai car in beamng

[@thepunisher_LY]

How do I hide the mouse?

[@operatorcheescakman9153]

it doesn't show tools up the top for me im in 0.24

[@whiteboi_18]

When I try to open the world editor, it refuses to open and just takes away all of the UI.Does anyone know of a fix to this? Edit:I tried to do this in safe mode and it works but not in the regular game and I also tried enabling and disabling all my mods many times

[@BNGFPlus]

One thing I can think of is that the interface is "closed". Try pressing Alt+U to bring it back. Hope it helps & thanks for watching!

[@ashtonplayz6547]

I Need Help I'm Pressing F11 And It Won't Work All I Can Go To Is Safe Editor That Donesn't Have Scrip Ai Manager Same With The Old One Help

[@BNGFPlus]

If it's only going to Safe Mode, this was caused by an issue with one of the updates. The fix is to Verify Integrity through Steam. Instructions here: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0C48-FCBD-DA71-93EB Hope it helps and thanks for watching!

[@ashtonplayz6547]

@@BNGFPlus thanks

[@SimpleUsername04sub]

12:17 unless they are on their phones

[@christianshipley4058]

why cant i see the tools option in f11?

[@TTTMilk]

Did you go to the top corner find windows then look for gameplay , script ai?