BeamNG Skin Making: A Comprehensive Tutorial

A comprehensive guide on how to create skins in BeamNG.drive, including setting up the files, using Paint.NET, creating custom configurations, and packaging the files for distribution.

Special thanks to ‪@TopTierStudios‬ for providing this walkthrough! Check out his work on the BeamNG Mods Repo here: https://www.beamng.com/members/top-ti...

Download Links
Notepad++: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/
Paint.NET: https://www.getpaint.net/
Skin Helper Mod: https://www.beamng.com/resources/skin...
BoltBaits Plugin Pack: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/113...

Vehicle Internal Names List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R...

Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:47 Downloads
1:39 Locating your Mods Folder
1:59 Setting up Mod Files
4:07 Editing materials.json and .jbeam file
6:46 Locating Vehicle Skin Templates (UV files)
8:20 Creating your Skin using Paint.NET
20:04 Saving your Skin
21:52 Testing your Skin in BeamNG.drive
22:33 Modifying & Fine-Tuning
25:11 Additional Parts & Saving the Custom Configuration
26:42 Packing (zipping) the Skin Mod for Distribution
28:10 Conclusion & Thank you!

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