Hello again,

I wanted to give an update. I tried version 1.3 and it works perfectly for me.

However, version 1.4 still does not work on my end. I installed it the same way as 1.3, but it does not appear in-game.

Could you please check if there might be an issue with version 1.4?

Thank you.

@Malanix Hm. Can you check the logs of SHVDN? I have a troubleshooting section of the README that goes into more of how to do that and some things to try/check ... meanwhile, sorry it is not working for you. I'll do what I can to help if I can get some more details based on the stuff I tlak about in th README.

@Paracosma I've solved the issue. It turns out the mod was specifically looking for SHVDN version 3.7.0.98. Even though I had updated to the 'latest' version two days ago and my other mods were working fine, I realized those other mods were more flexible with the API version.
The mod is working perfectly now! Version 1.4 is impressive, especially the new insurance feature. Thanks for the support!"

@Malanix Hm. That's unexpeted, but thank you very much for the feedback and follow-up!

FWIW, I'm currently looking into the SHVDN specific version thing -- I don't know off-hand why my mod would prefer a specific version of SHVDN like that (I developed and tested 1.4 on various builds of SHVDNE and SHVDN3 94-98 along the way), so I'll get to the bottom of it for a future hotfix, if possible. Sorry for the trouble, but happy it is working for you now.

As always, I remain open to any/all feedback or feature requests otherwise, too.

Okay, you're right - I just put it through the test loops through prior versions down to 93 on Legacy ... and oddly it is requiring SHVDN3 98 ... baffling. I have a few theories, I should be able to change this for a hotfix, since the mod itself doesn't truly require anything special from 98; it was originally developed on 93 and still otherwise ran on it during development ... again, sorry for the issue, but I'm working to fix this.

Alright, I got to the bottom of it. Yes, the 1.4 build won't work on SHVDN3 less than 98 (although it still works on SHVDNE just fine). This was due to a bone-headed oversight in my build setup that caused a baked-in dependency on 98.

I've fixed it so it will be happy with no more than 93, so I'll make that change in a future 1.4.1 hotfix.

Again, sorry for the trouble but thanks for the feedback - it helped me get to the root of things.

Thanks for checking out the mod! I do my best to respond to any fedback, feature requests, and bug reports, so feel free to send 'em my way.

NOTE: for Legacy users, SHVDN3 nightly 98 is required with version 1.4, but I will relax this in a future 1.4.1 hotfix coming soon.

Lastly ... If you're having problems, or want to know how to customize things, or are just curious about the known issues or roadmap so far, I encourage you to check out the download's README.

Regards :)

@RemixPL1994 Thanks much!

This mod is great! Easily my favorite mod I've downloaded.

A feature I'd love to see is the ability to have personal/insured vehicles delivered any time, not just when they're being recovered, much like the online mechanic. Maybe make it a feature that's omly available when you have high regard, as i doubt a mechanic who doesn't like you would be wanting to do any personal favors.

@lone-faerie Thanks for the compliment and feedback!

Please help me understand your idea?

To set the stage, as it is now the mechanic (if regard is high enough) will personaly deliver a recovered vehicle if it has been despawned, or a replacement vehicle for one that was destroyed. But only ~once~. For instance, if the player abandons or never enters the delivered vehicle, but later files claim on it again after it has somehow despawned, the insurance company/mechanic will leave it parked at either a parking spot (if it was a recovered vehicle) or an auto shop (if it was a replacement vehicle). Depending on regard, that parking place will either be near the player, or near the vehicle's last known position (ie, where it was last delivered, most likely).

Then there's the as-is case of, say, a player's last-used vehicle when it happens to be insured. The game itself tends to persist last-used vehicles (until you get into another) wherever they were left. So if that happens to be an insured vehicle, the mod will simply mark it on the map and indicated where you can go pick it up again.

So ... basically, I figure you asking if it would be possible for the mechanic (on high regard) will ALWAYS deliver a vehicle, regardless if they once tried before, or if the game hasn't despawned it (but it is far away)? Something like that?

Thanks for bearing with me. I just need to understand your request in the context of the current logic so I can accommodate it correctly in the next build!

very nice update. awesome.

@IInEoII Thanks for the kind remarks! I hope you enjoy playing with the mod.
Meanwhile, I'm always open to feedback, suggestions, and bug reports :)

Basically a new category. A pure delivery service. You can store up to 20 vehicles, for example, and have them delivered anytime, anywhere. For a fee, of course. Like in a garage mod, for example. But as often as you want, as long as you have the money and popularity. Something like a Persistence mod with delivery service. Your mod works very well with new and older mods. At least for me. I don't know how it is for others. An insurance and storage mod + a friendly mechanic who repairs your car. I love it.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

@IInEoII Gotcha! Thanks for explaining your idea -- I like it. And for your feedback, it's great.

Here are just a few thoughts I had while considering your idea for a future build (which I'm working on noiw) ...

1. The mod has a current liimit of 10 vehicles that can be insured -- meaning up to 10 vehicles can be tracked and made available for deliverty, etc. However, since then I've leaned how to efficiently increase the limit to 20, or even more. See, I was being careful of performance when I released 1.4 originally. Since then I've found I ways to safely go up to 20 or even 30 vehicles.

2. Version 1.5, which is currently in development, will (if I can get it working) add garages that store insured vehicles. Each character will have their own garage space for their insured vehicles to be stored in. And the mechanic can deliver them from the garage, and any "lost" vehicles automatically get delivered back to the garage. So when I was writing 1.4 with this in mind, 10 was a nice limit at first because that's the most vehicles that fit in the standard multiplayer garage interior (which I will re-use). But then, I I can make 20+ insured cars spread across different "floors" of the garage, each with 10 vehicles max. So I am looknig into it :)

3. Like the suggestion of lone-faerie above, I will add it so that at the highest regard, the mechanic will ~always~ deliver a vehicle to your location, never to a parking spot or to a garage, no matter what.

So, that's what I'm thinking as I build 1.5 with garage support, and how it might work with your idea?

Oh, and while I develop 1.5, I am experimenting with allowing the player to have full persistence of insured vehicles. But I may not add it, because I know there are lots of persistenc mods people already use out there ...

@Paracosma Yes, that sounds great. I can't wait to try out the new version. And thank you very much for your hard work. :D

@Paracosma I was thinking more along the lines of just getting a vehicle delivered any time, not just after making an insurance claim. Which it sounds like you're already working on with the garage feature.

One thing to note for the garage, using parts from the multiplayer map can sometimes cause issues. I know personally, I haven't been able to get mods that use it to work. Maybe you could use the interior of the 4 car garage each protaganist has instead.