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The Sombre Saxon is the next generation of Sombre fire appliance. Scripts and equipment have been overhauled from previous vehicles for a realistic, immersive, and fun roleplay experience. Bored of only doing fires? Try Sombre.
This vehicle can extinguish HDFS2 fires, but is not affiliated with HD Emergency in any way.
Based on British and Irish fire appliances from the early 2000s. Carries 1800 litres of water and 130 litres of foam. Contains over 40 unique roleplay items, realistic pump with cavitation, realistic driving with damage and refillable fluids. Comes in RHD and LHD.
* UPDATE - 8/10/2021
- Now includes a left hand drive version.
* INCLUDES
- 9 unique lightbars
- 14+ addons
- 31 themes
- Roleplay items and station decoration
- Electric charging system (shoreline)
- Modding support
- Driving courses
* EQUIPMENT
This is a proper fire appliance with a full range of fire and rescue equipment (See bottom of listing for a full equipment list). Equipment is accessed through the Sombre Gear HUD which can be used by anyone, even if they don't own the vehicle. Most items are interactive and have some kind of function beyond just holding them.
* ROLEPLAY
- Realistic, fully animated driving system with optional gesture control
- Vehicle damage with refillable oil, coolant, and fuel (NTBI Global Fuel System)
- Spillages, broken glass, and flood objects to create scenes
- 5 Sombre BA cylinders
- Realistic pump with cavitation / overheating
Vehicle is modify because all good things are. Link / unlink stuff to your hearts content. Most scripts are no-mod with the exception of addons.
PSD / XCF Texture templates included.
* EQUIPMENT LIST
Light portable pump, ground monitors, hydralic cutters / spreaders, PPV fan, shovel, broom, pliers, cieling hook, sledgehammer, bolt cutters, axe, generator, fuel containers (GFS compatible), vests / surcoats, scene tape, BA cylinders, Life jackets (PFD, made to fit Sombre Turnout Gear), rescue pontoon, jump bag, climbing bag, medical backpacks, foam tubs, 45mm hose, 70mm hose, foam / powder extinguishers, standpipe (UK), dividing / collecting breeches, hydro shield, smooth / combi branch nozzles, suction strainer, halligan bar, salvage sheet, cones, hose ramps, road sign, stabilisation pack, highrise pack, thermal imaging camera, drain, gas detectors, chainsaw, circular saw, cribbing, wood blocks, spillage powder, air bags, cutting board, 10m / short / 13.5 meter ladders, spineboard, lanterns
- 40+ interactive roleplay items
- Realistic and fully animated driving
- Realistic fire pump
- Vehicle maintenance and fluids
- Lots of included addons and mod support!
Absolute Bri'ish Unit
An excellent vehicle if you're looking for a LHD Europian style engine. Quick breakdown:
The Good:
Modifiable and comes with all the bits you'd need to customize it
The equipment - No more will you open a locker and see a scant smattering of low quality prebuild mesh like in certain other brands. The equipment is stored realistically and this (Comparatively) little unit has everything you'd need to run fires, flood response, rescues, and likely much more.
Customer service: It has advanced systems. Fear not, you do not need to read page after page to know how to work it, it's not only listed in a readme, it's on a website with not just concise, sectioned instructions but a full playlist of video tutorials for folks who work better with that kind of material. That's a damn fine standard for any product, especially in Secondlife.
Skipping a few bits for lack of characters sake, model is great, included textures are a bonus - including a driver training one and dirty liveries, too - and all functionality can be achived via the HUD or the vehicle's switchgear.
Unfortunately, nothing is perfect, so here's a couple things that do bother me about it - In an attempt to give feedback, mainly.
Issue one: LHD - I may just be a little bit dense, but it seems it's only LHD for this vehicle. A little bit disappointing as so many other sombre products are produced in both variants. Having said that, there's significantly more detail to the dashboard than previous vehicles, and the vehicle is modifiable, so the dedicated (or nuts) can swap the cab out.
Issue two: Realistic Driving - Now, I'm all for a bit of realism in driving, HOWEVER - In this case it's a step too far for me. You can increase the turning speed, which is valuable for tighter turns, but having a more intuitive or slightly faster return to centre seems like it would make it easier.
Overall 9/10 would blues n 2s again
Long waited but worthed it !!!
Love the new tools and the mods and the themes in the package.
Pulls her sleeves up and grins --- ready for new modifications :D
Been waiting for this since I first saw it
Truly "nextgen" as theres so many new features & equipment with the amazing modify quality of sombre everyone enjoys & comes with instructions on how to operate the pump for those who are not similar to EU/UK regions.
The future of SL Fire Fighting
As I first saw the announcement I was not really impressed as it looked very similar to the others. but was I wrong... . The updated and added gear is amazing and the level of things you can customize is truly impressive. I enjoy the more simulator like driving system. The Maintenance system also adds a whole new layer of immersion and RP to SL Fire Fighting.
I would highly recommend watching the well-made YouTube Tutorials and read up on the guides especially if you are not that familiar with UK/EU pumps.
For the future I would enjoy a Left-hand drive version and I hope that the hoses also get and update at some point. But I’m nitpicking. It’s easily the best Fire Truck linden can buy! Go buy it.
One of the best on the Market.
I like what was done here with all the features, It makes things a lot more interesting when you have to remember maintenance on the vehicle, and with the Modification option, There is sure to be a lot of customization for this truck.
Truly a next generation vehicle
There is a learning curve with this appliance, don't be put off by that its truly a rewarding experience. There is a link on the read me card to some amazing video tutorials.
If you don't like the repair function, there is an option to refill and repair by clicking the cab.
This is an exceptionally well made vehicle, filled with a wide range of fire and rescue equipment, all of which is usable.
Well done Libby, and thank you!!
