ORTS Wish List - 2013-12
#21
Posted 14 December 2013 - 10:59 AM
Norbert takes this approach with the BAB* shapes.
#22
Posted 14 December 2013 - 11:32 AM
This is in fact what I have done in my own sim, execpt simple shapes ie non switching (straights and horizontal and vertical curves) only need to be specfied in the TDB files. The only shapes predeclared in a sections file being intersections (turnouts and crossovers etc). This was done this way as I could not think of a simple way to build the required range of switching on the fly (Note 1). The appearance of all normal track being governed by a track specfication file, this specfies gauge , sleeper type, rail weight, ballast type and depth etc.
Whole setup makes the sim easier both in programming and building routes.
Note 1, I am doing the switching appearance, ie there shape files, as a kit same as the Victorian railways turnouts were done in real life, the frogs and points blades being specfied separately and the rest just made out of normal rail bent to shape. This means all switching can be constructed from around 8 different frogs and around the same number of point blade lengths. All this can be specfied in include files so one only has to build a particular turnout set once.
Hopefully something like this can be included in some kind of future version of OR and its route editor.
Lindsay
#23
Posted 14 December 2013 - 11:47 AM
Lindsayts, on 14 December 2013 - 11:32 AM, said:
It already is but KUJU didn't write any functions for us to make use of it.
The game software doesn't care what the roads or track look like, all it cares about is the path as defined in the .tdb and tsection.dat files. And the world file doesn't care a bit about the path, it's only managing the shape file location.
IOW, you could have track shapes made up of snakes and alligators and the game wouldn't miss a step.
And so all I was writing about was to carry that fact to its logical conclusion and help the player fiddle around with his shapes at any time after the path is set down.
#24
Posted 14 December 2013 - 12:32 PM
All you need to do is change out the Shapefile name. I've done that in a few spots where Scalerail didn't provide a crossover or turnout that fit my needs.
There aren't any bridge turnouts in Scalerail, so I modified the textures as a custom shape:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L1kf0CZzj24/Uqy_hxZqZUI/AAAAAAAAWWA/ITRWQL9RaeU/s1152/capture__200071.jpg
The crossover here didn't have frogs or cut rails, so I replaced the shape with one built in Sketchup that had the cuts and frogs:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QYKEtEYZu8Y/Uqy_hwYkl-I/AAAAAAAAWWE/AAcgDmkYTk8/s631/capture__200070.jpg
Fairly simple to do directly in the W file, and the TDB doesn't know any better as long as the sectionIdx lines up with a real shape.
#25
Posted 15 December 2013 - 06:52 PM
#26
Posted 16 December 2013 - 02:13 AM
R H Steele, on 15 December 2013 - 06:52 PM, said:
Do you really mean all the information? :) But yes, we've been looking at feasible ways to get data on to 2nd monitors and outside the game. Now that I'm on leave from work until the end of the year, I might get to try some of them.
#27
Posted 16 December 2013 - 11:17 AM
Edward K.
#28
Posted 16 December 2013 - 12:00 PM
James Ross, on 16 December 2013 - 02:13 AM, said:
Well, not all --- I trust you and all the other more experienced and wiser heads than me to pick the most useful bits and include those. Cheers, rhs (Gerry) .... now I wish I had taken that programming class years ago.
#29
Posted 16 December 2013 - 12:22 PM
R H Steele, on 16 December 2013 - 12:00 PM, said:
In regard to the video Bernie just posted over in the thread about ancient (well, actually they are - sorry if someone feels this is an insult) computers and inregard to your last sentence:
Better take the bytes, as these might make more sense in the end :clapping:
Cheers, Markus
PS: Don´t try to find out any deeper purpose of this post - I´m just inspired right now after watching the video mentioned. And... I saw that computer smiley shown above, that so perfectly fits in here :clown: :D
#30
Posted 16 December 2013 - 05:11 PM
When I'm trying to zoom in on an area by entering data using the keyboard, I shouldn't have to worry about my train going into emergency if I happen to hit the backspace key...