Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project (Big Dig)

[teddyrised 1]

Sorry for breaking the double-posting rule... but the latest screenshot of the testing is simply... breath-taking!!! On a closer look, I've just realised that blahdy used the original maxis road side walkway texture at the start of the slope, beside the arrows. Omigosh blahdy you are just so detailed in terms of making these lots! Thanks!

Although you said the LODing needs to be corrected in a few areas and re-rendered, it is already near perfect (like 99.99%) to me I just can't keep my eyes off them!

[MiniMark 7]

Ive said it once before and I will keep on saying until the end of 2006. Bring on the trixies. This deserves one !

[owenluby 1]

Woah! Insane blahdy, just insane!

You are a legend!!!

What other projects are you working on for the big dig?

[tonkawom 1]

I think I know one person who is getting a trixie this year.      I agree MiniMark

[yarabundi 3]

Impatiently waiting to download it !!

[tommiej 0]

can't wait!!! blahdy you should be very very very proud of your work!!

[Sim shady 12]

its great to finally see a version 2 lot in the game! and i thought your first release was good! im impressed with how much detail the bat shows in the game, though its a shame it cant capture all that you have done anyways cant wait for this to be released!

[Andreas Roth 629]

Originally posted by: MiniMarkBring on the trixies. This deserves one !quote>

 

Only one? Make that at least two! And yes, since we're running out of superlatives, "orgasmic" seems to be quite fitting now.

[Ryan B 35]

blahdy - you'd better bring a wheelbarrow with you to the Trixie presentation . . . . . I have this strange feeling you're gonna need it.

[blahdy 21]

hehe, thanks  guys

Curved on-ramp is pretty much completed.  Let me know of any Q&A issues before it is submitted to modding.

Curved off-ramp is now uploaded to modding server for Swamper77 to pick it up when he has time available

This post will be updated with new pics as they become available:

Thought i'd take this screenshot b/c it just looked cool this way:

[freedo50 1]

orgasmic sure is the only way to describe these! hope you get the boatload of trixies you deserve!

[Meastro444 1]

good luck to the rest of your work, looks good!

Meastro444

[Sagrel 0]

Woah! Great job! I love your work! They are perfect

Keep up this good work!

Sagrel

[ACEfanatic 7]

Yeah... the NAM just lost Modd of the Year. That, or the world's just gone insane.

-ACE

[ACEfanatic 7]

/pageflip

[blahdy 21]

For black colored gantry version of the curved on-ramp, the Daktronics Vanguard VMS is back.

Always good to have a variety in configurations:

[blahdy 21]

Last minute snap change on curved off-ramp:

Swamper77:  There is a file called bigd-t2a-ofr3.latest.rar in big dig distribution server you have access to.   Let me know if you have trouble getting that, but it should be all good to go for you.

Also, everyone: LAST MINUTE CALL FOR ANY Q&A + SUGGESTIONS ON CURVED ON-RAMPS.  Call closes tomorrow, and after that on-ramps will be frozen and shipped off to modding department.

[pilotdaryl 25]

I have a suggestion: Could you make an extended version, just like you did with the v1 off-ramp?

[smack 1]

Thanks for all the - obviously - hard work on these, they are simply perfect.

[blahdy 21]

Originally posted by: pilotdaryl I have a suggestion: Could you make an extended version, just like you did with the v1 off-ramp?quote>

Sure, this is curved extended off-ramp (a work in progress) so far.

I noticed a lot of inexperienced CJers confusing on-ramp and off-ramps, where I've seen off-ramps being installed in place of an on-ramp (where cars are driving INTO an off-ramp, not OUT of it) and vice versa with Big Dig 1.0 lots.

Big Dig 2.0 contains several features to help prevent the confusion, such as pavement arrow markings showing directional flow of traffic.

The extended curved ramp in Big Dig 2.0 even has bi-directional LCS (lane control sign) in addition to pavement arrow markings, where red X is shown in direction toward the tunnel, and green down arrow is shown in direction out of the tunnel.  Hopefully with all these intelligent / smart-highway features implemented in the Big Dig 2.0 lots, people won't be so confused this time

Picture of extended off-ramp being worked on so far:

Close-up shots of the LCSes in extended curved off-ramp:

[Sim shady 12]

ya know...i have really run out of good things to say about this. I think every compliment that exists in the english language has been put here and its all well deserved! your extended curved off ramp looks great! (something you have heard and will hear many times over )

[teddyrised 1]

Great job blahdy!!! You've paid loads of attention to details... and wow, you even took real life pictures of the sign posts and add them as textures! Thanks for your devotion everyone gets to enjoy the sprawling highway system of boston

And at a closer look, the transitions can never be never better than those!!!  NICE!

[tommiej 0]

absolutely the best BATting there will ever be!!!! very very nice, it's a pity simcity won't show so much detail..... but this is truly awesome work

[____----____ 37]

i love the asphalt to concrete fade job you have done, I'm lov'n it (no not mcdonalds)

[Dexter 41]

Just a suggestion:

When the overheight gantry sign flashes on the on-ramps, the green arrows could turn to red crosses.

BTW. Great job on the aroows, they look so great.

[blahdy 21]

Originally posted by: Dexter Just a suggestion:

When the overheight gantry sign flashes on the on-ramps, the green arrows could turn to red crosses.

BTW. Great job on the aroows, they look so great.quote>

Thanks;  I assume you're talking about curved on-ramps with LCS devices.  The LCS signs would actually turn to yellow arrow, not red X.  An overheight violation does not necessarily shut down the ramp, only the violator must stop and wait for police dispatch to show up.

[acidbomb2k4 0]

wow! its been a while since ive been here, but the great work just keeps on coming! nice attention to textures and details. thanks, these are gonna be great!

[Swamper77 90]

I've done somre refining of the LODs for the model and have basic transit-enabling in place. Pathing will be added later on.

This is a maximum quality JPG image of the transition with the blue gantries. Once I get approval from Blahdy that it looks okay, I will start doing the LODs for the version with the black gantries.

-Swamper77

[blahdy 21]

swamper:  Thanks!  Would you mind taking a day-time screenshot?  Some details are quite darkened during night view and hard to verify..

[tommiej 0]

will there be cars driving in the new version?? i really hope so....