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[rsc204 21,866]

@takemethere Sorry for not getting back to you, must have missed your update yesterday. File attached, includes two prop exemplars. You should place both props together if you want lights, although I don't honestly know if they work on props. I have a feeling they won't. Note, FSH textures not included, you need to have one of the engines from the pack installed for this to work. Although it should link to whichever variant is in use currently.

The shadow texture is linked to the School Bus from the base game. Perhaps it's overridden somewhere in your plugins, changing the shadow from black to green?

VDK Erie2 GEvo as props.zip

[TakemeThere 5,834]

14 hours ago, rsc204 said:

@takemethere Sorry for not getting back to you, must have missed your update yesterday. File attached, includes two prop exemplars. You should place both props together if you want lights, although I don't honestly know if they work on props. I have a feeling they won't. Note, FSH textures not included, you need to have one of the engines from the pack installed for this to work. Although it should link to whichever variant is in use currently.

The shadow texture is linked to the School Bus from the base game. Perhaps it's overridden somewhere in your plugins, changing the shadow from black to green?

VDK Erie2 GEvo as props.zip

Appreciate the help, thanks for taking the time to do this. Afaik I don't have anything which modifies the school bus. Haven't cleaned up the pluggins folder in a while though, I double check for that when I do.

[rsc204 21,866]

4 hours ago, takemethere said:

Afaik I don't have anything which modifies the school bus. Haven't cleaned up the pluggins folder in a while though, I double check for that when I do.

Thing is, even if you did, does the automata present the issue with the green parts under it? If not, then the effect used is perfectly fine, it's just when it's used as a prop it's not working. The whole issue is because props usually have a LOD, but in the case of 3D models, the LOD is the model. So I wouldn't waste time trying to fix anything.

[vester_DK 477]

Well, sorry I don't hang around ST a lot.

These are made as automata not as props, that why the shadow is there, just like RSC said.

[Haljackey 17,398]

Video of my mostly complete rail corridor

 

[CT14 2,486]

@Haljackey At 0:58, 2:12 those maintenance-of-way cars must not have seen you coming. Great video.

Is there any way to get the game to not render automata over intervening model views, as at 2:20 etc? I don't know if it's building or prop in that case but the train is viewed on the camera side of the building instead of behind it.

Those NWM transitions at 5:30 are sweet!

Cheeky question what are your plans for the 'bando' at 4:29? Keep up the good work.

[matias93 7,535]

Another question: how do you keep the train from veering randomly on every crossing? Most RRW crossings lack pathing stops...

[TakemeThere 5,834]

@vester_DK I can see how my posts may have come off being critical of your work and I apologize for that. That was certainly not my intent I very much appreciate your work

@Haljackey Your name makes complete sense now... Going around derailing all those passenger trains and little track units after hijacking a freight train like that. tsk tsk

[Haljackey 17,398]

CT14: I am not shure if there's a way to turn off that UDI function. Not sure what you mean by Bando?

Mitias93: I got lucky with the rail switches with the RRW. 

Takingtouthere: Has nothing to do with my name

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Retrofitting a rail junction to be more RRW / smooth curve compatible.

Zoom out:

[TakemeThere 5,834]

That reminds me how cool railway junctions look. As in the real world I don't make them any more myself for safety and capacity reasons, but they definitely do look interesting in-game.

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

@Haljackey

Just wanted to say, I love your stuff and have been a subscriber for a while, Keep it up!

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Two freight Trains pass by the Hixon County Fair

The same train from above passes several industries in the town of Hickory, Hixson as a scared cow runs away.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Jeez, the second image makes me fear the cowsualties... Bud bad puns aside, those are two very atmospheric pictures. I particularly like the second one, and that's not only because of the cow! Pity the tracks don't match (yet)...

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

@T Wrecks Thank you! Means a lot coming from you

Also I actually didn't notice the cow till I got in photoshop.

 

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Definitely entering the bottom one in the Rail Pic Contest when ever that happens. 

[Themistokles 134]

Veteran steam train arriving to station in St Edmea. 

[TakemeThere 5,834]

@Themistokles It's cool how you made that single track rail line curves into a tunnel like that. I'm curious about the locomotive steam, was that photoshopped or is it part of the train model? Either way great looking scene.

[Themistokles 134]

@Takingyouthere Thanks Yeah, the steam is added in afterwards.

[Haljackey 17,398]

Sunken rail corridor mosaic

Click for full size

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8470/29318358042_f0d22c7cf8_o.jpg

 

[vinlabsc3k 127]

@Haljackey As always great development!! 

@Themistokles The image is not visible in the post, but if you copy'n'paste the link it is. Change the url.

@DavidDHetzel Great shots!! 

Please, can you give me the link of this station:

[Themistokles 134]

@vinlabsc3k I'm not sure what you mean... The image is visible to me.  Since some people have likes the post, I suppose it was visible to them too. Maybe it was a temporary outage from Google Sites, where it is hosted? Is it still not showing for you?  

[vinlabsc3k 127]

2 hours ago, Themistokles said:

@vinlabsc3k I'm not sure what you mean... The image is visible to me.  Since some people have likes the post, I suppose it was visible to them too. Maybe it was a temporary outage from Google Sites, where it is hosted? Is it still not showing for you?  

Once I even posted a picture from Google and other users couldn't see it in the forum but me.

The others liked the image because have copied the link and pasted in the address bar like me.

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

 

@vinlabsc3k here

 

[philforhockey51 4,220]

This I call the 40 minute junction, it took me over 40 mins to get the rail to properly layout with the wide curves. Not sure why but the upper one took two seconds and the lower one took the 40 mins, it just did not want to be made. Finally Victory! Celebrate with me fellow Simcitzens lol

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Really love the bottom pic.

 

[philforhockey51 4,220]

@DavidDHetzel I like it. May I ask which freight cars are you using? Not the engine    Ohh and you might like this fix by rivit:

 

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Default vanilla SC4 FREIGHT CARS
 

[CT14 2,486]

Elevated train line in Bison's downtown core, crossing tram-in-ave through a transition to one-way/GLR.

[metasmurf 705]

[vinlabsc3k 127]

@CT14 I like the grungy look of the el-rail, but you can cross the TIA with the related puzzle piece, or this set don't have the overhanging lot for this situation.

@metasmurf Great rural scenes.