Custom Paths

[warrior 169]

Basically how to do I make a Puzzle Piece or even a lot with custom paths, I have a program called PathCreator which does the code (?) visually (Im not sure where i got it from) but i don't know anything else. I've tried looking at the interchange tutorial but don't really understand.
Could someone plaese help me?

[Meastro444 1]

Path creator? where did you get that program? im interested in it too.

[GMT 389]

I think I remember some visual pathing program available at sc4devotion

[jacqulina 162]

sounds interesting

[warrior 169]

I got the link from somewhere in one Tarkus's posts in the RHW thread quite a while ago, but could never find it again.

Anyway can anyone help me at all.

[Bluepelican31 5]

Daeley released a path creator at https://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=546

Here is his description

Lot Description:

Pathing modders rejoice! This tool packs a collection of utilities that should make it possible to create paths with far less trial-and-error:

Point-click add/delete points to a path

Import and edit existing or newly created paths trough the text interface

Easily customize individual path properties

Examine and rotate paths in Perspective View

Add background pictures to place paths more easily

Check paths in adjecent tiles for alignment with the Multipath Viewer

current version: 0.97

This tool was created in Java and requires a JRE (1.5 or higher) to be installed. If you visit sites with applets, you will probably already have this.

[Tarkus 6,931]

Hi warrior-

In addition to picking up Daeley's program over at SC4D, I'd also check into redlotus' Interchange Tutorial, which discusses pathing, and can be found here.  I will warn you that it is dense reading material at times.

-Tarkus

[warrior 169]

i tried reading that tutorial but it didn't tell what to do once i got the paths. If there was a tutorial for puzzle pieces it would more helpful than an interchange tutorial.

[Tarkus 6,931]

warrior:  Well, technically, the process for making interchanges and puzzle pieces is actually quite similar.  They're both what is known as Interchange-base Related Items (IRIs) and they're put together the same way. 

That being said, redlotus' tutorial is quite dense, and there are some things that have changed in the process since 2004 (when the tutorial was written).

As far as actually getting the paths into the game, the easiest way would be to use iLive's Reader and just copy and paste an existing SC4Path file, change the IID to that of your new piece, and paste the path data you got from Daeley's PathCreator over the old data. 

I'm hoping to write a new tutorial on various aspects of transit modding sometime in the near future, when RL and various projects calm down.  In the meantime, though, if you have any other questions on that end, feel free to PM me. 

-Tarkus

[warrior 169]

Tarkus - Thanks a lot for your help, I am looking forward to the tutorial if you decide to write it. I will do what you have said but unfortunately ilive is on my xp machine where i can't post on ST and my vista pc doesn't have ilive download on. any way thanks very much.

warrior

[fukuda 351]

Well, I've made a program that will help you in one of the steps 

[warrior 169]

Could you provide a link to it? what does it do?

Edit: i just saw the thread and am now downloading it. Could a little more infomation be provided? sorry but im an absolute new to all this.

[fukuda 351]

Ok, in order to get the puzzle piece working, you'll need to make an effect (the model that appears when the puzzle piece is selected and turns red when you can't plop the piece), and the program just makes the code for that effect, ready for data entry, well, just read redlotus's tutorial to see how it works..  Just fill in the fields that the program asks you (instance ID, effect names...)

[warrior 169]

Has anyone thought of making a program that makes it easier or something, or is that not possible.

Fukuda - this is all way above me i think ill stick with custom pathed lots.