Real Highway (RHW) - Development and Support

[debutterfly 0]

thats the problem azninoverdrive. I have it going through a industrial zone to my airport. I replaced it though with the multi-freeway...the tutorial by lakeyboy. Correct me if i'm wrong.

[Cob92 360]

For some reason, I cannot get the 4lane RHW to build (I don't mean 4 lanes on one side)no matter what i do with the tool. When I drag the two parallel networks, all I get is two seperate 2 lane highways (look the same as default ANT)

[Andreas Roth 607]

Maybe you forgot to install the latest NAM Essentials (available at the STEX).

[J0nnD0ugh 31]

Haven't seen anything new lately. Hope you guys aren't losing steam. I'm really looking forward to the finished project.

[Haljackey 17,302]

J0nnD0ugh: We all are. Just be patient. Pauses are common, thats life. If you have anything to contribute to the RHW network, feel free to post it!

[JCarter 0]

Yeah, Tarkus has a life of own he has to deal with...his entire life isn't just Simtropolis

[rickmastfan67 0]

Coming soon with the RHW-6C & RHW-8C.  These will be the puzzle piece starters to give you access to more lanes from the default RHW-4.

RHW-4 > RHW-6C Starter Piece:

RHW-4 > RHW-8C Starter Piece:

Also, blahdy has a few shots of the RHW-4 > RHW-8C in 3dsMax, so, he'll be along shortly to post them I hope.

[JCarter 0]

rickmastfan67: Great! Very Nice! One question though, is it possible to have the roadway curve along with the left shoulder rather that ending upbruptly? I dont know how to mod or BAT so I was just wondering. Other than that, its GREAT!!!

[simzebu 19]

also, would it be possible to make a ramp go into the transition? In other words, the added lane comes from the exit rather than out of nowhere?

[Haljackey 17,302]

rickmastfan67: Great work on those transitions!

However, the RHW-8C to RHW-4 transition seems a little too... how do you say... tacky.   I would recommend a RHW-8C to RHW-6C transition, and then, use the RHW-6C to RHW-4 transition.

Also, like simzebu stated, a ramp or entrance/exiting lane to a road/oneway road would also work.  Heres some work I did with the Multi-RHW (RHW- with a transition to a RHW-4 with oneway roads acting as entrance/exit ramps.

As always, this IS supportive feedback... Don't take anything too seriously, the work you have done with the transitions are great rickmastfan67, and I like to see what members are contributing to the RHW.

This network will Change SC4 Forever!

  Keep it up RHW team!

      -Haljackey

[Godzillaman 21]

OOO the rural highway is so good

[rickmastfan67 0]

Originally posted by: JCarter rickmastfan67: Great! Very Nice! One question though, is it possible to have the roadway curve along with the left shoulder rather that ending upbruptly? I dont know how to mod or BAT so I was just wondering. Other than that, its GREAT!!!quote>

 

It doesn't always happen.  I based the two puzzle pieces you see in this thread on real-life stretches of road that I've personally traveled on.  For the RHW-4 to RHW-8C, I based that off of two different segments on I-77 in NC and SC. Based them both sides on SB I-77's design and added a little bit of a personal flare to them.  Plus on the merge from 4 to 2 lanes, I made that shorter than what it looks like in real life because I don't think anybody would want a 3x30 puzzle piece that they couldn't add any off-ramps to if SC4 would have allowed it. LOL.  Anyways, here's the Sat images of those areas:

http://maps.google.com/?om=1&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=35.381291,-80.849022&spn=0.003998,0.007231&z=17 > I-77 NC

http://maps.google.com/?om=1&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=34.90632,-80.985804&spn=0.004021,0.007231&z=17 > I-77 SC

For the RHW-4 to RHW-6C, I made it similar to the other piece.  But with the RHW-6C to RHW-8C piece, I do plan on making the left shoulder follow the yellow line.

Originally posted by: haljackey rickmastfan67: Great work on those transitions!

However, the RHW-8C to RHW-4 transition seems a little too... how do you say... tacky.   I would recommend a RHW-8C to RHW-6C transition, and then, use the RHW-6C to RHW-4 transition.quote>

See above.

Originally posted by: simzebu also, would it be possible to make a ramp go into the transition? In other words, the added lane comes from the exit rather than out of nowhere?quote>

 

That would be more possible with the normal RHW-6 and RHW-8 than the "C" versions.  But I will not rule them out getting added.

[LivingInThePast 364]

What's the red things in the lanes?

[rickmastfan67 0]

Originally posted by: LivingInThePast What's the red things in the lanes?quote>

 

Those are highway reflectors.

[Orlandoedwin640 0]

I surely would like to see that in the game

[Hendrik K 0]

hello i am used the new rhw and in the game it works perfect but is it possible to see the RHW streets in the Region View on the transport map??

[Haljackey 17,302]

Hendrik K: As of now, that is not possible. The RHW derives from the ANT (additional network tool) that Maxis did not develop for their abandoned dirt road network, thus its path wasn't incorporated into the game's transportation map. I am not too sure if this can be fixed or if its hard-coded into the software.

[LP 1]

Dunno if this has been mentioned amidst all the lingo, but I have an idea/request. Basically its a 4 lane Y.

I think two pieces, about 4 tiles long and 4 wide. Gradual change from a 4 lane into two seperate 2 lanes to fork off in different directions. One peice to break it into the Y, and another to bring two parts into one 4 lane. Very common around here. That is actually a part of a Y stack that goes into a 6 lane on the right which goes down to a divided 4, then a separate 4 lane on the left.

[clonedclone87 95]

hi

how do you make a 2 lane total rhw  (1 lane each way)

that actually looks like a rhw

ive seen it on this site

thanks

like these!!!

[Xyloxadoria 1,099]

clonedclone87, Just make the RHw how you normally would, by dragging one side and then the other. Then delete one of the sides you just created.

[Haljackey 17,302]

Xyloxadoria: Theres more to it than that.  

clonedclone87: You need to download the 2-lane RHW texture that mjig_dudy made.  Draw your RHW network and it should look like that.  Without the texture, the RHW should look like a regular road if not converted into a RHW-4 network.

Download it here, and stick that sucker into your RHW folder.

RHW-2/Base ANT Texture Mod by mjig_dudy (Download)

[ElvishPresley 0]

It would be great if there was maybe one arrow showing you the direction, because I'm never sure, and I can only determine the direction of the roads with UDI

[clonedclone87 95]

@ haljackey

thanks!!

[Haljackey 17,302]

ElvishPresley: With newer releases of the RHW network, better drawing techniques will allow the RHW to be created more easily. If you look at the shoulder/emergency lane, it should be on the right of the roadway. That is the best way to see what direction the RHW is in as of now. For right hand driving, the Shoulder should be on the right, and for left hand driving, the shoulder should be on the left.

clonedclone87: No problem!

[ElvishPresley 0]

Well I'll be damned, thanks haljackey! I never knew that.

[rickmastfan67 0]

Here's the pictures of the RHW-4 > RHW-8C piece in 3dsMax courtesy of blahdy.

Originally posted by: blahdy

starting to put signs up on rickmastfan's lane merge transition:

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here's something new for RHW: Variable Speed Limit Signs

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[bakercity 270]

Very wickedly done rickmastfan67.

[writingliberty 0]

Can (or will) we get the highway pieces without the electronic overhead signs? The ones in most areas I'm familiar with, if they have overhead signage at all, only have the green-and-white signs for upcoming exits or towns, and the very occasional (like one every 20 miles) changeable-message lightboard.

[Haljackey 17,302]

Wow! Fantastic work rickmastfan67 and blahdy!

Hows that RHW U-drive it enabled tunnel coming along?

Oh, and ElvishPresley, no problem! It does take some getting used to... But, once you get it, there is no problem figuring out which direction the RHW is in.

[rickmastfan67 0]

Originally posted by: writingliberty Can (or will) we get the highway pieces without the electronic overhead signs? The ones in most areas I'm familiar with, if they have overhead signage at all, only have the green-and-white signs for upcoming exits or towns, and the very occasional (like one every 20 miles) changeable-message lightboard.quote>

 

That will be up to blahdy.  I've given him full control of what he wants to put up on the piece since I'm a texture guy only and don't know enough on how to get the piece correctly into 3dsMax and then to SC4.  So, all I did was the road texturing.  Which, I might add, will be getting updated sometime this week with a proper stain on the highway were the lanes start/end.   The RHW-4>RHW-8C piece already has gotten it's updated stain since I first posted the picture of it here over the weekend.  So, if you go back one page (Page #73), you should see it updated with a stain.