Train Issues

[notchfiend 0]

Hey all,

 

I got Virtual PC for my G5 yesterday.  The first thing I did was install the NAM.  Man, it makes the game more complex! Anyway, I was playing around with Rails when I noticed something. As a elevated train on heavy rail goes into town, it fails to cross a ground rail.  However, a train coming back from town makes the same crossing with no problem.

 

I have posted some pictures online to show you guys.

 

Here's going:

 

 

 

And, coming back:

 

Every time I've watched that particular crossing, the same thing happens.  One makes it.  The other one doesn't.  I have queried the elevated track right at the intersection and both pieces used in its making show as being here.  I bring this up because I had to use two diagonal pieces.  I thought this might have accounted for the problem.  Does it?

 

Something else.  I have been having problems blowing buildings up.  Not all of them, just those with a specific use.  For example, I wanted to move a water pump I couple of squares to the left. When I went to destroy it, whole process showed on my monitor.  When the smoked cleared, the building remained.  I detached it in the underground mode.  When I tried again, the same thing happened.

 

Obviously, there's something wrong here.  I guessing it has the do with the NAM and how it's loading. I followed the naming conventions given in the Mac RH Update thread, so the the Update loads just before the NAM.  In other words, they're the first and second folders, respectively.

 

I ask to you help, yet again, please.  All I can do is scratch my head at this point.

 

nf

 

 

PS.  Other than these things, I _really_ like the NAM.  My next project is to get AC's Functional Airport up and running. But that's _way_ down the line.  I'm not one for dependencies.  But, when I saw what the Airport could do, I d/l'd the whole thing.

[TEG24601 32]

Actually, this is an issue with the traffic simulator, and common regardless of the system being run.

 

As for destroying service buildings, you may need to dezone first, buldoze, and perhaps trying to build over it, with either road or building, and see if that works for you.

 

On the G5, you may want to use the Universal Binary update, as it patches some issues on the PPC systems.

[notchfiend 0]

Teg,

 

So, what you're saying is if I leave that elevated, I am stuck with trains falling off of it in one direction?  I kinda guessed it was that.

 

Actually, I was able to cross in both directions. But, the solution left me with a diagonal piece of ground rail directly under the crossing.  This would have been fine, if I were allowed  to connect a slanted track with a regular one right under it.  Maybe I'm doing something wrong. But, being abe to go directly under elevated rail without the use of puzzle pieces defeats the whole purpose of the NAM.  Am I right?

 

Blowing up buildings:

 

That's not an issue since I obliterated the whole city.  On the one I demolished, I tried to plan ahead. (think of every possible scenario I encountered in previous cities. Rails, el, highway you name it).  I was starting to realiize I had nowhere to actually make buildings.  So, I started over.  I only lost a day, but I'd much rather play-it-where-it-lays.

 

I tried building over it with a road.  But, the game layed down one piece on top of another.  Like I said, that isn't an issue now since God stopped the bullets. 

 

I will look into the UB Update.  I heard it was buggy.  Or, is that only Mactel machines?

 

nf

[TEG24601 32]

With the rail, the game's engine can't distinguish between ground level and elevated rail, which is what causes the issue.  The easiest solution is to make your elevated intersections at 90°.

 

As for the Universal Binary update, it is only buggy on Intel machines.  I ran it from the time it came out on my G4, with no issues.  If you are running Snow Leopard on an Intel Machine you want to avoid it, but higher it is required (and the glitches are manageable with some system tweaks).

[notchfiend 0]

I will 90^o and will mosdef get the Update now.

 

Thanks for all your help!