NAM: Development

[Wiimeiser 444]

1 hour ago, ulisse said:

THE LAST TEASER

Imminent release, I guess?

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

More material coming soon for HRW. Only available for NAM 43

 

[Leo -- 186]

5 hours ago, ulisse said:

Only available for NAM 43

Why not NAM 44 and onwards?

[redfox85 659]

More NAM development.....

 

.. and yes ... the ground level bridges have pillars.. the default maxis water settings hide them.

[Flann 1,709]

I've two new additions for the RRW to help transition between L1 and L2 draggable viaduct rail:

[rivit 3,391]

Nifty! The first one, especially, seems quite useful to bridge even longer slopes together with the L1-onslope transition while keeping level rail. But both have their charms. Also I like that they're using existing textures. (but thats me)

[Flann 1,709]

8 minutes ago, rivit said:

Nifty! The first one, especially, seems quite useful to bridge even longer slopes together with the L1-onslope transition while keeping level rail. But both have their charms. Also I like that they're using existing textures. (but thats me)

Perhaps we ought to make ortho sections of L3 and L4 rail just for building across minor valleys?

[AsimPika3172 1,136]

Nice! I hope this one will make it very soon!

Just crossed elevated RRW with elevated RHW. Maxis elevated rail are nice! Elevated RRW was missing something, need to added on future NAM versioin! 

[rivit 3,391]

3 hours ago, Flann said:

Perhaps we ought to make ortho sections of L3 and L4 rail just for building across minor valleys?

Probably not really necessary as a rail bridge that joins neatly to the L2 viaduct (15.5m) can do the job because bridges auto extend their pylons. But we don't have a bridge that seamlessly extends the Viaduct Look and Feel (needs only 3 S3D models so not enormous work - I have an example if useful) . I once did mod the big red rail bridge (and a couple of others) to 15.5m so that it does join the L2 viaduct but it never went futher than an experiment. I've still got all the parts for that too.

 

[Flann 1,709]

4 hours ago, rivit said:

Probably not really necessary as a rail bridge that joins neatly to the L2 viaduct (15.5m) can do the job because bridges auto extend their pylons. But we don't have a bridge that seamlessly extends the Viaduct Look and Feel (needs only 3 S3D models so not enormous work - I have an example if useful) . I once did mod the big red rail bridge (and a couple of others) to 15.5m so that it does join the L2 viaduct but it never went futher than an experiment. I've still got all the parts for that too.

 

If you pass along those files, I'm sure @redfox85  could get them integrated.

[Lucario Boricua 7,029]

     Moar NAM 43 goodies underway!!     

 

RHW-3 joins the club of networks featuring wide radius curves! 

 

 

 

Previously shown by @redfox85, here's the RHW-3 viaduct-style bridge, long-long overdue!

 

 

And here's a neat application of the upcoming Flexible Turn Lanes for the RealHighway. RHW-4 now has a left turn lane and signalized intersections with RHW-2 and a variety of surface networks. RHW-3 isn't there just yet, but it often is the case that it uses a short transition to RHW-4 to support turning lane configurations.

 

 

 

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

The release of NAM 43 is getting closer and closer. In the meantime, you can see new content from NAM 43.

 

 

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

NAM 43 came out bringing new content to HRW. Now more content is coming with NAM 44 including bridges

Note. This render of the bridge is an alpha version

 

[Lucario Boricua 7,029]

Here's a little infographic @Flann and I prepared to check on the progress of the Agile development system, using the NAM GitHub activity log:

 

 

We can clearly see the differences in activity of the recent NAM development eras, in terms of both contributions to the mod's master files and the dates in which new versions get published.

From the looks of it:
 

• The development pace consistency is decisively attained. After NAM 37, we've managed to publish 6 versions (NAM 38-43) and it's been 18 months. This means the NAM team is now able to deliver content upgrades and fixes in a timely manner.
   
• Given the agile era NAM team growth and the streamlined development process, these NAM versions have actually become sizable content-wise. Even the shortest cycle, NAM 41, still brought a significant amount of content and housekeeping. We would like to know how players feel about the current development pace!
   
• After the intense re-organization during NAM 37's development cycle, the team has finally been in a position for growth, including new members, veteranship track for the most skilled and enthusiastic new members, and even returning legends! It's very possible that, sometime during 2022, the NAM team will have finally staffed all of its primary and secondary development specialties, after many years. We might see the acceleration of some large NAM development projects, return to projects which laid dormant for many years, and a greater variety of smaller projects to fill in the gaps with niche content and smaller features which otherwise get neglected under the shadow of the flagship items.
   
• Last, but not least, the current team gets along far better; and the ratio of fun to frustration in development and in-team interactions has gone up spectacularly! Here's hoping this spirit continues for many years to come!     

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

NAM 44 - HRW FA2 - Coming soon

 

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

In the Network Addon Mod 44 you can finally use the following components

1. Flex Turning Lane (FTL) FLEX-Height Transition (L1-L2)
2. FLEX SPUI (Single-Point Urban Interchange)
3. RHW 8S-10 & AVE 4 bridge (L1 - L2)

 

More content coming soon. Because

NAM 44 is just around the corner

[Lucario Boricua 7,029]

More NAM 44 goodies underway!


Diagonal S curve support for the Street Addon Mod!




FLEX overpasses for road, one-way and avenue, shown in a RHW-6C/8C diamond interchange!



Draggable ramp interfaces for avenue, using RealHighway (A1 and B1)!



Trumpet interchange made with curved height transitions, including the new 45° variant and improved stability for the 90° variant!



And a directional T interchange incorporating the 45° curved height transitions!

[Lucario Boricua 7,029]

     This is how busy the NAM team has been throughout the last 8 years, up until NAM 44!     

 

[Lucario Boricua 7,029]

     Uh-oh, look what's going on!!     

 

 

 

[bladeberkman 714]

13 hours ago, Lucario Boricua said:

     Uh-oh, look what's going on!!     

 

 

 

I’ve been following along on Discord and am super-impressed. Great job! I’m kind of amazed by the visual speed-bump effect on the cars as they cross the sidewalk-level pedestrian crosswalk. I can see each car go up and down as they pass over it. 

[AsimPika3172 1,136]

Better added traffic stop light for pedestrian walking over roads, avenues etc

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

Introducing Network Addon Mod 45 (NAM 45)

Tomorrow at 2:00 AM CEST there will be a live stream on the new features of Network Addon Mod (NAM) 45. The Live streaming will take place on this Twitch channel of UlisseWolf

 

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

First of all, thank you for participating in the stream. For people who missed streaming you can retrieve it here.

In the meantime stay tuned for more updates

 

[Lucario Boricua 7,029]

For those wondering why I've been mostly quiet for these past weeks, I've been really busy gradually building up functionality for the Mid-block Crosswalks, the launching feature for the Pedestrian Revolution Mod!

Currently, I'm working on providing Left Hand Drive (LHD) support, once that's done, I'll shift to work on the cosmetics (European textures, T21 and final US texture corrections) and last bits of functionality (path fixes and some adjacency stability code).

 

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

Network Addon Mod 46 - Double Deck Revamp (DDR)

Warning: the image shows a content under development. The final version may be different

[Ulisse Wolf 4,413]

Introducing Network Addon Mod 46 (NAM 46)

9 December at 1:00 AM CET there will be live streaming on the new features of Network Addon Mod 46 (NAM 46) in the channel youtube channel of Ulisse Wolf. Here is the streaming link and use the bell to get the streaming reminder

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGIBvHn61ys

In the meantime, enjoy some promotional images of NAM 46

PREVIEW CONTENT. THE FINAL VERSION MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THIS BETA VERSION

 

[Wiimeiser 444]

In the second screenshot I can see a diagonal NRD-4 intersecting with an orthogonal AVE-2. Don't know if that's new or not.

I don't see anything new in the other two screenshots, though both have AVE-6. So it looks like NAM 46 will be NWM focused.

[Tyberius06 12,189]

2 hours ago, Wiimeiser said:

In the second screenshot I can see a diagonal NRD-4 intersecting with an orthogonal AVE-2. Don't know if that's new or not.

I don't see anything new in the other two screenshots, though both have AVE-6. So it looks like NAM 46 will be NWM focused.

Open your eyes  There are many new things on those images.

[rsc204 21,814]

2 hours ago, Wiimeiser said:

In the second screenshot I can see a diagonal NRD-4 intersecting with an orthogonal AVE-2. Don't know if that's new or not.

Diagonal support for NWM networks is completely new and is a great step forward, along with the existing WRCs, for making NWM more usable. But yes, lots of other things going on there, although I'm sure I probably have missed something myself.

[AsimPika3172 1,136]

Oh yeah! DIAGONAL  NWM! For future NAM, I will waiting for ELEVATED NWM and ELEVATED DIAGONAL NWM!!!! 🤩