NAM: Development

[Buggi 685]

When is the community going to get another official release of the NAM? The last release was last October!!

Can someone please think seriously about this?

[vester_DK 477]

They are working on it, but there are not date set.

A quote by Andreas Roth, posted today in the NAM General Discussion Thread:

Originally posted by: Andreas Roth There won't be a release date - it's done when it's done. But let me assure you, the project is far from dead. It's just a bit slow at the moment, since we all have to deal with RL as well...quote>

[hamsterTK 93]

i imagine the release will be sometime in octember. or maybe smarch. possibly maypril.

IMO its fine if it takes awhile because there are many new custom bridges to be finished up and modded that will probably put in the NAM

[TinySim 4]

Yes, it is much better to go for quality than speed. Public BETAs would be nice though. But, I guess the forums would get flooded with "Bohoo my game crashed"-threads

[paulvmontfort 617]

I think someone with more knowledge of the puzzle pieces and such should finish it, because i don't have a clue about how to make it fit with the rest of the NAM. BTW, the northgoing ramp is the same as the south going, It might look sharp because of the perspective and because it's going down.

[bixel 1,228]

Hi guys...just thought I would see what I can do. Here is a nice curved highway peice...obviously it is not modded or textured. Tell me what ye think?

[prince_of_sims 0]

nice. it looks like an overhanging prop, am i right? if that's the case it's not going to be able to be pathed correctly so that vehicles can use it.

[bixel 1,228]

heheh...yes you are right prince_of_sims. It is just a show case...it can be modded later.

[cowkilla 12]

not too bad mr bixel

[MaybeMemories06 0]

That would be great to have. It's so difficult to plan out a highway when the corners are tempermental. It would make it easier, especially for belt routes, to have a pre-done piece.

[bixel 1,228]

Thats was i was thinking! It is a simple peice after all...shouldn't be too hard too mod.

[prince_of_sims 0]

like i said before, it's an overhanging prop. to mod it for traffic, it needs path files. path files CANNOT extend past the base of the lot. hence, what you have there is not possible to mod the way you want it modded. the only way is to create a base that fits the entire curve/model, which is somewhat defeats the point of needing it.

[paulvmontfort 617]

bixel, i have only one thing to say what you should change: when you come from the noth in your car. You'll be driving through nice gentle curves until you come to the bottom of this peice of road were there seems to be a sudden change of direction to the north west. You should smooth it out a bit and equalize the turns.

@ prince_of_sims:  It is only a testrender on a test lot. The final model will be rendered and modded the right way to make it functional.

[owenluby 1]

That looks great!

[Shadow Assassin 336]

it's an overhanging prop. to mod it for traffic, it needs path files. path files CANNOT extend past the base of the lot.quote>

Actually, it can. It's just temperamental.

[Pixelrage 34]

bixel, I love that curved highway piece!

[josefmayor 8]

I was wondering if any of you guys are interested in modding my brick street mod into ploppable pieces for the NAM?

I'm still working on some of the stuff, but it's near completion.

[fukuda 351]

Originally posted by: prince_of_sims like i said before, it's an overhanging prop. to mod it for traffic, it needs path files. path files CANNOT extend past the base of the lot. hence, what you have there is not possible to mod the way you want it modded. the only way is to create a base that fits the entire curve/model, which is somewhat defeats the point of needing it.quote>

 

I'm sorry, but the NAM puzzle pieces aren't lots,  every piece is registered in several RUL files to work, and in one of them, the interchanges one, I think, you can choose how many tiles has the model and what shape is going to have the piece. something like this:

-----XX-----

------XX----

-------XX---

------XX----

----XX------

--XX--------

X------------

When X are the used tiles and - means the base tiles that won't be used by the piece; by the way, every network piece bigger than 16x16 meters is splitted in several little pieces (which are 16x16, though) and have their own path file.

[Pixelrage 34]

Originally posted by: josefmayor I was wondering if any of you guys are interested in modding my brick street mod into ploppable pieces for the NAM?

I'm still working on some of the stuff, but it's near completion.quote>

This would be great to have, since I usually don't like to use mods that replace roads (dirt road mod, etc). Puzzle pieces would be a great addon.

[josefmayor 8]

Fukudu is modding it for me

[Yoman3 5]

O yay I love that mod. Very useful in Mersin which I started last week and put on hold waiting for a bunch of things one of which is the Urban Street Mod!

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

Originally posted by: paulvmontfort what do you guys think of this?

quote>

Actually identical to the Paulsgrove Junction on the M27 in Portsmouth

[MadTV_Freak 0]

Ive always wanted that kind of interchange in sc4, nice model

[____----____ 37]

I know that the new NAM will be done when it is done.......but

I was wondering if maybe we can get an update of what kinda

new things are planned to be added?

thanks curious ALek

[NAM Team 868]

A NAM Showcase thread is being planned to show all of the NAM features, past, present, and future. This thread should appear in the next couple of days.

On the topic of brick street puzzle pieces; this is currently being discussed by the team. They may be released if it is feasible to make the textures interchangeable, as to not favor one person's brick street textures over another. (there are a considerable number of texture sets in existence)

[____----____ 37]

wow what a great answer i had a feeling something like that was needed, thanks annonymous NAM Team Bot.

[Ryan B 35]

Originally posted by: NAM Team A NAM Showcase thread is being planned to show all of the NAM features, past, present, and future. This thread should appear in the next couple of days.

On the topic of brick street puzzle pieces; this is currently being discussed by the team. They may be released if it is feasible to make the textures interchangeable, as to not favor one person's brick street textures over another. (there are a considerable number of texture sets in existence)quote>

Music to my ( and I'm sure everyone else's ) ears.  I can't wait to check it out.

[vistla 3]

Now, I won't be able to sleep for the next couple of days.

[vester_DK 477]

To the NAM team:

Would it be possible to get an update on what you are working on and how it's going ?

It's been really quite in the NAM threads.

[____----____ 37]

Originally posted by: NAM Team A NAM Showcase thread is being planned to show all of the NAM features, past, present, and future. This thread should appear in the next couple of days.

On the topic of brick street puzzle pieces; this is currently being discussed by the team. They may be released if it is feasible to make the textures interchangeable, as to not favor one person's brick street textures over another. (there are a considerable number of texture sets in existence)quote>

 

Vester ^^