Network Extensions Project

[Matthias King 348]

@wojtason any chance of a tutorial on how to get the on/off ramps so smooth? I'm working on highway infrastructure and I'd like to be able to do this.

[jumonjii 19]

On 1/13/2017 at 5:51 AM, wojtason said:

Some progress.

 

Damn these are sexy. Some of the arrows I don't like though, but still. Very nice.

[Bad Peanut 826]

3 hours ago, jumonjii said:

Damn these are sexy. Some of the arrows I don't like though, but still. Very nice.

you do know that the game autogenerates those arrows? they weren't chosen by the author of these segments

[jumonjii 19]

2 hours ago, Bad Peanut said:

you do know that the game autogenerates those arrows? they weren't chosen by the author of these segments

Yes I do know the game auto generates arrows. I don't like how some of them look. I'm also curious how the game auto generated the merge arrows in the last picture at the very top on the left. 

I've never seen those in game.

 

[.Del 53]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but does anyone has this weird issue where vehicles always stop in front of a traffic light even when it's green before they continue to drive? It's really holding up traffic behind. It's not on every road but on certain roads.

[R3V0 909]

Just now, Dejected Angel said:

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but does anyone has this weird issue where vehicles always stop in front of a traffic light even when it's green before they continue to drive? It's really holding up traffic behind. It's not on every road but on certain roads.

I had this, even before ND, I think median and turning lane ones  had this issue.  

[MarioBro14 5]

29 minutes ago, Dejected Angel said:

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but does anyone has this weird issue where vehicles always stop in front of a traffic light even when it's green before they continue to drive? It's really holding up traffic behind. It's not on every road but on certain roads.

Allow vehicles to enter a blocked junction using TM:PE.

[jumonjii 19]

15 hours ago, Dejected Angel said:

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but does anyone has this weird issue where vehicles always stop in front of a traffic light even when it's green before they continue to drive? It's really holding up traffic behind. It's not on every road but on certain roads.

It could be a glitch... kind of like the stuck vehicle issue.

My traffic has a tendency to merge over in some odd place on the road that creates it's own problems...along with stuck vehicles. I've never figured out what causes that.

[wojtason 113]

If I could i would disable all the default arrows and then just plop them where they should be. 

I made new smoother versions of ramps (3 to 2+1). I think it looks better than the previous version. The curve is not so sharp. I will publish it shortly.

[Badi_Dea 476]

looking pretty sharp, while you're at it, any chance of adding some impact barriers to the gore area? Just one less thing to detail out manually

[Bad Peanut 826]

On 15/01/2017 at 1:13 PM, jumonjii said:

Yes I do know the game auto generates arrows. I don't like how some of them look. I'm also curious how the game auto generated the merge arrows in the last picture at the very top on the left. 

I've never seen those in game.

 

sorry but I meant it's irrelevant you don't like them, the game auto generates them so you can't NOT have them. and the merge arrows are the whole point of these junctions(?) being released because the author is adding those and the extra lane markers for realism so players don't have too

[Judazzz 1,936]

4 hours ago, Bad Peanut said:

sorry but I meant it's irrelevant you don't like them, the game auto generates them so you can't NOT have them.

You can use the lane manager of Traffic Manager (and probably Traffic++ as well) to remove the arrows - since it's one-way, there's no need for them anyways (plus it looks unrealistic as well [in Holland only exit lanes have arrows]).
Unfortunately the LOD Toggler mod causes the arrows to show up again when active (and as a bonus it reverts custom arrows like the ones from Roads United back to vanilla as well).

[wojtason 113]

12 hours ago, Badi_Dea said:

looking pretty sharp, while you're at it, any chance of adding some impact barriers to the gore area? Just one less thing to detail out manually

Any pic for inspiration?  Yeah, I know it's not perfectly smooth but I couldn't make it any better....

[Badi_Dea 476]

I wouldn't say it's a necessity, but since you're already going all out I figure it might help bring a little more detail

Usually used in urban off ramps

Sometimes just barrels are used in less urban areas

it's just my observation, I'm not an expert by any means, perhaps others can help provide more details

oh, and 'sharp' in a colloquial sense not a literal one, meaning very neat and tidy e.x. a man in a sharp suit. Your curves are just fine

Thanks!

[Judazzz 1,936]

Man, those pics really make me wish we had more diversity in highway gantry sign models.

[wojtason 113]

Ok I will think about it  These guardrails are a very good idea but I have to finish other variations first. Luckly Blender finally wants to cooperate with me, we had a bad start of friendship

I have updated my assets and the markings are now included into connectors (beside Balise sign which is very nice external dependency).There is only one prop per asset so it's even easier to delete a connector with standard bouldozer. I published the 2 wide versions as well. 

The link to collection:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=835226091

 

 

[andreharv 1,197]

@wojtasonOk dude this is freaking awesome!  I guess I've been baffled by how tutorials of how to do this are pretty common but nobody wanted to publish what they did (or I am not seeing them)...but this will save people lots of time and they look wonderful.  Keep up the good work ;).

[wojtason 113]

4 to 3+1 version! 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=844725464

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=844725042

[hitzu 139]

@wojtason Stripes on off-ramps should be flipped. From the perspective of drivers they should guide them away from markings,

[Mewds45 132]

I use this mod regularly, especially the avenues. But, a small thing I should reccomend, is walls on 4-6 lane highways, just a suggestion, but, this could be hard to do tho...

[andreharv 1,197]

Hey ya'll.  Just checking in.  Sorry I have been kind of scarce the last...ehem several months.  I was working on MOM (Metro Overhaul Mod) and because of my vicious ADD if I tried working on it and this I would go crazy.  Anyway, I just wanted to share my plans for the next update and we can go over some of the things yall want to see in the game.  So me first (I will post pics later):

 

New stuff:

• 2x3 asymmetrical road (with parking)
• 2x4 asymmetrical road (with parking)
• 1L road with parking
• Tiny boardwalk (I will make a boardwalk promenade if you guys like the tiny version)

 

Fixed stuff (disclaimer, I can't make any promises as I didn't write much of the code but it's safe to say that it should be feasible)

• Fix bus roads
• Fix ped roads taking passenger vehicles by default (I may include an option to allow them to use it)
• (Hopefully) fix issue where mod does not load properly on first subscribe

 

Future stuff (not this next release but...future...er)

• More tram roads (yeah I'm gonna do em)
• Asym roads 3x4 and 3x5
• (Maybe) Divided highways if I can get the pathfinding right. (would not allow left turns)
• Add median versions of basic road and possibly 6L road
• Rendered vanilla tunnels
• Support outside connections
• Asymmetrical national highway (will allow left turns)
• Undivided 4L national highway (will allow left turns)

 

Will not do (Unless I change my mind)

• Highways with more than 6 lanes
• Roads with more than 8 total lanes (at least until I start making wider roads)
• Any overly specific roads (basically if you can't easily find it IRL...or on Google, it probably won't be made here)...Or most configurational modifications that can easily be done in network skins or TM:PE
•  Basic reskins/retextures (network skins and roads united are better suited for this)...Unless @GC_Vos...

 

Thanks guys for your support.  If you feel that I left something out that we talked about, yell at me.  As I said I will post some WIP pics here later.

[wojtason 113]

Superb!  Whats divided highways if I may ask? 

[schokoladeneis 1 193]

Nice to read that you're planning on more tram roads. Looking forward.

[Lost Gecko 481]

I'm particularly excited for the 1 lane + parking and the boardwalk that will probably be perfect to make marinas (if it can be elevated)! Something I would like to see is tiny dirt roads because the vanilla ones are very large for a rural setting. Of course it might be part of some categories you mentioned above that would dismiss them as a possible road type but if not I'm just throwing it here just in case... Pedestrian dirt roads get the job done if need be anyway

Thank you for your hard work, these mods add so much to the game!

[odrzutowiec 5]

Can't wait to see some more tram ways - so I'm happy to see it on the "do" part of the list. Is there any tutorial/description about what is needed in order to add another type of road/tram road? I haven't done any coding or such, but I should get better in modeling, maybe this would force me to! After exams ofc.

[andreharv 1,197]

@Lost_gecko boardwalks will share the same elevated segments as the current dirt ped road.  I do not plan on making a separate tiny dirt road as it would be almost identical to the existing ped road...you may be able to remove the lights using network skins if need be (though I don't know about the bollards)

[Lost Gecko 481]

@andreharv I totally understand and it is indeed possible to remove the lights but not the bollards... As I said I was asking just in case but it's quite specific and there are easy workarounds... Keep the great stuff comin'!

[mutton noir 170]

All sounds good- look forward to the update. Thanks for your commitment to improving the game.

[baduncansd 14]

8 hours ago, wojtason said:

Superb!  Whats divided highways if I may ask? 

Divided Highway (at least out here in Cali):

[accapulco 132]

Nice, more Boardwalks is welcome. I wouldn't mind some variations with different pavement textures even, like the current decals but fitted onto the road so it looks perfect. Also in the promenade street bikes and vehicles always use the sidewalk and the actual bike path never gets used, will this be fixed? I also agree with Lost_gecko on the dirt roads, they look way too bulky. I think one that's thinner but with the dirt texture would look nice, or even a pedestrian path that uses the dirt texture instead of the gravel. Such a road would be very useful just between streets in the city where you don't always have pavement.