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[Ronyx69 2,413]

On 10/14/2016 at 9:50 PM, maksim2014 said:

 

https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=冷氣+水塔＆newwindow = 1＆RLZ = 1C1CHZL_zh-TWHK711HK712與TBM = isch和TBO = U＆源=大學＆SA = X＆VED = 0ahUKEwjtiqvf-drPAhXCJZQKHVzlCdMQsAQILw及白車身= 1280＆波黑= 894

Huh so I'm still not sure what it is, but at least I replaced the top with a mesh texture so it makes more sense now.

[Ronyx69 2,413]

Didn't make the road mirrors yet but the retaining walls are almost done, have to fix a couple issues and make the lods:

[Avanya 2,605]

Wauuw that looks so great!

[Ronyx69 2,413]

I'm going to stream again right now and finish up the retaining walls, then probably make some road mirrors, gonna see if I can squeeze in something else.

 

UPDATE: Retaining Walls published

[maksim2014 17]

On 2016/10/17 at 11:08 PM, Ronyx69 said:

Huh so I'm still not sure what it is, but at least I replaced the top with a mesh texture so it makes more sense now.

Cooling towers for air conditioners

 

[Ronyx69 2,413]

Streaming again to make the road mirror props, since I overestimated my pace last time I'm not sure if I can make more than that in a day.

Also I enabled archiving so streams will be saved so you can view them later.

[whitemsv_simtropolis 10]

love the streams. Missed the last one sadly but keep it up. Very nice to see some asset creators stream. Really digging the retaining walls.

[Ronyx69 2,413]

I'm gonna also have variations - double mirror, no sign, and a rural version with worn metal instead of orange.

 

UPDATE: Mirrors Published

  Edited October 20, 2016 by Ronyx69  

[Ronyx69 2,413]

Going to stream again. This time I want to make something more interesting - this Kachidoki bridge from Tokyo, I know nothing about making a bridge so we'll see how it goes.

 

UPDATE: Progress pics, seems more complex than I imagined, it's already over 2k tris.

 

  Edited October 21, 2016 by Ronyx69  

[Ronyx69 2,413]

Streamed again to continue the bridge.

Almost 6k tris already, I'm being wasteful still but it's going to grow a lot, I need more beams and supports and details, and the sides and the underside. Probably will get over 10k, will need to scrap some details.

  Edited October 22, 2016 by Ronyx69  
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[Matthias King 348]

That looks awesome!

[Ronyx69 2,413]

Modeling is pretty much done. It's 32u (256m) the sloped side segments are 12u and the middle is 8u (raised 3m)

I am not going to model the underside or the sides, the road mesh is too thick already and it won't be great if I add even more to it.

Just going to add some end piece where it connects with the land. Also some railings and maybe a few details but that's it.

A lot of beams still need to be made 2 sided and I'll need some subdivision while textuing, so I guess I'll maybe hit 9k tris.

You'll most likely have only one bridge like this, and I'll make a good lod so maybe it's ok.

 

UPDATE: Started texturing

 

probably will be streaming later again

  Edited October 23, 2016 by Ronyx69  
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[Ronyx69 2,413]

Streamed again to continue the bridge.

 

 

[donoteat 478]

@Ronyx69 Looks fantastic!

Just one comment -- I think you ought to model the abutments at each end, as well as those supporting the draw span in the center. I don't know a lot about the bridge in particular you are modeling (or anything about it at all) but it looks like a simple arch rather than a tied-arch and thus requires a heavy abutment at each end to take the thrust load. I took a look at the google and indeed the girders do appear to end rather abruptly on land, but a look from underneath shows the bridge is in fact bearing into a big lump of concrete.

[Ronyx69 2,413]

Progress:

1 hour ago, donoteat said:

@Ronyx69 Looks fantastic!

Just one comment -- I think you ought to model the abutments at each end, as well as those supporting the draw span in the center. I don't know a lot about the bridge in particular you are modeling (or anything about it at all) but it looks like a simple arch rather than a tied-arch and thus requires a heavy abutment at each end to take the thrust load. I took a look at the google and indeed the girders do appear to end rather abruptly on land, but a look from underneath shows the bridge is in fact bearing into a big lump of concrete.

You mean this thing I just made?

I mentioned it earlier, but I called it an "end piece".

[donoteat 478]

@Ronyx69 that is p excellent

[Matthias King 348]

This bridge is looking great. I've been wanting a nice bridge with a shorter span to use in the inner city somewhere, over a sunken highway or maybe a canal.

[boformer 3,169]

It might be possible to transform this bridge into an actual bridge segment for NetworkSkins.

[Tim The Terrible 586]

1 minute ago, boformer said:

It might be possible to transform this bridge into an actual bridge segment for NetworkSkins.

With all that detail? If so, it should have a minimal length, otherwise it will looks weird I think.

Anyway, I hear a Proof of Concept coming!

[boformer 3,169]

1 minute ago, Tim The Terrible said:

With all that detail? If so, it should have a minimal length, otherwise it will looks weird I think.

Anyway, I hear a Proof of Concept coming!

Probably some things must be simplified.

[Ronyx69 2,413]

13 minutes ago, boformer said:

It might be possible to transform this bridge into an actual bridge segment for NetworkSkins.

The bridge is on a slope, so a lot of adjustments would need to be made, most likely rebuilding the entire thing.

My best bet is make it a segment mesh / pillar combo, to seperate the top and bottom of the model.

And for the segment mesh I could create the road as well, so it's not the unfit stock road that I need to tip toe around at this point.

When you have something working I could use to adapt this bridge to a bridge mesh, maybe message me if you're interested.

I would need a beta mod to replace the mesh and preferably a mesh of some vanilla bridge (specifically the elevated 6laner), so I have reference, and need to do less guesswork.

 

 

I also have an idea for a raised pillars mod. (perhaps could be a part of network skins)

Right now pillars automatically align the top vertex of the pillar with the road height, so you can't make a pillar with stuff above the road.

By simply changing one of the sizes with ModTools I managed to make the pillar go above the road, which is how I made the "tunnel pillars" for my maglev experiments.

The mod would only need to read some predefined size in the asset and set it on load. Similarly to how the big decals mod does it.

The pillars remain raised forever by the way, the mod is only needed to place the raised pillars.

This could be used to make the center pillars for this bridge, with the buildings, which must be above the road.

 

 

23 minutes ago, Tim The Terrible said:

With all that detail? If so, it should have a minimal length, otherwise it will looks weird I think.

Anyway, I hear a Proof of Concept coming!

What do you mean minimal length? The sloped segment with the arch for the bridge I'm making is 12u, the longest segment you can have normally.

[Tim The Terrible 586]

4 hours ago, Ronyx69 said:

What do you mean minimal length? The sloped segment with the arch for the bridge I'm making is 12u, the longest segment you can have normally.

Well, I meant there needs to be a minimal length of the segment before the Custom Mesh appears. I guess the vanilla game already has such a condition in place (with the ugly highway arches and the Rail Bridge). Basically, you don't want a cropped-up glitchy arch to appear after laying down a segment of 4u. In this case the segment must be at least 10u / max 14u (bit of stretching) before the arch appears. 

[.Del 53]

Any more shots of the Japanese highway for Road United: Japan? Is it still in development?

[Ronyx69 2,413]

38 minutes ago, Tim The Terrible said:

Well, I meant there needs to be a minimal length of the segment before the Custom Mesh appears. I guess the vanilla game already has such a condition in place (with the ugly highway arches and the Rail Bridge). Basically, you don't want a cropped-up glitchy arch to appear after laying down a segment of 4u. In this case the segment must be at least 10u / max 14u (bit of stretching) before the arch appears. 

I do think it's a good idea, but I don't think boformer wants to add more complexity to the mod - in this case having some sort of segment length requirement and use a custom segment mesh after a certain length and possibly a different one or the vanilla elevated before the required length is reached. You could just put the length for which the segment was made in the name e.g. "R69 Kachidoki (12u)" and let the players handle it themselves.

 

23 minutes ago, Dejected Angel said:

Any more shots of the Japanese highway for Road United: Japan? Is it still in development?

Just a little bit, did make some of the highways with more lanes, no screens but you can see some of it in the latter hour of this stream.

But I think I will completely start it from scratch, because a lot of stuff was rushed and approximated and just sloppy, now I have a better idea of how it works.

[mikamaty 47]

1 hour ago, Ronyx69 said:

I do think it's a good idea, but I don't think boformer wants to add more complexity to the mod - in this case having some sort of segment length requirement and use a custom segment mesh after a certain length and possibly a different one or the vanilla elevated before the required length is reached. You could just put the length for which the segment was made in the name e.g. "R69 Kachidoki (12u)" and let the players handle it themselves.

 

Just a little bit, did make some of the highways with more lanes, no screens but you can see some of it in the latter hour of this stream.

But I think I will completely start it from scratch, because a lot of stuff was rushed and approximated and just sloppy, now I have a better idea of how it works.

Could you make this changed arrows as props?

[Ronyx69 2,413]

2 minutes ago, mikamaty said:

Could you make this changed arrows as props?

Technically they already are props. The roads united mod replaces the vanilla arrows, so the vanilla arrows props become whatever the mod replaces them with.

If you want the wip version of roads united japan you can add me on steam and I'll send it to you, then you can use any roads united mod you want as a local mod, and replace the arrows with mine. If you want to use a different roads united mod, and have my arrows as props in addition to the vanilla props, then I would have to make them as decals, which I can do but see no reason to do and I'm too lazy, but you could do it yourself if you get the wip version.

[droidhacker 2]

Oh man I cannot wait for this great looking bridge, the stock brides are so boring!

[Ronyx69 2,413]

After being lazy for a while, streaming and continuing the bridge.

UPDATE:

UPDATE 2:

  Edited October 29, 2016 by Ronyx69  

[.Del 53]

I was wondering, with the new Prop Snapping mod, will you be creating some Japanese highway signs like the one seen here?

Or perhaps something similar to the American Roadsigns mod?

[Ronyx69 2,413]

I was wondering, with the new Prop Snapping mod, will you be creating some Japanese highway signs like the one seen here?

Or perhaps something similar to the American Roadsigns mod?

If I ever get around to making my series and city, I would definitely make japanese style signs specifically for my city.

Prop Snapping won't really help it though, it doesn't snap props to network meshes, instead it only snaps to the road surface.

You would be able to position them however you want with move it though.