Bad Peanut sometimes makes things: [RELEASED] Solar Freaking Highways

[Turjan 1,048]

The trench reminds me of the track to the Free University in SW Berlin. This should become a nice green stretch, like the real thing.

[Bad Peanut 826]

3 hours ago, boformer said:

How deep is the trench? I would go for 9m.

great minds think alike

3 hours ago, Rotype said:

Indeed.  I see that screenshot and think "a seawall will fix this nicely"

I'd like to make it as flexible as possible so people can add a wall if they want or they can have it open

[Bad Peanut 826]

texture update: main mesh finished (no normal/spec/etc)

[Matthias King 348]

This is looking really cool. Might I suggest using concrete tracks in the station?

[Bad Peanut 826]

11 hours ago, Matthias King said:

This is looking really cool. Might I suggest using concrete tracks in the station?

I'm not going to use any mods to make this asset so it'll be vanilla station tracks

[Bad Peanut 826]

new release!

Bouteillier Sunken Station

 

hope you guys enjoy!

[AmiPolizeiFunk 446]

Damn fine station, good show

[odrzutowiec 5]

Awesome!

[Tim The Terrible 586]

I had no idea this was possible! (sunken instead of tunnels) This gives me many ideas  

Awesome work!

[Bad Peanut 826]

Hey everyone! 

Please have a look at the Poll I've started in this thread, I want to get an idea of what people would like to see next. I may or may not choose to go with the flow but it will definitely help me get a bearing on things.

I've tried to outline what sort of features the assets would have and and idea of how long they make take to complete. medium being something along the lines of how long Bouteillier Station took and very high being along the lines of Flinders street station complexity. All projects depend on how feasible the concept is. I always make sure the asset functions before working on the mesh/textures

If you have any ideas to suggest please do but don't be specific, please keep the ideas kinda vague - eg: "a large busport would be nice." not "can you make (such and such) bus port from (some city)".

thanks everyone!

[wasmic 111]

An underground bus station would be amazing. Is that even possible? I seem to recall hearing that bus stops cannot be placed underground...

[Bad Peanut 826]

2 minutes ago, wasmic said:

An underground bus station would be amazing. Is that even possible? I seem to recall hearing that bus stops cannot be placed underground...

I have actually a working concept for this so definitely possible. It's not underground, it's sunken but open roofed

[R3V0 909]

Is it still possible to make a suggestion ? 

Modular MOM station ? It's still demanded since multi track doesn't work on it.  
 

[Bad Peanut 826]

Just now, R3V0 said:

Is it still possible to make a suggestion ? 

Modular MOM station ? It's still demanded since multi track doesn't work on it.  
 

I believe MOM needs to update when Lazarus man excludes roads from having their heights edited (we've seen what happens atm)

[wasmic 111]

2 hours ago, Bad Peanut said:

I have actually a working concept for this so definitely possible. It's not underground, it's sunken but open roofed

Oooh, that sounds even better!

[Epic Lurker 108]

Great train station! You're really turning these out like clockwork. The moving escalators are a nice touch. I think you should consider adding some dirt and grime to the glass roof. Surely a train station can't match an Apple store for cleanliness.

[wasmic 111]

1 hour ago, Epic Lurker said:

Great train station! You're really turning these out like clockwork. The moving escalators are a nice touch. I think you should consider adding some dirt and grime to the glass roof. Surely a train station can't match an Apple store for cleanliness.

How about this one?

Yes, I've actually been there. It really is that clean.

[Bad Peanut 826]

9 hours ago, wasmic said:

How about this one?

Yes, I've actually been there. It really is that clean.

what train station is that?

11 hours ago, Epic Lurker said:

Great train station! You're really turning these out like clockwork. The moving escalators are a nice touch. I think you should consider adding some dirt and grime to the glass roof. Surely a train station can't match an Apple store for cleanliness.

hahaha I like to keep them clean, you shouldn't be plopping a brand new building that's instantly run down and dirty - not everyone likes dirty stuff and I'm hopeful that we might get a dirt effect in C:S eventually, something that covers the buildings like the burnt effect over time  or even the ability to override that sort of effect with a custom map - some sort of secondary diffuse map/overlay map that adds dirt. would be cool  and you then maybe have a revitalisation policy that keeps cleaning them when they dip below 50% dirty.. if wishes were fishes though..

[Bad Peanut 826]

Thanks everyone who voted! Here was the final outlook I got:

 

Now I'd like to stress that these results have influenced how I feel about making some things (didn't think the University would be that popular, nor did I think the airports would be that less-than-popular). It's given me some good insight. 
I might get round to doing some or all of these things eventually, depending on how they work and my life state. I have chosen my next project which won't be too time consuming though - ironically it's not on the list.

I'm going to redo the textures and possibly some of the mesh on my Industrial Elevated Station because i placed it in game for the first time in forever and I nearly gagged it's so crap. Don't worry it will still be the same design, just better, more clearer and more realistic textures/better modelling.

 

Also I forget this in the list but give me your thoughts: A Harbour with an inbuilt train station - singular or multi track - for the transfers of train to cruiser?

Thanks everyone

[Turjan 1,048]

48 minutes ago, Bad Peanut said:

what train station is that?

Flintholm Station in Copenhagen, with 3 S-Tog lines, 2 metro lines and 6 bus lines.

[Turjan 1,048]

23 minutes ago, Bad Peanut said:

I'm going to redo the textures and possibly some of the mesh on my Industrial Elevated Station because i placed it in game for the first time in forever and I nearly gagged it's so crap. Don't worry it will still be the same design, just better, more clearer and more realistic textures/better modelling.

Heh, that one still looks very good actually. When I tried Sotunder Station, I was putting your first Suburban Station next to it for comparison. No worries, I still love and use it ;). I think it was the first station on the Workshop that got the passenger paths edited correctly.

23 minutes ago, Bad Peanut said:

Also I forget this in the list but give me your thoughts: A Harbour with an inbuilt train station - singular or multi track - for the transfers of train to cruiser?

It's certainly something to consider. I was always waiting for Von Roth to update his Helsingborg Central Station with the harbor part, but alas, I guess he isn't that interested. Probably, because you cannot really make it look like the real thing.

[Rotype 121]

3 hours ago, Bad Peanut said:

Also I forget this in the list but give me your thoughts: A Harbour with an inbuilt train station - singular or multi track - for the transfers of train to cruiser?

I've been basing my last port off of a mixture of Tacoma and Long Beach.

What I've noticed there (as well as other harbors) is once the rail goes into the terminal itself there's rarely any kind of defined station to speak of.  They just seem to push the train near some convenient part of the terminal and load it.  I haven't done much research into the bulk loading/unloading yet but it seems to be similar.  I can't recall ever seeing a train roll up right next to a ship like the vanilla train harbor. I could be wrong though - I tend to do a lot of my research in the US.

It seems really boring but for me personally the most useful thing would probably be a "blank" cargo train station similar to Strictoaster's blank ship harbor.  Basically you plop down some track and that's it, so you can put RICO industry, container props, or whatever else you want around it to fit your aesthetic.

The other thing I'll mention since we're talking about harbors is the lack of bulk berths - including offshore ones - on the workshop.  I've been making do with props and seawalls for dry bulk close to shore, but it'd be really cool to have functional bulk berths.  Some additional bulk handling props (conveyors, cranes etc.) would help a lot too.

Sorry for the essay but I really like making harbors. At least there are pictures

[Bad Peanut 826]

20 minutes ago, Rotype said:

I've been basing my last port off of a mixture of Tacoma and Long Beach.

What I've noticed there (as well as other harbors) is once the rail goes into the terminal itself there's rarely any kind of defined station to speak of.  They just seem to push the train near some convenient part of the terminal and load it.  I haven't done much research into the bulk loading/unloading yet but it seems to be similar.  I can't recall ever seeing a train roll up right next to a ship like the vanilla train harbor. I could be wrong though - I tend to do a lot of my research in the US.

It seems really boring but for me personally the most useful thing would probably be a "blank" cargo train station similar to Strictoaster's blank ship harbor.  Basically you plop down some track and that's it, so you can put RICO industry, container props, or whatever else you want around it to fit your aesthetic.

The other thing I'll mention since we're talking about harbors is the lack of bulk berths - including offshore ones - on the workshop.  I've been making do with props and seawalls for dry bulk close to shore, but it'd be really cool to have functional bulk berths.  Some additional bulk handling props (conveyors, cranes etc.) would help a lot too.

Sorry for the essay but I really like making harbors. At least there are pictures

I don't think I can do much with cargo transfers, I was thinking passenger cruisers and passenger trains

[Bad Peanut 826]

Updated mesh vs old mesh for the Industrial Elevated Station - not too different?

[Turjan 1,048]

Depends on what you make out of it, I guess. I always thought those oval pillars paired nicely with the convex platform segment, but I guess you need the space for the escalators. I'm sure you will not make it look too heavy.

Will you keep the original height or lower it somewhat?

[Bad Peanut 826]

1 minute ago, Turjan said:

Depends on what you make out of it, I guess. I always thought those oval pillars paired nicely with the convex platforms, but I guess you need the space for the escalators.

Will you keep the original height or lower it somewhat?

same height and the only reason the pillars were like that was because I was making it seem like there were only elevators (which makes no sense in a mass transit station) So the building was made bigger to allow for the escalators yes  My question is does the building look too different from the original? I'm guessing I'll get people complaining but as long as it's still generally the same look I'm happy

[Turjan 1,048]

7 minutes ago, Bad Peanut said:

My question is does the building look too different from the original? I'm guessing I'll get people complaining but as long as it's still generally the same look I'm happy

Just keep the look rather light. As you tend to work with glass and not make a brick blob out of the lower portion, it should work out nicely.

And yes, people will complain. That's one thing you can always be sure about in this world. There will be enough people that will like the change though (moving escalators!), so all is good.

[Bad Peanut 826]

I've updated my Industrial Elevated Station with a new mesh and textures. Still very much the same, just better quality and more realistic design for the tower section (with interior).

 

[wasmic 111]

Awesome! It really works well when two railways cross, one of the few assets that are perfect for that situation. It has room for both a two-lane road and a narrow station under the platform.

[Turjan 1,048]

The station looks great with the multiple sets of elevators. Very nice update.

The only thing I'm not convinced about is the position of the "maximum clearance" sign. If you use a two-lane road, the sign hangs between the buildings:

Spoiler

 

As an aside, I found it really interesting how the game treated the station replacement. The unchanged parts were still there (platforms, roof), while the columns were gone until I replopped the station. This looked kind of funny.