SENT - Support & Development

[Aka 399]

Preamble

Welcome to the SENT page, where you can follow the mod's development and ask questions or make requests. Don't hesitate to send me bugs, or any kind of problem related to the mod.

This mod aims to convert the textures of the base game's road networks and those of the NAM into new, more detailed ones with an aesthetic closer to what is done in Europe and Switzerland.

To do this, the textures were created with 4 variants :
    • RHD/White - Driving on the right with white pedestrian crossing
    • LHD/White - Driving on the left with white pedestrian crossing
    • RHD/Yellow - Driving on the right with yellow pedestrian crossing
    • LHD/Yellow - Driving on the left with yellow pedestrian crossing

SENT currently covers 3 different networks :
    • One-way road, 1-lane / OWR1 (NAM)
    • One-way road, 2-lane / OWR2 (Maxis)
    • Road / RD2 (Maxis)

The textures were designed with a European feel, but also for audiences beyond the Old Continent. For example, the LHD/Yellow variation is more suited to Hong Kong, while LHD/White might be suitable for Great Britain as well as some Asian countries. While RHD/Yellow and RHD/White are more suited to Switzerland and Europe, respectively.

Please be sure to read the entire "Read me" file that is distributed in the SENT mod installer. This will enable you to install the mod correctly.

 

SENT and available options

Option 1 - Core
The basic SENT is available in four versions, RHD or LHD, for the direction of travel. And yellow or white for pedestrian crossings.

1.RHD, White   2.RHD, Yellow   3.LHD, White   4.LHD, Yellow

 

Option 2 - Cul-de-sac
Allows for cul-de-sacs, with wide and rounded road ends. You can choose either orthogonal or diagonal independently of each other, or both.

1.Without option   2.With option

 

Option 3 - Texture Replacement
You can use SENT with other mods that replace road network textures, except for those supported by SENT. Compatible mods are as follows :
    • SAM 2 - rivit - SAM2 Override - Grey HerringboneBrick
    • SAM 4 - rivit - SAM4 Override - NZ Gravel
    • SAM 5 - rivit - SAM5 Override - Rural Tarseal
    • SAM 6 - hugues aroux - WestWindStreets SAM 6 - Detroit
    • SAM 6 - rsc204 - MGB - SAM6 Darkened Mod
    • SAM 7 - rsc204 - Cataylst's SAM7 Bikepaths Mod
    • SAM 8 - hugues aroux - WestWindStreets SAM 8 - Firenze
    • Street - hugues aroux - WestWind Streets
    • Street - rivit - Urban Tarsealed Street Modd
    • Tunnel - rivit - Tunnel Modd

1.Urban Tarsealed Street Modd   2.WestWind Streets   3.SAM2 Override - Grey HerringboneBrick   4.SAM4 Override - NZ Gravel   5.SAM5 Override - Rural Tarseal   6.MGB - SAM6 Darkened Mod   7.WestWindStreets SAM 6 – Detroit   8.Cataylst's SAM7 Bikepaths Mod   9.WestWindStreets SAM 8 – Firenze   10.Tunnel Modd 7.5m   11.Tunnel Modd 13.8m

 

Option 4 - Rural Road
Displays irregular textures in agricultural areas, without borders. This option is compatible with the third-party mods listed above for intersections between the road (RD2) and their street and SAM mods.

1.Without option   2.With option

 

SENT Mod - Bus & metro stations
Adds bus stations and combined bus-metro stations to be built directly on the road network: orthogonal, diagonal, T-intersection, and X-intersection. If necessary, you can supplement it with @hugues aroux's mod, Scoty Subway & Bus Stations, which covers stations on streets (ST) and avenues (AVE-4).

Some examples of bus & metro stations :   1.Station for RD2, IT   2.Station for OWR2, HK   3.Station for OWR1, SI

1.DE, RHD, White   2.ES, RHD, White   3.HK, LHD, Yellow   4.HR, RHD, White   5.IT, RHD, White   6.JP, LHD, White   7.NL, RHD, White   8.SI, RHD, White   9.TW, RHD, White   10.UK, LHD, White

General marking available in RHD or LHD / White or Yellow :   1.ZZW, Yellow   2.ZZW, White   3.ZZY, Yellow   4.ZZY, White   5.NoM, Yellow   6.NoM, White

 

SENT Mod - Parking OWR-1
Displays side parking lots on the OWR1 network, with different accessories depending on zone and wealth. You can choose to have parkings only on low-density zones, on medium- and high-density zones, or on both at the same time. In addition, you can choose one color of parking markings for low-density areas, and another color for medium- and high-density areas. Available colors : blue, white and yellow.

1. Blue, MD/HD   2.White, LD   3.Yellow, LD   4.No marking   5.No bay

 

SENT Mod - Removing Road Barriers
Removes roadblocks at the end of roads.

1.Without option   2.With option

 

SENT Mod - Vegetation for Rural Road
Displays vegetation for roads in agricultural areas. This option can be selected even without the « SENT 4 - Rural Road » option, but together the effect is better.

1.Without option   2.With option

 

Note

Currently, SENT does not support these parts among the supported networks (RD-2/OWR-1/OWR-2):
    • RD-2, Texture ID 0x00002300
    • OWR-2, Texture ID 0x09002300
    • RD-2 / OWR-2 Flexible Underpass (FLUPs) Portal (FLEX-based)
    • 4 bridges RD-2

 

Download SENT

The development of SENT is continuing in order to cover as much of the Maxis and NAM road networks as possible. If you are interested in trying out SENT, download it here :

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Version 2.1 (23.11.2025)
Add :
    • Bridge RD2-GLR TiR - Pont Notre-Dame
    • Two new variants in addition to the existing ones : parking bay without markings, and parking without a bay
    • One new variant road markings for bus & metro stations in addition to existing ones: Taiwan
    • Four level crossing textures for RD2 and OWR2
Modification :
    • One installer per SENT variant type (RHD, White / RHD, Yellow / LHD, White / LHD, Yellow), for more simplicity when installing the mod

Version 2 (03.08.2025)
Add :
    • T21 for orthogonal and diagonal segments of the OWR1, OWR2 and RD2 networks. T21 for RD2 and RD2-ST intersections
    • Bus and metro stations for OWR1, OWR2 and RD2 networks
    • Path for cul-de-sac
    • SENT compatibility with textures replacement mods from the following designers :
         - SAM 2 - rivit - SAM2 Override - Grey HerringboneBrick
        - SAM 4 - rivit - SAM4 Override - NZ Gravel
        - SAM 5 - rivit - SAM5 Override - Rural Tarseal
        - SAM 6 - hugues aroux - WestWindStreets SAM 6 - Detroit
        - SAM 6 - rsc204 - MGB - SAM6 Darkened Mod
        - SAM 7 - rsc204 - Cataylst's SAM7 Bikepaths Mod
        - SAM 8 - hugues aroux - WestWindStreets SAM 8 - Firenze
        - Street - rivit - Urban Tarsealed Street Modd
Modification :
    • Textures of the diagonal segment of OWR1, OWR2, RD2
    • T21 for options « Parking OWR-1 » and « Vegetation for Rural Road »

Version 1.1 (15.05.2025)
Modification :
    • TGI of FLUPs and bridge

Version 1 (14.05.2025)
Add :
    • Textures for networks : OWR1 / OWR2 /  RD2
    • SENT compatibility with textures replacement mod from the following designer :
        - Street - hugues aroux - WestWind Streets
        - Tunnel - rivit - Tunnel Modd

 

Download mod derived from SENT

OWR-1 Parking
This mod enables parking on the OWR-1 network, but for NAM textures rather than SENT ones.

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Version 3.1 (14.03.2026)
Deletion :
• File for installing Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which is no longer included in OWR-1 Parking in order to reduce data volume. It
must now be downloaded directly from the links mentioned in the « Installation » section

Version 3 (14.09.2025)
Add :
• Two new variants in addition to the existing ones: parking bay without markings, and parking without a bay

Version 2 (04.08.2025)
Modification :
• T21
• Option to choose one color for LD density and another for MD/HD density

Version 1 (18.05.2025)
Add :
• OWR-1 Parkings

 

Bus & Metro Stations (RD2, AVE4, OWR2, NWM)
This mod allows you to build bus and metro stations on Maxis networks and as well as on NAM.

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Version 1.1 (30.03.2026)
Modification :
• The installer for the US version was displaying EU textures. The installer has been replaced with the correct one, so the textures now
displayed are for the US version of the game

Version 1 (14.03.2026)
Add :
• Bus and metro stations for RD2, ARD3, NRD4, RD4, RD6, OWR1, OWR2, OWR3, OWR4, OWR5, AVE2, AVE4, 3 Tiles (AVE6, TLA7), TLA3
and TLA5

 

[nos.17 5,112]

Looks very nice! Excited to see your future progress!

[Ulisse Wolf 4,398]

Interesting project. Let us know if you need help with NAM textures.

[Aka 399]

Hello, I'd like to start by wishing you all a very happy holiday season!

The SENT project continues, and here's a picture of some of the work we've done. Here with a small demonstration. There's a mix of network, FAR puzzle, FAR drag, FAR rural, viaduct puzzle and drag. You can also see the first tests between my road textures and the street texture of @hugues aroux's WWS mod. Of course, the crosswalks are yellow for the photo, but the white variant is available. Also, the network is RHD (for possible segments), but LHD is available and drag networks have textures for agricultural areas :

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And here are a few images of some of the pieces in my “test” area :

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[Propfam 2,286]

2 hours ago, Aka said:

Hello, I'd like to start by wishing you all a very happy holiday season!

You too!

I've been finding great Euro texture but only this comes to mind. It's not boring like the default Euro from NAM. It'd be nice if you can make a variation with white zebracross since not every country has yellow crossing.

[Aka 399]

Thanks for your comment @Jidan.

In fact, you can see in my first message that crosswalks are available in yellow, but also in white... And then there's the possibility of driving on the right or left.

In my latest images, I've only used yellow so that the colors stand out better and not everything is white.

The white crosswalks are aimed mainly at European countries and partly at Asian ones, with the choice of driving on the left (UK, Asia) or on the right (Europe, North/South America and Africa).
Yellow crosswalks are almost exclusively for Switzerland (right) and Hong Kong (left). Until the 1960s/70s, crosswalks in France were also yellow. I understand that Canada uses yellow crosswalks in some cases, but I'm not sure. And in any case, I don't think my textures would suit a North American player...

I hope I've been able to answer your question.

[Aka 399]

Hello,

Happy New Year to you all, a little late...

Just a few photos to show the state of progress. The FTLs are finished, as are the roundabouts. The network is in RHD with a yellow crosswalk, but of course the other variants are available.

Let me know what you think!

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[Ernestmaxis 210]

Amazing texture, your doing really amazing work

[Aka 399]

Thank you for your comment @Ernestmaxis, I'm glad to see that my work can give satisfaction!

Progress continues and there are a few new features... I've finished the rural intersections (crossroads linked in drag to a street), there are a few more additions for the FTLs, SITAP is finished (I think), the 3x3 traffic circles have been completely redone, the flex/drag parts for the OWR and ROAD ramps are finished, and I've also done the old FTLs (legacy).

Added to this is a new road type for fields (0x00000070), the same as I've done before but without road markings except at intersections. This gives you a choice of two options for farm roads.

In addition to the road, the SENT project also includes full coverage of the OWR-2 and OWR-1 networks. As you'll see from the images below, the three are linked and it would be a shame not to do them together. For the moment, the single OWR-2 / OWR-1 segments to drag are not yet done, but that will come a little later.
Parking bays are still available as options for OWR-1 (low-density and high-density).

... And of course, everything is available in yellow or white, with LHD or RHD. In the pictures, it's all in LHD yellow!

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[Aka 399]

Small update. Work continues on the GLR ground and air textures. The LE textures are also modified to match the SENT.

Two images are published below, showing the difference between NAM and SENT textures.
I've corrected quite a few errors and oversights by the NAM team since I started work on SENT. Mainly the US textures that appear in the NAM EU, and also some important color shifts, especially with the road viaducts.

I'm almost at the end of all the flex and puzzle pieces, and will soon start making the drag networks for the roads, OWR-2 and OWR-1. This step should take less time, and SENT should be available in a few months.

The images are with white crosswalks and in RHD (European standard).

Click on images to enlarge (3000 x 1500)

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[Aka 399]

Hello,

I'm asking the NAM team for help again, as I've just finished the FLEX, PUZZLE and some of the “special” DRAG textures. But I've reached a dead end, before starting all the DRAG textures of OWR-2, OWR-1 and RD, I'd like to finish plugging the holes...

I've made a series of images, that's a lot of questions and possibly a lot of research, but if I already have some of the answers I'll be very satisfied.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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To start with, all the textures I found in the NAM .dat files but didn't find any use for in the game.
I number the textures so as to find them easily in the game and rebuild the networks with my new textures.

Color code:
Orange : NetworkAddonMod_Roundabouts_Roads_Plugin_Textures.dat
Yellow : EU_Common_FLEX Turn Lanes.dat
Red : EU_Common_Road.dat
Green : EU_Common_FA-MRC-WRC Draggable and FLEX-Road.dat
Pink : EU_RHD_SITAP.dat
Light blue : NetworkAddonMod_WideRadius_FractionalAngle_Textures.dat

Speaking of SITAP, is it possible to create OWR-1 junctions with OWR-2 or RD? Because you can see that there are textures, but in the game I haven't managed to make them.

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I can't find the instance for these textures below. Do you know where to find them? These are the prefabricated parts for the OWR-2 variable and FA curves.

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Same problem here, but with an added curiosity... When I drag the OWR-2 to make a curve, you can see the textures with the numbers displayed, but once the OWR-2 is built... Nothing, which means there are overlay textures on it, but which ones?
This is something I've often come across, and it's often the textures used to overlay the tile, as with large curves or ramps... Except that here I can't find anything.

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A different problem. I've created the textures for the GLR on road, but I'm having a display problem with certain parts. The sidewalk is not displayed on the background tile on the S and RD/GLR separations. Also, on the S parts, you can see that a piece of the SENT texture is missing (red box). Why are these problems occurring? Knowing that it's related to the SENT and not the NAM, because if I remove my textures, everything's fine.

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And last but not least! Where are the textures or instances for the MHW / OWR-2 highway ramps? I've been able to make the ramps for all the RDs, as well as some of the ORW-2s, but I can't find the latter:

 

[rsc204 21,805]

To start, I moved your post here because you might as well keep everything related to development in one place.

The sheer number of textures you are asking about make it hard (very time consuming) to answer for each example. As such, the best I can do it give you some more general answers and hope that will suffice. Given my work on TGN/SWN and other mods, I probably have seen more of these files than most.

First note that often when developing content for NAM, often it can happen that textures/files are included that don't end up with working code. For example OWR-1 SITAP support is definitely planned, but has not been implemented as of this time.

Many textures that include baked-in sidewalks (76-124), either are used with S3D models or preview models. You don't necessarily see these when you have finished building networks.

A bunch of the OWR stuff may have been altered from the original Maxis IDs at some point, but the original textures still linger. 

Ultimately, you have to decide is it better to create everything, so if these features get activated in future support already exists. Or, the method I always choose, not to include those textures that are not actually in use, because they may never actually get used.

5 hours ago, Aka said:

I can't find the instance for these textures below. Do you know where to find them? These are the prefabricated parts for the OWR-2 variable and FA curves.

You have arrived at the right time, just use this tool to find the ID of any texture, man I wish that existed like 10 years ago!

5 hours ago, Aka said:

Same problem here, but with an added curiosity... When I drag the OWR-2 to make a curve, you can see the textures with the numbers displayed, but once the OWR-2 is built... Nothing, which means there are overlay textures on it, but which ones?

This could be preview textures or wealthing being applied, again you really only need worry about the final textures, any previews don't have to match with custom mods, unless you are being really picky.

5 hours ago, Aka said:

I've created the textures for the GLR on road, but I'm having a display problem with certain parts.

The S-Curves are a bit of a *censored* frankly, I remember them well. A puzzle piece allows for them to be displayed with or without sidewalks depending on zoning. You need two sets of textures, one without the full sidewalks and a second set that has the sidewalks baked in but does not use MipMaps.

S-Curves.7z

Here are the equivalent textures in the GoFSH repository setup, hopefully that clarifies things.

Note the missing Sidewalk textures (bottom pieces) are probably faulty in NAM, I include a fix for that with SWN, which I would advise using here, feel free to redistribute a copy with your mod.

SWN GLR TiR S3D Fixes.dat

5 hours ago, Aka said:

And last but not least! Where are the textures or instances for the MHW / OWR-2 highway ramps?

Don't forget that some things existed before NAM and were never altered by NAM, you may also have to dig into the textures that came with the game? Also consider how textures can be re-used, sometimes you have to look at the actual model files (S3Ds) to see what Mats (Materials/textures) are used by them, not forgetting that the IDs of S3Ds and Textures do not need to be remotely similar.

[Aka 399]

Hi @rsc204 , thank you very much for your reply!

I imagined that it would be long and tedious to answer for each element. Certainly these textures will end up in the “trash” once I get to the end of SENT. I've made many attempts to reveal them in the game, but I can't get my hands on them.
I'm also only doing the textures that appear in the game, because covering them all really doesn't make much sense, and the work would be even greater for little chance of ever seeing them. I prefer to work as I go along, and make future updates to always cover what's new in NAM.

23 hours ago, rsc204 said:

You have arrived at the right time, just use this tool to find the ID of any texture, man I wish that existed like 10 years ago!

I've already used this tool, and it's great. One small problem is that the texture IDs on some parts aren't actually the right ones, as the tool gives the “Network Piece ID”, and therefore the part ID and not necessarily the texture ID. On drag and flex networks there's generally no problem, but on puzzle parts and overlays, as with the OWR-2 curves in the previous images, it doesn't work. I've tried to locate the file with the ID displayed, and I come across an exemplar file in the Reader, but then I can't find anything to identify the ID of the texture used... I've tried several manipulations, but to no avail.

23 hours ago, rsc204 said:

This could be preview textures or wealthing being applied, again you really only need worry about the final textures, any previews don't have to match with custom mods, unless you are being really picky.

'm not sure I understand what you're saying. When I build this OWR-2 drag curve, when I draw the route, the numbers are displayed. But then, when I release the mouse click and the route is laid/built, the numbers are no longer displayed. This means that there's an overlay texture on top of those with the numbers. So even if I make the SENT textures, they won't be visible once the road is built, and my work will be for nothing, because the Maxis/NAM textures will reappear on top.
Are you implying that I should eventually abandon the idea of doing puzzle, flex and drag textures on OWR-2 curves/FA?

On 28/02/2025 at 10:22 AM, rsc204 said:

Note the missing Sidewalk textures (bottom pieces) are probably faulty in NAM, I include a fix for that with SWN, which I would advise using here, feel free to redistribute a copy with your mod.

Thanks for these two files, I was able to correct the parts and it's almost perfect, I'll credit your name when I publish the SENT. I still have a problem with the tile poster (see image), why? When I zoom in close, no problem, but as soon as I move away, my texture disappears and the NAM texture resurfaces...

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On 28/02/2025 at 10:22 AM, rsc204 said:

Don't forget that some things existed before NAM and were never altered by NAM, you may also have to dig into the textures that came with the game? Also consider how textures can be re-used, sometimes you have to look at the actual model files (S3Ds) to see what Mats (Materials/textures) are used by them, not forgetting that the IDs of S3Ds and Textures do not need to be remotely similar.

It was so obvious... But working so hard on the NAM textures, I'd almost forgotten that the base game is made by Maxis! Thanks to your reminder, I was able to find the textures I was missing.

Thanks again for your help!

[Aka 399]

Hello everyone!

Here are a few more images of SENT's progress, perhaps the last before publication on STEX. I'm continuing my work on the DRAG networks from now on.

The two types of Diamond Interchange (with and without richness). Stretchable pedestrian walkways, I'd rather have the road visible than the texture of the lanes, what do you think? With @rivit permission, I've also redone the tunnel portals in his mod : Tunnel Modd. And finally, the RHW FTL.

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After rereading your comment @rsc204, I finally understood what you were getting at. As a result, I was able to find all the missing textures for my OWR-2 parts. Thanks a lot!

But now... A new problem. I'm currently running the OWR-2 DRAG network. I noticed that for this network, there are S3D files to cover the orthogonal and diagonal single segment. The problem is the diagonal segment: the S3D is slightly offset, so you can see the textures that don't follow each other (on the edges and the central white lines). I've tried several ways to correct the problem: modifying the S3D or replacing it with a similar one, or shifting my texture by one pixel. But nothing works.
Out of curiosity, I'd like to know why an S3D would cover such elementary segments as these? And secondly, would anyone be able to correct the error with a new S3D or any other method?

Here's a .dat file of the files in question:

S3D files - 0x09000A00.dat

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[rsc204 21,805]

2 hours ago, Aka said:

Out of curiosity, I'd like to know why an S3D would cover such elementary segments as these? And secondly, would anyone be able to correct the error with a new S3D or any other method?

When you realise the file this exists within, then it becomes clear, NetworkAddonMod_OneWayRoad_Arrows_Reduction_Plugin.dat.dat. So in order to suppress the arrows that the game puts upon networks, these S3D files are overlaid upon them with a OWR texture, ID 0x5f9403f4.

So when you get the drag preview or click on a tile, you get the underlying texture showing, but once built the S3D linked texture is shown instead.

So the issue could be that this texture is incorrect, for example you didn't update it for your mod. Or, there could be an error in the S3D files. However I suspect the primary cause of the problem is that this texture is an Ortho texture, 'bent' to go diagonally using UV mapping. It works but the UV mapping isn't quite perfect and that seems to cause the minor glitch. Not using the NAM option will make it go away, but of course bring back the OWR Arrows. But those can be solved with the 'Kill all OWR Arrows' mod found on this post.

I think if replaced with a proper Diagonal S3D, the problem could probably be fixed, I'll look into that.

[Aka 399]

Thank you for your reply @rsc204! I also think that the problem comes from the S3D file, I don't see any reason why my texture would be wrong...

And come on, just a few for fun!

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Avenue: I've done as little work as possible on the avenue, as it's a network I intend to completely redo after the first version of SENT. So it's normal to have nothing special, just texture transitions.

OWR-1:

OWR-2:

Road, OWR-1 & OWR-2:

And Street:

 

[Aka 399]

Hello,

The SENT is coming to an end soon, the publication on the STEX should be in about a month or two (normally). I'm looking for two players who have excellent knowledge in RD / OWR-2 / OWR-1 networks and who can test SENT in the most complete way possible. For example, cross-referencing SENT with RHW, NWM, etc... As much as possible, everything! Ideally, one LHD and one RHD player, the color of the crosswalks doesn't matter, it's up to you.

If anyone is interested, send me a PM. I'll distribute the SENT to test in two or three weeks I think.

I also have the following question:

Is it possible to modify the texture of bridges that use S3D parts for the road texture? Because no matter what I do, I can't modify the textures of the game's basic bridges (Maxis). Yet I've successfully modified many of the NAM's S3D files with success. But I can't for the bridges...

And some images of the NWM and SAM networks:

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[rsc204 21,805]

On 13/04/2025 at 10:32 PM, Aka said:

Is it possible to modify the texture of bridges that use S3D parts for the road texture? Because no matter what I do, I can't modify the textures of the game's basic bridges (Maxis). Yet I've successfully modified many of the NAM's S3D files with success. But I can't for the bridges...

There are two basic types of S3D model, True 3D ones, most commonly used by transit networks. These textures can be easily overridden or even linked to different textures via the S3D file. Bridges often use 'BAT Models', which have more similarity to the buildings and props we see in game. For these models, any network textures in baked-in to the output render from SC4 BAT and will have a minimum of 20 textures, one for each zoom/rotation combination. If you are really, really good with graphics editing, it is possible to take the 20 textures and edit them all. However, bridges often use multiple models, everything is skewed based on the isometric viewpoint of SC4 and lower zoom textures might have as little as 8x8 pixels to work with. In practice changing details of pre-rendered models is way more work than it's usually worth.

One way around it if you can find the original modelling files used to make something, you can alter the textures and re-render a compatible version. But that's usually not something you'll have access too, especially for the Maxis included bridges.

Sometimes you can take an S3D plane (True 3D) and insert it on top of the existing roadway, adding effectively a new top layer you can easily customise. The problem is z-fighting, you have to lift this in my experience a minimum of .02m over the original object to avoid graphical issues. That's also the same height differential that starts to make it appear higher than you want, sometimes it works well, others not, you'd need to experiment a bit.

Regarding NAM bridges, many of them were built using a hybrid setup of BAT Models with True 3D elements, precisely so the textures could be altered. In those cases, you'd just need to override the texture used on them.

[Aka 399]

Thank you very much for your reply @rsc204. The solution of adding an S3D plan on top seems to me to be the most practical. I'll have to see if I do it, I don't know if it's worth it. The basic aim was just to make a texture with the right tint, because the one displayed is lighter than the normal road network (as with all S3D files).

[Aka 399]

Small update. The SENT/RHW is complete, but there's a good chance I've missed some parts, given the RHW's extensive range of functions.

I've also included images of the SAM 9, so you can see all the parts available with the SENT. What's done for the SAM 9, is also done for all other SAMs.

And a picture of the GLR on NWM. The textures have been redone with the right tint, as the basic textures are too light. Now this network will integrate flawlessly.

The SENT is coming to an end, and I've still got a few texture sets to do, as well as some options. I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you that I'm still looking for LHD and RHD testers.

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RHW-2/3/4 & MIS (LHD-White)

GLR on NWM (RHD - Yellow)

SAM 9 (RHD-Yellow)

 

[Aka 399]

At last, SENT is finished!

At long last... Just a few options missing, but it's definitive: the SENT covers all road parts, OWR-2 and OWR-1. This means it's now possible to play with SENT without yet having the Maxis/NAM textures for these networks. For the options, we're talking about a variant for Maxis streets (currently only WWS), a new variant for rural roads (with and without markings), and an option for side parking spaces for OWR-1 (not sure yet, but I'll give it a try).

Here are a few images, with both types of GLR drag, RHW-2 crossings on viaduct drag, RRW level crossings, and bridges.

As far as the bridges are concerned, they were very tedious, not pleasant and time-consuming to work on, and the working method is different from that of the usual network textures. In addition, the connections between the segments are not optimal, but it's difficult to do better and I'm sorry for the few remaining defects. It took me about a week and a half of work just on the bridges, and fortunately about a third of them use S3D. Added to this is the fact that 2 RD Maxis bridges can't be modified, so they'll have a color difference with the correct shade of road to be dragged. The Dusktrooper bridge (blue) hasn't been modified either, as it's far too much work, but perhaps in a future update if there's demand.

See you soon for the mod's big release!

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[nos.17 5,112]

This was a huge undertaking and I'm extremely impressed you were able to see it through to completion. Congratulations!

[simmering 2,595]

It does look great and I look forward to trying it out. - I noticed that your GLR image shows this grey/steel texture. I have never seen this before. Is it available for download?

[Aka 399]

Thank you @nos.17 for your comment, I'm happy to reach the end of this first stage, after which I'll be taking a well-deserved break, I think.

@simmering : Simply select the GLR Starter (for drag) tool in the NAM and press TAB. There are two variants, the white one for the urban environment, and the grey one you mentioned.

[simmering 2,595]

7 hours ago, Aka said:

Simply select the GLR Starter (for drag) tool in the NAM and press TAB. There are two variants, the white one for the urban environment, and the grey one you mentioned.

I only see variants with grass and sandstone. Must have something else installed that overwrites it. I will figure it out. Thanks a lot for the info.

[Aka 399]

Yes, this time it's for real. The SENT mod is FINISHED!

Maxis Street is now possible with SENT, and parking spaces are available for the OWR-1 in white, yellow and blue. However, for reasons of complexity, the unmarked rural road is an abandoned project, sorry.

The SENT mod will be released very soon on the STEX.

Just one question: is there a tool for converting .PNG files whose name is the texture ID to .FSH HD? I use the “PNG to FSH Batch” tool which is excellent, but does not offer conversion to HD for .PNG files whose name is the ID.

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[Null 45 3,018]

51 minutes ago, Aka said:

Just one question: is there a tool for converting .PNG files whose name is the texture ID to .FSH HD? I use the “PNG to FSH Batch” tool which is excellent, but does not offer conversion to HD for .PNG files whose name is the ID.

You would have to select each file in the UI and change the format using the drop down, PNG to FSH Batch does not have a way to automatically force files to use the uncompressed formats.

The uncompressed FSH formats are typically used for things like small props and automata, they should be use sparingly because they will increase the disk space required for textures.

[rsc204 21,805]

On 06/05/2025 at 1:44 AM, simmering said:

I only see variants with grass and sandstone. Must have something else installed that overwrites it. I will figure it out. Thanks a lot for the info.

Just you are looking in the wrong place. Note there are Extended draggable GLR options with your sidewalk or grass under rails. But the Rural GLR is in the same tab as the main Draggable GLR. Note too if you have texture mods things may always appear differently to the defaults. 

[memo 1,435]

On 5/11/2025 at 8:37 AM, Aka said:

Just one question: is there a tool for converting .PNG files whose name is the texture ID to .FSH HD? I use the “PNG to FSH Batch” tool which is excellent, but does not offer conversion to HD for .PNG files whose name is the ID.

Really nice to see this project completed.

If, by HD, you mean that the zoom 5 texture has twice its usual dimensions (usually 256×256 pixels for network textures), you could use fshgen. For example:

fshgen import --output file.dat --mips-separate --hd --format Dxt3 *.png

That's using Bash. On Windows, Powershell doesn't support wildcards as far as I know, so you'd use something along the lines of (untested!):

Get-ChildItem -Filter *.png | .\fshgen import --output file.dat --mips-separate --hd --format Dxt3

Use Dxt3 if there are semi-transparent pixels, otherwise you can use Dxt1.

[simmering 2,595]

On 5/12/2025 at 7:28 PM, rsc204 said:

Just you are looking in the wrong place. Note there are Extended draggable GLR options with your sidewalk or grass under rails. But the Rural GLR is in the same tab as the main Draggable GLR. Note too if you have texture mods things may always appear differently to the defaults. 

It's always cool when an experienced player comes in and explains stuff!