RealRailway (RRW) - Development and Support

[Kitsune]

Is it going to be possible to have the old texture for STR and the new texture for DTR ?

[mgb204]

As has been stated often since the inception of RRW, the Real Railway is more than a texture change. RRW relates to a change in gauge and complete overhaul of Rail within the NAM. Just as the original game came with default rail textures, so does RRW, albeit quite a different set.

But textures are just that, you are free to swap textures about and change the appearance of your rails. You can do this for STR only if you prefer too. The problem, currently no such alternative texture set exists.

So technically possible yes, but if your question is about official support in the NAM installer for old non-RRW textures. That is not going to happen. But you are free to mod things that way if you like.

Many of the IDs used by RRW are either completely new content or have been altered from the originals. So if you want to use an existing set of textures, that would necessitate altering IDs and making many new textures for complete coverage. Additionally (not applicable to STR), the pathing has been altered for the new gauge of RRW. So if your new textures don't match the updated gauge, automata running upon them may look wrong. It's totally possible to re-create the Maxis rail textures and use them with RRW. However, it would be a lot of work, I'd wait for the RRW Automation project to get released. When that's ready, the number of options for rail textures is going to increase very quickly.

[eggman121]

Spot the variety 



With the Road Viaduct OST being rail based it is indeed possible to make an alternate set of modern viaducts.

Orthogonal for now but they will be expanded upon in future NAM editions.

-eggman121

[kbieniu7]

Oh dear... Do you have a life? wonderful!

[matias93]

Is this for real!? You are my hero 

[Gugu3]

This is insane!!!!

[Alan_Waters]

eggman121, I believe in you! 

[_Michael]

These look amazing, and I must have missed the 7.5m viaducts - excited for those also! Are these like SAM, whereby you can change between them, or do you have one installed? And are they all dragable?

[eggman121]

Hello everyone. Just here to answer some questons  Thanks for all the comments and likes!

Oh dear... Do you have a life?

I hope I do , Would not be making this content otherwise  . I am kind of on a blitz mission to make as much content as I can before study starts in March.

Is this for real!? You are my hero 

Thanks, yep, would not consider myself to be a hero , Just a humble modder.

This is insane!!!!

Sure is. Thanks 

eggman121, I believe in you! 

I believe I can get the work done as well. Thanks!

These look amazing, and I must have missed the 7.5m viaducts - excited for those also! Are these like SAM, whereby you can change between them, or do you have one installed? And are they all dragable?

Thanks for the questions. Both will be able to be used concurrently due to this fact...



As you see, the road OST is actually Rail Based. This is what the modern viaducts are based off.

So as you may see in this picture trains can use it as a result.



All my work is flex or draggable. puzzle pieces are exception to the rule as far as my work goes



So I should be able to make the orthogonal crossings for Maxis, RHW and NWM networks. They will only be orthogonal for now. Diagonals later 

The other viaducts will have diagonal however.

-eggman121

[compdude787]

Whoa, that looks nice!! Looking forward to using those two different styles of rail viaducts!

[Tyberius06]

Those are looking very good. I can't wait to build a new rail line using these gems.

One question: is that possible to make a transition piece between the 7,5m and 15m "on slope"? How I mean is each side of the ramp 7,5 the other side 15m and there is no level diffences, it's just a straight line. Like the 7,5 runs on ground level and the 15 runs on -7,5m. Is that possible to connect them like this or making such transitions?

[eggman121]

Thanks for all the comments and likes everyone!

First crossing of the modern ERRW....

One question: is that possible to make a transition piece between the 7,5m and 15m "on slope"? How I mean is each side of the ramp 7,5 the other side 15m and there is no level diffences, it's just a straight line. Like the 7,5 runs on ground level and the 15 runs on -7,5m. Is that possible to connect them like this or making such transitions?

It is indeed possible but not high priority yet. I still need to make the L2 variants. But that being said the transition you are talking about is on the list.

-eggman121

[Gugu3]

I am in love with RRW!

[dedgren]

Incredible gorgeous stuff.  SC4 rail rules!

A. Lurker

[Themistokles]

Wow!

[Krasner]

That is the kind of stuff that didn't seemed to be needed when it didn't exist but that immediately becomes a need when we see it. Our way in the sin  That is excellent 

[eggman121]

Thanks for all the nice comments and likes everyone 

Here is the latest development...



Can't wait to see this in some of your cities once the work is complete.

-eggman121

[dyoungyn]

Looks exciting, all drggable I assume!  What about going over AVE6/7 and RHW all LO networks? 

[Tyberius06]

It's really awesome! 
Just a few question:
- is this a total different work from what was made by Swordmaster (Willy), or you continued his work? Or was that a team work anyway? Maybe I recall wrongly but I remember he has been working on L1 viaducts as well and a lot of L2 transitions.
- how about SAM transitions (different SAM textures including mgb's Industrial SAM version)?
- different GLR options? TiR, ToR, TiA etc?

Anyway this is good, really good.
Thank you!

- Tyberius

[eggman121]

Hello everyone. Just here to reply to some comments.

Looks exciting, all drggable I assume!  What about going over AVE6/7 and RHW all LO networks? 

Those are on the cards. I do plan to extend the functionality to that area as well.

Just a few question:
- is this a total different work from what was made by Swordmaster (Willy), or you continued his work? Or was that a team work anyway? Maybe I recall wrongly but I remember he has been working on L1 viaducts as well and a lot of L2 transitions.
- how about SAM transitions (different SAM textures including mgb's Industrial SAM version)?
- different GLR options? TiR, ToR, TiA etc?

Thanks Tyberius for the questions.

There should be the same OxO functionality for those networks listed as well.

Swordmaster Did a bit of work in this arena a year ago but he has since been MIA for a while now. The work I did on the FlexTrack component got his attention and drew him back but than he went into hiding again. If I was not around there is a fair bet that the RRW would not have been as advanced as it is today. That is my assumption anyhow.

Swordmaster however left a large set of code and files in his time and I have been adjusting those and extending them for release. Finding the time to do the pathing along with all the other projects I have going on is proving difficult however. I am still working out the best way too extend the functionality for the user base since we really are down to a few NAM Team members now. That aside we are doing the best in the circumstance and that may result in some functionality limitation.

Hopefully that offers some clarity.

That is all for now.

-eggman121