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vortext · January 29, 2012, 02:57:48 PM

Yeah, sorry I was kinda bugged out because of all this vague new terminology, such as UV mapping. And frankly, the tutorials seem to offer very little insight how to create a new skin texture in the first place, aside from a few programs which can be used.
Anyhow, I now have Blender installed and working my way through to unwrap the new ferry model. Still not sure how though but it'll get there.

Also over the weekend I've read somewhere automata models can only have 500 polygons max. Is this true?

vester · January 30, 2012, 12:27:50 AM

Well sure it can have more, but there is no need for it. Remember its thing that moves a round, so it has to be calculated again and again.
Also you can easy remove all the triangles that you can't see in the game.

If you look at how the ferry is done, you see that not all details are model.
Some are done like the railing in the textures with an alpha.
I have done the same with my pantographs on my trams.
That way its also easier to change things around.

I starts out by take the UV-map out and place it on the layer at the top. Then remove all the black.

Guess I didn't go into the making of the texture as it is basic not something special for Simcity, so I am sure you can find some tutorials else where.

I have started using a program called TextureRipper.
Its a free program and based on Adobe Air that also are free.

Here is a few examples:

vester · February 01, 2012, 05:29:57 PM

Quote from: art128 on January 25, 2012, 03:55:27 PM
Actually, this line pass not far away from the Tōhoku Main Line! And yeap, very similar indeed.

The green line at the top ?

Hope you like the colors:

This is what is done so far:
APTX, updated versions:
Tokyu 5000
Tokyu 5050
Tokyu 5080
Fukuoka City Subway, JRQ-303

My work:
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway, Y500
Tokyo Subway Toei 6300 series
Keiyu, original red colors
Keiyu, blue
Keiyu, grenn
JR East Tohoku Main Line

art128 · February 02, 2012, 12:22:52 PM

Great looking, Vester!

Actually, the two lines ( the one I asked, and the one you mentioned) pass not so far from each other! And also, the Senzan one has a transfer to the Tohoku in first station.

Here's the diagram of the two :

Tōhoku Main Line :

Senzan Line :

Anyway, thanks for the skin, very nice and it fits very well in my cities.

Here's a picture for you (though, you've already got it in my PM )

vester · February 03, 2012, 08:37:16 AM

Fits right in.

Here is a few more:

TheTeaCat · February 03, 2012, 10:24:32 AM

wow so many new trains

Like 'em all Arne

Derry

vester · February 04, 2012, 08:16:53 AM

Thank you, Derry.

Here is two more:

Well the second is a variation of the first.
For some strange reason the orange line disappears in game.

art128 · February 04, 2012, 08:55:38 AM

Looks great, Arne! The orange line looks like a dashed line instead, but it is already nice.

vester · February 04, 2012, 10:23:09 AM

Thanks, Arthur.

Made the line a bit thicker

and turn up the saturation.

io_bg · February 04, 2012, 01:10:27 PM

These look great! Bravo

vester · February 08, 2012, 10:16:15 AM

TY io_bg.

The last train:

Time do images and installer.

art128 · February 08, 2012, 10:29:02 AM

That is one last nice looking skin, Arne! Good luck and patience with the images and installer.

vester · January 03, 2013, 09:07:11 AM

Started to work a little on some new trains:

London Overground.
Still need to add some roof junk and some junk under the side panels between the wheels.

Its basically an update model of the APTX trains for easier retexturing, as the texture has the same resolution on almost all parts.

noahclem · January 03, 2013, 10:10:47 AM

Nice looking model there Arne

Great to hear from you here

vester · January 05, 2013, 10:56:13 AM

Thank you Noah.

Here is a quick update:

More or less done with the engine. Well nightlights are still to be done.

M4346 · January 05, 2013, 11:59:28 AM

This is really interesting, and looks great!

I never imagined the amount of work that has to go into something like this.

I was interested in recreating the Gautrain (see Gautrain Eurostar) for SC4, but this just seems like way too much work and way too complicated!

I'll leave it to the masters!

I still religiously use your tram mods!

jmyers2043 · January 05, 2013, 01:55:55 PM

How about that! You are at it again. It looks great so far.

- Jim

jeckyll · January 05, 2013, 03:40:39 PM

Hi Vester! Have You ever thought about creating european-look buses? That kind of automata is very rare and desirable.

Girafe · January 05, 2013, 05:29:28 PM

It looks really nice Vester. I am glad you continue modding automatas

vester · January 06, 2013, 03:11:57 PM

Thank you all for your comments.

Quote from: jeckyll on January 05, 2013, 03:40:39 PM
Have You ever thought about creating european-look buses? That kind of automata is very rare and desirable.

Not really. Don't have my interest. Sorry.

Quote from: M4346 on January 05, 2013, 11:59:28 AM
I was interested in recreating the Gautrain (see Gautrain Eurostar) for SC4, but this just seems like way too much work and way too complicated!

I'll leave it to the masters!

I still religiously use your tram mods!

Well you might just get your wish. Its a bit hard skin to do, as the color changes a lot, being gold and silver colored.
If you could take some pictures of the train ....

Took a look at some of the very early train mods, by Oppie, SFBT ect.
A quick clean up in the files, the size of one of 3ds files went down from 368 kb to 3.2 kb

99 extra copies of each part will do that to a file. Extra work for the game calculation which of the 100 copies to show.

Not much to show today....

Still waiting to hear back on some help with installer script for the Japanese trains.....