NWM (Network Widening Mod) - Development and Support

RebaLynnTS · February 27, 2008, 08:50:36 PM

i am happy to just have it working

thundercrack83 · February 27, 2008, 10:01:24 PM

I like that transition, Alex! It looks very realistic! I'll be looking forward to seeing more progress and development here, my friend.

Dustin

bat · February 28, 2008, 05:10:59 AM

Yes, that's looking very great! Looking forward to more progress, too!

Starmanw402007 · February 28, 2008, 09:53:28 AM

Cool Update tarkus, will look great in Steven's Point LOL. Keep Up The Great Work.

sincitybaby · February 28, 2008, 02:07:33 PM

Great Job Here!!!

Ramona Brie · February 28, 2008, 07:34:43 PM

On the TLA3 to road transition, I think it needs to be more gradual to be more realistic - two or three tiles is best. The striping configuration works, however.

BigSlark · February 28, 2008, 09:06:02 PM

In my experience, TLA-3's are rarely built as such. They're either widened two lane roads that have some pavement added, undivided avenues that are restriped, or built as the DOT constructing them couldn't afford a TLA-5 at the time and figured something was better than nothing.

Besides, they aren't exactly high speed roads, perhaps 45 mph at most. I like the quick transition-perfect for suburban and urban areas, where they'll look the most at home.

Cheers,
Kevin

RebaLynnTS · February 28, 2008, 09:36:46 PM

You need to go down to Louisiana ... 55 on the TLA-3s, and they are all over the place, with a gradual transition. We had a lot of them in school zones, the road would be 2 lane, until you got close to the school, goto TLA-3, then back to 2 lane after the school zone. And, they never widen the bridges, go from a TLA-5, to a 2 lane bridge, and back to the TLA-5. Then they wonder why they have bottle necks

Ryan B. · February 28, 2008, 09:37:46 PM

All this talk about transitions got me to thinkin' . . .

This is the first prototype of a two-tile transition.

kassarc16 · February 28, 2008, 09:40:17 PM

That looks like it's on the right track!

Tarkus · February 28, 2008, 09:47:59 PM

Ryan, that's spot on.

It won't be terribly difficult for me to turn it into a two-tiler, either, given the way I've initiated the override.

I'll be back with an in-game screenie of it in a little while.

-Alex (Tarkus)

thundercrack83 · February 28, 2008, 10:17:19 PM

That looks outstanding, Ryan! I can't wait to see Alex take it into the game!

BigSlark · February 28, 2008, 10:38:42 PM

Quote from: RebaLynnTS on February 28, 2008, 09:36:46 PM
You need to go down to Louisiana ... 55 on the TLA-3s, and they are all over the place, with a gradual transition. We had a lot of them in school zones, the road would be 2 lane, until you got close to the school, goto TLA-3, then back to 2 lane after the school zone. And, they never widen the bridges, go from a TLA-5, to a 2 lane bridge, and back to the TLA-5. Then they wonder why they have bottle necks

Which part of Louisiana is this? I was in Baton Rogue and the Northshore last week, LADOTD seemed to be doing a decent job considering the population explosion. They had big signs about the about to being widening project for I-12 between LA 3425 in Baton Rogue and US 51 in Hammond. Apparently the West Florida Republic Parkway is getting six lanes...

Upstate on the other hand, well, Louisiana does a good job of making Mississippi look good...

And to not be completely off topic, great looking texture, I can't wait to see it in game!

Cheers,
Kevin

starrdarcy · February 28, 2008, 10:53:22 PM

Those are some serious avenues! Great work, and i really like the progress on these types of mods, they are really adding more realism and options to the simcity community. I couldnt imagine the developers of the game would ever see the day that these kind of mods would be taking place. I bet with all the smaller mods, custom content and work on other areas of the game, we could have created a whole other expansion pack to the game! At any rate, keep up the good work,

Tarkus · February 29, 2008, 01:36:32 AM

Thanks for all the support, guys! It's really appreciated.

As promised, screenies with the new textures.

And I've pathed them already as well. (I also refined the TLA-3 pathing some.)

I can also reuse this for the AVE-2/Road transition.

-Alex (Tarkus)

Filasimo · February 29, 2008, 01:54:24 AM

wow thats one sweet transition guys keep it up!

Tarkus · February 29, 2008, 02:53:04 AM

Thanks, Ryan!

And it's about to get sweeter . . .

A little AVE-2 action . . .

-Alex (Tarkus)

Andreas · February 29, 2008, 03:22:39 AM

The TLA's are not for me with my European taste, but that AVE-2 looks very nice. We could put some trees and shrubs in the median and use it as a smaller version of a "parkway".

CasperVg · February 29, 2008, 04:23:13 AM

Oh, me likey the development. Will the gaps be filled in urban places?

Anyways, I made an european look for the transition brugsabre posted; it was something I did for fun, but you can use it if you wish.

RebaLynnTS · February 29, 2008, 08:34:23 AM

This is wonderful stuff, can't wait to see more. The new trasition is perfect for the USA.

BigSlark .. I lived in Slidell for 30 years. After the Storm things began to get a lot better, but I still think they are 20 years behind on planning

Nice to know I-12 is getting a badly needed upgrade.