Australian screenshots
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The best piece of advice I can give you is start a new tile, and find a min of 3 grass textures that work well, at least one of them has to have good results at max scale, because this is going to be your base grass colour. Then find a few that match - or close enough to - the ballast, both only need to be at min scale. Save all these textures and order them with which you use first > last in the following steps:
Now paint the area with grass, large scale texture, HOLDING [ or ] keys the entire time, and with the smallest brush. This may take a long long time, but well worth the effort. Do the same with the ballast - lowest scale, except don't hold the mouse button, instead give it taps, because you don't want to ruin the detail of the texture.
Repeat with other ballast textures until you have a nice blend, try to avoid similar patterns appearing, as this is the whole reason we go through this long process. And again with the grass, only difference is that we are highlighting now, not covering. And play with the scale - always holding [ or ] for rotation. LOTS OF TAPPING.
A few key things that really make a world of difference is the obvious smaller details like; browner grainy textures beneath trees, this can give the effect of shadows and/or fallen leaves.
Just look at photos and see what little differences you can emulate with texture'ing. The main thing to pay attention to is that the colour of the ground in real life isn't that colour for no apparent reason, nature makes it that way for it to be an effective balance for our flora and founa. Trainz shouldn't disregard this. Don't paint random colours for no reason, every texture has to be able to tell a tale.
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Ausrail8040
Member
Hi all... here's a new building being released very soon... one that belongs in all Australian routes I feel 
mmmm ... drive thru..... :udrool: :udrool:
These are the first "in game"... 'beta' shots... so no front view because I have to fix the texture alignment a bit. I think it's not bad for a couple hours work.
Coming soon to a DLS near you....
Cheers!
Ausrail.
mmmm ... drive thru..... :udrool: :udrool:
These are the first "in game"... 'beta' shots... so no front view because I have to fix the texture alignment a bit. I think it's not bad for a couple hours work.
Coming soon to a DLS near you....
Cheers!
Ausrail.
"I think 09 is going to sort the men from the boys in the content creating arena."..........Davido
Since reading this comment yesterday I have been thinking about this while trying to wrap my head around the new modeling guidlines for TRS09
Has Auran shot themselves in the foot?
As they dont produce content..."We still get their crappy QR 2100 class with non animated wheels in 09.......That was a 1.1 Loco?"
So if they make content creation more difficult for the Hobbist Freeware Creator .....and they give up !!! There will be less Freeware Content available to the masses?
Especially in area's where not many create.......Aussie stuff
There will always be the latest n greatest Yank, Pommy or even Euro stuff released as there is more of them over there so the pecentage of them becomming creators is greater , but there is not many of us here in OZ that create and as the creation bar is raised not all might be able to reach it and fade away fron content creation, (not talking about myself in any way here)
or give up trying to learn as the learning curve is steep enough already.
So what happens then? Someone who has spent MANY HOURS learning everything needed to create something for TRS09 decides it has taken so long (and there are few creators around) I will only do PAYWARE!!.
So as we await the release of "TRS2025 Planet Master" we know it will cost us $100.00 credits and a further $1,000.00 credits for the necessary Payware to see our local scenes.
Just a Thought
Since reading this comment yesterday I have been thinking about this while trying to wrap my head around the new modeling guidlines for TRS09
Has Auran shot themselves in the foot?
As they dont produce content..."We still get their crappy QR 2100 class with non animated wheels in 09.......That was a 1.1 Loco?"
So if they make content creation more difficult for the Hobbist Freeware Creator .....and they give up !!! There will be less Freeware Content available to the masses?
Especially in area's where not many create.......Aussie stuff
There will always be the latest n greatest Yank, Pommy or even Euro stuff released as there is more of them over there so the pecentage of them becomming creators is greater , but there is not many of us here in OZ that create and as the creation bar is raised not all might be able to reach it and fade away fron content creation, (not talking about myself in any way here)
or give up trying to learn as the learning curve is steep enough already.
So what happens then? Someone who has spent MANY HOURS learning everything needed to create something for TRS09 decides it has taken so long (and there are few creators around) I will only do PAYWARE!!.
So as we await the release of "TRS2025 Planet Master" we know it will cost us $100.00 credits and a further $1,000.00 credits for the necessary Payware to see our local scenes.
Just a Thought
it's already started dreddy, there are a lot less people doing content its getting to complicated. I wont create for 2009 or 06 I will make it for 04. If it works in 06 or 09 well thats a plus for people who run that, I concede that the stuff being made for 09 looks nice, but we are not on the payroll and auran reaps the financial benefits of our work in extra sales and I have a life outside of this place, although my wife doesnt think so. They should have improved the graphics of the existing as well as the physics of steam and left it at that
cheers
pete
cheers
pete
ok by popular demand(ghosty and derico) we have private colliery hoppers with animated loads, (thank you davidO) and randomly assigned colliery identifying letters(thank you Zec) I have yet to fiddle with this feature to find out what it all does.
Just found out you can choose between the reddish livery or grey livery depending on the colliery, how poroto is that thanks Zec
cheers
pete
Just found out you can choose between the reddish livery or grey livery depending on the colliery, how poroto is that thanks Zec
cheers
pete
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Ghostryder
QDRN CEO
pete
looking good, thanks zec and david for your input. looking forward to seeing the end product.
cheers
ghosty
looking good, thanks zec and david for your input. looking forward to seeing the end product.
cheers
ghosty
LF01 continues the tour...
LF01 was again out on the tracks today and I managed to hear it on the scanner and race out the door
LF01 calls in at Gilles Lumber Mill checking with the Foreman what rollingstock will be needed to service the Mill.
LF01 passes under a road bridge spanning the cutting on its way up Hastings Hill...
and as it crests the rise the crew get ready for the down hill run enjoying the view as they go.
They then call in at Fook's Pulp Mill to see what rollingstock they will need to get their goods to the city markets.
LF01 was again out on the tracks today and I managed to hear it on the scanner and race out the door
LF01 calls in at Gilles Lumber Mill checking with the Foreman what rollingstock will be needed to service the Mill.
LF01 passes under a road bridge spanning the cutting on its way up Hastings Hill...
and as it crests the rise the crew get ready for the down hill run enjoying the view as they go.
They then call in at Fook's Pulp Mill to see what rollingstock they will need to get their goods to the city markets.
The Sunlander
The Sunlander passes by just out of Wooroola
The Sunlander, with leading loco 2202D pulls into Wooroola
The last shot of the train powering along after departing Wooroola
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Dodge Zeo Specifications
The Sunlander passes by just out of Wooroola
The Sunlander, with leading loco 2202D pulls into Wooroola
The last shot of the train powering along after departing Wooroola
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Dodge Zeo Specifications
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Busy day in Moreton Downs
It has been a busy day in Moreton Downs. The report filed with the City Manager has caused a hive of activity. An official Ceremony has been organised to celebrate the re-start of regular passenger and freight services in the district.
LF04 heads south through Windemere. It is a special with a load of locos to restock Preston Depot for the freight services around the district.
On its way, LF04 passes through Kelso Station....
..and arrives at Preston Depot where the crew stows the locos ready for their start after the district ceremonies and then heads to the amenities room for a meal and a welcome cuppa.
More later
Glen
It has been a busy day in Moreton Downs. The report filed with the City Manager has caused a hive of activity. An official Ceremony has been organised to celebrate the re-start of regular passenger and freight services in the district.
LF04 heads south through Windemere. It is a special with a load of locos to restock Preston Depot for the freight services around the district.
On its way, LF04 passes through Kelso Station....
..and arrives at Preston Depot where the crew stows the locos ready for their start after the district ceremonies and then heads to the amenities room for a meal and a welcome cuppa.
More later
Glen
Dave, I rekon change the colour of the headlights to this:
http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/7/8/6/2786.1161957600.jpg
Maybe just use the 90 or 81 headlight coronas
Just a thought..
Looks terrible as usuall
http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/7/8/6/2786.1161957600.jpg
Maybe just use the 90 or 81 headlight coronas
Just a thought..
Looks terrible as usuall