Nature Screenshots! (BIG and NUMEROUS pictures!)
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mezzoprezzo
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Thanks guys for your kind words.
Apologies for not responding sooner. I’ve been trying to sort out a gradient conundrum in one of the routes I’m building (and still am), so I've not been posting too much lately.
Philosophically a huge pile of cash doesn't buy the rewards which can be achieved from a great sim like Trainz. I gave up chasing big bucks years ago. All you really require in life, financially, is 10 cents more in your pocket than you need.
The mountains are all hand modelled and textured. It takes minutes (quite a few though) to raise them. However it has taken many hours to perfect a reasonable technique.
There is a way of distorting the triangular polygons which can alter the angles of adjacent polygons and flip some of the textures. This helps to get the ridges and shading right and improves the 3D depth of the scene.
The rest is just exploiting the software, taming the vast number of available Surveyor tool combinations, and observing nature. Visiting the real thing can help, but is by no means essential with the immense resource of internet imagery.
I’m still learning! I’m never completely happy. There’s always something which could be improved on – I see that every time I post an image.
Better throw one in.
Here a bit of rural UK with some rolling hills, by way of a change from alpine peaks.
Cheers
Casper
Apologies for not responding sooner. I’ve been trying to sort out a gradient conundrum in one of the routes I’m building (and still am), so I've not been posting too much lately.
I think that describes Derelict Person by Dinorius_Redundicus very well.
I’m not sure that’s true. Besides, doing it for fun is easier than doing it for a living – no pressure.
Philosophically a huge pile of cash doesn't buy the rewards which can be achieved from a great sim like Trainz. I gave up chasing big bucks years ago. All you really require in life, financially, is 10 cents more in your pocket than you need.
Thank you Chris.
The mountains are all hand modelled and textured. It takes minutes (quite a few though) to raise them. However it has taken many hours to perfect a reasonable technique.
There is a way of distorting the triangular polygons which can alter the angles of adjacent polygons and flip some of the textures. This helps to get the ridges and shading right and improves the 3D depth of the scene.
The rest is just exploiting the software, taming the vast number of available Surveyor tool combinations, and observing nature. Visiting the real thing can help, but is by no means essential with the immense resource of internet imagery.
I’m still learning! I’m never completely happy. There’s always something which could be improved on – I see that every time I post an image.
Better throw one in.
Here a bit of rural UK with some rolling hills, by way of a change from alpine peaks.
Cheers
Casper
josesosacanela
Trainzportu
Fantastico!!
Welche Gleise verwendest du?
Es schaut auf dem ersten Blick
nach einem realistischen Gleiskoffer aus.
@FSP, die Gleise sind von JR (Jointedrail), heissen irgendwas mit 'JR DK Grey' oder so.Gibt es in verschiedenen grau, beige und 'zartrosa' tönen, auch als 'conc' (Betonschwellen) Version. Meine Version ist auch etwas modifiziert. Musst aber bedenken das sie eher US Verhältnissen entsprechen...meiner Ansicht nach passen sie überhaupt nicht auf deutsche / europäische Strecken
mezzoprezzo
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One from the mountains
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Cheers™
Casper
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Cheers™
Casper
cascaderailroad
New member
Google Translate: We have been moved to the German forum ?
Well they better move out of the way PDQ here comes the 17:49 Hamburger express !
Well they better move out of the way PDQ here comes the 17:49 Hamburger express !
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mezzoprezzo
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Goggle translution
No, Google can be really bad, but you understood it!
And for a cow, I thought she did pretty well.
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Sorry lol, but if he asks in german....btw...google translate isnt the best translator
No, Google can be really bad, but you understood it!
And for a cow, I thought she did pretty well.
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mezzoprezzo
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◄☼ More from the mountains ☼►
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Renfe steam loco pulling VSOE carriages through the valley billowing plenty of Twinkles smoke!
Cheers
Casper
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Renfe steam loco pulling VSOE carriages through the valley billowing plenty of Twinkles smoke!
Cheers
Casper
Wonderful everyone!
Here's my first screen in this thread. An old Swedish farm close to the railroad (you se more of this at www.e-buzz.se/forum in our Screenshot-thread there).
//Jocke!
Here's my first screen in this thread. An old Swedish farm close to the railroad (you se more of this at www.e-buzz.se/forum in our Screenshot-thread there).
//Jocke!