Ocemy TS12 LOD Splines - Fantastic
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ZecMurphy
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There is further information here: http://forums.auran.com/trainz/entr...e-and-vegetation-available-for-route-builders
We hope to see future splines built to this standard, and I'm sure some creators will be able to surpass this as well
The example map is <KUID:276266:100103>
All of the assets have the prefix (TS12) for the name, however if you download the map, you'll get all of the new assets.
Regards
We hope to see future splines built to this standard, and I'm sure some creators will be able to surpass this as well
The example map is <KUID:276266:100103>
All of the assets have the prefix (TS12) for the name, however if you download the map, you'll get all of the new assets.
Regards
But draw distance is to short
But when it says "TS12" it means TS12 with SP1? So I'm unable to download these splines. Not complaining as I've made a conscious decision to avoid SP1 for the time being. However, does this mean there is some new functionality in SP1 that enables splines to work better in TS12? If so, fair enough. If not, can't quite understand why these splines were not made available to all TS12 users (ie. from build 3.6).
Paul
Paul
ZecMurphy
Community Assistant
Good Morning Paulsw2
We have made improvements to splines in TS12 SP1, and as these splines were created and tested in SP1, they have only been released for this version. They have not been tested in earlier versions, and we can't ensure that they will function correctly in earlier versions.
Regards
We have made improvements to splines in TS12 SP1, and as these splines were created and tested in SP1, they have only been released for this version. They have not been tested in earlier versions, and we can't ensure that they will function correctly in earlier versions.
Regards
Screenshots anyone? Is it true that splines were one of the major performance hoggers before? For example a city made of a city spline being worse than using just a group of scenery items?
If so does this new update change this and can you modify current splines?
If so does this new update change this and can you modify current splines?
Someone asked for a screenshot so here you are. :hehe:
Certainly the fence and telegraph poles work very well. The bushes along the road do pop when the LOD changes and as others stated the grass does vanish a little too quick, or pops in when the viewpoint is allready too close.
There was mentioned a new 'standard' LOD distance by someone, but, and correct me if I'm wrong, aren't all splines of kind track these days, so in that case the LOD distance can be set in the config.txt track container and can be tweaked until the result is satisfactory?
Greetings from sunny Amsterdam,
Jan
Certainly the fence and telegraph poles work very well. The bushes along the road do pop when the LOD changes and as others stated the grass does vanish a little too quick, or pops in when the viewpoint is allready too close.
There was mentioned a new 'standard' LOD distance by someone, but, and correct me if I'm wrong, aren't all splines of kind track these days, so in that case the LOD distance can be set in the config.txt track container and can be tweaked until the result is satisfactory?
Greetings from sunny Amsterdam,
Jan
ZecMurphy
Community Assistant
Hi All
Please don't confuse 'standardized' with 'modeling standard'
When I said "We hope to see future splines built to this standard", I was referring to both the modeling standard and the correct usage of the track-lod-tree (as in, multiple levels of LOD!). I also added "and I'm sure some creators will be able to surpass this as well" to this. Particularly where LOD transitions are concerned, I'm sure the community will continue to improve how the transitions on their content look.
These are what you might call 'usable' examples, in that you can use them as a baseline to make your own splines, but they are also a full model and can be used on your own routes. Unlike the original example tree from TS2009 for example, which didn't visually fit with the majority of Trainz routes...
Regards
Please don't confuse 'standardized' with 'modeling standard'
When I said "We hope to see future splines built to this standard", I was referring to both the modeling standard and the correct usage of the track-lod-tree (as in, multiple levels of LOD!). I also added "and I'm sure some creators will be able to surpass this as well" to this. Particularly where LOD transitions are concerned, I'm sure the community will continue to improve how the transitions on their content look.
These are what you might call 'usable' examples, in that you can use them as a baseline to make your own splines, but they are also a full model and can be used on your own routes. Unlike the original example tree from TS2009 for example, which didn't visually fit with the majority of Trainz routes...
Regards
NSWGR_46Class
Just call my Captain Rude
I tried to merge the route on to the end of a work in progress route to use as a test pallet but TS12 SP1 HF3 would not let me do it - why is this so ??
I replaced the barbed wire fence on Mojave with the new (TS12) one and the framerate increased over 10fps! If all splines could be made this way we'd be looking at amazing performance compared to before! It's making me wish I could modify the splines in my route!
Hi All
Please don't confuse 'standardized' with 'modeling standard'
When I said "We hope to see future splines built to this standard", I was referring to both the modeling standard and the correct usage of the track-lod-tree (as in, multiple levels of LOD!). I also added "and I'm sure some creators will be able to surpass this as well" to this. Particularly where LOD transitions are concerned, I'm sure the community will continue to improve how the transitions on their content look.
These are what you might call 'usable' examples, in that you can use them as a baseline to make your own splines, but they are also a full model and can be used on your own routes. Unlike the original example tree from TS2009 for example, which didn't visually fit with the majority of Trainz routes...
Regards
This is similar to what happened when TRS2009 came out and the "new" track standard was introduced. The first examples worked, but were a bit rough with too short a transition between the LOD targets. At the present time, we can see how much this has changed with the track with the newer and improved versions we use today.
John