New Graphics - Blender ".blend" thread (Works In Progress)

[Michi_cc]

Don't forget that shadows cannot extend over the tile boundary, else you will get rendering errors.

This is false, a transparent shadow can extend over the tile boundary a bit. I know that 128 px out is not a problem.

Repeated denial doesn't change facts: OpenTTD does not draw all visible tiles at the same time. It is completely possible and likely that the tiles top-left and/or bottom-left are redrawn after the house tile was drawn, thus overlapping the shadows that stick out.

-- Michael Lutz

[maquinista]

I don't understand, Where is the problem with the shadow?

[Rubidium]

That when one of the tiles west of the tower are redrawn for whatever reason and the tower is not, that in that case the tiles to the west will be drawn without the shadow of the tower.

[peter1138]

I don't understand, Where is the problem with the shadow?

In that image, it's clear that part of the shadow is drawn over the fence, and part is drawn under the fence.
That's even a separate issue to what Rubidium said.

[glogar2]

I have problem with sprite alignment using VISUAL PNG CODEC. PNG Codec doesn't work too. I know that is my mistake but I don't know how to do that
The resolution of image is 258x304px

Can you help me please?

[FooBar]

Use the ingame sprite aligner instead, and then transfer the values you find there to your NFO or NML file.
See http://wiki.openttd.org/NewGRF_Debugging

[maquinista]

If You have the two construction stages, I can code it.

[glogar2]

If You have the two construction stages, I can code it.

Here are all three stages. The principle of coding is clear http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=685391#p685391 therefore I don't know where is the problem. The sprites are without offsets.

[Xotic750]

That's really looking nice.

[maquinista]

Very nice.

I have a small suggestion about the firs construction stage: add some cylinders over the columns. They will be the steel bars used in concrete structures.

If nobody have more complains, I will code it.

[Hyronymus]

And perhaps some rubble, no construction site is that sterile after all .

[TrueSatan]

I agree with Hyronymus and since we are very close now, some workers would be nice too.
Would be nice in the cran in later construction as well
But as usual maquinista verrrryyyy good.

[Hyronymus]

I agree with Hyronymus and since we are very close now, some workers would be nice too.
Would be nice in the cran in later construction as well
But as usual maquinista verrrryyyy good.

You have to glogar2.

[glogar2]

Very nice.

I have a small suggestion about the firs construction stage: add some cylinders over the columns. They will be the steel bars used in concrete structures.

If nobody have more complains, I will code it.

It`s better now

[Hyronymus]

Nice but to be a pane in the ass: if any of my collegues stores glass panes like that on a construction site I personnaly kick their nuts .

Amazing though how you got the transparency/reflective property in the glass panes!

[maquinista]

The sprites are much better now.

[glogar2]

The sprites are much better now.

Thank you, so can you code it? If I do width (256/2)*-1 = xoffset, and than (304-124)*-1 = yoffset but it`s not work in the game.

[TrueSatan]

Upps... sorry.
glogar2
Thanks Hyronymus to point that out
But a to all artists and coders would be appropriate as well.
So, thanks and keep up the good work.

[FooBar]

Thank you, so can you code it? If I do width (256/2)*-1 = xoffset, and than (304-124)*-1 = yoffset but it`s not work in the game.

That's just a rule of thumb. Many buildings have different bounding boxes than the complete tile, and therefore need manual adjustment.

Encode the grf without cropping, then use the ingame sprite aligner to find the correct offsets and put the numbers you found there in your nfo or nml code. Or indeed have maquinista figure it out

[maquinista]

The sprites are much better now.

Thank you, so can you code it? If I do width (256/2)*-1 = xoffset, and than (304-124)*-1 = yoffset but it`s not work in the game.

Yes, I can code it, but the model must be definitive.

Do You want the second construction stage?

If someone has a suggestion, please, post it as soon as possible.