Zephyris wrote:I get the idea, but I'm not sure how to draw it! Is there another grf which uses the same kind of effect to get some inspiration from?
*edit* Also, you mentioned having old and modern versions of wagons, how do you think this should look? The simplest, easiest and most visually consistent would be shorter (e.g. 6/8 length), shorter (ie. a couple of pixels less tall) and duller (less CC, more grey) versions of the current wagons... What do you think?
I'm not aware of any set which show different loading and travelling stages for mail and pax. With mail it might be easier, if the big central feature is a door; one could possibly look through it or into some dark(er) wagon; with pax I'm not quite sure how to do it in a nice way
Old vs. new: yes, the choice of colours, just different livery would be nice. I'm not sure I want to change the wagon length for the vehicles available between 1920 and 2050 (the default time span); but this time range could well use two versions, a differerenciation with colour like you proposed could be a good choice, for pax maybe more or larger windows. But I've not dwellt on the exact way too much and hope for artists creativitiy here
Additionally a shorter versions for wagons from 1870 onwards would work.
And another idea: local traffic vs. intercity coach. They could differ by their loading speed, speed limit and capacity and possibly running costs. Maybe their only visual difference could be to swap CC and 2CC?
NekoMaster wrote:Regarding the high capacity of the proposed 4bay cylndrical hopper, its due to the fact that IRL they have a higher capacity because they're cylindrical (rather then irregular shaped) and they have 4 bays which not only allow more to be loaded safely but the car is usually a bit bigger then other covered hoppers.
Also, for the speed limits, can cargo refits also change the max speed?
My point wrt capacity was not the difference but the absolute values. In order to not imbalance this set, the wagons would need to go by, say, 25 and 30 units of food or goods, maybe up to 35 for the late version. But well, that can be decided when they exist as graphics.
Yes, different refits can differ by their speed limit.