(From the Land Down Under)
15 Jan 2024
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https://wiki.openttd.org/en/Manual/
Hard to believe how long it been since I started these AuzTrain sets .. back in March 2016.
Working on this set joint operations with Ragin1.
Doing a Test Set at moment experimenting with some ideas.
.AuzTrainsNSWTestV38
You can find the latest update on Page 28.
viewtopic.php?p=1266729#p1266729
Experiments:
Seeing if can extend the length of some wagons by 4 pixels.
The CDY is my first try. In Australia we starting to carry Wheat and Garbage in containers. This image shows the 3 grain types and the grey on is for garbage. And also looking at combining wagons types of same size together. This will randomly give you a variety of your trains or you can change it so be all same wagons. Also did a set of refrigerated containers which gives you u to 10 different companies.
Experimenting on a longer container wagons to hold 3 small containers. So far unsuccessful to make it look good.
Let you know on progress.
AUZTRAINSNSWV38
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See page 28 for latest update.
viewtopic.php?p=1266445#p1266445
It has complete train sets such as:
* EMUs can be purchase as a complete set of cars. No need hunt for the middle cars.
* Complete HUB sets, RUB Sets and many others Passenger Coach Sets that can purchase it in one lot.
* Can purchase by the trains name such as Indian Pacific, Southern Aurora, Spirit of Progress to name a few.
** I left the guards van off so can had what type you like and for it to carry Mail and Parcels.
There also a invisible locomotive and wagons for the eye candy players .. so you can place some wagons and coaches in sidings or marshaling yards and look like they don't have a engine attached.
Also did a invisible parcel mail van. Some sets like the HUB set have a small guards compartment at each end that also carried parcels and mail. The idea of the invisible van is to place on back of train and it can carry some mail and parcels that would otherwise be in those small guard compartments. Or you can just place a proper parcel mail van on the train either behind the engine or back of train.
One draw back, can not add more vehicles to the middle of the sets. Can only add to either end.
* Added a Refrigerated Container set .. there are 12 different containers from 10 different Companies.
* The selected the different companies from containers I have see on trains here in Australia.
* When purchase it will randomly select a container.
* You can either accept the random containers or can choose what company you want by
* * Refit Train to carry a different cargo.
* * select the cargo you want.
* * Then choose what company you want.
* * The companies are: Lindsay, Linfox, MSC, Rand, F.C.L., Toll, SCF, AusTrans, Breeze, P&O Nedlloyd.
* * The is room to add a few more we find a company that operates in Australia that I have missed.
* Fixed graphics for the TLV and KLY Louvre Vans.
* Finally remembered to finish the JLY Louvre Van.
* Like to do something similar to what I did to the refrigerated containers.
** Instead of having the 3 Louvre Vans separately .. combine them into one so when purchase will randomly select the van and then if want all the same type go to refit and choose the wagon you want.
*** I like to do this with some other freight wagons as well, such as the all louvre vans, refrigerator vans, some grain and hopper wagons, liquid tankers.
*** In other words freight wagons that look the same when empty and loaded.
*** Made 3 container wagons for carrying Grain cargos and 3 for carrying Garbage, Waste, scrap metals.
"AuzTrainsOtherStates"
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* "AuzTrainsOtherStates" will be replacing "AuzTrains"
* "AuzTrains" will no longer be updated"
* "AuzTrainsOtherStates" will only have trains from other States such as Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Commonwealth, and Victoria
There are no New South Wales trains in this set.
At the moment it has:
Diesel, Steam, Electric Locos, DMUs, EMUs, and passenger carriages for The Spirit of Progress, Southern Aurora amd the Indian Pacific.
It designed to work in conjunction with AuzTrainsNSW for those who want to use trains from other States with the NSW State.
Updated version is on Page 21
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======================================================================================Like to CREDITS all those involved in providing many of the trains in these sets.
Special thanks goes to:
Transportman for allowing me to use his codes from 2cc Trains In NML because if it wasn't for their help my project would never have got started.
Voyager One for allowing me to use his sprites from 2cc Trains In NML.
Coalroads_Artists, DanMacK and BobDendry for use of their sprites, (makers of "Australian Standard Gauge v0.1.1").
NekoMaster - maker of the "Generic Australian Set (GARS) for use of his sprites.
The following also provided sprites: ttdx_artist, mdhowe, Raichase, m0b1u5-0n3, Purno, Dan, Doorslammer, dev | ant, Comeng 523M.
"Aside8" and "Ragin1_ has also joined the team.
"Aside has been researching the technical details of the locomotives and rolling stock and also the actual date they first entered service.
"Ragin1_" has been providing Victoria EMUs.
These members got me started in coding back in 2015.
Nekomaster was first off the cab rank as he kept pushing me to keep trying. Kamnet, PikkaBird, Transportman and some others tried to get me started back in May 2015, but took me months to learn how to do sprites.
McZapkie he started teaching me a few months later in 2015 with Scenario making, town names and involved me with some of his projects especially 'Wired'.
3iff - he taught me NML and allowed me to use his SPI sources to practice with (which is based on FIRS 1.4.3).
And thanks also go to the following who have assisted in me one form or another: Emporer Jack, AndytheNorth, Eddi, Planetmaker, PikkaBird, Quast65, belgi and many more.
If I left any one out, my apologies .. please throw some mud at me to remind me and I will include you too.
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