Parking ... Things

[kamnet]

Is that 4 tiles together, or one?

[GarryG]

Just got home from Glendale shops. Lucky the rain styed away when I was walking.

PMSL!!Pete.

not sure what that means

Close...Couple of remarks:

I found getting the blue square looking wasn't easy that why I did a diamond and knew you would come to my rescue.

I used the Windows pallet to get the blue and sort I selected the correct one (I must be going blind too )

I like the way you designed the disable parking so I will steal your idea .. like I done many times before.

I was at Glendale today and came up with the idea to redo what I done so far.

The Bus shelters will look nicer if turned around so can see the people, seats and rubbish bins. They will look nicer when I make the Station Tiles and make them cargo aware.

Shall do a bit more to them this afternoon.

Cheers

[GarryG]

Is that 4 tiles together, or one?

It is 4 tiles.

EDIT:

The Disabled Parking will fit on one tile like these.

[kamnet]

OK, that's a little smaller than what I was expecting. Which is okay. What about coloring the whole space blue?

[GarryG]

OK, that's a little smaller than what I was expecting. Which is okay. What about coloring the whole space blue

That seems a nice idea too.

The ones I just did I redone them so if want several lots together.

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That's how the might look as a single tile and several tiles joined.

Whatcha think?

[GarryG]

As mentioned above .. looking at idea turning it all around to face other directions.

If I do this I can get this effect.

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Be able to see people waiting at the bus stops instead of them hiding behind the bus shelter walls.

I was at those bus shelters today and they not very well designed. The walls are just mess and rain blows straight in onto the seats

They only protect you from the sun sometimes.

[acs121]

I guess the Disabled Parking tiles look perfect like this.

Now, in IKEAs i noticed the Trolley Bay is in a shelter. Dunno if it's the same in NSW, but maybe this idea could make it less "invisible" ?

[GarryG]

I guess the Disabled Parking tiles look perfect like this.

So far they look better tan my first try .. Hope to try kamnets idea make the all blue when I do more to the project tomorrow.

Now, in IKEAs i noticed the Trolley Bay is in a shelter. Dunno if it's the same in NSW, but maybe this idea could make it less "invisible" ?

Never seen any under cover ones here. Maybe I could recolour the bays and signage. All trolleys I seen are the grey metal with different colours on the handles advertising what shop they came from.

I'll have a look on google earth later and check out parking at shops and see if any trolley bays might look brighter.

The green I used at moment definitely not real good.

[Captain Rand]

PMSL!!Pete.

not sure what that means

I'll PM you.

Pete.

[GarryG]

You welcome to do that.

[acs121]

I guess the Disabled Parking tiles look perfect like this.

So far they look better tan my first try .. Hope to try kamnets idea make the all blue when I do more to the project tomorrow.

Now, in IKEAs i noticed the Trolley Bay is in a shelter. Dunno if it's the same in NSW, but maybe this idea could make it less "invisible" ?

Never seen any under cover ones here. Maybe I could recolour the bays and signage. All trolleys I seen are the grey metal with different colours on the handles advertising what shop they came from.

I'll have a look on google earth later and check out parking at shops and see if any trolley bays might look brighter.

The green I used at moment definitely not real good.

I've seen many of these near IKEAs in France and also a few at some other shops in France, and of course in the rest of Europe.
Here's a picture :

[GarryG]

I've seen many of these near IKEAs in France and also a few at some other shops in France, and of course in the rest of Europe.

Look nice the photo you sent, but it grey like the other I seen in real. Unfortunately the grey blends in to the road surface .. Hardest part we can see them clear when looking at them from ground level, but we need to see them from the air and none I seen using Google Earth so far are easy to see.

The Disabled parking have them blue and yellow so they stand out lovely. Kamnet's idea add some more blue could make them look even better.

The pedestrian crossings I did in brown also easy to see .. but could change these to just the white lines, and use the brownish ground surface for the Shopping Trolley bars instead.

Any one good at making the trolleys?

[GarryG]

Howzat?

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Trolley Bays.

I changed the ground surface to concrete and put colour handles on the trolleys.

At least we can see them now.

Woops .. forgot to add Disabled parking with kamnets idea.

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I off to dream world .. will do more tomorrow after I get my beauty sleep.

Cheers

[acs121]

I think the trolley bay looks great like this ! At least, it's a major improvement on it.

[Quast65]

Howzat?

Personally I liked the empty version more, this looks a bit more like a flowerbed to me...
However, may be better with a darker green for the fences… And especially when animated/cargo-aware (the more parked cars, the fewer trolleys).

I did give acs121's suggestion a try and came up with this:

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Could use a bit more work though (especially regarding the billboard colors, made those facing the sunny side a bit lighter, but dont really like that look, darker could look better), but its a start.

Maybe do both…

EDIT:

disabled parking

Again, maybe my personal taste, but I think the yellow is a tad too bright:

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All depends a bit on how it looks ingame...

[kamnet]

Here's what those cart returns look like on a 45-degree(ish?) angle. Also maybe another idea. See the spaces marked 1-2-3? That's parking for people who order online and drive to the store and have their order loaded straight into the car.

[acs121]

Huge thanks kamnet, i was about to search for some in 3D on Google Maps, although i didn't find much.

[GarryG]

Hi all,

The trolley bays not a easy thing to make are they.

I just had a look using Google and some Car Parks in city of Newcastle.

Can't find any undercover ones. Did see some with the first fence post closest to the road painted red and white so easier for drivers to see and run into.

The photos you have placed here that are under cover some interesting ones there.

When get the idea we want, I think I will provide both choices under cover and with out cover.

Today I will code the ideas we have in so we can test in game.

I will lighten the yellow in the disabled parking too see if look better.

Cheers

[GarryG]

I changed the Trolley Bays so instead of looking like flowers they hope look like trolley handles.

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Also tried to make a trolley and someone pushing it.

I did give acs121's suggestion a try and came up with this:

The undercover ones you did Quast65, wonder if roof should be higher so people can fit under and we remove the billboard?

Hope to have a test set lot ready for the weekend.

[GarryG]

Changed some pieces and added more to the parking lots.

I put some people in for looks, but they have sparkling clothes on and flashed a lot.

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You can make a lot more different shapes to what shown above.

Haven't added any cars and trucks for loading zones yet.

I going to retire from coding and until tomorrow.

Here the latest test file.