I started on a modular train stations set for 32bpp, with the idea that with a hand full of sprites to create various layouts without re-rendering all of them.
Edit:
Current Features:
[*]Added auto fences layout to most tiles
[*]Single track tiles with gravel
[*]Center station platforms with single and double platforms
[*]CC on fences
Textures and scale of models still WIP.
Also some of the models / sprites are just place holders that i use to get the coding done.
It is possible to give the glass effect a hue?????
So not just making it darker, but also making it blueish or yellowish like in the above screenshots?
How is that done????
Quast65 wrote:It is possible to give the glass effect a hue?????
So not just making it darker, but also making it blueish or yellowish like in the above screenshots?
How is that done????
I had this idea this morning to color the glass, wasn't sure if this would work.
I'm not using the glass method.
I'm using vray, for the material it's a semi refractive surface, and the normal company color mask.
This is then drawn in game us the compcol method. (using m4nfo)
render pass
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cc mask
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AWESOME!!!!
I had no idea that transparency information in the 32bpp graphics would be kept when the graphics are coded!! (I thought it would just show up as a lighter non-transparent color)
This is really really great!!!
I haven't added normal or zoom level 2 renders. So it still looks bad on normal zoom. I'm using a cutting worklfow like yeti. so still need to setup zi2 and normal zoom cutting.
Normal Zoom
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Should look better when it's rendered for that resolution. Sample render of smaller sizes
Zoom Specific renders
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Will post proper normal zoom WIP soon.
Last edited by pietballas on 31 Jul 2017 21:14, edited 3 times in total.
Quast65 wrote:AWESOME!!!!
I had no idea that transparency information in the 32bpp graphics would be kept when the graphics are coded!! (I thought it would just show up as a lighter non-transparent color)
This is really really great!!!
I played around with some material settings and looks like you need to set the glass up as a little reflective otherwise you loose the tinted affect.
My vray settings for Company Glass
Vray glass
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luxtram wrote:How does this thing look in the game with normal zoom level?
Added normal zoom to my workflow now. Looks a lot better.
Screen shot as rendered at normal zoom level.
zoom_normal_rendered.png
Piet
This indeed looks much smoother.
What software do you use for rendering?
3dsmax / Vray output to exr using objectid renderpass to render CC masks and color pass in one, then Fusion 8 to cut my sprites in to sheets. (Thanks to V453000 for this workflow).
Up to know was mostly setup and playing around with ideas. My code is getting nicely setup for the modular station building i have in mind.
Next step is to come up with various tilesets and addons.
So far so good - the roofs look a bit modern for the steam age, but otherwise I am impressed. Single side platforms and maybe bigger roofs would be nice - I have some Victorian style steel roofs I modeled a couple years ago i could dig out...
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I wonder if perhaps some station building tiles could be added so that people can make some decent looking large stations with buildings. It would be nice to have a handful of small (1x1), wide (1x2 and 1x3), and large station buildings (2x3, 2x4, etc)
Another thing that would be nice to help add a little flare to a station is a warehouse/cargo building usually used for handling cargo or baggage. I like to have a separate area for my stations where trucks and mail vans can service the station with cargo (like goods and food) and mail
