Coding station graphics

Saskia · Post by **Saskia** » 15 Jul 2004 09:25

Not yet

Bernhard · Post by **Bernhard** » 15 Jul 2004 10:37

Saskia wrote:Cool, can you send me the pcx? I'll try something new*

* not even used by MB so far

yes, of course. But you must wait till this evening (8:00 pm), because i have the pcx only at home.

edit: at the Platforms with \ -direction are Moms/Daddys with buggy!
If someone is wondering........

ChrisCF · Post by **ChrisCF** » 15 Jul 2004 11:14

Saskia, would you like to join the new stations project that was recently launched? every extra resource is appreciated

Saskia · Post by **Saskia** » 15 Jul 2004 11:40

@Bernhard: ok, thanks!

@ChrisCF: Hm ... I don't like the idea of a "collected stations" package. I would rather join a specific project, that says "ten suburban stations" (or whatever). Besides that, I'm still with my small passenger stations and cargo stations

In any case: I could help you with coding, and supply you with some sprites.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 15 Jul 2004 15:44

There are some old-style stations under development in the US set thread, for inclusion in it.

I like the overpasses, but I don't think most stations would have two. They're expensive, one's enough unless it's a really long platform.

I like the idea of including people, it makes the platform look better.

The Irish · Post by **The Irish** » 15 Jul 2004 15:49

Me too,

love the ones with the people on it....

Keep up the good work...

Bernhard · Post by **Bernhard** » 15 Jul 2004 18:17

here are the files, as zip and rar

ChrisCF · Post by **ChrisCF** » 15 Jul 2004 18:34

Saskia wrote:Hm ... I don't like the idea of a "collected stations" package. I would rather join a specific project

It is a specific project - it deals specifically with more stations

Seriously, it would be a shame to divide the audience here, and further down the line I hope to get PNS listed on the main Patch page. Though, for now, I might be looking for some casual help with .nfo surgery, and I'll announce in the project topic when I work on that. First, I need to work out what the existing one means, which I'll eventually be publishing on the Web somewhere.

Good luck anyway

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 15 Jul 2004 18:47

it would be nice if ya could only make the passengers apperear when station got passengers waiting at it..

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 15 Jul 2004 18:52

Yes it would be, but as far as I know that's impossible.

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 15 Jul 2004 19:05

You should be able to make the people only appear when there are lots of them waiting, I think. And you might even be able to decide how many "lots" is if you're lucky.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 15 Jul 2004 19:18

If it could be done, that would be just awesome. If there's more than, say, 500 people waiting, then the platforms are just jammed full, and you can see them thin out when a train arrives for them. Cool! Any idea how to code that?

Louie Armstrong · Post by **Louie Armstrong** » 15 Jul 2004 20:59

well thinkin about it, surely it would be related to the small pictures in the station window, that show how much cargo is at a station cos the more passengers there are the more little pictures there are, its just a thought. Sorry if that doesnt make much sense

Patchman · Post by **Patchman** » 15 Jul 2004 21:22

Of course this can be done. Just as with vehicles, action 2 for stations supports graphics that vary according to the amount of cargo waiting.

lobster · Post by **lobster** » 15 Jul 2004 22:57

This creates a whole new perspective on things. It'll be nice having a livestock station with more and more cows and sheep waiting in boxes, just to get picked up.

As soon as i have some time on my hands, i'll get on it.

Saskia · Post by **Saskia** » 16 Jul 2004 07:32

Akalamanaia wrote:it would be nice if ya could only make the passengers apperear when station got passengers waiting at it..

Planned for tonight

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 16 Jul 2004 19:38

Is it possible to get a non-building sprite to appear in the station construction window? I've got stations with no building sprite that make TTD crash when I go to build one if I don't set the building sprite to something. Or do I just have to set the building sprite to the platform sprite (as I'm doing at the moment)?
EDIT: Actually, if I set building = platform then I won't have to redefine the layout, so maybe it is worth doing after all

. But is there a way anyway?

Patchman · Post by **Patchman** » 16 Jul 2004 20:40

You can use callback 14 for that, it applies to the construction window as well. You can also redefine the sprite layout for tile types 2 and 3 to not need a building sprite.

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 16 Jul 2004 20:55

A rather-hopeful question: is there any way that snow or desert can be made to come onto station tiles if the station is in that area? It doesn't at the moment and I can't see any appropriate Action 2 properties to use.

Patchman · Post by **Patchman** » 16 Jul 2004 21:08

Not automatically, no, I don't think so. I could however make a variable that allows you to draw the appropriate graphics yourself.

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