FISH is Ships! - v0.9.2 released 31 July [OTTD]

[Leanden]

PCX is ancient and very difficult to get some standard software which can actually view it, i had to use an online pcx converter to look at some of the sprites from FIRS.

[AndersI]

PCX is ancient and very difficult to get some standard software which can actually view it,

If you are on Windows, it's easy: Paint.NET + PCX Plug-in

[damerell]

PCX is ancient and very difficult to get some standard software which can actually view it,

If you are on Windows, it's easy: Paint.NET + PCX Plug-in

Linux is replete with tools that understand it too. I see why one would want to move to PNG, but not for this reason.

[oberhümer]

What, no commendations? Well, then...

Nice job, andythenorth!

[andythenorth]

FISH 0.9.2 released - get it at the fruit shop, or go here: http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/fish/releases/0.9.2/

Changelog is here: http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/fish/rel ... ngelog.txt and copied below...

* 0.9.2 *
Added Freshney Freight Barge (for inland waterways). 12mph, 45t of cargo.
Added Labrador Utility Vessel. 18mph, 30 passengers or 12t of cargo.
Added Josephine Utility Vessel. 16mph, 89 passengers or 52t of cargo.
Added Sungei Catamaran. Available 1997, 46mph, 250 passengers or 64 bags of mail. (graphics: Emperor Jake, based on DanMacK sprite)
Improved appearance of buy menu: ships are center-aligned.
Fixed freight / mail capacities for hydrofoils.
Fixed lighting for several ships.
Internal changes to move from pcx to png files.

[Emperor Jake]

Beautiful! (Not just mine, of course, the new utility ships are wonderful as well!) I also really like the small barge - might give us a way to recreate the Yangtze river traffic with its hundreds of small barges (we just need brown water graphics )

[Wilson999]

Brilliant! I love all the new ships, it's a really fantastic set. Massive kudos to everyone involved.

[Digitalfox]

Andy, I understand that you lost a little interest in this project, by reading some of your newest posts...

But please don't give up on this project...

Your work is brilliant, and people like me (And I believe there are many similar to me on this forum), love your work, and it's work like your's that keeps us so much addicted to TTD...

FISH is what I always dreamed to have in TTD, more ships and not just more ships, ships that do make a difference in game play, and make it even more fun...

So thank you for all your work

[andythenorth]

Andy, I understand that you lost a little interest in this project, by reading some of your newest posts...

I was demotivated, but then Emperor Jake contributed a nice catamaran, and that spurred on a release of 0.9.2

The last few releases of FISH have been inspired by awesome graphics contributed by others (mostly DanMacK)

I do prefer working collaboratively with one or two other people who can draw or code nicely

[kamnet]

Things are looking quite spiffy! Thank you!

[Benjamen]

Hi!
Tell me please, somebody going in the future to create piers, where each vessel has its own special place? Ships are just wonderful, but if more than one and when they are loaded at the berth, they lose their individuality ... a pity ...

sorry, I used Google - translator of Ukrainian

[Voyager One]

Piers are a different thing, they're not vehicles, they're infrastructure. However, take a look at this for example:
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=52035

[wallyweb]

... where each vessel has its own special place?

A simple solution which I have used to excellent advantage ... I build harbours where each pier is it's own station and has it's own dock. Then I give each of my ships orders where each ship is assigned to a different pier.

[Benjamen]

... where each vessel has its own special place?

A simple solution which I have used to excellent advantage ... I build harbours where each pier is it's own station and has it's own dock. Then I give each of my ships orders where each ship is assigned to a different pier.

Thank you. Sometimes I use this method, but it is not always appropriate and rational. I want harmony ... I will patiently wait until this infrastructure will be in our collection grf. Water transport unjustly deprived in this area

[planetmaker]

... where each vessel has its own special place?

A simple solution which I have used to excellent advantage ... I build harbours where each pier is it's own station and has it's own dock. Then I give each of my ships orders where each ship is assigned to a different pier.

Thank you. Sometimes I use this method, but it is not always appropriate and rational. I want harmony ... I will patiently wait until this infrastructure will be in our collection grf. Water transport unjustly deprived in this area

That's not something which (currently) can be done by newgrfs. It needs changes to OpenTTD's source code. Yes, such thing is on the list of desirable features, albeit noone did yet implement it. Mostly it would make sense to introduce it somewhat jointly with ships which don't collide anymore.

[Voyager One]

Andy, sorry for bumping this but I've found a small "glitch".

Normal and zoomed view attached. Same ship at the same moment.

[frosch]

Andy, sorry for bumping this but I've found a small "glitch".

Normal and zoomed view attached. Same ship at the same moment.

Not Andy's fault. Update your OTTD nightly to something newer than r23343.

[andythenorth]

Not Andy's fault.

The glitch isn't. The totally-wrong lighting is my fault though

[Voyager One]

Andy, sorry for bumping this but I've found a small "glitch".
Normal and zoomed view attached. Same ship at the same moment.

Not Andy's fault. Update your OTTD nightly to something newer than r23343.

Ah, sorry. I didn't know.

The totally-wrong lighting is my fault though

That's not much of a problem, don't worry about it.

[Quast65]

Hiya!

First of all, great work! I use these ships a lot!

Is it maybe possible to make a version with normal colored hulls (greytoned or black) and not companycolored hulls? That way the ships would look even better in my opinion.