Dutch stations set

[FooBar]

You can check if the track is PBS-reserved using variable 44, bit 0.
Simply AND-mask the other bits out (using 00 00 00 01 for the mask). Then it's a simple check: if the value is 0 use regular sprites, otherwise use flashing sprites. For the flashing I'd simply use the flashing yellow from the palette. That's not entirely white, but it will do and you don't have to bother with animation.

[Quast65]

You can check if the track is PBS-reserved using variable 44, bit 0.
Simply AND-mask the other bits out (using 00 00 00 01 for the mask). Then it's a simple check: if the value is 0 use regular sprites, otherwise use flashing sprites. For the flashing I'd simply use the flashing yellow from the palette. That's not entirely white, but it will do and you don't have to bother with animation.

Would you mind putting that in a piece of code? That will make my work a lot easier (credits will be given off course and I hope you don't mind me placing that code under the GPL-license )
This is the code I use for a single-tile station:

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    3 * 6	 01 04 01 FF 04 00
    4 c:\grfmaken\grfcodecwin\delft/dstatadd.pcx 8 40 09 122 64 -31 -91
    5 c:\grfmaken\grfcodecwin\delft/dstatadd.pcx 88 40 09 122 64 -31 -91
    6 c:\grfmaken\grfcodecwin\delft/dstatadd.pcx 168 40 09 122 64 -31 -91
    7 c:\grfmaken\grfcodecwin\delft/dstatadd.pcx 248 40 09 122 64 -31 -91
    8 * 64	 00 04 03 01 00 08 "DSA0" 11 00 09 02 F4 03 00 00 00 00 00 10 05 03 2D 84 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 7A 2E 84 00 00 80 F3 03 
                 00 00 00 00 00 05 10 03 2F 84 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 7A 30 84 00 00 80
    9 * 7	 02 04 00 00 01 00 00
   10 * 7	 02 04 01 00 01 00 00
   11 * 10	 03 04 01 00 01 FE 01 00 00 00
   12 * 21	 04 48 FF 01 00 "ÅPlatform Front" 00
   13 * 45	 04 48 FF 01 00 "ÄDutch Addition: Single sided platforms" 00

Furthermore, I added some dirt to the grass between the tracks. Does this look more interesting?

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[Hyronymus]

The dirt looks nice but can you make it so that the end tiles towards non-station tiles show a gradual decline of dirt? Now the dirt ends rather abruptly.

[Quast65]

Yes, I will make some tiles that can be used as end-pieces

[SwissFan91]

dirt to the grass between the tracks. Does this look more interesting?

IMO, it looks better without. That picture looks as though it is either showing tropical grass, or is meant to be ISR-type platform underlay.

Is it possible for it to have more ballast and no actual grass? Something like this and this?

[jor[D]1]

Signs look very nice, one thing, they are always placed on the outside of tracks. (for 2 track lines)

don't know if this is possible to code.

[Quast65]

@Swissfan: I thought about the things you suggested, but it is a big area to cover and I think it looks better with a bit of grass. Otherwise you'ld get something like in the Modern station set and I think that brown is not that goodlooking. Even more a transition from that to normal grass is even more difficult to draw.
@Jor[D]1: The signs are on the outer side of the tracks, they are single tile pieces. Some pieces are from the front view and others are backview. But all separate pieces.

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[FooBar]

This is the code I use for a single-tile station:

I don't suppose you have a commented version of that?
Now that my NFO is terribly rusty, that just looks like a bunch of numbers. If not then I'll give it a whirl as it is, but not today.

[michael blunck]

[...] I like less obvious waypoints, especially when you have many tracks next to each other. Having a lot of big buildings next to each other in the middle of nowhere doesn't look that good sometimes (especially when using all separate waypoints).

Yes. OTTD needs restrictive (and programmable) signals.

regards
Michael

[Quast65]

Happy happy, joy joy!!

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Same tile, different graphics when a train passes through:

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Thnx OzTrans for your help and FooBar for pointing me in the right direction!

EDIT: And it's first usefull function, train-aware waypoint

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[Quast65]

Sorry for the doublepost, but had to because of attachment.

Work is going nicely, all normal tiles have been converted to island style, now working on some extra features.
One of them is a non-track version of station Hilversum ( I always thought is was rather strange to have that building in the middle of tracks, as in real life it is on the streetside).
But that has some empty space now, so I was wondering if someone would like to draw some eyecandy on the pavement? I believe in real life there are a lot of bicycle-racks there.
Here are the sprites that can be used to place the eyecandy in:

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And another request, some of the non-track station buildings in the original set only have one view. Some have only the trackview (Culemborg, Winterswijk) and others have only the streetview (Vorden, Assen, Hilversum).
Would be nice to have the other views too, so if anyone is willing to draw those, I will include them.

Please be aware that this GRF will be under the GPLv2 license, so please state that your added graphics may be used under that license too.
Off course you will be credited.

[Bob_Mackenzie]

That looks most excellent

May I suggest that instead of blue the "internal" walls are brick coloured? That way you could make a custom, shorter, station

[FooBar]

The "internal walls" shouldn't be in the sprite at all. Will lead to strange colour differences in transparent view.

[[NL]Jan]

Guys. I know this is not the right place to post this but here are the right people and WE JUST WANNA PLAY!

My and my brother have been playing TTD for a long time and we rly enjoy to play on LAN.

We have no experience with newGRFs at all but we would like the following:

Dutch map (a big one)
Dutch trains (the trainpack2 seems nice)
Dutch stations
Dutch everything
and.. a lot of new industries! we wanna see cars on trains and s***

In the train readme it says you need Dutch tracking but I cant find it :S We would like trains in the future to go full speed so what is the proper name for it?

And how to start a game with newGRFs? I've been searching a bit on this website ofc and I found that a specific order in GRF's is nessecary

So for the above wanted situation what should we do. Pls help we will cheer on you as loud as possible!

[Quast65]

Easiest thing to do is use the online contentdownloader that is in the game itself.
When starting a new game, you can see NewGRF settings, click that and then go to Search online content, then search for dutch, download what you want.
When you close your Download menu, you will come back to the NewGRF settings menu and you will see them in the inactive NewGRF list, select them one GRF at a time and add them (with the button bottom left)
They will then go to the active GRF list.
Finally press Apply changes (button bottom right)
Then you will return to the startmenu, start a new game and the GRF's you have selected will be loaded in that game.
This is currently available online regarding dutch GRF's:

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Regarding scenario's, in the main menu, click on search online content, search for Netherlands and you will find some dutch scenario's there.
You can add GRF's to those scenario's via the scenario editor.
There is also another Dutch scenario, I'll see if I can find it (but you will have to place that manually in the gamedirectory on your harddisk)
EDIT: here it is

nederland.scn

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[Quast65]

Back ontopic...

May I suggest that instead of blue the "internal" walls are brick coloured? That way you could make a custom, shorter, station

These are not modular station pieces, it is intended as one whole station replicating a real life station in Holland.

The "internal walls" shouldn't be in the sprite at all. Will lead to strange colour differences in transparent view.

True, these walls were in the original sprites. That's why I kept them in.

I have a small suggestion for you.
Imagine if you want to replace the road crossings with bridges. It could be nice if you could make stairs from the platform to the roadbridges, so passengers could access the station from the bridge.
I know that this suggestion could cause some glitches with some of the bridge sets, but I hope it's possible to find a good solution.

Well I did some that look best with some bridges from the Total Bridge Renewal set. Some will also link up to some other bridges from other (and original) bridgesets. But not all of them...
And because I had to hide the bridgesides from view (and thus creating the illusion of an opening), roadvehicles passing over the bridge still will only have the part visible that is normally visible when they pass the bridge. So when they pass the gap, you won't see their wheels. Nothing can be done about that.
And this effect will not happen with stairs on the far side of the bridge, therefor I did not include those.
I also made some that have a longer platform, which gives the suggestion that the station continues under the bridge. These will only look good with 2 bridges from the TBR-set! And be aware that that doesn't link up the station. You still have to manually place and link the other platforms to your station using the CTRL-key.
But hey, better than nothing

Screenies:

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[ZxBiohazardZx]

small step to add a bridge-station tile? (like permanent bridge tile that is also station, cant be used by vehicles?

[Supercheese]

Great idea with the bridges there, Quast65. With the new bridges-over-stations feature coming sometime, then the stations really can extend underneath the bridges, no faking required!

[jor[D]1]

Wow, if released i am going to use those stairs very often. Are you going to code Eindhoven as well?

For 2 tack lines, is it possible to have a center platform only? It will look great with a bridge in urban areas.

[rbos86]

This makes me starting dreaming of some Arnhem -station I want to build in the game. Is it possible to make it universable? That you can create look-a-like stations?

edit : Photo added.

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I got this picture from this site:
http://www.omroepgelderland.nl/web/Nieu ... PHQcGcjmH8