JohnFister's Objects

[JohnFister]

Hello everyone,

I've been learning to make openttd graphics for the past week. I finally made a breakthrough and have a better understanding.
Anyway, so I don't have a plan for a set. Instead I though I would make this thread to post some of my graphics.

Here are some 2x1- 1x2 UK based Multi-Select high-street stores. The scale is off to accommodate the text but I think it still looks ok. I also added some
zebra crossings. Neither currently have snow versions. I'll get round to this at some point.

I should also mention that I stole some small graphics from GarryG. Please don't hurt me Garry

[GarryG]

Those shops and crossing look really good .. well done.

You welcome to steal any of my graphics .. if ever you want the code to a certain graphic and the .png file let me know.

[fridaemon]

So You finally did your own shops. Greggs is here Good work

[JohnFister]

So You finally did your own shops. Greggs is here Good work

Thanks Fridaemon, indeed it is. Looking forward to your set release

Those shops and crossing look really good .. well done.

You welcome to steal any of my graphics .. if ever you want the code to a certain graphic and the .png file let me know.

Cheers Garry, will be sure to nag you if I have any problems. I'm pretty good for the most part. I used some source-code from some templates
and played around with them.

One thing I would like is incrementing indexes for the template, rather than the randomiser for multi-select. This would mean you wouldn't have to spam click
for a particular combination. This doesn't seem to exist - at least from the sets I have seen.

[GarryG]

One thing I would like is incrementing indexes for the template, rather than the randomiser for multi-select. This would mean you wouldn't have to spam click
for a particular combination. This doesn't seem to exist - at least from the sets I have seen.

That is a problem others have mentioned in past as well. If your set not going to be large (allowed 255 in a set), don't worry to much about making them multi-select.

Only reason I started using Multi-select Menus is to save room in a set as they got so large and ran out of IDs. Being restricted to 255 objects can soon fill up. The Multi-select menu saved on a lot of IDs.

Past few weeks been wondering .. with OpenTTD 10.3, JGRs OpenTTD and the nightlies will allow a lot more newgrfs in a game now. (before was restricted to I think 64). Wondering if to split some of my objects sets instead of squeezing so much in them and stop using the multi-selects menus where possible.

I tested you shops .. as fridaemon said .. good work.

[Fredinho]

Nice to see there are still a few HMVs around

Good work!

[JohnFister]

Nice to see there are still a few HMVs around

Good work!

Thank you

Yeh I liked the idea of adding discontinued stores and bordering them up, hence the shutters - could look a little more decrepit.

[Gadg8eer]

Nice to see there are still a few HMVs around

Good work!

Thank you

Yeh I liked the idea of adding discontinued stores and bordering them up, hence the shutters - could look a little more decrepit.

Your GRF isn't showing up in my GRF list?

[Andrew350]

Your GRF isn't showing up in my GRF list?

If I assume you've put the file in the right place, then it probably uses a GRFID already used by another NewGRF, in which case it should be changed to not cause a conflict

[JohnFister]

Your GRF isn't showing up in my GRF list?

I'll be sure to fix this when I next update it. Im very new at this so creating a unique ID is a little beyond me.

[JohnFister]

Just out of curiosity has anyone else has experienced the same issue as Gadg8eer ?

[GarryG]

Your GRF isn't showing up in my GRF list?

In the NewGRF settings is it showing up in the "Inactive NewGRF File" list? It should display as "UK: Objects", even if it has same GRFID as other files.

[Quast65]

Just out of curiosity has anyone else has experienced the same issue as Gadg8eer ?

Nope, just ran through my GRF list (I have a rather large collection ) and the range of GRF-IDs you use (so also your separators) is unique (starting with 4A4C).
The only thing I can think of is to check if Gadg8eer's OpenTTD version is up-to-date, as this GRF has 32bpp colors.

[Gadg8eer]

Just out of curiosity has anyone else has experienced the same issue as Gadg8eer ?

Nope, just ran through my GRF list (I have a rather large collection ) and the range of GRF-IDs you use (so also your separators) is unique (starting with 4A4C).
The only thing I can think of is to check if Gadg8eer's OpenTTD version is up-to-date, as this GRF has 32bpp colors.

It's working now!

[JohnFister]

Here's a preview of my progress. I have been experimenting quite a lot with these changes I've made. This means I have spent more time coding than I would have liked.
The buildings come in two - four view items; a start and end piece which allows you to put four buildings together. Each building has the same twelve shops (6 each side) -
One has the option between flat and gable the other flat and dormer.

Changes Include:

• Added two more shops - (won't be adding anymore ).

• Added three single tile objects avaiable as crossing and soon single objects.

• Removed Swedish market as that was just a placeholder for my own objects.

• Added new building end piece to create row of 4.

• Added two new roofs.

[Fredinho]

Very cool. When will you release the updated version?

[JohnFister]

Few more days I would say. Had some issues with photoshop among other things. So fingers crossed.

[JohnFister]

UK Objects v 1.0 - This will be my final update.. for now. I will continue work in the new year, enjoy

[Erato]

This is really nice.

[JohnFister]

Thank you. Tell me if you find any issues.