Auztralian Industries (AuzInd)

[GarryG]

Auz Farming Industry Set

I started working on a test version of my farming industry set. Previous versions had a few bugs so basically starting a new set.

Some of my ideas

Plan to set it up similar to how things are hear in Australia.

Farmers grow the grain and take it to the silos and sell it to a company called Grain Corp. Grain Corp than find Flour Mills, Brewerys and other countries who want the different types of grain. So the Farmer will grow Grain take to silos. Here it will become Wheat, Oats, Barley, and other grains for transport to flour mill,the Brewery and to a Bulk Terminal for export.

Also working on livestock. Farmers used to take their livestock to a Sales Yard. Here Abattoirs (meat works) would action for them and famers would also buy new breeding stock. I amd experimenting having Cattle, Sheep and Pigs as separate cargos to take from farms to the Sale Yards. From here need another name (maybe Beef, Mutton, Hogs) to be taken to Abattoirs and to Bulk Terminals for export. Also like to find a name so send back to the farms (maybe Calf, Lamb, Piglets) as new breeding stock. Not sure if I can get that idea to work but shall see what happens.

Maybe take farm produce such as Fruit and Vegetable to Markets (wholesale) where it is than sold to shops (retail).

An idea that 3iff had with his SPI Industry set many years ago was to take workers to Industries and bring them home again. There was also a Industry set that had YETY to do the same so I hope do something similar. Will pinch the code from Quast65 and my OTIS set and see what I can do.

No idea how long this will take me as getting old and slowing down. Spending less and less time at the computer these days.

Cheers all

[GarryG]

Auz Farming Industry Set

Still slowly working on this industry set.
Have the following Farm sets so far.
ARABLE_FARM
CATTLE RANCH
DAIRY FARM
FRUIT PLANTATION
MARKET GARDENS
AGRICULTURE FARM
SHEEP FARM
WINERY
HOPS FARM
POULTRY FARM
RICE FARM
SUGAR FARM

All the farms I only showing a 2x2 crops or livestocks. You have to build the rest such as houses, barns, haysheds, fencing, machinery and more crops.

Have the following to produce Seafood.
FISH FARM (on Land)
OYSTER LEASE
FISH FARM (on water)
FISHING_GROUND
CRAB & LOBSTER POTS

The cargos I have included so far.
BUILDING MATERIAL BDMT building
CEMENT CMNT building
LUMBER/TIMBER WDPR building
WOOD WOOD building
PULPWOOD PULP building

EGGS EGGS farming
FERTILIZER FERT farming
FRUIT FRUT farming
HOPS HOPS farming
LIVESTOCK/CATTLE LVST farming
PIGS PIGS farming
POULTRY FOWL farming
SHEEP SHEP farming
SUGAR CANE SGCN farming
VEGETABLES FRVG farming

BAKED PRODUCTS CAKE food
DAIRY PRODUCTS CHSE food
FLOUR BAKE food
FOOD FOOD food
MEAT MEAT food
PROCESSED FOODS TATO food
SEAFOOD FISH food
SUGAR SUGR food
YEAST YEST food

CEREALS (Oats & Barley) CERE grain
GRAIN (Canola, Soya) GRAI grain
MAIZE (Corn) MAIZ grain
NUTS NUTS grain
RICE RICE grain
WHEAT WHEA grain

FURNITURE FURN household
GOODS GOOD household
MERCHANDISE MERC household

ALCOHOL BEER Liquid
CHEMICALS RFPR Liquid
EDIBLE OIL EOIL Liquid
FIZZY DRINKS FZDR Liquid
MILK MILK Liquid
NATURAL GAS FUEL Liquid
OIL OIL_ Liquid
PETROL PETR Liquid

MAIL MAIL mail
PARCELS PCL_ parcels

PAPER PAPR material
STEEL STEL material

SALT SALT mining
CLAY CLAY mining
COAL COAL mining
GRAVEL GRVL mining
IRON ORE IORE mining
SAND SAND mining

PASSENGERS PASS pass

COMMERCIAL SUPPLIES COSP supplies
ENGINEERING SUPPLIES ENSP supplies
FARM SUPPLY FMSP supplies
MARINE SUPPLY SESP supplies
MANUFACTORING SUPPLIES MNSP supplies

ANIMAL HIDES HIDE Textile
COTTON COTT Textile
DOWN & FEATHERS DOWN Textile
FIBER CROPS FICR Textile
TEXTILES TEXT Textile
WOOL WOOL Textile

Room for only 1 more cargo.

Hope I can eventually get this set finish.

[belgi]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you, Gaz, that you'll succeed. You have a lot of work ahead of you. But you're a dynamic person and we certainly have something to look forward to

[GarryG]

Auz Farming Industry Set

Subject: I added Electricity as a cargo to the industry set.

Back in 2017 Supercheese experimented on electricity using the overheads of railway lines. He gave me permission way back then to try and continue with this idea but kept getting side tracked.

So I have another look at it on days when health allows. I can create a sperate grf game for stations for cargos to load and unload. Just bridges and tunnels to cross rivers, roads and railway lines a probelm at the moment. Also signalling a issue too but the electricity and mail travel very fast.

Also looking at it carrying Electricity and Mail (mail represents sending a telegraph, internet emails, text messages).

This image show roughly what I have achieved so far. Can see a spark on the wires that represent electricty.

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You can TEST it if like but rememebr it a long way from being finished.

At the moment no industries accept or produce electricity. I want to make sure I can get this electricty wire idea working properly first.

EDITED (21/4/25)

I've removed the electric wires from the industry set and will make it a separate set it can be used any where.

I've been making changes the Industry set. See new post below.

[GarryG]

Subject: I added Electricity as a cargo to the industry set.

Been suggested by a friend that I do the wires as separate set first.

I did start that many years ago so guess I should finish it.

Make it so can be used with other inductry sets for carrying MAIL.

So shall see what I can do about it.

What I had sone so far.
The buildings and poles attached to the main wires act the same as platforms to allow for sending and receiving mail.

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[Quast65]

You may be able to get some inspiration from these two grf's:
WIRES:
viewtopic.php?p=1167735#p1167735
Aimed at transporting electricity
WIRED:
viewtopic.php?p=1152174#p1152174
Aimed at transporting data

On the other hand, what about doing it as tramlines?
That would save you dealing with signals and the need to build lines to bring the carriers back.
And you would maybe be able to place them over roads, which could look more realistic (with pylons/wire next to the road ofcourse)
Crossings would also be more "realistic" as it is a bit weird if RVs have to wait for the (train)carriers to pass.
Having these more or less invisible (tram)carriers wait for a train is visually better in my opinion..

[GarryG]

You may be able to get some inspiration from these two grf's:

The first link rom Supercheese and
The second link those poles and wires are from McZapkies
Both allowed me to use there source started back in 2017. But got side tracked and forgot all about them.

Just when I was working on the Industry set recently I remembered all about them cause I had code 63 for cargos reserved for that purpose.

On the other hand, what about doing it as tramlines?

That sounds a good idea. Only problem I can think of is the poles being only 1 tile apart so not sure how that will look unless I can do do to sets one with and one without poles than players can make and place poles where they wish.

While the idea in my head see what I ca do about it.

Cheers pal

[GarryG]

On the other hand, what about doing it as tramlines

Think about your ideas today and now wonder if power poles and wires be better as roads that way intersections be easy to construct and also for slopes.

The electricity and telegraph can be vehicles designed as sparks. Just getting these to travel along the wire be a bit of fun but I think it can be done.

Could use a few different power poles for the novelty as well such as these.

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I think this idea will work. Hope to try with the single wires first and see what happens.

[Quast65]

Only problem I can think of is the poles being only 1 tile apart so not sure how that will look

This may indeed be a major issue...
With them being so close to each other, I think you may need a different design for the poles/wires.
With that I mean that they should be as small/short as possible. And maybe only have 1 or max 2 wires.
So the big poles with loads of wires like you just posted would look way too busy.

[GarryG]

This may indeed be a major issue...With them being so close to each other, I think you may need a different design for the poles/wires.

That why I think of roads. 1 road will just have poles and a second road with the wires. Design it with the wires and then place the poles how ever far apart player wants them.
If use roads it has the curves, slopes, T-junctions, cross over junctions and the end bits. That why I think it MIGHT be best to try.
I hope try soon and arrange some vehicle sparks to see if I can get them to ride along the top wires.

Maybe could do similar with tram tracks.

So the big poles with loads of wires like you just posted would look way too busy.

The sparks will only travel along the top wire. The rest below the top wire just for show.
But first I try the road idea. But before I start got a lot of thinking to do and planning.

Cheers

EDIT:
Just throught of a problem whether we use roads or trams is the Truck Stations for loading and unloading the mail and electricity. Not sure if can make a special on for my idea.

[GarryG]

Auz Wires - Electricity and Telegrapgh Lines

Auzwires.grf
While I ponder on the idea making mail and electricty poles as roads or trams I though I work on the rail set first and offer a separate GRF so can be used with your towns.

Wonder if you like to TEST what I done and let me know what you think and maybe a idea or two.
Just hope the industry set your using is using the same ID code .. item(FEAT_CARGOS, mail, 2) {

Main problem with these is crossing rivers and water ways as they use normal bridges and the speed of such bridges. Or you can tunnel under things but I still got some work to do with tunnels.

Future plans for this set:
* The platform pieces I plan to make the poles to suit the main wires.
* Have a variety of Depots and the platform huts.
* Have the wires of different types to suit the capacity of the . (See diagram of 4 I hope to use a few posts back plus a few more).

In this diagram shows two towns connected with the telegraph lines.
Also shows the 6 different sparks available to transport the Mail (and Electricty if your industry sets produced this)
They each become available different years .. the first in 1837 and carries 10 bags of mail.
Heres list of years available and capacity.
* DC Transmitter 1837 10 bags
* AC Transmitter 1890 20 bags
* High Voltage AC Transmitter 1907 40 bags
* Very High Voltage AC Transmitter 1923 80 bags
* Extra High Voltage AC Transmitter 1953 150 bags
* Ultra High Voltage AC Transmitter 1982 250 bags

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This diagram shows some of the signals.
The semaphore_signals is a wig wam signals.
The light_signals is a relay boxes.

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Here the game file if like to TEST. But remember it is NOT finished as got more to add.

Auzwires.grf

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[GarryG]

Auz Wires - Electricity and Telegrapgh Lines

You will also need this grf as it contains the platforms.
Reason it is separate is because it coded in NFO and the other is coded in NML.

WOOPS

I up loaded the wrong one. Try this one as it has the post office and telegraph office.

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[GarryG]

Auz Farming Industry Set

Still fiddling with this set.

Looking at idea having amonument or some other small building that will build in town and represent all the whole town and accept cargos that a town would accept. (If that makes sence). It will also reduce the number of industries I would need in the set to build in towns.

At moment I have a Monument that accepts Food, Goods, Parcels, Beer, Vehicle, Fish, Meat, Fruit, Vegetables, Petrol, Gas, Furniture, Merchandise, Dairy Produces, Processed Foods and Soft Drinks.

Whatcha think?

[ebla71]

Looking at idea having amonument or some other small building that will build in town and represent all the whole town and accept cargos that a town would accept. (If that makes sence). It will also reduce the number of industries I would need in the set to build in towns.

At moment I have a Monument that accepts Food, Goods, Parcels, Beer, Vehicle, Fish, Meat, Fruit, Vegetables, Petrol, Gas, Furniture, Merchandise, Dairy Produces, Processed Foods and Soft Drinks.

Whatcha think?

Not sure if one thing would serve all goods equally well.

Also, a monument (pillar, flagpole, ?!?) with a freight station next to it might look a bit strange.

What about three different single-tile buildings:

Gas station: Petrol, Gas, Vehicle
Post Office: Parcels, Goods, Merchandise
Shop: all the rest

Could make the gas station appear only after 1920 or 1930 not to disrupt games with a very early start while making post office and shop sufficiently "neutral-looking" that it could be both late 19th and mid-20th century? Maybe style it rather old - and then is preserved as a "heritage building" into the 2000s ?!?

[GarryG]

Also, a monument (pillar, flagpole, ?!?) with a freight station next to it might look a bit strange.

Thanks you for your reply.
I don't see it be any difference if a railway station is placed close to a town for passengers, mail, food and goods.

I was thinking how things used to be when I work on the railways in the 1970, 80 and 90s. Cargo got delivered to railways stations then gets transported by road to commercials in town. The monuments produe parcels which can be taken to the railway stations for delivery elsewhere.

What about three different single-tile buildings:

Not a bad idea if my plan gets stuck.

I hoping to reduce the amount of industries that build in a town. Players can use my AuzTownSetIndv14 (Auz Town Commercial Set v14) to put a variety of other building in towns if they wish.
viewtopic.php?p=1273361#p1273361

[GarryG]

Auz Farming Industry Set

Thought I'd let you have a peak at where I up to with this industry set.
I'm a bit slow doing it as due to health problems and old age can not concentrate on it for very long each day. If lukcy I get about and hour maybe 2 doing something with it.

Changelog:
Cargos I have in the set at moment.
0 PASSENGERS PASS
1 COAL COAL
2 MAIL MAIL
3 OIL OIL_
4 LIVESTOCK/CATTLE LVST
5 GOODS GOOD
6 GRAIN (Canola, Soya) GRAI
7 WOOD WOOD
8 IRON ORE IORE
9 STEEL STEL
10 MILK MILK
11 FOOD FOOD
12 WHEAT WHEA
13 PAPER PAPR
14 MEAT MEAT
15 SEAFOOD FISH
16 FRUIT FRUT
17 SPARE SPARE
18 SAND SAND
19 SPARE SPARE
20 LUMBER/TIMBER WDPR
21 RICE RICE
22 FARM SUPPLY FMSP
23 CHEMICALS RFPR
24 PARCELS PCL_
25 ANIMAL HIDES HIDE
26 SPARE SPARE
27 WOOL WOOL
28 MANUFACTORING SUPPLIES MNSP
29 VEHICLES VEHI
30 EGGS EGGS
31 VEGETABLES FRVG
32 MERCHANDISE/household MERC
33 FIBER CROPS FICR
34 ALCOHOL BEER
35 BUILDING MATERIAL BDMT
36 MARINE SUPPLY SESP
37 SUGAR SUGR
38 DAIRY PRODUCTS CHSE
39 CLAY CLAY
40 CEMENT CMNT
41 SOFT DRINKS FZDR
42 FLOUR BAKE
43 ENGINEERING SUPPLIES ENSP
44 PETROL PETR
45 COTTON COTT
46 HOPS HOPS
47 NATURAL GAS FUEL
48 SALT SALT
49 GRAVEL GRVL
50 TEXTILES TEXT
51 BAKED PRODUCTS CAKE
52 FURNITURE FURN
53 PROCESSED FOODS TATO
54 DOWN & FEATHERS DOWN
55 CEREALS (Corn, Oats & Barley) CERE
56 YEAST YEST
57 VEHICLE PARTS VPTS
58 EDIBLE OIL EOIL
59 COMMERCIAL SUPPLIES COSP
60 SUGAR CANE SGCN
61 PULPWOOD PULP
62 POULTRY FOWL
63 WIRES ELTR

There is 3 SPARE. Umming and arring if to include sheep and pigs as cargos.

There is 73 Industries. Including the following farms.
(Farms are 2x2 tiles and designed so you have to make the farm by adding houses, buildings, fences andd more crops and animals)
ARABLE_FARM
CATTLE RANCH (In image it is the fence and gates .. hope do something similar to the Sheep Farm
DAIRY FARM (beside MILK it also produces HOPS .. need hops to make beer)
FRUIT PLANTATION
MARKET GARDENS
AGRICULTURE FARM (also produces chickens (FOWL)
SHEEP FARM
SHEARING SHEDS (need to bring the livestock (sheep) here to produce WOOL.
POULTRY FARM (produced Chickens (FOWL) and Eggs).
RICE FARM
SUGAR FARM
PIGGERY

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There are 3 power stations to produce Electricity. The electricity is carried by power lines.

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More details in next post.
Here the game file IF you like to test and see what you think.

[GarryG]

Here the source to the Auz Farming Industry Set.

Your welcome to use and change what ever you like and make you own set.

AuzFarmingIndTestV8Source.rar

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To add more industries to your game add this .. it had building to the towns that accept a variety of cargos.

AuzTownSetIndv14.grf

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To add platforms for the electricity and mail to go via telephone and electrical wires us this set.

AuzWiredStationsV2.grf

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