US Set Development Thread

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 11 Jul 2004 12:16

there will be 1 slight problem, when i do the graphic, it will come out as a ship, a coder is needed to change it into a train engine.But for all of this to start, i need to be able to read *.pcx files!
what animated steam engine do u want me to do?

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 11 Jul 2004 12:22

singaporekid_92 wrote:there will be 1 slight problem, when i do the graphic, it will come out as a ship, a coder is needed to change it into a train engine.But for all of this to start, i need to be able to read *.pcx files!
what animated steam engine do u want me to do?

I'd vote for the Challenger. Why? Because it's big and has lots of moving parts, so the motion will be readily visible. Or you could do the streamlined Hudson.

Like I said, download PaintShop Pro 6 (shareware version) and you'll have everything you need to handle PCX files and everything else.

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 11 Jul 2004 12:44

i installed photoshop 7 10 minutes ago , but i don't think i can do articulated locomotives so i'll do the hudson but im too lazy so i'll do most of it tomorrow.i will only animate the wheels.The file is based on a ship, so someone pleese help me change it into a train!
Edit:i will only be back in about 16 hours from here!

goodbye!

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 11 Jul 2004 15:28

Just a reminder: just over 1 hour until I will integrate Purno's Sharknose.

Big Blow positioning fixed (I hope so anyway) and in quite a long time on gamespeed max the AI didn't buy Bipolars (only them and EL-A were available).

Also, I have spotted the livestock cars still sometimes changing colour randomly. I can probably either change it so either none move around with doors open or some that are purchased with doors open always do the same. (Actually, the latter option might actually be what happens now, just implemented differently.) Unless anyone says anything, I'm going to choose the latter option.

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 11 Jul 2004 15:36

Oracle wrote:Just a reminder: just over 1 hour until I will integrate Purno's Sharknose.

I think I missed something...........

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 11 Jul 2004 16:03

Did I miss that I only had 1 hour to improve my Sharknose?

Colonel Sheperd · Post by **Colonel Sheperd** » 11 Jul 2004 17:32

krtaylor wrote: YES, the US set will be released sometime today or tonight. Stay tuned...

Is tonight GMT or GMT -11/-10/-9? (in what timezone do you live?)

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 11 Jul 2004 20:41

As the set has now been released, please do not post in this thread unless you are a contributor or have read my post and the readme.
Thank you.

edk256 · Post by **edk256** » 11 Jul 2004 22:47

YAY! Finally...BTW, what are the specs of the Budd Cosmpolitan M2 EMU? I consulted on that vehicle.

DanMacK · Post by **DanMacK** » 12 Jul 2004 00:21

Purno, the nose and a few of the details still didn't look right on your unit. The lack of trucks also looked a bit odd. Here is a revised version. I edited the nose, tried to get a bit better/more accurate shading on the curved surfaces. Also raised the nose a bit.

Your diagonals were pretty much untouched, just added some trucks and a fuel tank. Personally, I think it looks a bit more accurate than your new one and tons better than my original.

You can take it with a grain of salt, or you can integrate them

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 12 Jul 2004 02:28

edk256 wrote:YAY! Finally...BTW, what are the specs of the Budd Cosmpolitan M2 EMU? I consulted on that vehicle.

The official release website

http://www.as-st.com/ttd/newusa

includes a detailed table of stats for the trains.

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 12 Jul 2004 04:35

One other thing. The development website

http://www.as-st.com/ttd/usa

has been completely redone, to support the next round of additions and revisions. Please take a look to get ideas.

Lilman424 · Post by **Lilman424** » 12 Jul 2004 06:14

About the stations, the GM&O (Greater Mobile and Ohio) Terminal in Mobile was renovated ~5 years back. here it is:

I just think it's nice

But probably hard to put in TTD scale graphics

DanMacK · Post by **DanMacK** » 12 Jul 2004 11:46

Lilman424 wrote:About the stations, the GM&O (Greater Mobile and Ohio) Terminal in Mobile was renovated ~5 years back. here it is:

I just think it's nice
But probably hard to put in TTD scale graphics

Actually, it's GULF, Mobile and Ohio

And may be hard, but be cool to see.

uzurpator · Post by **uzurpator** » 12 Jul 2004 11:51

DanMacK - that Purno's edited shark looks great!

EDIT: Since we have ver 2.0 before us - i propose these locos to be added:

C&O H-8 Allegheny: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~ajh/trai ... 1604-2.jpg
7000 hp, 70 mph, 491 kN, 1940, 543t (with tender)

GM10B:
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/gm1976a.jpg
10000hp, 70 mph, 510 kN, 1976, 184t

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 12 Jul 2004 12:27

uzurpator wrote:C&O H-8 Allegheny: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~ajh/trai ... 1604-2.jpg
7000 hp, 70 mph, 491 kN, 1940, 543t (with tender)

I like that steamer too! but u will need a pic of the loco sideways as well

DanMacK · Post by **DanMacK** » 12 Jul 2004 12:28

Uzurpator, thanks

I thought it looked pretty good myself.

You do the juice jack, I'll do the Allegheny, deal? I'll just heavily modify my Challenger.
EDIT: Here's a prelim of an H8, I'll do the full drawing set (And modify it A LOT heavier) at work tonight.

Singapore Kid, I've got this one. Got pics from every angle on this puppy.

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 12 Jul 2004 12:30

What about the S-2 6-8-6 turbine locomotive?
do u need a pic?

krtaylor · Post by **krtaylor** » 12 Jul 2004 14:55

I am opposed to including "test" locomotives such as the GM 10B, and the S-2 and T-1. If there was only one built, then it doesn't seem reasonable to offer it unless it fills a particular niche. It seems to me that the 10B is too powerful and would throw the game, unless it was insanely expensive, in which case it would be rarely useful.

The Allegheny was certainly common enough to qualify, but how is it operationally different from the Challenger and/or the Big Boy? By the same arguments, we should include the N&W Y6b, another very famous compound. For that matter, we could include the N&W J class, the second most beautiful US passenger steam loco:

http://www.retroweb.com/611lastrun.html

Oracle has the final decision on adding new locos to the list. Operationally, I don't see any gaps, hence no need to add anything new. But I can imagine that he might consider adding another compound freight loco. We don't really want to set to be totally overwhelming, do we? We have to differentiate the various locos somehow.

Dan, were you still working on the steel pipe car? uzurpator finished the steel beams car, but it'd be nice to have pipes too. And there's a few other things on the new list that need work. If you take a look, you'll see I removed everything that is finished and released, and only included things that need work. I'll add new items to it as Oracle approves them.[/list]

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 12 Jul 2004 16:19

I would like to get started on stations...

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