[WIP] Vehicle creator - 1.0

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 21 Nov 2004 14:43

0.07 Alpha Changes:
Antialiasing added
Light transition is now smooth.

http://www.buzzing-bumblebee.fiberworld.nl/

Vehicle Creator for Locomotion

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Copyright 2004-2005 by Buzzing-Bumblebee Solutions.
Use of this program is at your own risk. The author cannot be held responsible for any damage, direct or indirect, ensuing the installation or use of this program. By using this program you acknowledge to have read this disclaimer and agree to its contents.
This product includes software developed by vbAccelerator (http://vbaccelerator.com/).

Before you submit a bug or ask a question, please read this file entirely and read these two webpages:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

The official website of Vehicle Creator for Locomotion is:
http://www.buzzing-bumblebee.fiberworld.nl

The Vehicle Creator for Locomotion discussion thread is (-- submit bug reports, ask questions, request features, etc.):
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?t=11894

Brief Manual for the MSTS 2 Locomotion plugin:

- Load a MSTS shape (*.s file). Default folder is in Options (Default MSTS Folder)
- Make sure the distance is correct. Use the measuring tool to aid in this.
- Select either locomotive or wagon.
- Press export. This exports a complete BMP render sequence to a subfolder named after the loaded shape file in your Default Graphics Folder (Options).
- NOTE: You still have to convert the BMPs to PNG and apply the Locomotion palette yourself.

fatpaul · Post by **fatpaul** » 21 Nov 2004 14:49

cool man!
still in alpha stage?

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 21 Nov 2004 14:54

fatpaul wrote:cool man!
still in alpha stage?

Yup. I'm working on this right now. First milestone should be generation of non-complex diesel/electric locomotives, carriages and multiple units. Then steam. Then tilting. Then multi-state wagons (freight). Then road vehicles. Then trams. Etc.

I'll release each milestone as is for the beta traject. I expect the first milestone to be reached in a matter of days, depending on how much time I have to spend on my regular work.

fatpaul · Post by **fatpaul** » 21 Nov 2004 14:59

scrat wrote:
fatpaul wrote:cool man!
still in alpha stage?
Yup. I'm working on this right now. First milestone should be generation of non-complex diesel/electric locomotives, carriages and multiple units. Then steam. Then tilting. Then multi-state wagons (freight). Then road vehicles. Then trams. Etc.

I'll release each milestone as is for the beta traject. I expect the first milestone to be reached in a matter of days, depending on how much time I have to spend on my regular work.

cool I can use it to have some quick mod for Hong Kong loco which already have model in the game

another_lomo_player · Post by **another_lomo_player** » 21 Nov 2004 15:11

Good work! We need more tools to lomo

oppie · Post by **oppie** » 21 Nov 2004 15:13

Scrat, you're a genius!

I suppose you're also building in the automatic generation of xofs and yofs values?

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 21 Nov 2004 15:27

oppie wrote:Scrat, you're a genius! I suppose you're also building in the automatic generation of xofs and yofs values?

That's already implemented. For MODders, there is an unsupported download available that only generates the xofs/yofs xml; you only need to point it towards your sprites folder. Look for it in this thread: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?t=11778

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 21 Nov 2004 16:24

fatpaul wrote:
scrat wrote:
fatpaul wrote:cool man!
still in alpha stage?
Yup. I'm working on this right now. First milestone should be generation of non-complex diesel/electric locomotives, carriages and multiple units. Then steam. Then tilting. Then multi-state wagons (freight). Then road vehicles. Then trams. Etc.

I'll release each milestone as is for the beta traject. I expect the first milestone to be reached in a matter of days, depending on how much time I have to spend on my regular work.
cool I can use it to have some quick mod for Hong Kong loco which already have model in the game

What Locomotive it is?

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 21 Nov 2004 21:00

I'm making good progress.

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 22 Nov 2004 01:26

0.01 Alpha available:

http://www.buzzing-bumblebee.fiberworld ... /lm_vc.rar

It seems to work just fine actually. I managed to exactly replicate the NL ICM0 'Koploper' EMU-3 without having to fire up my trusty old XML editor. (You'll need LocoTool to generate the .dat file). Imported it into the game and it's working perfectly.

Fields with a yellow background colour do not need to be edited per se to have a working vehicle. No documentation available.

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 22 Nov 2004 22:06

Some screenshots of 0.02 Alpha. Work is progressing a lot faster than I estimated. I also stumbled onto a way of using the XP interface through VB6 without any extra coding, so the program loses its 'Win98' look. (Well, at least on WinXP computers.

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PurdueGuy · Post by **PurdueGuy** » 23 Nov 2004 03:39

Nice!

another_lomo_player · Post by **another_lomo_player** » 23 Nov 2004 06:50

Good work!

Overlord1191 · Post by **Overlord1191** » 23 Nov 2004 17:58

This is great stuff!!

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 23 Nov 2004 18:22

Thanks, guys!

If all goes according to schedule I should be able to release 0.02 Alpha for download tomorrow. Meanwhile I made the app a lot flashier ("effe wat ophoeren", as we say in Rotterdam) and user-friendly.

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 25 Nov 2004 08:02

Almost done now. Left to do are:
- Normalizing the tab indexes. A major pita in the vb6 IDE.
- Writing text for all the balloon tips. (75% complete)
- Some minor stuff.
- Two solid days of testing.

In the screen shot, you can see I am working on a soon to be released locomotive for the NL vehicle set.

Daan Timmer · Post by **Daan Timmer** » 25 Nov 2004 08:13

what language is it

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 25 Nov 2004 08:43

Programming language: Visual Basic 6.0
Language: US English

scrat · Post by **scrat** » 25 Nov 2004 13:41

Okay, 0.02 Alpha has been released. There are still issues with vehicle sounds, but nothing that can't be overcome. (It's still in alpha anyway

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PurdueGuy · Post by **PurdueGuy** » 25 Nov 2004 14:05

When you say "exclusively", you mean the code part, not the visuals, correct? Doing the graphics is still going to be a pain in the butt, I assume?

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