Container Freight station and harbor

Lancelot · Post by **Lancelot** » 06 Jun 2006 03:32

Ok, let's get back to work.

How many loading stages should I do for each dock?

Sanchimaru · Post by **Sanchimaru** » 06 Jun 2006 11:35

Welcome back, Lancelot! How have you been?

Well, I drew: empty > some trucks > more trucks > full
That should be enough.

The only problem I can think of is that currently there is no way to choose between docks as you do with stations; so passenger docks might look odd plenty of trucks.
However, you can draw the sprites, and maybe someday, we will be able to choose dock types too!

Aegir · Post by **Aegir** » 06 Jun 2006 12:50

Yup, for the moment, only a direct sprite-replacement will be possible. No reason not to work on the extra sprites though, could be used as a station tile (Dummy dock tile maybe), or kept until patch functionality exists for implementing the loading stages.

Lancelot · Post by **Lancelot** » 06 Jun 2006 15:51

Welcome back, Lancelot! How have you been?

Quite busy.

The only problem I can think of is that currently there is no way to choose between docks as you do with stations; so passenger docks might look odd plenty of trucks.

I was thinking about this too. For now, I could mix the passenger cars and cargo. So when you are building a dock for the passengers, you could assume that all crates on the dock are passenger's belongins as well as supplies for the ship. And vice versa, for a cargo dock, player should think that all the cars belong to the dock workers.

For example, different stages could be repesented this way:
1. Empty
2. 1 passenger car, forklift, some crates
3. 2 passenger cars, forklift, crates and a container
3. 3 passenger cars, 1 truck, forklift and 2 containers.

After I am done with these and US Road bus stations, I'll do separate docks for cargo and passengers.

Sanchimaru · Post by **Sanchimaru** » 06 Jun 2006 22:35

Excellent! I am impacient to see your work!
Now we need someone to code a 2nd version of the Harbor & Containers station + Switchyard. When I finished the Switchyard I asked Oracle, but one hasn't seen him since...

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » 07 Jun 2006 20:19

Hi! I'm back (for more info on my whereabouts over the last few months, see the post that I'll make in another thread in a bit) and yes, I should be able to code some stations soonish - no time-related promises though!
If you could give me a concise summary of what needs doing then that would be really helpful.

ISA · Post by **ISA** » 07 Jun 2006 20:25

Nice to see You again! Waiting release with big patience!

White Rabbit · Post by **White Rabbit** » 07 Jun 2006 20:28

Yay! He's back!

You must be the most needed coder. 've seen 'let's wait till Oracle is back' so many times...

And sorry for only seeing you as a tool to make GRFs, I didn't mean that.

Sanchimaru · Post by **Sanchimaru** » 07 Jun 2006 22:19

Welcome back onboard, Oracle!
Studies sometimes take a lot of time. But it's nice to be away for a period of time sometimes. It gives you noew forces and will.

here is the file I posted with all the new graphics and the instructions for coding. There are a lot of new graphics for harbor and container station; and there are also graphics for a switchyard.

Since the number of elements has grown, I thougt that this time it would be necessary to split Harbor from Container Freight Station in the station selection menu. This makes the options:
>Harbor
>Container Freight Station
>Switchyard
However, you have the last word. You might even think that it's better to make 3 sepparate GRFs... I don't know.

The Switchyard maybe somehow confusing, ask me if you have any doubts or problems coding it.

Lancelot is drawing new matching docks for the set, but I don't know if they can be coded as part of the set itself, or have to be a sepparate GRF...
Lancelot, do you have the simple version of the docks (empty, no loading stages) ready? They could be put already into the set as soon as Oracle gets to it

Lancelot · Post by **Lancelot** » 07 Jun 2006 22:28

Lancelot, do you have the simple version of the docks (empty, no loading stages) ready? They could be put already into the set as soon as Oracle gets to it

Yup.
It's all right here, including new shipyards.

metallicsomber · Post by **metallicsomber** » 17 Sep 2006 22:52

I feel stupid having to ask this... but How do you make the train stations like that, where they are un even Not square, and use other not track tiles? Every time I try to make a station like that it tells me Its too close to another station. Is there some switch I can turn off to fix that or something?

Post by **WWTBAM** » 17 Sep 2006 22:58

irregularstations

metallicsomber · Post by **metallicsomber** » 17 Sep 2006 23:27

Ok knew it was something silly like thanks.

silenthunter · Post by **silenthunter** » 17 Nov 2006 17:55

Is there still the pissiblity of adding some extra graphics to this set? For example: grain silos, oil tanks, etc.

Sanchimaru · Post by **Sanchimaru** » 18 Nov 2006 22:15

silenthunter wrote:Is there still the pissiblity of adding some extra graphics to this set? For example: grain silos, oil tanks, etc.

Actually there is developement for a new industrial stations set covering all possible cargos here:
http://tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?t=27112

I have stopped developement a lot these months, but I promise to come back with renewed energies

m4rek · Post by **m4rek** » 18 Nov 2006 23:29

would it be possible to make the dock fit in with such a station?

Post by **WWTBAM** » 18 Nov 2006 23:42

read the thread

SHADOW-XIII · Post by **SHADOW-XIII** » 18 Nov 2006 23:43

not yet since since there is no (GRF)graphic support for other stations that train ones

Aegir · Post by **Aegir** » 19 Nov 2006 00:11

SHADOW-XIII wrote:not yet since since there is no (GRF)graphic support for other stations that train ones

Eiiigh. Wrong. You should re-read the thread aswell.

There IS a magical thing called Action A

Post by **Dave** » 19 Nov 2006 01:04

Though if you DID replace the dock's sprites using Action A, ALL docks would be like this, not just the one near the train station.

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