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Are they real roads that can be driven on?

RoyalExamination9410 wrote: 06 Sep 2023 05:40 Are they real roads that can be driven on?

Not yet .. I will be doing some overlap inspection bays so you can have a choice use as just objects pr can add your own real roads.
The entrance and exits are overlap each end so can put a junction and corner under them.

If using own roads first build the road into the inspection station like this. Then use the overlap entrances and exits so they hide the junction. For the over laps to work properly I need to design it so the inspection bay is further away from the main road.

Possible need to redesign the entrances and exits for that purpose.

Cheers

Mount White Heavy Vehicle Inspection Station.

This is what I trying to design the Truck Inspection station from.
Aerial View.
There are several lanes and the station is back off the highway. If I can design something similar then should be able to have both a object set and one where actual roads can be used.
These inspection stations are usually on highways and freeways. So the truck be travelling along at 100 hm/h maybe faster and need to be able to move over into the entrance lane of the inspection station before it starts to slow down so that it does not interfere with the flow of other traffic. Truck Drivers View.
Then as this image shows after that truck had slowed down and entered the entrance road it was not required and was instructed to return to the freeway. So that is my objective, see if I can design something similar to these images. Usually on Thursdays I go train riding but today I stay home and work on this idea.

Cheers all

looks great

Mrsunman wrote: 07 Sep 2023 05:05 looks great

Thanks pal. The hard part getting the entrances and exit roads right is some countries drive on the wrong side of the road

Hoping I can design in to suit both.

if you can, please add roundabouts or some form of curved road overlap, i think it would look great

ooh, and add turning lanes for larger intersections

Mrsunman wrote: 07 Sep 2023 07:45 if you can, please add roundabouts or some form of curved road overlap, i think it would look great

Might look great but vehicles will just go straight across.
Probably best way make them with the real roads like this and place a object in the middle. Extending the object to cover the green grass might not be easy as there so many road types. But something to ponder on.

For now I keep working on the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Stations. Then if I got time before the month runs out have a look at your idea. Starting in October I be working on my train sets and railway stations as that work is long overdue.

Cheers

yeah, curved roads would be pretty nice, but i understand that they aren't a priority

Mrsunman wrote: 07 Sep 2023 07:45 if you can, please add roundabouts or some form of curved road overlap, i think it would look great

I think that since they can't make the tracks into an arch (for trains to run in an arch), it's also impossible to make a roundabout for cars to go around it. Maybe it would work as decoration (more likely), but then there's no point. And finally, GarryG showed how to build something like a roundabout out of a normal road. True, it's not quite a roundabout, but every game has its limits, I guess...

Have a nice day

This is where I am up to with the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Stations.

For those who want to be able to let their trucks and buses enter the Inspection Stations. First need to build your real road similar to this. And then if like add some object overlap road pieces something like this. You could use mine or maybe Dutch Road Furniture might have some you prefer.

To make just a object Inspection Station could have something like this. Still got a little alignment issue which hope to work on soon. Still got some signs to add and some road vehicles to the object roads.

Maybe add turning lanes for intersections, and variants with concrete instead of grass?

also cant wait for the source code, i'm thinking of turning those 1 lane adders for the sides into single-lane roads for highways

Mrsunman wrote: 08 Sep 2023 11:21 also cant wait for the source code

Guess I can upload the source and game file so you and other can experiment with.

Still no where near finished. Having problems with the entrance and exit road for the objects as some where I just a few pixel out of alignment with some pieces that I working on.
This image all object pieces and trying to make the entrances and exit roads so can use in a variety of ways. Got a few gaps to fill. Some of those pieces are from the "Fake Roads Lanes" menu. Hope over the weekend I will get them how I want.

Cheers

GarryG wrote: 08 Sep 2023 22:52

Mrsunman wrote: 08 Sep 2023 11:21 also cant wait for the source code

Guess I can upload the source and game file so you and other can experiment with.

Still no where near finished. Having problems with the entrance and exit road for the objects as some where I just a few pixel out of alignment with some pieces that I working on.
This image all object pieces and trying to make the entrances and exit roads so can use in a variety of ways. Got a few gaps to fill. Some of those pieces are from the "Fake Roads Lanes" menu.
Truck Inspection Stations12.png
Hope over the weekend I will get them how I want.

Cheers

Looks great! im thinking of turning those extra one lane pieces into single lane roads for highway intersections

I think these look good! just gotta offset the thicker one lane roads so that they don't overlap

Mrsunman wrote: 08 Sep 2023 23:22 Looks great! im thinking of turning those extra one lane pieces into single lane roads for highway intersections

Your welcome to use any of my work any way you wish. What drawing program your using as maybe some of my templates might be handy for you and others.

Any Moderator reading this .. Like your permission to swear in these forums as just lost 1/2 of drawings in the graphics program I using. I thing the RAM memory in my computer need replacing as past few days now keep running out of memory (computer that is .. not me) then the program crashes. This memory problem one o the reasons I slow doing the roads for the inspection stations.

Cheers

AuzRoadObjectsV11

I just spent way to much time at computer to get the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Stations to a stage they can now be used.

Version 11 is now available.

It not finished but you should be able to use what I done in a game now.
Can now make a variety of Heavy Vehicle Inspection Stations. This image will give you a idea what can be done. The following still need doing for the inspection stations:
* Add vehicles to some of the fake roads.
* Add entrance signs for the Inspection Stations.
* Add vehicle packing area.
* IF you have an idea let me know.

Here the game and source files.

GarryG wrote: 09 Sep 2023 07:47

AuzRoadObjectsV11

I just spent way to much time at computer to get the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Stations to a stage they can now be used.

Version 11 is now available.

It not finished but you should be able to use what I done in a game now.
Can now make a variety of Heavy Vehicle Inspection Stations. This image will give you a idea what can be done.
Truck Inspection Stations13.png
The following still need doing for the inspection stations:
* Add vehicles to some of the fake roads.
* Add entrance signs for the Inspection Stations.
* Add vehicle packing area.
* IF you have an idea let me know.

Here the game and source files.

Not exactly freeway related, are you interested in the wide dirt shoulders seen along some rural roads? Some people may park there? Also serves as a deterrent to towns building houses. Something like this for reference

RoyalExamination9410 wrote: 09 Sep 2023 22:15 Not exactly freeway related, are you interested in the wide dirt shoulders seen along some rural roads? Some people may park there? Also serves as a deterrent to towns building houses.

Not a bad idea

Porbable need to do a few different dirt shoulders to match the Climate your playing. Also have to allow for those countries that drive on wrong side of road

Cheers