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Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 07:29
by andythenorth
And another (all views done):
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So what do I need to do to prep it for code? Stick the blue bounding boxes in? Anything else?

(-> me exits right to the tutorials)

Teaser:
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Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 12:05
by andythenorth
Okay, so we have some Heavy Equipment, but how do we move it around?
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:D This would be a 5-part articulated vehicle, inspired by comments in this trams/light rail thread
Load would be classed as goods. It would be moved from factories to anything that accepts goods. I make no promises about how that works with ECS, future industry sets etc - I just think it looks neat!

(With more apologies to Zephryis for pillaging graphics).

Teaser: convoi exceptionelle! A tailback of loaded steel trucks crawls up the highway behind a big green monster, bound for the ore mines. Soon there'll be more raw materials for steel, more traffic, more tailbacks. Ah, progress :)
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Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 13:06
by PikkaBird
Vote 'Andy's Monster Trucks' as a set name! :lol:

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 22:17
by Nite Owl
Very nice work and a set I will definitely use once it is complete.

How about the "Heavy Truck Set" or "HTS" as a name. It is short, simple, and gets right to the point. "Heavy Equipment" could be a bit misleading to a new user as it might seem to include more then just trucks - say construction vehicles as an example.

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 12:04
by SkeedR
I'm leaking from my eyes...
It's so beautiful...

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 14:45
by andythenorth
Nite Owl wrote:How about the "Heavy Truck Set" or "HTS" as a name..."Heavy Equipment" could be a bit misleading to a new user as it might seem to include more then just trucks - say construction vehicles as an example.
It will include more than trucks :D

Stay tuned to this channel :wink:

(or check out the first post in the thread if you didn't see that yet)

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 18:02
by cmoiromain
I really look forward to the first version of this set! congrats for you pretty work!

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 18:24
by Saibot
Nite Owl wrote:Very nice work and a set I will definitely use once it is complete.
I couldn't agree more, it certainly looks very nice. :P

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 20:49
by andythenorth
Question: what's got tracks and tastes great with the Canadian Train Set? Answer: a Nodwell (or three)
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Small things are a right bugger to draw, not many pixels spare!

What's a Nodwell? Find out here :wink:
Some more nice pics here:
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/t ... 01-003.jpg
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/r_grieve14.htm
http://www.smithfuelservices.ca/images/Nodwell2.jpg

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 22:07
by andythenorth
And the obligatory teaser. Back in the oilpatch again, it's freeze up and a brace of Nodwells head up the right-of-way to the rig.
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Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 23:11
by ISA
Hey that's nice!
Little suggestion:
Could You make passenger one articulated then it would look like something like this, but a little bigger :)
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Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 23:18
by DanMacK
Excellent work on these! Can't wait to see more.

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 18 Jun 2008 03:11
by Nite Owl
I did read the first post but it was several days ago when the thread first opened for business and I forgot about the people movers. Hmm... then maybe I can amend my name suggestion to the "Heavy Transport Set". I think that would work just as well for the same reasons I stated previously. Keep up the good work.

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 18 Jun 2008 06:18
by andythenorth
ISA wrote:Hey that's nice!
Little suggestion:
Could You make passenger one articulated then it would look like something like this, but a little bigger :)
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Hagglunds are cool, I thought about including them. But my plan already includes something that will make you happy I reckon. An articulated Nodwell is called a Chieftan. These will be featured as upgrades to the Nodwells - for the same cargoes including passengers.
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I'm also going to redraw the passenger Nodwell more like this one with a 24 person crew body - it will look better and be more useful:
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Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 18 Jun 2008 13:14
by ISA
andythenorth wrote: that will make you happy
Cool :)

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 19 Jun 2008 11:18
by andythenorth
Changed the passenger Nodwell, drawn the articulated Chieftan version:
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Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 19 Jun 2008 12:09
by ISA
Those are nice :)

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 19 Jun 2008 17:27
by Kickme93
ISA wrote:Those are nice :)
I agree.

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 20 Jun 2008 16:49
by Pingaware
Just an update of the tracking table. I've added all the Foremost vehicles in case you decide to draw the others Andy. I've also added a few missing stats and web links to all the vehicles. But still no Paling Transporter. I've sent them an e-mail asking for stats, but I'm not very hopeful. Ah well :)

Re: NewGRF set proposal: Special Vehicles (Heavy Equipment?)

Posted: 21 Jun 2008 09:35
by andythenorth
Updated Chieftans:
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