NARS2 - the North American Railway Set [2.52 September 2021]

[Comm Cody]

No new engine this time. Instead, it's a mock-up of one:

I'm gonna try the | and - views before the / and \ views, so I want to see what people think in these ones. I do have the FP45 sprites from the US set, maybe I should repaint that before rather than make one from scratch. I'll probably re-do the red on it for Player 3's livery when they have passenger cars behind.

That might be a violation of the copyright. Try to make your own first and if you fail, FIND THE AUTHOR of the US set sprite. Get his permission and then recolor it.

[Packer]

That might be a violation of the copyright. Try to make your own first and if you fail, FIND THE AUTHOR of the US set sprite. Get his permission and then recolor it.

It was DanMacK, and his signature says:

"As of this point in time, my sprites are public domain, feel free to use as you see fit, all I ask in return is credit for the original artwork"

So I figure it's okay, as long as I give credit.

However I probably should give credit for the ones from before. those are all modified NARS 2 graphics (don't know whose they are originally). The F45 only has the chassis from the SD45 in the set.

[NekoMaster]

The F45 only has the chassis from the SD45 in the set.

You should probably should work on the F45 a bit more, and do the blue colour like pIkka does, its not too bad though, I hope to see the finished sprite soon.

BTW, a FP45 isn't much different then a F45, just equipped for Passenger hauling

[Comm Cody]

That might be a violation of the copyright. Try to make your own first and if you fail, FIND THE AUTHOR of the US set sprite. Get his permission and then recolor it.

It was DanMacK, and his signature says:

"As of this point in time, my sprites are public domain, feel free to use as you see fit, all I ask in return is credit for the original artwork"

So I figure it's okay, as long as I give credit.

However I probably should give credit for the ones from before. those are all modified NARS 2 graphics (don't know whose they are originally). The F45 only has the chassis from the SD45 in the set.

Okay thanks for telling me.

[PikkaBird]

However I probably should give credit for the ones from before. those are all modified NARS 2 graphics (don't know whose they are originally). The F45 only has the chassis from the SD45 in the set.

The graphics in NARS2 are all by Dan and me (some all me, some all him, many originally by him and then modified/liveried by me). You should feel free to play around with them, edit and post what you like, but you'll need express permission to actually use them in any other set.

[DanMacK]

Looking good!

Time is not on my side for spriting lately (too many other things going on ATM), but feel free to use anything I've drawn for the NARS. Same with my other stuff.

Still here, just lurking

[NekoMaster]

Well... I hope someone codes those Sprites soon, I would love to have some GP40's, 39's, SD38's and the F45 when its done

[Emperor Jake]

Great work on my currently favourite set! Keep it up

However, since you'll be doing an update soon, I thought I'd report these few little bugs...

[NekoMaster]

Hey, if anyone wants to attempt the MPI Xpress Commuter's, heres some Pictures of the best, the MP40PH-3C
Its more or less Toronto's GO Transit's Own Locos, as no one else has ordered the above Model yet, only the MP36PH-3S and 3C have been ordered

http://images.google.ca/images?q=MP40PH ... DwBw&gbv=2

Its the google image's search I made for MP40PH-3C, there really isn't anything cosmetically different about the 36 and 40 models

Edit : Hmm....

[Blood Angel]

regearing isn't support with ecs... it replaces by limestone (if put ecs at the bottom) or limestone replaces by regearing...

[NekoMaster]

regearing isn't support with ecs... it replaces by limestone (if put ecs at the bottom) or limestone replaces by regearing...

Nothing we nor pikka can do, ECS uses A LOT of cargo slots and limestone happens to override NARS2 regearing if ECS comes after NARS2, and regearing overrides limestone (limestone quarry will make gearing) when NARS2 comes after ECS

[Packer]

I hit a snag when using DanMacK's FP45 for the F45. His FP45 is longer that the NARS2 SD45 by one pixel. I don't know how that would work out in game, so I started from scratch. I hit a snag with the cab and nose area, so I used the one from DanMack's FP45 and re-coulered it.

What'd ya'll think about the new one?

I'm going to do a second run after these ones, except to match the cab units paint for passenger trains, if it's possible to code it so that it changes it's scheme when pulling passenger or frieght cars. Wish I had the passenger car sprites so they could be colored to match the cab units.

[PikkaBird]

Wish I had the passenger car sprites so they could be colored to match the cab units.

You can get all the sprites by decompiling the grf.

[NekoMaster]

...and to de-compile it, you need grf codec

an easy way to use it is, extract the grfcodec to a fold like
C:\GRCODEC

then make a shortcut of grfcodec.exe, then right click the short cut, and in the target, add at the end of the target -d NARS2.grf
eg. "C:\GRFCODEC\GRFCODEC.EXE" -d NARS2.GRF

if you find that you get pink bits in the sprites, add -p2 after -d to change the pallet around

You should have NARS2.Grf in the same folder or it wont work, obviously

You will need something that can open and view PCX images, irfan view is a good program for that

[Gremnon]

As is the GIMP.
Also, if you look on the TTDPatch Tools page, you can find a link to GRFWizard, which gives a simple and clean graphic interface, which may be simpler for you.

[Packer]

Nekomaster and Gremnon, thanks for the tips. I've got it decoded and would like to use GIMP, but there site is down so it's on the backburner.

Worked on the some more. Pretty much everything from the frame up is from scratch.

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I think it's pretty good. I based the location of everything by the SD45's fans and cab windows. I could have used the DD40AX cab, but I decided against it.

[NekoMaster]

Nekomaster and Gremnon, thanks for the tips. I've got it decoded and would like to use GIMP, but there site is down so it's on the backburner.

Worked on the some more. Pretty much everything from the frame up is from scratch.

F45b.PNG

I think it's pretty good. I based the location of everything by the SD45's fans and cab windows. I could have used the DD40AX cab, but I decided against it.

Hmm, looks good, Im glad to see someone finally, FINALLY did the F45

You can go here to Download GIMP http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-win/

[Packer]

Neko, Thanks for the tip on the gimp will give it a go tomorrow.

I got them done for player 2 and 4 using that as a base. Player 3's is about 50% done. After that, doing the FP45 (just a livery matching the old cab units on the F45) and matching the passenger cars up.

[NekoMaster]

Neko, Thanks for the tip on the gimp will give it a go tomorrow.

I got them done for player 2 and 4 using that as a base. Player 3's is about 50% done. After that, doing the FP45 (just a livery matching the old cab units on the F45) and matching the passenger cars up.

It should be coded that when passenger and mail cars are attached the F45 becomes a FP45 in the info window of the train

[Packer]

F45s are done.

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Now teh FP45 should be fairly easy. I re-used DanMacks FP45 for player 3 (yes, I'm feeling a bit lazy right now), so I really only have to make 3.

In the mean time I'm going to try the passenger cars to make them match the engines. Anyone got any ideas for Player 4's since I've never seen a black passenger car. I'm thinking one of the following:
1. use the players second color for the car body and have a a stripe for the first color.
2. re-use the original grapics