[OTTD] New Monorail Trains Set

[planetmaker]

I yesterday added a proper build system to the repository and then had a look at the newgrf ingame and it just looks nice, I have to say! Good work.

[lawton27]

That last sheet I posted desperately needed improving, it's a strange train to draw and I hope it looks good in 2cc

Anyways here’s the new sheet,

[lawton27]

Sorry about the double post but I have 3 attachments.

This post contains graphics and stats for the JR maglevs in Japan except those with no capacity and the modern MLX01 for which I am waiting on the response to this poll from the first post:

I Plan to add the modern JR maglev’s, they run various MU locomotives with 1 or 3 carriages, how should I set this up?

A) 2 Vehicles for each model, one 1 carriage, one 3 carriages.

B) Locomotives can be refit to 1 or 3 carriages.

C) Locomotives and carriages are separate items, buy a locomotive then a 1 or 3 carriage setup.

Please answer in topic the poll broke when I tried to change the question.

Note in all the stats Max Units corresponds to how many can be placed together in one train, in this case all are one as there is no real way to couple them / 2 are single cars.

First is the little ML100 it's not got much capacity nor is it fast (based off real life values) I would suggest that this little maglev (first available) has rather low running costs to make it in some way useable.
Stats:
Rail: Maglev
Name: ML100
Designed: 1972
End availability: 1995
Weight: 30 tonnes
Consist: 1 car
Normal Speed: 55 km/h
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Power: 1,000 kW
Capacity: 10 passengers
Max Units: 1

Second I have drawn the MLU001, I'm happy with how this one turned out, I've given it a rather low capacity to make it more even compared to other locomotives of the era, maybe running costs and purchase price could be used to fine-tune its usability.
Stats:
Rail: Maglev
Name: MLU001
Designed: 1980
End availability: 2000
Weight: 100 tonnes
Consist: 2 driving cars, 1 carriage
Normal Speed: 290 km/h
Top Speed: 400 km/h
Power: 1,800 kW
Capacity: 75 passengers
Max Units: 1

And finally I have drawn the MLU002, it's speed ect is similar to the MLU001 but it is single car so it is refit-able to various cargos to encourage its use, it has an end date, so obviously I will need to make a more modern maglev with cargo capacities, I may add it to the MLX01.
Stats:
Rail: Maglev
Name: MLU002
Designed: 1987
End availability: 2007
Weight: 30 tonnes
Consist: 1 car
Normal Speed: 290 km/h
Top Speed: 400 km/h
Power: 1,000 kW
Capacity: 40 passengers
Max Units: 1
Refits to: Passengers Mail, Goods, Valuables, Diamonds, Gold, Food

And finally on this post I've made a list of parameters to make sure that when using in combination with other sets and if you don't want maglev/monorail it can be set efficiently:

First Parameter (monorail trains):
0 - Monorail trains run on monorail track only (default)
1 - Monorail trains run on maglev track only
2 - Monorail trains disabled

Second Parameter (maglev trains):
0 - Maglev trains run on maglev track only (default)
1 - Maglev trains run on monorail track only
2 - Maglev trains disabled

Third Parameter (monorail track):
0 - no change (default)
1 - Monorail track looks like maglev track

Forth Parameter (maglev track):
0 - no change (default)
1 - Maglev track looks like monorail track

I'm looking forward to feedback, responces to my poll and to see how it all looks in game.

Thanks,

lawton27

Edit:

DJ Nekkid: be sure to add a licence

[Zephyris]

Mmm, tasty pixels

[NekoMaster]

Mmm, tasty pixels

Lawl.

As for the sprites above, nice going Lawton :3 I cant wait to see those in the next release

[petert]

Why is the GRF in the third post instead of the first?

[NekoMaster]

Why is the GRF in the third post instead of the first?

Who cares, its available on Bananas now, so why worry?

[lawton27]

Any opinions on how to do the MLX01 with varying lengths, I'm drawn away from separate units, refit would work well but separate trains with different lengths would add more support for ai's, any thoughts.

[Comm Cody]

I Vote C.

[Owen P]

I agree C seems like the best option

[lawton27]

C it is I agree with the logic this way I can add wagon speed limits to make the single car setup more favourable, I also added a box car setup for goods/mail etc, it turns up later on to encourage the player to use some monorail in the early 21st century, I plan to add some more futuristic monorails that can compete with maglev till 2050 when it will more or less inevitably become all maglev in the future game adding a hole new era of game play which I hope to keep interesting.

First is the standard MLX01 locomotive, on the sheet it is the first row of sprites and uses the first purchase window box.
Stats:
Rail: Maglev
Name: MLX01
Designed: 1996
End availability: 2036
Weight: 200 tonnes
Consist: 2 driving cars
Normal Speed: 500 km/h
Top Speed: 550 km/h
Power: 2,800 kW
Capacity: 0

Second is the more advanced MLX01-901, it is faster but its bonus only comes into play with a single carriage setup due to wagon speed limits it should be more expensive than the MLX01. It uses the second row of sprites and the second purchase window box.
Stats:
Rail: Maglev
Name: MLX01-901
Designed: 2002
End availability: 2038
Weight: 200 tonnes
Consist: 2 driving cars
Normal Speed: 540 km/h
Top Speed: 580 km/h
Power: 2,800 kW
Capacity: 0

Now to the car setups, the first setup is single car, this allows the fastest speeds for the MLX01-901 and is the cheapest option it can also be used with the box cars setup to transport express freight such as mail and goods in the same train. Presumably the passenger carriages use the third row of sprites and the third purchase window box is used for the 1 carriage setup.
Stats:
Rail: Maglev
Name: MLX01 Single Carriage
Designed: 1996
End availability: 2038
Weight: 75 tonnes
Consist: 1 passenger carriage
Maximum Speed: None
Capacity: 60 passengers

Second is the 3 car setup, its efficient for the MLX01 but limits the speed of the MLX01-901, it cannot be used with box cars and is more costly than a 1 carriage setup. The passenger carriages use the third row of sprites and the forth purchase window box is used for the 3 carriage setup.
Stats:
Rail: Maglev
Name: MLX01 Three Carriage Setup
Designed: 1996
End availability: 2038
Weight: 200 tonnes
Consist: 3 passenger carriages
Maximum Speed: 550 km/h
Capacity: 180 passengers

And finally the box car setup, used for express freight on maglev it is developed later on than the rest of the cars but is still compatible with both the MLX01 and the MLX01-901. It uses the final row of sprites and the final purchase window box.

Last but not least is a list of allowed combinations for the new maglev items, hopefully this is not to hard to code the below combinations are the only ones that the player will be allowed to build:
MLX01 / MLX01-901 + Three Carriage Setup
MLX01 / MLX01-901 + Box Cars
MLX01 / MLX01-901 + Single Carriage
MLX01 / MLX01-901 + Single Carriage + Box Cars

I'll take a small break now whist DJ Nekkid catches up with my JR maglev drawing frenzy, I'm not all out of ideas but any links to real life maglevs/monorails is appreciated, also may I ask shall I draw the Transrapid maglev, it uses a different style of track to the ottd track which is why I drew the JR maglevs as they use a U style track, shall I add the Transrapid anyways and if so should I draw my own or possibly I could ask DanMacK for permission to use his. If they are added it definitely need a parameter to disable them.

[NekoMaster]

Hmm, I wonder where DJ is, must be busy with real life stuff, I hope theres a new release soon

[lawton27]

Hmm, I wonder where DJ is, must be busy with real life stuff, I hope theres a new release soon

Yeh, it’s given me a small break from drawing, I'll take this opportunity to give you a taster of things to come in future releases.

If you want stats ect for these trains check their issues on the dev-zone: https://dev.openttdcoop.org/projects/nmts/issues

[petert]

Great work to everyone involved with this set. I spent hours and hours playing with it.

I also thought about how I could help out, so I made this:

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[Wasila]

I think I'm in love!

[petert]

Oh! What joy! Comm Cody is already using it!

[Comm Cody]

It was very well made, petert. and plus the NMTS is my favorite set.

[petert]

It was very well made, petert. and plus the NMTS is my favorite set.

My favorite too!

[lawton27]

I present more monorail and maglev trains

The stats and stuff can all be found on the dev-zone, included in this is Born Acorn's monolev graphics he made for openGFX and has given me permission to use in the set, yes I will be moving onto the modern transrapid trains which I have permission to base off DanMacK's transrapid graphics.
DJNekkid's 2cc Chimaera is also set to make an appearance in the set.

EDIT:
There will be more Hyundai too

[petert]

Great trains! When will they be included in the set?