Some Requests (Help Needed)

[Hyronymus]

I have removed the grf and image of the replacing signals until the code is shared as required by the license under which Michael Blunck published his signals.

Furthermore I strongly advise you to cut on needless doublepostings, RL Conroy.

[michael blunck]

Well, it´s unclear to me what he´s going to approach, and what exactly and how he does use something of "my" graphics. As already written, some signals (the older signals.grf) is under the GPL and is included both in ttdpbase.grf and somewhere in OTTD´s basic grf files. OTOH, the DB Set uses slightly different signals which are not under the GPL at the time being.

regards
Michael

[RL Conroy]

I just wanted to publish my opinion, not to accuse you!

Oh sorry about that

Furthermore I strongly advise you to cut on needless doublepostings, RL Conroy.

Whoops i will be Careful next Time.

I'm so sorry!
I wil Delete the GRF and the Pictures.
Is that a Better Option? And continue this Topic with Station GRF's?

Sorry! I hate to make Mistakes!
And i will Study the GPLv2 and what to need to Release a GRF.

I use also this Phrase now:"Think Before You Do."

And also: What is a Source Code?

[planetmaker]

And also: What is a Source Code?

In the case of a newgrf: the nfo and pcx in the form in which you prefer to edit them. Prior to running nforenum and grfcodec.

[RL Conroy]

the nfo and pcx in the form in which you prefer to edit them

You mean like this: NFO with Notepad, PCX with GIMP?

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I'm now Busy with Creating a Station GRF but then i found something...
What means This Code:

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128 * 22	 00 04 07 01 0C 08 "OLDS" 0C FE 0D FE 11 00 14 FF 15 FF 0A 0B

And what is that with "OLDS"?

[michael blunck]

What means This Code:

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128 * 22	 00 04 07 01 0C 08 "OLDS" 0C FE 0D FE 11 00 14 FF 15 FF 0A 0B

And what is that with "OLDS"?

It´s the "station class", look here: http://wiki.ttdpatch.net/tiki-index.php ... n0Stations , also for the rest of your question.

regards
Michael

[RL Conroy]

I finded out (Hopefully...) what "OLDS" mean: "In addition, each station can alter its appearance using variational and/or random action 2 entries"
Directly from TTDPatch Wiki

Also the Part with

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0C 08 "OLDS" 0C

i don't understand it really.
I know that the Code "0C" means "Selection of numbers of platforms and length (0C, 0D)".
But how to Edit that? Must i Edit the 0 Value or must i Edit the Value Behind the 0C Code?
It is a Little Confusing for me

[michael blunck]

[...] Also the Part with

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0C 08 "OLDS" 0C

i don't understand it really.
I know that the Code "0C" means "Selection of numbers of platforms and length (0C, 0D)".
But how to Edit that? Must i Edit the 0 Value or must i Edit the Value Behind the 0C Code?
It is a Little Confusing for me

You have to read carefully, stations are a bit more complicated than vehicles or buildings (you´ll soon find out):

First of all, break the code down to a more readable form:

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128 * 22    00 04 07 01 0C // station ID is "C" (12)
	08 "OLDS" // class "OLDS" (whatever that means, its unimportant)
	0C FE     // disabled number of platforms: only platform 1 allowed 
	0D FE     // disabled platform lengths: only length 1 allowed
	11 00     // pylon placement: no pylons
	14 FF     // catenary placement: no wires
	15 FF     // can train enter tile? cannot enter
	0A 0B     // copy sprite layout from station "B" (11)

HTH
regards
Michael

[RL Conroy]

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0C FE     // disabled number of platforms: only platform 1 allowed
0D FE     // disabled platform lengths: only length 1 allowed

So if i Remove the Value "FE" from both 0C & 0D and Replace it with 04 (What i Read from TTDPatch Wiki) I should be Able to Build and Drag&Drop that Stationtile 5x5?
And if i want to Allow more that 7 Tiles i must Add the Value 7+ or...?

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0A 0B     // copy sprite layout from station "B" (11)

If i Change the Value 0B into 00 it will not use the Sprite Layout but the Sprites from the PCX if it already has a Ground Sprite?

[michael blunck]

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0C FE     // disabled number of platforms: only platform 1 allowed
0D FE     // disabled platform lengths: only length 1 allowed

So if i Remove the Value "FE" from both 0C & 0D and Replace it with 04 (What i Read from TTDPatch Wiki) I should be Able to Build and Drag&Drop that Stationtile 5x5?

No, "04" would disable track number 3 only. To allow tracks 1 to 5 would need "E0".

See, you didn´t read carefully. Setting bits via properties 0C and 0D would disallow that particular track resp platform length:

11111110 -> allow track 1
11111100 -> allow tracks 1-2
11111000 -> allow tracks 1-3
11110000 -> allow tracks 1-4

And now, the trick! Tada ...

11111110 is a number (in binary notation). It´s the value you have to attach to property 0C, although not in binary but in hexadecimal notation:

11111110 -> FE (you might use the Windows calculator for those wizardry).
11111100 -> FC
11111000 -> F8
11110000 -> F0 etc., pp.

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0A 0B     // copy sprite layout from station "B" (11)

If i Change the Value 0B into 00 it will not use the Sprite Layout but the Sprites from the PCX if it already has a Ground Sprite?

No. That makes no sense. Real sprites (from a .pcx file) have to go into a spriteblock (action1). "Sprite layout" is something very different. Re-read the Wiki.

regards
Michael

[RL Conroy]

When i was at Work I Calculated what the Binary Codes mean:

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11111110 = FE = 1
11111100 = FC = 2
11111000 = F8 = 3
11110000 = F0 = 4
11100000 = E0 = 5
11000000 = C0 = 6
10000000 = 80 = 7

So if i want to Create Station Tiles more than 7 i must Add Value 80 at 0C & 0D?

[michael blunck]

So if i want to Create Station Tiles more than 7 i must Add Value 80 at 0C & 0D?

The values are a byte, used as a bit mask. Bits 0 to 6 control the availability of number or length 1 to 7, and bit 7 controls the availability of the "+7" button. Each bit that is set disables the corresponding length or number of platforms.

regards
Michael

[RL Conroy]

Whoops... Sorry I must Look better on the Wiki. Thanks.

How do I Create a Simple Animation Tile?
I Trying to Find out how to Create one.

[michael blunck]

How do I Create a Simple Animation Tile?
I Trying to Find out how to Create one.

I´d propose to first create a simple station, w/o animation.

regards
Michael

[RL Conroy]

w/o animation

Sorry to Ask but what is "w/o"?

Oh is that Hard to do then?

[lawton27]

Sorry to Ask but what is "w/o"?

Without.

[Lakie]

Michael is just advising you to 'use small building steps' rather than trying to do everything at once, making the learning process somewhat easier.

~ Lakie

[RL Conroy]

Oh yes that is better though. Start Small and build it up.

EDIT: Oh and i Founded Something that is a Little Strange, Look at the Code:

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9 * 22	 00 04 07 01 01 08
16 * 22	 00 04 07 01 02 08
23 * 22	 00 04 07 01 03 08
30 * 22	 00 04 07 01 04 08
37 * 22	 00 04 07 01 05 08
44 * 22	 00 04 07 01 06 08
51 * 22	 00 04 07 01 07 08
58 * 22	 00 04 07 01 08 08
65 * 22	 00 04 07 01 09 08
72 * 82	 00 04 07 01 0A 08
79 * 22	 00 04 07 01 0B 08
86 * 22	 00 04 07 01 0C 08
93 * 22	 00 04 07 01 0D 08
100 * 22	 00 04 07 01 0E 08
107 * 22	 00 04 07 01 0F 08
114 * 22	 00 04 07 01 10 08
Continued...

It Begins at the Fifth Line: It will go from 01 to 09 and Suddenly it says 0A, 0B, 0C, 0D, 0E, 0F and Continues with 10, 11, 12 and so on.
Is this Normal?

[michael blunck]

[...] It will go from 01 to 09 and Suddenly it says 0A, 0B, 0C, 0D, 0E, 0F and Continues with 10, 11, 12 and so on.
Is this Normal?

Yes, that´s normal hexadecimal counting:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 20,
21, 22, ...

Use your windows calculator.

regards
Michael

[RL Conroy]

UPDATE: I Created a GRF that Allows you to Create Your own Industries as Station Tiles!
I'm Thanking All the People on TT-Forums to Help me with this... Especially michael blunck
Only Permission Needed to Release it...

Yes, that´s normal hexadecimal counting

Oh Okay. I almost Worried there... But i'm Learning it. It's Awesome & Fun to Work with NFO Coding!

I also want to tell this Earlier but Thanks with Helping me with this!
You Guys are Awesome!

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