Graphics for African Scenario

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 28 Nov 2005 15:40

Can anyone recommend a set of tropical graphics for my impending Africa scenario? Anything with a nice selection of engines - especially some Beyer-Garratts

African buildings would be good too - although some of the default Tropical are OK. Unfortunately a lot make the Sahara look like the Wild West!

The US Set and Arctic Renewal Set both have some nice steam. The UK exported a lot of its old steam engines to Africa (empire and all that). However, neither US or Arctic are really suitable.

Can anyone help?
Regards, RichK

MeusH · Post by **MeusH** » 28 Nov 2005 16:14

Hmm the nile is missing

By the way, I think more copper ore mines in the desert areas would be good. Also, try to make this map bigger... or you're making WHOLE Africa?

jvassie · Post by **jvassie** » 28 Nov 2005 16:53

Id suggest the upcoming tropical renewal set by uzurpator...

James

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 28 Nov 2005 18:16

MeusH wrote:Hmm the nile is missing

By the way, I think more copper ore mines in the desert areas would be good. Also, try to make this map bigger... or you're making WHOLE Africa?

Yup... the whole of Africa + Saudi peninsula. On a 1024x1024 map.

Ive done major place names in: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, all small countries around to Cote d'Ivoire. Should have the major places sorted in about 2-3 days.

There will be tons of resources - Ive researched the exports of all African countries. Every one will have something they actually export. (Except maybe Chad - until someone mods OpenTTD to allow industries from other climates, or creates OpenTTD Cotton industries!)

Talking about which - this would be perfect map to add Bauxite, Coffee, and Cotton industries to.

Oh... and the Nile? At this scale, you see the Nile Valley - and Ive cut a mark higher up the river to show its path through flatter terrain. You can also make out the Niger and Congo rivers quite clearly.

Now what I'd LOVE... allow water on flat tiles at height>0. Lakes!! Any coders up for it?

csuke · Post by **csuke** » 28 Nov 2005 18:20

richk67 wrote: Now what I'd LOVE... allow water on flat tiles at height>0. Lakes!! Any coders up for it?

canals

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 28 Nov 2005 18:21

Well, Egypt seems to have a few American & German diesel locos..

http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/egypt/egypt_er.html

Interestingly theres the "Blue Tiger", wich i believe is the same as the one in DBSet.

maley123 · Post by **maley123** » 28 Nov 2005 18:25

egypt has pryamids so someone has to code that

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 28 Nov 2005 18:26

Their tourist attractions, not housing all over the country.

Egyptians don't live in tiny pyramids you know..

and i doubt you can prevent a building apperearing all over the map, it would need coding just for that feature..

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 28 Nov 2005 18:27

csuke wrote:
richk67 wrote: Now what I'd LOVE... allow water on flat tiles at height>0. Lakes!! Any coders up for it?
canals

Nah I mean "pretty looking water"!! Not a kludge with the canal graphic!

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 28 Nov 2005 18:34

Akalamanaia wrote:Their tourist attractions, not housing all over the country.
Egyptians don't live in tiny pyramids you know..

and i doubt you can prevent a building apperearing all over the map, it would need coding just for that feature..

Already put in! But only as a set of three pyramid hills. Be the EVIL controller who demolishes the Pyramids to make way for Cairo International airport!!

RichK

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 28 Nov 2005 18:36

If you find photos of any simple railroad wagons, or trains you want for this set i can always help if i find them simple to draw and refrence pictures are avaible.

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 28 Nov 2005 18:38

Akalamanaia wrote:Well, Egypt seems to have a few American & German diesel locos..

http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/egypt/egypt_er.html

Interestingly theres the "Blue Tiger", wich i believe is the same as the one in DBSet.

Awww.... being a Brit, I want to have the Beyer-Garratts. (I seem to remember playing a set with them in my DOS TTDLX+TTPatch days.)

It should be relatively easy for some skilled person to cut/paste the locos from the various sets into one Africa set. Permissions respected of course.

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 28 Nov 2005 18:39

I believe uzurpators tropical renewal set had a Beyer Garrat..

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 28 Nov 2005 18:41

Akalamanaia wrote:I believe uzurpators tropical renewal set had a Beyer Garrat..

Got a link?

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 28 Nov 2005 18:44

The link to the thread..
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php? ... al&start=0

richk67 · Post by **richk67** » 28 Nov 2005 18:58

Akalamanaia wrote:The link to the thread..
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php? ... al&start=0

Strange - I tried that same search, and got nothing useful!!! Anyway, just tried that one. Looks like its not OpenTTD Ready

maley123 · Post by **maley123** » 30 Nov 2005 16:11

hello
when i said pryamid i meant somthing like a transmitor that only can be added when you edit the scenrio

White Rabbit · Post by **White Rabbit** » 30 Nov 2005 17:17

I definitely think you need bigger pyramids.

...even though the city will probably demolish them by itself when it grows, heh...

maley123 · Post by **maley123** » 30 Nov 2005 17:27

then that is realistic because that what they will do

Killer 11 · Post by **Killer 11** » 30 Nov 2005 18:17

are you out of your mind those things are a historical monument and no one will ever demolish them to build some houses.

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