Here are a few airports that I've made while learning to use the FTA in OpenTTD.
I hope that I'll be able to update them to richk67's NewGRF ports at some point, but I'm affraid I'm not smart enough to learn the use of FTA and newgrf at the same time, so this first release will be hardcoded airports (ie : patch)
What's in :
- added initial approach and fixed holding area (small speed) to all airports, based on city airport model.
- 4 "new" airports : Zeppelin airfield, State airport (small), Marseille Provence (large), Rome Fiumicino (xlarge)
Nice. If you need help getting these NewGRF'd let me know. I have 2.5 realworldairports ready to roll (OK, Munich still needs work.) So Rome and Marseille would make nice additions.
You may want to try running your airport_movement.h etc through my FSMconverter. You will need to ensure that the structures for your airports are placed ok into the relevant files. Then compile FSMconverter, and run it. It should spit out out.txt, which is 80%+ formatted correctly for the newGRF spec. (It really only misses the Release Blocks - which of course isnt in the original code.)
The code is done in VS2005, but should compile with cygwin et al. Dont know what support files you may need though.
I would also take a further look at your Rome variant - it doesnt match the actual airport very well - Rome has just 3 runways, and no buildings north/northeast of the central cross runway. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&g ... 9&t=h&z=14
richk67 wrote:I would also take a further look at your Rome variant - it doesnt match the actual airport very well - Rome has just 3 runways, and no buildings north/northeast of the central cross runway. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&g ... 9&t=h&z=14
Yes, you're right about the building for Rome airports.
I should rewrite the heli part so it use the taxiway below the cross runway. Then north tiles should be farm, could it be done with actual code or newGRF port ? (edit : oops, I forgot that you can make holes with your code - will be fine then)
It does have 4 runways, but the 4 is a backup of the eastern one, also used as taxi. What I should rewrite is the landing code so the prefered order will be east runway then west then backup.
Or do you think I should remove completly the fourth runway ?
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When I create a new airport - this is the sequence:
1. Design the layout of the airport on squared paper.
2. Starting at the hangar, and then terminals, number all of the tiles.
3. Have a think about what movement blocks you need - a block can have more than 1 tile in it.
4. For each tile, write down what movements you want an aircraft to be allowed to do at that tile, and what blocks it needs to reserve to do it.
5. Code it up, including working out what graphics are needed.
For a small airport, its fairly easy. However, larger airports are a LOT of hard work. My Munich has 85 positions currently, and it isnt yet finished.
Gedemon wrote:I should rewrite the heli part so it use the taxiway below the cross runway. Then north tiles should be farm, could it be done with actual code or newGRF port ? (edit : oops, I forgot that you can make holes with your code - will be fine then)
NewGRF is the better way as the airport code will be replaced by NewGRF_ports relatively shortly. Also, NewGRF_ports allows asymmetrical airports, so that area can actually be a gap.
It does have 4 runways, but the 4 is a backup of the eastern one, also used as taxi. What I should rewrite is the landing code so the prefered order will be east runway then west then backup. Or do you think I should remove completely the fourth runway ?
It doesnt look to me as though that runway gains you much, and a 3 runway in an H shape will be better, IMO.
well, updated Rome layout will be 3 runways, almost like this one.
and before doing something more or less similar, I'll finish CdG, and then I may have a look to Dubai project, but I'll need more blocks for this one : Dubai World Central Airport
Rome Fiumicino (for the b00ns also known as Rome Leonardo da Vinci) looks pretty well, looking away from the fact you turned the runways around. Marseille is nice too, but the field is a bit longer irl. Balance between Rome and Marseille isn't perfect Sorry for being so cheecky, but I study Aviation
I'd like to see Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in TT once, lol. That's like... Impossible to make
NLmichiej wrote:Rome Fiumicino (for the b00ns also known as Rome Leonardo da Vinci) looks pretty well, looking away from the fact you turned the runways around. Marseille is nice too, but the field is a bit longer irl. Balance between Rome and Marseille isn't perfect Sorry for being so cheecky, but I study Aviation
Rome should be rotated 90° left, is that what you mean ? if so, that's already in the "todo" list.
About Marseille do you think that I should add one (or more ?) tile to the main runway ?
Yeah, not even started the state machine for that monster - Im not entirely happy with the layout. Its not got enough taxiing space to make for smooth operations.
Rome should be rotated 90° left, is that what you mean ? if so, that's already in the "todo" list.
If you design this for NewGRF_ports, all rotation of the FSM is handled already. All you have to "rotate" is your selection of sprites for the graphics layout.
Mchl wrote:I got this silly idea about Schiphol, and I thought I'd show it to tou
Yup. Using the Irregular Airports patch (included in NewGRF_ports), I was able to place the motorway there - but as stated in a tunnel. Irregular Airports places no restrictions on the non-airport tiles, so you can work around existing infrastructure if you want. As long as the actual airport tiles go onto a clear tile, it copes fine.
How about something like this. Sorry i didn't find a larger pic. Leipzig airport has runways on both sides of the highway and planes use a bridge over it.
Sorry for being so cheecky, but I study Aviation 
Yeah, impossible... 
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