AuzObjects

[RoyalExamination9410]

Nice gas stations, I like the overlap function. I wonder what gas stations are you intending to add next?

[GarryG]

Nice gas stations, I like the overlap function. I wonder what gas stations are you intending to add next?

Hope to do BP, Mobil, Caltex, Ampol and Shell is the format I doing. These 5 all have a logo that can also be used for other companies.

Later as mentioned previous posts, hope to do some older style, but they might not be drive through .. depends on what images I can find on internet.

Been wondering what other sets I can make that have drive through .. obly ones I can think of is Bottle Shops (that sell alcohol) and take-away food places like McDonalds and KFC. Can any one think of any others?

[RoyalExamination9410]

Hope to do BP, Mobil, Caltex, Ampol and Shell is the format I doing. These 5 all have a logo that can also be used for other companies.

Chevron?

Later as mentioned previous posts, hope to do some older style, but they might not be drive through .. depends on what images I can find on internet.

Been wondering what other sets I can make that have drive through .. obly ones I can think of is Bottle Shops (that sell alcohol) and take-away food places like McDonalds and KFC. Can any one think of any others?

Wendy's, A&W, Starbucks, Tim Hortons?

[Quast65]

Been wondering what other sets I can make that have drive through

Over here we have drive-thru Covid-test locations...

[GarryG]

Australia has those too. Philippines has musical chair type .. you go to a big building and has many rows of chairs and sit at end of row. As some one in front row gets down and their chair becomes available every one moves along a chair .. a bit like music chairs. So if any one is infected that means they would have sat in every chair.

Started working on Shell, Mobil and Ampol service stations today and been adding some snow. Looking at Caltex but it red awning like one of the others, so might leave that for now.

[mxnp]

These look amazing!

Been wondering what other sets I can make that have drive through .. obly ones I can think of is Bottle Shops

I couldn't think of many. Perhaps a car wash? Or freeway toll booths, truck weighing stations?

Over here we have drive-thru Covid-test locations...

Was thinking this too, but I'm also quite done with the pandemic to see it in-game haha. Although, it would go quite well with a zombie apocalypse scenario...

[GarryG]

Chevron?

Maybe ok .. do any other countries use it? or have a servo that ha a similar logo?

Wendy's, A&W, Starbucks, Tim Hortons?

Heard of Wendy's in a food shop .. but not heard of the others. Are they food places too?

Over here we have drive-thru Covid-test locations...

Guess if I add these, you want be to have protesters protesting against it all and infecting everything

I couldn't think of many. Perhaps a car wash? Or freeway toll booths, truck weighing stations?

Those 3 be ok .. but how to use them .. just drive through? If put a bus stop or truck bay in them seem funny a truck loading and unloading cargo while being washed. Been looking at freeway toll booths several months ago. But it be just for show for RV to pass through. Not sure if can make RV stop there and pay a toll (more money to add to players bank account ). Weight Bridge .. I think be just for show.

Service Stations Overlaps

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I finished added BP, Ampol, Mobil and Shell to the testarea. They also have snow versions. Each set took 8 IDs .. plus there are 3 Extras .. Gas Tanks, Concrete pieces and a set of 1 tile Bowsers that can be used at Industry sites. Total IDs 36 .. way to many for AuzTownObjects.

Maybe could add them to AuzIndustryObjects as it has 60 IDs left .. But before we decide where they get put .. here the AuzTestArea file if you like to try first.

AuzTestFile here.

[Quast65]

Great job! They really look awesome Garry!

With regard to snow-versions.
I dont think you should put snow on the concrete on the ground.
At least not on the one with the lamppost and the empty concrete one.

The ones with parked trucks is ok like you did now (with just a bit of snow)
The ones with the gas-tanks, maybe only INSIDE the black fence. Not outside the fence.

It would look a bit odd otherwise next to concrete tiles that dont have snow (and should indeed not have snow, because they probably will be cleared of snow)

Maybe just start with only snow on roofs not on ground anywhere...
The sign with flowerbed is offcourse ok like you did now.

[GarryG]

Great job! They really look awesome Garry!

Thanks pal .. and thanks fr your nit-picking. Been working you overtime with these.

With regard to snow-versions.

Shall remove the snow where you mentioned.

What Object set to put them in?

Before I decide going to see if I can make some multi-select templates for them .. that way will reduce IDs down from 32 to only 8. The awnings over the bowsers be a pain to do because they over lap in several directions.

Cheers

[RoyalExamination9410]

Maybe ok .. do any other countries use it? or have a servo that ha a similar logo?

Worldwide brand I think

Heard of Wendy's in a food shop .. but not heard of the others. Are they food places too?

Yes they are, but they are more North American brands though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26W_Restaurants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hortons

There are also drive-thru banks, could we have an armoured car or the passenger cars from the Polish set refitted to gold to simulate bank customers? We may be able to put them near the actual in game banks to simulate banking. (example streetview link: https://www.google.com/maps/@49.1365732 ... 8192?hl=en)

[Quast65]

thanks fr your nit-picking. Been working you overtime with these.

My pleasure
I am slowly getting my big scenario of The Netherlands ready to play (been plowing through my GRF's and sorting out what I want ingame and what not).
And these will definitely be in as I will probably build a lot of highways.

What Object set to put them in?

AuzTownObjects I think would be best for them, if too large, start new AuzTownObjectsPart2 (or AuzTownObjectsAddon, depending on how you normally name the extension of a set).

[GarryG]

AuzTownObjects I think would be best for them, if too large, start new AuzTownObjectsPart2 (or AuzTownObjectsAddon, depending on how you normally name the extension of a set).

I have 22 IDs available in AuzTownObjects .. so I fiddling around to see what parts of the service station I can place in multi-select tiles to try reduce them down. Most be easy to do this except the awning and bowser because of the overlaps in several directions.

Looking at adding these few extras:

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[Quast65]

Very nice addition!

If you are making a lot of the tiles multi-select, then please consider the sign (with and without flowerbed) on full concrete tile too.

[GarryG]

If you are making a lot of the tiles multi-select, then please consider the sign (with and without flowerbed) on full concrete tile too.

Will do.

Very nice addition!

The extras at moment take up 4 IDs but they will all kit in one multi-select for just 1 ID.

Any suggestions for extras as row 4 is empty.

1st row: has the gas tanks.
2nd row: Has the bowsers.
3rd row: has the concrete slabs.
4th row: This lot is empty .. any suggestions what can go here?

The overlap concrete slabs will need to have its own ID I thin unless we can think of some others to go with them.

Cheers

[Quast65]

4th row: This lot is empty .. any suggestions what can go here?

If you cant think of anything better...
A compressor to fill up the air of the tires?
This is what they look like at my local gas-station:

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There is also a map of the area next to it and you can rent small trailers there too:

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Its also the place where the company trucks fill up the gasoline for the station.
Not really in company colors (except for the letters above the compressor, but that is not too important).
So can be used for all probably.
So maybe at side of concrete tile, in the middle.

[GarryG]

A compressor to fill up the air of the tires?

Be nice idea .. thinking back when I was a wee bit younger and could drive .. some service station had the air compressor away from the the pumps as safer for kids filling up the bike tyres.

Could also put a white container as well for ice. The cold ice that is .. not the drug ice.

Those days when I was young .. was also a separate pump on its own as well for smaller trucks.

Could also put hire trailers as well as in your images.

Maybe a few cars .. for the employees who work there.

Shall see what can be done.

Cheers

[GarryG]

Air and Ice.

But just realised, I could put the sign aver top of the air pump like in above images.

Maybe the ice could be on same tile as air?

[Quast65]

Nice!

Maybe the ice could be on same tile as air?

Yeah, with everything separate you'll end up with a rather large servicestation

[GarryG]

A late night idea ..

What if I shorten the awnings over the bowser by a few pixels.

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The red is 2 pixels and the green 4 pixels .. the idea is to show off the bowsers nicer.

Another late night idea is the concrete labs .. where possible what if only make them 1/2 tile so not have all the blank concrete. Sample in image with the air and ice, single gas tank and the truck.

Hope tomorrow make some trailers to rent and place some employees cars in a parking area.

[Quast65]

the idea is to show off the bowsers nicer

yep, better.

where possible what if only make them 1/2 tile so not have all the blank concrete.

Well, as these are probably going to be multi-select anyway, offer them as well as the full tile ones.
Is just one extra ID...