Upcoming BATs and lots

[SimFox]

Andreas, may I ask how is railway electrification mod doing?? Any idea about release date? Or have it been released already?

[Andreas]

Andreas, may I ask how is railway electrification mod doing?? Any idea about release date? Or have it been released already?

Unfortunately, I don't have a release date for the mod. At the moment, I don't have enough time to work on this continuously, and I don't really enjoy that kind of modding, since it's an awefully tedious work. Obviously, the mod will have to cover all rail curves and switches, as well as the rail viaducts etc., which is quite a bit of work.

[Adept2Rock]

Oooooh!It's so nice!!I love!

[Simpson]

Wow love your bat continue 

[allan_kuan1992]

hmm... is the GLR-Avenue expansion pack of the current SFBT Tram Mod ready for release soon? The recent update seemed to miss these items so... 

- Allan Kuan

[Andreas]

hmm... is the GLR-Avenue expansion pack of the current SFBT Tram Mod ready for release soon? The recent update seemed to miss these items so... 

Well, I said more will follow soon, didn't I?

[allan_kuan1992]

okies... will wait...

- Allan Kuan

[Andreas]

Some new teasers... voltaic was busy to create some Swiss farms and a railway station, and he also created a Swiss regio runner, labeled NINA. And finally, a screenshot of a ploppable tunnel portal, as it is common in the alps.

 

[M4346]

Oh wow! Love the Tunnel Portal! 

[bat]

Nice new stuff! Looking forward to it!
And yes, the tunnel portal is looking beautiful!

[Fresh Prince of SC4D]

Great! More European trains and farms! 

Wait, will I able to keep the previous train skins from Kenworth with the new ones? 

[Andreas]

Wait, will I able to keep the previous train skins from Kenworth with the new ones? 

Unfortunately, the game only allows one train skin - which is too bad, but it seems that Maxis simply didn't think of the possibility of having more than one train in a certain area. Well, being California-based, I can't blame them...

Anyway, here's more rural stuff, this time created by Mathe Man. First, there's a sheep shelter, as it is common in the Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany. The sheep props are part of jestarr's "Ploppable Lifestock" pack. And below is a typical European barn, in four slightly different variations as a building family.

 

 

[girlfromverona]

I love that tunnel portal, Andreas! 

Any chance of one being made to go over roads, or does that one go over any type of network?

[Zaphod]

Awesome regional train. I dunno if you guys have ever planned something like it, but it would awesome if you made a 2-car train mod that first limited the trains to two cars, and then made the trailing car the rear facing unit. Basically have a articulated train with two cabs, it would be great for GLR

If you didn't mind all your passenger trains and monorails becoming 2 cars, it would be pretty sweet.

Unfortunately, the game only allows one train skin - which is too bad, but it seems that Maxis simply didn't think of the possibility of having more than one train in a certain area. Well, being California-based, I can't blame them...

Ironically California is one of the few places in the US you really see a variety of trains. Particularly in the Bay Area  where EA is at there are a few different rail systems.

[Andreas]

I love that tunnel portal, Andreas! 

Any chance of one being made to go over roads, or does that one go over any type of network?

So far, I only saw this pic, but from what I gathered, it's simply an overhanging prop that is placed aside the mountain, so it should be usable for roads as well.

Awesome regional train. I dunno if you guys have ever planned something like it, but it would awesome if you made a 2-car train mod that first limited the trains to two cars, and then made the trailing car the rear facing unit. Basically have a articulated train with two cabs, it would be great for GLR

If you didn't mind all your passenger trains and monorails becoming 2 cars, it would be pretty sweet.

Yes, I had similar thoughts as well, but then again, most trains I've seen here have at least three units. I am in a discussion with Swamper77 if there is at least an eye-candy possibility for doing trains with a rear engine as well, but so far, it's only an idea, and we'll have to see if it actually works.

Ironically California is one of the few places in the US you really see a variety of trains. Particularly in the Bay Area  where EA is at there are a few different rail systems.

Well, I do know that there's Caltrain, and of course BART (although that's more like the in-game el-rail/subway), and that's probably pretty much of what Maxis was thinking of.

[FrankU]

Very nice barns and sheep shelters!

[bat]

Nice rural stuff there! And yes, the barns are looking really great!

[Simpson]

Wow really nice bats of nature there very réalistic I love it 

[Adept2Rock]

The new bats are so beautiful! :thumbsup:I love the new train with grey and green colours!!

[nerdly_dood]

I LIKE IT!