RHW (RealHighway) - Development and Support

[bat]

Welcome to page 96!!

Very nice tunnel there! And also great pictures of the Euro RHW!!! Looking forward to it...

[Tolsome]

first ingame picture:

[Jonathan]

looks good  , but the top is a bit bright for me. Also if the curved bit had a custom LOD it might look less jaggedy.

[cammo2003]

The tunnel entrance looks great, but two things;

As Warrior said, too bright;

B) your entrance is facing the wrong way with regard to the road texture (though I'd hold onto it, as this would be right for a LHD game).

Still, excellent work with the model.

[j-dub]

Hi Tolsome, I like your tunnel with the concept of the signals on top of it. I thought the NAM team has said that RHW tunels can't be done by the dragging method due to hardcoding, but judging by your picture did you use the same method like Lollo's RHW 4 tunel with lotting? How did you get your tunnel to work?

[Pat]

Hey Tolsome that tunnel is looking good there and I do agree that the texture is a tad bit to white, maybe grey it down some...

[zakuten]

This is a very random question, but could one place stuff like signage -within- the puzzle pieces such as exit beginning sections?

[Swamper77]

Only if there is space between the tiles. Otherwise, T21's will have to be made and they will display the props for all instances of those particular network textures. The game is incapable of doing sequential numbering of exits. Generic props work best for the most cases. Any specialized signage should be done with offset rendered props and placed on lots alongside the network.

-Swamper

[Jonathan]

You could make a OWR tunnel then just plop the tunnel entrance as an overhanging prop (or overhanging puzzle piece) to make it look like a RHW tunnel.

Or it could be done Big Dig style and convert the road traffic to subway, but this has limitations.

[zakuten]

Mmkay, so it would require T21's and not just a standard prop.. Nevermind then. Yeah, I didn't mean as for sequential numbering, just for example, one of those diamond signs with the double-split-arrow or such, or simply "Exit" with the arrow.

[Swamper77]

Mmkay, so it would require T21's and not just a standard prop.. Nevermind then. Yeah, I didn't mean as for sequential numbering, just for example, one of those diamond signs with the double-split-arrow or such, or simply "Exit" with the arrow.

T21 exemplars are similar to Lots except for the fact that they do not support buildings or lot textures. T21's are how the props and flora are added to the tiles of networks in the game. If someone were to create the props, such as the Exit sign you mentioned, I'm sure the NAM Team would be willing to add it to the RHW via T21 exemplars for the exits.

-Swamper

[zakuten]

I'm sure I've seen them somewhere in the old Highway Sign Threads, I'll be sure to search for them.

[bat]

Nice in-game picture of the tunnel there, also agree with the others.

[Tarkus]

Hi everyone-

I'm finally back with an update on all things RHW.

While there will not be a full update ready any time soon, a "Version 20a" will be ready, which will incorporate a number of fixes to features already in Version 20:

-Fixes to the Orthogonal-Diagonal Transition dragging mechanism for MIS
-Stabilized Road/MIS T Intersections
-Draggable (non-smooth) S-Curve for RHW-4 fixed (which will make the smooth Lane Shift/S-Curve pieces easier to place)
-Rail-over-RHW-4 puzzle piece Pathing Fix
-Fixes for "Orphaned"/"Artifacting" textures on some ground level puzzle pieces (like the RHW-4-to-6S)
-Sidewalks removed on MIS textures in zoned areas

And I couldn't leave this update without a pic.  Introducing a new texture set I've designed myself:



It's about 93% done as of this moment. All of the pieces have been made, and I just need to make some adjustments here and there.

After Version 20a, I am planning on implementing a new strategy with all future updates to the RHW mod.  Instead of having 8 months between releases (as was the case between the original v13 and v20), I am planning on doing a series of smaller, incremental updates which will add just a few new features, but will be released more frequently.  How does that sound?

-Alex (Tarkus)

[dragonshardz]

Sounds good to me! 

BTW, what is the name of the third texture mod (yours)?

~~Dragonshardz~~

[jplumbley]

Sounds good to me! 

BTW, what is the name of the third texture mod (yours)?

~~Dragonshardz~~

The RHW... It will be the main set in the download replacing the ones currently in the release.

[thundercrack83]

I like these new textures, Alex! And, as far as your plan to release smaller increments of content more often--that works for me!

Take care, my friend! You're doing magnificent work!

Dustin

[dragonshardz]

So your new texture set will replace the current (default) RHW textures?

Just making sure I understood your post.

[Tarkus]

So your new texture set will replace the current (default) RHW textures?

Just making sure I understood your post.

That is correct.

And Dustin, thanks!

-Alex (Tarkus)

[bwatterud]

Will the current textures still be an option?  And I like the sound of more frequent, smaller updates.