[Mod] Advanced Trains [advtrains] [2.4.3]

[orwell]

[ExeterDad]

That looks so nice! Great work guys :)

[azekill_DIABLO]

exept the shading it's awesome!

[orwell]

Yeah, there are shadow bugs. seems like scaling objects with -1 to mirror them is the wrong way in Blender.
I need to fix that

[Desour]

nice!

Note: slopes get converted, the old verts are not in anymore, as do the switches, because they have a new naming scheme. I am using an abm for this, and I know this is wrong. When this mod leaves WIP stage, this replacement will be removed.

why not use lbm?

[Nathan.S]

Yeah, there are shadow bugs. seems like scaling objects with -1 to mirror them is the wrong way in Blender.
I need to fix that

Doing this flips the normals to all point inward. You can easily fix that by flipping normals, or while in edit mode there is an option you can use to mirror the mesh which will do the same as scaling at -1.

[orwell]

nice!

Note: slopes get converted, the old verts are not in anymore, as do the switches, because they have a new naming scheme. I am using an abm for this, and I know this is wrong. When this mod leaves WIP stage, this replacement will be removed.

why not use lbm?

I don't know how to use it and am too lazy to learn.

Yeah, there are shadow bugs. seems like scaling objects with -1 to mirror them is the wrong way in Blender.
I need to fix that

Doing this flips the normals to all point inward. You can easily fix that by flipping normals, or while in edit mode there is an option you can use to mirror the mesh which will do the same as scaling at -1.

thanks, fixed.

[Byakuren]

You can use lbm as a drop-in replacement of abm in this case, there is not much extra to learn. It just runs once instead of every whatever seconds.

Is multi-track drifting possible?

[orwell]

Is multi-track drifting possible?

No, it's not. A 'train' orients along a single track. It should be possible (by hacking) to make a train jump from one track to another, but only at a single place.

[TheReaperKing]

I saw in your screenshot you have it going up slopes but when I tried it myself, with both the new rail and the original I couldn't get it to go up a slope. Are you using a particular mod? I'm using "my_slopes" by Don. I did not see the slopes you used in your mod included in your mod. My students are having a blast with the trains so thank you so much for making them!

[orwell]

No, these are no regular slopes found in any other mod.
There are two nodes with inventory item symbol V/1 and V/2. Place them and you will understand. Rotate using trackworker.
Edit: Could you get your students to model and texture me more wagons in blender? :)

[TheReaperKing]

They are middle schoolers and just learning minetest so we aren't ready for Blender yet but we will definitely be attempting it in the future! Also thank you for the info!! I'm sure they'd love to do textures/skins but I'd have to get permission for it since it is a school system and they are underage and all that jazz.

[orwell]

They are middle schoolers and just learning minetest so we aren't ready for Blender yet but we will definitely be attempting it in the future! Also thank you for the info!! I'm sure they'd love to do textures/skins but I'd have to get permission for it since it is a school system and they are underage and all that jazz.

That was actually a joke.

[azekill_DIABLO]

Jokes are sometimes the greatest ideas that the man can have.

[TheReaperKing]

They are already creating skins and will be making models so I'd actually want them to help you out :)

[orwell]

I finally made the switches.
There are some new screenshots...
Re-download again if you want switches in the new angles!

[mbb]

how can i get the V1 / V2 tool?

im german too
can you send me a pm? (in german)

[orwell]

I fixed the inventory stuff

[orwell]

There's a subway train now!

[mbb]

imade a power line(sorry for my englisch) in blender:

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[azekill_DIABLO]

imade a power line(sorry for my englisch) in blender:

test.png

nice mbb

[mbb]

i made a steam locomotive in blender:

there is an bug with the rendering (the actuator stem isnt right on the picture)

[mbb]

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[mbb]

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[Desour]

@ mbb:

• super! can you make a download? and is it animated?
• do this else your post takes too much space:

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• make a screenshot of the scene if you got such a bug (at the top: Window/Save Screenshot)

@orwell: why did you scale down the rails? the with was exactly 1435mm like in real life