Orient Express world collaboration
WORLD BASE / WORLD BUILDS by Destination / TRAINS & TRAIN STATIONS / WORLD MAPS Background [ Spoiler ] PARTICIPATING CREATORS iAMciane, Sandraelle , romagi1, Jessabeans , soocool...
Forum Discussion
Firstly, huge thanks to everyone for keeping the enthusiasm going. Your input is being taking into consideration as the base lot is being tweaked and tested :smiley:
It all looks wonderful so far @Jessabeans ! I can't believe how quickly you're moving along. I tested the base train lot on your WIP world and the concept looks great since the world tracks show through and the train scale is OK. The more I see from you, the more excited I get :smiley:
One concern we also considered as @ciane mentioned is the centering. However before we redo the lot yet again, we do need your input on whether or not you can place the world tracks to align with the train (not necessarily the lot).
For your next world update, may I request you place a few different sized lots on a stretch of straight, totally flat terrain, centered on the train track as best as you can so we can more precisely test alignment... 25x20, 25x25, 24x15, 24x16.
Also, if possible could you let me know which direction the engine front should be facing (i.e. towards the left or right of the lot) - journey going from London to Paris to Venice.
@ciane , if possible I would prefer to go the opposite way... reduce the depth to butt the train itself tighter against the station lot if we go with Option A below. I've experimented with 24x14 and 24x15. The odd depth allows the 5-width train to sit better on the world tracks but still a tad offset, however I'm not positive the test lot in the WIP world is centered on the tracks so can't determine. If Jessa can move the tracks free-form to align with the train then I think we should be OK with whatever size we choose since just the lots would need to snap to grid. Currently I'm not seeing the advantages of making the lot reversible if everyone places them in the same direction. The front and back of the lot will be defined for placement. Are there related concerns we need to address?
A smaller tweak to be finalized is the train platform and wheel structure which needs to be raised higher to sit over the world tracks. Am heading in game now to do some more experimenting with heights.
@Jessabeans , related note regarding the placement of the platform and train lots... I'm thinking we have 2 options below. Originally my thought was Option A, however depending on everyone's input, I'm also open to Option B. Did you have other options for consideration? Any concerns?
I anticipate a standard 50 x 25 lot would suffice for the train station lots. Thoughts everyone?
https://i.imgur.com/KWjpI6k.jpg
It all looks wonderful so far @Jessabeans ! I can't believe how quickly you're moving along. I tested the base train lot on your WIP world and the concept looks great since the world tracks show through and the train scale is OK. The more I see from you, the more excited I get :smiley:
One concern we also considered as @ciane mentioned is the centering. However before we redo the lot yet again, we do need your input on whether or not you can place the world tracks to align with the train (not necessarily the lot).
For your next world update, may I request you place a few different sized lots on a stretch of straight, totally flat terrain, centered on the train track as best as you can so we can more precisely test alignment... 25x20, 25x25, 24x15, 24x16.
Also, if possible could you let me know which direction the engine front should be facing (i.e. towards the left or right of the lot) - journey going from London to Paris to Venice.
@ciane , if possible I would prefer to go the opposite way... reduce the depth to butt the train itself tighter against the station lot if we go with Option A below. I've experimented with 24x14 and 24x15. The odd depth allows the 5-width train to sit better on the world tracks but still a tad offset, however I'm not positive the test lot in the WIP world is centered on the tracks so can't determine. If Jessa can move the tracks free-form to align with the train then I think we should be OK with whatever size we choose since just the lots would need to snap to grid. Currently I'm not seeing the advantages of making the lot reversible if everyone places them in the same direction. The front and back of the lot will be defined for placement. Are there related concerns we need to address?
A smaller tweak to be finalized is the train platform and wheel structure which needs to be raised higher to sit over the world tracks. Am heading in game now to do some more experimenting with heights.
@Jessabeans , related note regarding the placement of the platform and train lots... I'm thinking we have 2 options below. Originally my thought was Option A, however depending on everyone's input, I'm also open to Option B. Did you have other options for consideration? Any concerns?
I anticipate a standard 50 x 25 lot would suffice for the train station lots. Thoughts everyone?
https://i.imgur.com/KWjpI6k.jpg
