Stupid monorail pieces
Why oh why won’t you line up? Sorry I’m just venting my frustrations. I thought I could add to my monorail but I can’t as they won’t line up. It’s millimetres the difference. I almost smashed my phone...
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I haven't done much with the Monorail because of the low number of pieces, but I had a little play around last night, and the S bends, bendy curve or offsets are great, brilliant.
As @smharris129 said both the bits have there uses.
The offsets are used to offset the track in parallel to the original line, such as for sidings, I'm happy EA got this right.
But it's the corners that confused me, they seem to kick the numbers out.
If you used 2 corners like a big S bend, the total length is 6 squares long, so you need a long and a short straight; and it kicks it over by 6 squares as well.
The footprints for the corners and the long straights is 4x4, but if you add a corner it kicks it out by 2; I moved a long straight over corners and S bends and the ends do not line up.
We do need a lot more parts though.
Bigger offsets. The offsets are good but only 2 squares, we could do with a bigger offset of 4 squares or more but with small footprints.
Switches, like junctions, or we have one track that links to either 1 of 2 with an offset and we have to go into edit mode to change it.
Declines and work sheds. So the rail comes down to ground level and into work sheds, can't connect the Railyard otherwise.
Big and small stations and platforms, because there are just not enough.
Longer straights, not only item limit but continuous laying of smaller parts, jeez, tiresome.
And end stops.
Nice to see you back @Jonalinn hope everything is ok now.
As @smharris129 said both the bits have there uses.
The offsets are used to offset the track in parallel to the original line, such as for sidings, I'm happy EA got this right.
But it's the corners that confused me, they seem to kick the numbers out.
If you used 2 corners like a big S bend, the total length is 6 squares long, so you need a long and a short straight; and it kicks it over by 6 squares as well.
The footprints for the corners and the long straights is 4x4, but if you add a corner it kicks it out by 2; I moved a long straight over corners and S bends and the ends do not line up.
We do need a lot more parts though.
Bigger offsets. The offsets are good but only 2 squares, we could do with a bigger offset of 4 squares or more but with small footprints.
Switches, like junctions, or we have one track that links to either 1 of 2 with an offset and we have to go into edit mode to change it.
Declines and work sheds. So the rail comes down to ground level and into work sheds, can't connect the Railyard otherwise.
Big and small stations and platforms, because there are just not enough.
Longer straights, not only item limit but continuous laying of smaller parts, jeez, tiresome.
And end stops.
Nice to see you back @Jonalinn hope everything is ok now.
