Atomic Systems

Well done people. I think the latest video clip is really impressive, I especially like the steam and smoke effects.

We thought that some clarification is required. :lol: Is that code for 'boss kicked my arse for being terse with the punters ?' Probably not, just my fertile imagination. Much better second response tho, I was confused until then. Thanks to this thread for my friday chuckle. I reckon no need to rus...

Yes nice tute. It's always amazing how someone makes something seem dead simple that I'd faffed around for days trying to get the hang of. I don't have 3D Max though. Putting up my 'Blender' hand again rah rah. It does nice models and can do normal maps easily. http://feeblemind.tuxfamily.org/dotcle...

mikesimpson wrote: do not really wish to spend the next 6 years writing Route_Riter all over again

Mike.

C'mon, yes you do. Admit it. You're champing at the bit.

Another problem with large viewing distances is screen resolution. At a few miles most scenery is only a pixel or two in size. I'd also suggest that the FSX engine is going to need some prodding and tweaking to deliver good results for a train sim. Release date? I'll take bets on 1.5 to 2 years from...

Just read a preview of this game

2nded - can you point us to this...

I'll bet the editor is good. I'm looking foward to jumping into edit mode and moving the stations back or forward a bit if I mis-judge the braking ... wonder if the the peeps will fall off the platform ?

Very very impressive. Hats off to the creators.

Or the FAQ C25 ??? See also railtimes newsletter 19.

Yeh I'd reckon so. Diffuse of course has to be included and opacity I assume is built in by default too. It's been a while since I read up but IIRC bump maps are 1D and normal maps are 3 axis (3D), and properly created normal maps require using a high poly model in the first place. Normal maps creat...

Normal maps, specular maps, cube map reflections and soft shadows are supported,

Straight from Kuju.

Plimto wrote: about to arrive

I'd bet one is 3 months away, but the other closer to 3 years away. MSTS 'next' would seem to not be out of the design phase yet.

near vertical

Oh good, someone may model the world's steepest railway - the Katoomba scenic railway in Australia.

The track is up 52 degrees or 1 in 0.82 or 122% steep.

Needs a bit of sand to get started in the wet ...

FAQ Updated 8 Jun 07

I knocked this Lear 35 (WIP) model up in Blender in 2 days. It uses no bitmapped textures (yet), just blender materials on the mesh itself.

Yes I know it doesn't have windows yet.

Yes I know it isn't a train

For graphics work being a Gimp user I just noticed GimpShop ie 'The Gimp' hacked to be similar to photoshop http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294 If you’ve never used Photoshop before, you may not appreciate my GIMPshop hack. What I’ve done is renamed and reorganized GIMP’s tools, options, windows, an...