Ok! I'm taking a look in the sprites, and I'll start some stuff later.

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Hi! I'm the the current graphics guy for FreeRCT

The current setup for the graphics is all 3D graphics modelled and rendered using blender. The sprites are then converted to the FreeRCT palette (also in the repo) using some scripts I have written for ImageJ. I have made standard templates for different kinds of object which keep the rendering and sprite sheet generation quite streamlined. We would like to stick to 3D rendered sprites as much as possible because it will help with bigger tile sizes in the future.

If you are keen to help then I think the most useful thing would be to help generate content in the templates I have made. E.g. I have setup the blender template for shops and have modelled one (selling pizzas). It would be great if you could help make a fizzy drink shop, burger shop, chip shop, sweets shop, etc. working in that template.

Let me know

How could I send my models to you guys?

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Initially I suggest you just email them to me; be_very_happy_or_else[#at#]hotmail[.com] I can then sort out the rendering and making the sprite sheet.

Which program will you be modelling in? It would be good if you could use blender if possible...

Oops, realised I was posting anonymously. Posting to subscribe to this topic.

I'm using Blender. Ok, I will send my models for this e-mail, then!

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Hey, I hope you got my email. I loved the tent model, the doughnut needs a bit more work but is a very good start. I have created a 1x1 tall object template in the repo which may be useful if you feel like doing some more modelling

I got your e-mail. I'm just a bit busy these days, but I will sent you new updates later.
Also, I will study about that "node editor" in Blender, because I never used that.

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Nice tent.
I am not sure what it is supposed to do yet, but I am sure we'll find a use for it :)
(perhaps a fortune teller attraction?)

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If you are creating an RCT equivalent - the squares were 4m by 4m - all shops, rides, and track pieces were constrained to these squares.


Medium slope track pieces gain 2 meters of height per segment, at an angle of 26.565 degrees normally, or 19.471 degrees on the 45 degree diagonal pieces. Flat to medium transitional pieces are 1 meter tall.

Steep slopes gain 8 meters per segment at an angle of 63.435 degrees normal, 54.735 degrees for diagonals. Medium to steep transitions are 4 meters tall, steep to vertical transitions are 8 meters tall.

Vertical slopes are built in 4 meter tall blocks.

Trackbuilding via loft is actually very easy, but it's also very time consuming - you need several hundred renders for just a simple track set.


Good luck.

An update, pictures are getting very pretty imho

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Nice. Fancy submitting a featured image?

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10 PRINT "Bad Monkey ";
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Yay, New featured image. http://www.gpwiki.org/iotd

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10 PRINT "Bad Monkey ";
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More nice news, guests can buy things from shops now http://youtu.be/jPNVrK7zxd8

The balance is very wrong though, the personnel costs are way higher than the profits you make from selling food :P

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