Trolleybuses in Transport Fever 2 (discontinued)

doug · 9. Juni 2021

So I got it working.

A couple of things:

From the documentation:

Zitat

To improve performance, for simple constructions that do not contain ground faces, terrain alignments, edges or depot/station/industry/town building definitions, there is no construction placed in the game but just the seperate mdls. These can not be configured afterwards or be deleted all at once. Furthermore these types of assets do not support the labelText custom texts from constructions.

Note the last sentence.

Also, the array is zero-based, not one-based, so we need:

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result.labelText[0] = {labelOptions[params.Line+1]}

Further, we need to add one of the data types mentioned in the quote above, so that we get an actual construction on the map, rather than a bare model.

berkhofsolaris · 9. Juni 2021

Hello Doug,

Thanks for your work.

So if I understand it correctly it won't work for busses, trams and trains.

Only thing I could try is to change the bus into a building?

Think its better to add 6 texture files and add the option into result models.

Again thanks for trying to explane it.

doug · 9. Juni 2021

It will work for vehicles. You just have to add a ground face entry to the construction.

PM me the model file and I'll set it up.

berkhofsolaris · 11. Juni 2021

berkhofsolaris · 30. Juni 2021

Currently making the New Flyer Xcelsior XT40 and planned after that the XT60.
Both models are based on the models of MaikC, thanks MaikC.

Also many thanks to Dadang Ngegame for using his bike-rack!

Please keep in mind it's still WIP.

**MaikC** · 30. Juni 2021

Zitat von berkhofsolaris

Also many thanks to Dadang Ngegame for using his bike-rack!

There is no need for another Bikerack, the typical Rack for this series is already included in the files of the New flyer Exselsior and on the texture.

You can get it in the files of the TPF mod its: mc_nwexde40_1_lod_0_details_1 it looks like i forgot that in the TPF2 mod.

berkhofsolaris · 24. Juli 2021

Thanks Maik,

However the bikerack from Dadang Ngegame has some surprises:-)

Currently working sometimes on the XT60 trolleybus.

berkhofsolaris · 8. August 2021

Hello,

Quick question.

How do you make a contruction file for the menu where you buy the vehicles.

To be clear I don't mean the construction file for the asset menu.

The reason I'm asking this is that I want the give the player a choice if he or she wants a trolleybus with or without an advertisment.

I don't want too add 336 mdl files:-)

doug · 8. August 2021

Model files are static once they are loaded, so if you want the choice at the time you buy the vehicle, then you do need 336 model files.

If you want the choice at game load, then you only need 8 model files with 42 different material files, one for each advertisement choice.

You use an addModifer function to change the material file in the model file, based on the user's advertisement choice.

berkhofsolaris · 8. August 2021

Thanks for your quick reply:-)

But are you kidding me, that's not what I wanted to hear...

Why isn't as simple as with an asset?
I made a dropdown list for each advertisement in there, each advertisement has it's own .mdl
It should be made possible to do the same in the buy menu right?

So I basically need to decide if I want 8 x 21 = 168 .mdl in a group or not.

(I have two groups of 8 models each).

Maybe gonna make two version than

One without those mdl, for players who don't care.

And one for players that have the time to scroll 168 choices...

But thanks for your help as always!

berkhofsolaris · 8. August 2021

Could this work?

https://www.transportfever2.co…modding:constructiontypes

Construction in the depot menus use:

“STREET_DEPOT” for street depots (bus, truck and tram).
“RAIL_DEPOT” for train depots.
“WATER_DEPOT” for shipyards.

I will try this tonight in a new con file, maybe it's just as easy to switch this ?

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function data()
return { 
 type = "ASSET_DEFAULT",
 description = {
 name = _("Xcelsior New Flyer XT40"), 
 description = _("The first trolleybus version of the Xcelsior was an XT40 built in 2014 for the Seattle trolleybus system, operated by King County Metro. King County Metro also purchased the XT60 (articulated trolleybus),and both XT40s and XT60s were subsequently purchased by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, for the San Francisco trolleybus system."),
 },
 availability = {yearFrom = 2014 },
 buildMode = "MULTI",
 categories = { "Trolleybus" },
 order = 1302,
 skipCollision = true,
 autoRemovable = false,
 params =

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function data()
return { 
 type = "STREET_DEPOT",
 description = {
 name = _("Xcelsior New Flyer XT40"), 
 description = _("The first trolleybus version of the Xcelsior was an XT40 built in 2014 for the Seattle trolleybus system, operated by King County Metro. King County Metro also purchased the XT60 (articulated trolleybus),and both XT40s and XT60s were subsequently purchased by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, for the San Francisco trolleybus system."),
 },
 availability = {yearFrom = 2014 },
 buildMode = "MULTI",
 categories = { "Trolleybus" },
 order = 1302,
 skipCollision = true,
 autoRemovable = false,
 params =

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doug · 8. August 2021

Are we talking about assets, or actual transport vehicles here?

berkhofsolaris · 10. August 2021

We are talking about transport vehicles.
I already have the menu for the assets up and running.

Like I said hopefully there is something I can change in the buy menu when you click on the depot with this code.

Don't understand much of it, but should be possible, why is it else possible for an asset but not for a transport vehicle?
Should be possible via more or less the same way right?

doug · 10. August 2021

The assets use a construction file, which allows you to combine two or more model files into a finished result.

Transport vehicles are defined by a single model file.

But, yah, two or three billboard choices for each vehicle would probably suffice...

berkhofsolaris · 10. August 2021

Let's say I make 336 mdl files.

Is it possible only show 8 files and the rest as an option.

For example when you click on a blue bus and on the advertisment of Burger king, it would go to this mdl.

this way you won't have to load multiple mdl's?

doug · 10. August 2021

At load time, you could select the options that would dictate which vehicles would be available for purchase.

You could this way limit the number of vehicles that would appear in the purchase menu to only those you might actually want to use.

doug · 10. August 2021

By way of example, have a look at this mod:

EMD SD40-2

The user makes several choices and the mod then hides the unwanted models.

You could do the same thing with advertising choices, with the choices affecting each vehicle type.

berkhofsolaris · 11. August 2021

Thanks for your help, don't know about how the code would work, but I will look into that in the weekend when I have more time.

Due to the limitations of the game and your advise I want to make one mod.

I'm gonna make those options in the load menu where the player can choose what they want.

I guesss I have to make 336 mdl's for that the work..

I want to have the following:

Standard (always On)

Livery A selection (On, Off)

Livery B selection (On, Off)

Livery C selection (On, Off)

Livery D selection (On, Off)

And so on.

**MaikC** · 11. August 2021

Just take a look at one of my mods you have to use a lot less code than in the example above

berkhofsolaris · 15. August 2021

Thanks Maik, I used your script and it works perfect, althought I don't cleary understand what everything means..

Is it possible to create some kind of order in the .mdl so that I can put certain models on the top of the menu?

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