[WIP]OzSupports--A small set of wooden supports--

[surfingoz]

Now I know you will all say that their is another set in progress similar to this, but I need this to be very low poly and I need it how I want, I am sorry if other CSC(Custom Scenery Creators) are annoyed with this but I need this...

The reason for posting this now is to get as many ideas from you all as possible. I want to know:
What you expect from this set.
How you want pieces changed/improved.
Future ideas and add-ons to this pack.Do not ask when it will be released, I just wont answer, it is done when it is done. Please, please, please keep on topic. I really hate people arguing and talking about irrelevant stuff in my threads.

Well I guess I should show you some pictures, the pictures are in order of my construction.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u131/surfingoz/OzMountain/1-1.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u131/surfingoz/OzMountain/2.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u131/surfingoz/OzMountain/5.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u131/surfingoz/OzMountain/4-5.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u131/surfingoz/OzMountain/3.jpg

All current pieces:
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u131/surfingoz/OzMountain/6.jpg

I am hoping to make all textures recolorable but unfortunately I do not have a suitable program, so we will just have to wait and see. Recently a problem has arisen with the textures, I have been having trouble proportioning these properly due to some odd angles.

Triangle Count:

1h Block-12 Triangles
2h Block-12 Triangles
4h Block-12 Triangles
Medium Corner-60 Triangles
8h Slope-10 Triangles
Tall Slope-10 Triangles
Tall Block-12 Triangles

[ThingMaker]

This already looks amazing! I'm glad you're serious about this set, as a full set of wood supports is something many, if not everyone wants badly. It doesn't matter if someone else is doing something similar, as the chances are that much better for one of them getting released. God knows how many people get far in to developing a set, then give up.

Oh, will the wood be colorable somehow? I realize wood colors on coasters are limited, but white, gray, red, black and brown would be great to alter between. Thanks for some great pics!

[surfingoz]

Thanks ThingMaker, I am hoping that they will be recolorable but I am having trouble making them recolorable. The cause of this is that I do not have any suitable graphics program.

[sr3d]

Isn't yellow a recolourable texture anyway? :confused: can't remeber to be honest.

[errt]

It's the third color. Blue ist the first and red the second, if I remember correctly.

[surfingoz]

Yeah but for some reason when I change the color it does not change as well as I hoped.

[sr3d]

Tryed darkening/lightening the texture? (Can't remeber which way it is, sorry :p)

[surfingoz]

I will try fiddling with it and see where I get, thanks.

[--Griffon--]

Is this supposed to look like the in-game supports?

[MrPKI]

This is great surfingoz! Using the in-game support texture is perfect, and those curved supports are a great idea.

As for the making the texture recolorable, is it an indexed image? Also my main suggestion for an addition would be for some small triangular pieces to put under the places were the track slants. Keep up the great work!

[Fisherman]

I'm really liking this set, surfingoz! Matching the game supports is a brilliant idea! Thanks!!

-Derek

[Fifa06duDe]

That is fantastic, Wizard of Oz! It will be a very useful set, keep up the great work!

[NYRfan85]

Wow, this is great stuff surfingoz! I have been waiting for some good curved supports for my wooden coasters. I can't wait to see the final product, and hope you get the recolorable issues fixed. :up:

[wabigbear]

Very nice. I'm really glad to see you are expanding upon the in-game supports. Yeah, I know they aren't the greatest, but they ARE low poly and they do work...there was just a lot of things missing with them. Looks like you are going to fill those spots. Great job!

EDIT: Forgot to answer your questions!

I look at this set to blend in well with the in-game supports, so there's no need really to get rid of what's there already. Supports just for one track can add up to a huge number of pieces...and for the style of park maker I am I hate sucking up that many of the resources just for one ride. The more detailed supports people are working on will be more to the liking of those detailing a ride...I detail a park, so I am willing to compromise.

The current in-game supports often leave large areas hanging in mid-air...need to be able to tie those into the rest of the structure.

The current in-game supports are unrealistic because they don't have lateral supports.

As for suggestions...maybe some small angled supports to use where the track passes through the structure. Also sometimes the track doesn't seem to be really attached to the supporting structure...especially in hills. Not sure how to do it, but maybe a pair of beams just slightly wider than the track than parallel it through all the tracks angles. I'll try to take some screens when I'm in the game.

The current in-game supports are unrealistic because they are confined to a grid, thus have no curved supports for curved areas.

[StarRngr4.0]

The cause of this is that I do not have any suitable graphics program.

WWW.Gimp.Org

The price is right, too... $0, cause its open source, and its cross platform.

[LightGrenades]

It's the third color. Blue ist the first and red the second, if I remember correctly.

Red Green Blue

1,2,3.

I would use the Gimp. Free program, and has a tool to make textures seamless.

[armstrong8991]

I love these! This will be a sure download for me. I love how the texture is the same. Are you going at make some realistic footers?

[rctman12]

WOW THIS IS AMAZING !!!!

[PyroFREAK30001]

Looks great Oz!

[callmecosmo]

Great start, echo what Wabigbear said. Love that you are creating low poly supports that look just like the in game ones. This is great for those of us that want to opdate our wooded coasters but don't have the polys need to do it without sacrificing other detail in the park. Nice job and good luck!

[adamb241]

yea we really need a good wooden support set thanks for making it

[surfingoz]

Is this supposed to look like the in-game supports?
Yeah I ripped the texture from the game, so they should go seamlessly with the games supports.
This is great surfingoz! Using the in-game support texture is perfect, and those curved supports are a great idea.

As for the making the texture recolorable, is it an indexed image? Also my main suggestion for an addition would be for some small triangular pieces to put under the places were the track slants. Keep up the great work!
Yeahs it indexed, but certain parts of the texture are white so they do not recolor as well as I hoped, I will compare with the in game supports.
I'm really liking this set, surfingoz! Matching the game supports is a brilliant idea! Thanks!!

-Derek
Thanks, I am glad you like.
That is fantastic, Wizard of Oz! It will be a very useful set, keep up the great work!
Thanks Optional, hopefully I can add what is needed to improve woodie coasters.
Wow, this is great stuff surfingoz! I have been waiting for some good curved supports for my wooden coasters. I can't wait to see the final product, and hope you get the recolorable issues fixed. :up:
Thanks NYRfan85, I think I should be able to fix it, it will just slow my process down but it can be done.
Very nice. I'm really glad to see you are expanding upon the in-game supports. Yeah, I know they aren't the greatest, but they ARE low poly and they do work...there was just a lot of things missing with them. Looks like you are going to fill those spots. Great job!

EDIT: Forgot to answer your questions!

I look at this set to blend in well with the in-game supports, so there's no need really to get rid of what's there already. Supports just for one track can add up to a huge number of pieces...and for the style of park maker I am I hate sucking up that many of the resources just for one ride. The more detailed supports people are working on will be more to the liking of those detailing a ride...I detail a park, so I am willing to compromise.

The current in-game supports often leave large areas hanging in mid-air...need to be able to tie those into the rest of the structure.

The current in-game supports are unrealistic because they don't have lateral supports.

As for suggestions...maybe some small angled supports to use where the track passes through the structure. Also sometimes the track doesn't seem to be really attached to the supporting structure...especially in hills. Not sure how to do it, but maybe a pair of beams just slightly wider than the track than parallel it through all the tracks angles. I'll try to take some screens when I'm in the game.

The current in-game supports are unrealistic because they are confined to a grid, thus have no curved supports for curved areas.
Thanks wagi, you have some great ideas their, I will be sure to add them to my to do list. Speaking of that I should add a list to this thread...
WWW.Gimp.Org (http://WWW.Gimp.Org)

The price is right, too... $0, cause its open source, and its cross platform.
Thanks, just downloading now. Its always good to find free programs.
Red Green Blue

1,2,3.

I would use the Gimp. Free program, and has a tool to make textures seamless.
Cool, lets hope *fingers crossed* that It will work for what I need.
I love these! This will be a sure download for me. I love how the texture is the same. Are you going at make some realistic footers?
Well I am sure I can, anyone got any good pictures.
WOW THIS IS AMAZING !!!!
Thanks rctman12, lets just hope it all works out...
Looks great Oz!
Thanks Pyro, hopefully I can get my textures to work as good as yours one day.
Great start, echo what Wabigbear said. Love that you are creating low poly supports that look just like the in game ones. This is great for those of us that want to opdate our wooded coasters but don't have the polys need to do it without sacrificing other detail in the park. Nice job and good luck!
Yeah thats my plan to have a low poly set that is very versatile. I am hoping to not only add the slanted and other supports that attach to the side but I am now also planning on fixing the supports under hills etc. I also want to fix when a track passes through supports and leaves supports hanging pointlessly.

I cannot get an update for a little while as I have to go to school now.

Thanks for all the great comments and ideas.

[rctlvr]

man this set would be so usefull!

[VentureLg-Kantu]

yea this is great stuff cant wait for the release :up:

[MeJayBe]

REQUEST: Can you put a [WIP] to the left of your first posting title?

[Dan Mc]

^^ what dose [wip] mean or do??

this is a grait set im glad that they match the in game ones. will you be makeing diaganle (cant spell) ones too

[PyroFREAK30001]

^^ what dose [wip] mean or do??


Work
In
Progress

Lets people know the sets not released yet.

[wabigbear]

If they bother reading it...

[supermarioman]

Good stuff.:up: These will come in handy.

[stormrunner2592]

this is awsome great set

[surfingoz]

man this set would be so usefull!
I am glad to see others are looking forward to adding them to their coasters.:D

yea this is great stuff cant wait for the release :up:
Yeah it should be good:rolleyes:, it may be a while though, their are more pieces then I originally thought of.

REQUEST: Can you put a [WIP] to the left of your first posting title?
Done;)

Good stuff.:up: These will come in handy.
Hopefully this will make wooden coasters more realistic.:p

this is awsome great set
Thanks.

Sorry for not having anything to show right now, I have been playing with the textures and trying to make them better.

[coasterfreak]

The work of Excellence! Done by: Oz!

[{Freak}Rct3]

it looks great

[popslinger7771]

Yes this is the best wooden supports ever! keep up the good work and DON'T STOP!

[crisco_30]

Wow, that is amazing, im new here by the way!

[armstrong8991]

great! as long as the texture stays the same as the wooden supports in-game because i love that.

[surfingoz]

The work of Excellence! Done by: Oz!
You always know exactly what to say my friend.
it looks great
Thanks
Yes this is the best wooden supports ever! keep up the good work and DON'T STOP!
Thanks, I am not planning on stopping this set.
Wow, that is amazing, im new here by the way!
thanks mate and welcome to the forums.
great! as long as the texture stays the same as the wooden supports in-game because i love that.
The texture will stay looking like the ingame one but for some reason the recolorableness(sorry for making up a word) stuffed up when I snatched the texture. It is starting to get better I have been adjusting it slightly and importing it and then fixing again. Sorry guys but due to my new site I got no progress to show again, I promise their is more to come soon.

[SumDmbGuy]

Looking great so far. :up: Note to self (keep an eye on this thread).

[coasterman22]

Thank you so much for this! I love making woodies and i hated the unrealistic turns. This will be very useful for me! Once again thank you!

[michielh3]

this looks really great , are you still working on it ??

( i found this thread after i post in my thread , sorry if i break the 30 days rule .. )

[SumDmbGuy]

this looks really great , are you still working on it ??

( i found this thread after i post in my thread , sorry if i break the 30 days rule .. )

I don't think the 30 day rule applies to this part of the forums.

[rctmaniac]

Awesome Oz!

Aroundthehorn-I have always used Blue as Texture1, Pink/Red as Texture2, and yellow as texture3!

Oz-feel free to share this on other forums ;)

[Ryani210693]

Ok...just read about the texture problem and changing colours....and i was able with only a few clciks in the editing program i use, to change the colour to red, while kepping shadows etc in proportion-

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5275/hueexampletu0.jpg

If you like Surfingoz you can send me the texture and i can easily change it for you to any colours?

Ryan.

[deathfearsnone]

looks awesome, keep up the good work

[JackyX]

WOOHOO! When will the set be done?

[DasMatze]

@Ryani210693: The texture need to be blue, purple or yellow. Not red. It also needs a special color-table.

DasMatze

[Ryani210693]

Ah right...you see i've never done CS before...i thought you could just change the texture...No chance of me knowing about 'colour tables' haha!

thanks, Ryan. Anyway....it's 1:00am here...must get sleep!

[fathorse]

Is this set still on? Wooden coaster supports are starting to become as jinxed as Chinese roofs.

[Crispylad]

Looks awsome!

[LightGrenades]

@Ryani210693: The texture need to be blue, purple or yellow. Not red. It also needs a special color-table.

Actually red is the first color, Green then Blue. Purple or yellow are in between colors and can have a weird result.

[RollaCo-star]

Set looks great! Have you managed to sort out the recolourable thing yet?

[rct3 boy]

!!!!!awsome set!!! Can't wait till this set is avalable!

[Osamenta]

Everybody needs this set

[rideslover]

Look like a Colossus at the Six Flags Magic Mountain. good job

[coinich]

I'd say this set is deader than Elvis. Try to argue as you may, but...