Give me them curves!

[Uehen]

I can sometimes get my train tracks to form nice big curves.... but rarely.
Most of the time they are kinked at both connection point. is there a better way?

[Leigh]

I like to use the lines of the grids to layout my roads and rails, the mouse pointer being great for getting the middle of a section just right.

One thing you could do is lay your straight track along a line, then start the curved bit that too aiming for a grind line, not a grid box. Once you like the look of it and place it, simply connect a straight bit onto that curve, again using the line as the guide instead of the boxes.

[MG83]

draw a straight line with walk path gravel (dont contruct let it stay as plan.) then draw anoter straight to it with the angle you want . (45 90 60 what ever.) these will be your guidance. then draw a straigth rail at the straight line start . (where your rail will really be .) from the end connection of that rail draw your curved rail to the second straight line you draw as walk path. then leave a small gap from the end of the curve. Draw your straight rail line from the end of that gap. Conncect the small gap. now you have nice looking big curve.

[uwrf5419]

Originally posted by Lei:

I like to use the lines of the grids to layout my roads and rails, the mouse pointer being great for getting the middle of a section just right.

One thing you could do is lay your straight track along a line, then start the curved bit that too aiming for a grind line, not a grid box. Once you like the look of it and place it, simply connect a straight bit onto that curve, again using the line as the guide instead of the boxes.

I agree building natural routes should be heavily improved.. too complicated in general and in fact sometimes not very logic...

[3division]

One of our guys Martin already make a draft of new road/infrastructure drawing system.. so maybe in few weeks we will publish something :-P

[Uehen]

See, I knew you guys would have a fix. I was just looking for something in the time between. Let Martin know it would be nice to be able to toggle between the way it is now, and big curves. having options is what makes this game amazing

[3division]

Yes.. this is a massive changer feature.. so a option between new/old will be for sure.. later if we will found old one not useful.. we can remove.. or not :-)

[Typical Arch Linux User]

Originally posted by 3division:

Yes.. this is a massive changer feature.. so a option between new/old will be for sure.. later if we will found old one not useful.. we can remove.. or not :-)

better if you give option to choose