Tracks LA Canyons 1.2

[Phoenix77]

i wish i was a little less lazy, and the track would probably have trees by now
gad damn procrastination

what a stupid invention

No worries mate, you got your own projects to work on...
Also it would be too much of a shock for people....
If one of my tracks had loads and loads of details all of a sudden.

Guardrails, road signs, a tunnel, a bridge..... or two...

Junctions, much narrower roads, sideroads.... and lots of them.... should be enough for the next version, for those that really appreciate some awesome Californian roads

 

[maskedbuilder123]

holy scrap that bridge looks amazing

 

[guidofoc]

Can't wait to drive this with a "traffic" AI and late evening. I suppose doing the traffic AI would be quite tough though

 

[Phoenix77]

holy scrap that bridge looks amazing

Yeah that's one good looking bridge, probably because I didn't model it

Can't wait to drive this with a "traffic" AI and late evening. I suppose doing the traffic AI would be quite tough though

It's not difficult recording a traffic AI, much less difficult than recording a competitive racing line AI for a solid 42km's... But it is really time consuming... It takes around an hour to record the 42km's normal and reverse AI lines....
An 84km AI line will obviously take even longer (if it's even possible)

Due to the humungousness of the track... you'd need to run a large amount of AI to see anyone... for example... 42 AI..... you'd see a car every 2kms on average.

Therefore it's way way down on my priority list mate.

On the plus side though.... I have tons of options of where they can turn round and loop back.

 

[shmafoozius]

Traffic AI would be nice to have but I bet I'd enjoy driving it even without it.

 

[Phoenix77]

This is going to sound wrong... But the screenshot should hopefully clear it up quickly enough

It's Friday... and I couldn't resist quickly doing a 100 inch hooker... 5,700ft up a mountain.

The Hooker 100" Telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory. Where Hubble discovered the Universe was expanding... The Big Bang.

Also the 60" Telescope and the 150ft Solar observatory.

Pretty unusual buildings for a Sim Racing track!

It's quite apt... as the craziness of George Ellery Hale & John.D.Hooker... Planning to move a delicate 4½ ton glass mirror costing $45,000 (1908 money) up a 5,700ft mountain... is about as crazy as me making this track
If anyone's interested there's more of their crazy plan on this link...
https://www.mtwilson.edu/building-the-100-inch-telescope/

 

[maskedbuilder123]

As a californian I really appreciate how much effort you are putting in to this map to make it as true to real life as possible.

 

[Phoenix77]

As a californian I really appreciate how much effort you are putting in to this map to make it as true to real life as possible.

Cheers mate, as you're a Californian... I'm really jealous that you live anywhere near these epic roads I hope I do them justice... and also the mountain views

 

[Phoenix77]

Added a little grunge to my sign billboard... removed some that were not needed (where I can flip the UV) and added a few new ones that are now needed.

Drawing them up, pretty much to MUTCD FHWA spec... I may also add some graffiti to the back of them... as looking at the real roads it seems to be a common feature

I'm also considering putting the link to the extra roads... on the back of just one of them or on a guardrail post... in polys... so it's not a case of using 3DSimEd to look through the textures

 

[ALB123]

I love the worn look. With cars zipping up and down those roads everyday...exhaust gases from cars and diesel from the big rigs...and dust that occasionally flies around on those roads - Yup. You've got the right idea my man.

 

[Stereo]

on the back of just one of them or on a guardrail post... in polys... so it's not a case of using 3DSimEd to look through the textures

If you want to save a bit of effort, put the alphabet in a texture and then just piece it together so you get bit.ly/b5w30sp or whatever. Or if you have enough letters in direction signs just cut it together like a ransom letter.

 

[Phoenix77]

I love the worn look. With cars zipping up and down those roads everyday...exhaust gases from cars and diesel from the big rigs...and dust that occasionally flies around on those roads - Yup. You've got the right idea my man.

Cheers
Yeah there are plenty of cars zipping along these roads (obviously at the legal speeds of course). Some of the side roads might have a little more dust on them... affecting their grip levels.

And it's funny you should mention big rigs...

 

[Phoenix77]

If you want to save a bit of effort, put the alphabet in a texture and then just piece it together so you get http://notworking.url/b5w30sp or whatever. Or if you have enough letters in direction signs just cut it together like a ransom letter.

Yeah thanks for the idea mate.... although careful mentioning 'ransom letter' ... It could start me off thinking about putting clues dotted around.

And if I start thinking.... I tend to get a little carried away sometimes
As it is I already have a few ideas for hidden layouts... ideally suited for certain vehicle types.
All of that is for a far later time though.

Cheers!

 

[Phoenix77]

Billboard / Atlas group A

1 material - 1 texture

Added a normal map... so now the rivets glisten in the sun

Each sign is actually the same resolution as they are on PCH.... But because I have a better understanding of vert normals... and a few other things.... they're now massively clearer!
There is no comparison

 

[Michael Bolton]

I love the worn look. With cars zipping up and down those roads everyday...exhaust gases from cars and diesel from the big rigs...and dust that occasionally flies around on those roads - Yup. You've got the right idea my man.

don't see too many big rigs on Angels Crest :-D

 

[Ben O'Bro]

Slowly getting very much alive! Can't wait for the next release! Railing and signs + few other details will really improve the experience

 

[Phoenix77]

Thanks mate... yeah the details are slowly emerging... and this stage is a lot more fun than things have been for a fair few months
The experience is already in a different league to 0.3... and thankfully, so far, is similar in performance to 0.3 even with a few other details flying by at speed

 

[ALB123]

Let's not forget about our lovely female drivers on Southern California highways.
Cannonball Run:

Cannonball Run II:

 

[Phoenix77]

Let's not forget about our lovely female drivers on Southern California highways.
Cannonball Run:

Cannonball Run II:

As if I would forget mate... Not that anyone probably noticed this sign on Pacific... Probably because they're doing the speed in the Cannonball Run II photo along here

 

[Phoenix77]

People who don't read this sign.... and who don't have the extra roads... will be in for a surprise
Plus for some reason the ICY sign makes me laugh... in California it just seems wrong

On an artistic note... I love how the yellow looks against the blue sky... throw in some green trees and this will become how I visualised my Californian tracks before I even started.