Mountain Pass

A couple of videos showing the new mountain pass. The tools in RailWorks make this so easy to do. Main tools used here are the 'snap to track' terrain tool, and the loft offset tool for creating those wall crash barriers.

When I get a spare moment, I'll blog how I created this route in more detail. I'll also follow with high-res screenshots.

Cablecar update

The super-deformed cablecar is now built, unwrapped and textured. The thing I'm enjoying most about this art style is the speed at which assets can be created. Low resolution models and low resolution textures also speed up working in Max, and because of the small amount of data, loading the assets in-game in speedy too.

Who needs next-gen ;)

Cablecar network

I starting thinking about the 'track network' for the cablecars. I'll only need a single cable to hang the cars off, so the track loft cross-section will be a simple circle.

Here you can see the track loft (the cable), with the cable supports positioned using the middle geometry function in the track loft.

I've also played with the shape of the cable car to make it look more deformed.

Super-deformed cable car

The super deformed cable car.

The cable car's 'passenger view' might be a fun way of viewing the level high above the roof tops.