Do you mean street names?
If so, simple way is just a button triggered when a car crosses a Node, or (if open configuration) enters a Zone (specified by X,Y coordinates).
Just remember to turn it off when crossing into new Node or Zone, when new street name button is shown.
EDIT: See this short video I put on YouTube that shows me doing exactly what I explained with road signs triggered by entering Zones.
If so, simple way is just a button triggered when a car crosses a Node, or (if open configuration) enters a Zone (specified by X,Y coordinates).
Just remember to turn it off when crossing into new Node or Zone, when new street name button is shown.
EDIT: See this short video I put on YouTube that shows me doing exactly what I explained with road signs triggered by entering Zones.
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Made an extended version - see 1st post.
Can you get this one trotting/gambling/stampeding across the grass?
Additional scenery for the Cruise people?
Additional scenery for the Cruise people?
It is, but I made you a glider and small plane that may do you much better.
It's in my layout, along with other bits n pieces you're willing to use, including some bridges - bridges have been done in one half - just need to place the half, rotate 90 degrees, and place the 2nd half, butting up as necessary.
Spirit of Silverstone
If we ever get a race track that was converted from an airfield (like Silverstone was), I have a piece of sculpture made that I could use on layout....
Was thinking of making copy of Eiffel Tower next, but then I thought, that would just be plain silly!
Was thinking of making copy of Eiffel Tower next, but then I thought, that would just be plain silly!
Awesome 
Knowing first hand how much effort is needed for something like this, I'm impressed - great imagination for great upgrade.
Knowing first hand how much effort is needed for something like this, I'm impressed - great imagination for great upgrade.
I've updated my pc and one of my online servers to 0.6G19, but when I go online, all I can see are 0.6G17/0.6G18 servers - I suppose I could be very first, but my server doesn't show in list of hosts - am I going wrong somewhere?
My (Sin'rs) server doesn't appear in the master server list when I try to connect online, and I don't see anything in my control panel that I'm supposed to update - am I missing something (ie am I being thick?)?
I updated earlier to G19, and I can see G17/G18 hosts online.
1) Yes - I tried making a hay bale 4x4x4 and couldn't get 3rd layer to sit properly
2) I've stacked tyres 4 high - place 1st layer, place 2nd layer elsewhere, lift off ground a bit (not too much) then place on top of 1st stack, (they sort of blend together - also helps with X,Y placement) then lift up 2nd stack until above 1st stack - repeat for other stacks.
3) Great idea!
4)Tried that, but I thought they looked too much like the ground noise barriers they use at airports
5) Yes got that in various places - also useful for overhead gantries as sometimes hard to spot white signs on light sky
6) Not my cup of tea!
7) Clever!
8) I like things that look realistic
9) Bit too Heath Robinson for my tastes
10) Looks realistic - like it
Not unless any future vehicles are taller than are currently available - and hopefully people who don't read this don't treat it as a bug if they build something overhead that is closer to the ground.
I'm already building my bridges with more head room.
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Kerbs / Curbs
A selection of curbs.....
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Had futher thought on this, so been playing around making various types of curbs / kerbs.
Best way is to place a concrete ramp, and set it to small length (2m). Further ramps can be placed in straight lines and/or radiused.
Some houses suffering from subsidence already!
Maybe Bernie's behind it; no free views of any race track that might host an F1 race.
Maybe Bernie's behind it; no free views of any race track that might host an F1 race.
AU1 Tunnel
Playing about seeing what it would be like to make tunnel system using new concrete objects (answer: difficult - or maybe I've got the 2d mind like Khan, and not 3d like Spock?!), and come up with quick and dirty layout.
Has to be hole above start position else you start on the roof - ok if you want to roof race!
There are couple of slots 'cut out' in part of the track - deliberate - was trying to see what happens if you fall in the gap!
In places, especially start, the roof is very low - I wanted to see if low roof = claustrophobic - not very when track is 16m wide.
If making closed tunnel system, no lights required.
If you make tunnel high enough, you could add 'gantries' with direction arrows fitted.
Was going to, but never got round to, making Y shaped junctions, so cars could go left or right.
Tunnels might be good idea for people making Cruise layouts - good way of going over grass areas if you put slabs down first, and something different too.
Has to be hole above start position else you start on the roof - ok if you want to roof race!
There are couple of slots 'cut out' in part of the track - deliberate - was trying to see what happens if you fall in the gap!
In places, especially start, the roof is very low - I wanted to see if low roof = claustrophobic - not very when track is 16m wide.
If making closed tunnel system, no lights required.
If you make tunnel high enough, you could add 'gantries' with direction arrows fitted.
Was going to, but never got round to, making Y shaped junctions, so cars could go left or right.
Tunnels might be good idea for people making Cruise layouts - good way of going over grass areas if you put slabs down first, and something different too.
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Haven't tried it online yet (my servers haven't been updated to latest patch) but in single player mode in 0.6G18, if you place restricted area or a marshall of any type above your head (e.g bridge), then when you drive underneath, you get 'restricted area' message, along with 45 second penalty - in multiplayer mode, that may result in spec penalty rather than time.
I assume you must mean rounded / curved curbs, as you can now make your own straight kerbs.
Choose concrete / wall in SHIFT U mode
place wall
set height to 0.25 (default is 1.0)
set length and colour to suit
If you make kerbs at minimum length (2.0) and place one, then place others at angle, you can get them to radius quite well - helps now that concrete can overlap onto another piece of concrete without throwing up 'intersection object' errors.
Choose concrete / wall in SHIFT U mode
place wall
set height to 0.25 (default is 1.0)
set length and colour to suit
If you make kerbs at minimum length (2.0) and place one, then place others at angle, you can get them to radius quite well - helps now that concrete can overlap onto another piece of concrete without throwing up 'intersection object' errors.
AU1 RoC Bridges, Underpasses and Tunnels
Just seeing if I could make a RoC bridge with underpass, and grew from there.
Edit: V2 - the extended version!
Edit: V2 - the extended version!
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RoC Bridge
Made a bridge with underpass that can be used in Race of Champion (RoC) events.
Comes with free AutoX layout.
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Updated my Drift Park layout with some objects to make it more 3d looking.
Includes;
starting box
grandstands
marshall posts
signage
overhead gantries
Includes;
starting box
grandstands
marshall posts
signage
overhead gantries
One way is to use concrete slabs; put the first on the ground, then subsequent slabs use Z function to raise off ground, then change the Pitch angle (minimum 6 deg).
Best to copy your 1st slab, raise it and change pitch angle, place it, copy that slab, increase height and pitch angle by same amounts as previously.
After you hit 90 degree pitch, rotate slab 90 degrees.
If you get good at it, you can CTRL click a few slabs at a time, and change height and pitch of all together.
Once you have tube made, use ramp object at open ends.
You'll notice at top of loop, that slab size has been made wider - you need to play with X and Y function settings.
Alternately, if you can find a layout that someone's already made with a loop, save the layout, then CTRL Click the structure that's already there and place in your own layout. Although you can only copy 30 objects at a time, nothing to stop you copying part while in one layout, loading your own layout, placing to suit, going back to original layout, copying the rest of the objects, then go back to your layout and placing with previously copied objects.
Best to copy your 1st slab, raise it and change pitch angle, place it, copy that slab, increase height and pitch angle by same amounts as previously.
After you hit 90 degree pitch, rotate slab 90 degrees.
If you get good at it, you can CTRL click a few slabs at a time, and change height and pitch of all together.
Once you have tube made, use ramp object at open ends.
You'll notice at top of loop, that slab size has been made wider - you need to play with X and Y function settings.
Alternately, if you can find a layout that someone's already made with a loop, save the layout, then CTRL Click the structure that's already there and place in your own layout. Although you can only copy 30 objects at a time, nothing to stop you copying part while in one layout, loading your own layout, placing to suit, going back to original layout, copying the rest of the objects, then go back to your layout and placing with previously copied objects.
Same way for each version; when in the layout that has the object, holding the CTRL key. click all the object dots that make up the whole group you want to copy, then load the layout you want to put the group into, then click the letter O to place all the grouped objects, then press < or > keys to rotate to face the way you want. Press letter M if you want to move group. Once you click something else, then the grouped objects become single objects again.
LFS Remote will also have to be updated.
Large Signs
Its possible (if not easy) to make very large signs/advertising hoardings.
With Westhill being so huge, and to give people time to see which way to go, you could always use some giant arrow signs.
With Westhill being so huge, and to give people time to see which way to go, you could always use some giant arrow signs.
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Small Grandstand
Your system makes it much easier to copy same item multiple times when there's a lot of objects to be grouped together.
I've made new viewing grandstand, which is just under 30 objects, and can be placed side by side to make longer grandstand.
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Shadow bug when car on object placed above ground level
Not sure if it's been pointed out yet, or if anything can even be done about it, but if car is placed on slab which is suspended above ground, and car sits on slab, then car shadow is shown on the ground, under the slab.
Same thing happens if car is sitting on concrete ramp.
Same thing happens if car is sitting on concrete ramp.
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