JimD's track projekt

GER_JimD · 03-20-2009

I tried to make a new track a few years ago, but gave up. The track didn't looked good, even after I spend many hours on it. But after I saw the improvement of the EP3 tracks, I thought it's time for a second try.
The track got a complete new shape, I started with makin a circle with T3ED. The next step was replacing textures. There already 60-70 % new, it looks very different now. Now I'm going to replace more textures and add new stuff.

Here's a preview of it :

NFSHS JimDs Trackpreview 2009 03 12 on youtube

KrazyBoy · 03-20-2009

Very nice textures.

unBtable · 03-20-2009

Hi JimD !
Very nice track by the looks of it.

Any chance of a beta test run for those of us who are interested?

Welcome to NFSCars.

GER_JimD · 03-20-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by unBtable

Any chance of a beta test run for those of us who are interested?

Welcome to NFSCars.

Sure, but I still need some more time to fix things like trees standing in the air, etc. I hope you can help me with camera positions and maybe some effects when the track is going into final phase. I have never worked with those tools.

To NFSCars : I registered here years ago using JimDiabolo. But I never got the activation mail, therefore I wasn't allowed to post here. Now I used another name & email.

unBtable · 03-23-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by GER_JimD

I hope you can help me with camera positions and maybe some effects when the track is going into final phase. I have never worked with those tools.

Sure

I just need to get the school year done first

I can also send you some of the tools I used - Gammaray's incomplete FRD tool is good for adding lights and special effects (which are treated by T3ED exactly like lights I think) and there's a good editor (and tutorial) for camera editing. I always found camera editing to be weird though, there's always surprises in the way the camera behaves that I could not understand.

creek · 03-24-2009

This track looks like it's going to be awesome. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

GER_JimD · 04-07-2009

Here's a updated trackpreview, where I drove in the other (forward) direction. From start to the tunnel I'm finished now.

But it's just about 35 blocks of the track.

creek · 04-07-2009

Sweet, the track looks awesome!!! I don't think I've ever made anything that looks that good before. Keep it up!!!!!

Zpectre · 04-07-2009

Looks damn nice man... Keep it up!

unBtable · 04-07-2009

Very cool

I can't wait to drive it

GER_JimD · 05-11-2009

I got the next blocks of my track ready. It is the most modified part of the track so far. It took many hours till it reached this state. But I thought the track needs something special. You can have a look on here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNuS3fG0_1c

unBtable · 05-11-2009

That's awesome!

I like how you did the road around the pond and the divided road

maggit · 05-13-2009

That looks great.

momaka · 05-14-2009

This track is unbelivable, it doesn't look at all like NFS HS! Very nice work, man

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KrazyBoy · 05-17-2009

Very very big difference with nfshs tracks. :d

GER_JimD · 05-18-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by unBtable

I like how you did the road around the pond and the divided road

There were already two lanes, I diveded them some more and tiled some ploygons to make the rocks. The road around the pond is a extension of the borders, the rest filled up with objects.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrazyBoy

Very very big difference with nfshs tracks. :d

Is this good or bad

KrazyBoy · 05-19-2009

Of course it is good.

Not only good, but AWESOME!

GER_JimD · 06-04-2009

I've finished the next part of my track.

You can have a look here :

JimDs track - Behind the lake

I'm not sure what to do with the last segment that's missing. The track shape has already been changed, together with most textures. Except the houses which still look like the original track. Maybe I find some new textures for them or I just delete some of them.

momaka · 06-04-2009

Wow, so detailed... the rotating wind generators, the smoke coming from that one house's chimney.
Simply Amazing! Awesome track.

Whatever you do with the last segment of the track, I think it will still be amazing

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By the way, how did you make those rotating wind generators? They look really cool in the sunset.

creek · 06-04-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by momaka

By the way, how did you make those rotating wind generators? They look really cool in the sunset.

I was wondering the same thing.

BTW: The track is looking EXTREMELY good.

GER_JimD · 06-05-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by momaka

By the way, how did you make those rotating wind generators? They look really cool in the sunset.

They are just a animated texture with seven pictures.

I first had 8 pictures, I thought frames go from 0 to 7. But the last one wasn't shown

So I had to change them again.

Sadly we can't make a real animation, like the plane in hometown.

Or can we ?

creek · 06-05-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by GER_JimD

Sadly we can't make a real animation, like the plane in hometown.

Or can we ?

It's still a mystery. If animated objects appeared in T3ED, then it would be possible, but unfortunately, they don't. Perhaps Nappe1 (Lasse) will release a new version T3ED in the future that allows you to edit/create animated objects.

KrazyBoy · 06-05-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by creek

It's still a mystery. If animated objects appeared in T3ED, then it would be possible, but unfortunately, they don't. Perhaps Nappe1 (Lasse) will release a new version T3ED in the future that allows you to edit/create animated objects.

Or the animations object are not inside the .frd files, but in another file?

unBtable · 06-07-2009

Looking good JimD

I can't wait for this one to be finished! You seem to make much more progress than I do

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrazyBoy

Or the animations object are not inside the .frd files, but in another file?

In the case of NFS4, they are all contained within the FRD file. T3ED just doesn't show them.

GER_JimD · 06-09-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by unBtable

Looking good JimD

I can't wait for this one to be finished! You seem to make much more progress than I do

In the case of NFS4, they are all contained within the FRD file. T3ED just doesn't show them.

Must be in tr.frd. T3ED doesn't show it, but at least you can clear those data.

I hope to finsh my project before we have our next Team GER meeting. That is usually at the end of summer.

GER_JimD · 07-23-2009

Just to prove I'm still working on my track, here's a photo of my latest addiction.

momaka · 07-23-2009

Looks so nice and smooth. Can I touch?

GER_JimD · 08-03-2009

A friend of mine made Slide & Vidwall pictures for my track. Doesn't that look nice ?

Thanks Ben !

dobi_93 · 08-03-2009

Nice track! It looks like it's more of a high-speed track because I can't see any narrow or sharp turns. Am I right?

KrazyBoy · 08-03-2009

You are making it for a long time. Your track is perfect! PERFECT!!!!!! Can't wait. XD

GER_JimD · 08-05-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobi_93

Nice track! It looks like it's more of a high-speed track because I can't see any narrow or sharp turns. Am I right?

There are more sharp turns than you can expect from the track shape. I think it won't be a CLK track.

unBtable · 08-05-2009

Very nice work on the track, Jim

Tell Ben nice work on the loading screen and vidwalls

GER_JimD · 10-01-2009

Here is a replay of a Hot Pursuit race on my track with night & weather.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYvFbKqXZs4

There is no own night version (no trn.frd), but I think I can live without.

unBtable · 10-03-2009

So I understand that it's finished?
If so, where can I download it?

GER_JimD · 10-04-2009

I'm currently doing some small changes like the signs and some polygon flags. But after I gave up fixing the AI line, there insn't much more to do. Download will be here soon. (1-2 weeks I guess.)

Japanfanatic · 10-11-2009

Woah awesome track!!!

Double Mac · 4 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by GER_JimD

(...) After I gave up fixing the AI line, there insn't much more to do.

How's the track's AI, by the way? I hope it will be challenging enough in single-player mode? Some custom tracks s/a the Mystic Peaks remake or the otherwise excellent Autobahn are simply unplayable due to the AI going berserk.

TruePro · 4 Weeks Ago

Sweet track man! I wish I know how to create a track from scratch.

03-20-2009	#1
GER_JimD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34	JimD's track projekt I tried to make a new track a few years ago, but gave up. The track didn't looked good, even after I spend many hours on it. But after I saw the improvement of the EP3 tracks, I thought it's time for a second try. The track got a complete new shape, I started with makin a circle with T3ED. The next step was replacing textures. There already 60-70 % new, it looks very different now. Now I'm going to replace more textures and add new stuff. Here's a preview of it : NFSHS JimDs Trackpreview 2009 03 12 on youtube

03-20-2009	#2
KrazyBoy F1 enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 148	Very nice textures. __________________ Uberschall 8 rocks! Waiting for WTR.

03-20-2009	#3
unBtable EP3 Team & IPL Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 357	Hi JimD ! Very nice track by the looks of it. Any chance of a beta test run for those of us who are interested? Welcome to NFSCars. __________________ HS is alive and ONLINE HS Guide\|Stock Pack\|Expansion Pack\|IPL Forums HS will live ON

04-07-2009	#10
unBtable EP3 Team & IPL Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 357	Very cool I can't wait to drive it __________________ HS is alive and ONLINE HS Guide\|Stock Pack\|Expansion Pack\|IPL Forums HS will live ON

05-11-2009	#12
unBtable EP3 Team & IPL Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 357	That's awesome! I like how you did the road around the pond and the divided road __________________ HS is alive and ONLINE HS Guide\|Stock Pack\|Expansion Pack\|IPL Forums HS will live ON

03-24-2009	#6
creek aka "John" Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: lol Posts: 418	This track looks like it's going to be awesome. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

05-13-2009	#13
maggit Overrated Rockstar Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 187	That looks great. __________________ Looks like Rocky Pass, eh? My band's NEW Myspace address: www.myspace.com/mindsedgepl

05-14-2009	#14
momaka BGR Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA, USA Posts: 2,049	This track is unbelivable, it doesn't look at all like NFS HS! Very nice work, man . __________________ My Computers: AMD Duron 1.4 GHz, Pentium 3 933MHz, HP Pavilion 8756C

05-17-2009	#15
KrazyBoy F1 enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 148	Very very big difference with nfshs tracks. :d __________________ Uberschall 8 rocks! Waiting for WTR.

05-19-2009	#17
KrazyBoy F1 enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 148	Of course it is good. Not only good, but AWESOME! __________________ Uberschall 8 rocks! Waiting for WTR.

06-04-2009	#18
GER_JimD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34	I've finished the next part of my track. You can have a look here : JimDs track - Behind the lake I'm not sure what to do with the last segment that's missing. The track shape has already been changed, together with most textures. Except the houses which still look like the original track. Maybe I find some new textures for them or I just delete some of them.

07-23-2009	#26
GER_JimD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34	Just to prove I'm still working on my track, here's a photo of my latest addiction.

07-23-2009	#27
momaka BGR Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA, USA Posts: 2,049	Looks so nice and smooth. Can I touch? __________________ My Computers: AMD Duron 1.4 GHz, Pentium 3 933MHz, HP Pavilion 8756C

08-03-2009	#28
GER_JimD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34	A friend of mine made Slide & Vidwall pictures for my track. Doesn't that look nice ? Thanks Ben !

08-03-2009	#29
dobi_93 Camaro lover ^^ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 56	Nice track! It looks like it's more of a high-speed track because I can't see any narrow or sharp turns. Am I right?

08-05-2009	#32
unBtable EP3 Team & IPL Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 357	Very nice work on the track, Jim Tell Ben nice work on the loading screen and vidwalls __________________ HS is alive and ONLINE HS Guide\|Stock Pack\|Expansion Pack\|IPL Forums HS will live ON

10-01-2009	#33
GER_JimD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34	Here is a replay of a Hot Pursuit race on my track with night & weather. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYvFbKqXZs4 There is no own night version (no trn.frd), but I think I can live without.

10-03-2009	#34
unBtable EP3 Team & IPL Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 357	So I understand that it's finished? If so, where can I download it? __________________ HS is alive and ONLINE HS Guide\|Stock Pack\|Expansion Pack\|IPL Forums HS will live ON

10-04-2009	#35
GER_JimD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34	I'm currently doing some small changes like the signs and some polygon flags. But after I gave up fixing the AI line, there insn't much more to do. Download will be here soon. (1-2 weeks I guess.)

10-11-2009	#36
Japanfanatic NFS Old-Schooler Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 284	Woah awesome track!!! __________________ NFS1-PSX,PC(SE) ; NFS2-PSX,PC(SE) ; NFS3HP-PC,PSX ; NFS4HS-PC,PSX ; NFS5PU-PC,PSX ; NFS6HP2-PC ; NFS7UG-PC ; NFS9MW-PC

4 Weeks Ago	#38
TruePro 'SHO' time Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Land of the Free Posts: 71	Sweet track man! I wish I know how to create a track from scratch. __________________ The Ford Taurus SHO is back, with 365 horses. NFS Carbon Garages: General - Race Version - Fun Stuff

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