Re: RAIL ASIA [1.11.12] QUENCHED

[ender516]

I can see the issue that DiM is raising. I'm not sure that it bothers me a lot, but I am surprised that some lines can be made crisp and others stay blurry. I wonder if it is not just the positioning of the lines as natty suggested, but also the size of the boxes. I mean, if a box is actually 40.3 pixels tall, then no matter how you align it, you won't get the top and bottom both looking sharp, so maybe the answer is to reposition the boxes so that the top line is on a grid and clear, then resize them also on the grid.

[cairnswk]

The colours of the lines for the B and J appear to be reversed in the new version for station MHD. The B should be grey and the J Brown.

Thanks Dibbler, i have adjusted that and will upload shortly.

[cairnswk]

Version 29 still...please Ctrl + f5 to refresh image.

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http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282 ... a_V29S.png
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282 ... a_V29L.png
http://www.peeje.com/files/359448044/Ra ... inal_6.xml

[thenobodies80]

cairnswk gave me the original file. There's nothing wrong with it and like I said him I was right about where the problem was. Simply when saved as png, the lines change with the softare he uses.
So there's no way for him to fix this issue except export the file in PS, draw the station from the scratch and save the file as png.
Personally i don't think that those lines are a big issue, so it's up to the foundry people to say if it's a big issue or not.
Cairsnwk, if you're willing to fix it let me know and i tell you a quick way to do that with PS

If someone thinks I'm telling something not true about his original file this is a screenshot:

[natty dread]

How about this:

- export the map image without stations
- export each different station into a separate image with transparent background
- then add the stations as bitmaps in PS on top of the map image without stations - problem solved, all stations will be 100% identical.

[thenobodies80]

yes exactly

[cairnswk]

Firstly, tnb80, thank-you for comfirming what i was saying about the Coreldraw export process, and thank-you for trying this.
natty, thank you for your attempted solution.

The above image is the test result of your process for the BGW and RUH stations only.
1. i exported the ovcerall image to PS.
2. i exported BGW complete station (with dome) to PS and placed the station on above image.
3. i exported the RUH station only as uncompressed vector no anti-aliasing and placed it on map - certainly the quality of the lines improves.
4. the whole image was then saved as the above png file.

Part three might improve the lines of the station tested, but unless i redraw the entire map in psd, i see no point to this process. I am not prepared to do rework for the sake of what a handful of people say are a couple of blurry lines (which won't be examined closely anyway), The artwork in the big station alone will not be improved by this export process, and the text would have to be redone ontop of psd image again. I beleive that double exporting of an image can only reduce its quality further. I don't think this process is retaining the overall integrity of the image simply exported from CD in the first place..

I agree with tnb80, that the lines are adequate given i have made two attempts to improve them to the best.
So at this stage, i am not prepared to go through this process. Sorry guys.

If i acquire the new Coreldraw X5 (which has hinting) in the future, i would be most happy to resumbit the new files for approval and upload.

[DiM]

the one in the middle looks perfect. a million times better than any other station. whatever you did is the solution.
do them all like that.

[natty dread]

I agree, that looks good.

[cairnswk]

Version 30 Small and Large

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[thenobodies80]

TBS needs to be fixed.

Small Vers

Large Vers

[cairnswk]

TBS needs to be fixed.

Already done...please Ctrl + F5

I had a lock on it

[thenobodies80]

Personally, I'm happy with the latest version with the exception of the red/black text in the upper right corner that looks blurry and really hurts my eyes...I was thinking: Do you really need it? I mean now we have to explain how to read a drop down box in the game?
I know you used it also with the rail africa map but people play also the previous rail maps and there's no reference there.
Anyway if you can make it less blurry I'm happy with it, if not...i say remove it!

[ender516]

I tend to agree. I think the information is welcome, but that red effect on the text is annoying.

[cairnswk]

Personally, I'm happy with the latest version with the exception of the red/black text in the upper right corner that looks blurry and really hurts my eyes...I was thinking: Do you really need it? I mean now we have to explain how to read a drop down box in the game?
I know you used it also with the rail africa map but people play also the previous rail maps and there's no reference there.
Anyway if you can make it less blurry I'm happy with it, if not...i say remove it!

I tend to agree. I think the information is welcome, but that red effect on the text is annoying.

guys, thanks for that. please f5 to see the change on the maps above....same colour as the text above it.