I think the East Line platform is the best example so far. I might hollow out Grand Central, rebuild West and South platforms, make a new North platform. Should be room if they're all the same as the East platform.
Yea, I would help you tear it down and re-organize if necessary. Now that I understand all the switches, etc.
Yeah, once you see one working and understand it, it's not too bad. I didn't plan the first platform at all, just made it on the fly while you were there. Each platform after that has gotten a little more compact, this last one looks really good.
I think i can fit 3 of them where the first 2 currently are. Hardest thing for me is finding time to do it.
edit: I'll be rebuilding the first 2 platforms from 7-9 tonight
I just finished replacing the gravel with cobblestone everywhere that didn't have track on it. I am going to hollow out an area so it will be easier to make the redstone circuits, then fix anything I break on the surface.
Ryder and I fixed up and greatly simplified Grand Central. 4 working platforms now, N, S, E and W. Uses only one booster! (and a second booster to turbo-boost the main 'engine')
E line tunnel is looking really good, and we found a very cool spot for the East Line station to be.
Who added a station to the east line with a wood pressure plate and a stone pressure plate? Right in front of Basil's lengthy shaft in the mountain behind spawn.
Right now, it doesn't work and I am a little confused. I had the east line working all the way to its end last night, including 1 booster that was necessary.
Twas me, sorry, only got it half finished before my really dodgy connection packed in.
Basic idea is that a cart stops on the plates, once a person gets out it'll fire the cart a few blocks further along to a yet-to-be-placed stone plate where it will wait until someone enters before continuing on it's route.
<del>You can just smash the pressure plates and track on through for now.</del> Added a bypass.
BTW there was a flooded section of tunnel near the exit, I replaced what track I could but it looks like whatever creeper blast caused the leak damaged track on the surface.
I am about half way done with a private line that is west of the ICTown and runs to my personal lake area farther west. Currently there are no plans to build a west line out where I am but just throwing a FYI.
Someone has been working hard! I see we have an East station, which is functional.
Grand Central departure to the East station is working. The return from East station to GC is now fully operational as well, I laid the rest of the track and brought it into the station, it loops through the northern section of the "loop" around spawn. We could save a lot of track and make a straight tunnel now that spawn is flat and protected is only 9 squares (or should be).
The East line needs a lot of security (walls to prevent livestock/baddies) and torches. It is the most rural line at the moment and there is lots of spawn.
I started on a revised north line departure from Grand Central. Need some opinions there. It is the elevated platform that goes towards spawn and then turns North. It would go out towards my mine, then have to go east a bit, then could be built out over the water towards Eggroll's place and end in a station where we choose.
Someone has been working hard! I see we have an East station, which is functional.
I had to do a lot of rework near spawn. I tried to understand what was going on with someone's construction efforts but had to rework it.
I've been thinking about how to do timed, intermediate stops in a very compact manner and will test at basil's mine as soon as I can
Ultimately, I want carts to be able to stop for 5-10 seconds, give the rider the option to hit a switch and take a private line somewhere, and have the switch reset after they leave. Or do nothing and continue down the line.
Hopefully people will coordinate in this thread though, so getting to somewhere like IC town doesn't take 40 stops and 20 minutes...
Also, coordinate with your neighbors so we don't waste tons of iron making an ungodly amount of private lines going to each and every manmade structure in the world... The main IC lines can and will be extended, and um more than happy to do all the work upon request to prevent these issues from happening.
Trying to get a handle on a north spur. Next time you are on T_T, see what you think. I don't have enough material to get real far, about 200 meters from the station.
Oh, and I re-did the platforms and grand central. Saved about 30 sections of track.
Same platforms, they are just in a different order.
I'd like to see a topo map and mark it out with torches first or something. East line is ok, but I really like the lines that run above ground, really cool to use the carts for sightseeing. Would live to see the north line follow the valleys, etc out to the grinders.
That's only half of what I have. Been mining. A lot.
Also, if you need redstone, I have I think more than half a large chest filled with it, as well as a full double chest of cobblestone. Both are out front of my place. Go crazy.
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Yeah, once you see one working and understand it, it's not too bad. I didn't plan the first platform at all, just made it on the fly while you were there. Each platform after that has gotten a little more compact, this last one looks really good.
I think i can fit 3 of them where the first 2 currently are. Hardest thing for me is finding time to do it.
edit: I'll be rebuilding the first 2 platforms from 7-9 tonight
Yeah, I had an interesting time hollowing with the gravel up there
http://i.imgur.com/R4Hwn.png
Though I would keep the plate system instead of the button. I like being able to just get in and go.
Thanks to everyone working on the rails! I'll make a wood donation next time I get on the server.
meh, no big deal.
E line tunnel is looking really good, and we found a very cool spot for the East Line station to be.
Right now, it doesn't work and I am a little confused. I had the east line working all the way to its end last night, including 1 booster that was necessary.
Basic idea is that a cart stops on the plates, once a person gets out it'll fire the cart a few blocks further along to a yet-to-be-placed stone plate where it will wait until someone enters before continuing on it's route.
<del>You can just smash the pressure plates and track on through for now.</del> Added a bypass.
BTW there was a flooded section of tunnel near the exit, I replaced what track I could but it looks like whatever creeper blast caused the leak damaged track on the surface.
Grand Central departure to the East station is working. The return from East station to GC is now fully operational as well, I laid the rest of the track and brought it into the station, it loops through the northern section of the "loop" around spawn. We could save a lot of track and make a straight tunnel now that spawn is flat and protected is only 9 squares (or should be).
The East line needs a lot of security (walls to prevent livestock/baddies) and torches. It is the most rural line at the moment and there is lots of spawn.
I started on a revised north line departure from Grand Central. Need some opinions there. It is the elevated platform that goes towards spawn and then turns North. It would go out towards my mine, then have to go east a bit, then could be built out over the water towards Eggroll's place and end in a station where we choose.
I had to do a lot of rework near spawn. I tried to understand what was going on with someone's construction efforts but had to rework it.
I've been thinking about how to do timed, intermediate stops in a very compact manner and will test at basil's mine as soon as I can
Ultimately, I want carts to be able to stop for 5-10 seconds, give the rider the option to hit a switch and take a private line somewhere, and have the switch reset after they leave. Or do nothing and continue down the line.
Hopefully people will coordinate in this thread though, so getting to somewhere like IC town doesn't take 40 stops and 20 minutes...
Also, coordinate with your neighbors so we don't waste tons of iron making an ungodly amount of private lines going to each and every manmade structure in the world... The main IC lines can and will be extended, and um more than happy to do all the work upon request to prevent these issues from happening.
My $0.02
Oh, and I re-did the platforms and grand central. Saved about 30 sections of track.
Same platforms, they are just in a different order.
I'd like to see a topo map and mark it out with torches first or something. East line is ok, but I really like the lines that run above ground, really cool to use the carts for sightseeing. Would live to see the north line follow the valleys, etc out to the grinders.
Agree or no?
Nice!
Also, if you need redstone, I have I think more than half a large chest filled with it, as well as a full double chest of cobblestone. Both are out front of my place. Go crazy.
There are now 736 meters of railway in the Grand Central holding box.
I meant a heightmap. Trying to identify the valleys by altitude so we can follow the topography. make sense / cool, or no?