How to Integrate Custom Tracks into Blue Plastic Tracks Game?

mathewjacob

Hi everyone,

I recently started using Blue Plastic Tracks for my game development project, and I’m really enjoying the tool! However, I’ve been having some issues trying to figure out how to integrate custom tracks into my game.

I’ve designed a few of my own tracks and want to import these into Blue Plastic Tracks, but I’m not exactly sure how to do that. I’ve looked through the green literature but I’m still unclear on a few points.

I came across this website:https://forum.blueplastictracks.org/d/5479-a-nice-custom-from-custom-trackmasters sap-abap-course-in-pune -from-custom-trackmasters

Here’s what I want to do:

How can I import custom track designs (i.e. designs created outside of Blue Plastic Tracks or from 3-D modeling software) into the platform?
What format do track files need to be in?
Tips for ensuring that things play smoothly with custom tracks? (i.e. making sure track geometry is optimized, collision detection, etc.)

If anyone has any experience with this, or if you know of some resources that could help, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Best,
william

thehsvdude

What game engine are you intending on using

mathewjacob

Super

I am old so please forgive me but I am not sure what this Post is meaning or asking about.

DalaGStanator

Are you developing a (PC?) fan game named after Blue Plastic Tracks? If so, will it involve 3D models of Plarail vehicles and infrastructure in an open-world environment? Maybe the members that do 3D printing could recreate the assets you need in CGI for more accuracy, while you figure out how to rig, animate and program them for the game itself. You didn’t specify what modelling software and (game) engine you’re using, so we don’t really know things like what file types it will need. Will it play like a train simulator, or more like a game with objectives like running a railway or performing tasks? If you incorporate the old TomyTrain range in some capacity, you could take advantage of the brick-compatible pieces and include sandbox gameplay mechanics; a bit like Roblox, Blockland, Brick Rigs or Draw Bricks.

Densha

I think I know what you are after. I infer from your post that there exists some Plarail track planning software masquerading as a game. If so, where is it? The link in you message is about customizing an engine.

I used track planning software intended for Lionel to design a Plarail model of our club’s outdoor 5 and 7 ¼″ gauge layout. I printed the plan and gave it to the children build all over the clubroom floor. Mostly successful but there were small errors in the paper version that could be overcome with short pieces of Plarail that had no corresponding part in Lionel.

The kids have asked me to print them another layout. As we have some custom elements, e.g. diamond crossings etc., we would like to be able to include them in the layout.

chrisjo

Rolling Line simulator has some BPT models I believe?