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I’m adding code to the train game that will add segments to the track network. At moments like this, where I’m adding in a new feature, I often get a little stuck not knowing where to start. In these moments, I usually open any text editing app and…
Continue readingA few decades ago, I remember, probably incorrectly, a court case where the police wanted to (or did) track people using GPS units that they stuck in the suspects’ cars. The case boiled down to this: a court order is needed to place a GPS unit on someone’s…
Continue readingI want to reiterate, or just iterate, that I have almost no knowledge about software-based neural networks. I am guessing at things as I try to learn more. In my last post, I mentioned my thoughts about how neural networks work. I also mentioned two types of training:…
Continue readingI like railroading games because they have a certain amount of simulation in them and railroading is an interesting topic to me. My idea was to add much more realistic train handling to my game. The existing games all have one fatal flaw; they do not handle empty…
Continue readingUntil the train game code is working well enough to play an actual game, I’m tempted to do no 3D work. I’ll need an interim user interface and so far, that has not been a problem. It has not been a problem because there has been no real…
Continue readingTaking on a big project alone is tricky. I can spend an hour or two per night working on the train game and it takes me a week to make any real progress. I also have spent a few weekend days working all day but that’s because I’m…
Continue readingWhat is the best way to detect that I have reached a waypoint and possible passed it? I currently manage the waypoints in a way that works well when the train stops at one. The train constantly adjusts it’s deceleration to make it stop at the right spot…
Continue readingI managed to change the one global train object into a list. I had two trains running for a moment and it was cool. This led to all kinds of other headaches. The drawing code is crappy and needs to be more modular. There is also no good…
Continue readingI was working last night on train routing and came across a serious dilemma; if a train splits in two, there is a new train that didn’t exist when the player first set routing information for the original train. What about a train that is created that has…
Continue readingThe code is still far from optimal but the track network traversal and linear distance computations are working correctly. I haven’t tested a train with cars facing in both forward and reverse directions but the code is all written to handle it. It’s a lot of code for…
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