(Draft) West Vincent official rail sign specifications

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  1. Talons1337

    Talons1337 I am a build team

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    (Draft copy of WVTA rail sign specifications. Sections being drafted are highlighted in green)

    West Vincent Transit Authority official specifications for signs on rails

    Contents:
    1. Stations
    .1 Affected stations​
    .2 Where to place signs​
    2. Signs

    Article 1. Stations
    The WVTA mandates that every station within the West Vincent Transit Network follow these specifications. Stations in italics may opt out due to location and stations marked with an asterisk are administered by the WVTA.

    1.1: Affected stations
    • Aegis station
    • Angstrom station
    • * Chargaff station
    • Edison station
    • Faraday station
    • * Fermi station
    • Fiore Ranch station
    • * Fleming station
    • Hooke station
    • Kepler station
    • Lavosier station
    • Mendel station
    • * Midway station
    • Voltaire station
    1.2: Where to place signs [this section is currently being drafted, please voice any concerns]
    Signs are to be placed exactly six blocks away from the entrance/exit of each station, and 1 block above the ground. If 6 blocks from the station entrance/exit is not an ideal location for a sign, it may be placed 6 blocks from the green wool, or if there is no green wool, between 6 and 20 blocks from the dispenser and/or buffer. If there are more than one sign, signs are to be placed at 2 block increments leading away from the station.

    Article 2. Signs [this section is currently being drafted, please voice any concerns]
    Each sign must use appropriate formatting for each situation.

    2.1: Sign formatting
    Incoming to station [entrance]
    ->>]- {STATION NAME}

    Incoming to station, available crossover to other station [entrance]
    ->>]- {STATION NAME}, ->X>- {NEXT STATION}

    Departing station [exit]
    -[>>- {STATION NAME}

    Departing station, en route to station [exit]
    -[>>- {STATION NAME}, ->>>- {NEXT STATION}

    Departing station, en route to station, via station [exit]
    -[>>- {STATION NAME}, ->>>- {MAJOR STATION}, ->@>- {NEXT STATION}

    End of line/Last stop
    --|-] {STATION NAME}
     
  2. kylania

    kylania Active Member

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    Can we maybe get a step by step tutorial for station creation or at least pictures for all of the above? I'm getting close to making a station of my own and think it would be helpful.

    Thanks!
     
  3. Talons1337

    Talons1337 I am a build team

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    Are you located in either West Vincent or the Central Supercluster? You don't need to follow West Vincent specifications if you're in any other Administrative Region, and you can opt out if you're on the border, or in the Central Supercluster.

    That being said, I will go ahead and create a tutorial, and your station can be added as an Associated Station if you would like.
     
  4. BlueJosh27

    BlueJosh27 Blue member.

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    Talons, I think this was the sort of thing that will be added in the university. I am sure uber would allow you to do the rail section if you wished to
     
  5. Talons1337

    Talons1337 I am a build team

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    I doubt it, he uses inferior South Vincent naming scheme. West Vincent superior!

    And the central supercluster uses the best naming system, even better than West Vincent.
     
  6. Brodolon

    Brodolon Edit post Abuser

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    crap im making a station right now and didnt know anything about this crap or what super clusters are. my station im building is east of voltaire am i in west vincent?
     
  7. Talons1337

    Talons1337 I am a build team

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    How far east of voltaire? Voltaire is in west vincent, yes. Don't worry about any of this at the moment, because 1) it's a draft, so it hasn't been put into effect yet and 2) I will come by and fix it when needed.
     
  8. Brodolon

    Brodolon Edit post Abuser

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    its actually closer to acension station now that i think about it so i think its not in west vincent. its called Triforest station on the dynamap if you want to check
     
  9. Talons1337

    Talons1337 I am a build team

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    Triforest falls under South Vincent authority, yuck.
     
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  10. Brodolon

    Brodolon Edit post Abuser

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    whos in charge of dis so called "yuck" south vincent if no one know. *scheming evil laugh* I could take charge
     
  11. uberifix

    uberifix Positively Froody

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    Ahem... I am in charge of the Southern Vincent Transit System and if you try to take my power and land I will strike you down right where you stand.
     
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  12. Brodolon

    Brodolon Edit post Abuser

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    Umm... why are we letting these people tell us we have to have our tracks a certain way? If we built it we should make it look how ever we want. Right?
     
  14. kylania

    kylania Active Member

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    Hey Talons.

    I like your sign ideas, very nice. However the ideas about passport stations and dictating how someone's line looks/acts seems like it might be a bit much, especially for areas well away from where you or your stations are.

    Can you maybe post your ideas here first so we can discuss things before making players change their in game builds please?
     
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  15. Brodolon

    Brodolon Edit post Abuser

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    i see wat u meen [​IMG]
     
  16. LordRedstone

    LordRedstone Best Coder 2k15

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    oi thats my rail
     
  17. Brodolon

    Brodolon Edit post Abuser

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    talons arrest him

    Edit: Talons got this amazing idea 4 like a interrogation room and a rail police department (possibly a tv show to go with it) text me and we can work this out my friend :DDDD
     
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  18. SomeEnderpenguin

    SomeEnderpenguin Not a Penguin

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    North Vincent is best Vincent, no Talonocracy dictating what we put on our signs.
     
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  19. kurisubrooks

    kurisubrooks Web Designer, Annoying Human

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    pls overthrow our communist government. THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
     
  20. Talons1337

    Talons1337 I am a build team

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    There are no passport mandates at any WVTA stations that are enforced by the WVTA. The Republic of Sedora has a mandatory passport check at the westbound exit, which is enforced by the Republic of Sedora, not the WVTA. (put simply: the passport check is a thing of my country, it has nothing to do with the rail network).

    The WVTA only mandates the following:

    1. There is, at minimum, a 3 by 3 wide hole for the rails to pass through. (tunnels must be 3x3 blocks). Text example (cross section): [_]
    2. If the terrain is too low for a tunnel, the line should be adjusted appropriately to match the average (preferably median) height of that terrain. Text example (side view): _,-
    3. If the median is the same height as the rail is already, the terrain should be cut through instead, with slopes at a 67° incline. Text example (cross section): \_/
    4. The bed of the rails must be made of stone bricks, unless it is a station or a booster. Stations may use any block, boosters obviously use yellow wool.
    5. The two blocks to either side must be made of gravel, unless it is a bridge, where they may be made out of any material.