Advanced Track Patterns

Adds adjustable track layouts to the Tracks menu, in the "Rail Constructions" tab. Pick a layout, customize it in the Settings panel and place it on your map; the result is ordinary track that can be extended, upgraded, and bulldozed piece-by-piece. Layouts - Station Throat: approach tracks that connect 1 to 14 station tracks (platforms 5 m to 20 m wide) to a line of 1 or 2 tracks, in a Directional, Fan, or Parallel design, with optional passthrough tracks - Crossover: single, scissors, or universal crossovers across 2 to 8 parallel tracks, or one X of double-slip switches that leads from every track to every other - Yard Ladder: one track fanning out into 2 to 12 tracks, to the left, the right, or both sides, open or closed at the far end - Passing Loop: loop tracks on one or both sides of a single or double main line - Branch Junction: single or double track branching off at 15 to 90 degrees - Wye Junction: a line of 1 to 4 tracks splitting evenly into two, ending parallel or spreading apart at 10 to 120 degrees, with optional double-slip switches - Triangle Junction: three-way junction with single or double track - Flying Junction: double-track branch whose far track crosses the main line on a bridge or in a tunnel - Flyover: two lines crossing on different levels, at 30 to 90 degrees - Balloon Loop: turns trains around at the end of a line Settings - Curve radius appropriate for each layout, with values that can't be built (with currently selected settings) grayed out on the slider, and track spacing from 5 m to 15 m - Incline of the whole layout for building on slopes - Gradient of the ramps of the flying junction and the flyover, with ramps as earthworks or as bridges and tunnels, and the level change on one line or shared by both for a more compact layout - Optional path signals at the entries of a layout and where trains wait in it, for left-hand or right-hand running - Track type and catenary as for stations; bridges and tunnels are chosen to match the year - Height and rotation as for every construction Translations into German, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese are machine-assisted; corrections are welcome in the comments on mod.io. Removing the mod: tracks and signals built with it stay in a saved game as ordinary elements. Like Advanced Track Patterns? Also check out Advanced Station Builder: customizable train stations up to 14 tracks and 840 m, built in one step with throats, signals, and passthrough tracks. -------- Reporting a problem To best assist you, please post in the comments or message me directly on mod.io with: - what action you were taking when the issue occurred: the layout, its settings (a screenshot of the Settings panel helps), and where on the map - any specific error message you received - your game version and platform (Windows, macOS, or Linux with Steam, GOG, or Epic; Xbox Series X|S; or PlayStation 5) - other mods you use - for a crash or an error message on a computer: the game's log. The game starts its log, stdout.txt, anew each time it starts, and keeps a copy after a crash: use the newest .txt file in the crash_dump folder whose name is a long code. For Steam on Windows, the folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\\3493540\local\crash_dump; for other stores and systems, see "Game File Locations" in the Transport Fever 3 wiki (wiki.transportfever3.com). Share the screenshots and log file through Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox, set to "Anyone with the link can view", and include the link in your post/message. Please don't paste the log into a comment, and remove the link once the problem is solved.