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CPA said:
But now it looks like traffic is based on most "advanced" road, as no one takes the direct dirt road once the paved roads are set. That doesn't make any sense either.
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Yeah, I was wondering about that too. I had read that travel is the same speed regardless of road type. So people should still be using the dirt road until it gets filled up and then the overflow should go onto the avenues.
 
Born2bwire said:
Yeah, I was wondering about that too. I had read that travel is the same speed regardless of road type. So people should still be using the dirt road until it gets filled up and then the overflow should go onto the avenues.
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The dirt road is still moving very, very slowly. When he places the second road, watch the last car on the dirt road. It doesn't get very far in the few seconds of video that is left. Cars are avoiding the dirt road because it's extremely slow. Why get behind a single-lane backup when you can get there on a highway?

Of course, you could question how the sims would "know" the highway isn't also backed up, but whatever. It's better than it is now.
 
CPA said:
But now it looks like traffic is based on most "advanced" road, as no one takes the direct dirt road once the paved roads are set. That doesn't make any sense either.
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You are driving down an avenue. You can turn left or right onto a paved road, or you can drive up a dirt road. Which one would you pick?
 
bonkers325 said:
You are driving down an avenue. You can turn left or right onto a paved road, or you can drive up a dirt road. Which one would you pick?
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Well, being born and raised in upstate New York where there were lots of dirt roads, I would probably not have an issue using a dirt road, especially if it go me there quicker.
 
This review from Eurogamer is awesome, lol.

Love this pic:

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That would suck waking up with a road going thru your house. But considering that Maxis used a multiplier anyway to inflate the number of sims, it is likely vacant.
 
Until they fix multiple emergency vehicles responding to the same place, I don't really think that roads matter. I currently have a city with over 500k people and the lack of space to add power, water, trash and sewage is holding me back.
 
KentState said:
Until they fix multiple emergency vehicles responding to the same place, I don't really think that roads matter. I currently have a city with over 500k people and the lack of space to add power, water, trash and sewage is holding me back.
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Hey I would be happy if any firetrucks arrived at my industrial fires. 2 Hazmat trucks now. They never show up. And often times it is the site literally across the street from the firehouse lol.
 
KentState said:
Until they fix multiple emergency vehicles responding to the same place, I don't really think that roads matter. I currently have a city with over 500k people and the lack of space to add power, water, trash and sewage is holding me back.
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LOL yeah. What good are 10 firetrucks if every single one of them goes to the same tiny house on fire while a huge apartment complex a block over is burning to the ground.

"Your firetrucks were slow to respond! Check for traffic congestion" or something along those lines should be more like "Your firemen are retards. Build more schools."
 
Genx87 said:
Hey I would be happy if any firetrucks arrived at my industrial fires. 2 Hazmat trucks now. They never show up. And often times it is the site literally across the street from the firehouse lol.
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What happens if the firehouse catches on fire?
 
blurredvision said:
The dirt road is still moving very, very slowly. When he places the second road, watch the last car on the dirt road. It doesn't get very far in the few seconds of video that is left. Cars are avoiding the dirt road because it's extremely slow. Why get behind a single-lane backup when you can get there on a highway?

Of course, you could question how the sims would "know" the highway isn't also backed up, but whatever. It's better than it is now.
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You've never used the traffic layer on Google maps have you?
 
CPA said:
What happens if the firehouse catches on fire?
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It hasn't yet. My fires don't seem to spread. The building will go up in flames then be a charred mess until I bulldoze it. Once bulldozed it immediately rebuilds until the next fire lol
 
Has anyone been able to join a public game with empty cities?


All of the servers seem to have tons of 'full' public games. If I create a new public game, no one ever joins.
 
SpatiallyAware said:
Has anyone been able to join a public game with empty cities?


All of the servers seem to have tons of 'full' public games. If I create a new public game, no one ever joins.
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Same here. I'm playing alone in a 16 city plot. In fact, that's one thing that REALLY needs to be fixed. There is little point in showing me a huge list of games with every city slot filled. 😵
 
As soon as I build my new PC, hopefully in the next two weeks, I plan on buying sim city 4. I played it very briefly back when it came out but it never ran great.
 
TallBill said:
As soon as I build my new PC, hopefully in the next two weeks, I plan on buying sim city 4. I played it very briefly back when it came out but it never ran great.
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Still doesn't run that great tbh(built my PC a year ago). There's a terrible CTD bug that just pisses you off and doesnt make you want to play. I think there are a few mods to work around it but I haven't had much success.
 
Dominato3r said:
Still doesn't run that great tbh(built my PC a year ago). There's a terrible CTD bug that just pisses you off and doesnt make you want to play. I think there are a few mods to work around it but I haven't had much success.
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Rush Hour expansion always worked good for me.
 
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