UDI (U-Drive-It) Feature

[007 0]

Hey all. I was just wondering if you thought that the UDI feature should be continued into Simcity Societies.  Looking at the screenshots, it looks like there will be a ground view so I thought that it might look better that way. I really liked the UDI feature in SC4R - it was great. I would really like to hear your opinions too.

[Kevin 101]

I never really used it, but I might be more inclined to use it if I had a ground view

[Cleaner475 150]

Same here I agree with Cheese89 - I used it once in a while and quite a bit if I had a airport or a large waterfront and ocaasionsally if I wanted to use it in a CJ update but I hated the birds eye view it should have been first person in the first place

[Ntq€310 1]

i used it, but it's too complex for simcity societies, and would be a disaster with scs graphics

[Barbarossa 51]

Never liked it, so I would hope not. That isn't why I play SC4. If I want to drive around, then I'll play a driving game, or GTA. But, if it is just an option, then it should be included for those who enjoy that sort of thing.

Barbarossa

[sc4melbourne 0]

I agree with Barbarossa. SC was never made to be a driving game, and it showed in the UDI. However, with SCS, and the ground-view possibilities, it could work a bit better. I did use the UDI occasionally for a bit of fun, but after a few minutes of driving it really became frustrating. If people want to play this sort of game, then there is GTA (and I might spend my money on that rather than SCS).

If it is included (and I don't see why it wouldn't be), I think that the rewards should be removed. City-building or even society building is not about receiving bonuses for your driving skills. SC is a game of logic.

[Haljackey 17,241]

With the road networks we have seen so far, it doesn't look feasible. There are no diagonal roads, and only 1 type of road seen so far. Without things like highways, streets, etc. I don't think UDI will come into play. We will just have to wait and see ! I like driving on the roads that I laid out for my citizens!

[sc4melbourne 0]

Originally posted by: haljackey With the road networks we have seen so far, it doesn't look feasible. There are no diagonal roads, and only 1 type of road seen so far. Without things like highways, streets, etc. I don't think UDI will come into play.quote>

 

Why wouldn't UDI be feasible with just roads? Sure, it would be boring, but it would still be feasible and in fact easier than having many road types and angles. However, I do believe that highways and diagonals will be included in SCS at some stage. I think TMill are doing all they can to quell community outrage, so they would have to address this issue somehow.

Besides, I think having UDI would be infitting with the shift away from core SC functions.

[gml_josea 2]

Simcity 4's UDI is bad; it is a good idea but it simply doesn't fit with SC4's graphics engine, with Simcity Societies the full 3D would allow a better UDI experience, and I hope they include it.

[The_Dalai_Llama 15]

UDI was something I did for about 10 minutes, got bored, and never touched it again. I'd rather build than drive, personally, but in a 3D SimCity, driving around as mayor might be a quick distraction.

[solidflux 0]

UDI was a waste of development time. It was time and resources that could have been spent on new networks, rewards, RCI buildings, etc.

[John94538 0]

UDI should be added to SC5., or rather "SCS". It wouldn't be Sim City without it.

[Ded 30]

Yeah, UDI in full 3D would be brilliantly fun!

[Henry Midfield 3]

Not much a fan for those UDI missions. Some of the rail missions were just impossible to complete, because they require you to travel to inaccessible stations.

[cammo2003 20]

Yeah, I'd personally give the missions a miss, but I do drive around my cities occasionally in SC4, and I've seen people work the UDI option into their CJ's quite well.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Hopefully not.  I can't think of anything more poorly done, nor ill conceived.  Even the MySims section is bad, but UDI is out to lunch.