Beginner - need help with commute time, scenery

[BigfootsMonk 0]

Hello,

1) I noticed a lot of people had really nice beaches and boardwalks and also some type of wall like structure on steep slopes to create a border or some sort.  I can't find the addons anywhere and would like to know where I can find it.

2) Mass transit:  with my current subway system, there are stops where efficiency ranges from 10% to over 100%.  I assume to solve the 100% stops I would just have to place more stops.  But for the low efficiency stops, should I just delete them?  I realized I took out a lot of subway congestion by taking out a lot of really low efficiency stops (<10%) but do not know where the cut off point is.

Thanks

Horace

[Jezus53 18]

What type of subway stations are you using? Is it an add on or the defult Maxis stations

[BigfootsMonk 0]

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[Livin in Sim 83]

Hi, BigfootsMonk,

Welcome to Simtropolis.  I'm not much of a subway expert, but  this is a pretty good beach set, and this actually does have the boardwalk with it.  For all the components of Peg's boardwalk that go with it, just type "oww" for Old Wooden Waterfront in the search function of the STEX, there are gobs and gobs of great lots.  And here is a really nice wall set.  buddybud also did some really nice ones.  Please read the instructions in the readme's very carefully for placement of all these lots--it does require some trial and error to develop skill in using them.

Have fun.

--Liv

[Darth Apple 54]

are the 10% efficiency stops over capacity(do more than 2000 people use them?)if so , don't delete them - add more - if there over capacity , way too many people are going to the stop , resulting in consequences of some sort.then , if you build more , although your likely to encourage more people to use the system , if each stop is really close together , sims don't have to travel far , and each stop serves a smaller area... a good way to solve mass-transit overusage is to build new types of mass trasit(and you have a bunch of them!)

Hope this helps.

[BigfootsMonk 0]

Some are over capacity. The ones I deleted are under capacity.

Thanks for the help

[NetPCDoc 1]

Hello BigfootsMonk,

Please be careful with your nomenclature - usually a less than 100% (i.e. 10%) efficeincy indicates an overusage (i.e. overcapacity) facility. Generaly a fully funded 2,000 capacity facility would require about a 20,000 usuage to rate a 10% efficeincy.

Enjoy the Game,

-NetPCDoc

No detail is too small to be micromanaged.

[Jezus53 18]

I agree with blakesterville. Build more, even if that means you build them every other block. If space is a problem then download this mod:

This will give you road top subway, bus and subway/bus stops eliminating the pesky one tile stops that just get in the way. Really helped me.

Good Luck!

[Jezus53 18]

Originally posted by: Jezus53 I agree with blakesterville. Build more, even if that means you build them every other block. If space is a problem then download this mod:

This will give you road top subway, bus and subway/bus stops eliminating the pesky one tile stops that just get in the way. Really helped me.

Good Luck!quote>

Forgot to mention that they also have a higher capacity. If I'm not mistaken, I think road stop has either 5000 or 8000 max. I think it's 8000 but 5000 keeps popping into my head. I think it's because the toll both mod makes capacity to 5000, but anyways, I really recommend it.