Trams or light-rail?

[SimAmix 0]

Hello.

Is this game ment for Americans or for rest of the world? Reason for this is that almost every city in Europe

got a tram, light-rail or subway system.

I would love to build a small city with tram as the main transporter. You could define tram lines and subway lines. Atleast here in Europe cars and skyscrapers is less important. Look at Paris, Oslo, Stockholm or Berlin. I am one of those which just waits for the ultimate building game that got trams. I will wait like most of trolley people to buy this game until you release a upgrade for it.

So, here is the vital question. Why do you always add roads, highways, tunnels and so on, but never release trams, light-rails or other types of transportations. You show me a game with mountains. Then you could add a mountainclimber train or gondols etc. There are so many possibilities other than roads and highways. And what about busways? Where only busses goes?

Do I ask to much now? If you have wind power in the game, trams should also be in it... Enviroment friendly transportation! And it lasts way more than busses btw...

[paisis123 1]

heck yes. your spot on. why is there not trams? good idea on your part. i support you 100 percent.

but theirs a question that needs to be addressed. how do implement them into your city? do you make the

road first, then map out where you want your tram tracks, then add stations on the road? or the other way

is that you put puzzle pieces, like the GLR for simcity 4 (NAM)?

GO ASK THE CODERS!

[SimAmix 0]

Well...

1st method:

Build tram tracks in the middle of a street with stations etc.

2nd method:

Build tram tracks on their own. In Europe you also have trams as subways. So you could modify this. That would be very cool!

3rd method:

Tram tracks can share traffic with the cars.

4th method:

You can build single tram tracks and meeting points etc. This can be built in villages or outside of bigger cities.

Lots of possibilities here

[citiesxlfan42 27]

That sounds awesome, but unfourtunatly, they probably aren't added, judging by what ppl say about the demo. I'm SO sorry. I'm a heartbreaker...

[bestacorn4ever 0]

yeah, none of these r likely to be added,

atm, the only public transport available at release is going to be buses,

and they have said that other forms of public transport will only be available to PO subscribers....... and even if u r prepared to pay a monthly fee for public transport, i wouldnt get my hopes up about much being included besides heavy rail...

Even Sim City 1 had more public transport at release than Cities XL...........

[paisis123 1]

there gonna make you pay for public transportation. then suck money out of you from the planet offer. they are gonna make the worst game for simulation building.

then there gonna say. " play this game all because it has online functionality" though it basically sucks

Mod edit: We do not allow those discussions here.

- beebs

[SimAmix 0]

ok...

SimCity 1 for Amiga got trains

SimCity 2000 for Amiga got trains

A-Train got trains

SimCity 3000 for others got trains

SimCity 4 got trains

Locomotion got trains, trams, busses etc+++ Chris Sawyer is my god

Open Transport Tycoon got trains, trams etc+++

but CitiesXL just ignores this? Why?... I would love to make several villages with small tram systems without

cars that pollutes etc... Can I do this in CitiesXL?

[Ocram's Razr 964]

Trams are definitely out (at least for offline) but (heavy) rail shall indeed be included so do not fret! Even the demo had signs and hints of rail.

[SimAmix 0]

This is bad.. baad.. baaad ;///

[DCMetro34 577]

If you really want trams/light rail, stick with SC4. We might see this in a mod, but guys, you've heard it, no mass transit in the game.

[Arwen 0]

And they are NOT happy about it.  BTW, neither are the gals.

It's looking more and more like most gamers who have an interest in semi-realistic city-building sims, are not going to be purchasing this game ... mostly due MC's over focus on online play.  And that's a real shame.

[theBrad 25]

It's a deal breaker - I've been wanting light rail for nearly 2 decades & still nothing.

[Jacobi 0]

Open Transport Tycoon got trains, trams etc+++quote>

Just a note: The name of that game is "OpenTTD" and TTD in the name is not an abbrevation. (for legal reasons)

Then comparing transport games like OpenTTD, TTDPatch, Simutrans etc. with city builders is not really that fair. Yet I agree on the point that it would be awsome to see more transportation options in Cities XL.

[JakeMD 107]