A little tutorial on roundabouts

[Dargor 17]

Maybe this thread is not necessary, but it's impossible to see if this was done before  It might be a help for someone new, or a nice guide for the ones that didn't know this

 

I recently tried a new way to make nice roundabouts for some low-rise neighbourhoods I have in development, and discovered something new.

Normally I was making roundabouts with just roads, and it looked weird... Sims driving in opposite direction  With Rush Hour we got one way-roads, but still I wasn't satisfied. For a real small roundabout I am using avenues right now.

 

 

The last picture is the result. I think this is the best possible roundabout to end roads in low-rise neighbourhoods

 

I hope this is a nice thread for at least someone!

 

 

[+Guest]

great tutorial, i'll have to try that one out.

[HighRiser 6]

Way cool. Thanks for sharing.

[pansarkatt 2]

Like all good inventions, it's really easy, very functional and absolutely great! Thanks for that discovery!

[Daeley 46]

hey, I would've never thought of doing it like that... nice find!

[peepska 0]

I feel bad for the guy who gets stuck in the center lane!

But could that create a bad situation, or does the simulator ignore it?

[Dodge44 2]

That's interesting...I guess there is still more to find out in the game. Thanks for sharing.

[MC6Ash 4]

Date:8/21/2004 5:50:57 PM
Author:Jon Lipka

I feel bad for the guy who gets stuck in the center lane!

But could that create a bad situation, or does the simulator ignore it?

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I have never gotten stuck in a roundabout

anyway, let's see some roundabouts (meaning not just a wonky coul-de-sac. :-P

[Dargor 17]

Date:8/21/2004 5:50:57 PM
Author:Jon Lipka

I feel bad for the guy who gets stuck in the center lane!

But could that create a bad situation, or does the simulator ignore it?

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You must be joking?   Bad situation????  Cars that approach the roundabout can only drive in one direction... right, back to where they came from  

That centre lane you talk about is not connected to any other road, so there is no way someone could drive there. In fact, Sims DO get stuck on a roundabout if you make one like this with just roads. But this is one way-traffic, don't forget.

[+Guest]

one word................AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[drew 0]

COOL!!!

See this post wasn't useless... lots of people benefit from this tutorial. I got some neat ideas on how to use this in the game already!

[Dargor 17]

That's cool

[DuskTrooper 314]

Cool! A realistic cul de sac!

[Dargor 17]

Thanks Dusk!

 

I am glad my little invention is appreciated

 

Here's a screenshot to show the differences...  First roundabout is with one-way roads, second is just roads (my old method) and the last one is the avenue-roundabout with streets.

 

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/4747/roundabouts.jpg width=799 border=0>

 

 

[Alakazam 3]

Realy cool! but what is that cul-de-sac on the end of the street????

[Dargor 17]

It's a mod you can find on the mod-forum... https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=54448  Open this thread and you see

[nooneatall 6]

Nice tutorial, it will prove useful while waiting for the 2x3 roundabouts, if they ever come. Anyways, great job for finding this

[Mayor Dylan Thomas 2]

I used this method on my CJ I didn't tell anybody; but if you can spot it you've got really good eyes.

 

Thanks anyway I was thinking of posting somthing like this myself.

[packersfan 666]

I make a lot of roundabouts with streets. Best looking ones.

[dominohobbes 27]

Whoa those are cool roundabouts- I've tried before but haven't got them to look that good. Thanks for telling everyone, although I like the cul-de-sacs better just because I think they're a little more realistic.

[Superstar 69]

Oh, this is cool, I never thought about making a roundabout in a city, good tip for the future though, great idea

[+Guest]

...WOW...

[ryleeys 1]

Someone tell Jim not to drink when he's paving the roads...

[fosterk 4]

LOL! Thats amazingly funny! How did you get the curves in the road?!
-Kev

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

thats looks ignorant, lol

[simmax 0]

That's very useful. Thanks!!

[fsfinn1 5]

AWSOME! 

[GingerBlokey 30]

This is really good I will be using this in my up-and-coming CJ

[alan_visible 0]

Great, just the thing I was looking for my sururban map.

Thanks.

[K_m_H 0]

wow that last pic looks just like a roundabout.. the one with the street connecting. Would be even better if there were an exit on the other side.