NAM: Requests

[shortie221272 0]

What I am looking for in the next NAM

1. Higher capacity roads, up to 10 lanes, like those we currently see in Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston etc.

2A. Elevated Rail that carry 4 trains,

2B. Elevated stations that have a capacity of more than 20k

3. Tunnels for avenues, roads

4. HSRP stations that have capacities between 10k and 30k.. and from 40k to 120k

5. HOV Lanes

[warrior 169]

Shortie:

1) See the RHW project at SC4D: https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=990.0

2A) That hasn't been planned yet so will not be in the next NAM.

2B) No lots can be included in the NAM

3) There are already tunnels in the game, what do you mean?

4) There are already a few HSRP stations in the various exchanges of the community.

5) HOV lanes aren't possible, unlees ou use the traffic blockers (or something like that) from the STEX.

EDIT: Sorry just realised you've been registered since 2006

Jonathan

[shortie221272 0]

Normally, I would not be sending a message, but I increasingly looking for ways of moving large amounts of people, up to 125k at one time, from an outlying section of town, into the CBD.

Highways that are with SC4 are incapable of moving that kind of volume, as are Elevated Rail, Subways, Rail and surface roads.  I am able to use HSR to move large chunks of people, but w/o higher capacity roads, and have the program work using them, I'm looking for other options.

[Haljackey 17,272]

Originally posted by: shortie221272

Highways that are with SC4 are incapable of moving that kind of volume, as are Elevated Rail, Subways, Rail and surface roads.  I am able to use HSR to move large chunks of people, but w/o higher capacity roads, and have the program work using them, I'm looking for other options.quote>

I believe the capacity for highways maximize at about 65k, and I think other networks do as well.  It is something that is hardcoded.  However, the upcoming release of the RHW network will allow for higher volumes because the network spans multiple tiles.

And you requested having elevated rail that can carry 4 trains.  Can't you just build another el-rail network next to it?  That would create 4 tracks. 

Oh, and what traffic simulator are you running.  This can affect commute and capacity as well.

Best,

-Haljackey

[LE0 5]

Are there already diagonal onslope pieces in the NAM?

I know there's an diagonal on slope piece for highways, but not for avenues, roads, trains, etc.

If there aren't any already, are they possible?

[LE0 5]

Are there already diagonal onslope pieces in the NAM?

I know there's an diagonal on slope piece for highways, but not for avenues, roads, trains, etc.

If there aren't any already, are they possible?

[Andreas Roth 607]

They are possible, but obviously, it takes time, knowledge and effort to make them. They will come eventually, though.

[shortie221272 0]

Since the Highway System is hardcoded for a capacity of 65k, and some HSR Stations have capacities up to 75k.  I'm looking at stations between the 30k and 75k levels, and stations for High Speed Rail over 100k.  For local travel, I'd be looking at Subway and EL stations between 15k-55k

[Andreas Roth 607]

Hmm, I smell a page flip bug again...

[WillR116 60]

I just had a thought, what about roads with medians, basically two lane avenues, this is common in neighborhoods around my neck of the woods. I mean as in add something along the lines of adding this to the next NAM.

[BANDITp61 7]

Well ive been working on my city Columbia and its Metro area and the HSR more then 500k people r using it total metro and on the main highway/ and the Commercial District loop in Downtown Columbia highways r being WAY over used and my GLR too. Is there a way there can be a Double Decker highway? Or larger GLR/ Bus stations? between 20k-60k and be built on roads for my Downtown Commercial districts?

If there is any links for Highways,GLR,Bus stations and bigger HSR stations help me 

 Thank You Banditp61 aka Anthony2 ( from chat)

[BANDITp61 7]

One more thing is there a way u can have the GLR go under the interchange for a highway like they do in Denver at I-25 & - E-470 near Lincoln Ave.? im sorry i coundt find a pic but when up in Denver nexttime ill show u guys a pic

[Andreas Roth 607]

@Simamerica: There are some plans to do something like that, so you might see those eventually. At the moment, it's only a concept, though, so I can't even give you a rough estimation about the progress.

@BANDITp61: Any stations are not part of the NAM, so you'll have to ask the BAT and lot designers about them. Some folks tinkered with double-decker highways, but again, so far we've seen only some concept pics. As for GLR below interchanges, most likely this is not possible, and if it is, you won't see anything of that anytime soon, since the creation of such an interchange needs several hundred hours of work.

[Ambrose C 0]

Where do I find the ped mall? I thought it was part of the NAM but I can not find it in the game.

[Andreas Roth 607]

The pedmall puzzle pieces can be found in the road construction menu. They have the same icon as the in-game open paved area. If you have the NAM, they should be available.

[vze3ckty 0]

I want them to make a neighbor connection for the one way road and a automatic multi-highway.

[WillR116 60]

alright, I cant help I dont understand this stuff but I would if I could.

[warrior 169]

You can't make neighbour connection for One way network (that includes half a multi highway).

You'll have to convert the OWR into road just before the edge.

Jonathan

[jamezz_2005 5]

hi i have just one request - that the next nam have different road textues options available upon install. I would love the new nam and puzzle pieces to be 100% compatible with the THZ Ashy Traffic Textures Mod - looks much nicer.

[Dukat 2]

I'd like to see an elevated highway overpass over a roundabout with glr -underpass with double sided straight ramps to one-way-road included as a single plopable highway overpass that has the one-way-road on the straight ramps shortened by 1 tile to give a more compact look  to the overpass.

I mean this ( I want the red marked part cut out):

[warrior 169]

Dukat, that is likely to never happen, as it makes the piece less modular, it uses up more IIDs (were not going to run out but it gets cluttered) and for quite a bit of work doesn't have a great ouput, the time could be spent better on something else.

Jonathan

[Dukat 2]

Well, no problem. I just thought something like that could have been easily folded together and been added to some menu. But if you're running out of IDs, that is something completely different. I guess I have to check out the RHW, finally, eh?

[A.Aperson 0]

I would like to see a el rail over road station, if possible. Then, compact mass transit in urban areas would be possible.

[miggoycor 13]

I really want an El-Heavy Rail station. I just can't seem to find any.

This seems to be a place to ask for one since the El-Heavy rail was included in NAM.

[ch0c0 13]

A.Aperson: there has been an El-Rail over Road station around for quite some time....

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=12345&v=1

miggoycor:

here's one of a few that'll work....

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=19199

[michaelsjewel 0]

question - is there work being done on a highway system that has 5 or more lanes in each direction? just curious b/c the RHW does not work that well and really like what the NAM has come up with.... the new partial Y interchange with the widening of the freeway there - that looks cool.

[ch0c0 13]

not to my knowledge.....that role is filled by the RHW mod.

i dont think anyone has made a stable override for a 2-tile network, but thats not to say it can't be done.

the other alternative would be to use a multihighway; a tutorial by lakeboy(?) is available on the stex, i believe...

[Xyloxadoria 1,099]

Originally posted by: michaelsjewel question - is there work being done on a highway system that has 5 or more lanes in each direction? just curious b/c the RHW does not work that well and really like what the NAM has come up with.... the new partial Y interchange with the widening of the freeway there - that looks cool.quote>

Yep the new RHW 3.0- that was just released has 5 lane highways.  Its called the RHW 10 Thats probably the only way there will be 5 lanes.

[michaelsjewel 0]

thats a bummer since i spent 2.5 hours just to get that RHW 10 to work right - and no one used it! - immediately replaced it with the ground highway and it became the busiest road....  sad

[Haljackey 17,272]

Originally posted by: michaelsjewel thats a bummer since i spent 2.5 hours just to get that RHW 10 to work right - and no one used it! - immediately replaced it with the ground highway and it became the busiest road....  sad quote>

Well, it might have been the way you constructed the RHW-10.  Did you drag the RHW on both sides of the starter pieces?  Did you construct proper interchanges?  Did you forget to connect something?

Perhaps the RHW Readme may be of some use.  If not, feel free to post your problem in the RHW thread.

Best,

-Haljackey