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In the original Sim City my brothers and I eventually figured out the solution to ALL traffic problems was to simply never build roads and only use rail lines.
by mcphilip 14y ago
In the original Sim City my brothers and I eventually figured out the solution to ALL traffic problems was to simply never build roads and only use rail lines. Apparently sims were much happier waiting for hours or even days for a train to finally pass their out of the way residential area.
- jlgreco 14y agoSubways can be even better, since they leave the surface clean for other things.
- tcdent 14y agoOriginal Sim City didn't have subways, just railways with very sparse commuter trains. I tried the all-rail town, too. There was a persistent alert to "build more roads".
- ihaveajob 14y agoYou could have a few sparse roads to get rid of that alert, and all things are good. Also, bulldozing congested roads was a net positive.
- flomo 14y agoThe train animation didn't reflect the underlying traffic simulator. And yep, that was the trick.
- lttlrck 14y agoThe Victorians figured that out when there were just horses...