• @Aux
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      35 months ago

      The game is made in Europe for Europeans. This is our escape.

  • @WhyDoYouPersist
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    445 months ago

    The dev being from the Netherlands adds a little sting to it, looks great

  • @[email protected]
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    395 months ago

    Does this allow you to bulldoze poor/minority neighborhoods in order to build a new highway? If I’m gonna parking lot sim, I want to be able to fully RP as Robert Moses

      • @ChickenLadyLovesLife
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        105 months ago

        Don’t forget about being able to build overpasses too low for buses to fit.

        I do like the thought of Moses rolling in his grave over the fact that they eventually started building lower buses.

        • object [Object]
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          45 months ago

          Imagine 30 years later when they eventually just build really long limousines to transport all the people. Also don’t forget to design the roads with smaller curve radii so only short cars can fit trough, thus eliminating the limousine problem

    • @topherclay
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      155 months ago

      Whenever you don’t have enough resources for something you just open the pause menu and threaten to quit the game.

      • @[email protected]
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        105 months ago

        Nah, just issue bonds. Surely this suburban development pattern will be profitable enough to pay back your debts in a couple of decades

  • @Chee_Koala
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    It’s pretty rough around the edges but man, I love this visual style already. Color me interested!

    • @ilinamorato
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      265 months ago

      If you’re talking about the visual style, it borrows pretty heavily from SimCity 2000 and Roller Coaster Tycoon 2. You might like those as well.

      • @Chee_Koala
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        55 months ago

        Thanks a bunch for these recommendations. :-). I think SC2000 was my first real love. RCT a close second. I guess it’s just genetics 😂

  • @[email protected]
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    285 months ago

    You have to walk through a parking lot to get to and from the car. The bigger the lot the more walkable the city. Checkmate.

    • @[email protected]
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      85 months ago

      Step 1: declare the whole city a car park.

      Step 2: declare all spots within a 5 mile radius disabled parking only.

      • @Buddahriffic
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        95 months ago

        Holy shit, you’ve just figured out how to add a whole nother layer to the personal transport equation. Mega parking structures as close to each destination as possible, but due to their size, they aren’t in walking distance, so build smaller parking lots for golf carts within walking distance.

        Then you drive your unnecessarily large vehicle from your suburbanite home to the big parking lot, walk to your designated spot in the golf cart storage lot (or pay to take the elevator), then drive your cart to the office or store lot.

        But why stop there? Maybe the oversized trucks and SUVs are too big to be stored in a normal consumer-level garage or driveway. Maybe we should do golf carts on that side, too.

        And to fully close the loop, make golf carts and trucks/SUVs support driving right into the driver seat with a mobility scooter. And give the scooters seats that recline to a lying position, have built in toilets, and waterproofing so they can go in the shower, and we can eliminate the need for walking entirely. Think of how much easier life would be if we didn’t need legs!

        • Tanis Nikana
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          55 months ago

          Something something buy’n’large something.

  • @graeghos_714
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    205 months ago

    I’ve seen 3 major highways built around Detroit while I’ve lived here. There was very little choice among normal citizens who live in the line of “progress”. 375 ruined some dynamic neighborhoods because those people lacked the power to force a change in the proposals. 696 spent significant additional money accommodating the citizens who had the power to modify the proposals. Highways make cities very unwalkable as well as taking space that could be better used

    • @[email protected]
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      15 months ago

      To be fair, no one wants to live next to a factory, so the highways become a necessity at some point.

      • jpanhans
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        35 months ago

        @DeprecatedCompatV2 @graeghos_714 The assembly plants in Detroit look like train depots. That’s the most efficient way to move in materials and move out products. A multi-lane freeway is not necessary, a set of tracks can handle much higher volumes of goods and people.

        • @graeghos_714
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          Unfortunately most rails are owned by those moving freight and they have right of way on their rails over transit trains. Every auto factory has rails connecting it so it is feasible with a little change and many suppliers are near the factories so light rail and bus service could feed those locations.

        • @[email protected]
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          15 months ago

          How would the people get from the train station to their workplace? It’s not like it’s one square mile, it’s a huge area.

          • @FireRetardant
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            15 months ago

            Trams, buses, bike lanes, localized rail. There are more options than just a car.

  • @[email protected]
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    125 months ago

    The screenshot is fake. Everybody knows that massive parking lots are almost always nearly empty! /s

  • @Mango
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    105 months ago

    Spiff does this with Cities Skylines.

    • tabris
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      75 months ago

      Don’t tell him I drink coffee 🙊

      • @Mango
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        45 months ago

        Deplorable bean juice quaffer!

  • @[email protected]
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    75 months ago

    I wonder if it has the feature of being able to introduce bad public transport options where you can stick a train station in the middle of some busy road lanes on each side, put Parkway on the end of the name and call it a day.