Great Game, but needs to be more accurate.

[Electrical]

I really miss the Neutral and Ground on Lamps.
What do you would like to add?

[deejK]

it's just one line in and that's all you need for a lamp? do you even get to set up panels or anything?

[Ico_SK]

My opinion,

it isn't so easy to do this things because of different lamp construction with use of electricity connection system at houses. Some lamps are not steal at outside and can use only 2 wire cables, same as in game TVs or radio f.ex. Other lamps can have steal cover and then need have also PE connection, in this case also full socket implementation. Due maybe different system as TN-C or TN-S it can be also big problem to implement. Therefore game use general easy <wire> that connect fuse box with switches and sockets, what is ok to me as solution. You see inside socket or box clear wires what you need connect and that is important, this is my opinion. Game has good implementation in my opinion although it use only EU system.

[BITMajo]

IMO the game could have higher difficulties for player seeking a more realistic experience.

In higher difficulties, getting electrocuted could cause game over or money (medical bills), and the game won't give you a visual hint when you plug the wrong wire in the wrong hole when you are setting up sockets. The wires may not be distinguished by colors, and the player have to actually use the voltage tester or even a multimeter to find out which one is the electricity wire. With current visual cues, the voltage tester is just useless.

There may be extensive outlets which have different structures, and players have to read the labels on the back of the outlets, or use testing tools to find out the correct way to set up the wires. Also, if a switch or outlet have to output electricity to another outlet, there should be more wires to connect in the output switch/outlet.

An incorrect connection could destroy devices, turning them into those burnt out versions we have in game already.

Also BTW, there should be a check to prevent players just steel Nuru's 75" TV.

[Ico_SK]

Nice ideas,

but maybe pls think that game is somehow designed with wire visuals as same as IRL when you open wall socket, what is ok. Really I don't want have situation that after open socket i see 3 black/brown wires :) game is game but also I expect that some things need to be correct as wires inside box ;) Here we can start debating about many possibilities but this isn't game achievment in my opinion.

[BITMajo]

I guess the real life experience will depend on what country you are from. In my country (Taiwan), electricity safety regulations was not a thing until recent decades, and we have many old buildings due to the fact that we prefer RC buildings to withstand frequent earthquakes, this results in many households having sloppy electricity systems, color of wires are mixed up, and it's common to not have a ground wire at all, because back then people just aren't aware of these things.

I can totally understand this is not the case in other countries, and I'm not saying the game would be better this way, but I do think the game can create some situations to make the voltage tester more useful, or introduce other real electrician tool's functionalities to players.

[Ico_SK]

Hope this talk is welcome in this topic ;)

thnx for your info about your country. This is maybe what I expect as best system as is now in game -> TN-S because it solves safety as much as possible. On other side here (Slovakia) all new prepared/builded houses require TN-S as mandatory due that safety system, no problem to find on web how that safety system works in case of some wrong connections/situations. Game need have some (little) base standard what have now in my opinion. Yes, it can maybe have implemented in future in case of wrong connection that fuse will turn off in fuse box, depended to line connected to specific fuse, what I see perfect. Let's see what future of this game brings ;) Really in some little perspective it has big potential also now because in some now version it can be used as very good planner to have look at instalation inside house, how it can be done/prepared, very simply but it can be nice to see that as first.