Imperial vs metric settings?

[Rootiga]

Why are distances in metric only while the speedometer can be switched between the two? It makes even less sense when you realize street signs and billboards display a mix of imperial and metric distances. Did the UK takeover the US or something?

[Cracktober]

Dont worry about it, the speedometer also shows the incorrect speed in KPH - showing a much faster speed than what it actually is. I think they forgot how math works.

[Kantermoose]

sounds like a canadian problem

[Actalo]

Lore-wise you can argue that since most things in Cyberpunk are Corp-related, whatever country of origin Corp funded whichever infrastructure project determines Metric or Imperial.

Militech is para-military and Arasaka is Japanese so they'll both use Metric. Companies like Biotechnica and Kiroshi are both STEM so probably Metric as well.

[CloudSeeker]

Originally posted by Actalo:

Lore-wise you can argue that since most things in Cyberpunk are Corp-related, whatever country of origin Corp funded whichever infrastructure project determines Metric or Imperial.

Militech is para-military and Arasaka is Japanese so they'll both use Metric. Companies like Biotechnica and Kiroshi are both STEM so probably Metric as well.

Not technically correct.
Militech is a US arms manufacturer while Arasaka is a Japanese security and arms manufacturer. So if we use the logic that they do not localize their hardware to the country they sell it to, Militech should use Imperial while Arasaka use metric.

Remember. There is only 3 countries in the world that use the imperial system. It is the US, Liberia and Myanmar. So basically the US and two poor countries. If there should ever be a international system everyone use in a world such as Cyberpunk. Everyone should be using the metric system. The corps should simply force the US to start using the metric system if they really do not want to localize (for some reason).

[Actalo]

Originally posted by CloudSeeker:

Originally posted by Actalo:

Lore-wise you can argue that since most things in Cyberpunk are Corp-related, whatever country of origin Corp funded whichever infrastructure project determines Metric or Imperial.

Militech is para-military and Arasaka is Japanese so they'll both use Metric. Companies like Biotechnica and Kiroshi are both STEM so probably Metric as well.

Not technically correct.
Militech is a US arms manufacturer while Arasaka is a Japanese security and arms manufacturer. So if we use the logic that they do not localize their hardware to the country they sell it to, Militech should use Imperial while Arasaka use metric.

Remember. There is only 3 countries in the world that use the imperial system. It is the US, Liberia and Myanmar. So basically the US and two poor countries. If there should ever be a international system everyone use in a world such as Cyberpunk. Everyone should be using the metric system. The corps should simply force the US to start using the metric system if they really do not want to localize (for some reason).

The US may use the Imperial system, but the US Military uses Metric. Militech is basically the NUSA's private army, used in the SA conflict and Reunification War. Thus, my point being Militech, though US based, would use Metric.

[Avy]

Since inside vehicles it doesn't change (only while driving in 3rd person), i left it at MPH.
Add another to half-assed features pile. Keep up the good work, cdpr

[ImHelping]

All videogame units of measurement are lies, but you really notice it more when the dash display shows Panam is driving at an old granny 45

"You know what, I guess it IS your fault scorpion died."

[Kaery]

Originally posted by Rootiga:

Did the UK takeover the US or something?

US uses imperial at this time RL.

Originally posted by CloudSeeker:

Remember. There is only 3 countries in the world that use the imperial system. It is the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

Surprised this was true, I was sure the UK would have resisted. Lucky I did research instead of just spouting off. xD That said, it was apparently done to conform to EU standards and they are considering going back to imperial now that they are no longer a member...

All that said. NC claims (at least in their hearts) independence from NUSA. That, along with all the corps... I'm not surprised they have a weird mixture going on.

[PanPan]

Imperial should disappear.
Like putting a date with MM/DD/YYYY
...

[damion.ord]

Remember. There is only 3 countries in the world that use the imperial system. It is the US, Liberia and Myanmar. So basically the US and two poor countries. If there should ever be a international system everyone use in a world such as Cyberpunk. Everyone should be using the metric system. The corps should simply force the US to start using the metric system if they really do not want to localize (for some reason).

The UK also uses the imperial system but it is pretty schizo in how. We buy beer by the pint but fuel by the litre, our road speeds are in MPH and roadsigns are in miles, pretty everything else is in metric.

Personally I preferred it when my car got forty rods to the hogshead.

[TH3R4BB!T]

Actually, the USA is a mix of multiply cultures made into one, and then claim it 'being American'. While they are part British, Spanish, Dutch, French, Viking, and Native North American Indian

The imperial system was taken along by the British when they settled in America, so it is inherit with time

[Sully]

I'm just glad traffic drives on the correct side of the road.