Sandbox Mode

[Siew]

Hey Folks,
i would love to see a Sandbox Mode to experiment with new Tactics and analysing Mechanics to better understand the Games Rules.

[AzaIndustries]

I concur, I haven't got the game yet but it looks like something I would very much like to play without a time constraint.

Even if the map becomes limited, coming up with designs and watching how they run can be fun.

[DPC Casey]

Alternative game modes are something we are very keen on once we've got the build out! We are currently looking at endless/continuous/sandbox modes as well as an extreme mode similar to Mini Metro's. It took a few years to develop all the game modes that Mini Metro currently has, but our team's a little bigger since then so we're hoping we'll be able to get them out the door sooner rather than later. :) We'll let folks know once things are in the prototyping stage!

It's definitely true not everybody cares about high scores and leaderboards - we want to make sure the folks who want something to just chill out and vibe to have options, too. :)

[mongolteiko]

+1 for sandbox

[AstraRising]

+1 for Sandbox. Also congrats on getting the game out! Just started playing it last night. It's awesome! Made me go buy metro as well.

[ZEnON]

SANDOBOXOMODO!

[Bluffer]

I would honestly like sandbox mode, Suggestion Rating 7/10

[despretencioso]

Plz mister Mini Motorways. Give us this present

[asdruble]

+1

[Wsw]

+1 sandbox

[Commissar Luke]

The game is stressful, in a good way. But I really want to be able to play in a sandbox mode where you get random houses and stores which you can place anywhere on the map.
You still gotta win the game the same way and some limitation rules would be in order, maybe the game pauses until you placed all the buildings, maybe an ability to remove and reconstruct but you only got so much you can reconstruct before you run out.

Randomness and thinking outside the box is fun, but making a cute and functional city is also nice.

[Naps]

Originally posted by pr0fa1n:

Your focus should be making a g*dd*mn sandbox mode, because there are posts about it all over the f*cking forum and have been for over a month. Whatever you need to do to make this happen, do it already and stop dragging your a**ses.

chill

[Misused chair]

Originally posted by pr0fa1n:

Your focus should be making a g*dd*mn sandbox mode, because there are posts about it all over the f*cking forum and have been for over a month. Whatever you need to do to make this happen, do it already and stop dragging your a**es.

chill the hell out

[Misused chair]

Originally posted by Commissar Luke:

The game is stressful, in a good way. But I really want to be able to play in a sandbox mode where you get random houses and stores which you can place anywhere on the map.
You still gotta win the game the same way and some limitation rules would be in order, maybe the game pauses until you placed all the buildings, maybe an ability to remove and reconstruct but you only got so much you can reconstruct before you run out.

Randomness and thinking outside the box is fun, but making a cute and functional city is also nice.

that could be some kind of freemode.
then there could be a sandbox mode where it's just "here's an infinite amount of everything and you have complete control over the map with no possible way to fail"

[Misused chair]

Originally posted by DPC Casey:

Alternative game modes are something we are very keen on once we've got the build out! We are currently looking at endless/continuous/sandbox modes as well as an extreme mode similar to Mini Metro's. It took a few years to develop all the game modes that Mini Metro currently has, but our team's a little bigger since then so we're hoping we'll be able to get them out the door sooner rather than later. :) We'll let folks know once things are in the prototyping stage!

It's definitely true not everybody cares about high scores and leaderboards - we want to make sure the folks who want something to just chill out and vibe to have options, too. :)

good! so it is confirmed to be coming. nice to hear.

[Grizzt]

Originally posted by pr0fa1n:

Your focus should be making a g*dd*mn sandbox mode, .

Well, I guess he kind of played his cards when he chose his user name. We got what it said on the tin lol.

Anyway, the game did just come out. Got some rough little edges here and there, but it's fun for what it is. Couldn't complain about the price for a new game at all.

But definitely can't wait for the creative/endless modes they clearly have in mind. I've been looking for a 'traffic simulator' style game for a long time. I've always been curious how big a roll lights, vs circles, vs un-controlled intersections play in my morning commute, depending on traffic flow. Can definitely see myself doing various 'stress tests' with a sandbox mode.

They can go in so many different directions. Adding trucks, Mini-Vans, stop signs vs lights, different driver 'personality types' (Slow Moe, Bob the Bully, Lurching Laura - the one with only 2 gas pedal positions, all the way down or all the way up, etc), different buildings that need different volumes / car types, night day modes, etc.