Chauffeur

[Serenity Mae ♥]

Is the personal driver in the 0.8 update in the roadmap going to be able to be told what to do? For instance, I want my chauffeur to be a speed demon and not abide by traffic rules getting me to my destination as fast as possible. It's one of the reasons I don't use the taxi a lot because it takes hours in-game time to get from point A to B especially if it's across the map. I only use the taxis from time to time for achievement purposes. Maybe we can bribe the personal driver with bonuses and/or higher pay than usual to make them become a "speed demon." I would hope the different options would be available for the campaign and not only for sandbox mode.

Just wondering if there's been any thought into them yet since I know 0.8 is still a while to go especially when 0.5 is still in beta mode.

[Lelo Mariin]

My guess is that the personal chauffeur is similar to taxi and the chauffeur would be hired

[Serenity Mae ♥]

Originally posted by Lelo Mariin:

My guess is that the personal chauffeur is similar to taxi and the chauffeur would be hired

Yeah, it's going to a job, but I was wondering if they would actually have options for the user to command them to do.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be hiring them if they are exactly the same as a taxi. Driving myself to places is A LOT faster than a taxi as I avoid obstacles by driving like GTA. Not to mention, the driving by AI ticks me off at the moment as they drive so slow. 2-3 cars per green/red light when there's a long line of cars. Personally, I would find them useless if they're exactly like a taxi; the only difference is they'd be hired by you & get to drive whatever car you command them to drive.

Not sure if the driving changed in EA 0.5 as I only played the experimental build for a bit to get a preview of it, then I went back to the live build.

[Lelo Mariin]

Taxi basicly teleports you. I think the personal chauffeur will do the same

[Serenity Mae ♥]

Originally posted by Lelo Mariin:

Taxi basicly teleports you. I think the personal chauffeur will do the same

Yea, the taxi teleports you & it still takes hours in-game time compared to if you drove yourself... & I'm still saying its faster to drive myself than to take a taxi especially if it's across town...

[David Estes Creations]

That's the great thing about having many choices! This has been highly requested by some people, but you can use whatever transportation you prefer.

Some people prefer the taxi to avoid driving, but they don't like searching for one. With the private driver, you wouldn't have to search and chase them down. Yes, it would still take some time and more money but would be more efficient than the taxi.

But the taxi is a perfectly good choice (or the subway), if you choose those methods. Or take an electric scooter and avoid all the engines!

And if you still prefer to drive around yourself and get there as fast as possible, you have that option!

[GunRunner89X]

Originally posted by David Estes Creations:

That's the great thing about having many choices! This has been highly requested by some people, but you can use whatever transportation you prefer.

Some people prefer the taxi to avoid driving, but they don't like searching for one. With the private driver, you wouldn't have to search and chase them down. Yes, it would still take some time and more money but would be more efficient than the taxi.

But the taxi is a perfectly good choice (or the subway), if you choose those methods. Or take an electric scooter and avoid all the engines!

And if you still prefer to drive around yourself and get there as fast as possible, you have that option!

Helicopters next???

[David Estes Creations]

Originally posted by GunRunner89X:

Helicopters next???

Right? That would be awesome! I just want a private helipad in my luxury backyard that keeps my helicopter that I use to fly to my HQ rooftop landing pad! :D

[Lelo Mariin]

Originally posted by Serenity Mae ♥:

Originally posted by Lelo Mariin:

Taxi basicly teleports you. I think the personal chauffeur will do the same

Yea, the taxi teleports you & it still takes hours in-game time compared to if you drove yourself... & I'm still saying its faster to drive myself than to take a taxi especially if it's across town...

Convenience should come at a cost.

I hope that I can assign my personal chauffeur to whatever vehicle im using. If I use a van to build up a store I want to assign my chauffeur to that van. Or my Truck.

[Serenity Mae ♥]

Originally posted by David Estes Creations:

Some people prefer the taxi to avoid driving, but they don't like searching for one. With the private driver, you wouldn't have to search and chase them down. Yes, it would still take some time and more money but would be more efficient than the taxi.

Thanks, David. You basically answered my question.

Originally posted by Serenity Mae ♥:

Is the personal driver in the 0.8 update in the roadmap going to be able to be told what to do?

I just wanted to know if the personal driver was going to be able to be commanded to do things like being a "speed demon" instead of following traffic rules. It sounds like it's gonna be similar to a taxi except you can call it on demand based on what you said.

[David Estes Creations]

Originally posted by Serenity Mae ♥:

I just wanted to know if the personal driver was going to be able to be commanded to do things like being a "speed demon" instead of following traffic rules. It sounds like it's gonna be similar to a taxi except you can call it on demand based on what you said.

Just to clarify - none of those details have been revealed yet and likely won't be until much closer to then!

I was just commenting that if you end up not liking them, there are options, and there's nothing wrong with having your own preferences for in-game transportation!