Why can't i call a taxi?

[Ichinin]

Please add yellow cab as option to the contacts.

Didn't wanna mess about with my parked cars so i decided to take a cab today, had to run out into an intersection and find a cab. Took almost a minute, so calling one that just pops in would be preferable to playing "traffic cop" in the middle of the road.

[PaTryk_Gracz0l]

fun fact- someone made mod for that but not really polished and its prob. not working rn
https://biggerambitions.com/mods.php

[Ichinin]

Ok, but this is such a simple thing to do and it should not require a mod. Can be as simple as when you first call down a taxi, the "yellow cab" company or whatever gets added to your contact list.

[PaTryk_Gracz0l]

Originally posted by Ichinin:

Ok, but this is such a simple thing to do and it should not require a mod. Can be as simple as when you first call down a taxi, the "yellow cab" company or whatever gets added to your contact list.

finding a city isnt that hard either but i get your point, on one side i want it to be realistic and that calling a taxi wouldnt make the taxi just apear out of nowhere but at other searching and calling one could require the same amount of time making a call pointless

[Ichinin]

I don't care if the taxi spawns 1 meter away from me, when i want one i want it now. And those scooters + subway are too few and far apart. Hell i'd even take a completely unrealistic Star Trek teleporter device if i could buy one for $1000000 in the game.

[ützebütz]

Originally posted by Ichinin:

And those scooters + subway are too few and far apart.

Good point. Like in reality single scooters should just be everywhere leaning against walls, lanterns or trees.

[Mr.Lux]

I like the idea of having a taxi company in our contacts and be able to call them. But, like in real life, I am against the idea of it spawning right next to you almost instantly.

I'd rather have to plan for it. You call the taxi company, select a owned address and a specific time. Then, when the time comes, a taxi would arrive and wait for you for a bit before leaving if you never showed up.

I think that would be more in line with the current mechanics for about everything else in the game.

Would it be super useful? Nope, not at all. But, like the scooters and subways, they just add to a more varied travelling options and fun gameplay for those who like to RP the game.

[Ichinin]

As long as finding a taxi doesn't mean that i have to run out into an intersection and spin around looking for one. Can take up to a bloody minute to find one. I want one within 10 seconds, no matter how much is breaks peoples RP wishes.

And no, I do not RP, i play the game.