Travel Time v Real Time

[HunterKiller]

How is the time calculated in the game verses real time?

[FurBall]

Out of cities, the time is scaled to 1:20 IIRC. In the cities, it's supposed to be 1:1

[Goose_Few]

An aproximate is: Highway time (if you drive within the speed limits) 1 hour in game = 6 minutes RL. In cities (same as above) 1 hour in game = 12 minutes RL.

I'm not sure that cities are supposed to be 1:1, maybe 1:10

Edit. Verfallen post below seems more acurate.

[HunterKiller]

OK, thanks.

[Verfallen]

Originally posted by Goose_Few:

An aproximate is: Highway time (if you drive within the speed limits) 1 hour in game = 6 minutes RL. In cities (same as above) 1 hour in game = 3 minutes RL.

I'm not sure that cities are supposed to be 1:1, maybe 1:10

speed you are driving as no effect on time. Just come to a complete stop on the highway and watch the clock.

Its 1:20 (so 3 minutes RL = 1 hour in game on the highway/state roads. For cities I think its closer to 1:3, so it becomes 1h in game = 20 minutes RL.

[HunterKiller]

Ok, that's cool. Thanks

[SpookyGamer236]

Originally posted by Verfallen:

Originally posted by Goose_Few:

An aproximate is: Highway time (if you drive within the speed limits) 1 hour in game = 6 minutes RL. In cities (same as above) 1 hour in game = 3 minutes RL.

I'm not sure that cities are supposed to be 1:1, maybe 1:10

speed you are driving as no effect on time. Just come to a complete stop on the highway and watch the clock.

Its 1:20 (so 3 minutes RL = 1 hour in game on the highway/state roads. For cities I think its closer to 1:3, so it becomes 1h in game = 20 minutes RL.

Originally posted by Goose_Few:

An aproximate is: Highway time (if you drive within the speed limits) 1 hour in game = 6 minutes RL. In cities (same as above) 1 hour in game = 12 minutes RL.

I'm not sure that cities are supposed to be 1:1, maybe 1:10

Edit. Verfallen post below seems more acurate.

No yours does, because in the citites, time takes about 10 seconds for 1 minute in game, on the highway it's about 2-3 seconds for 1 minute to happen. So cities is 1:10 and highways are 1:2.5 roughly.

[Hiro Protagonist]

Originally posted by SpookyGamer236:

No yours does, because in the citites, time takes about 10 seconds for 1 minute in game, on the highway it's about 2-3 seconds for 1 minute to happen. So cities is 1:10 and highways are 1:2.5 roughly.

You've got the concept of scales back-to-front. Verfallen is correct, the time scale used when outside of cities is 1:20 (1 minute of real-world time is 20 minutes of in-game time, which means a game hour passes every 3 minutes in real life) and inside cities (and some truck-stops etc) the scale is 1:3 (1 minute of real-world time is 3 minutes of in-game time, so a game hour passes every RL 20 minutes).

The highway/outside-of-cities number was confirmed by SCS when they announced the ATS rescale (the game was released at 1:35, they then expanded it to 1:20). These numbers can also be confirmed with the parameters inside the map editor. I cannot remember if the distance scale follows the time scale or whether it stays at 1:20 inside cities as well
https://blog.scssoft.com/2016/06/the-rescale.html

[Kyranp2906]

im wondering what is 42 hours ingame time to real time like my friend told me its about 4 hours

[Wolfgang]

Originally posted by Kyranp2906:

im wondering what is 42 hours ingame time to real time like my friend told me its about 4 hours

And your friend is about right. The rough easy translation of in-game driving time to IRL playtime is: 10 hours driving time ≈ 1 hour IRL playing time.

[FRigger]

So if you want realism then you just reduce speed to .03% ? I wish the on ramps were 1:1.

[Dark & Realistic™ Nessie]

Originally posted by FRigger:

So if you want realism then you just reduce speed to .03% ? I wish the on ramps were 1:1.

Ramps and intersections are usually modeled under 1:1, or else they'd be inaccessible/drivable. They just don't have a time scale reduction because the difference on the total driven time would make almost no difference.

Generally the time scale is reduced on cities, depots or rest areas because of the time you spend maneuvering or waiting for the green light.

[Game Ban]

Doesn't matter to me ....... I just drive.

[Wolfgang]

Originally posted by FRigger:

So if you want realism then you just reduce speed to .03% ? I wish the on ramps were 1:1.

They are. Which on-ramp IRL goes on for over 10 miles?

[Houstonheart]

on highways it is not realistic at all, wish it was, so simply put maps are nto real and very scaled back. a minute is basically a second in game - hour is a minute. example driving from houston texas to abilene or Albuquerque would take you a full day. In the game you are there in minutes. Going from houston to PAige arizona would take normally 2 days with a rest say at abeline of in NM. In game maybe an hour. Sadly this game lacks real travel simulation like a real simulator (it's not real time liek flight simulator if you are expecting that.

SO expect short trips even on long hauls to simulate driving and drop offs at far less a scale. In city it slows but still not scale.

[Qrazy]

A 6 year necro to tell us what we already knew.

If you want a 1:1 experience, get your CDL and have at it.