Bus garages are crippling the economy

[Nimmel]

Because the busdrivers are waiting for themselves to pick them up. And with them there are 100 other workers waiting for infinity on the bus station.
How can i avoid this?

[Baron von Tansley]

This might not be a helpful answer, but ever since I heard about this bug I just don't build bus garages. Parking garages and metro stations are sufficient, just make sure the Free Wheels edict is on. I'm just waiting for the next batch of fixes.

[Zsword]

I find Buses are a lot of minor detail and arrangement for too little output in general, especially with Free rides being a relatively cheap edict

[Arknoangel]

Garage are way more bugged if there are over 10 people a month but metro anyway :p

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by Baron von Tansley:

This might not be a helpful answer, but ever since I heard about this bug I just don't build bus garages. Parking garages and metro stations are sufficient, just make sure the Free Wheels edict is on. I'm just waiting for the next batch of fixes.

The problem with garages is that as soon as you have a large population people become stuck in the building waiting for a car. The building only handles about 10 cars per building and I've had lines of 50+ standing there waiting, sometimes for years to get a car

Also the more cars on the road the more frequently they get stuck not moving, either stuck in the wall of a building or floating on a rock. Once stuck they are there "forever" until you find them and fire the person from their job. This work around fails on criminals (who you can not fire from a job) and on unemployed people (if you issue the Free Wheels edict). The people you can't fire eventually clog up all of your roads and free spaces while your population stands around at the garage waiting for a car they will never be allowed to use (this becomes a massive issue with populations over 2,000)

As for metros, they become slower and slower the more of them you place, with more than 4 you can end up with a transit system that takes over a year to move someone. They are also not available many missions due to the era requirement, so it's a niche and limited use

It seems like no matter what form of transport you use the game only really works with small populations and even then only if you micromanage the glitches

[O_o]

its not a bug, its a feature :o

[Baron von Tansley]

Originally posted by Kunovega:

Originally posted by Baron von Tansley:

This might not be a helpful answer, but ever since I heard about this bug I just don't build bus garages. Parking garages and metro stations are sufficient, just make sure the Free Wheels edict is on. I'm just waiting for the next batch of fixes.

Also the more cars on the road the more frequently they get stuck not moving, either stuck in the wall of a building or floating on a rock. Once stuck they are there "forever" until you find them and fire the person from their job. This work around fails on criminals (who you can not fire from a job) and on unemployed people (if you issue the Free Wheels edict). The people you can't fire eventually clog up all of your roads and free spaces while your population stands around at the garage waiting for a car they will never be allowed to use (this becomes a massive issue with populations over 2,000)

Well, since my PC is buns, my maximum population is 2,000 anyway so it's worked out pretty well for me.

[TrueBlue_Oz]

I had been wondering why my economy suddenly goes deep into debt and is very difficult to get out of debt hence, my recent approval rating for the game went from over 90% to 12 in a very short period of time and i lost the game while i was progress and just starting to build a holiday
destination

[Zsword]

I was wondering why it seemed like people weren't really, driving anywhere. Makes sense, wonder if Teamsters can have a similar ish probelm.

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by c0mpute:

my recent approval rating for the game went from over 90% to 12 in a very short period of time and i lost the game while i was progress and just starting to build a holiday destination

You fell below the average Caribbean happiness.

[TrueBlue_Oz]

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

Originally posted by c0mpute:

my recent approval rating for the game went from over 90% to 12 in a very short period of time and i lost the game while i was progress and just starting to build a holiday destination

You fell below the average Caribbean happiness.

Well I was making a profit, had pretty good faith values and happiness. and police stations make more of a difference than millitary etc.. had almost 1million and then when i put the garage down, things just spiraled down..

In another instance, I had over 80% happiness and i still got one of the biggest rebel attacks of the games i played.. Though it could just be me not playing the game right, so ... just sayin..

[Medve]

i wish that bus garges have more routes, at least i can only have one per bus garage, or if it was posible do add more stops then just the two.