Point of the new "Free roaming" mode?

[Exotic]

Am i missing out something? Is the new feature just you driving without any real meaning, no-one boards your bus on stations etc?

I would have liked if it were more like "get from a to b" but you can choose HOW you get there (which road you take there basicly)

Because im not rly sure whats the point here, sure you can maybe test your new busses before taking a real job...eh?

[PsychoCow]

The Free Roaming mode offers the opportunity to cruise around freely. It's some kind of an off-duty mode to explore the map without getting any penalties.

In Sandbox Mode you will get access to all districts and buses without having to unlock them by absolving the missions first.

[Exotic]

Originally posted by PsychoCow:

The Free Roaming mode offers the opportunity to cruise around freely. It's some kind of an off-duty mode to explore the map without getting any penalties.

In Sandbox Mode you will get access to all districts and buses without having to unlock them by absolving the missions first.

Hm alright, thanks for making things more clear now :)

[PsychoCow]

You are welcome :-)

[Numenorean]

To be honest; the free roaming would be more fun if you either have a car to drive around, or you can board bus.
Couple that with some fun things to do, like shopping and such, and the mode could be really fun and require very little on the programming and asset creation side.

[consistency]

How does one unlock Sandbox? I'm at level 15 and I still don't have it unlocked.

[PsychoCow]

You have to start a new company. While doing so, there is the option to select "Sandbox Mode" for it.

[trucker]

thank you guys soooooo much ive been asking for this for a while sooooooooo happy.

[Izargon]

I feel free roam lacks one small detail.

bus income.

In some respects, I understand to a degree why the game is coded the way it is, but this also makes it unrealistic, because whether or not the player is driving a route should not impact the income for the week.

You should not have to be driving a route in order to attain income for your company, because with ai drivers, you should be gaining income regardless of your own contribution to income generation.

Basically, the player should not be solely responsible for triggering whether income happens. The way it is set up is unrealistic and really should be reconsidered.

[Numenorean]

Originally posted by HemiSphericFreight:

I feel free roam lacks one small detail.

bus income.

In some respects, I understand to a degree why the game is coded the way it is, but this also makes it unrealistic, because whether or not the player is driving a route should not impact the income for the week.

You should not have to be driving a route in order to attain income for your company, because with ai drivers, you should be gaining income regardless of your own contribution to income generation.

Basically, the player should not be solely responsible for triggering whether income happens. The way it is set up is unrealistic and really should be reconsidered.

This is how the logic is implemented. BS18 is not an economic simulation; so it is expected that actions happen only when triggered by the user. I would not hold my breath to see the devs implement a proper background simulation process, that works with or without the intervention of the player.

I hope one day we will have a game that is able to function independently from the player; and as such; will feel more alive and interactive. For now; the only way to trigger the "next work day and income" is to actually drive a route.

[Moonsith]

I'm guessing that free roam is there so we can drive around and find the collectibles and possibly find the happily married couple

[Numenorean]

Originally posted by Moonsith:

I'm guessing that free roam is there so we can drive around and find the collectibles and possibly find the happily married couple

And to try out various areas probably; since they unlock at different stages during the game. Too bad the game just got one map expansion that was very small, so the free roam really does not give you much value in the end, considering that you can unlock the whole map in few hours playing (can't remember how long it took to unlock the DLC)

[Moonsith]

Thanks for the heads up on that. I haven't got the DLC and now i'll deffo wait if the map is that small

[Zvitatzki]

very great if this works it wil lbe modded as the camera is just like a human it is not pretty in this game

wish this modding can be done and the other half rest of us be satisfied to enjoy the gameplay as cute little animals too :)

[Moonsith]

thats true