Cars/Roads Idea

[Apollyon]

Just had an awesome idea for cars and roads that will NOT detract from the focus on trains.

So, how about some road components that snap together like the train ones? And, instead of cars being placed on them by the player, they have their own mechanic. For every house or other building on the map, 1 car is added to the road network. When a building is deleted, the car tied to it disappears. Different buildings generate different vehicles (houses make sedans or regular cars, hospitals make ambulances, etc). Having 1 car generated per building ensures that a map has a number of cars proportionate to its size.

Cars roam around the road network at random. All intersections behave like 3- or 4-way stops with stop signs for simplicity (with cars taking turns crossing based on when they arrive), ensuring no cars run into each other. They all move at the same speed, and their function is purely cosmetic. With the different forms of travel already available, this seems like a logical addition. After all, how many cities do we see in real life whose only modes of travel are train and plane?

The lack of direct control over cars allows the focus to remain on the trainset.

[Dr. Whoop DSc]

I definitely want to add some roads which are built in the same way as tracks.
Exactly what role cars will play I'm not sure yet, I agree it would be nice to have them using the road system.
I'm not really worried about losing focus even if you can drive them, it's just a matter of how much work it'll be and whether that could be better spent on other features.

[Ithaqua]

I just came here at my daughter's request to ask for just such a thing. But all she wants are placable road and sidewalk pieces to make her towns look more complete. Moving cars are not an issue for her.

[epicclam]

I think that if the cars do get added into the game, there should be a car park. This carpark would spawn a person everytime a car parks in it. You could use this to constantly have people in your stations. I also think that certain buildings can be made points of intrest. This would mean that cars would drive to the point of intrest, park outside it and interact with it. I don't really think this will be added to the game as it doesn't really fit with Track's style, but it is still fun to suggest things.