T-RAM

[aaaling]

Next NAM, not likely.  First NWM, now . . . maybe . . .



-Alex (Tarkus)

Is this the MAVE-4?

[Tarkus]

Is this the MAVE-4?

No, technically, it isn't.

-Alex

[io_bg]

So what is it then?

[metarvo]

Maybe it's the nMAVE (Narrow Medianless Avenue).  I seem to remember Alex showing us a 4-lane 1-tile network once, with the capacity of an Avenue in the same space as a Road.  I try to think of the Tram-on-Road as our first taste of the nMAVE.

[io_bg]

Hmm I don't think that this network is only one tile wide, at least it doesn't look like it's only 1 tile wide

[KoV Liberty]

Its probably 2 tiles wide. W/out the median it would just have a larger sidewalk.

[KrigarN]

Is it possible to make any of these networks draggable, in order to turn them into dual network bridges ?

[choco]

the T-RAM itself wouldn't need to be draggable for a bridge to be made....unfortunately, dual network bridges suffer from high congestion problems and no solution has been found.

[KrigarN]

But at least it's technically possible, exept for the congestion, right ?

[Andreas]

But at least it's technically possible, exept for the congestion, right ?

Yes, but this doesn't help us a lot, since one single car is already causing "heavy congestion", shown deep red in the traffic view. And while the bridge still works technically, the traffic simulator tries to avoid it, basically rendering the bridge useless. That's even worse than a pure eyecandy bridge, which wouldn't be considered by the traffic simulator at all, and therefore not causing any additional calculation effort.

[choco]

i recently tested a GLR-n-Ave bridge for about 15 game years.....car traffic flowed fine, no congestion.  but the sims avoided the bridge like the plague, and could never get tram traffic to use it. 

i have one more idea to try, but i dont expect any different results.   

[j-dub]

Hmm I don't think that this network is only one tile wide, at least it doesn't look like it's only 1 tile wide Wink

Really, its just one tile. That picture is just the Tram on Road, without the tram in the two middle lanes, except that picture is also a draggable NWM item.

As for the bridge thing, I wouldn't give up hope. I don't see why the Tram in Road wouldn't be possible, maybe not draggable.

[chris0101]

Is there any way to make an exit for all the versions of RHW where the exit MIS goes from ground to elevated right away as a space saving measure (ex 3 tiles long?)? Kind of what occurs on the Maxis version of highways.

[WC_EEND]

Is there any way to make an exit for all the versions of RHW where the exit MIS goes from ground to elevated right away as a space saving measure (ex 3 tiles long?)? Kind of what occurs on the Maxis version of highways.

this isn't really the topic to ask this, try the RHW topic (found here

[Chrisim]

Please read the first posting - it is changed to reflect the June 2009 NAM updates 

[FrankU]

Chrisim,

I did read it. Wow, what can I say? A small step for a man, a large leap for Simkind!     

[pierreh]

Wonderful! The new additions in T-RAM do extend the scope of what can be built. Thanks and congratulations! I especially like the new modular tram-in-road/tram-on-road modular roundabout, among other things it provides a nice way to build a space-saving loop at an end of line. Off to update my NAM asap...!

[KoV Liberty]

What are the pics? I cant see them.

[heitomat]

Great additions! 

Just a question: Is it really possible to develop com and res facing the T-RAM puzzle pieces? I've had a hard time figuring that out, as I seem to sometimes get the "no car"-zot, and sometimes not.. The picture posted earlier, showing the new tram-in-roundabout seems to indicate that such zoning is possible. Or am I wrong?

[z]

Yes, these should behave as standard network puzzle pieces.  Only the stations would not permit development.  There are other causes for the no-car zot, however.