German roads

German roads

Version 0.51

WARNING: Savings with roads from this fashion will not load without it!! You've been warned! This mod is very EXPERIMENTAL!!

Updated for version 1.1.1b

This mod adds to the game the typical German roads such as the Bundesstrasse or the autobahn.

However, these new roads are only clones of existing road types with different properties. None of the built-in road types (NetInfo) are modified in any way!

Usage:

Open the Road menu, click the "GR" tab, and you can draw and place roads as you wish.

In order to distinguish them from all the usual roads, German roads have a darker "asphalt".

Functions:

• Bundesstrasse: Same as the Base/Small Road, but at 100 speeds. No zoning!
• Four-lane Bundesstrasse: Same as the Middle Road with four lanes, two in each direction, separated by a grass lane. Speed 100, no zoning!
• Autobahn: Same as the middle road with four lanes, two in each direction separated by a concrete lane. Speed 200!! No zoning!
• Autobahn Three Lanes One-way: Mostly the same as the highway, but at 200!!
• Autobahn Ramp: two-lane exit in one-way direction at speed 80.
• All roads follow highwayRules rules, which (as far as I understand, can be wrong) prevents the artificial intelligence from doing stupid things like parking on a highway.
• All roads are set to NOT create traffic lights at intersections. If you still need them, use the mod "Toggle Traffic Lights". Works like a spell.
• All road signs are displayed correctly (unfortunately, no sign 200).
• Custom thumbnails in GR tab instead of game

Limitations:

• I can already read the comment "Hey German autobahn usually has no speed limit, why not set it to 400+??" Yes, tried and this is 😀, but all cars seem to have a top speed of 200 anyway.

Known Issues:

• No image preview in tooltips
• During loading, the roads in the GR-panels are sometimes confused. It's just a cosmetic mistake.
• The map editor and the game itself sometimes confuses the GR panel and the SR (Some Roads) panel, leaving one or both of them empty. Quite strange...
• The 3-lane autobahn is not much darker than normal. Need a new texture to match other German roads.
• The Network Extensions mod currently disables/removes the GR tab.