ATS 1.41 discussion

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#2631 Post by plykkegaard » 13 Sep 2021 21:21

oldmanclippy wrote: 13 Sep 2021 19:18 If there is no sign that says "Yield to incoming traffic when yellow arrow flashing" or something to that degree, it can be difficult to tell what function a light has using only Google Maps.
You would now if you had a drivers license in USA, or you can look it up

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Re: ATS 1.41 discussion

#2632 Post by swaapy » 13 Sep 2021 22:07

Robinicus wrote: 13 Sep 2021 20:19 My biggest issue with the lights is the lack of flow synchronization; for many, many years now lights have been timed to speed limits. In most jurisdictions, if you stop at a red you will then hit multiple sequenced green lights if you are driving the speed limit….in ATS it seems to work almost exactly the opposite.
Yes I confirm that. :mrgreen:

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Re: ATS 1.41 discussion

#2633 Post by oldmanclippy » 13 Sep 2021 22:12

plykkegaard wrote: 13 Sep 2021 21:21
oldmanclippy wrote: 13 Sep 2021 19:18 If there is no sign that says "Yield to incoming traffic when yellow arrow flashing" or something to that degree, it can be difficult to tell what function a light has using only Google Maps.
You would now if you had a drivers license in USA, or you can look it up
I have a drivers license in the USA and I wouldn't be able to tell unless there was a sign. A protected green arrow will still have a yellow arrow in between the green and red phases, even it if isn't used for a flashing yield. You can't know unless there's a sign.
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Re: ATS 1.41 discussion

#2634 Post by supersobes » 13 Sep 2021 22:41

oldmanclippy wrote: 13 Sep 2021 19:18 If there is no sign that says "Yield to incoming traffic when yellow arrow flashing" or something to that degree, it can be difficult to tell what function a light has using only Google Maps. Perhaps SCS can call up the city hall for the town in which such an intersection is and ask them :lol:
It's easy to tell because no other four segment signal has two yellows. There are ones with two reds and ones with two greens that are for other purposes, but the only signal in that configuration with two yellows is a flashing yellow arrow.

Even when they're not lit, the colours show up quite well on Google Maps. Here you can see the difference between one with two greens and one with two yellows.

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#2635 Post by flight50 » 14 Sep 2021 00:11

In the pic I posted above by my house, its a 5 lamp setup. 2 reds, 2 yellows and one green. I can see how it could be confusing though. Many people still act like they don't know what to do when the light is flashing yellow.
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#2636 Post by supersobes » 14 Sep 2021 00:45

Having signals with two reds would be a really nice detail to come to ATS with Texas so they can be used at the intersections that have them IRL. But I would honestly be very surprised if they actually added it.

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#2637 Post by oldmanclippy » 14 Sep 2021 01:54

supersobes wrote: 13 Sep 2021 22:41
It's easy to tell because no other four segment signal has two yellows. There are ones with two reds and ones with two greens that are for other purposes, but the only signal in that configuration with two yellows is a flashing yellow arrow.

Even when they're not lit, the colours show up quite well on Google Maps. Here you can see the difference between one with two greens and one with two yellows.
I suppose that's right, although I have seen flashing ones with only one yellow (maybe they were retrofitted to flash for yield? idk). I'll try to find an example of what I mean
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Re: ATS 1.41 discussion

#2638 Post by MT269 » 14 Sep 2021 07:30

IvanKuz wrote: 09 Sep 2021 20:17 Looks like @MT269 finally got his wish. As far as I can tell, all occurrences of "Araon's" (parody of Aaron's) across the map have been replaced with a more lawyer-friendly "Poweco":
No need to make a big deal out of my mention of it.

The change is welcome. But do you really think I would uninstall and abandon ATS because of one dislike about it? The gameplay hours suggest otherwise!
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#2639 Post by IvanKuz » 14 Sep 2021 12:03

MT269 wrote: 14 Sep 2021 07:30But do you really think I would uninstall and abandon ATS because of one dislike about it?
I neither said nor implied that. But you said that it would make your day if SCS change it, so I tagged you when I noticed that they did.
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#2640 Post by MT269 » 14 Sep 2021 15:15

It may have an example of extreme exaggeration. But it's still nice to know that I don't have to witnress the ugly eyesore anymore. I went a little overboard with my original comment on it. I had no idea that there was a US company with this name.
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