Development on version 1.x (France edition)

[Ranchester]

You sir, are very talented map maker bar-none.

[Kutchek]

Thanks

I should work quickly because I have plenty of time to map, but unfortunately I do that personalized exchangers in the area of Tours

And I can't resist showing you the latest custom company

[sw3gameboy]

Kutchek, seriously that fourth intersection looks just crazy i really don't wanna drive trough that one
Nevermind, brill work as always

[Purno]

Good stuff there. That last intersection looks like a maze to me. Just like some real life intersections are.

[SweetErin]

I'm trying to figure out how the first one is different from a standard SCS prefab, does it have one more lane than normal?

the rest, i'm probably going to be needing gps, lots of stopping to check the map, and a few wrong turns to figure out

also, the new company, will it looks like a standard prefab, although a new company is still very nice, will Norbert D... (something) be just in Tours or will there be multiple?

[jdenm8]

I'm trying to figure out how the first one is different from a standard SCS prefab, does it have one more lane than normal?

The most noticeable difference is a possibly larger footprint. However, the differences I can see besides that are:

• Separated braking and acceleration areas.
• No median strip separating the onramp lanes approaching the intersections with minor road
• Uses an Exiting/Added lane, instead of a dedicated exit lane and a (too) short Merging Lane.
• Uses modular pieces, as opposed to an entire-interchange prefab.
• All of the ramps are on the same side of the Minor Road. SCS' ones alternate sides.

End result is that it should be somewhat better to drive through than SCS' ones, although that tight curve on the Motorway ends of the outside lanes worries me. I would rather the tightest curve be furthest from the Motorway, though this is not typical of the European interchanges I've seen. They have a nasty habit of sticking a 30-60km/h slow bend right before a merge with 100-130km/h traffic.

Also, the name you're looking for is Norbert Dentressangle.

[Nico]

yeah but most countries in europa have quite a long lang to merge.

The USA for example often has barely any room for acceleration whereas in the Netherlands the on ramp lane is often so long that you can accelerate easily to 130km/h.

And often road users move to the left if possible

[jasper]

These exchangers looks really awesome , can't wait the release to drive in it! .

[RoadRageDude]

lovely screenshots and gorgeous too

[jdenm8]

The USA for example often has barely any room for acceleration whereas in the Netherlands the on ramp lane is often so long that you can accelerate easily to 130km/h.

That's one of the main differences I've noticed when it comes to how ramp design is approached from both sides. US-derived engineering usually has ramps fast enough that a long acceleration or deceleration lane is unnecessary, all of that tends to be handled on the ramp and away from mainline traffic. Whereas European-derived systems tend to be the inverse, favouring tight corners with long acceleration and deceleration areas to allow transitioning to and from those speeds.