Issues with (and ideas for) Ireland
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 16:52
Current issues
Roadworks
Map
I know my maps are messy, after all, I only use MS Paint...
If you've somehow managed to read to the end, I'd like to apologise for this rant. You could say that I'm a little bit of a perfectionist...
Added in 6 minutes 53 seconds:
Would just like to clarify, I'm posting most of these issues again so that any developers (perhaps future Ireland developers?) can see and fix them.
- M50 has eight lanes (4+4) including a lane for upcoming junctions, not four (2+2).
- N7 has three lanes, not two.
- Most of the 'N' roads in game are meant to have hard shoulders.
- Google Maps has updated to include two new motorways, the M18 and M17. Currently, in ProMods, the M18 ends at Gort (which it had before completion in real life). See my previous post about it along with other issues raised: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11816&p=261706#p261706
- There are many signage issues in Ireland (both in game and in real life). Signage is still way too big (I know this is because you use SCS' signs from the UK) and there are minor issues with roundabout signs. But there are even more little issues thanks to signs in real life.
- On motorway signs, route numbers (e.g N75, R693, etc.) are meant to be written in Motorway (same as the UK). But the UK font lacks in the characters 'N', 'R' and 'L'. Therefore, the letter is written in Transport (not Heavy) and the numbers in Motorway. (There are still cases where the entire route number is in Transport Heavy.)
- Regional (R) route numbers are quite similar; with the exception of motorways, the 'R' is written in Transport and the numbers in Transport Heavy. (Don't ask me why this is )
- Licence plates - Solved
- M50-N7-R110 (Red Cow Junction) is built somewhat incorrectly - M50 Southbound does not lead to the city centre as well.
In-game vs. how it is in real life. Other junctions along the M50 are also built incorrectly, and for some reason, the Grand Canal has been placed above the motorway (on a bridge) instead of the motorway over the canal. Details will follow... at some stage.
- I previously said that Irish motorway signs are not illuminated in Ireland but are in ProMods. ScuL responded, saying that it was "an intentional decision" because the player's headlights alone do not illuminate the sign (making them somewhat invisible at night). However, I presume this isn't the case anymore, as motorway signs in SCS' Germany and ProMods' Poland are also not illuminated, but still are visible at night (even with headlights off!).
Roadworks
- M7 roadworks - M7 is currently being widened form two lanes to three on junctions 9 - 11 (around Naas). Should be completed by the end of the year (emphasis on should ). See http://www.m7upgrade.com/.
- M11/N11 roadworks - see https://www.m11gtoe.ie/. Opened in July 2019.
- N25 roadworks - including New Ross bypass and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge. See https://www.n25newross.ie/.
Map
I know my maps are messy, after all, I only use MS Paint...
If you've somehow managed to read to the end, I'd like to apologise for this rant. You could say that I'm a little bit of a perfectionist...
Added in 6 minutes 53 seconds:
Would just like to clarify, I'm posting most of these issues again so that any developers (perhaps future Ireland developers?) can see and fix them.