Multi-Level Road system - ITS IN!

dainbramaged13 · September 15, 2001, 21:49

Look at any recent screenshot (look at the ones in the bonusweb thread for a god example) and you will see that there are at least two types of 'primitive' road, one that is thinner and used all over the place, and is more curvy, and one that is wider, and usually only used to connect cities. Then, only found in one bonusweb screenshot, there are superhighways. since we havent many modern/postmodern screenshots so i cant say if theres another one past that that maybe has unlimited movement (because im not sure but id doubt if there were unlimited movement on superhighways)

any speculations (besides yelling at me for being too lazy to put a link in)

tniem · September 15, 2001, 21:56

Are you sure that this is actually us building different types of road? Or is it what has been theorized on this forum before that more heavily used roads for trade and travel grow wider as a part of the Civ III eye candy?

I think it is the later.

tishco · September 16, 2001, 02:35

how many times do i have to say this
it looks clear that when 2 cities conect by road the shortest availiable trade path thickens to show its being used!

Skanky Burns · September 16, 2001, 07:31

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Originally posted by tishco
how many times do i have to say this
it looks clear that when 2 cities conect by road the shortest availiable trade path thickens to show its being used!

Probably until Firaxis confirm or deny that this is the case

For the record, i think this is the most probable explanation

Tventano · September 16, 2001, 07:49

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there are superhighways

A few days ago a Firaxian programmer told us that these are railroads and not highways.

The normal and thicker roads could already be seen on older screen shots, and I agree with the speculation that these indicate a being used indication, so eye candy.

jdd2007 · September 16, 2001, 09:56

first of all, im probably wrong,
but maybe there is only roads and RRs, but the roads look different in different ages?

tishco · September 16, 2001, 10:01

maybe there is superhighways that arent just city improvements but they donbt look like a brown thinkened road do they?

Inverse Icarus · September 16, 2001, 12:13

the thicker roads sybolize the trade network silly.

spartak · September 16, 2001, 15:21

any chance of a link?

dainbramaged13 · September 16, 2001, 15:22

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Originally posted by UberKruX
the thicker roads sybolize the trade network silly.

hehe sorry. wonder why i didn't see it before

Stromprophet · September 18, 2001, 17:57

We've been able to see that for a while. And I wouldn't expect it to be any different. After all, that's the way it has always been. I imagine they might add a 3rd level.

Zanzin · September 18, 2001, 18:45

The Firaxian said they were railroads (in the modern screenshots) but they look a heck of a lot more like roads to me!!

Now, if we could have both highways and railroads....that'd be cool - then we could play RR Tycoon in Civ!!! (Well, not really, I guess)