Server down again?
State of the Game
- Thread starter Fuglydog53
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lot of the infrastructure was built in the 50's and such and they didn't always grade the roads to not leave standing water puddled on it...so it freezes ......which sometimes causes the road to fracture around the ice ...which then gets kicked out when driven over...which then happens over and over making the situation worse.
Then at some point someone will pave over it with a thin layer of asphalt or tar and not properly patch the whole and repair the issue. So it looks nice for a summer and then it goes right back to being broke after winter.
but probably the main reason you see it often in tv and movies is because they take place on lots (often the same lots). ...and not generally places where people are actively living and using (and thus maintaining).
Then at some point someone will pave over it with a thin layer of asphalt or tar and not properly patch the whole and repair the issue. So it looks nice for a summer and then it goes right back to being broke after winter.
but probably the main reason you see it often in tv and movies is because they take place on lots (often the same lots). ...and not generally places where people are actively living and using (and thus maintaining).
There does appear to be some attempt at ray-tracing but sadly my eyes are not built to fully appreciate it.
I love getting server crashes mid-mission and coming back into the game and the entire settlement now being completely empty as if I should be punished for having the gall to leave the game and come back.
Even better when you need/want the mats and data that are not empty.
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We've got three of those here in the metro, but none close to me.
cheaping out on infrastructure for decades has lead to this being what you're greeted with in spring in the north east in (way too many) places.
edit: though, i should also note, part of the problem is how ice and snow is removed in the area. Plows can cause a lot of damage to roads by making smaller problems much worse when they pull chunks of road out that are still attached to frozen ice.
edit: though, i should also note, part of the problem is how ice and snow is removed in the area. Plows can cause a lot of damage to roads by making smaller problems much worse when they pull chunks of road out that are still attached to frozen ice.
The asphalt in front of me is the parking lot for the restaurant we were at and not indicative of the state of the actual roadway, further out in the image.
However, Ender is correct in that roads in the snowy states, and especially New England, are subject to frost heaves nearly every year and require lots of maintenance due to that.
Lol... Yeah, that's the part that sucks. I need the mats and data -- I've basically just started the engineer grind. I've only unlocked the first 3 engineers.
You stole that parking lot from Oddy...
You didn't see the video of my latest dance moves then?
Looks just like roads here in the UK.
I suppose it's a testament to our priorities in the western world where we have enough money to bomb Afghan wedding parties but when it comes to fixing stuff right outside our doors we can't afford it.
Though most roads where the speed limit is 35 mph or higher are better maintained.
This particular image is probably an inner city with a max speed limit of probably 25 or 30 mph, where the roadway itself is less of a hazard at those speeds, but not without danger for sure. 6 to 12 inch deep potholes are not uncommon in that setting.
Lol... Yeah, that's the part that sucks. I need the mats and data -- I've basically just started the engineer grind. I've only unlocked the first 3 engineers.
I took a mission a month or so ago where I had to sneakily take a power core without tripping the alarm. I managed to get into the power centre that happened to also have the settlement alarm in the same room so I disabled that and as I was about to take the power module thingy the game crashed.
When I logged I had to do it all again and this was a covert don't get caught kind of mission but I managed to complete it second try without a mission fail.
