Civilian car traffic

[Mt5_Roie]

Is there an easy way to simulate car traffic on the sim? I know I can set up a vehicle and have it on road to another desitnation but wasn't sure if there was a setting that would just have random traffic driving at all times. Was trying to create a mission where you need to find a specific vehicle to destroy without harming any civilians.

[upupandaway]

There is an option to enable civilian traffic (off, low, med, high - i think). You will get random traffic and in addition to that you can add one specific vehicle that needs to be tracked down... That what you meant?

[Mt5_Roie]

Right there is the option (I always thought it meant civilian air traffic). But if I have a mission that depends on traffic, I can't force them to have a specific setting can I, since it's on their options screen?

 

I was going to add the vehicle I want tracked and destroyed myself....but would help if it blended nicely with traffic.

[MadTommy]

Civ Traffic is the setting for random ground vehicles & trains. No random air traffic unfortunately. So yes.. turn this on the have truck, buses etc driving about..

Edited December 6, 2011 by MadTommy

[upupandaway]

It woudln´t be a problem to add a vehicle that blends in well. There´s all sorts of strange vehicles driving around already - military fuel trucks, camouflaged trucks...

I´m not 100% sure but I think you cannot force the civ traffic settings in your mission/PC for another user.

[Stuka]

It woudln´t be a problem to add a vehicle that blends in well. There´s all sorts of strange vehicles driving around already - military fuel trucks, camouflaged trucks...

I´m not 100% sure but I think you cannot force the civ traffic settings in your mission/PC for another user.

 

yes, it can be enforced in the mission options.

[cichlidfan]

Ultimately, from a 'blending in' point of view, the real problem is that your vehichle is not going to pace the civ traffic properly and it will pass right through them since they are like moving trees.;)

[Mt5_Roie]

That's true. I would have to play with the speed of the unit since I can slow it down to try to make it not too obvious.

[LostOblivion]

Every time my hog flies into a civilian vehicle, the app crashes.

[cichlidfan]

Every time my hog flies into a civilian vehicle, the app crashes.

 

I believe that if your aircraft is below 20 feet, civilian traffic has the right of way!:D

[Grimes]

The other fun aspect of civ traffic is blowing up bridges causes MAJOR traffic jams!

[Bushmanni]

If you crash into a civilian vehicle at high speed you might sometimes blow up or more often the program crashes. With slower impact speed there's no CTD but sometimes the game doesn't detect the impact and I just pass through the vehicle. The most funniest moment was when I was trying to land on a truck other one on oncoming lane bumped my Sharks wingtip and sent me spinning wildly while no damage occurred to either one.

[HiJack]

I dont know why but civil cars activated or not set on a MP mission affects performance on the server it self! I found it mandatory to enforce disable on all MP missions running on my server. I truly belive this have had a great impact on performance. And my server is set to NOT render 3D.

 

(HJ)