GridRoad v0.15 + Future Plans


Hey everyone,

GridRoad v0.15 is out. In it you can enjoy 3 new levels (Cross, Nandos and Tangle). You can also now press the 1, 2 and 3 keys to speed up the game to 1x, 2x, 3x respectively. Also a feature in the last version that I didn't publicise is that you can press Alt+0 on any level to load the developer solution. I highly suggest you only use this when you are completely done with a level as it'll spoil things for you!

Regarding future plans, I am hoping to get an update out in the next weeks with 3-5 new levels plus a redesign of Giga. I am also strongly considering modifying the scoring system so that cars that bump and crash into eachother give little to no points. Currently I feel that the system incentivises crash-prone layouts as long as the traffic just about manages to keep flowing. I feel this isn't realistic and leads to road layouts which aren't very intuitive.

That said, realism doesn't always = more fun. So if you have any opinions on this please let me know.

Best way to contact me is through the GridRoad Discord: https://discord.gg/9VaYBWywpS

Files

gridroad-win.zip 33 MB
Version 2 Oct 01, 2023

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I feel like having the fail condition when cars back up isn't fun. Plus, sometimes I just want to see if a design works, where it fails, etc., and if the game ends too soon, I can't evaluate my design for where it goes wrong.

Another suggestion I have is for the traffic lights: a simple all-on, all-off button above the circle.

Speaking of traffic lights, I'd appreciate having a small circle showing the light timing over each traffic light when it's not selected. When setting up many timings (looking at you, Giga), it's hard to remember which light has which timing.

The last suggestion I have is something that might be harder to implement, but it's a limit to which color cars can go on individual roads. Similar to a sign in a neighborhood saying "No Trucks", I've found that some cars will go into a slip lane just to go around the level, clogging things up. I want the ability to say "Only blue cars can use this lane. Orange must go forward."

All-in-all, this is a fantastic game. I really like playing!

Unable to accept Discord invite, I don't know why. By the way, nice game, I love it.

I had the same. Had to open discord in another tab and sign in first, then the invite worked

Yay! It worked, thanks.

Thanks! Are you still having an issue joining?

I did as stubum said, and it worked, I'm in.   :D