Passenger classes and road speeds in pak128 Japan

[Antonin]

I am once again playing around with pak128 Japan. Does anyone know why there are passenger classes (class 1 and class 2) and why roads only have a top speed of 30 km/hr, even when the start year is 2010?

I understand that pak128 Japan is not complete (there are very few buses and trucks available), but I wonder if anyone is trying to play it, and if so, do they have any tips?

[1993matias]

Passenger classes is to try to give some semblance of different passenger types. Instead of mail there are 1st class passengers

[prissi]

Also Japan roads without center line are max speed 30 and with max speed 60 km/h (in gray theory at least). Inofficially, you are not fined unless 30 km/h faster than indicated ... (at least they told that in driving school to my daughter.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Japan

[poppo]

you can define intercity_road and city_road in simuconf.tab.
if you want to update default intercity road, please write this in pak128.Japan/simuconf.tab

In addition, today's speed limit of japanese intercity road (not Highway) is usually 60km/h.

Code Select Expand

intercity_road[0] = douro030,0,1960
intercity_road[1] = douro060,1960,2500


[Antonin]

...if you want to update default intercity road, please write this in pak128.Japan/simuconf.tab

In addition, today's speed limit of japanese intercity road (not Highway) is usually 60km/h.

Code Select Expand

intercity_road[0] = douro030,0,1960
intercity_road[1] = douro060,1960,2500


I'm sorry, but for some reason I can't find pak128.Japan/simuconf.tab

I installed the game using the installer. It has placed game files in "Documents" and "Program Files (x86)." Neither of those places has pak folders.

[prissi]

The pak folders are in the hidden folder "program data".

But you can create the folder in documents/simutrans/addons/pak128.japan/config and put a simuconf.tab there (and load with addons)

[Antonin]

The pak folders are in the hidden folder "program data".

I found it in the "program data" folder. Thank you! I was able to change the default intercity road speed to 60 km/hr. I'm glad that I did not break the game! 

But I'm curious about why there are 2 classes of passengers, and why none of them are interested in going anywhere.

I know this great game is a volunteer project, but there are so few vehicles in pak128 Japan and I have a hard time figuring out how to add new trucks and buses.

[poppo]

"1st-class passenger" in pak128.Japan is a translation of "Post". As rail-based postal services have declined in Japan today, these carriages have been allocated exclusively for 1st-class passengers ("Green Cars"). The fare is set higher than the standard 'Passagiere' fare.

If you want to add 1st-class car, please set goods name as "Post".

[Isaac Eiland-Hall]

I didn't realize pak128.Japan was sexist/misogynist. You mean to tell me first class is mail-only?