Removal of world record speeds?

[freddyhayward]

I have just removed all world record functionality and mentions from the code in this pull request: https://github.com/jamespetts/simutrans-extended/pull/127. Personally, I find them annoying. Does anyone here appreciate the feature, or find it useful or fun? Would anyone object to it being gone?

[Phystam]

I agree. Sometimes they are very verbose (especially at the beginning of the game), and the system of world records is not economical, so the system not good for Extended.

[Ranran(retired)]

Certainly it is annoying like spam, but I think the problem is that the record is reset. (every time you launch the game?)
It wouldn't seem annoying if it only appeared if it really set a new world record in the game.
On the other hand, it remains questionable whether the save is worth including that data and whether it involves the coding effort...

[jamespetts]

The world records were in the past used by Standard to calibrate the speed bonus, but this changed long ago when it was realised that very fast aircraft (e.g. Concorde) made the system unworkable. They have been retained as a purely cosmetic feature, but, as Ranran points out, these data are not saved.

The speed records measure the fastest service speed in game for each waytype (e.g. rail, tram, narrowgauge, water, air, etc.). This is not the way in which speed records are normally dealt with in real life.

Can anyone think of a good reason for retaining these? If not, I am minded to adopt the patch.

[wlindley]

+1 for Remove. They add nothing to game play and are confusing.

[Elemental]

I am also for removing them. If they were not reset, they would be interesting.

[Mariculous]

If they were stored, thus not spamming world records after each reload, they would at least be a useless fun feature.
The way they are implemented, they are just spam, so +1 for remove and +1 for store and retain. Either of them is fine.

[Matthew]

No strong opinion on this.

[Vladki]

Same as others, either save the past records, or remove them.

[Ves]

I agree with the rest, remove or save the speeds.

[jamespetts]

I have now merged Freddy's patch for removing these. Thank you all for the feedback and to Freddy for the implementation.