Hi James and all,
After seeing some interresting behavior on the bridgewater-brunell server, I came to wonder what actually would make freight prefer one route over the other when two are present. Now I do not talk about passengers, as I believe they function differently, but mail and the rest of the cargo categories.
The different parameters that I can think of that would have an impact:
* Number of interchanges between convoys
* Total jurney time
and in the case of mail:
* Classes available (for priority mail)
I would assume that goods prefer as few interchanges as possible, with the jurney time being the tiebreaker. As for mail, I would assume there to be a time tolerance differential for when priority mail can take a longer route with "priority" vehicles, than a shorter route with "normal" vehicles.
What I am seeing on the server is some occasions where it seems as mail wants to take a diversory route where they have to switch convoys and with higher waiting times, instead of a direct route with lower waiting time.
Could you throw some light on the subject?
