18 wheelers

[Jonny04]

One thing I notice as I play SA right now is that 18 wheelers are a real bitch to drive. They simply do not turn- for GTAIV we need the damned things to turn as this can't be right, even buses can be a little hard to turn. I mean firstly the traffic does not sit back from the lights to allow 18 wheelers to turn just like in real life- the stop line is painted about 5m back from the turning point of the road in real life(IV should do this too)

 

This needs to be implemented into IV as I would enjoy driving them around more if it was more possible to drive. Another thing is god dammit R* make them turn, they just don't have a tight turning circle- in real life they can do some things you'd never expect for such a long vehicle. SA does not mirror what 18 wheelers can actually do which is a real shame

 

Also I'd like NPC to be driving cabs with attached trailers- that would rock

Edited March 13, 2008 by Jonny04

[mightyox]

Fair enough comments about the realism I suppose but this isn't MS 18 wheelersim and I rather hope they concentrated their efforts elsewhere, personally I couldn't give a toss if there where 18 wheelers or not.

[Jonny04]

Fair enough comments about the realism I suppose but this isn't MS 18 wheelersim and I rather hope they concentrated their efforts elsewhere, personally I couldn't give a toss if there where 18 wheelers or not.

Yes I agree but it should be perhaps implemented- it would the driving of all cars and trucks better imo. As for the stop lines well thats easy to do too as all the roads will be generic I'd imagine.

[stevie-ray]

Have there been any screenshots with trailers that don't look like they're just a part of the city?

[Jonny04]

Steve: Yes there has been recently. However there is another thing said that's a fact- if you see any vehicle it is drivable so in other words they're not creating trailers that are if you liked burned into the environment- any vehicle like object is drivable its a good step forward as I hated the big industrial areas of the past with tons of environment trailers- not ones actually useable.

 

And to the screen, I believe I first posted this up weeks ago, but it don't really matter for those who are interested

 

http://media.gtanet.com/images/4097_gta4_screenshot.jpg (changed due to streching)

 

Look just a little above and to the right of Niko, the trailer is sitting in the middle of a dock land yard. It is very clear to me comparing it to as burned in SA trailer that this is a useable trailer aswell- confirming the idea of every vehicle you see is able to be used.

[1066ant]

Will there even be 18 wheelers in IV? You don't often see massive trucks driving through downtown New York.

[Jonny04]

Will there even be 18 wheelers in IV? You don't often see massive trucks driving through downtown New York.

We've seen them in screens, and that screen I posted shows a trailer for the cab. So you probably ain't gonna see them in Algonquin, but expect the other four areas to have them. One place I think they will be is the freeway.

 

Algonquin for me I think will be like Rumpo, Yankee, and all the other vans/trucks.