NWM (Network Widening Mod) - Development and Support

[Meeston]

so. the NAM 32 is not released? or is been released? 

[samerton]

so. the NAM 32 is not released? or is been released? 

Nope, NAM v32 has not yet been released. Version 31.2 is the latest

[Meeston]

so. the NAM 32 is not released? or is been released? 

Nope, NAM v32 has not yet been released. Version 31.2 is the latest

when NAM 32 will be released? i'm so exciting about NAM 32! 

[gn_leugim]

how many times we have to say, there are no release dates for NAM 

[Meeston]

how many times we have to say, there are no release dates for NAM 

okay. but i gonna wait the NAM 32. 

[droric]

NAM 32 will be released Soon™

[gn_leugim]

hmmm.. may we expect a good xmas gift? :p

[GDO29Anagram]

hmmm.. may we expect a good xmas gift?

Just for the record and for anyone else playing at home, the odds (the true odds, not the mathematically ludicrous one) of determining the true odds of a NAM release is zero out of infinity, not 1/31.

And anyone who has followed NAM development will either know this or has a good idea of it. Plus, it makes for a great surprise.

[Indiana Joe]

Things are getting antsy up in here...take a deep breath everyone.  There's still lots of work to do.   

[FlyHigh]

Let's just take it slow. The NAM 32 will be out when it's all nice and prepped up for us 

[droric]

Things are getting antsy up in here...take a deep breath everyone.  There's still lots of work to do.   

Or is there?   

[Geometry123]

Just got rid of my mathematically wrong odds of NAM 32 being released on December in my signature.

Anyways, my new signature probably makes sense...

You will never know when will the next NAM be released. Only time teasing will tell.

[Meeston]

Just got rid of my mathematically wrong odds of NAM 32 being released on December in my signature.

Anyways, my new signature probably makes sense...

You will never know when will the next NAM be released. Only time teasing will tell.

okay. but i'm using the NAM 31.2. 

[Wiimeiser]

Regarding "issues" with NC pieces if we use a OWR approach for AVE-8, I don't think it'll be much of a problem. The middle tile can still connect, and that's the important part (That's assuming it can carry traffic)

[Meeston]

Regarding "issues" with NC pieces if we use a OWR approach for AVE-8, I don't think it'll be much of a problem. The middle tile can still connect, and that's the important part (That's assuming it can carry traffic)

okay. 

[Kuewr665]

Huh? What is this about using OWR for the AVE-8? 

[Meeston]

yep. AVE-6 uses road. but AVE-8 uses OWR?

[dragonshardz]

Huh? What is this about using OWR for the AVE-8? 

Since the AVE-8 doesn't exist, you can use opposing stretches of OWR-4 to emulate the same function.

[Kuewr665]

Someone referred to using OWR in an implementation of AVE-8. I could not find where it said the AVE-8 will use OWR.

[GDO29Anagram]

Someone referred to using OWR in an implementation of AVE-8. I could not find where it said the AVE-8 will use OWR.

Unless you're talking about using two OWR-4's as an AVE-8 replacement, it was proposed at one point that the outer parts of AVE-8 would be OWR-based to give the network a greater capacity than AVE-6, but there would be several problems with such an implementation:

- OWR has a greater speed, in addition to a greater capacity (1.5 times that of Road), so there could be an unbalanced advantage to using AVE-8. It would be tantamount to using dual OWRs as a complete replacement to Avenues, which I find as cheating (and in many instances, ugly).
- Arrows. Unless implemented differently, you'd have the OWR's arrows on the AVE-8.
- Speaking of arrows, you'd be hassled with having to drag things in the right direction, whereas if you used Road instead, it wouldn't matter which way you dragged because it has no reversibility. It's easy to accidentally reverse the direction of one side of the AVE-8, and then the whole thing could break. There's also the cost of reversing the segment of OWR, which can add up if you're dealing with a long stretch of AVE-8.
- Neighbour connections. You can't make OWR NCs. Yes, the centre tile will be Road, but it'll be bottlenecked with having to deal with up to four (yes, four) times the capacity it was meant to handle.