NAM RHW Poll - Please Vote!

[djvandrake]

I haven't tried it yet, but plan to.

[TmiguelT]

yes i do and i love it  NAM TEAM FTW 

[wes.janson]

I spend more time messing around with the RHW than I actually do playing the game. Each new release rekindles my love of SC4.

[dedgren]

I'm a firm believer in there being no silly questions.  "Do you use the RHW?" strikes me as pushing that envelope pretty hard.


David

[newsimaddict]

In past weeks I have spent more time creating rhw networks than actually playing the game! looks awesome but and the rewards for spending so much time building it seem worth it when you see little cars zooming along using it...well...not that i know as i haven't played it 

[sumwonyuno]

I have the RHW plugin installed.  But, I almost haven't used it at all in my region because the Maxis highway fits better most certain circumstances (especially through town) and is much more flexible atm.  The RHW doesn't really do well (visually and sometimes functionally) past twin RHW-2 for neighbor connections.

[DJPTiger]

Yes I use RHW but RHW2 RHW4 and RHW6C.

[JoeST]

Infact, I reinstalled the game just to check out the new version

[just_a_guy]

I mostly use RHW in my cities, that is for both rural and urban settings. In urban settings I like using El-RHW more often but it's still very limiting. It's one thing that I think could use a lot more flexibility.

[CasperVg]

I've been using the RHW on-and-off in some cities. It kind of depends on my mood upon planning the city. In rural area's, RHW is always used tho.

[ecoba]

I use it, but sometimes prefer to use OWRs

[hooha47]

I use it almost exclusively.  RHW and NAM are by far my favorite improvements to the game.  I can't wait for RHW 4.0. 

[Fresh Prince of SC4D]

RHW-2 is prime in my rural areas. RHW-4 thru 6 are indispensable tools for my Regional roads. I don't use RHW-8 thru 10 much.  I would use more if they were easier to use (interchangebly?) with the Maxis Highways.

[delta9]

I couldn't live without it!

[tamorr]

   Even though I said yes... I truly haven't gone all out with the mod. I've used a few pieces here and there mainly checking things out. However I do plan on actually using it a bit more often with certain cities, as I really like what has been developed in it of recent since the last time it was updated. I be more liable to use the smaller width lanes up to the 4 lane one. Those are the ones that peek my interest most in the way I build plus the versitility to transitions to the standard network...

[j-dub]

I first grabbed the RHW because at the time, it was just a gray four lane highway, unlike the Maxis one, and was something else, because the RHW networks had no signals. This allowed more realism with both a 2 lane and 4 lane rural style roads out in the country.

Times have changed it. To this day, it has grown up into something completely different, and it no longer is something that only goes out in the country in my cities, since it has what you would consider to be in dense cities with its interchange options.

Eventually with the later RHW's, I actually made one into a closed circuit race track with stands, and the MIS ramps for the pit stop. Turns out, it actually can serve that purpose. While some totally have a swing vote, I actually use both the Maxis and RHW for different means.

[spinmaster]

I do not use the RHW, because I prefer the Maxis highway that takes less space. Yes, I agree that the RHW is more realistic, because it takes more space, like real life motorways. However, the game is an approximation in terms of scales, and the shorter Maxis highways fit better in Sim City 4 cities in my opinion.
Nevertheless, I think the RHW is a great addition to the game. It is fun to test it ... but then it is a different game

This is why I use both. RHW where it fits - which is most of a region, actually, but then I switch to Maxis (or even a different network e.g. avenues) when it doesn't for whatever reason. Interestingly, I've found that in most such cases, it actually makes sense to switch to the more-compact Maxis highways, anyway:

1. Short, tight ramps - usually this is only necessary in very dense areas where I don't have even a single grid tile of space to spare around the highway for true exit lanes. It's not uncommon to see such tight ramps, either - but again, usually only in very, very dense places e.g. where you could probably high-five people in buildings alongside the highway (at the cost of a hand, of course).

2. Bridges - the RHW bridges are definitely "R" - rural-looking. Nothing awe-inspiring about them at all. But that's just fine by me - you don't often see a big, "WOW" bridge on rural highways, just flat, cheap, functional things. When you do see a photo-worthy bridge, usually the highway is "squeezed" together anyway, so a single bridge can be built, rather than two. Good time to switch to a Maxis highway in much the same way, and make my bridge, if I really want a nice one.

3. Neighbor connections - ok, this is the only major problem I have with RHW, and it's not terribly major... I just really hate having to make those unsightly "loop connectors." Not much I can do about this, I suppose. Switching to Maxis in this case is the one time it does not look sensible, just looks like it was done because of non-real-world limitations... which it is.

This does bring up two "does such a thing exist" questions though. Is there any texture mod to make Maxis highways "blend in" better with RHW? And about those loop connectors... I could imagine an overhanging 1x3 lot (1x1 base) that could be plopped in the median to "hide" the connectors. Unfortunately I'm just not mod-smart enough to do either myself... but have either already been done by someone else, by any chance?

[Blue Lightning]

Number 2 is slowly being nullified... we have some bridges that are like any other... including some "compact" RHW bridges (meaning no one tile median needed, you can have the RHW-4 (for instance) side by side)

Also, might I remind people, the "Rural" Highway isn't just for rural enviroments, its now a multipurpose network.

4.  Why is it called "rural"?

The project was named that back in 2005, when it started, and before many of the later innovations in the current mod have even been conceived.  Yes, it can be used in rural areas, but really, it's become a multi-purpose network that is designed for building realistically-scaled highways and interchanges in urban and suburban settings as well.  There's been proposals to change the name from "Rural Highway" to something else at various points, but the acronym "RHW" is so recognizable that it would create a bit of a mess if it were changed.

As for number 3, thats also being fixed with the loop connector pieces that look like normal RHW but allow proper neighbor connection.

[tahill79]

I'm a firm believer in there being no silly questions.  "Do you use the RHW?" strikes me as pushing that envelope pretty hard.

Im kinda wondering why this is even being asked.  Of course its being used.  Do you guys look at any of the MD/CJ's?  Im not trying to be rude,  but this is kind of a dumb question.  I use maxis in urban areas(only really big cities) and everything after that is RHW. 

There has to be a reason behind this POLL.  Can you give us a hint??

Thats just my 3 cents. lol

BTW!!!!  I use everything in the NAM.

[joelyboy911]

Well, 16% of people said they didn't use it, so I wouldn't say it is a silly question.

Perhaps the NAM team wanted to gauge interest in each of its projects, and decide from there on which ones they want to place more emphasis.