Welcome back, mayors!
[p]Time for the second Race Day Dev Diary from Tantalus! Today, we pull our motor race cars into the pit lane and cover the other types of events that can be held using the new Race Day Expansion. Parades, Running Races, and Bicycle races can all be held using the new Event Parks and Event Roads. [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4031130"][/dynamiclink] [/p]
Creating an event route
[p][/p][p]To establish a route for your events to be held on, first, we should identify a start and finish point within the city. The Start-line Park will be the main building and starting point for parades, running races, and cycling races. Once you are satisfied with the start, a Finish-line Park can then be built where the event route will end. [/p][p][/p][p]Event Road and One-way Event Roads can then be built between the parks, or you may upgrade the path between them to Event Roads. [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/6625556/0394c2dd59962d94380cf43219fe205907b99168.png"][/img][/p][p align="center"]Event Routes can be built through established areas of cities.[/p][p][/p]Start-line Park
[p]The Start-line Park will look and function as a regular park when there are no events, Setting Up, In Progress, or Packing Up. Citizens can also walk through its perimeter as a pathway or shortcut. [/p][p]The Start-line Park is your public space that can be transformed to host 3 main event types: Parades, Running Races, and Cycling Races.[img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/6625556/cdd845619c8500f2a220e2da960cd26c64dc2275.png"][/img][/p]Races and Parades Info View
[p][/p][p]Event Routes will affect the traffic of your city when there is an active event. Event Roads will be closed during events, so it’s important to mitigate the effects on your city when planning an Event Route through it. [/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/6625556/5e833e43dea40efbf701b30a513660497b42e974.png"][/img][/p][p]It’s a good idea to check the new Races and Parades Info View to see if any buildings have “no event access”, meaning that services cannot reach them when an event is in any of the active phases.[/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/6625556/13ee8c05b33bb394ec4e66300ce5cf2b6f5c692c.png"][/img][/p][p align="center"]Races and Parades Info View shows which buildings will not have service access during an event. [/p][p][/p][p]Buildings that cannot be accessed by services during active events will be displayed in the Info View as black in colour, with the event access icon above them. To resolve this, it is possible to build an alternative access, or utilize the new Alley road-type as a lower impact way to allow service vehicles to access buildings while an event is active. [/p][p][/p]
Event Route Tips
[p][/p][p]Because active events will disrupt normal traffic, it can be a good idea to allow alternate routes or build Event Routes that do not divide districts completely. [/p][p]When scheduling an event, frequent disruptions to traffic can be avoided by hosting fewer annual events on each route. The length of the route will also increase the duration of disruptions. [/p][p]It is encouraged that Event Routes are built through areas with existing tourism or attractiveness, to draw more spectators and tourists to increase ticket sales. [/p][p]There are several stages to each event with varying impact to the city’s normal traffic routes. [/p]- [p]Setting Up [/p][/*]
- [p]In Progress [/p][/*]
- [p]Packing Up [/p][/*]
- [p]Inactive [/p][/*]
- [p]Parades [/p][/*]
- [p]Running Races [/p][/*]
- [p]Cycling Races [/p][/*]
- [p]Motor races on Event Roads[/p][/*]
[img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/6625556/7e42b4ffda4108eff4ba3500640937b7d50add5e.png"][/img][/p][p]Thanks for reading! In the next update, we will showcase the free content that will be released alongside the new Race Day Expansion. We have a new Fence Tool, Billboards, and an all-new Info View to share. See you then! [/p][p][/p][p]Tantalus[/p][p]
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