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I think it might be cool to add city buses and subways to the game for the colonists/tourists. They pay 1$ and they're able to get to their workplace.

This would introduce two new technologies: Public transportation and Tunneling.

With the buses, they'll go along the roads to bus stops, a 1x1 OR (1x2 or 2x1) building and go along a customizable path (all one path). while the subways will travel in along pre-made tunnels (that don't interfere with buildings) along a customizable path of subway entrances, a 1x1 OR (1x2 or 2x1) building.

I like this idea. Though it ruins the Commute Distance factor.

Maybe it should just half the unhappiness/fatigue caused by a long commute and make the commute quicker? Would that help balance that out?

the time should be important, not the length. if my way to work is 10km, but I need 20 minutes for it, I wouldn't be unhappier if my way to work is 20km, but I need only 10 minutes to go there.

hmm, so maybe there would have to be 'stations' for buses and trains to stop at to pick up and drop off passengers, so they would still need to walk some distance, so the player would have to strategically place the 'stations.' And on top of that there would need to be a railway for trains, and subterranean railway for subways. And to make it slightly more difficult, the railways would be 3x1 and/or 1x3.

Xification said:hmm, so maybe there would have to be 'stations' for buses and trains to stop at to pick up and drop off passengers, so they would still need to walk some distance, so the player would have to strategically place the 'stations.' And on top of that there would need to be a railway for trains, and subterranean railway for subways. And to make it slightly more difficult, the railways would be 3x1 and/or 1x3.

I like the idea of stations, but not the addition of the rails (at least not at this point of development). The colonists go to the station, pay $, "commute" to the station nearest their destination.