v0.2.4 — Modes compete on adjusted time, and route cards show the breakdown — National Transit Steam update #5079510

Every mode is now compared in hours: the fare is divided by travellers' value of time and added to the journey. Route cards show that sum as an equation...

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National Transit (4606620)
Event type
patch note
Published
3 September 2026 - 21:12:54 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
Every mode is now compared in hours: the fare is divided by travellers' value of time and added to the journey. Route cards show that sum as an equation you can read.Route cardsTime breakdown — for road, rail, air and waterChoice cost as an equation — travel time + fare ÷ value of time = the hours a route really costs, followed by its comfort weight"Preference weight" renamed comfort weight; Help now lists every value — road / conventional rail / water 1, passenger high-speed rail 1.15, freight high-speed rail 1, aviation keeps its distance curveMode competitionRoad, rail, air and water are judged on one number in hours, in a single step — not by a separate rule per modePassengers use two values of time; high-speed rail's quality preference is separate from conventional rail'sFixed: air trips with feeder legs at both ends counted transfer time twice — those journey times were inflatedCit...

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