A different take on trains

[flayer0 34]

why not have a slow(but not too slow well kinda slow) moving self operated train in Chernarus, that follows the already existing tracks that go from kamenka to berezino. Boarding the moving train would be risky as it is in real life, if you dont time it right you could be caught by the wheels and break your legs. ummm... have you seen pictures of India or Mexico people ride these things like taxis. This is an alternative to walking long miles along the coast and doesnt decrease the value of cars as the train doesnt go into northern cities. Adds another potential pvp hotspot bandits can pick off ppl riding the train (wow this suggestion has it all).

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[Perigrin 105]

decent idea, not the best ever, keep up the good work

[flayer0 34]

thanks for the feedback

[TheDesigner 1197]

I break my legs on newspaper stacks by vaulting them and you want me to get onto a moving train? ArmA engine says no.

[JamesR3d 0]

I would just add the fact that you could loot trains and whatnot.

[Rekli 995]

stop copying utube

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

I don't like the idea of a self operating train (which is kinda misleading because someone HAS to operate it, and realistically if Chenarus were lucky to have spent most of its GDP on such a train, it would have broken down by now so many months after infection). A better idea would be a player operated small train (either a 3 unit tram, the Cherno Switcher with a boxcar and caboose, or a RDC ((self powered coach/car, think of it as a bus on rails))) that would require some repairs and a lot of fuel. If your lucky enough to have a group you could say operate the train from Kamrovo and loot along the way, loading up a lot of supplies into it, meet your buddies in say Nizhnoye and load up your loot into the ural they brought with them, and leave the train where it is for someone else to operate.

[Charb 298]

A train sounds cool and all but its just a bad idea. I don't know if it has ever been suggested before... but...

The only good idea for a working train is a hadcart or pump trolley.

Could have a few spawn on the map at various locations and the thing keeping them from going the entire length is a parked train car. So for example, you have a wrecked train car at balota airstrip so the western handcart only goes from kamenka to komarovo, and finally balota where it stops due to the sitting train cars. then have another blockage east of elektro so you have to go west into elektro, on to cherno, finally stopping at balota (on the other side of the same wreck as before) I guess depending what side you enter the handcart affects the direction it goes in?

I think it might be more of a novelty item than anything, but THIS would be the best way to do it imho...

(Edit) TRICKED INTO POSTING IN AN OLD THREAD !!!

Edited January 29, 2013 by Charb