Suggestion: Pump Trolleys/Handcars

[Snoa 0]

So, currently in Chenarus, there is NO use for railroads, besides the fact that they lead to cities. So, I think that as a new vehicle, Day Z should have Pump Trolleys, also known as Handcars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_trolley ). These could seat 2-4 people I'd imagine, and wouldn't need fuel. Would probably only need a hefty amount of scrap metal to fully repair. These would accelerate slowly, but could book it pretty quickly, and you'd be as good as dead if you hit another handcar going in the opposite direction, or hit anything in general. Now, I know that the one thing that shoots down a lot of suggestions is "Arma 2's engine wouldn't allow it" or something like that, but I don't think it would be THAT difficult to create/edit a vehicle that spawns on rail tracks, and with wheels that conveniently lock in to the rails.

So we have Pros:

-Moves fairly quickly

-No fuel

-Would only take scrap metal to repair

-Fairly silent (Except for braking, which would screech)

-Would give me an excuse to play "Love Train" while playing Day Z (

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And Cons:

-Can ONLY move on tracks (This makes you a pretty predictable target, and most people could probably figure out where you're going just by seeing what direction you're moving in and intersect/ambush you)

-Slow to accelerate

-Real hard to completely change directions

-No cover from bullets

So what do y'all think? I don't think it would be completely out of the question, maybe have 5-6 hand cars spawn on a map, usually near where the train tracks end.

[frankhertz 2]

Awesome, you got a little extra bit in your link though. I really love this idea, if there were only 1 or 2 on each map, they are kind of like a community taxi... of death... but it seems really fun, you use it to get to the other end of the map or something and leave it and someone else uses it.

If only you could shoot off of it heh, then film yourself pumping through cherno :D

[Snoa 0]

Oh haha, thanks. Forgot to put a space after the link ;-;

[doom4mr 135]

great idea, I think its very hard to create...

I don't think that Train ever moved on this track so...

[Snoa 0]

Yeah, I don't know the limitations that Rocket has, maybe it'll be easy, maybe it'll be hard, maybe it'll be impossible. But I think that if it IS possible, then there is no reason NOT to have hand cars :D

I mean, the biggest problem I see isn't that Rocket may not be able to create the vehicle, but that the tracks won't be able to HANDLE such a vehicle.

[BlessedHeretic 1]

My only concern on this would be how loud would this bugger be? it's running on a rail road track afterall.

[Snoa 0]

My only concern on this would be how loud would this bugger be? it's running on a rail road track afterall.

Well as mentioned, it would make a VERY loud noise when braking (So every zombie in the world will know once you've pulled in to Cherno), but as for the amount of noise it makes when moving, I'd see it as being louder than walking/running, but more quiet than a car, maybe louder depending on how much realism wants to be included (Because leaving a hand car out in the middle of the apocalypse with no maintenance could make it pretty squeaky). So I suppose there would be many variables to consider for that.

[Snoa 0]

Sorry for the double-post, but I think the biggest problem would be where the roads intersect with the railroads, and the rails are put on a cement platform thing instead of a normal track, if the rails weren't truly made to hold a train, then I think that would pose a problem since that part of the track is different from all the others. Again, lots of things to consider.