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Why do you ignore the drive thru?

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  • Keys1980
    393 posts New member
    edited December 2012
    Okay, I have been visiting towns, and have noticed something peculiar. Gulp and Brow and Krusty Burger, have drive thru windows, but in so may towns, people place those buildings so that the drive-thru is virtually obstructed.

    If there is a feature added that has cars, or a quest... How would you access the drive thru?

    Or am I just being too picky of a city planner?

    All day drive thru in my town. I'm a lvl 24 with two krusty **** and three gulp and blows.

    All of them are 100% drive thru accessible, via roads not just pavement. I also take into account traffic flow and possible back ups of said drive thru's and city plan accordingly.

    I'm going to take a look round the forums and figure out how to post pics. My town is rather epic IMO.
  • caprici424
    300 posts
    edited December 2012
    sonny1618 wrote:
    I took note of that and designed them accordingly, especially the Krusty Burger. The Gulp'n'Blow is slightly more pedestrianised but it's still possible to drive past the way I have it set up so I think it counts. It's all about the little details.

    Yep, me too...I have both of them sitting next to a street so (hypothetical) cars can drive right on up. I thought it would be sad to ignore those details! I don't fault anyone for designing otherwise, but props to people who do take it into account!
  • Keys1980
    393 posts New member
    edited December 2012
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    Well there is my attempt at posting a pic. If its just a link anybody who can repost it, or tell me what my issue is, it's appreciated.
  • caprici424
    300 posts
    edited December 2012
    Keys1980 wrote:
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    Well there is my attempt at posting a pic. If its just a link anybody who can repost it, or tell me what my issue is, it's appreciated.

    Hey, that's a good idea, having a separate side street for the drive thru. Mine's just connected to the main road.
  • Keys1980
    393 posts New member
    edited December 2012
    Thanks caprici. I had to make the side road. I personally couldn't bare to block main road traffic, I do the same thing with the gulp n blow. How do I check my forum lvl? I see I need to be a lvl 2 to post a pic??? I think... Can't seem to find where my lvl is displayed. I'm sure it's some place obvious, no doubt right in front of my face.

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  • battyguy
    1123 posts Member
    edited December 2012
    My drive through is full of hobos
    Is there anyone out there?
  • caprici424
    300 posts
    edited December 2012
    Keys1980 wrote:
    Thanks caprici. I had to make the side road. I personally couldn't bare to block main road traffic, I do the same thing with the gulp n blow. How do I check my forum lvl? I see I need to be a lvl 2 to post a pic??? I think... Can't seem to find where my lvl is displayed. I'm sure it's some place obvious, no doubt right in front of my face.

    No idea where you check your forum level, but you'll get an email from the powers that be when you are promoted (it happened automatically for me, didn't have to email anyone like others on here). Also, when you get to level 2, posts you quote from will be nicely offset in the blue box and you won't see any HTML coding, so that an easy way to tell!
  • josh4908
    801 posts
    edited December 2012
    josh4908 wrote:
    Looks nice. Assuages my need for verisimilitude. All good.

    How dare you use big words that I don't understand. I'm a college graduate yet I suddenly feel really dumb

    Yes, but did you graduate with two incredibly useful degrees in history?

    No sir. An associates in business administration and a bachelors in economic crime investigation
  • RHutch187129
    20 posts
    edited December 2012
    I like to leave some space between the drive through area and the street and put down pavement. some times I'll also put a line of rectangle shrubs or wired fence (for my industrial area places) running along side it like you would normally see at a drive through.
  • Keys1980
    393 posts New member
    edited December 2012
    caprici424 wrote:
    Keys1980 wrote:
    Thanks caprici. I had to make the side road. I personally couldn't bare to block main road traffic, I do the same thing with the gulp n blow. How do I check my forum lvl? I see I need to be a lvl 2 to post a pic??? I think... Can't seem to find where my lvl is displayed. I'm sure it's some place obvious, no doubt right in front of my face.

    No idea where you check your forum level, but you'll get an email from the powers that be when you are promoted (it happened automatically for me, didn't have to email anyone like others on here). Also, when you get to level 2, posts you quote from will be nicely offset in the blue box and you won't see any HTML coding, so that an easy way to tell!

    Again thanks for the info. Seems I'm going to have to put in some work on these forums. I want nice tidy quotes and the ability to post pics vs links.
  • JamesCarrIV
    7 posts
    edited December 2012
    I agree. For some reason that drives me crazy. Add me as a friend and check out my drive through. It's awesome :)
  • Doh_Inc
    242 posts
    edited December 2012
    Gulp'N'Blow's drive thru has been utilized. Krusty Burger's, however... I don't know what to do with that one yet. I'm in the middle of a massive land acquisition and complete overhaul of my town though. I'll try and use it somehow. Right now it's a walk-up window.

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  • DarkDreems
    30 posts
    edited December 2012
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  • itsmedanshep
    565 posts
    edited December 2012
    DarkDreems wrote:
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    Posting DarkDreems' pic
  • HWolff
    98 posts
    edited December 2012
    sonny1618 wrote:
    I took note of that and designed them accordingly, especially the Krusty Burger. The Gulp'n'Blow is slightly more pedestrianised but it's still possible to drive past the way I have it set up so I think it counts. It's all about the little details.

    This.

    I could not stand my neighborhood if the Krusty Burger did not have a drive-thru.
    Just don't feel right. I've been watching this show since I was 10. Sonny is right. It's all about the details.
  • gddess
    41 posts
    edited December 2012
    I'm pretty minimal with my roads because I don't want to chase the characters everywhere, but I sectioned off the drive thru areas with brown fence. It also keeps Comic Book Guy and Wiggum from wandering into traffic :P
  • marlenet88
    136 posts
    edited December 2012
    I didn't use to pay attention to the drive-through windows. But I do now. I prefer it with the drive-through part.
  • dromtsul
    1169 posts
    edited December 2012
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  • lollytroll
    83 posts
    edited December 2012
    The drive ins annoyed me cause I could not get them right but I am about there now
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