Feature Disabled Passengers

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  1. lamppostdanger

    lamppostdanger New Member

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    Can you please make disabled passengers.
    And othe Passengers have different clothes like denim jackets and hi tops shoes
     
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  2. bdlhouston#8691

    bdlhouston#8691 Well-Known Member

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    Would be an intresting concept for guard mode
    When a passenger in a wheelchair wants to board/alight, you will have to go onto the platform, and get the correct ramp for the train you are driving.
    Then go to the correct coach where the wheelchair space(s) are, and ensure the passenger is settled and in place.
    Doing it correctly would result in a decent bonus to your score
     
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  3. joffonon#1689

    joffonon#1689 Well-Known Member

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    I'm not sure making disabled people a subject of gameplay is necessarily a good idea, smacks of objectifying (and I'm alive to this as my wife is disabled). There should certainly be disabled passengers in game though, and more varied passengers in general.
     
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  4. aeronautic237

    aeronautic237 Well-Known Member

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    What would happen if I overshoot on Antelope Valley Line, and the person on the ramp can't access the door?
     
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  5. Volvo B10M

    Volvo B10M Active Member

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    Technically there could be disabled passengers in TSW already, not every disability is visible.
     
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  6. oakleymoss#1362

    oakleymoss#1362 Well-Known Member

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    Honestly, I think TSW should be more realistic in terms of passengers. TSW has no children in the game nor disabled people. Heck, Peak Forest is the only route with OAPs in it!

    I agree with this suggestion
     
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  7. RobertSchulz

    RobertSchulz Well-Known Member

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    This also would be something for driver mode. At least in some trains.

    The Talent 2 has a button (IIRC its an auxiliary/related toggle when open the doors) to lift a ramp to the platform, which currently has no use in the game I think. It just lets you get the ramp out.

    This would then let the person in the wheelchair aboard the train and gives you lots of extra points.

    However, I don't know how many other locos in TSW nor in reality actually have such a feature, and whether it would be worth to implement it, but it would definitely be a nice addition for those that have.
     
  8. aeronautic237

    aeronautic237 Well-Known Member

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    In Cologne-Aachen, there is a high ramp and a low ramp. In Dresden-Riesa, there is only one ramp. I don't have any other Talent 2s.
     
  9. Wivenswold

    Wivenswold Well-Known Member

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    Going by the number of people out there with chronic physical conditions (I'm one of them) I don't think it would hurt to have a few passengers with walking sticks and I also like the idea of guards helping those in wheelchairs to board trains. If it was every station it would be totally unrealistic, probably one every 10 trips or so (based on my experience).

    For TSW to be more immersive the variety of passengers needs to be looked at. I don't think I've ever seen a family, a platform full of kids in school uniform at 4pm or groups of people going on a trip together. Or luggage/shopping/pets for that matter.

    All we have are these 30-40 year old droids walking around the stations looking like they're under the influence of something recreational.
     
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  10. oakleymoss#1362

    oakleymoss#1362 Well-Known Member

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    I swear when I was on the WCML route the other day, I saw standing passenger with a walking stick.
     
  11. Wivenswold

    Wivenswold Well-Known Member

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    It could have been by choice. I have Fibromyalgia and usually can't stand-up for very long before my legs start shaking and my hips feel like they want to explode. However occasionally I can have worse pain in my coccyx or get numb thighs if I sit down for too long so will stand-up as its the least bad option. Some days I don't need a walking stick at all (usually when its very warm) so nobody would have the foggiest clue I'm disabled.

    There are some very unusual conditions out there.
     
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