Thread: Truck support in NG versions

@ The Bookworm, i do agree with all you're testing, i do the same.
I used avicsync for many years and all the warnings we seen on screen have been working for a lot of years.
only what appears to me as new are the signs on the left you posted.

I see now that i was mistaken with the fact that it is visible driving without a planned route.
Normally i don't drive without a route planned, because you know the area,and don't need navigation, just now for testing i use it to see what is going on.

I do agree as i said before, if you have a route calculated the program gives you a route where you don't come in the dangerzone, so you won't see any signs on you're route at all.

However sometimes you're destination is in a restricted area ( weight, height, forbidden zone, it doesn't matter) and than the program give's you a warning up front that route calculation can't avoid this area, and it's up to you to check on the map if you take the chance or maybe even manually change the route.

in real life with a truck this means, no worries, just drive to the adress, but beware of obstacles on the destination, and see when we get there if we can find another way or solution.

Main advantage is getting the warning upfront when calculating the route, so you do have the ability to check on the map or make a phonecall to the adress or collegues who might have been there before.
So this is what is most important for me, i don't care what signs come up my screen when i'm driving, because i've got my eyes on the road, and you can see the signs on the road as well, the trick is to know upfront, before you start driving if you can reach the destination without any problems.

I'm a truckdriver for over 20 years and i have got a lot of adresses where you simply could not deliver with a big truck, and when you arrive or park a few streets before the adress, the clients are stunned to see that you are driving with such a big truck, most of the times they expect a smal one.

This also is the reason why i said the program is working fine, only thing is not all truck restrictions are complete, for example the tunnel i mentioned here in the Netherlands.

grtz Ludo & thx for you're effort and contribution

Originally Posted by osiris4isis

In testing truck restriction, keep in mind the following properties (as I already stated in previous posts)
0. Extended settings for truck
1. Routing restriction shown in routing screen/menu (static)
2. Notification of restriction (dynamic)
3. Alert icons shown in cockpit (dynamic)

Just to be clear, we have used/tested Gift with and without skins and only difference is point 2.

You want to test the Gift 9.18.27.687519 with no skin + truck.zip version, because that's the one who doesn't need extra licenses for outside europe.
If that's what you want, i'm gonna do that exactly as you asked and test this on monday in real life, so i should have the same program without extra licenses just as The Bookworm.
As far as i can tell eveything you asked is working if i see The Bookworms screenshots, but i try to report back on Monday.

grtz. Ludo