Imagine commissioning a highway engineer and you hear him say “I think I’m gonna freehand it for this one”

@Honigball

Жыл бұрын

@Ricky Smith The only exception: You are not good as you think you are and put everyone in danger

@timv17

Жыл бұрын

@Ricky Smith Dunning Kruger would like a word.

@Driftking2320

29 күн бұрын

Hahahahahahahahah

@Driftking2320

29 күн бұрын

Well let’s hope there good at drawing

This game is all about efficiency. Even the file size is efficient.

@floodescape2pro675

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@jlewwis1995

2 жыл бұрын

Heh given how simple the graphics are if it was made with a custom game engine it probably would be even more efficient 😂

@georgeelsham

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jlewwis1995 I bet 90% of the game size is the images for the real junctions - and probably no game engine, just default graphics libraries

@mrwess1927

2 жыл бұрын

Must be German game then.

@Nareimooncatt

2 жыл бұрын

Just need some of the old demo scene programmers to get their hands on it to really drive up the file size efficiency.

This is exactly how I imagine highway engineers designing the layout around where I live.

@rustyATV

2 жыл бұрын

"Oops! Cocked it! but, can't erase!"

@ShenTree

2 жыл бұрын

Except they're taking shots and high fivin every time they make a connection

@sketcher445

2 жыл бұрын

@@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 This in context adds a whole new meaning to “Jesus take the wheel”

@ArtyMars

2 жыл бұрын

By highway engineers i think you mean 15 fat alcoholic balding council workers smoking cigarettes and watching one underpaid apprentice dig holes with a shovel they brought in from home -__-

@teiguemccormack3533

2 жыл бұрын

Jersey?

"I should have done a roundabout," words of a true british civil engineer haha

@themagicboy6548

2 жыл бұрын

they are just so much nicer, you can just drive around in circles until you've figured out where you're going and there isn't a bunch of spaghetti like some atrocious interchanges in Los Angeles (I'm american btw roundabouts are just better)

@astridproudfoot

2 жыл бұрын

@@themagicboy6548 becomes an issue when there are specific lanes and traffic lights on the roundabout, becomes very easy to get pushed off on the wrong exit if you're unprepared going into the roundabout. Though in general I think they work well, I'm in the UK, just takes a bit of getting used to

@cyclemadness

2 жыл бұрын

NO! Stop lights please. We north americans love to sit still in our cars watching other go by.

@Chuckiele

2 жыл бұрын

That place was ideal for a roudabout though, especially with slip lanes.

@RayanthPantal

2 жыл бұрын

Just got the game, and this level now does not allow overpasses, so a roundabout is a must

You can actually see on the efficiency screen how many points you need to see the "solution" or the realistic bridge...

@Hirosjimma

2 жыл бұрын

I must be blind cuz I got no clue what you mean

@davidburton9197

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hirosjimma Look at the top left on some of the efficiency screens

@MarcusC

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hirosjimma It's not on all the levels, but some of them have a little green picture (with a number) ind the upper left corner of the efficiency screen.

@MarcusC

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hirosjimma Look at 17:53 you should find one there

@IsaacTeo411

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that on the last one

The way the picture thing works is that when you get to a certain score, you will get a picture of an interchange that would work in that level, NOT the interchange you designed.

@jadenlauder1344

2 жыл бұрын

YES, thanks for saying. Its only on certain levels, and the score you need to reveal the 'real life example' that would work on that level is on the top left in the green square.

@pattyryopotybuttongamer3063

2 жыл бұрын

and after that you have to plug the red wire into the socket to make sure the engine boots at launch. Wrap the green wire around it's coil that sits directly beside the A button. After you put the back shell on, place the battery in the slot. Screw the Vr26 Jeeper back up and press the reset button. If everything worked according to plan you're device should show a thumbs up sprite. Plug the HDMI port into a monitor and wait three seconds. If it boots up on TV your in the good side. If it doesn't boot in less then 5 seconds quickly unplug. This can severely damage your TV and possibly start a fire

@RalphBrandsma

2 жыл бұрын

@@pattyryopotybuttongamer3063 I can tell this comment was on the wrong video, but my im honestly interested in what this is about haha

@ElMoShApPiNeSs

Жыл бұрын

Damn his idea was cooler.

@juiceboxx1645

Жыл бұрын

@@pattyryopotybuttongamer3063 WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO

I think this is like one of the only games where RCE can truly show his expertise since he is a civil engineer who deals mostly with roads

I love this video! It's not just a highway engineer playing a game, you actually explain so much about actual highway engineering. Only 5 minutes in but really love this so far

I like how all the road designs Matt made all look fairly reasonable, and then there’s that monstrosity in the top left that looks like someone spilled their noodles everywhere.

@JohnDCrafton

2 жыл бұрын

spaghetti junction

@h3lblad3

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDCrafton, Spaghetti Junction is basically all of my junctions in Cities: Skylines.

@5Andysalive

2 жыл бұрын

if you wanna see the polar opposite check out the same game video from matn. And he didn't even try to be crazy. It just slowly descended into madness. It also answers the roundabout question more thouroughly then anyone would ever want it answered. Needless to say he didn't get a single real world image.

@TheStallker2003

2 жыл бұрын

So the f@@k road was reasonable too ? Fairly ?

@levivaughan7333

2 жыл бұрын

reminds me of some of the junctions of several major highways we had in california, they felt like you were going through spaghetti.

You need to reach a certain efficiency to unlock the photo, on levels with a photo the efficiency you need is shown in the corner of the box that comes up after simulating.

@WingMaster562

2 жыл бұрын

On an unrelated note, you also need a certain amount of light orbs in order to unlock the true route.

@tiennhan2426

2 жыл бұрын

One of the road look like among us

@ralphrowbotham8137

2 жыл бұрын

It’s shocking he missed a chance for a roundabout at 3:19

After completing a level, top-left shows you the efficiency score needed to get the pic

7:07 all those collisions lol

Mini Motorways oldschool update looks great!

@checcmac8693

2 жыл бұрын

Russian highway wasn’t invented at that time

@monad_tcp

2 жыл бұрын

lol, mini motorways was based on it, there's a developer video that's pretty cool.

@cosmosgamess

2 жыл бұрын

Where do I download?

@Helycon

2 жыл бұрын

@@cosmosgamess both are on steam, the game from the vid is about 5-6 Euro, dont know what currency youre using but I think that should help

@Kratato

2 жыл бұрын

@@Helycon it’s also on mobile for $2.99

The way you got excited the game recognized the clover layout was really cute! I’d love to see you play this game only like that!

@baarg8672

2 жыл бұрын

agreed!

@SuperSpatman

2 жыл бұрын

It didn't recognise it. The game has a few maps that have images to unlock. The images are always the same, and they show you the ideal or real world solution to the problem. It is awesome that he built what the game creator hoped he would.

@criptych2387

2 жыл бұрын

The ones with pictures have a "goal" efficiency (marked in green) needed to unlock the picture. I suspect they've chosen pictures that match the most efficient design for that particular puzzle, rather than the game "recognizing" a design (although that would be cool, perhaps using topology analysis since it already maintains a road network).

I love videos of workers playing video games based on their profession, and this calm, funny, but always kinda confused vibe is EXACTLY what I like. Keep it up man! You got a new subscriber to watch your vids now lol

it's been almost a year, and I still love how you repeatedly state that you want the On after the off... and yet the first thing you build is a freaking cloverleaf... anyway, lots of fun.

@karlandjeff

Жыл бұрын

Technically the cloverleaf does have the on after the off, it just has two sets of ons and offs which unfortunately places the first on right before the second off

"Hello Fellow engineers!" Is what I want to wake up to every morning

@btnskillsh0t810

2 жыл бұрын

Afterwards, you get a gentle kiss and the next thing you hear then is the sound of his lawnmower ''The Black Beauty'' in the garden :-)

@ShiroCh_ID

2 жыл бұрын

and thats how i sleep since my timezone was a night time when uoloaded

@somedudethatripsplanetinha4221

2 жыл бұрын

same lol

I need to ask my dad to try this... He's one of the most experienced engineers in his field. I'm sure he would enjoy it.

@baarg8672

2 жыл бұрын

greaet! please take a screen capture and share us with your results!

@TheAcenightcreeper

2 жыл бұрын

Your dad is a hack and probably some mediocre engineer…

@digitalclock

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAcenightcreeper I wish he was to prove you right. But he runs his own business now after 30 years

@zeya888g

2 жыл бұрын

@@digitalclock Ignore the troll. He's just trying to make you feel bad.

@digitalclock

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeya888g I know lmao. I've used the Internet for a very long time.

11:31 is clearly what happens when Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May do highways. Well done mate!

Got this in my recommended, and it was actually highly enjoyable to watch. The beautiful road at the beginning got me already lmao

I love that you saw the mandatory green space in the middle of the junction and just went "ok, I will hem it in with as much tarmac as possible". Very realistic.

What’s crazy is that in Arizona, we have a 17 North/South and a 101 East/West Your cloverleaf design is what SHOULDVE happened between the highways but they designed it like a 4 year old it’s a nightmare.

@briannaarriola

2 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the exact same thing!! Wondering if they picked interstates on purpose from around America.

@thisiswhatilike54

Жыл бұрын

I-17 is relatively new IIRC, which makes even less sense to cock it up as bad as it is. I’m just happy I don’t drive through L.A. or Hotlanta, anymore.

@wtfr3nch

Жыл бұрын

I've lived in phx and flagstaff and noticed too. I try to avoid the 101 if I can just because traffic gets so horrible, I usually take the 303 to get to the 17.

@griffinmeier6021

Жыл бұрын

Everyone from AZ lol, from Peoria the 101 and I17 is a normal drive to GCU for school😂

did anyone else think that the game was 569.83 GB 0:10

@cameronlukas5671

2 ай бұрын

Storage he has left*

I love this game, been playing it for years. But until I watched you play, I never realized the significance of the car colors. Wow. Thanks for doing this. I especially appreciate your lesson to not put a merge before a diverge.

This game looks _so cool_ for being as simple as it is, I think you've just sold a copy for them.

@NighTMare.001

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is so simple built but so engaging and beautiful. I love this.

@untaimedbeast

2 жыл бұрын

Make that 2 copies

@jamesknapp64

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i got a copy from watching as well

@skaterloveyou09

Жыл бұрын

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@hindugoat2302

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesknapp64 its on my wish list, but im still saving up

Every level could be solved with a good old fashioned roundabout Edit: R.I.P Technoblade fuck cancer

@steve00alt70

2 жыл бұрын

no thats where accidents happen

@red2theelectricboogaloo961

2 жыл бұрын

@@steve00alt70 but not really.

@foty8679

2 жыл бұрын

@@red2theelectricboogaloo961 Roundabouts are the solution for everything

@red2theelectricboogaloo961

2 жыл бұрын

@@foty8679 ye

@ThaBeatConductor

2 жыл бұрын

@@foty8679 I wish this were true but roundabouts are a lot bigger than a standard 4 way intersection.

I love seeing people doing what they love and get really excited about it

Absolutely amazing how a simple roundabout can solve absolutely insanely complicated routes

@karlandjeff

Жыл бұрын

@Ricky Smith do you really think a train is the best way to get from your house to your neighbors house? What about six houses down? Should they build a train lines that goes past every house? That sounds way more expensive for the city than building a road where cars and busses can travel. Trains don’t work on small scales

@karlandjeff

Жыл бұрын

@Ricky Smith lmao

17:53 Congratulations, you have successfully recreated Jacksonville, Florida.

@brandonliao408

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@ricolasvilla

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment this. Glad i checked here first 😆

If you want to see the picture you need to achieve the score in the upper left corner of the score board. (e.g. 19:50) Or you can look them up in the game files... but that would be cheeky, wouldn't it? Not everything has a picture. Also they are pretty smart drivers if they have a chance to be, but they really hate turning sharp corners.

@ManualPixarPresents

2 жыл бұрын

Dev?

@DerSolinski

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManualPixarPresents Na... to many hours xD

@skybo_hd

2 жыл бұрын

@@DerSolinski wait how much

@DerSolinski

2 жыл бұрын

@@skybo_hd I'm a master procrastinator 😅

It's just great to see how much fun you're having with the game, that made me enjoy it a lot more

6:05 Thats exactly how Jakarta Outer Ring Road works. It is an effective design to handle intersections without needing any traffic light.

I would like to see more of this. I've finished the game before, although not with optimal designs, and I'd like to see you do some of the trickier levels.

@oaktreeyt6488

2 жыл бұрын

same, I've played it many times on my phone

All of us basically need more of you making roads. Especially on mini motorways

@5Andysalive

2 жыл бұрын

i like the freedom, this game here gives. MMW is basically a puzzle game.

I’m from Lansing, Michigan and I can confirm that cloverleaf design is real and does work. I’ve driven on that exact cloverleaf living in that city.

How a professional highway engineer lost his job in 22 minutes and 20 seconds

@dursung_

2 жыл бұрын

Laughed so hard 🤣

@Chimpmusic79

Жыл бұрын

cough cough 21 seconds

@HimboBangings

Жыл бұрын

@@Chimpmusic79 👍

@Chimpmusic79

Жыл бұрын

@@HimboBangings 😂😂sorry

That's real civil of you, Mr engineer

@blockyhour4224

2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

@fedorastanley5015

2 жыл бұрын

Good man🤝

@maxivaldes6111

2 жыл бұрын

🤝

The number in the top left corner after you finish a level is your goal matt. That's how you get the pic.

@NickCombs

2 жыл бұрын

Oh it's only shown on the level select screen.

@dudedude6892

2 жыл бұрын

The number is the score Matt gets.

@kj25

2 жыл бұрын

@@dudedude6892 No I mean the number in the green box

@kj25

2 жыл бұрын

Like in here 17:52

The way that he was so giddy about the picture feature really just made me want to say "NEEEEERRRD" but like in the most endearing and cute way.

Being someone who used to draw intersections a lot as a kid, this game is perfect!! Buying it now.

9:24 just call it a speed bump and itll be good

I feel like this game reeeally needs a way to draw smooth curves.

@oskjan1

2 жыл бұрын

and keyboard shortcuts for the height of the road, like using 1,2,3-keys.

@thrdeye7304

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this game looks interesting but has the worst interface I've seen this side of Dwarf Fortress.

@chinarut

2 жыл бұрын

ah why spoil the fun?

0:37 AYO BRO WHAT YOU DRAWING 🤨📸

9:43 - I say that design should be called the Flying Spaghetti Monster! 😂

I'll add my two cents to the chat about this becoming a series. Yes, it's a must. I've completed the map with a score that is just shy of 31,000 with all pictures unlocked, but I keep popping back in to try to tweak the score here and there so it has definitely got something about it. I have noticed a slight quirk that is actually quite useful. If you are on the map and go into a screen you've already drawn, hoping to improve upon your score, you clear the level and start drawing again. You find out that your new layout is actually a lower score than your old layout (I keep a list of my scores in Notepad), but you're now in a situation where you can't simply get back to your old layout. Well, you can, but you MUSTN'T go back to the map or the new layout will be kept. What you do instead is either go from normal window to maximised, or go back from maximised to normal window, and you'll find yourself back at the world map view with the old layout back again. I've been using this trick to save myself from having to redraw a level multiple times to get back to a score that I had previously if I haven't been able to improve upon it.

As someone from New Zealand, I keep confusing myself when trying to follow the roads because the cars are on the right side, not the left like I’m used to 😅. I wonder if Matt feels the same being from the UK, or if he’s used to both sides from his highway engineering education and experience.

@christianschweda2530

2 жыл бұрын

I got confused as well, but it's the game - sometimes, the side the cars drive on is opposite on two highway sides within one map.

@kindaemo7452

2 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow Kiwi

@GummieI

2 жыл бұрын

while most of them do seems to be right side, the Southern exit on the last map he did is actually left side driving

@TheDigigram

2 жыл бұрын

I watched so many Cities: Skylines videos, but when I play I choose Left hand traffic (South African living in Aus), and then I start building like I've been watching the Americans do :P end up with roads going all silly into roundabouts!

@barahng

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: In WW2 everyone drove on the right side, most of Europe still drove on the right side when the war started.

"This game's wicked!" Lol, the genuine joy at discovering the picture was sweet.

i like this bc it’s entertaining and informational, i’m learning about bridges in science rn so i understand the whole price thing when it comes to bridges.

By the way the efficiency score takes the 3 factors shown above it into consideration: average traffic speed, concrete used and how complex the level is

I feel like this game could improve with bezier curve based road building and not free hand drawn roads. It would keep the organic feeling for the building, but make it more manageable.

@mfThump

2 жыл бұрын

cant wait for the vector update!

This also works great for kids plays at school. Cardboard vehicles painted up walk out on stage and move around as real traffic, very watchable.

Genuinely loved this. Was engrossed the whole way.

MORE! I’d love to see you finish the game AND I’d love to see you explore some of the levels over again! This has been one of my favorite games for a while. I play it on touchscreen which may or may not be worse than using the mouse 😝

I'd want to see you revisit some of the ones you bungled up to make them as efficient as possible. And I'd definitely love to see you tackle the more difficult later levels and spend some time on them to get good, elegant, real-world designs. This game is really neat, because efficiency actually values how much concrete you used, so it encourages real-world decision-making that can even include junctures for low-volume interchanges and complicated, highly-sophisticated solutions for high-volume interchanges. It's way different from most other infrastructure-heavy games where road budget isn't really a concern and you overengineer everything to be as efficient as possible (shoutout to Cities: Skylines), which I think makes it really neat for someone like you to provide commentary on.

I like the random jig that comes in around 6:50. I had an Irish moment.

I would never be able to do this in the game or real life keep up the good work!This is the first time seeing this video and I like it you are important to society you make the roads we use and if it was not for you and other people we would not have good roads thank you for being important to society!

This playthrough inspired me to get the game for myself :D thanks for bringing this game to my attention!

Would love to see more of this! By the way using bridges uses more concrete, and you can see how much you have by looking at the truck in the bottom left.

0:40 Oh, finally, professional on the way, perfect.

That bit about the S-bend you would never do, but did, was great.

This is a game I have waited so long for someone who knows roads to play. I've always been interested in the most efficient way to approach these situations, glad to finally see you playing it. Everyone says it's like mini motorways, but it isn't really, as it's giving you specific situations that are sometimes based on real designs. I think it's really cool.

@andrejantonovicii9438

2 жыл бұрын

What are talking about, this guy is joking the whole time, that's not a rant on him, it's really fun video. But what experience do you see in this?

I would absolutely love to see you do more of this! I completed this game but towards the end my roads were a mangled mess, usually roundabouts that just barely let the traffic round so I'd be interested to see. Also there isn't an undo button but you should be able to clear your current design in the menu! So you can redo things. Not ideal but better than leaving broken stuff.

"This is car-nage" - The glorious pun no one noticed lmao. I'm no civil engineer, just one that has been on many highways in my life. It was highly entertaining and educational getting the perspective from one who does this for a living ^_^

Holy crap, this game blew my mind when it showed the picture of what your thing was supposed to look like. Damn that's awesome

I would love to see more of this. Especially when it comes to recreating realistic ones, trying to copy the M25 London orbital motorway would be a nice challange, since as we all know its shape forms the sigil *odegra* in the language of the Black Priesthood of Ancient Mu, and means 'Hail the Great Beast, Devourer of Worlds'.

@joeh858

2 жыл бұрын

wat

@aliciastack927

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t expecting to stumble upon a good omens reference under this video

I really like when your videos are getting educational! Keep the good work up! PS.: That bizzare road design really worries me. It's almost like you are becoming... an architect...

I have extreme phobia of traffic and even this pixel art stuff made my heart beat fast, 10/10 horror game

I'm so glad you clarified you are an engineer in the title, name, description, title and start of the video! This way I am sure you are a real engineer!

Need more of this. Him using realistic Highway plans to check if the game can identify it.

I would absolutely love to see more

@j.6230

2 жыл бұрын

That 4 leave clover on the thumbnail actually similar with "Jembatan Semanggi" in Jakarta , Indonesia. And circle on the outside is actually a new improvement to catter traffic on the clover so people can go to other side with ease. Check out "Simpang susun Semanggi" to help as an outer circle to help people go to the other side easily

You truly are a man free from the shackles of the DMRB. Hats off to you.

I’d like to see you use more real layouts. That was pretty interesting especially since it shows you pictures of them afterwards

I don't care the game's name, I'll call this dark mode Mini Motorway

@Saismee

2 жыл бұрын

mini motorways has a dark mode lol

@martineyles

2 жыл бұрын

Mini motorways actually cite this game as their inspiration.

I really enjoy this video wow. It’s like simple yet intriguing because the game has everything to do with your line of work. Good shit😁

Loved the video and might try to get this game as well. Being from the Netherlands, I would solve most of these 'problems/puzzles' with a big 'ol Roundabout

This was devilishly interesting, well naturally I'm not really that interested in road design... but this was still rather fun to watch and quite fascinating learning a few things and the effort that's actually put into the designs... I don't mind learning things that aren't going to be useful to me nonthess 😂

Loved playing this game years ago. It’s great on a drawing tablet

a very interesting experience as someone who drives for a living, watching the guy whose job it is to design the roads I drive on run through the entire logical process of how that happens (including the scenarios I complain about every day)

I loved this game, two things id add is the ability to erase road since its hard to draw, and like you said, a leaderboard.

both seeing what’s best and just playing sound great Matt. Actually i’ll assume Matt is short for Mattress. Just keep playing the game Mattress.

@barrioscorona215

2 жыл бұрын

🛏️ Mattress? 😂

I’ve been waiting for this one. Loved this game when it first came out.

This came up on my dashboard and after watching you play it for 5 mins I ended up buying it and watching you play the rest.

I'm not sure why when I saw this I chose to click and watch it, but I'm glad I did because I thoroughly enjoyed it

I'd really love to see you continue this series and see what crazy road designs you come up with!

I absolutely love this game, played it before mini motorways and it is my favorite game in this genre. I was laughing so hard at gunshop junctions, cause I've predicted this mess. This is why this game is so fun to observe.

Loved the game concept also the clover highway itself it's a real thing it was called "Jembatan Semanggi" in Jakarta Indonesia!

The first road drawn sort of resembles a raised middle finger. In the U.S., it's the equivalent of a "backwards peace sign" in the U.K., and it appears to have had the appropriate effect on traffic: an "effed-up" snarl.

If you click on menu, there should be an option to clear the map. It does clear everything on the 1 map tile though. It isn't as good as an undo or an eraser feature, but it is better than trying to build more bridges if you misalign a road or something.

Yes! This game is superb and very interesting in your hands!

I have actually been on that interchange in Lansing, MI. I used to hang out at Michigan State University with friends who were smarter than me in school.

That exit off of 9 going to the NBV highway (gun store level) is very similar to a death trap of an interstate on the border of Memphis. You cross the Mississippi on a bridge, then immediately exit right and there's another exit that connects to it with a near blind corner. Cars merging into a single lane at a minimum of 50mph

Seeing you play to your strengths in this game is actually really entertaining!

I really liked this, please make more! Mini motorways is cool too, anything where you can flex your prowess really, it's the most fun to me when it shows that you know what you're talking about, as a suggestion for mini motorways: how about trying the massive highways they have in the US going all the way around the city with different places to get off in a certain district?

@High-Tech-Geek

2 жыл бұрын

beltway, beltline, expressway, etc.

@necrodart757

2 жыл бұрын

Loops and Spurs baby!

“Highway engineer” honestly sounds like a super cool job. Also, I know what I’ll be doing all day at work tomorrow.

19:59 a really similar type of work exist, near colorno (italy) a gigantic roundabout was build under a state road, and that roundabout is build because in like 500 meters of road there were 4 intersections crossroads

It calms my brain seeing a professional struggle in there own Field of expertise in a small game

Simply simply lovely

Idk why this was recommended to me, idk why I just watched this whole video at 1:30am when I have work in the morning, and I have no idea that this would interest me as much as it did. But with that being said, I think I will be buying and trying this game tomorrow!

This was so fun to watch, really relaxing and fun.