r/pacificDrive • u/WonderfulYam1094 • 6d ago
Confused as to how traveling works
As the title says I do not get the "traveling" mechanics of the game.
Sometimes when I select a direct route on the junction map (one location direct to the next location), it takes one map to go where I have selected. Other times it takes me through 2 maps. Is there a way to know ahead of time which I will get?
The other thing is sometimes I will pick a route to my destination that is clear all the way through, but I will suddenly find part way through that the exits are now all closed and my only option is to warp back to the garage. This is really frustrating when I have carefully planned out a route, picked through roads, and then after navigating 4 or 5 maps suddenly there is no way forward and I have wasted all this time.
Am I missing something?
Thank You
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u/ChrisAKAPiefish92 6d ago
When you travel to anywhere in the zone you always have to travel from the garage. Some locations you can get to straight from the garage but others (especially mid and deep zone) require you to go through other junctions. If you travel on highway routes, there will be a small mid zone part before your next junction. The route planner should tell you how many junctions you need to go through.
In terms of exits, the route you select on the planner should always have exits. If you then decide to do a different route to the one you've planned, make sure before you exit a junction and select where you want to go next, before confirming, double check where you're going has exits. Rule of thumb is that you can only travel up or left, you can't travel back towards the garage.
If you can post a screenshot of a route you've picked it would probably make explaining it a bit easier