Global Config File

Version

1 → +∞

^integer

current

The config file format version number; increments whenever we make alterations to the format.

LanguageCode

AvailableLanguageCodes

^string

game language

A two-letter ISO 639-1 code depicting the selected locale. If the key is not present, or the value empty, TM:PE will use whatever the base game language is set to.

LaneRandomizationJunctionSel

1 → +∞

^integer

3

At every n^th junction (where n is the parameter value), the AI randomly selects a favorite lane for the vehicle that a path-calculation is being performed for.

LaneRandomizationCostFactor

0 → +∞

^float

1

During lane selection randomization, the AI assigns this cost value to a lane with a probability of 50%. In the remaining 50%, a lane is not assigned any additional costs.

LaneChangingBaseMinCost

1 → +∞

^float

1.1

Minimum cost factor, applied to path costs for every considered lane change.

LaneChangingBaseMaxCost

1 → +∞

^float

1.5

Maximum cost factor, applied to path costs for every considered lane change.

LaneChangingJunctionBaseCost

1 → +∞

^float

2

Cost factor, applied to path costs for every considered lane change in front of junctions.

JunctionBaseCost

0 → +∞

^float

0.1

Cost factor, applied to path costs for every highway interchange considered during path-finding.

MoreThanOneLaneChangingCostFactor

1 → +∞

^float

2

Cost factor, applied to path costs for every considered multi-lane change.

TrafficCostFactor

0 → +∞

^float

4

At every junction considered during path-finding, this cost factor is multiplied with the inverted (slightly randomized) mean speed of the current segment.

LaneDensityRandInterval

0 → 100

^integer

20

Segment mean speeds that are queried during path-finding are randomized before multiplying with the set TrafficCostFactor. This value defines the zero-centered randomization interval (e.g. if the value is set to 20, it is equally likely that 10% are added to or subtracted from the current segment's relative mean speed).

MaxTrafficBuffer

1 → +∞

^integer

10

Real-time traffic measurements collects mean speeds of up to n vehicles (where n is the parameter value). If the threshold is reached, collected mean speeds are forgotten and a fresh measurement cycle begins.

MaxReservedSpace

0 → +∞

^float

0.5

Maximum amount of space that is allowed to be reserved by other vehicles on the lane right behind the next candidate lane. If the space reservation exceeds this value, DLS ignores the candidate lane if a lane change is necessary to reach it.

MaxRecklessReservedSpace

0 → +∞

^float

10

Like above, but this value is used by reckless drivers only.

LaneSpeedRandInterval

0 → 100

^integer

5

Randomization interval for artificially modifying measured lane speeds (the same principle as in AdvancedVehicleAI → LaneDensityRandInterval is used here.

MaxOptLaneChanges

1 → +∞

^integer

2

Maximum number of future lane changes to consider within the 5-segment window.

MaxUnsafeSpeedDiff

0 → +∞

^float

0.4

Maximum allowed difference between current cruise speed and measured speed on next candidate lane if the lane change that is necessary to switch to the candidate lane was classified as unsafe.

MinSafeSpeedImprovement

0 → +∞

^integer

25

Minimum speed improvement (absolute velocity) necessary to consider the candidate lane during the evaluation of egoistic lane transitions.

MinSafeTrafficImprovement

0 → +∞

^integer

20

Minimum traffic flow improvement (in %) necessary to consider the candidate lane during the evaluation of altruistic lane transitions.

VolumeMeasurementRelSpeedThreshold

0 → 150

^integer

50

Minimum measured relative vehicle speed necessary when traffic volume starts to affect lane changing decisions.

MinMaxReservedSpace

?

^float

0

Minimum maximum allowed reserved space on previous vehicle lane (for regular drivers).

MaxMaxReservedSpace

?

^float

5

Maximum value for Maximum allowed reserved space on previous vehicle lane (for regular drivers).

MinMaxRecklessReservedSpace

?

^float

10

Minimum maximum allowed reserved space on previous vehicle lane (for reckless drivers).

MaxMaxRecklessReservedSpace

?

^float

50

Maximum maximum allowed reserved space on previous vehicle lane (for reckless drivers).

MinLaneSpeedRandInterval

0 → 100

^float

0

Minimum lane speed randomization interval.

MaxLaneSpeedRandInterval

0 → 100

^float

25

Maximum lane speed randomization interval.

MinMaxOptLaneChanges

?

^integer

1

Minimum maximum number of considered lane changes.

MaxMaxOptLaneChanges

?

^integer

3

Maximum maximum number of considered lane changes.

MinMaxUnsafeSpeedDiff

?

^float

0.1

Minimum maximum allowed speed difference for unsafe lane changes (in game units).

MaxMaxUnsafeSpeedDiff

?

^float

1

Maximum maximum allowed speed difference for unsafe lane changes (in game units).

MinMinSafeSpeedImprovement

?

^float

5

Minimum minimum required speed improvement for safe lane changes (in game units).

MaxMinSafeSpeedImprovement

?

^float

30

Maximum minimum required speed improvement for safe lane changes (in game units).

MinMinSafeTrafficImprovement

?

^float

5

Minimum minimum required traffic flow improvement for safe lane changes (in %).

MaxMinSafeTrafficImprovement

?

^float

30

Maximum minimum required traffic flow improvement for safe lane changes (in %).

MainMenuButtonX

0 → +∞

^integer

464

Main menu button X position.

MainMenuButtonY

0 → +∞

^integer

10

Main menu button Y position.

MainMenuButtonPosLocked

true\|false

^boolean

false

Specifies if the main menu button position should be fixed.

MainMenuX

0 → +∞

^integer

85

Main menu X position.

MainMenuY

0 → +∞

^integer

60

Main menu Y position.

MainMenuPosLocked

true\|false

^boolean

false

Specifies if the main menu position should be fixed.

DisplayedTutorialMessages

list

^{string list}

""

Tutorial messages that have already been shown to the player.

EnableTutorial

true\|false

^boolean

true

Specifies if tutorial messages should be shown to the player.

TinyMainMenu

true\|false

^boolean

true

Specifies if a more compact main menu should be used.

GuiTransparency

0 → 100

^integer

30

Window transparency.

OverlayTransparency

0 → 100

^integer

40

Overlay transparency.

ShowCompatibilityCheckErrorMessage

true\|false

^boolean

false

If true, a warning message will be displayed if an unexpected mod conflict is detected.

ScanForKnownIncompatibleModsAtStartup

true\|false

^boolean

true

If true, a dialog will be displayed listing subscribed known incompatible mods.

IgnoreDisabledMods

true\|false

^boolean

true

If true, disabled mods will be ignored while checking for known incompatible mods.

DisplaySpeedLimitsMph

true\|false

^boolean

false

If true, speed limits will be displayed in Miles Per Hour (MPH) rather than km/h.

MphRoadSignStyle

^enumeration

SquareUS

Determines which speed limit sign style to use (only applies if DisplaySpeedLimitsMph is true).

VehicleTimedRandModulo

0 → ?

^integer

10

Modulo value for time-varying vehicle behavior randomization.

ParkingSpacePositionRand

1 → +∞

^integer

32

Randomization radius for manipulating the point where the search for available parking spaces starts. Randomization is performed to allow road-side parking spaces on the opposite site of the road to be considered during parking space search.

VicinityParkingSpaceSelectionRand

1 → +∞

^integer

4

For every found candidate parking space, a random number between 0 and VicinityParkingSpaceSelectionRand - 1 is generated. If the drawn number is 0, the parking space is skipped. This procedure is applied in order to prevent vehicles from only selecting the closest parking space available.

MaxParkingAttempts

1 → +∞

^float

10

Maximum number of parking attempts to perform. Vehicles despawn if the number of attempts exceeds this value.

MaxParkedCarInstanceSwitchSqrDistance

0 → +∞

^float

6

Squared distance between a parked car and the pedestrian that enters the car, at which the car entering procedure is executed.

MaxBuildingToPedestrianLaneDistance

0 → +∞

^float

96

Maximum allowed distance between building parking spaces and the nearest pedestrian lanes. Building parking spaces that are located too far away from pedestrian paths are not considered in order to prevent pedestrians from floating over long distances.

MaxParkedCarDistanceToHome

0 → +∞

^float

256

Maximum acceptable distance between parked vehicles and their owner's home. If the parked vehicle is located further away from home than this value, car owners will be forced to use the car when returning home in order to relocate it to a position that lies closer.

MaxParkedCarDistanceToBuilding

0 → +∞

^float

512

Maximum acceptable distance between parked vehicles and the current target building. If the distance between target building and source location is smaller than this value the owner citizen prefers to walk or to use public transportation to reach the target.

PublicTransportDemandIncrement

1 → +∞

^integer

10

If a citizen is unable to reach a specific target building by means of walking, driving or public transport, the public transport demand of both the source and target buildings are increased by this value.

PublicTransportDemandWaitingIncrement

1 → +∞

^integer

3

If the maximum acceptable time a citizen waits for a public transport vehicle to arrive at a stop (e.g. a bus stop) is exceeded, the citizen starts searching for alternative routes to the current target building and public transport demand of the target building is increased by this value.

PublicTransportDemandDecrement

1 → +∞

^integer

1

Public transport demand associated with buildings is continuously diminished by this value.

PublicTransportDemandUsageDecrement

1 → +∞

^integer

7

If a citizen succeeds in finding a path to a target building that includes using public transportation, the public transport demand of both the source and target buildings are diminished by this value.

ParkingSpaceDemandDecrement

1 → +∞

^integer

1

Parking space demand associated with buildings is continuously diminished by this value.

MinSpawnedCarParkingSpaceDemandDelta

-∞ → +∞

^integer

-5

When a parked car is spawned near the source building, parking space demand is either decreased or increased, depending on the distance between the parked car and the source building. This value reflects the maximum penalty or minimum reward used for modifying the demand value.

MaxSpawnedCarParkingSpaceDemandDelta

-∞ → +∞

^integer

3

As above. This value reflects the minimum penalty or maximum reward used for modifying the demand value.

MinFoundParkPosParkingSpaceDemandDelta

-∞ → +∞

^integer

-5

When a parking space is found near the target building, the parking space demand is either decreased or increased, depending on the distance between the parked car and the target building. This value reflects the maximum penalty or minimum reward used for modifying the demand value.

MaxFoundParkPosParkingSpaceDemandDelta

-∞ → +∞

^integer

3

As above. This value reflects the minimum penalty or maximum reward used for modifying the demand value.

FailedParkingSpaceDemandIncrement

1 → +∞

^integer

5

If no parking space can be found near the target building, the parking space demand is increased by this value.

FailedSpawnParkingSpaceDemandIncrement

1 → +∞

^integer

10

If no parking space can be found near the source building, the parking space demand is increased by this value.

PublicTransportLanePenalty

1 → +∞

^float

10

Represents the cost multiplier that is used to keep regular traffic away from transport lanes (see Bus lane reservation).

PublicTransportLaneReward

0 → 1

^float

0.1

Represents the (inverted) cost multiplier that is used to keep public transport on the respective transport lanes (see Bus lane reservation).

HeavyVehicleMaxInnerLanePenalty

0 → +∞

^float

0.5

Represents the maximum cost multiplier that is used to keep heavy vehicles away from inner lanes on highways (see Heavy trucks prefer outer lanes on highways).

HeavyVehicleInnerLanePenaltySegmentSel

1 → +∞

^integer

3

Randomization value that controls the ratio of segments where the inner lane penalty is applied for heavy vehicles.

IncompatibleLaneDistance

0 → +∞

^integer

2

Represents the cost factor that is applied to lane changes that are normally not allowed due to incompatible lane arrow configurations. It is used to advice busses to use compatible lanes even if they are allowed to ignore lane arrows (see Busses may ignore lane arrows).

UturnLaneDistance

0 → +∞

^integer

2

Represents the cost factor that is applied to u-turns. It is used to minimize the number of performed u-turns (only relevant, if the option Vehicles may do u-turns at junctions is activated)

MaxWalkingDistance

0 → +∞

^float

2500

Represents the maximum walking distance, in meters (base game default: 1000). For reference, a zoning square ("cell") is 8 meters.

PublicTransportTransitionMinPenalty

0 → +∞

^float

0

Minimum penalty applied to path costs whenever a cim switches between different public transport lines.

PublicTransportTransitionMaxPenalty

0 → +∞

^float

100

Maximum penalty applied to path costs whenever a cim switches between different public transport lines.

MaxPriorityCheckSqrDist

0 → +∞

^float

225

Maximum squared distance between other vehicles and the junction center point. If the vehicle is yet further away from the junction, it is not considered as a possibly conflicting vehicle.

MaxPriorityApproachTime

0 → +∞

^float

15

Maximum junction approach time difference between queried vehicle and other vehicles. If two vehicles will reach a junction at completely different moments priority rule checking is skipped for them.

MaxPriorityWaitTime

0 → +∞

^integer

100

Maximum waiting time in front of yield/stop signs. If the waiting time exceeds this value, priority rule checking is temporarily disabled for the vehicle in question.

MaxYieldVelocity

> 0.0 → +∞

^float

2.5

Maximum vehicle velocity when approaching a Yield sign. See note below table for how to convert to/from km/h.

MaxStopVelocity

> 0.0 → +∞

^float

0.1

Maximum vehicle velocity when approaching a Stop sign. See note below table for how to convert to/from km/h.

FlowWaitCalcMode

^enumeration

Mean

Vehicle counting method to use. Mean: The average number of waiting/driving vehicles is being used as for comparison. Total: The sum of all waiting/driving vehicles is being used for comparison.

FlowToWaitRatio

0 → +∞

^float

0.8

Default traffic light sensitivity.

SmoothingFactor

0 → 1

^float

0.1

Smoothing factor for updating the number of waiting/driving vehicles. Used to prevent counting spikes from happening during adaptive traffic light phases. For every vehicle counting, the previous number of waiting/driving vehicles is multiplied with the smoothing factor. The current number of waiting/driving vehicles is then multiplied with 1 - SmoothingFactor and finally added to the result.