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GTA 3 dev reveals how the traffic lights worked in the game
Obbe Vermeij (X/@ObbeVermeij) — the Technical Director of 2001’s Grand Theft Auto 3 — talked about how the in-game traffic lights functioned and what other plans he had for the system.
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GTA 3 almost had us obeying traffic laws before Rockstar yanked it out, and if you're wondering if GTA 6 will bring it back: 'I'm sure they'll realize it's a bad idea'
Even if no cops were about, it still "forced you to scan all cars around you before running a light," with dire consequences for the game's pace. So no traffic laws in GTA. Ah well, maybe the mad ...
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GTA 3 originally gave players a wanted level for running a red light, but "This was not popular with the team," so a developer "quickly removed it"
Map artists just placed the lights, ran the game, and it all worked—no extra setup needed. Simple, but it still worked this way in [GTA] 4." In gta3, traffic lights cycle through 3 states ...